Studer OnAir 3000, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Studer OnAir 3000 Digital Mixing Console SW Version 3 0 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ny loss or damage resulting either directly or indirectly from use of the information contained within it Prepared and edited by Copyright by Studer Professional Audio GmbH Studer Professional Audio GmbH Printed in Switzerland Technical Documentation Order no BD10 275140 8 0309 Althardstrasse 30 CH 8105 Regensdorf Switzerland http www studer ch Subject to change Studer is a registered trade mark o...

Page 3: ... expressly marked on the product If a special design should be covered by a higher class of this standard the device concerned will be marked directly on the assembly or sub assembly in accordance with the above standard A1 First Aid In Case of Electric Shock Separate the person as quickly as possible from the electric power source By switching off the equipment By unplugging or disconnecting the ...

Page 4: ...nal part of the design and must not be blocked in any way during operation e g by objects placed upon them or placement of the unit on a soft support The unit must not be heated up by external sources of heat radiation sunlight spot lights B3 Earthing and Power Supply Earthing of units with mains supply class I equipment is performed via the protective earth PE conductor integrated in the mains ca...

Page 5: ...x planation at the beginning of this paragraph B4 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC The unit conforms to the protection requirements relevant to electromag netic phenomena that are listed in the guidelines 89 336 EC and FCC part 15 The electromagnetic interference generated by the unit is limited in such a way that other equipment and systems can be operated normally The unit is adequately protect...

Page 6: ...using e g metal foil underneath the floor covering carpet with conductive backing C Maintenance All air vents and openings for operating elements faders rotary knobs must be checked on a regular basis and cleaned in case of dust accumula tion For cleaning a soft paint brush or a vacuum cleaner is recommended Cleaning the surfaces of the unit is performed with a soft dry cloth or a soft brush Persi...

Page 7: ...ergized parts For this reason the following precautions must be observed Maintenance may only be performed by trained personnel in accordance with the applicable regulations The equipment must be switched off and disconnected from the AC power outlet before any housing parts are removed Even if the equipment is disconnected from the power outlet parts with hazardous charges e g capacitors picture ...

Page 8: ... volume of waste If you need to dispose of the transport packing materials please try to use recyclable means Disposal of Used Equipment Used equipment contains valuable raw materials as well as materials that must be disposed of professionally Please return your used equipment via an authorized specialist dealer or via the public waste disposal system en suring any material that can be recycled i...

Page 9: ...own expense Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Also refer to rele vant information in this manual G2 CE Declaration of Conformity We Studer Professional Audio GmbH CH 8105 Regensdorf declare under our sole responsibility that the product Studer OnAir 3000 Digital Mixing System starting with serial...

Page 10: ...ler than 70 C Average heat increase of the cooling air shall be 20 K allowing for an additional maximum 10 K increase at the hot components In order to dissipate 1 kW with this admissible average heat increase an air flow of 2 65 m min is required Example A rack dissipating P 800 W requires an air flow of 0 8 2 65 m min which corresponds to 2 12 m min If the cooling function of the installation mu...

Page 11: ... In such a case the absolute humidity must be so low that the relative humidity related to the coldest system surface always remains below 100 Ensure that the enclosed air is as dry as possible when powering off i e before switching off in winter aerate the room with cold dry air and re move humid objects as clothes from the room These relationships are visible from the following climatogram For a...

Page 12: ...ontaminants Recommended application temperature range is 20 40 C Remove the plastic protective backing from the rear side of the clamp and apply it firmly to the surface at the desired position Allow as much time as possible for curing The bond continues to develop for as long as 24 hours For improved stability the clamp should be fixed with a screw For this purpose a self tapping screw and an M4 ...

Page 13: ...tem and or its options at the time of delivery to the Customer but have not been developed by Studer The following conditions are applicable to pro grams of third parties The right to use third parties programs is governed by the License Agreement attached hereto if applicable which is an integral part of this Agreement The Customer shall sign any and all License Agree ments for all further progra...

