Axia xSelector, Installation & User Manual

Page 1: ...xSelector Installation User s Guide Manual Rev 1 January 2019 p n 1490 00105 002 TelosAlliance com...

Page 2: ...an easily accessible safety disconnect device should be included in the rack design To reduce the risk of electrical shock do not expose this product to rain or moisture This unit is for indoor use on...

Page 3: ...iance which are mentioned in this manual or accompanying material are informational only The Telos Alliance makes no endorsement of any particular product for any purpose nor claims any responsibility...

Page 4: ...r which must be written on the exterior of your shipping container Please do not include cables or accessories unless specifically requested by the Technical Support Engineer Be sure to adequately ins...

Page 5: ...19 Login Password 19 The xSelector Home Page 20 Simple Setup Page 21 Advanced Options Screens 23 Advanced Options Sources 23 Advanced Options Destinations 25 Advanced Options Meters Page 26 QoS Page...

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Page 7: ...nspire our customers to create the most exciting and engaging audio experiences imaginable We re grateful that you have chosen audio tools from Telos Systems Omnia Audio Axia Audio Linear Acoustic 25...

Page 8: ...CAT 6 small and light yet sound and data pour forth What magic is this...

Page 9: ...en says Node in the top left corner 3 Push in the knob on the right and and hold it for 10 seconds You will see the Page icon highlight as you continue to hold the Pencil icon will highlight You re no...

Page 10: ...quest within 4 seconds The broad casts will continue with an increasing delay between messages until a configuration is set If your computer is running iProbe when xSelector s BootP request is issued...

Page 11: ...ob Rotate to select an audio stream from the Livewire network press to take Audio is auto matically fed to rear panel outputs and front panel jack Preset Keys Use these to quickly recall frequently us...

Page 12: ...AES EBU outputs simultaneously output the audio source selected using the front panel controls GPIO Connections xSelector has two DB 15 connections for GPIO Each one has 5 GPI and 5 GPO clo sures They...

Page 13: ...the standard for audio over IP interoperability approved by the Audio Engineering Society in September 2013 AES67 compliance means that different AoIP formats such as Livewire Ravenna and others can...

Page 14: ...able audio streams from a scrolling list The one minute fast setup routine Other settings Fast Select Keys The six film cap keys select stored sources which are routed to the output destination of the...

Page 15: ...ight Channel Input 4 Ground 5 Not Used 6 Analog Right Channel Input 7 Not Used 8 Not Used INPUT CONNECTORS XLR F Pin Function Analog AES 1 Ground 2 Balanced Input AES 3 Balanced Input AES Fig 1 3 Anal...

Page 16: ...connections for AES 3 digital audio There is a single XLR F for digital audio in and a single XLR M for digital audio out Between the two XLR connectors are two RJ45 ports for digital audio in and out...

Page 17: ...tion to creating a potentially hazardous situation defeating this safety ground will prevent the internal line noise filter from functioning Web Interface xSelector options like other Axia products ca...

Page 18: ...Do digital streams dream of electric DJs Just Bradbury knows...

Page 19: ...fer to assign an IP address using the front panel controls and then perform the rest of the configuration from the node s web pages we ll cover Advanced Programming in Chapter Three As soon as you plu...

Page 20: ...the source listing by name instead The channel number will still be shown but the order of sources is now based on the alphabetical order of names NOTE At the top of the list you ll see no audio High...

Page 21: ...d advanced settings using xSelector s front panel controls The knob used for source selection is also used to change the OLED display to different Page views While output meters are displayed depressi...

Page 22: ...f the page are two icons The top icon two boxes represents the page change function triggered by a tap of the encoder advance to next page The bottom icon is a pencil indicating there s an edit functi...

Page 23: ...ew the user can edit several settings Once in Edit view you ll see a cursor under the IP Address digits Rotate the encoder knob to change the value of the digit press the encoder to move to the next d...

Page 24: ...sets of meters are provided on the Meters page The left most set of meters indicates the peak levels of audio fed to the xSelector s rear panel inputs A tally at the bottom of the screen indicates whe...

Page 25: ...network master clock At bootup SYNC blinks until network synchronization is achieved Once synched the device should display A solid SYNC indication shows that the device is synchronized to the networ...

Page 26: ...To and fro bits flow Audio anywhere now Fingertips decide...

Page 27: ...ode ID and IP Address pages simply press the knob adjacent to the display until you reach one of these screens After entering the IP address your browser will display the xSelector s Home page with li...

Page 28: ...able limits Sync A solid SYNC indication represents synchronization with the network clock sync source Under the SYNC indication a calculated ID value of the master clock is displayed the IP address o...

Page 29: ...ther the Node ID value will define the Host Name of the device and its Source Channel number By default the Node ID determines the IP Address of the unit and the Source Channel number of the audio sou...

