5 dry cells “AA”, 1 DIN connector 12 pin, 1 USB cable, 1 CDR with Ares Import, Digigram Import
software and manuals.
1.2 DELIVERED WITH ARES-P.
5 dry cells “AA”, 1 DIN connector 12 pin, 1 carrying strap, 1 CDR with Ares Import, Digigram Import
software and manuals.
1.3 DELIVERED WITH RCX220.
5 dry cells “AA”, 1 DIN connector 12 pin, 1 carrying strap, 1 USB cable, 1 CDR with Ares Import,
Digigram Import software and manuals.
2 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES.
To open the ma chine, push the button on the right side. Inside the battery compartiment, 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
compartiment 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 A res-P II, the green led turns on. During charge,
the yellow led turns on. The Ares -P II 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.
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
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 software version, for Ares-P or RCX220, 1.20 and higher allows using linear flash
cards, ATA cards and compact flash cards. Compact flash cards must be installed using an adapter.
4 POWER ON, POWER OFF.
Press the “POWER ON” button (1) for 1 second and the machine switches on. To switch “OFF” the
machine push the same button again for 1 second.
Attention: the machine cannot be switched OFF during RECORD.
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”.
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6 BUTTONS.
1 Power ON / OFF
2 + 2 bis Record, Marker key
3 Rew ind, 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 ARES-P, RCX220, ARES -P II DIFFERENCES.
ARES- P: Has no USB connector. The card is formatted “Linear File” non-compatible directly with
Windows except if the Ares Import software is used. The recorded fi les can be G.722 or MPEG 1 layer
II. Maximum bitrate is 192kb/s 48kHz stereo (96kb/s per channel).
RCX220: Is equipped with an USB 1.1 connector. Windows recognizes the machine as an external
sound card. Import of files over USB can only be made via RcxLoad (Digigram software). The card is
formatted “Linear File” non-compatible directly with Windows except if the Ares Import software is
used. The recorded files can be G.722 or MPEG 1 layer II. Maximum bitrate is 192kb/s 48kHz stereo
(96kb/s per channel).
ARES- P II: Is equipped with a USB 1.1 connector. In the ARES-P II mode only, the machine is
recognized as an external removable hard drive. It also has a built-in speaker, Phantom power and
accepts compact micro-drives up to 2 GB.
Without any software options installed, the card is formatted “FAT 16” and is directly compatible with
Windows or Mac O/S. The recorded files are Broadcast Wave Format (xxx.wav). Only PCM can be
recorded (not compressed).
If equipped with the software option I, the machine emulates also an ARES-P. In the ARES -P II mode,
compressed MPEG files can be recorded. In the ARES- P II mode, the maximum bit rate becomes
384kb/s 48kHz stereo.
Only ATA or Compact flash cards can be used in the ARES-P II mode.
If equipped with software option I & II, the machine also emulates an RCX220. This means that in the
RCX220 mode, via USB, Windows recognizes the machine as an external soundcard and in the
ARES- P II mode as an external removable hard drive.
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 16 bits x 48000 sampling frequency divide by 8 bits per Byte gives a data
rate of 192 kBytes per second.
8 FIRST TIME SWITCH ON.
This is only important in the case of an ARES- P II. Once the batteries have been installed, the
machine will switch on in the ARES-P II mode (FAT 16). The display will show a picture of a cylinder
with the word “FAT” for several seconds.
To change the mode to ARES-P or RCX220 (if minimum the soft 1 package is included) jump to
page 15 Paragraph 14.3.4 PROGRAM SELECT before continuing.
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9 MAIN DISPLAY DESCRIPTION.
Stop or play position
Remaining time on the card
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 “-” button (8 or 7) is pressed. It disappears
after a few seconds to improve the clarity of the display.
Input level indication for
Left and Right channel
Status of the ARES-P
STOP, PLAY, REC, FWD, RWD
Take number and position
in minutes and seconds
Status of the flashcard
Battery status
Total number of recorded takes
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LOW BATTERY
Headroom indicator
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Messages
IN
- 20DB
Input level
Level adjustment
Level setting
on the flashcard
in minutes and seconds
Status of the ARES-P
“STOP”ARES- P is in STAND BY mode
“RECORD”ARES- P is in RECORD mode
“PLAY”ARES- P is in PLAY mode
“SEARCH FORWARD” ARES- P is playing fast forwards
“SEARCH BACKWARD”ARES- P is playing fast backwards
Take 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).
Stop or play position on the flashcard
The marker shows the exact playback position, take 7 at 0 minutes, 0 seconds.
Status of the flashcard
The full length of the bargraph 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
This area shows the total number of takes 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.
Input level indication for Left and Right channel
In the stereo mode, bargraph 1 corresponds to the left channel and 2 to the right c hannel. In mono
mode, both bargraphs indicate the input level. From 0db, the bargraph shows the headroom up to
+9dB. +9dB corresponds to “FF” for the AD converter.
