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    NAGRA ARES

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    MANUAL

    Version: July 18, 2006

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    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....................................................................... 6

    10 RECORD (2, 2bis), REWIND (3), STOP (4), PLAY (5), FORWARD (6) KEYS 7

    10.1 RECORD KEY (2, 2bis) ........................................................................... 7

    10.2 REWIND KEY (3) AND FORWARD KEY (6)............................................ 7

    10.3 STOP KEY (4)......................................................................................... 8

    10.4 PLAY KEY (5) ......................................................................................... 8

    11 LEVEL ADJUSTMENT................................................................................... 8

    11.1 OUTPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT ............................................................. 8

    11.2 INPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT................................................................. 8

    11.3 THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT.................................................................. 9

    11.4 WHAT IS DBSPL..................................................................................... 9

    12 CENTER & ARROW KEYS.......................................................................... 10

    13 LED MODULOMETER................................................................................. 10

    14 MAIN MENU. ............................................................................................... 10

    14.1 DIRECTORY MENU.............................................................................. 10

    14.1.1 HORIZONTAL SCROLLING............................................................ 12

    14.1.2 VERTICAL SCROLLING. ................................................................ 12

    14.1.3 QUIT DIRECTORY.......................................................................... 12

    14.1.4 EDIT INDEX.................................................................................... 13

    14.1.5 DELETE.......................................................................................... 16

    14.1.6 DELETE TO END............................................................................ 16

    14.1.7 RENUMBER. .................................................................................. 16

    14.1.8 RENUMBER ALL. ........................................................................... 16

    14.1.9 DELETE ALL MARKS. .................................................................... 16

    14.2 LOUDSPEAKER. .................................................................................. 16

    14.3 TOOLS.................................................................................................. 16

    14.3.1 LANGUAGE.................................................................................... 16

    14.3.2 FILE NAMING. ................................................................................ 16

    14.3.2.1 FILE NAME FORMAT............................................................... 17

    14.3.2.2 CARD NAME............................................................................ 17

    14.3.2.3 MACHINE NAME...................................................................... 17

    14.3.3 DATE AND TIME. ........................................................................... 18

    14.3.4 CARD FORMATTING. .................................................................... 18

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    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. ................................................................................ 21

    14.5.6 BEEP.............................................................................................. 21

    14.5.7 FILE FORMAT. ............................................................................... 21

    14.5.8 BACKLIGHT.................................................................................... 21

    14.5.9 OUTPUT MODE.............................................................................. 21

    14.5.10 OUTPUT LEVEL. .......................................................................... 21

    14.5.11 SIDE RECORD KEY. .................................................................... 22

    14.5.12 RED LED LEVEL. ......................................................................... 22

    14.6 AUTOMATIC SKIP. ............................................................................... 22

    14.7 AUTO RECORD.................................................................................... 22

    14.8 INPUT. .................................................................................................. 23

    14.8.1 INPUT TYPE................................................................................... 23

    14.8.2 48V MIKE POWER.......................................................................... 23

    15 LOCKING THE SETTINGS. ......................................................................... 24

    16 LOCKING THE KEYPAD. ............................................................................ 24

    17 MESSAGES. ............................................................................................... 24

    18 SOFTWARE UPDATE. ................................................................................ 25

    19 MENU TREE. .............................................................................................. 26

    20 ARES-P & RCX220 SOFTWARE & INSTALLATION (NFS MODE) .............. 30

    20.1 ARES-P SOFTWARE............................................................................ 30

    20.2 RCX220 SOFTWARE............................................................................ 30

    21 ARES-P II

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    ON PC OR MAC (FAT MODE)................................................... 31

    22 INPUT CONNECTOR, DIN 12 PIN............................................................... 32

    23 LINE OUTPUT CONNECTOR, LEMO 2 PIN ................................................ 32

    24 FLASH CARDS COMPATIBILITY. ............................................................... 33

    25 LANGUAGE TABLE..................................................................................... 34

    26 SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................... 42

    27 SAFETY/COMPLIANCE .............................................................................. 43

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    This manual describes the use of the ARES-P II

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    in the FAT mode.

    For using the Ares-P II

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    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

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    has a built-in charger (charge current = 300mA). NiCd or Ni-Metal-

    Hydride cells can be used.

    WHEN USING THE EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY, CHECK THAT THE CHARGER SWITCH INSIDE

    THE BATTERY COMPARTIMENT IS 󰾽OFF󰾾 BEFORE INSTALLING DRY CELLS.

    1 DELIVERED WITH:

    5 dry cells 󰾽AA󰾾, 1 DIN connector 12 pin, 1 Mini jack 90 degrees, 1 USB cable, 1 CDR with Ares

    Import, Digigram, Netia Import software and manuals.

    2 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES.

    To open the machine, push the button on the right side. Inside the battery compartment, push down

    the black button and remove the inner cover.

    Install the 5 󰾽AA󰾾 cells observing the polarity and replace the inner cover.

    Important note:

    When using the external

    power supply, check

    that the switch inside

    the battery compartment

    is set to 󰾽OFF󰾾 before

    installing dry cells.

    In the OFF position, the charger circuitry is not activated and if an external power supply is connected,

    the machine will run from external supply and not from the batteries.

    When an external power supply is connected to the ARES-P II

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    , the green led turns on. During charge,

    the yellow led turns on. The ARES-P II

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    charges with approx. 300 mA. Charging stops automatically

    (yellow led turns off). If the yellow led never turns off, it means that one ore more cells are defective. If

    the charger switch is turned on and no batteries are installed while the machine receives external

    power, the yellow led starts blinking fast.

    3 INSTALLING THE FLASHCARD.

    Open the machine by pressing the button on the side. Insert the flashcard push it fully home (eject

    button fully out). The Ares-P II

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    allows using linear flash cards, ATA cards and compact flash cards.

    Compact flash cards must be installed using an adapter. In the FAT mode, only ATA cards or compact

    flash cards can be used.

    4 POWER ON, POWER OFF.

    Press the 󰾽POWER ON󰾾 key (1) for 1 second and the machine switches on. Once the main display is

    shown, the type of selected file system and file format are shown briefly. To re -indicate the selected

    file format, press the 󰾽POWER󰾾 key (1) briefly at any time. (Ex. PCM 48k 16b st). To switch 󰾽OFF󰾾 the

    machine push the same key again for 1 second.

    Attention: the machine cannot be switched OFF during RECORD or EDIT.

    Batt. Type Capacity Charging time Record mode Manufactory

    NimH 1300 mAh 05h30 06h00 GP

    NimH 2300 mAh 10h00 11h30 Sanyo

    Dry cells x 11h10 Panasonic, Alkaline

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    5 CONTRAST.

    If the display contrast is not set properly at power on, switch off the machine, keep the 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 arrow

    key (12) pressed while turning on the machine. This brings the machine directly to the contrast menu.

    Adjust step-by-step with the 󰾽UP󰾾 (9) or 󰾽DOWN󰾾 (11) arrow keys to increase or decrease accordingly.

    Once the correct contrast is found, press the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 key (13) to store the new setting in the

    machine. Press the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 arrow key (10) to quit the menus. The factory setting has the value 󰾽32󰾾.

    6 KEYS.

    1 Power ON / OFF

    2 + 2 bis Record, Marker key

    3 Rewind, skip backwards key

    4 Stop key

    5 Play key

    6 Forward, skip forwards key

    7 Reduce input sensitivity or playback level key

    8 Increase input sensitivity or playback level key

    9 Up arrow key or increase output level key

    10 Left arrow key

    11 Down arrow key or reduce output level key

    12 Right arrow key

    13 Other menu or execute key

    7 FAT / NFS MODE DIFFERENCES.

    The 󰾽FAT󰾾 mode means that the ATA or Compact flash card is

    formatted according to the 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. To read a card formatted NFS in a PC, additional PC software is needed.

    If no software options are installed, the card will be formatted 󰾽FAT󰾾 and via the USB port, Windows or

    Mac O/S will recognize the machine as an external hard disk. The recorded files are Broadcast Wave

    Format (xxx.wav). Only PCM linear can be recorded (not compressed). Only ATA or Compact flash

    cards can be used in the 󰾽FAT󰾾 mode.

    If equipped with the software option #I, the machine emulates an ARES-P (NFS mode) and allows

    MPEG compressed files to be recorded in both the FAT or NFS modes. In the 󰾽NFS󰾾 mode, the

    maximum bit rate is 192kb/s, in the 󰾽FAT󰾾 mode, the maximum bit rate is 384kb/s.

    If equipped with software option #I & #II, the machine also emulates an RCX220. This means that

    through the USB port, Windows recognizes the machine as an external soundcard when in NFS mode

    and as an external removable hard drive in the 󰾽FAT󰾾 mode.

    Important note: When making linear recordings (WAV) the range of media that can be used is

    restricted. The card must be capable of writing data at high speed. A stereo recording at 48kHz

    requires a data rate of 2 x 24 bits x 48000 sampling frequency divide by 8 bits per Byte gives a data

    rate of 288 kBytes per second.

    8 FIRST TIME SWITCH ON.

    This is only important in the case that minimum option #1 is installed. Once the batteries have been

    installed, the machine will switch on in the FAT mode. The display will show a picture of a cylinder with

    the word 󰾽FAT󰾾 for several seconds.

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    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 level bargraph indicator on the

    right-hand side. This bargraph appears when the 󰾽+󰾾 or 󰾽-󰾾 key (8 or 7) is pressed. It disappears after a

    few seconds to improve the clarity of the display.

    Status of the ARES-P II

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    󰾽STOP󰾾 ARES-P II

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    is in STAND BY mode

    󰾽RECORD󰾾 ARES-P II

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    is in RECORD mode

    󰾽PLAY󰾾 ARES-P II

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    is in PLAY mode

    󰾽SEARCH FORWARD󰾾 ARES-P II

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    is playing fast forwards

    󰾽SEARCH BACKWARD󰾾 ARES-P II

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    is playing fast backwards

    Take / Index number and position in minutes and seconds

    This is the physical playback position. The example shows that playback will start at the beginning of

    take 7 (0 minutes, 0 seconds).

    Status of the flashcard

    The full length of the bar-graph corresponds to the total memory of the inserted flashcard. The black

    area shows how much memory was already used for recording. The clear area shows the remaining

    memory.

    Total number of recorded Takes / Indexes

    This area shows the total number of Takes / Indexes already recorded on the flashcard.