Page 14: ...ding to the paragraph above by appro priate defense measures against unauthorized access This obligation of non disclosure is a perpetual obligation Third parties are entitled to have access to the License Material if they use the License Material at the Customer s site in compliance with this Agree ment Under no circumstance are third parties entitled to have access to the instal lation software ...

Page 15: ...distribution box to all kinds of desk and screen modules Distribution Box Wire Color Desk Module Signal Pin Pin Signal 24 V 1 2 wht org org 1 2 24 V RX 3 wht grn 3 TX TX 4 blu 4 RX TX 5 wht blu 5 RX RX 6 grn 6 TX Gnd 7 8 wht brn brn 7 8 Gnd Caution Connectors are identical on the RS422 and the Ethernet cables Make sure not to mix them up since the RS422 sockets carry DC supply voltage Ethernet Cab...

Page 16: ...Date printed 18 01 08 SW V2 0 OnAir 3000 Digital Mixing Console Important ...

Page 17: ...odes 3 2 3 1 1 Standalone Operation 3 2 3 1 2 PC Operation 3 2 3 1 3 Remote Operation 3 3 3 1 4 Network Operation SW V2 0 and up 3 3 3 2 Studio Integration 3 4 3 2 1 Control Room with up to Three Studios 3 4 3 2 2 Multiple Controlling for a Single Studio 3 5 3 2 3 Application Group 3 5 4 Operating Elements 4 1 4 1 System Power 4 1 4 2 Desk Surface 4 2 4 2 1 System Wiring OnAir 3000 Modulo 4 2 4 2 ...

Page 18: ...g Output Page 5 38 5 3 6 3 Routing Insert Page 5 39 5 3 6 4 Routing Mic Group Page 5 40 5 3 6 5 Routing XL Assign Page 5 41 5 3 6 6 Routing Bus Assign Page 5 42 5 3 7 Snapshot Page 5 43 5 3 7 1 SNAP Shot Page 5 43 5 3 7 2 SNAP Route Page Partial Output Routing 5 44 5 3 7 3 SNAP EXT Page 5 45 5 3 8 Admin System Administrator Page 5 46 5 3 8 1 Admin Brightness Page 5 46 5 3 8 2 Admin Fader Cal Page ...

Page 19: ...94 5 10 3 Users 5 95 5 10 4 Privileges 5 95 5 10 5 Policies 5 96 5 10 6 Department Snapshots 5 96 5 10 7 Parameter Tables 5 96 5 10 8 Internal Access Handling 5 101 5 10 8 1 User GUI 5 101 5 10 8 2 Desk 5 102 5 10 8 3 Channel Screen 5 102 5 10 8 4 Configuration Tool 5 102 5 10 8 5 Other Extensions 5 102 5 10 9 Central User Management 5 103 5 10 9 1 Principles 5 103 5 10 9 2 Standalone Systems 5 10...

Page 20: ... 6 5 6 Insert Returns 6 18 6 5 7 Encoder Sends 6 19 6 5 8 Encoder Returns 6 19 6 5 9 Patch Inputs 6 20 6 5 10 Patch Outputs 6 21 6 5 11 Masters 6 22 6 5 12 Extern PFLs 6 23 6 5 13 Extern Mon Src 6 23 6 5 14 Settings 6 24 6 5 15 System Time 6 26 6 5 16 User Functions 6 27 6 5 17 Strip Channels 6 27 6 5 18 Partial Output Routing 6 28 6 5 19 Selections 6 29 6 5 19 1 Inp Grps 6 29 6 5 19 2 Patch Grps ...

Page 21: ...cies Departments 6 77 6 5 31 License Manager 6 79 6 5 31 1 Information 6 79 6 5 31 2 Options 6 79 6 5 32 Desk 6 80 6 5 32 1 Fader Assign 1 Group 1 6 80 6 5 32 2 Rotary Assign 2 Group 2 6 81 6 5 32 3 Assignable Rotary Functions 6 82 6 5 32 4 Assignable Desk Key and LED Functions 6 84 6 5 32 5 Snapshot Keys 6 89 6 5 32 6 Settings 6 90 6 5 33 User GUI 6 91 6 5 33 1 Settings 6 91 6 5 33 2 Desk Resourc...

