Sonifex AVN-TB6, Handbook

Page 1: ...Manufacturers of Audio Products for AV Installed Sound Broadcast Radio Broadcast TV AVN TB6 6 Button Talkback Intercom Freestanding HANDBOOK AVN TB6D 6 Button Talkback Intercom Desktop...

Page 2: ...not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any...

Page 3: ...er Button 7 LS Mute Button 7 Mic Mute Button 7 Microphone Input Connector 7 48V Phantom Power Indicator 8 Headset Connector AVN TB6D only 8 Headphone Output Connector 8 Power Switch 8 4 Rear Panel Con...

Page 4: ...Web Page 39 System Tab 39 13 Ember Interface 42 Connecting to the Ember Interface 42 GPIO 42 Type Parameter 43 Input Function Parameter 43 Input Action Parameter 43 Output Trigger Parameter 43 Status...

Page 5: ...Channels Advanced Settings Web Page 30 Fig 12 12 Group Talk Web Page 31 Fig 12 13 Front Panel Display Settings Web Page 32 Fig 12 14 Front Panel Colour Settings Web Page 32 Fig 12 15 Front Panel User...

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Page 8: ...vide a report of the results of that test The report will be accurate at the time of the test to the best of the belief and knowledge of the Company and the Company accepts no liability in respect of...

Page 9: ...moving the equipment covers The cover is connected to earth by means of the fixing screws It is essential to maintain this earth ground connection to ensure a safe operating environment and provide el...

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Page 11: ...fex range of IP based AVN Audio Video Network products The AVN TB6 is a freestanding version which can be converted into a 1U rackmount using the AVN TB6RK rack kit The AVN TB6D is a desktop version t...

Page 12: ...tact selected units with priority over standard intercom calls if required There is a monitor channel that can route the audio from an AoIP source to the headphones and speaker This could be used to t...

Page 13: ...the embedded web server With this setup potentially heavy network traffic on a company LAN does not affect the performance of the AoIP network The AVN TB6 and AVN TB6D and any other Sonifex talkback i...

Page 14: ...ngs web page on page 33 for details GPIO The GPIO connector provides 10 ports individually configurable as either inputs or outputs via a 15 way D type connector Connection details are shown on page 1...

Page 15: ...r Indicator Headphone Output Power Button Channel 1 to 6 Intercom Call Buttons Page Button Listen Button Status Indicators Microphone Input Connector Headset Connector Phantom Power Indicator Power Bu...

Page 16: ...n if an intercom call or page is active AGC Indicates the status of the automatic gain control as follows Green The AGC is enabled Red The audio source level for one of the outputs is too high and is...

Page 17: ...Volume Control on page 18 for details Reset Switch The recessed reset switch located below the rotary encoder control initiates a full hardware reset Mon Button This button activates the monitor chan...

Page 18: ...Pin 5 Headphone Right Phantom power can be supplied if required To change the headset settings see the Audio Microphone Settings web page on page 33 for details Headphone Output Connector The headphon...

Page 19: ...ce 12V DC Input Mains Fuse Mains AC Input AoIP SFP Interface 4 Rear Panel Connections Fig 4 1 AVN TB6 and AVN TB6D Rear Panels GPI O Ethernet Network Interface AoIP SFP Interface GPI O 12V DC Input Ma...

Page 20: ...Fused 200mA 12VDC Supply Pin 15 Ground GPIO ports configured as an output are open collector type GPIO inputs are active low See the GPIO Settings web page on page 37 for details on how to configure t...

Page 21: ...11 Rear Panel Connections 4 Mains Fuse This 20mm x 5mm anti surge mains fuse is rated at 2A Mains AC Input This universally filtered IEC is the mains AC input power supply to the unit...

Page 22: ...tive IP address for the network port can be determined by using the network address announcement function See Network Address Announcement on page 19 for details 7 If a dedicated grandmaster clock suc...

Page 23: ...k only call the call will be treated locally as listen only If the local colour assignment for listen buttons is green the channel button will flash green If the call signal is enabled a repeated audi...

