Sony MZ-NH900 Manual de usuario

Recording with the Sony MZ-NH-900

Set-Up Steps for MD Mode Only

The HiMD recorders can record in two formats: the higher quality HiMD

format or the Standard MD SP format. They can also record on both the

old, “MD” discs and the new HiMD discs. The separate set-up steps for

the Hi-MD mode follow these below.

These steps are for MD Disc mode, NOT Hi-MD !!

Files created in the MD format cannot be transferred digitally via

SoundStage and a USB cable on a PC. MD format recordings have to be

transferred in real time on the Transfer platform in B-18 or via a analog

cable. Format Your Discs should be formatted in HiMD mode unless you

have a special reason to use MD mode.

Recording Kit: Sony MZ-NH900 recorder; 110 A.C. power Supply;

Charging cradle; USB cable; AA battery holder (detachable); Sony MDR-

V600 Headphones or similar. 1- Rode NT4 stereo mic or 1- stereo pair

of Sound Professional Binaural mics.

With a Sound Devices Preamp Some Sony MZ-NH900 recorders will

become available alone and some will be in backpack kits using the

MP-2 or Mix Pre mic preamps and condenser mics-- probably the Rode

NT1A’s and the CAD 179’s. The later kits can only be checked-out to

students who have taken Field Audio 420 or are enrolled in 460 and

receive a demo.

Set-Up Steps for the Sony MZ-NH900 MD Recorder

It is very important to go through theses steps every time before you

start recording and, preferably, before you even set off to record. Take

some time to practice placing the recorder into manual record gain

mode because you’ll need to be able to do this quickly and confidently

in the field. If you fail to do some of the below steps, your recording

can suffer in terms of quality and in some cases, it won’t be able to be

imported into a computer without a lot of extra work or maybe, not at

all.

Perform these steps with No Disc in the Recorder:

4. Set to Advanced Menu Mode Press and hold the Navi/Menu button

for 2 seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate the circular jog

wheel until the word, "Option," is blinking. Press down on the small

ENTER button (the button in the middle of the Jog wheel) to select

“Option.” Rotate the jog wheel until the word "Advanced" is blinking

and select it by pressing ENTER. You cannot access manual record

gain unless it is in this mode.

“EOR” (EDIT; OPTION; RECORD SET)

5. Format Disc in MD format (this erases everything that is already

recorded on the disk) Press and hold the Navi/Menu button for 2

seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate jog wheel to EDIT,

select it by pressing the ENTER button in the center of the Jog

Wheel. Under Edit-> select Format-> and blinking “Yes.” If there is

no “Format” option provided, select “Erase All.” "Disc Mode" is

blinking. Select “Disc Mode” by pressing ENTER. Jog until the word,

“MD” is blinking. Select it with ENTER.

6. Set Disc Mode in MD format Press and hold the Navi/Menu button for

2 seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate jog wheel to

Option, select it by pressing the ENTER button in the center of the

Jog Wheel. Under Option-> select Disc Mode-> and blinking “MD.”

7. Set Record Mode to SP Press and hold the Navi/Menu button for 2

seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate Jog Wheel until

"REC Set" is blinking and press Enter. Select “Rec Mode” and then

“SP.”

8. Look at the Menu window. The Record Mode should show “MD” and

“SP. If the window shows HiMD or LP2, re-do the above steps 5 and

9. Install a fresh, alkaline, 9 volt battery into the Rode NT-4 mic by un-

screwing the lower section of the body and sliding the battery into the

cavity (terminals first). Check for correct polarity (+ to + and – to –).

Secure the battery in place with the flexible spring clip and screw the

sections back together.

10. Slip the mic back into the shock mount and attach the fake fur

jacket. The Rode NT-4 mic is very sensitive to hand-holding and the

slightest amount of wind. Unless you are mounting it on a mic stand

indoors, the results are likely to be disappointing without a shock

mount/zepplin.

11. Its best to turn ON the mic before plugging it in to the Recorder. The

switch is on the Mic body ON. When the NT4 is switched ON, the red

battery status light should illuminate for about 1 second and turn off. If

the L.E.D. remains illuminated significantly longer, the battery should be

replaced. Life expectancy for a high quality alkaline battery is in excess

of 400 hours. If left ON, the battery power will be unnecessarily

depleted.

12. Attach the XLR-> 1/8” stereo mini-plug cable to the end of the

NT4 mic. Plug the mini-plug connector into the RED mic in jack on

the Sony Recorder and the headphones into the black headphone

jack.

