rich Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 ZHD, like XR will only be a mono transmission system. the camera link system is assuming that you will want to send 2 channels of audio to the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze Frias Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, Peter Mega said: Any plans on a new wide band "CL" camera link with ZHD to match my RX200 that I haven't even taken out of its box yet? This would be very welcome please. I purchased the RX200 to replace my RX900S but the current CL is not wide band so a new wide band CL would be the go. Thanks Zaxcom has stated in the past that a wideband CL was not in the plans as it requires the fixed narrow band filters it currently has to be able to successfully provide a clean transmission without spray on other nearby wireless. ZHD on the CL also seems unlikely, as it is a mono modulation only, and CL needs to also be able to do stereo modulation. While I don't want to say impossible or never happening, definitely not in the plans for the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek H Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 11 hours ago, howy said: The new transmitters are the same as the current ones in all respects as far as the user is concerned (so they can also do 100MHz tuning). They are very similar except the new transmitters are capable of much higher signal to noise RF and very precise modulation. When a ZHD transmitter transmits the old modulation(s) it will have significantly higher dynamic range (RF wise) so you should be able to get more channels together even using the old modulation formats (maybe even 2 times as many). The software for ZHD on the transmitter and the receiver takes up a lot more horsepower. That is why the receiver can currently only receive one channel at a time for now. If I can make the receiver do 2 channels at a time it will only require a software update. So I'm taking this to mean that even using stereo or XR modulation the new ZHD model transmitter will provide increased range? Or just tighter channel spacing? And... maybe current 200 series receivers will be able to do dual ZHD in the future if you guys can figure out the programming? That's a pretty significant "if". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Mega Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 20 minutes ago, Jose Frias said: Zaxcom has stated in the past that a wideband CL was not in the plans as it requires the fixed narrow band filters it currently has to be able to successfully provide a clean transmission without spray on other nearby wireless. ZHD on the CL also seems unlikely, as it is a mono modulation only, and CL needs to also be able to do stereo modulation. While I don't want to say impossible or never happening, definitely not in the plans for the near future. Ok. Thanks. Will have to re think my options for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 1 hour ago, Peter Mega said: Any plans on a new wide band "CL" camera link with ZHD ZHD is a mono modulation. The camera link uses a stereo modulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyrnxG Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Battery life expected for each power output? I heard the 1010 Audio LTD stuff drains terribly fast. Will the tight freq technology Zax uses be the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howy Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 The battery life should be about the same as the existing transmitters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Ear Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 8 hours ago, RadoStefanov said: To my ear the ZHD sounds a little better. I tried it in the recording studio. I might be imagining. Will test more tomorrow. Awesome. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindrop Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Will you be able to select XR modulation instead of ZHD, on a TRXLA3, so that it can be made compatible with a QRX200 receiving two TX's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Yes you can select XR on the new TRXLA3. While ZHD modulation will not be initially available in Dual mode on the QRX200. We hope that we can get it to work with a software only change some time in the future. For now it is a single transmitter receiver when in ZHD mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindrop Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 31 minutes ago, glenn said: Yes you can select XR on the new TRXLA3. While ZHD modulation will not be initially available in Dual mode on the QRX200. We hope that we can get it to work with a software only change some time in the future. For now it is a single transmitter receiver when in ZHD mode. Great thank you, nice to have the choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 I am doing an extensive in the field testing of the Zaxcom XR vs Zaxcom ZHD vs AudioLTD 1010. Stand by for results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Woodcock Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 I'm hoping that software will allow the use of 2 mics to one receiver, if that isn't possible I am hoping that there will be new versions of the qrx212 for the rx12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 the beta software I am using on my oneunit qrx200s has a dual boot. One with zhd single and another with xr dual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodoHu Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 On 14.4.2016 at 3:01 AM, howy said: When a ZHD transmitter transmits the old modulation(s) it will have significantly higher dynamic range (RF wise) so you should be able to get more channels together even using the old modulation formats (maybe even 2 times as many). - So the generation 3 transmitters will be able to transmit on the old standard as well, correct? - Will the TRX743 record in stereo? - Will there be a Timecode/Mono out on the TRX743? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 So the generation 3 transmitters will be able to transmit on the old standard as well, correct? Yes - Will the TRX743 record in stereo? If in stereo mode yes - Will there be a Timecode/Mono out on the TRX743? Yes if you mean RF transmission Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Dear Sanders and Stark, You are killing us! Fantastic updates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Thanks Vas. Lots more big new stuff to be announced at NAB. T-3 days and counting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodoHu Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 6 hours ago, glenn said: So the generation 3 transmitters will be able to transmit on the old standard as well, correct? Yes - Will the TRX743 record in stereo? If in stereo mode yes - Will there be a Timecode/Mono out on the TRX743? Yes if you mean RF transmission Glenn 1+2: fantastic! Thanks Zaxcom! 3: Too bad, I am waiting for years for such a feature, a 3,5mm plug with TC/Monitor out. Seams I'll have to wait for the TRX744 and keep on using other recorder on camera:-(. See discussion here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 So, if (for example) no solution will be found to get the QRX200 able to receive two of these new transmitter, the only way to use them is just one TX for QRX, right? So basically: 1) if I want to use two TXs (dual mode) I'll have to use the old XR modulation; 2) if I want to use the new modulation, it is better (cheaper) to me to buy the RX200 instead of the QRX200.... I hope I've understand well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze Frias Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 52 minutes ago, vale said: So, if (for example) no solution will be found to get the QRX200 able to receive two of these new transmitter, the only way to use them is just one TX for QRX, right? So basically: 1) if I want to use two TXs (dual mode) I'll have to use the old XR modulation; 2) if I want to use the new modulation, it is better (cheaper) to me to buy the RX200 instead of the QRX200.... I hope I've understand well... Correct. To try to make it as clear as water: As it currently stands, all 200 series receivers (QRX200, QRX235, RX200, QRX212 modules for RX-12) will only able to receive one channel of the new modulation from a single ZHD transmitter (after software update). If you want to use dual mode on the QRX200, QRX235, or RX-12 QRX212 modules, you'll need to change the modulation to XR. Whether it is cheaper to buy a single mode receiver along with a ZHD transmitter remains to be seen, because there is still a slight possibility that Zaxcom may get two ZHD channels out of dual mode receivers in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Just a small correction here. It is our goal to make the QRX200, QRX235 and RX212 modules for the RX12 receive 2 transmitters with only a software upgrade. This may or may not be possible. We will know this summer. T-1 and counting Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 I would not hold my breath for dual on qrx200/235 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Deakin Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 3 hours ago, RadoStefanov said: I would not hold my breath for dual on qrx200/235 Its way to early to be negative. Give zaxcom a chance. Wait and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadoStefanov Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 12 hours ago, Glen Deakin said: Its way to early to be negative. Give zaxcom a chance. Wait and see. not negative. Just informed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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