Page 22: ...Characteristics and Requirements 9 2 9 2 1 Network Layer Setup 9 2 9 2 2 Canonical Names 9 2 9 2 3 Network Routing 9 2 9 2 4 Network Bandwidth 9 3 9 2 5 Network Topology 9 3 9 2 6 OnAir 3000 Component Packet Types 9 3 9 2 7 Traffic Shaping 9 4 9 2 8 IP Filtering 9 4 9 2 9 Mixed Mode 9 4 9 2 10 Firewall 9 4 9 2 11 VLANs 9 5 9 2 12 Malware 9 5 9 3 General Network Design Example 9 5 9 4 Typical Netwo...

Page 23: ...version In a news studio one fader module may be sufficient whereas in a control room for assisted operation full functionality is needed For pure DJ opera tion fader modules and a monitoring TB module without any screens may be combined The modules with assignable rotary encoders and a corresponding rotary assign module are intended in particular for production applications The desk provides a 12...

Page 24: ...m power and high pass filter 2 PFL circuits main PFL and extended studio desk PFL External PFL function e g for playout system Input and output router with graphical display 3independentstudiomonitoring talkbackcircuits 5 1surroundmonitoring optional CR monitoring with quick listen function of all inputs and outputs Various audio I O modules standard D21m series V3 0 also supports D21m Ethersound ...

Page 25: ...er fader as opposed to PF pre fader Bal Balance for stereo input sources Broadcast PFL If the broadcast PFL mode also referred to as PFL cut on channel active function is enabled audio signals are cut from the PFL bus if the channel is ON and the fader is open In such a case the PFL key on the fader strip is illuminated in amber CAB Computer assisted broadcast system CF Card The CF CompactFlash ca...

Page 26: ...n Configuration INPUT CHANNELS PHASE STEREO CAL DE ESSER EQ 4 band INS RET CH INP N X GR METER DYN De S AP PP OVL HP LP DYNAMICS INS AP PROCESSING FADER BALANCE CHANNEL ON OFF PRG A PRG B AUDITION AUX 1 AUX 4 PFL CH active AF PF PF AF AF PF CH METER CUE PFL REC REC PF N X 1 N X 16 AF PF PF AF MPX 1 MPX 16 MPX Listen PP AP PRG A GRP 8 GRP 1 PRG B REC TB 31 N X 1 N X 16 STUDIO 1 SOURCE CR SOURCE STU...

Page 27: ... S R M M INS L M LIM M S R M M L M M S R M M L M FADER INS SEND ON FADER FADER FADER CHANNEL OUT DIRECT OUT PP DIRECT OUT AP TB DIM TALK LINE OUT MODULE a a D A a a D A a a D A a a D A Audition TB DIM TALK TB DIM TALK FADER ON ON ON GUI Meter ADAT TDIF OUT D D d 8 16 31 TB DIM TALK TB DIM TALK L M M S R M M L M M S R M M INS EQ 4B COMP DUCK EQ 4B COMP DUCK Side Chain Side Chain MPX MPX Studio 1 M ...

Page 28: ...PF AF CUE PFL REC REC PF N X 1 N X 16 AF PF PF AF MPX 1 MPX 16 MPX Listen GRP 8 GRP 1 PRG B REC TB 33 16 N X 1 N X 16 STUDIO 3 SOURCE STUDIO 2 SOURCE TB from CR TB from STUDIO 1 TB from STUDIO 2 TB from STUDIO 3 16 4 4 4 TEST GEN SINE WAVE WHITE NOISE PINK NOISE 4 16 4 4 TB to CR TB to CR HP TB to ST1 TB to ST1 HP TB to ST2 TB to ST2 HP TB to ST3 TB to ST3 HP TB to EXT TB to EXT1 TB to EXT16 TB to...