    Remaining time on the card in minutes and seconds

    This indicates how much recording time is left on the card. In this example, it shows 8 minutes, 8

    seconds. If the bit-rate is changed, it will automatically be updated. Example 8:08 if 128kb/s was set, it

    will become 16:16 if the bit-rate was changed to 64kb/s.

    Status of the flashcard

    Level adjustment

    Status of the ARES-P II+

    STOP, PLAY, REC, FWD, RWD

    Remaining time on the card

    in minutes and seconds

    Index number and position

    in minutes and seconds

    Input / output level indication for

    Left and Right channel

    Headroom indicator

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    -21 -9 0 +9

    12 Index R: 8:08

    Low battery

    007 0:00

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    - 20dB

    Input level

    Level setting

    Total number of recorded indexes

    Messages

    Battery status

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    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. +9dB corresponds to 󰾽FF󰾾 for the AD converter.

    Messages

    This is the area for messages, such as 󰾽LOW BATTERY󰾾, CARD FULL, NO CARD, etc.

    A beep in the headphones corresponds to an arrival of a message on the display.

    When pressing shortly the 󰾽POWER󰾾 key, the message area will show the file format selected for

    recording.

    Battery status

    When the battery icon shows full, it indicates the batteries are charged. Each step corresponds to

    0.256V. When the voltage drops below the first internal reference, a warning beep is heard in the

    headphones and the message 󰾽LOW BATTERY󰾾 appears in the display. When the voltage drops

    below the second internal reference, the machine automatically switches off.

    Level Adjustment

    This bargraph only appears on the screen during the adjustment of the input sensitivity, the output

    level or the ALC threshold adjustment. If no adjustment is made it will disappear after a few seconds.

    Simultaneously, the level setting in dB󰾺s as well as the kind of adjustment 󰾽IN󰾾, 󰾽OUT󰾾 or 󰾽THR󰾾 will

    appear on the display.

    10 RECORD (2, 2bis), REWIND (3), STOP (4), PLAY (5), FORWARD (6) KEYS

    10.1 RECORD KEY (2, 2bis)

    To start recording, the 󰾽RECORD󰾾 key (2) or the 󰾽RECORD󰾾 key (2bis), if in the sub-menu it is set for

    recording, can be pressed, even if the machine was in 󰾽PLAY󰾾 mode or is in one of the sub-menus.

    The 󰾽RECORD󰾾 key will not work if the machine is formatting the card.

    If during record the 󰾽RECORD󰾾 key is pressed again, a new Take / Index is automatically created.

    During record or play, the 󰾽MARK󰾾 key (2 bis), if in the sub-menu it is set for marking, can be pressed

    on the fly.

    Important: Those marks can be used on an external editing system (Dalet, Netia, Digas, VCS etc.)

    and are also used as cut positions on the internal editing system of the ARES-BB

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    (Option #3).

    During record, the front red LED as well as the red LED on the keyboard turns ON.

    During record, the 󰾽POWER󰾾 (1) key as well as the 󰾽REWIND󰾾 (3), 󰾽PLAY󰾾 (5) and 󰾽FORWARD󰾾 (6)

    keys are disabled.

    10.2 REWIND KEY (3) AND FORWARD KEY (6)

    SKIP.

    These keys have two functions called 󰾽SKIP󰾾 backwards or forwards and 󰾽REWIND󰾾 or 󰾽FORWARD󰾾.

    To jump index-by-index, pressing briefly on the REWIND󰾾 (3) or the 󰾽FORWARD󰾾 (6) keys will

    decrement or increment the index position.

    To jump index-by index, pressing briefly the 󰾽REWIND󰾾 (3) or the 󰾽FORWARD󰾾 (6) keys followed by

    holding the same key will fast decrement or increment the index position.

    IMPORTANT: Only indexes with the same sampling frequency as the current settings of the machine

    can be played back using the SKIP keys. All other indexes with a different sampling frequency cannot

    be selected.

    If the recording contains 󰾽MARKS󰾾 then these keys will jump to the next (or previous) mark position.

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    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. When the key is released, the search stops and it returns to its previous function (STOP or

    PLAY).

    10.3 STOP KEY (4)

    When this key is pressed during record or playback, the machine stops recording or playing and

    returns to the 󰾽EE󰾾 mode.

    The 󰾽EE󰾾 mode means that the input signal is fed to the output. This key can also be used as the

    󰾽PAUSE󰾾 key during playback.

    10.4 PLAY KEY (5)

    After a record session pressing the 󰾽PLAY󰾾 key, immediately plays back the last recorded Take /

    Index.

    11 LEVEL ADJUSTMENT

    11.1 OUTPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT

    During the 󰾽STOP󰾾 or 󰾽RECORD󰾾 mode, the output level can be adjusted by the 󰾽UP ARROW󰾾 key (9)

    to increase or the 󰾽DOWN ARROW󰾾 key (11) to decrease. Once one of these keys is pressed, an

    additional bar-graph on the right side of the display appears, indicating 󰾽OUT󰾾, showing the current

    position of the adjustment. 󰾽0dB󰾾 corresponds to maximum output level, 󰾽-59dB󰾾 corresponds to

    minimum output level and 󰾽OFF󰾾 corresponds to mute of the output signal.

    The setting of the output level can also be stored in the machine in such a way that every time the

    machine is switched ON, it will take the same 󰾽DEFAULT LEVEL󰾾 output adjustment (See 󰾽SETTINGS

    MENU, OUTPUT LEVEL󰾾). During the 󰾽PLAY󰾾 mode, the output level can be adjusted either by the

    󰾽UP & DOWN ARROW󰾾 keys (9 & 11) or the 󰾽+󰾾 and 󰾽-󰾽keys (8 & 7).

    11.2 INPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT

    During 󰾽STOP󰾾 or 󰾽RECORD󰾾, the input level can be adjusted by pressing the 󰾽+󰾾 (8) or 󰾽-󰾽 (7) keys to

    increase or decrease the input sensitivity. Once one of these keys is pressed, an additional bar-graph

    on the right side of the display appears, indicating 󰾽IN󰾾, corresponding to the current setting. 󰾽74dB󰾾

    corresponds to maximum input gain, 󰾽133dB󰾾 corresponds to minimum input gain and 󰾽OFF󰾾

    corresponds to muting of the input signal. If the input sensitivity is adjusted for 󰾽74dB󰾾, it means that if

    the input signal at 74dB SPL will be recorded at a 0dB level.

    LEVEL ADJUSTMENT IN THE STEREO MODE

    When in the sub menus the 󰾽INPUT TYPE󰾾 is set to 󰾽STEREO󰾾, the left

    and right channel can be adjusted separately. Holding the left arrow key

    (10) and adjusting the input sensitivity will only adjust the left channel.

    Holding the right arrow key (12) and adjusting the input sensitivity will

    only adjust the right channel. When the input sensitivity between the 2

    channels is not identical, the display will automatically show both input

    sensitivity levels.

    As shown on the picture, the red indications correspond to the left channel; the blue indications

    correspond to the right channel. If no left or right arrow is pressed during the input sensitivity

    adjustment, both channels will be adjusted simultaneously and keep the same delta until one of the

    channels is reaching max. or min. level.

    1

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    -21 -9 0 +9

    12 Takes R: 8:08

    007 0:00

    In

    84 dB/94 dB

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    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. 󰾽74dB󰾾 corresponds to maximum threshold level, 󰾽104dB󰾾 corresponds to minimum

    threshold level.

    The 󰾽THRESHOLD󰾾 adjustment permits selection of the size of the compression zone. It is the lower

    limit setting of the zone that will be automatically amplified during a silent period. The 󰾽ALC󰾾 works in a

    range of 42dB (from 74dB to 116dB). If the 󰾽THRESHOLD󰾾 is set to 104dB, signals of 104dB and

    higher (max. 116dB) will be recorded at 0dB level (between 󰾴2dB and 󰾴6dB for a stable signal). A

    signal of 90dB will be recorded at 󰾴14dB (104dB 󰾴 90dB).

    11.4 WHAT IS DBSPL

    The term 󰾽dB SPL󰾾 is the unit used to indicate the power of

    ambient sound. 󰾽dB󰾾 is the abbreviation of decibels (ten bels),

    which is the logarithmic ratio of a signal versus a reference level. "SPL" indicates the reference level

    and stands for "Sound Pressure Level". The reference level is an air pressure of 20 micropascal

    (0.00002 Pa = 0 dB SPL).

    Some indicative values:

    30-40 dB SPL: ambient room noise / whispering

    50-70 dB SPL: normal conversation

    80-90 dB SPL: feature film soundtrack in a theatre

    90-110 dB SPL: busy bar with live music (Swiss legal max is 110 dB in a public arena)

    110-120 dB SPL: heavy rock concert

    130-140 dB SPL: Threshold of pain for the human ear

    If the gain of the microphone is correctly set, the ARES-P II

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    could be used as a sonometer. The value

    indicated by the modulometer of the ARES-P II

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    is the peak value (dB SPL

    peak

    ). The peak value is

    typically 10 dB higher than the RMS (Root Mean Square) value.

    Examples:

    Input attenuation set to 90dB, modulometer shows 0dB, this means that the sound has a pressure

    level of 90dB SPL

    peak

    󱇩 80 dB SPL.

    Input attenuation set to 74dB, modulometer shows 󰾴12dB, this means that the sound has pressure

    level of (74 󰾴12) 62dB SPL

    peak

    󱇩 52dB SPL

    Finally, if you know that you are going to make a recording of a sound level of 90 dB SPL (100 dB

    SPL

    peak

    ) then you can pre-adjust your machine by setting the level pot to the 100 db position and in

    this way, your recording will not overload and you will record at about 0 dB on the modulometer.

    󽿉

    󽿊

    reference

    signal

    dB log20 󾁕󽿞

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    12 CENTER & ARROW KEYS

    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. To move back to the initial display, press the 󰾽LEFT ARROW󰾾 key (10)

    (except in the 󰾽DIRECTORY󰾾 where 󰾽CENTER󰾾 key (13) needs to be pressed first to return to the sub-

    menus).

    13 LED MODULOMETER

    The LED modulometer shows the sum of both channels when the machine is set to Stereo operation.

    The three leds give a quick visual indication in three colours, green, yellow and red. They light at levels

    of 󰾴 21, -9 and 0 dB respectively. Normal operation is with the yellow led on and occasionally the red

    led peaks. In the sub-menus, the red led reference can be set to 0, +3, +6 or +9 dB.