Page 24: ...listen button press the listen function is cancelled Call Functions The following table shows the corresponding call functions between the calling and receiving unit The default channel button colours...

Page 25: ...nels Advanced Setting web page on page 30 for more details With IFB mode enabled the selected IFB feed from the remote unit will be heard in the headphones and through the speaker when the channel is...

Page 26: ...remote device for call control It simply routes the AoIP stream assigned to the channel to the headphones and loudspeaker and unmutes the microphone audio routed to the microphone AoIP transmit stream...

Page 27: ...e page priority option on that unit is disabled meaning that the intercom call takes priority Receiving a Page When a page is received and accepted the page button fast flashes red If the page priorit...

Page 28: ...adjust the volume level The volume adjustment mode will automatically cancel if no adjustments have been made for 1 5 seconds or if the rotary control button is pressed Monitor Volume The volume level...

Page 29: ...network address announcement mode will not start 3 Once the network address announcement mode has been initiated the rotary encoder control and channel buttons 1 2 4 and 5 will flash red 4 Press chan...

Page 30: ...cess Ethernet port and the lower port is the audio over IP AoIP port By default both ports are set to static address mode with the upper port IP address set to 192 168 0 100 and the lower port IP addr...

Page 31: ...Sonifex technical support it is important to provide the information shown on this page The lower half of the page shows the status of the Precision Time Protocol PTP clock as well as the configuratio...

Page 32: ...Channels that are assigned to remote sources indicate whether that source is currently online If it is online the assignment is shown in black and the AoIP port IP address of the source is also shown...

Page 33: ...ysical GPIO can be configured as an input output or it can be disabled Any configuration errors that will stop the GPIO functioning are shown in red For example GPIO 6 has been assigned as an input th...

Page 34: ...t available If the service is available it will be shown in black Fig 12 5 Lower Section of GPIO Assignments Web Page Configuration Tab The pages under the Configuration tab are split into groups and...

Page 35: ...port obtains its IP address When set to dynamic the unit will attempt to acquire an IP address automatically from either a DHCP server or via auto configuration if no DHCP server is found The actual I...

Page 36: ...t Mask 255 255 255 0 Auto Multicast Enabled AoIP Stream Settings Web Page The AoIP Stream Settings page shows the current configuration of the AoIP options The single transmit source on the AVN TB6 an...

Page 37: ...ticast IP Address 239 0 1 100 PTP Profiles Web Page The PTP Profiles page shows the currently selected PTP profile It also allows the parameters in each profile to be edited Fig 12 8 Upper Section of...

Page 38: ...the selected time The sync and follow up messages are sent from the master to the slave to determine the difference in clock frequency This information is used in conjunction with the network delay t...

Page 39: ...shown on the Channels Advanced Settings web page see page 30 for details Fig 12 10 Channels Basic Settings Web Page Available AoIP Sources This dynamic drop down list shows the 3 types of AoIP source...

Page 40: ...selection as a target for a channel These types are AVN Intercom Devices AVN Intercom Devices with IFB and AoIP Streams Selecting an AoIP source from this list places the name into the AoIP source edi...

Page 41: ...entary mode the channel is active whilst the button is pressed In latching mode a separate button press is required to enable and disable the channel In auto mode the button has a momentary action tha...

Page 42: ...Settings Web Page The Colour Settings page is located under the Front Panel sub tab It shows the colours that are assigned to the intercom call and user buttons as shown Fig 12 14 Front Panel Colour S...

Page 43: ...GPO Control allows a selection of physical and virtual GPO ports to be asserted The GPO and virtual GPO ports that are under user button control are assigned in the GPIO and virtual GPIO settings pag...

Page 44: ...required output level for the microphone headset automatic gain control This option is available only when the gain control is set to auto gain Auto Mute This option selects whether the microphone or...

Page 45: ...he monitor is modified when an intercom channel is active There are 3 options the level of the monitor is either muted reduced by 75 or reduced by 50 Button Mode Selects the operational mode of the mo...

