Nagra NAGRA-V Operating Instructions And Reference Manual

Manual is about: 24 bit solid state audio recorder / player

Summary of NAGRA-V

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    Operating instructions and reference manual nagra-v (pn 2031 001 150).

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    Guarantee nagra/kudelski certifies that this instrument was thoroughly inspected and tested prior to leaving our factory and is in accordance with the data given in the accompanying test sheet. We guarantee the nagra v products of our own manufacture against any defect arising from faulty manufactur...

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    About this manual this instruction manual is broken down into several sections. Each section covers different aspects of the machine, the settings, actual use of the machine, eventual problem localisation and technical specifications. They are divided into different chapters listed below. All words ...

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    Chapter i 1 may 2003 chapter i parts of the machine introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 explanation of the parts of the machine..............................................

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    Chapter i 2 may 2003 introduction the nagra-v is a 24 bit solid state audio recorder / player using a removable hard drive as its storage medium (hdd). The information is stored as a digital linear fat16/32 broadcast wave format. Also equipped with an aes input and output as well as m/s technology a...

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    Chapter i 3 may 2002 explanation of the parts of the machine left side panel extension connector (1) this 15 pin "d" type connector serves several purposes. It has a symmetrical transformerless line input (aux), an external digital input used by the nagra-v as a digital audio input (special aes inpu...

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    Chapter i 4 jan 2003 rs 422 connector (2) this is a standard 9-pin rs 422 symmetrical serial communication port for connection to the external world. The factory for test purposes uses this connector. For remote controlling the nagra-v by pc or laptop, the same connector can also be used using the n...

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    Chapter i 5 jan 2003 front panel light / battery switch (1) this three position switch has several functions which are depending on how it is used: cloud position means modulometer and display backlights are on sun positon means modulometer and display backlights are off batt. Position can have seve...

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    Chapter i 6 may 2003 meter (2) the nagra v can be supplied with either a single or double pointer modulometer. The double meter is greatly appreciated in cinema or two track applications while in music or broadcast applications the single pointer instrument is often preferred. In both cases, the met...

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    Chapter i 7 oct 2002 sensitivity selectors (6) these two switches are used to select the desired sensitivity of the microphones connected to the microphone inputs. The possible selections are 1 mv/hpa, 4 mv/hpa and 0.2 mv/hpa. Depending on the type of microphones used, those switches must be set to ...

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    Chapter i 8 jan 2003 reference switch (9) by pushing the switch upwards, the internal reference generator can be activated. As long as the switch is held in this position, a sine wave of 1 khz (at 48/96 khz, 919 hz at 44.1/88.2 khz), will be present at the outputs, if the nagra-v is in the test posi...

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    Chapter i 9 jan 2003 record. The record position, marked record is the standard position used for recording and the internal limiters (if fitted) nv-lim #7031 130 000 will be active and turned on (in the limiter sub-menu). When recording, the red led beside the main function selector will be alight....

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    Chapter i 10 jan 2003 sync mode. When the shift key is pressed and held while moving the rotary selector to the play position, the machine turns on the synchronizer. The sync mode turns off by moving the rotary selector. Power delay. In the case that the pow. Delay menu is set to manual, press and h...

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    Chapter i 11 may 2002 right side panel banana output connectors (1) this is the telephone output connection. It is a mono output fitted with a transformer with output impedance of 600 from 300 hz to 5 khz, and is used for connection to a standard switched telephone line. The output level of this con...

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    Chapter i 12 may 2002 headphone output jack (4) this is a standard ¼" stereo jack connector. The level of the headphone output can be adjusted using the headphone level control. When the nagra-v is connected to a standard telephone line the return feed of the line is always available in the headphon...

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    Chapter i 13 may 2003 top deck internal speaker (1) this small built-in loudspeaker can be used to listen to the recordings. The line out level potentiometer controls the volume of the internal loudspeaker on the front panel of the machine and in conjunction with the headphone level pot. The speaker...