    14 MAIN MENU.

    By pressing the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 key

    (13), the main menu appears on

    the display.

    The 󰾽DIRECTORY󰾾 gives access to all the information of the recorded files on the flashcard.

    If 󰾽TOOLS󰾾 is selected, other sub menus can be selected: 󰾽FILE NAMING󰾾, 󰾽DATE & TIME󰾾, 󰾽CARD

    FORMATTING󰾾, 󰾾PROGRAM SELECT󰾾, 󰾽CONTRAST󰾾 and 󰾽VERSION󰾾.

    If 󰾽SETTINGS󰾾 is selected, several other sub-menus can be selected such as: 󰾽OUTPUT LEVEL󰾾,

    󰾽INPUT FILTER󰾾, 󰾽BEEP󰾾 and 󰾽FILE FORMAT󰾾 etc.

    Scrolling through the different sub-menus is done by pressing the 󰾽DOWN ARROW󰾾 (11) or 󰾽UP

    ARROW󰾾 (9) keys.

    Escaping from the sub-menu󰾺s is done by pushing the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 ARROW󰾾 key (10).

    Entering a sub-menu is done by pushing the 󰾽RIGHT ARROW󰾾 key (12) or the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 key (13).

    Inside a sub-menu, execute the selected setting by pressing the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 key (13).

    14.1 DIRECTORY MENU.

    1

    2

    -21 -9 0 +9

    12 Index R: 8:08

    007 0:00

    Directory

    Loudspeaker

    Directory

    Loudspeaker

    Tools

    Directory

    Loudspeaker

    001 0:00

    001 1:25 12 . 03 . 00

    002 3:48 13 . 03 . 00

    003 4:24 13 . 03 . 00

    End 48:32

    1

    2

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    12 Index R: 8:08

    001 0:00

    1

    2

    -21 -9 0 +9

    12 Index R: 8:08

    001 0:00

    Directory

    Loudspeaker

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    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. When in this case, the 󰾽PLAY󰾾 key (5) is pressed, the playback starts

    immediately. If the 󰾽STOP󰾾 (4) key is not pressed at the end of the playback of this selected index, the

    playback continuous on the next index that has the same sampling frequency as the previous selected

    index.

    If the marker has a 󰾽>󰾾 shape, it means that the index sampling frequency is different from the current

    settings of the machine. When in this case the 󰾽PLAY󰾾 key (5) is pressed, the default sampling

    frequency of the machine will be momentary changed to the new selected sampling frequency and the

    playback starts. If the 󰾽STOP󰾾 (4) key is not pressed at the end of the playback of this selected index,

    the playback continuous on the next index that has the same sampling frequency as the previous

    selected index. In this case, once the 󰾽STOP󰾾 (4) key is pressed or the playback of the last found index

    with the same sampling frequency is ended, the machine will after a moment return to his default

    sampling frequency setting.

    During the period that the 󰾽DIRECTORY󰾾 is on the display, all function keys 󰾽PLAY󰾾, 󰾽STOP󰾾, 󰾽FWD󰾾

    and 󰾽RWD󰾾 (3,4,5 &6) are active.

    If the 󰾽RECORD󰾾 button (2 or 2bis) is pressed, the display returns to the main screen and the

    recording starts.

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    14.1.1 HORIZONTAL SCROLLING.

    Use the 󰾾LEFT󰾾 (10) and 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 (12) 󰾽ARROW󰾾 keys.

    The display shows the length, the date of recording, the time at the record start and the type of file

    format.

    14.1.2 VERTICAL SCROLLING.

    Pushing the 󰾽UP󰾾 (9) or 󰾽DOWN󰾾 (11) 󰾽ARROW󰾾 keys makes the vertical scrolling.

    14.1.3 QUIT DIRECTORY.

    To escape from the 󰾽DIRECTORY󰾾, press the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 key (13) once followed by the 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 arrow

    key (12). The display returns to 󰾽STATUS󰾾 display.

    003 0:00

    001 12 . 03 . 00 10 : 41

    002 12 . 03 . 00 10 : 55

    003 13 . 03 . 00 11 : 25

    004 13 . 03 . 00 14 : 19

    End 48:32

    003 0:00

    001 0:00 12 . 03 . 00

    002 1:25 12 . 03 . 00

    003 3:48 13 . 03 . 00

    004 4:24 13 . 03 . 00

    End 48:32

    003 0:00

    001 PCM 48k 16b st.

    002 MPEG 192 / 48 st.

    003 MPEG 128 / 24 st.

    004 MPEG 192 / 32

    End 48:32

    003 0:00

    001 0:00 12 . 03 . 00

    002 1:25 12 . 03 . 00

    003 3:48 13 . 03 . 00

    004 4:24 13 . 03 . 00

    End 48:32

    003 0:00

    001 0:00 12 . 03 . 00

    002 1:25 12 . 03 . 00

    003 3:48 13 . 03 . 00

    004 4:24 13 . 03 . 00

    End 48:32

    Quit directory

    Edit index

    1

    2

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    002 0:00

    seconds, recorded March 12, 2000

    inside the selected file

    card at the selected

    002 1:30

    001 1:25 12 . 03 . 00

    002 3:48 13 . 03 . 00

    003 4:24 13 . 03 . 00

    End 48:32

    Fil

    e No 001, length 1minute 25

    Current position

    Selected file No

    End of list

    Remaining time on the

    compression

    004 0:00

    001 0:00 12 . 03 . 00

    002 1:25 12 . 03 . 00

    003 3:48 13 . 03 . 00

    004 4:24 13 . 03 . 00

    End 48:32

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    14.1.4 EDIT INDEX.

    The editing option enables the cleaning󰾴up of an index that contains

    periods of silence or noise and non-useful sound. Once the editing is

    completed, the index will be saved as a new index. In the directory such

    edits will be marked with a 󰾽scissors󰾾 icon.

    To edit an index, first select the index to be edited from the 󰾽DIRECTORY󰾾, press the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 key

    (13), select 󰾽EDIT INDEX󰾾 and press the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 key (13) again.

    Counter 1 indicates the play position inside the edited

    index.

    Counter 2 indicates the full length of the edited index.

    Counter 3 indicates the reel play position from the start

    of the original index.

    Counter 4 indicates only the position of each cut from the

    original index.

    In this example, index 009 is selected and is shown as a tape. All edit commands are executed as

    shown in the picture by the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 (10), 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 (12), 󰾽UP󰾾 (9), 󰾽DOWN󰾾 (11) and 󰾽CENTER󰾾 (13)

    keys.

    In addition, in the edit mode, the standard keys 󰾽REWIND󰾾 (3), 󰾽STOP󰾾 (4), 󰾽PLAY󰾾 (5) and

    󰾽FORWARD󰾾 (6) act in the same way as for the standard play mode. The 󰾽REWIND󰾾 (3) as well as the

    󰾽FORWARD󰾾 (6) key permits to skip from one cut position to another.

    If markers were already present on the index, they will be shown as cut positions on the tape.

    PLACING CUTS

    Example: Index 009 played back

    for 2 seconds and a first cut

    position was made.

    This can be made in 2 different ways. The first possibility is to 󰾽drop󰾾 them on the fly. Push the 󰾽PLAY󰾾

    key (5) and press the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 key (13) every time a cut position must be set.

    The second possibility is to press and hold the 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 key (12). The machine goes in play mode until

    the key is released. If the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 key (10) is pressed and hold, the machine goes in play reverse.

    Once the key released, press the󰾾 CENTER󰾾 key (13) to show a cut position.

    DELETING A CUT POSITION

    Example: A second cut position was set at 3 seconds

    󰾽DELETE CUT󰾾 appears on the screen.

    If a cut position needs to be removed, it can be done in 2 ways. The first is to use the skip function

    with the 󰾽REWIND󰾾 (12) or 󰾽FORWARD󰾾 (10) key until the cut position is found and press the

    󰾽DELETE CUT󰾾 key. The second one is by using the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 (10) or 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 (12) key kept pressed to

    Index 009

    00:00

    01:23

    : Step / Listen

    : : Exit

    : Listen loop / Trim

    Begin 00:00

    Counter 2

    Counter 1

    Counter 4Counter 3

    Index 009

    00:02

    01:23

    : Step / Listen

    : Del segment : Exit

    : Place cut

    00:02

    Index 009

    00:02

    01:23

    : Step / Listen

    : Delete cut : Exit

    : Listen loop / Trim

    00:02 00:02

    Index 009

    00:03

    01:23

    : Step / Listen

    : Delete cut : Exit

    : Listen loop / Trim

    00:03 00:03

    003 0:00

    007 0:00 12 . 03 . 00

    008 1:25 12 . 03 . 00

    009 1:23 13 . 03 . 00

    010 1:21 13 . 03 . 00

    End 48:32

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    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

    Example: Index 009 was rewound for 1 second. The play position sits

    between the start position and the first cut position. 󰾽DELETE

    SEGMENT󰾾 appears on the screen

    When pressing the 󰾽DOWN󰾾 key (11), the segment from the beginning until the 2 seconds point will be

    deleted.

    UNDO A CUT OUT

    Example: The segment from the beginning until 2 seconds is cut out.

    󰾽UNDO CUT OUT󰾾 appears on the screen.

    If a wrong segment was cut out, it can be re-inserted by positioning the 󰾽tape󰾾 so that the play position

    is on top of the cut position. This can be done in 2 ways. The first is to use the skip function with the

    󰾽REWIND󰾾 (3) or 󰾽FORWARD󰾾 (6) key until the cut position is found. The second is by using the

    󰾽LEFT󰾾 (10) or 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 (12) key kept pressed to 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 undo the cut out.

    TRIMMING CUTS

    Example: The first cut position is placed below the play position

    indicator.

    󰾽LISTEN LOOP/TRIM󰾾 appears on the screen

    Once the first cut position is made and the playback position sits on that cut position, press the

    󰾽CENTER󰾾 key (13) once again and the editor starts a loop playback around the cut position. It starts

    playing 1second before the cut position and continues to play 1 second after the cut position.

    Example: The play starts from 1 second until 3 seconds

    󰾽SELECT TRIM SEGMENT󰾾 appears on the screen.

