Nagra Seven - About this Manual

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About This Manual
This instruction manual is broken down into several chapters. Each chapter covers different aspects of the
Nagra Seven recorder, the settings, actual use, eventual problem localisation and technical specifications.
GUARANTEE / WARRANTY Page 1
ABOUT THIS MANUAL Page 2
INTRODUCTION TO THE NAGRA
Seven
Page 3
Chapter I The “POWER”
Battery packs, Fuses, Mains powering, Charging Power
indication, RTC / TC powering, Lithium battery care.
Page 4
Chapter II The “EXTERIOR”
Operational front panel, Input panel (Left side), Output panel
(Right side), Back side and Power.
Page 7
Chapter III The “INTERIOR”
THE OPERATIONAL SECTION
Part 1
HOME / MENUS
General overview of the touchscreen display, Home screens and
menu access.
Page 15
Part 2
The AUDIO
AUDIO MENU, Input matrix, Analog inputs / selection,
Analog levels, AES, Slate Microphone, Digital filters, ALC /
Limiters, Outputs,Monitoring, Loudspeaker, Reference
generator, Meters, Mic. display scale.
Page 24
Part 3
The SETTINGS
SETTINGS MENU, sampling freq., clock ref., Pre-record,
Auto-skip in play, Start stop polarity, File format, type,name
/ size, Pot. assignment, Display settings,Icon selection.
Page 35
Part 4
The TEMPLATES
TEMPLATE MENU, Data entry
Page 41
Part 5
The MEDIA
MEDIA MENU, Directory, Folder, Drive, COPY functions,
Autocopy and copy manager
Page 43
Part 6
TRANSMISSION
Ethernet transmission, F.T.P. transfers
Page 50
Part 7
The METADATA
iXML METADATA, False start, Wild track, Pick-up scene, data
entry
Page 55
Part 8
The TOOLS
TOOLS MENU, Re-format, Time / Date (RTC), Misc. Machine
name, Keyboard Layout, (Auto folders), About.
Page 58
Chapter IV The “EXTRAS”
Hardware and sofware options – Overview
Time code
Time code system: Frame rates, Internal generator, TC playback,
pull up/down, TC display, TC rec, TC menu
Page 64
Interface, Mode, Contacts
Voice over IP (VoIP) Page 72
I.S.D.N. (R.N.I.S.) Page 78
WiFi / 3G / GSM transmission, SIM insertion Page 84
Audio Editor
Internal audio editing option Page 87
Chapter V The SOLUTIONS
Error messages and problem solving Page 95
Chapter VI SPECIFICATIONS
Full technical specifications Page 97
ANNEX I
ALC / LIMITER detailed explanations Page 98
ANNEX II
Recording times
Page 100
ANNEX III
iXML implementation
Page 101
ANNEX IV Firmware updates Page 102
ANNEX V
Useful “Cyber” Term explanatioins
Page 103
ANNEX VI
USB Keyboard template and functions
Page 105
Declaration of conformity CE Page 106
index
Page 107