13. Set/Check Mic Sensitivity (Low or HI) Press and hold the

Navi/Menu button for 2 seconds until the menu window activates. Use

Jog Wheel to navigate to "Rec Set" and then "Mic Sens." Select

"High" if you are recording ambience or "Low" if you are recording

close voice or loud sound effects.

14. Set in Manual Record Level Mode Unfortunately, one cannot go

directly into Manual Record Mode; you must go into Auto Gain mode,

MIC IN

Headphone OUT

place it in pause and then use the menu to change to Manual

Record level. Push the RED REC button down and slide the button to

the right to put the recorder in instant record mode (auto gain).

Press on the PAUSE BUTTON. Press and hold the Navi/Menu button

for 2 seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate jog wheel until

"REC Set" is blinking. Select “REC Volume,” and then “Manual.” You

can now adjust Record Level manually with the Jog Wheel. Set the

record level gain so the normal volume "peaks" cause about 1/2 of

the segments to come on (turn black). Notice that the over-

modulation segment occurs right under the “0” of “30.”

You can change the record level as the deck while recording if

necessary.

15. To start recording, press again on the Pause button. When you are

ready to stop recording, press on the PAUSE button again. Try to

not stop the recorder with the STOP button unless you are taking a

break because this will take the deck out of Manual Record Level

mode. Note that the recorder jumps to unused disc space when a

new recording is started. Recordings are organized into “groups.” A

‘Group” includes all the tracks made with the pause button. Pressing

STOP will cause a new “group” to be created the next time the a

recording is made on the disc.

16. To raise the headphone volume, press on the top edge of the

ENTER button and on the lower edge to lower the headphone

volume. This may take some practice.

17. You can create a marker for a new track as the Recorder is running

by pressing the "T mark" button above the mic input jack. This will

create a new track at this point making it much easier to locate later.

18. Allow the Record to Save the Files. After pressing STOP, the

recorder needs to write the file to the disk in order to save it. DO

NOT remove the disk or turn off the power to the unit by removing

the battery or power cord during this phase or you will lose the

recordings on the disc.

19. Playing Recordings. Insert the disc, press the left or right edge of

the ENTER button to shuffle through your tracks.

20. Prevent accidental erasure of recorded discs by sliding the white tab

on the rear edge of the disc until the slot is open.

21. Disc Capacities: A standard MD disk has a capacity of 74-80

minutes recorded in SP mode. (Don't record in the LP mode, the

quality is compromised!)

Sony MZ-NH-900

Hi-MD and MD format Recorder

Set-Up Steps for HiMD Record Mode Only

The HiMD recorders can record in two formats: the HiMD format which

can create a 16bit PCM file on HiMD disks and the older MD SP format

which uses compression.

Most users will want to record on HiMD formatted disks because, in

addition to better quality, one can transfer the files digitally to a PC

using a USB transfer cable and Sony’s Soundstage/Wave Converter

software v3.2.

You can obtain higher resolution files and digital transfer capability

using the older MD discs but the discs must be formatted to HiMD

before recorded upon.

You also cannot make USB digital transfers of a recordings made onto

an older MD disc unless the disk is reformatted into the HiMD format.

There is a PC computer in B-56 or B-18 for making the digital transfers

from the Sony NH-900 itself. You must use a Mac compatible HiMD

recorder and disks recorded on this Mac compatible recorders (models

MZ-M100 or MZ-M10) to be able to transfer HiMD recordings directly to a

Mac. HiMD disks recorded on a PC compatible HiMD recorder like the

NH-900 must be transferred on a PC platform.

Set-Up Steps for the Sony MZ-NH900 MD Recorder

It is very important to go through these steps before you start recording

and, preferably, before you set off to your location. Take some time to

practice placing the recorder into manual record gain mode because

you’ll need to be able to do this quickly and confidently in the field. If

you fail to do some of the below steps, your recording can suffer in

terms of quality and in some cases, it may not be able to be digitally

imported into a computer.

Perform these steps with No Disc in the Recorder:

4. Set to Advanced Menu Mode, Press and hold the Navi/Menu button

for 2 seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate the circular jog

wheel until the word, "Option," is blinking. Press down on the small

ENTER button (the button in the middle of the Jog wheel) to select

“Option.” Rotate the jog wheel until the word "Advanced" is blinking

and select it by pressing ENTER. You cannot access manual record

gain unless it is in this mode.

5. Insert disk you wish to record on into the recorder with the metal

slide on top and to the right.

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