    Index 009

    00:01

    01:23

    : Step / Listen

    : Delete segment : Exit

    : Place cut

    00:01

    Index 009

    00:00

    01:21

    : Step / Listen

    : Undo cut out : Exit

    : Listen loop / Trim

    Begin 00:02

    Index 009

    00:02

    01:23

    : Step / Listen

    : Delete cut : Exit

    : Listen loop / Trim

    00:02 00:02

    Index 009

    00:02

    01:23

    : Select trim segment

    : :

    : End loop

    00:02 00:02

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    During the playback loop, the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 (10) or 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 (12) key permits

    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.

    Example: The left segment is selected.

    󰾽SLIDE LEFT SEGMENT󰾾 appears on the screen.

    In this case, the playback loop starts 1 second before the cut position and ends at the cutting position.

    The length of the left segment can now be reduced by pressing and hold the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 key (10) or step

    by step by clicking the same key. In this case the audio will be reduced with a size between 50 and

    100 ms. If the reduction was too great, it can be increased again back to the original length by

    pressing the 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 key (12).

    EXIT THE EDITOR

    To exit the editor, press the 󰾽UP󰾾

    key (9).

    The display permits to select 󰾽SAVE󰾾 (12), 󰾽QUIT󰾾 (11) or return to 󰾽EDIT󰾾 (10).

    Pressing 󰾽SAVE󰾾 (12) shows the next displays

    The saving started and it is still possible

    to 󰾽ABORT󰾾 (10).

    Once the right display appears, the new

    file was created. The created index

    number is always the highest existing

    index number in the directory +1.

    Note: If the directory is full (999 indexes) a warning will appear at the start of the editing.

    If the remaining time on the card is shorter than the selected index

    length, a new window will appear but without the 󰾽SAVE󰾾 possibility. It is

    up to the user if he thinks that once the index is edited, the size will be

    smaller than the remaining time. In this case the 󰾽EDIT󰾾 can be selected.

    In this example, the full length of the original index is 1 minute 21

    seconds, but only 1 minute and 4 seconds remaining time is left, so the final edit must be smaller than

    this.

    Maximum 100 cut positions can be entered on 1 index.

    During editing the 󰾽POWER󰾾 key (1) is disabled. If during editing, the machine switches off due to low

    battery voltage, the new index will not be saved. If during saving the edited index, the machine

    switches off due to low battery voltage, the saving will be aborted.

    During editing the 󰾽AUTO POWER OFF󰾾 function is also disabled as long as the index has not been

    saved. In the case that the saving was aborted, the 󰾽AUTO POWER OFF󰾾 will stay disabled. In the

    case the file was saved correctly, 󰾽AUTO POWER OFF󰾾 becomes enabled.

    Index 009

    00:02

    01:23

    : Slide left segment

    : :

    : End loop

    00:02 00:02

    Index 009

    Edit length:

    01:21

    Remain: 2:11:04

    Quit

    SaveEdit

    Index 009

    00:01

    01:23

    : Step / Listen

    : Delete segment : Exit

    : Place cut

    00:01

    Index 009

    Edit length:

    01:21

    Remain: 2:11:04

    Creating index 010

    83 %

    : Abort saving

    Index 009

    Edit length:

    01:21

    Remain: 2:11:04

    Index 010 created

    100 %

    Press any key

    Index 009

    Edit length:

    01:21

    Remain: 01:04

    Quit

    Edit

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    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.

    14.1.7 RENUMBER.

    Permits after deleting index(es) to renumber the files from the selected file until the end of the card.

    14.1.8 RENUMBER ALL.

    Permits after deleting index(es) to renumber all the files from file 1 until the end of the card.

    14.1.9 DELETE ALL MARKS.

    Permits to remove all marks from the selected index made during record or play.

    14.2 LOUDSPEAKER.

    This switches 󰾽ON󰾾 or 󰾽OFF󰾾 the internal loudspeaker.

    NOTE: The internal loudspeaker can only be used in the playback

    mode.

    14.3 TOOLS.

    Several sub-menus are available.

    NOTE: If option #1 is not installed, 󰾽PROGRAM SELECT󰾾 will not

    appear.

    14.3.1 LANGUAGE.

    The 󰾽LANGUAGE󰾾 sub-menu allows selection of the desired language

    for all text appearing on the display of the machine.

    14.3.2 FILE NAMING.

    The 󰾽FILE NAMING󰾾 sub-menu determines the way the name of the

    recordings will be defined and stored on the card. It is possible to select

    the 󰾽MACHINE NAME󰾾 or the 󰾽CARD NAME󰾾 combined with 󰾽DATE󰾾 or

    󰾽TIME󰾾.

    Tools

    Language

    File naming

    Date & Time

    Card formatting

    Loudspeaker

    Off

    On

    On

    Language

    English

    Français

    English

    File naming

    File name format

    Card name

    Machine name

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    14.3.2.1 FILE NAME FORMAT.

    Several combinations are available:

    In the following examples, the machine name is 󰾽ABC󰾾 and the card

    name is 󰾽DEF󰾾.

    󾁘 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.

    ABC182035_002).

    󾁘 Machine_date: The machine name followed by the date and the index number (Ex.

    ABC20050701_003).

    󾁘 Machine_date_time: The machine name followed by the date, time and the index number

    (Ex. ABC20050701_182035_004)

    󾁘 Card: Only the card name followed by the index number (Ex. DEF005).

    󾁘 Card_time: The card name followed by the time and the index number (Ex.

    DEF182540_006).

    󾁘 Card_date: The card name followed by the date and the index number (Ex.

    DEF20050701_007).

    󾁘 Card_date_time: The card name followed by the date, time and the index number (Ex.

    DEF20050701_182035_008)

    14.3.2.2 CARD NAME.

    The 󰾽CARD NAME󰾾 corresponds to the volume label. The 󰾽CARD

    NAME󰾾 menu permits to add up to 11 characters or numbers to the file

    name before the index number. The index number in the file name is the

    last 3 digits and is automatically incremented by the machine (nnn: min.

    001, max. 999). To enter the card name, press the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 (13) key

    once and the first character starts blinking. By using the 󰾽UP󰾾 (9) or

    󰾽DOWN󰾾 (11) arrow key, select the corresponding character or number. Pressing the 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 (12)

    arrow key or the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 (13) key selects the next character position. Once the eleventh character

    is selected press first the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 (13) key or 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 (12) key to validate the last character

    position. To escape from the menu, press the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 (10) key. If less than 11 characters are used,

    select the symbol .

    Note: If the card is reformatted, the card name must be re-introduced.

    14.3.2.3 MACHINE NAME.

    The 󰾽MACHINE NAME󰾾 menu permits to add up to 8 characters or

    numbers to the file name before the index number. To do so, press the

    󰾽CENTER󰾾 (13) key once and the first character starts blinking. By using

    the 󰾽UP󰾾 (9) or 󰾽DOWN󰾾 (11) arrow key, select the corresponding

    character or number. Pressing the 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 (12) arrow key or the

    󰾽CENTER󰾾 (13) key selects the next character position. Once the eighth

    File name format

    Machine

    Machine_time

    Machine_date

    Machine_date_time

    Card name

    - - - - - - - - - - -

    Machine name

    - - - - - - - -

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    character is selected press first the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 (13) key or 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 (12) key to validate the last

    character position. To escape from the menu, press the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 (10) key. If less than 8 characters are

    used, select the symbol .

    14.3.3 DATE AND TIME.

    Selecting 󰾽DATE & TIME󰾾 gives access to change the time and date of the real time clock. Once the

    󰾽CENTER󰾾 key (13) is pressed, the first digit starts blinking. The number can be modified by pushing

    the 󰾽UP󰾾 or 󰾽DOWN󰾾 (9 or 11) keys. Pressing the 󰾽RIGHT󰾾 arrow key (12) jumps to the next digit. Once

    the last number is introduced, the clock starts running. (Hours, Hours, Minutes, Minutes, Seconds,

    Seconds)

    Introducing the date uses the same procedure.

    Once the last number is introduced, the date is memorized.

    To escape from the sub-menu, press the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 (10) key once.

    14.3.4 CARD FORMATTING.

    Select 󰾽FAT 16󰾾 or 󰾽FAT 32󰾾 and execute by pressing the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 arrow key (12) and confirm.

    Once the formatting is finished, the display returns to the previous menu.

    To escape from the sub-menu, press the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 (10) key once.

    Important: It is recommended to format the ATA cards or Compact flash cards on the machine and

    NOT on a PC. The FAT 16 format is limiting the size of a card to maximum 2 GB. Example: A 4GB

    card formatted with the FAT 16 standard will show a useful capacity of only 2 GB.

    The minimum card size for formatting in the FAT 32 standard is 150 MB.

    If a card is formatted FAT 32, it will not be recognized anymore on the Ares-P II or Ares-BB.

    14.3.5 PROGRAM SELECT.

    The program select permits to swap between the 2 recording modes

    󰾽FAT󰾾 mode (ARES-P II

    +

    ) or 󰾽NFS󰾾 mode (ARES-P or RCX220).

    NOTE: This sub menu does not appear if software option #I is not

    installed.

    To escape from the sub-menu, press the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 key (10) once.

    Date & Time

    12 : 30 : 00

    7 : 05 : 00

    Date & Time

    HH:MM:SS

    7 : 05 : 00

    H

    Program select

    FAT file syst.

    NAGRA file syst.

    FATfile syst.

    Card formatting

    FAT16 (max 2GB)

    FAT32

    Format card

    Format card (FAT16) ?

    PRESS CENTER KEY.

    Format card

    Format card (FAT16) ?

    The current content of

    the card will be lost !

    RIGHT KEY TO CONFIRM.

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    14.3.6 CONTRAST.

    This menu permits to adjust the contrast of the display. Pressing the

    󰾽UP󰾾 (9) or 󰾽DOWN󰾾 (11) key changes the current contrast. Pressing the

    󰾽CENTER󰾾 key (13) stores the contrast settings as a default value at

    power on.

    To escape from the sub-menu, press the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 key (10) once.

    14.3.7 AUTO POWER OFF.

    If 󰾽ON󰾾 is selected and the machine is left in the 󰾽STOP󰾾 mode for 10

    minutes, it will automatically switch off. During the last 14 seconds of

    that period, the beep sounds every second. When any key is pressed,

    the power counter will be reset.

    To disable the auto power off, select in the sub-menu 󰾽OFF󰾾 or if it is

    only for a single power on, press and hold the 󰾽EXECUTE󰾾 key (13)

    while switching on the machine.

    In the case that the machine is turned on with the auto power disabled, the message 󰾽NO AUTO

    POWER OFF󰾾 appears during a few seconds.

