AERO.100 User Guide
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Oct 2016
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depending upon the specifics of the configuration, insert local audio such as EAS or local
emergency audio.
The AMX2.0 processing engine can downmix surround content to stereo to provide full time
stereo output with sources that are a mix of 5.1 surround and stereo programs. The additional
2 channel DRCs provide SAP and/or DVC features and local program insertion.
The AMX5x2 processing Instance provides five stereo DRCs and DRC 4 and DRC 5 provide the
same SAP and DVS and local insertion features as the AMX5.1 and AMX2.0.
Professional audio metadata can be applied to the AERO.100 to minimize processing and
control functions, such as upmixing. AERO.100 protects itself against loss of incoming metadata
with reversion modes that apply user set reference loudness values. The resulting audio is
clean, consistent, and appropriately dynamic - perfect for transmission to consumers via Dolby®
Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), or any other format.
The AERO.100’s features include:
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Program configurations: any combination of two AMX5.1 (5.1+2+2), AMX2.0 (2+2+2), or
AMX5x2 (2+2+2+2+2) processing engines with support for local input on the last stereo
DRC of each instance.
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HD/SD-SDI audio de-embedding and re-embedding for all eight embedded channel
pairs plus four pairs of AES-3, unbalanced, I/O.
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AEROMAX® multiband loudness processing which provides ATSC A/85 and EBU R128
compliant audio. AEROMAX includes wideband input AGC plus two additional wideband
AGC’s, two to five bands of multiband AGC and limiting, parametric EQ, look-ahead final
peak limiting, and selectable multiband source noise reduction.
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ITU-R BS.1770-3 meters for LKFS or EBU R-128 measurement of each output program.
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Selectable independent upmixers for main and local program sources, utilizing the
industry-standard UPMAX®II algorithm and AUTOMAX® detection and automatic
switching between stereo and discrete 5.1 sources.
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Full-time Lt/Rt or Lo/Ro downmix (or stereo output) of main 5.1-surround or main
stereo channel program is selectable on two stereo program outputs.
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SDI video delay.
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Dual, redundant, auto-ranging power supplies.
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Decoding options: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and/or Dolby E.