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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.
Battery status
When the battery icon shows full, it indicates the batteries are fully charged. Full corresponds to a
voltage measurement of 6.28V or higher. Each step corresponds to 0.256V. When the voltage drops
below 5V, a warning beep is heard in the headphones and the message “ LOW BATTERY” appears in
the display. When the voltage drops below 4.5V the machine automatically switches off. Fully charged
Ni Metal Hydride batteries of 1300 mAh capacity will power the recorder for approximately 3 hours and
15 minutes.
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)
For ARES-P or RCX220 mode.
A valid formatted card must be fitted and the machine switched ON. To start recording, the “RECORD ”
key (2) or (2bis) can be pressed, even if the machine was in “PLAY” mode or is in one of the sub-
menus. The “RECORD ” keys will not work if the machine is deleting a take or formatting the card.
If during record the “RECORD” key is pressed again, a new take is automatically created. This
function is used for “MARKING” the audio during record.
For ARES-P II mode.
In addition to the above mentioned functions, the same button can be used for adding markers during
record or playback, inside a single file. This depends on the settings made in the “SIDE KEY” sub
menu.
During record, the front LED as well as the red LED on the keyboard turn ON.
During record, the “POWER” key is disabled.
10.2 REWIND KEY (3) AND FORWARD KEY (6)
These keys have two functions called “SKIP” backwards or forwards and “REWIND ” or “FORWARD”.
SKIP.
For ARES-P or RCX220 mode.
In “STOP” mode: To jump take-by-take, pressing briefly on the “<<” or “>>” keys will decrement or
increment the take position.
In “PLAY” mode: To jump to other takes on the card, press twice in quick succession the “<<” or “>>”
to decrement or increment the take number.
IMPORTANT: Only takes with the same compression as the current settings of the machine can be
played back using the SKIP buttons. All other takes with a different compression cannot be selected.
For ARES-P II mode.
If the recording contains “markers” then these keys will jump to the next (or previous) marker 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 BACKW ARDS SEARCH” at 4 times
nominal speed. The longer the button is pressed, the search speed increments up to 128 times
nominal speed. When the button 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 button 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. After
power on pressing “PLAY” will resume playback from its last position before power down, as long as
the batteries are installed.
11 LEVEL ADJUSTM ENT
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 bargraph 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 bargraph
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 (FAT 16 only)
When in the sub menus the “MIKE” 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 ri ght
channel. When the input sensitivity between the 2 channels is not identical, the display will
automatically show both input sensitivity levels.
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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.
11.3 THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT
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). 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 bargraph 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.
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12 CENTER & ARROW KEYS
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By pushing the “CENTER” key (13), the machine gives access to the “DIRECTORY”, “TOOLS” and
“SETTINGS” 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).
DIRECTORY
TOOLS
DIRECTORY
TOOLS
SETTINGS
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 colors, 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.
14 MAIN MENU.
By pressing the “CENTER ” key (13), the main menu appears on the display.
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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: “DATE & TIME”, “CARD FORMATTING”,
“FORMAT REPAIRING”, ”PROGRAM SELECT” and “VERSION ”.
If “SETTINGS” is selec ted, several other sub-menus can be selected such as: “OUTPUT LEVEL ”,
“INPUT FILTER”, “BEEP” and “COMPRESSION ” 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).
Inside a sub-menu, execute the selected setting by pressing the “CENTER ” key (13).
14.1 DIRECTORY MENU.
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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 horizontaly to view all the recorded files and
their specifications.
If the marker has a “? ” shape, it means that the take compression is the same as the current settings
of the machine.
If the marker has a “>” shape, it means that the take compression is different from the current settings
of the machine.
In the latter case, if the “PLAY” button” (5) is pressed, the corresponding compression will be
automatically loaded in the DSP, and play starts.
If the marker is in front of one of the audio takes, the “PLAY”, “STOP”, “FWD ” and “RWD” function
keys (3,4,5 &6) become 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.
Selected file No
Current position
inside the selected file
002 1.30
File No 001, length 1minute 25
seconds, recorded March 12, 2000
002 3.48
000 FORMAT CARD
001 MPEG 192 / 48 ST.
002 MPEG 128 / 24 ST.
003 G.722
END
002 3.48
000 < NO TITLE >
001 FOOTBALL GAME IN
002 < NO TITLE >
003 ACCIDENT
END
002 3.48
000 < NO TITLE >
001 GAME IN PARIS
002 < NO TITLE >
003
END
002 3.48
000 < NO TITLE >
001 PARIS
002 < NO TITLE >
003
END
The display shows the length, the date of recording, the time at the
record start, the type of compression and the title of each take.The title
can be maximum 31 characters long and scrolls over the display in 3
stages.
Pushing the “UP” (9) or “DOWN” (11) “ARROW” keys makes the vertical scrolling.
The take number 000 is the format take. It shows the time and date when the card was last formatted.
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