    14.3.8 VERSION.

    Selecting the 󰾽VERSION󰾾 sub-menu shows the serial number of the

    recorder as well as current version of the software and installed options.

    The version shown in this picture corresponds to the version for the

    󰾽FAT󰾾 mode. Turning on the machine in the 󰾽NFS󰾾 mode will show the

    󰾽NFS󰾾 version.

    To escape from the sub-menu, press the 󰾽LEFT󰾾 key (10) once.

    NOTE: All machines are equipped with 󰾽AUDIO BOARD: 2󰾾

    #1 means that the MPEG option is installed.

    #2 means that the RCX220 emulation option is installed.

    #3 means that the EDIT option is installed.

    14.4 TEMPLATES.

    The ARES-P II

    +

    can store and recall 4 different templates.

    To have an overview of the different sub-menu settings that can be

    stored, refer to the menu tree at the end of this

    manual. Only menu settings with a red square

    against it can be stored.

    To use a template, setup the machine as required, then go to

    󰾽TEMPLATES󰾾, select 󰾽STORE 1󰾾 and press the execute key (13). The message 󰾽DONE󰾾 will appear.

    If now any changes were made in the setup, you can go to 󰾽RECALL 1󰾾 and press the execute key

    once again. This returns the machine to the settings stored in template 1.

    TEMPLATES

    RECALL 4

    STORE 1

    STORE 2

    ON

    X XX

    ARES-P II+

    S/N : 1234567

    Soft (FAT): Vx.xx

    Audio board: 2

    Software options:

    #1 #2 #3

    Contrast

    Current contrast = 36

    Default contrast = 33

    TEST 34

    Auto power off

    Off

    On

    Off

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    14.5 SETTINGS MENU.

    The settings menu gives access to several sub-menus.

    The current setting of each is always shown at the bottom of the display.

    14.5.1 INPUT FILTER.

    Two possibilities are available: 󰾽FLAT󰾾 or 󰾽LOW CUT󰾾.

    When 󰾽LOW CUT󰾾 is selected, on the main display, the text will

    appear next to the battery status.

    14.5.2 ALC.

    From this sub-menu, the 󰾽ALC󰾾 can be switched 󰾽ON󰾾 or 󰾽OFF󰾾.

    It is highly recommended to switch on the 󰾽LOW CUT󰾾 filter if 󰾽ALC󰾾 is

    turned ON.

    14.5.3 ALC THRESHOLD.

    The 󰾽THRESHOLD󰾾 can be adjusted from 󰾴104 dB to 󰾴74 dB.

    In this case the 󰾽+󰾾key (8) and the 󰾽-󰾽key (7) are disabled. If 󰾽USING +/-

    KEYS󰾾 is selected, the 󰾽+󰾾key (8) and 󰾽-󰾽key (7) are enabled during

    󰾽STOP󰾾 and 󰾽RECORD󰾾 mode, which allows the 󰾽THRESHOLD󰾾 level to

    be adjusted without returning in the 󰾽SETTINGS󰾾 menu.

    Input filter

    Flat

    Low cut

    Flat

    ALC

    On

    Off

    On

    ALC threshold

    -74 dB

    Using +/- keys

    Using +/- keys

    Settings

    Input filter

    ALC

    ALC threshold

    On

    Settings

    ALC

    ALC threshold

    ALC speed

    Using +/- keys

    Settings

    ALC threshold

    ALC speed

    Beep

    Normal

    Settings

    ALC speed

    Beep

    File format

    On

    Settings

    Beep

    File format

    Backlight

    MPEG 128/48

    Settings

    File format

    Backlight

    Output level

    Automatic

    Fil

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    14.5.4 ALC REACTION SPEED.

    The 󰾽ALC SPEED󰾾 can be set to a 󰾽FAST󰾾, 󰾽NORMAL󰾾 or 󰾽SLOW󰾾

    reaction time.

    14.5.5 INPUT LEVEL.

    The 󰾽INPUT LEVEL󰾾 can be set to 󰾽NORMAL󰾾, in this case the input

    level sensitivity is adjusted by the +/- keys (8 & 7). If the 󰾽INPUT LEVEL󰾾

    is set to 󰾽LOCKED󰾾, the input sensitivity will be fixed at the last value

    prior to selecting 󰾽LOCKED󰾾. If in this mode adjustment is attempted, a

    󰾽closed padlock󰾾 symbol appears next to the level indicator. Beware that

    this setting has no effect if the 󰾽ALC󰾾 mode is 󰾽ON󰾾.

    14.5.6 BEEP.

    The beep signal is only available at the output and is not recorded. It

    can be switched 󰾽ON󰾾 or 󰾽OFF󰾾.

    14.5.7 FILE FORMAT.

    The ARES-P II

    +

    without any soft option can only record in a linear mode

    (not compressed). If the soft option #I is installed it includes also the

    selection of MPEG compression (as for the Ares-P/RCX220) up to

    384kb/s. The selection of 󰾽24b󰾾 means that the audio is recorded trough

    a 20 bit A/D converter and the data format of the file is written in 24 bits.

    14.5.8 BACKLIGHT.

    The backlight can be set to always 󰾽OFF󰾾, always 󰾽ON󰾾 or

    󰾽AUTOMATIC󰾾. In the 󰾽AUTOMATIC󰾾 mode, the backlight turns on for

    30 seconds, each time a key is pressed.

    14.5.9 OUTPUT MODE.

    This sub-menu permits to turn on or off the sound to the output

    connector in the case that a little speaker is used instead of a

    headphone. 󰾽ALWAYS󰾾 means that the output sound is always present.

    󰾽ONLY IN PLAYBACK󰾾 means that the output sound is present only

    during playback but not present in the record mode or EE mode.

    14.5.10 OUTPUT LEVEL.

    The 󰾽CURRENT LEVEL󰾾 corresponds to the setting before entering the

    sub-menu. To modify this level, press the 󰾽UP󰾾 or 󰾽DOWN󰾾 keys (9 or

    11). The 󰾽DEFAULT LEVEL󰾾 is the level that has been saved in the

    memory. To modify the 󰾽DEFAULT LEVEL󰾾 to the value of the

    󰾽CURRENT LEVEL󰾾, press the 󰾽CENTER󰾾 Key (13). The default value

    will be remembered even if the unit loses power.

    Every time that the output level was modified during playback and afterwards a new record is started,

    the current value will be reset to the default level.

    Beep

    Off

    On

    On

    Backlight

    Off

    On

    Automatic

    On

    ALC speed

    Fast

    Normal

    Slow

    Normal

    Output level

    Current level = - 6 dB

    Default level = - 9 dB

    Output mode

    Always on

    Only in playback

    Always on

    File format

    PCM 48k 16b

    PCM 48k 24b

    PCM 44k1 16b

    MPEG 256/48 st.

    Input level

    Normal

    Locked

    Normal

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    14.5.11 SIDE RECORD KEY.

    This sub-menu permits to select

    different modes for the red record

    side key. When selecting

    󰾽RECORD/NEW INDEX󰾾, the

    action on the side key stays

    identical as for the keyboard

    record key. When selecting 󰾽RECORD/STOP󰾾, every time the red key is pressed once, the Ares-P II

    +

    toggles between record and stop mode.

    If 󰾽START/STOP󰾾 is selected, the record starts when the red key is pressed and stops when the key is

    released. This mode is also handy if a microphone with a start/stop key is used. This sub-menu has

    also the possibility to set markers inside an index during record or playback. If 󰾽RECORD/MARK󰾾 is

    selected, the first time the key is pressed will put the ARES-P II

    +

    in record. At each successive press

    of the key, a marker will be recorded.

    If 󰾾MARK (REC/PLAY)󰾾 is selected, markers only can be added during record or playback. When

    󰾽FADER START󰾾 is selected, the machine can be put in playback.

    If 󰾽UNASSIGNED󰾾 is selected, the function is not used.

    14.5.12 RED LED LEVEL.

    As standard, the red led on the modulometer turns on when the level

    reaches minimum 0 dB. Four different reference selections can be

    made. Beware that if the +9 dB is selected, the red led indicates

    overload.

    14.6 AUTOMATIC SKIP.

    When on, and pushing playback from the directory or the main menu,

    the playback will continue non-stop until the end of the card.

    When off, only the selected index will be played back. To select another

    index use the skip keys (3) & (6). To playback the same file, press the

    󰾽REWIND󰾾 key (3) shortly and push play again. When 󰾽Index loop󰾾 is

    chosen, only the selected index will be played back in loop mode.

    14.7 AUTO RECORD.

    The 󰾽AUTO RECORD󰾾 menu permits to turn on or off the auto record mode. This mode of recording

    permits to start a recording automatically depending on the settings of the different parameters

    described below. Once the parameters set, put the machine in the record mode. The recording will

    start once the requested level and length of any incoming sound is obtained.

    The 󰾽TRIGGER LEVEL󰾾 sub-menu permits to adjust the level detection to start the recording and can

    be set in steps of 10 dB from 50 dB SPL peak to 120 dB SPL peak.

    Side key

    Record / New index

    Record / Stop

    Record / Mark

    Mark (Rec & Play)

    Auto record

    Mode

    Trigger level

    Trigger delay

    50 dB SPL peak

    Auto record

    Trigger level

    Trigger delay

    Stop delay

    0.0 sec.

    Side key

    Record / Mark

    Mark (Rec & Play)

    Start / Stop

    Mark (Rec & Play)

    Automatic skip

    Off

    On

    Index loop

    Off

    Red LED level

    0 dB

    +3 dB

    +6 dB

    +3 dB

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    The 󰾽TRIGGER DELAY󰾾 menu permits to adjust the continuous duration or length of the sound level

    before the recording starts. It can be set from 0.0 seconds to 1 second. Example: if you clap your

    hands a single time and the start delay is set to 0.1 second, the recording will not start, as the

    handclap was shorter than 0.1 seconds.

    The 󰾽STOP DELAY󰾾 permits to adjust the duration of recording once the sound level drops below the

    threshold level and can be set from 5 seconds up to 15 minutes or non-stop. Once the delay is

    passed, the machine will return to the waiting position ready for the next recording

    The left picture shows the machine ready

    to record automatically. The right picture

    shows the machine in the record mode.

    The ARES-P II

    +

    can also be stopped by

    pressing the Stop key (4)

    14.8 INPUT.

    This menu gives access to the selection of the input type (Mono or

    Stereo) as well as the 48V power supply.