Page 30: ...don t know the number of the source to be routed you can press the Browse button immediately to the right of the text field This opens a pop up which lists all the sources available on your network Th...

Page 31: ...re will take place after clicking the Apply button Advanced Options Screens While you ve already defined the properties for GPIO sources and destinations more advanced features such as AES 67 implemen...

Page 32: ...es 1522 bytes on the wire maximum allowed Ethernet frame size at 200 packets s Each stream requires 2 5MBits s bandwidth Low Latency mode supports other standards such as RAVENNA and AES67 This is a p...

Page 33: ...for remote control of the device if no one is present in person to operate the front panel To the right of the text field is the Browse button which opens a pop up window listing sources available on...

Page 34: ...hannels are displayed on the front panel OLED using comma separation and dash ranges which may be mixed For example you could enter this string 1201 1301 1401 2001 2020 to allow only the first three c...

Page 35: ...changes the gain by 1dB Clicking the small changes the gain by 0 1dB QoS Page We re into the Deep Tech now The QoS page has three sections Synchronization Live Audio Clock Streams and Standard Audio S...

Page 36: ...nning superceded systems PTP IEEE 1588 ARB Clock Class 248 enables the xNode to participate in the execution of the best master clock algorithm for a PTP Precision Time Protocol network enabling it to...

Page 37: ...A setting of 4 equals 16 messages in 1 second A setting of 1 equals 1 message in 2 seconds The default setting is 0 1 message per second The following items are AES digital audio settings available f...

Page 38: ...ity tagging Actual VLAN values will be associated with another tag if the switch is configured to do so 802 1p priority The value of 6 is the value required for Livewire networks per our recommended c...

Page 39: ...ced Options System page The System page allows customization of xSelector settings that do not pertain to audio network settings such as SNMP Syslog authentication password and firmware control settin...

Page 40: ...ubnetwork This is a topic covered in network ing material widely available For simplicity a value of 255 0 0 0 is a wide open filter and a value of 255 255 255 254 is a very narrow filter If you are n...

Page 41: ...aking the unit inoperable if the download were to be incomplete or corrupted It also provides and easy way to try a new software version and still return to the old version Switching active software v...

Page 42: ...actory default settings but if this need arises follow the procedure below to remove all configuration data and return the unit to factory fresh settings Disconnect all power from the xSelector Apply...

Page 43: ...lluminates when TALK TO MON2 is active MUTE Lamp 4 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return Illuminates when MUTE is active TALK to PREVIEWED SOURCE Lamp 5 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return Illumin...

Page 44: ...ollector to Logic Com mon Return Illuminates when TALK is active MUTE Lamp 4 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return Illuminates when MUTE is active NOT CONNECTED 5 POWER COMMON Source Common 7 Logic C...

Page 45: ...MONITOR 2 Lamp 3 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return Illuminates when TALK to MON2 is active MUTE Lamp 4 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return Illuminates when MUTE is active TALK to PREVIEWED SOU...

Page 46: ...when PREVIEW is ON START Pulse 4 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return A 100 msec pulse when the channel status changes from OFF to ON STOP Pulse 5 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return A 100 msec...

Page 47: ...Com mon Return Illuminates when TALK is active MUTE Lamp 4 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return Illuminates when MUTE is active TALK to SOURCE Lamp 5 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return Illumina...

Page 48: ...ART Pulse 4 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return A 100 ms PULSE is sent when channel is first turned ON or when PVW is first selected STOP Pulse 5 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return A 100 ms PUL...

Page 49: ...turn Illuminates when PREVIEW is active TALK TO EXT Lamp 4 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return Illuminates when Talk to External is active TALK to CR Active Lamp 5 Open Collector to Logic Com mon R...

Page 50: ...on Return Illuminates when PREVIEW is ON START Pulse 4 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return A 100 ms PULSE sent when channel is first turned ON STOP Pulse 5 Open Collector to Logic Com mon Return A...

Page 51: ...ow we recommend connecting Axia nodes to unbalanced equipment Unbalanced Destinations To feed audio to an unbalanced destination from the analog output of an xSelector you must use a separate cable fo...

Page 52: ...Elvis Costello was a true visionary Kesha not so much...

Page 53: ...Signal Format AES3 AES EBU AES3 Input Compliance 24 bit with sample rate conversion AES3 Output Compliance 24 bit Digital Reference Internal network timebase or external reference 48 kHz 2 ppm Intern...

Page 54: ...004 1 kHz 6dBFs input 18dBu output Digital Input to Digital Output 0 0003 1 kHz 20dBFs Crosstalk Isolation Stereo Separation and CMRR Analog Line channel to channel isolation 90dB minimum 20Hz to 20kH...

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