Page 46: ...called during a page To add to the list select a new device from the available intercom devices select box or manually enter the name in the intercom devices edit and then press the ADD button To remo...

Page 47: ...n is only available when the type is set to input Input Action This option selects the operational mode of the selected GPIO input In momentary mode the selected function is active whilst the input is...

Page 48: ...en the type is set to input Input Driver Source This setting is the name of the virtual GPIO output on a remote unit that will drive the virtual GPIO input on this unit These source names are generate...

Page 49: ...n and off AC PSU Status This option enables the AC PSU status LED on the front panel DC PSU Status This option enables the DC PSU status LED on the front panel Auto Save on Page Exit With this option...

Page 50: ...IG button The filename will be avn_tb_ followed by the intercom name It is a good idea to save the configuration settings of all units on the network once they have been setup as this provides a quick...

Page 51: ...Fig 12 25 Save System Log Section of System Web Page The AVN TB6 and AVN TB6D maintain an internal log that records system events and errors This information may be useful for resolving configuration...

Page 52: ...s grouped by function Fig 13 1 shows a graphical representation of the root structure Fig 13 1 Ember Root Structure The configuration options are presented as either string or integer types Where poss...

Page 53: ...which reflects the current state of the GPIO output similar to the status parameter A return value of 1 indicates there was an error invoking the function If the GPIO port is configured as an input in...

Page 54: ...ameter shown in Fig 13 4 represents the current state of the virtual GPIO port regardless of whether the port is set as an input or an output A value of 0 indicates the port is inactive and a 1 indica...

Page 55: ...fault 1 AES67 Media 2 Custom Domain Number integer Min 0 Max 127 Default Profile Max 255 AES67 Media Profile Max 255 Custom Profile Priority 1 integer Min 0 Max 255 Priority 2 integer Min 0 Max 255 An...

Page 56: ...Blue 4 Purple 5 Light Blue 6 White Mic Type integer 0 Mic 1 Phantom Mic 2 Headset 3 Phantom Headset Gain Control integer 0 Fixed 1 Automatic Mic Gain integer Actual Gain is value x 3 Min 0 Max 20 Head...

Page 57: ...et 13 Target 14 Target 15 Target 16 Target 17 Target 18 Target 19 Target 20 string Max length 23 characters GPIO Type integer 0 Input 1 Output 2 Disabled Input Function integer 0 5 Talk Listen 1 6 6 P...

Page 58: ...Virtual GPI 1 0x20000000 Virtual GPI 2 0x40000000 Virtual GPI 3 0x80000000 Virtual GPI 4 0x100000000 Virtual GPI 5 0x200000000 Virtual GPI 6 0x400000000 Virtual GPI 7 0x800000000 Virtual GPI 8 0x10000...

Page 59: ...s Talkback Mode integer 0 Mute 1 Dim 75 2 Dim 50 Button Mode integer 0 Auto 1 Momentary 2 Latching 3 Disabled Speaker Echo Cancel integer 0 Disable 1 Enable Mute Button Mode integer 0 Auto 1 Momentary...

Page 60: ...uency Response 20Hz to 20kHz 0 0 2dB Noise 127dBu 20kHz BW Rs 200 ref 76dB gain Headphone Output Output Impedance Drives 150mW into 32 to 600 headphones 0dBFS Line Up 20dBu Frequency Response 20Hz to...

Page 61: ...n AVN TB6 Dimensions Raw 25 5cm W x 19 4cm D x 4 4cm H 1U 10 1 W x 7 7 D x 1 8 H 1U Dimensions Boxed Weight 33cm W x 26cm D x 17cm H 13 W x 10 3 D x 6 7 H Accessories AVN DC150 150W DC power supply wi...

Page 62: ...B 40 46 5 Critical mainly used for RTP VOICE ADMIT 44 5 Critical uses Call Admission Control CS6 48 6 Internetwork Control CS7 56 7 Network Control Table 15 1 DSCP Names Their Corresponding IP Precede...

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