    14.8.1 INPUT TYPE.

    If 󰾽STEREO󰾾 is selected and a stereo pair of microphones is connected and the 󰾽FILE FORMAT󰾾 is set

    to a mono recording, both channels will be mixed and reduced by 3 dB before they are recorded as a

    mono channel.

    If 󰾽MONO󰾾 is selected and a mono microphone is connected to the left input and the 󰾽FILE FORMAT󰾾

    is set to a stereo recording, the left and right channel will be identical.

    14.8.2 48V MIKE POWER.

    If Phantom microphones are used the 48V must be turned on.

    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.

    Mike type selection Mono Mono Stereo Stereo

    File format selection Mono Stereo Mono Stereo

    1 mike connected (L) L only L = R

    2 mikes connected L + R -3dB L & R

    1

    2

    -21 -9 0 +9

    12 Index R: 8:08

    007 0:00

    AUTO

    59 dB

    1

    2

    -21 -9 0 +9

    13 Index R: 8:02

    008 0:06

    AUTO

    59 dB

    48V. mike power

    Off

    On

    Off

    Input type

    Mono (left)

    Stereo

    Mono

    Input

    Input type

    48V, mike power

    Stereo

    48

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    15 LOCKING THE SETTINGS.

    By pressing a certain combination of keys when turning on the

    machine, the settings can then be locked step-by-step. This to prevent,

    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. When the sub-menu has been unlocked, the closed padlock disappears. To remove the

    password, switch off and on again the machine.

    16 LOCKING THE KEYPAD.

    During record or playback the keyboard can be locked by pressing the left and right arrow keys (10 &

    12) during a few seconds (this until 󰾽KEYPAD LOCKED󰾾 appears on the screen). To unlock the

    keyboard, press the left and right arrow keys (10 & 12) until the message disappears.

    17 MESSAGES.

    "WRONG USB VERSION" DSP and USB software versions are incompatible

    "CARD FULL" No more memory available on the card

    "OPEN WRITE ERROR" Defective card or card error

    "WRITE ERROR" Defective card or card error

    "READ ERROR" Defective card or card error

    "CARD TOO SLOW" Depending from the selected file format, some cards do not

    accept a high recording bit rate

    "DIRECTORY FULL" 999 Take / Indexes (files) already recorded

    "CARD NEARLY FULL" 60 seconds recording time left on the card

    "KEYPAD LOCKED" The full keypad is locked

    "AUTO POWER OFF" The machine will switch of in the next 15 seconds

    "LOW BATTERY" The battery voltage has dropped too low

    "NO AUTO POWER OFF" Auto power off has been disabled

    "INVALID CARD" The card is not recognized by the machine

    "NO CARD" No card inserted in the slot

    "UNKNOWN FORMAT" The card is recognized but not the type of format

    "DIR UNUSABLE" The 󰾽ARESP󰾾 folder cannot be created

    Example: an ARESP file name was already present

    "CARD READING... Appears during the directory reading

    "CARD BUSY..." Appears when the card is busy

    Example: delete to end or renumbering

    "USB MODE" The card is accessed via USB

    󰾽AUTO REC. LEVEL ERROR󰾾 The input gain is not suitable versus the record trigger level

    󰾽UNABLE TO CREATE INDEX󰾾 During saving in edit mode

    󰾽ABORTED󰾾 During saving in edit mode

    󰾽FAILED󰾾 Example: During mark(s) erase

    󰾽THE CARD IS IN USE󰾾 An action was requested without being in the 󰾽STOP󰾾 mode

    󰾽NO INDEX SELECTED󰾾 Example: Trying to delete an index without having selected

    one

    󰾽NO MARKS IN INDEX NNN󰾾 During mark(s) erase

    󰾽MARKS IN INDEX NNN CANNOT BE DELETED󰾾 Can happen if the marks are added using

    an external editor.

    Settings

    Beep

    File format

    Backlight

    MPEG 128/48

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    18 SOFTWARE UPDATE.

    When opening the machine, a small black 6 pin connector becomes visible located just under the

    flashcard. 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. This takes about 2 to 3 minutes.

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    19 MENU TREE.

    001 0:00

    >001 0:14 10.03.03

    002 2:34 12.03.03

    End 48:40

    Directory Quit directory

    E d it i nd ex

    D elete

    T o o ls

    Pr og ram se le ct

    Program select

    FA T file sy stem

    FAT file system

    NAGRA file syst.

    AR E S- P II

    +

    (FAT M OD E) IN C LU D ING S OF T W A RE O PT IO N # I AN D # 3

    Of fL o u d sp e a k er

    O n

    Co nt rast

    Contrast

    Current contrast = 36

    Default contrast = 33

    TEST 34

    R e n u m b e r

    R en umb er all

    D elete m a rks

    D elete to en d

    O PT IO N 3

    Card formatting

    FAT 16 (max 2GB)

    FAT 32

    Ca rd fo rm a ttin g

    Date & Time

    HH:MM:SS

    DD.MM.YY

    D ate & Tim e

    C ard na m e

    - - - - - - - - - - -

    O P T IO N 1

    La ng ua ge E ng lish

    Fra nç ais

    File naming File nam e fo rm a t Ma ch in e

    Ma ch in e_ tim e

    M ac hin e_d ate

    Ma ch in e_ d ate_ tim e

    Ca rd

    Ca rd Na meCa rd _tim e

    C ard Na m eC ar d na me

    M ac hin e n am e

    - - - - -

    C ard Na m eM ac hin e na m e

    BA

    Ca rd _d ate

    Ca rd Na meCa rd _d ate _tim e

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    In pu t fi lt erS ettin gs F la t

    L o w c u t

    A L C O f f

    O n

    A L C t h re s h o ld

    A L C s p ee d F as t (1 .2 s)

    N o r m al (6 s )

    S lo w (3 0 s)

    10 4 dB S PL

    98 d B S PL

    92 d B S PL

    86 d B S PL

    80 d B S PL

    74 d B S PL

    U s in g + /- k ey s

    B e ep O f f

    O n

    B

    A

    A

    F i le f o r m at P CM 4 8 k 1 6 b

    P C M 4 4 k 1 2 4 b

    P C M 3 2 k 1 6 b

    P C M 2 4 k 1 6 b

    P C M 1 6 k 1 6 b

    P C M 2 2 k 0 5 1 6 b

    P C M 4 8 k 2 4 b

    P C M 4 4 k 1 1 6 b

    V ersi on

    R e cal l 1T e m p la te s

    R e c all 2

    R e c all 3

    R e c all 4

    S to re 1

    S to re 2

    S to re 3

    S to re 4

    ARES-P II

    S/N: 123456789

    Soft (FAT): Vx.xx

    Audio board: 2

    Software options:

    #1 #2 #3

    O ffA u t o p o w e r o ff

    O n

    B

    C

    In p u t le v e l N o r m al

    L o c ke d

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    P C M 4 8k 1 6 b s t

    P C M 4 4k 1 2 4 b s t

    P C M 3 2k 1 6 b s t

    P C M 2 4k 1 6 b s t

    P C M 2 2k 0 5 1 6 b s t

    P C M 1 6k 1 6 b s t

    P C M 4 8k 2 4 b s t

    P C M 4 4k 1 1 6 b s t

    M PE G 6 4 /48

    M PE G 6 4 /32

    M PE G 6 4 /24

    M PE G 6 4 /16

    M PE G 1 2 8 /4 8

    M PE G 1 2 8 /3 2

    M PE G 1 2 8 /2 4

    M PE G 1 2 8 /1 6

    M PE G 1 2 8 /4 8 s t.

    M PE G 1 2 8 /3 2 s t.

    M PE G 1 2 8 /2 4 s t.

    M PE G 1 2 8 /1 6 s t.

    M PE G 1 9 2 /4 8

    M PE G 1 9 2 /3 2

    M PE G 1 9 2 /4 8 s t.

    M PE G 1 9 2 /3 2 s t.

    M PE G 2 5 6 /4 8 s t.

    M PE G 2 5 6 /3 2 s t.

    M PE G 3 8 4 /4 8 s t.

    M PE G 3 8 4 /3 2 s t.

    O PT IO N I

    A

    B a c kli g h t O f f

    O n

    A u t o m at ic

    O utp u t m od e A lw ay s o n

    O n l y in p la y ba ck

    B

    C

    BA

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    A

    O u tp u t l e v e l

    Output lev el

    Current level = -1 dB

    Default level = 0 d B

    A u to m a t i c s k ip O ff

    M o d eA ut o r e c o r d O ff

    O n

    T ri g g e r l e v e l 5 0d B S P L p e a k

    6 0d B S P L p e a k

    7 0d B S P L p e a k

    8 0d B S P L p e a k

    9 0d B S P L p e a k

    1 00 d B S P L p e a k

    1 10 d B S P L p e a k

    1 20 d B S P L p e a k

    T ri g g e r d e la y 0 . 0 s e c .

    0 .1 s e c .

    0 .3 s e c .

    1 .0 s e c .

    S to p d e la y 5 s e c .

    1 5 s e c .

    3 0 s e c .

    1 m i n .

    2 m i n .

    5 m i n .

    1 5 m i n .

    N o n s t o p

    + 4 8 V m ik e p o w e r O ff

    O n

    I n p u t ty p e M o n o ( l e f t)

    S te re o

    In p u t

    O n

    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 rk ( R e c & P l a y )

    S ta rt / S to p

    F a d e r s t a r t

    U n a s s ig n e d

    R e d L E D L e v e l 0 d B

    + 3 d B

    + 6 d B

    + 9 d B

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    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

    Edit the recorded files.

    Insert the CD in your PC or laptop and follow the instructions.

    20.1 ARES-P SOFTWARE

    Carefully read the text file in the root directory before any installation.

    From explorer, double click the NetiaVersion folder followed by the AresImport folder.

    Double click 󰾽SETUP.EXE󰾾 file to start the installation.

    If the PCMCIA slot is based on an ISA or PCI bus or built-in to a laptop, the Elan drivers need also to

    be installed. If the PCMCIA slot is connected via SCSI or an external PCMCIA/USB adapter is used,

    the Elan drivers may not be installed.

    20.2 RCX220 SOFTWARE

    Carefully read the text file in the root directory before any installation.

    From explorer, double click the DigigramVersion folder followed by setup.exe.

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    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.

    Using Drag and Drop, import one or several files with format conversion to MPEG Layer 2 or PCM

    format.

    XtrackLE (a Limited Edition of Xtrack):

    Uses the physical I/O of the RCX220 as well as any other standard device.

