Nagra NAGRA-V Operating Instructions And Reference Manual - page 13
Chapter I
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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 hold the shift
key while turning the rotary selector to the STOP position. Keep the shift key still
pressed for 2 seconds until the machine turns OFF.
Speaker.
Turning ON, OFF or selecting AUTO switching the speaker without going into the
menus, can be made by keeping the shift key pressed while pushing the BATT
switch. Every time this function is executed, it will scroll on the display through the 3
different possibilities.
In/Out pot.
This give access to the mode of operation of the third potentiometer on the front
panel of the machine (AUX IN & LINE OUT) in the case that in the menu, the line
potentiometer of the NAGRA V is set to the POT.SHIFT position. That is to say that it
will adjust the input signal if the SHIFT key is kept pressed and it will adjust the
OUTPUT signal if the SHIFT key is not pressed.
Recall 1
Shortcut: When the shift key is pressed and also the left arrow key, the template
recall menus are immediately displayed.
LCD Display (14)
This is a 14 segment 8 digit back lit LCD display, permitting alpha-
numeric indication of a large quantity of different information and
allowing internal settings of the machine to be made in the MENU
mode. In normal operation it will indicate the current take number and
time from the beginning of it. It is also used to display the internal
STATUS of the machine, remaining time available on the cartridge to be recorded etc. The display will
be illuminated if the illumination switch # 1 is put in the "cloud" position.
It can be used to display the following:
Menu Tree
Take Number and time from start of take
Remaining Time on the cartridge/HDD (related to bit & sampling rates)
Time Code
Error codes
Flags on top of the display:
Video
If a valid video versus TC format is connected
Tcext
If external time code is present
Tcint
If during playback the time code is accurate
Lock
If the machine is locked in chase mode
PWR
If the batt. or ext. voltage drops below limit
Flag 1
If the SHIFT button was pressed twice (menu lock)
Flag 2
Not used
Flag 3
Not used