    Offers two fully independent mono or stereo tracks where records can be uploaded via RCXload.

    Provides you with of a complete set of tools to cut, copy, paste, trim any portion of a track, as well as

    level editing functions such as fade in and fade out.

    Once the edit finished, it can be processed into a single sound file (MPEG or PCM) with automatic

    sampling frequency and bit rate conversion.

    To obtain full multi-track editing capabilities including mp3 export, the full version of Xtrack software

    can be purchased from Digigram.

    21 ARES-P II

    +

    ON PC OR MAC (FAT MODE)

    Turn on the ARES-P II

    +

    and connect it via the USB cable to the PC or Mac. After a moment, the new

    device will be detected as an external removable hard drive.

    IMPORTANT: for Windows 98 SE users; connect the ARES-P II

    +

    (FAT mode) to the PC. Once

    Windows asks for the USB drivers to be installed, specify the way to the CDR

    󰾽Win98SeUsbDrivers󰾾 folder.

    The following pictures are examples on PC were the Ares-P II

    +

    is recognized as disk (F).

    On PC, to remove the ARES-P II

    +

    from the USB connection, double click first the 󰾽Unplug

    or Eject Hardware󰾾 icon and stop the corresponding drive letter before removing the USB

    cable.

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    22 INPUT CONNECTOR, DIN 12 PIN

    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.

    Sensitivity:

    When 󰾽H󰾾 and 󰾽J󰾾 are shorted, max. gain is obtained for the right microphone input (0.2mV/hPa).

    When 󰾽H󰾾 and 󰾽J󰾾 stays open, min. gain is obtained for the right microphone input (4mV/hPa).

    Pin 󰾽H󰾾 and 󰾽J󰾾 corresponds to the sensitivity inputs for the right microphone.

    Pin 󰾽C󰾾 and 󰾽D󰾾 corresponds to the sensitivity inputs for the left microphone.

    S-REC:

    When in the 2

    nd

    RECORD KEY menu START/STOP is selected, shorting this pin to ground will put the

    machine into the 󰾽RECORD󰾾 mode. Opening this connection to ground puts the machine to 󰾽STOP󰾾

    mode. This can be used for a remote RECORD/STOP control.

    23 LINE OUTPUT CONNECTOR, LEMO 2 PIN

    The line output connector (Lemo connector 2 pin) is situated next to the microphone input connector.

    The output level for +9dB on the modulometer is 1.55V

    rms

    .

    Pin 1 LEFT CHANNEL

    Pin 2 RIGHT CHANNEL

    TOP VIEW

    A MIKE (R) Hi

    B GROUND

    C MIKE (L) S2

    D MIKE (L) S1

    E MIKE (L) Lo

    F MIKE (L) Hi

    G

    H MIKE (R) S2

    J MIKE (R) S1

    K MIKE (R) Lo

    L +5V

    M

    S

    -

    REC

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    24 FLASH CARDS COMPATIBILITY.

    Note: We have not tested all available cards and adapters on the market. Therefore we

    cannot guaranty the perfect operation in our machines. 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: ACE 64MB FC064

    ACE 128MB FFC128

    PRETEC 256MB CFH256

    PRETEC 512MB 40x

    PRETEC 1GB 40x

    Micro drive: HITACHI 1GB DSCM-11000

    IBM/HITACHI 4GB 13G1762

    PCMCIA adapter DATAFAB TYPE I/II

    PRETEC CF

    +

    IBM/HITACHI 13G1037

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    25 LANGUAGE TABLE

    Français English

    Max

    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. 18 chars.

    Nom du fichier File naming max. 18 chars.

    Date & Heure Date & Time max. 18 chars.

    Formatage de carte Card formatting max. 18 chars.

    Rèparat. de format Format repairing max. 18 chars.

    Type de batterie Battery type max. 18 chars.

    Sél. de logiciel Program select max. 18 chars.

    Contraste Contrast max. 18 chars.

    Version Version max. 18 chars.

    Filtre d'entrée Input filter max. 18 chars.

    CAG (gain auto.) ALC max. 18 chars.

    Seuil CAG ALC threshold max. 18 chars.

    Vitesse CAG ALC speed max. 18 chars.

    Bip Beep max. 18 chars.

    Format de fichier File format max. 18 chars.

    Compression Compression max. 18 chars.

    Rétro-éclairage Backlight max. 18 chars.

    Mode de sortie Output mode max. 18 chars.

    Niveau de sortie Output level max. 18 chars.

    Touche latérale Side key max. 18 chars.

    Décodeur MS MS decoder max. 18 chars.

    Saut automatique Automatic skip max. 18 chars.

    Type d'entrée Input type max. 18 chars.

    +48V micro 48V mike power max. 18 chars.

    Sortie Quit directory max. 18 chars.

    Editer l'index Edit index max. 18 chars.

    Effacer l'index Delete index max. 18 chars.

    Effacer -> fin Delete to end max. 18 chars.

    Renuméroter Renumber max. 18 chars.

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    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. 18 chars.

    Sauvegarder 1 Store 1 max. 18 chars.

    Sauvegarder 2 Store 2 max. 18 chars.

    Sauvegarder 3 Store 3 max. 18 chars.

    Sauvegarder 4 Store 4 max. 18 chars.

    G722 G722 max. 18 chars.

    PCM 48k 16b PCM 48k 16b max. 18 chars.

    PCM 48k 24b PCM 48k 24b max. 18 chars.

    PCM 44k1 16b PCM 44k1 16b max. 18 chars.

    PCM 44k1 24b PCM 44k1 24b max. 18 chars.

    PCM 32k 16b PCM 32k 16b max. 18 chars.

    PCM 24k 16b PCM 24k 16b max. 18 chars.

    PCM 22k05 16b PCM 22k05 16b max. 18 chars.

    PCM 16k 16b PCM 16k 16b max. 18 chars.

    PCM 48k 16b st PCM 48k 16b st max. 18 chars.

    PCM 48k 24b st PCM 48k 24b st max. 18 chars.

    PCM 44k1 16b st PCM 44k1 16b st max. 18 chars.

    PCM 44k1 24b st PCM 44k1 24b st max. 18 chars.

    PCM 32k 16b st PCM 32k 16b st max. 18 chars.

    PCM 24k 16b st PCM 24k 16b st max. 18 chars.

    PCM 22k05 16b st PCM 22k05 16b st max. 18 chars.

    PCM 16k 16b st PCM 16k 16b st max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 64/48 MPEG 64/48 max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 64/32 MPEG 64/32 max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 64/24 MPEG 64/24 max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 64/16 MPEG 64/16 max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 128/48 MPEG 128/48 max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 128/32 MPEG 128/32 max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 128/24 MPEG 128/24 max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 128/16 MPEG 128/16 max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 128/48 st MPEG 128/48 st max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 128/32 st MPEG 128/32 st max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 128/24 st MPEG 128/24 st max. 18 chars.

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    MPEG 128/16 st MPEG 128/16 st max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 192/48 MPEG 192/48 max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 192/32 MPEG 192/32 max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 192/48 st MPEG 192/48 st max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 192/32 st MPEG 192/32 st max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 256/48 st MPEG 256/48 st max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 256/32 st MPEG 256/32 st max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 384/48 st MPEG 384/48 st max. 18 chars.

    MPEG 384/32 st MPEG 384/32 st max. 18 chars.

    Plat Flat max. 18 chars.

    Coupe bas Low cut max. 18 chars.

    Désactivé Off max. 18 chars.

    Activé On max. 18 chars.

    Automatique Automatic max. 18 chars.

    Rapide (1.2 s) Fast (1.2 s) max. 18 chars.

    Normal (6 s) Normal (6 s) max. 18 chars.

    Lent (30 s) Slow (30 s) max. 18 chars.

    104 dB SPL 104 dB SPL max. 18 chars.

    98 dB SPL 98 dB SPL max. 18 chars.

    92 dB SPL 92 dB SPL max. 18 chars.

    86 dB SPL 86 dB SPL max. 18 chars.

    80 dB SPL 80 dB SPL max. 18 chars.

    74 dB SPL 74 dB SPL max. 18 chars.

    Sur touches +/- Using +/- keys max. 18 chars.

    Toujours activé Always on max. 18 chars.

    Lecture seulement Only in playback max. 18 chars.

    Enreg. /Nouv. index Record/New index max. 18 chars.

    Enreg./Stop Record/Stop max. 18 chars.

    Enreg./Marqueur Record/Mark max. 18 chars.

    Marqueur Mark (Rec & Play) max. 18 chars.

    Start/Stop Start/Stop max. 18 chars.

    Non-assigné Unassigned max. 18 chars.

    Mono (gauche) 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. 18 chars.

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    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. 18 chars.

    70 dB SPL crête 70 dB SPL peak max. 18 chars.

    80 dB SPL crête 80 dB SPL peak max. 18 chars.

    90 dB SPL crête 90 dB SPL peak max. 18 chars.

    100 dB SPL crête 100 dB SPL peak max. 18 chars.

    110 dB SPL crête 110 dB SPL peak max. 18 chars.

    120 dB SPL crête 120 dB SPL peak max. 18 chars.

    0.0 sec. 0.0 sec. max. 18 chars.

    0.1 sec. 0.1 sec. max. 18 chars.

    0.3 sec. 0.3 sec. max. 18 chars.

    1.0 sec. 1.0 sec. max. 18 chars.

    5 sec. 5 sec. max. 18 chars.

    15 sec. 15 sec. max. 18 chars.

    30 sec. 30 sec. max. 18 chars.

    1 min. 1 min. max. 18 chars.

    2 min. 2 min. max. 18 chars.

    5 min. 5 min. max. 18 chars.

    15 min. 15 min. max. 18 chars.

    Non-stop Nonstop max. 18 chars.

    Activé (-6dB) On -(6dB) max. 18 chars.

    FAT16 (max 2GB) FAT16 (max 2GB) max. 18 chars.

    FAT32 FAT32 max. 18 chars.

    Langue Language max. 18 chars.

    English English max. 18 chars.

    Français Français max. 18 chars.

    Extinction autom. Auto power off max. 18 chars.

    format inconnu unknown format max. 17 chars.

    Fin End max. 11 chars.

    Format Format max. 16 chars.

    <sans titre> <no title> max. 17 chars.

    JJ.MM.AA DD.MM.YY max. 8 chars.

    HH:MM:SS HH:MM:SS max. 8 chars.

    Carte en utilisation! The card is in use! max. 22 chars.

    Pas de sélection! No index selected! max. 22 chars.

    Effacer l'index XXX? Delete index XXX? 1 max. 22 chars.

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    2 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? 1 max. 22 chars.

    et tous les suivants? 2 max. 22 chars.

    Renuméroter depuis Renumber from 1 max. 22 chars.

    l'index XXX? index XXX? 2 max. 22 chars.

    Renumérotation Renumbering󰿇 max. 22 chars.

    Renuméroter depuis Renumber from 1 max. 22 chars.

    l'index 001? index 001? 2 max. 22 chars.

    Effacer les marqueurs Delete all marks in 1 max. 22 chars.

    de l'index XXX? index XXX? 2 max. 22 chars.

    Marqueurs index XXX: Marks in index XXX 1 max. 22 chars.

    Effacement impossible cannot be deleted. 2 max. 22 chars.

    Aucun marqueur dans No marks in index XXX. 1 max. 22 chars.

    l'index XXX 2 max. 22 chars.

    Pas de carte! No card in slot! max. 22 chars.

    Formater en FAT16? Format card (FAT16)? max. 22 chars.

    Formater en FAT32? Format Card (FAT32)? max. 22 chars.

    Le contenu de The current content of 1 max. 22 chars.

    la carte sera perdu! the card will be lost! 2 max. 22 chars.

    Formatage󰿇 Formatting󰿇 max. 22 chars.

    Logiciel (FAT): Soft (FAT): max. 16 chars.

    Circuit audio: Audio board: max. 21 chars.

    Options logicielles: Software options: max. 22 chars.

    Aucune None max. 22 chars.

    Actuel = Current level = max. 16 chars.

    Par défaut = Default level = max. 16 chars.

    Muet Mute max. 6 chars.

    Actuel = Current contrast = max. 19 chars

    Par défaut = Default contrast = max. 19 chars

    Machine occupée! Machine busy max. 18 chars.

    Vide! Empty max. 18 chars.

    Inexistant! Nonexistent max. 18 chars.

    ATTENTION! WARNING! max. 22 chars.

    L'alimentation micro Switching on the +48V 1 max. 22 chars.

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    +48V peut endommager phantom power supply 2 max. 22 chars.

    les micros qui n'en may damage mikes 3 max. 22 chars.

    ont pas besoin! which do not need it! 4 max. 22 chars.

    Non-implémenté Not implemented max. 18 chars.

    Nom générique: Generic file name: max. 22 chars.

    (nnn = numéro d'index) (nnn = index number) max. 22 chars.

    Titre index XXX Title index XXX max. 18 chars.

    Titrage impossible. Titling not possible. max. 22 chars.

    Carte protégée Card write protected. max. 22 chars.

    Cet index a été créé This index was created 1 max. 22 chars.

    avec une ancienne with an old version 2 max. 22 chars.

    version de l'ARES-C. of ARES-C. 3 max. 22 chars.

    Ce titre ne peut pas Title can not be 1 max. 22 chars.

    être modifié. changed. 2 max. 22 chars.

    Stop = Abandon Stop key = Escape 1 max. 22 chars.

    Lecture = Effacer Play key = Delete 2 max. 22 chars.

    >> = Insérer >> key = Insert 3 max. 22 chars.

    Enreg. = Sauvegarder Rec. Key = Write it 4 max. 22 chars.

    Carte invalide! Invalid card! max. 22 chars.

    Carte présente. Card present. max. 22 chars.

    Carte non-formatée. Unformatted card. max. 22 chars.

    Trop d'index. Too many index. 1 max. 22 chars.

    Accès aux 408 Access first 2 max. 22 chars.

    premiers index? 408 indexes? 3 max. 22 chars.

    Fichier non-fermé. Unclosed file. 1 max. 22 chars.

    Récupérer? Recover? 2 max. 22 chars.

    3 max. 22 chars.

    Erreur X Error X max. 22 chars.

    index XXX corrompu. index XXX corrupted. max. 22 chars.

    Eff. -> fin de carte? Clean to end of card? max. 22 chars.

    Format sans problème. No format problems. max. 22 chars.

    408 index disponible. 408 indexes available. max. 22 chars.

    Effacement󰿇 Cleaning󰿇 max. 22 chars.

    Logiciel (NFS) Soft (NFS): max. 16 chars.

    GAIN INADAPTE AUTO REC LEVEL ERR. max. 20 chars.

    REPERTOIRE PLEIN DIRECTORY FULL max. 19 chars.

    ERREUR VERSION USB WRONG USB VERSION max. 19 chars.

    Clavier verrouillé Keypad locked max. 19 chars.

    CARTE PLEINE CARD FULL max. 19 chars.

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    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. AUTO POWER OFF max. 19 chars.

    BATTERIE DECHARGEE LOW BATTERY max. 19 chars.

    Extinct. désactivée No auto power off max. 19 chars.

    CARTE PROTEGEE CARD WRITE PROTECT max. 19 chars.

    TAMPON DEBORDE BUFFER OVERFLOW max. 19 chars.

    CLAVIER VERROUILLE KEYPAD LOCKED max. 21 chars.

    Presser & maintenir Press & hold 1 max. 22 chars.

    les touches 󱕥 & 󱕛 left & right keys 2 max. 22 chars.

    pour le déverrouiller. to release. 3 max. 22 chars.

    CARTE INVALIDE INVALID CARD max. 21 chars.

    PAS DE CARTE NO CARD max. 21 chars.

    FORMAT INCONNU UNKNOWN FORMAT max. 21 chars.

    REPERT INUTILISABLE DIR UNUSABLE max. 21 chars.

    Lecture󰿇 Card reading󰿇 max. 21 chars.

    Carte occupée󰿇 Card busy󰿇 max. 21 chars.

    Mode USB USB mode max. 21 chars.

    FORMAT CORROMPU FORMAT CORRUPTED max. 21 chars.

    ERREUR LECTURE CARTE CARD READ ERROR max. 21 chars.

    CARTE NON-FORMATEE UNFORMATTED CARD max. 21 chars.

    Mode distant Remode mode max. 21 chars.

    Entrée In max. 7 chars.

    Sortie Out max. 7 chars.

    Seuil Thr max. 7 chars.

    Muet Off max. 5 chars.

    Index Index max. 6 chars.

    Début Begin max. 9 chars.

    Fin End max. 9 chars.

    Stop boucle End loop max. 19 chars.

    Ecoute boucle/Ajust Listen loop/Trim max. 19 chars.

    Placer une coupe Place cut max. 19 chars.

    Ajust segm. gauche Slide left segment max. 19 chars.

    Ajust segm. droite Slide right segment max. 19 chars.

    Incrément/Ecoute Step/Listen max. 19 chars.

    Eff. coupe Delete cut max. 12 chars.

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    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.

    Fin Exit max. 5 chars.

    Index XXX Index XXX max. 22 chars.

    Durée édit.: Edit length: max. 12 chars.

    Reste carte: Remain: max. 12 chars.

    Edition Edit max. 7 chars.

    Sauvegarde Save max. 10 chars.

    Abandon Quit directory max. 22 chars.

    Index XXX créé Index XXX created max. 22 chars.

    Erreur de lecture Read error max. 22 chars.

    Erreur d'écriture Write error max. 22 chars.

    Err. creation d'index Unable to create index max. 22 chars.

    Interrompu Aborted max. 22 chars.

    Erreur Error max. 22 chars.

    Presser une touche Press any key max. 22 chars.

    Création index XXX Creating index XXX max. 22 chars.

    Annuler sauvegarde Abort saving max. 20 chars.

    Format de nom File name format max. 18 chars.

    Machine Machine max. 18 chars.

    Machine_heure Machine_time max. 18 chars.

    Machine_date Machine_date max. 18 chars.

    Machine_date_heure Machine_date_time max. 18 chars.

    Carte Card max. 18 chars.

    Carte_heure Card_time max. 18 chars.

    Carte_date Card_date max. 18 chars.

    Carte_date_heure Card_date_time max. 18 chars.

    Nom de carte Card name max. 18 chars.

    Nom de machine Machine name max. 18 chars.

    Niveau d'entrée Input level max. 18 chars.

    Normal Normal max. 18 chars.

    Verrouillé Locked max. 18 chars.

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    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 Switchable and input routing

    Recording Capacity 1 hour 26minutes on a 1 GB card Stereo 48

    kHz PCM, 34 hours 45* minutes on a 1 GB

    card Mono 48 kHz 64 kb/s

    PCMCIA Slot Single type I & II

    Dynamic Range Adjust 40 dB for 0 dB record (manual), 40 dB for 0

    dB record (ALC)

    Filters 󰾽Flat󰾾, 󰾽LFA󰾾

    File Format Broadcast Wave Format (.wav)

    INPUTS

    Mic. Inputs 12 pole DIN connector

    Microphone Powering 48 V Phantom*

    Sensitivity From 2 mV to 10 mV for 0 dB recording

    Line Input Symmetrical transformerless

    Line Input Sensitivity 0.44 V to 1.4 V for 0 dB recording

    OUTPUTS

    Headphone Jack 3.5 mm stereo connector

    Line Output Lemo connector

    THD at 1 kHz 0.1 %

    Frequency response 30 Hz 󰾴 20 kHz (-3 dB in EE mode)

    Total dynamic range 80 dB

    POWER SUPPLY

    Internal batteries 5 x 󰾽AA󰾾 cells

    Consumption 7.5 V - 180 mA, 6 V 󰾴 220 mA during record

    (no display light)

    PHYSICAL

    Dimensions 188 x 80 x 28 mm (7½ x 3¼ x 1 inch)

    Weight 450 g, (1 lb)

    (* Including the MPEG option)

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    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 :

    APPLICABLE GENERIC NORMS:

    CENELEC EN 61000-3-2

    61000-3-3

    50081-1

    50082-1

    Avertissem*nt.

    Bien qu󰾺étant conforme aux normes, cet appareil peut, dans des cas exceptionels, provoquer des

    interférences. Dans ce cas, il peut être demandé à l󰾺utilisateur de prendre des mesures appropriées.

    Warning.

    Although this equipment conforms to the stated norms, under certain exceptional circ*mstances it may

    provoke interference. In this event the user may be asked to take appropriate measures.

    Other electrical regulatory certification pending.

    Cheseaux 3

    e

    trimestre 2004

    Cheseaux 3

    th

    quarter 2004

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    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 [emailprotected]

    All rights reserved-© July, 2006

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