Page 29: ... GUEST HP CR NF LSP ST1 NF LSP CR DJ HP CR ENC RET ST1 ENC RET GUEST HP ST1 LSP SRC CR LSP SRC MONO AUX 1 AUX 4 PFL PFL N X N X PFL CUE CUE ST1 CUE CUE ST1 FADER FADER PFL TB to Master Send Group TB DIM TALK L M M S R M M L M ON FADER TB DIM TALK TALK Audition TB DIM TB DIM TALK FADER ON ON ON 31 M S R M M L M M S R M M L M M S R M M PFL ST1 PFL CR REC MASTER PFL PFL PFL PRG B MASTER PRG A MASTER ...

Page 30: ...OnAir 3000 Digital Mixing Console 1 8 Introduction Date printed 31 10 08 SW V3 0 ...

Page 31: ... in a range of 100 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz Power Connection The attached female IEC 320 C13 mains cable socket has to be connected to an appropriate mains cable by a trained technician respecting your local regulations Refer to the Installation Operation andWaste Disposal chapter at the beginning of this manual Earthing This equipment must be earthed due to the mains input filter network being conn...

Page 32: ...om A Net card 2 W Ethersound card 3 W 1 949 435 GPIO card 3 W 1 949 436 GPIO card with relay outputs 2 W 1 949 412 HD card S 5 W 1 949 415 HD RS422 card 5 W 1 949 411 MADI HD card multi mode fibre 5 5 W 1 949 413 MADI HD card single mode fibre 5 5 W 1 949 414 MADI HD card twisted pair 5 5 W 1 949 437 Serial card 0 2 W 1 949 438 Serial Merger card 0 6 W 1 949 439 Serial RJ45 card 0 2 W 1 949 440 Du...

Page 33: ... Default setting 9 dB Output level 15 dBu 0 dBFS All input faders set to their 0 dB position External analog sources source impedance 200 Frequency range 20 Hz to 20 kHz if not stated otherwise All input and output cards are standard Studer D21m cards For detailed description and specifications please refer to the respective D21m data sheets Microphone Inputs Sensitivity 60 dBu 26 dBu for 0 dBFS G...

Page 34: ... max 110 dBFS Equalizer 4 band parametric each band sweepable 20 Hz 20 kHz 18 dB Power Supply Mains voltage auto ranging 100 to 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption SCore typical system 120 W Power consumption desk typical system 150 W Weight OnAir 3000 fixed frame 12 faders with screens 42 kg OnAir 3000 fixed frame 18 faders with screens 47 kg Note Depending on the application the OnAir 3000 can have...

Page 35: ... allows to install user accounts and to give specific user profiles to these users permitting them to access settings or not depending on their skill set or their current task The OnAir 3000 has a modular and very open architecture The desk itself consists of different modules which can be combined to the customer s needs and specific requirements of the task to be fulfilled This desk can then eit...

Page 36: ...d control parameters such as EQ dynamics configuration etc are accessible via the internal graphical user interface GUI 3 1 2 PC Operation The Remote Console application and the Config Tool configuration applica tion can run on a PC as well All mixer operations can be controlled remotely from the PC For details on PC mouse operation see chapter 5 1 ...

Page 37: ...or output buses can be shared by the other SCores in the network This means that a user working on for example SCore A can access the microphone which is physically in another location and connected for instance to SCore B route it on a fader on his desk and use it as if it was virtually connected to his SCore The user can then control the mic gain in the other SCore remotely and if the fader is o...

Page 38: ...nstal lations is listed in the following paragraphs 3 2 1 Control Room with up to Three Studios The OnAir 3000 system can handle a main and a split desk located in the news studio A in the drawing above The split desk features a second PFL circuit for a completely independent program although the same resources and output buses from the same Compact SCore are used Talkback to any location is possi...

Page 39: ...be used from both control rooms The audio sources can also be used in shared mode from both control rooms SW versions V2 0 and up 3 2 3 Application Group With SW V2 0 and up OnAir 3000Net will allow building networks of mul tiple consoles Audio and control data will be exchanged and every console will be able to use and control any audio source physically connected to any Compact SCore within the ...

Page 40: ...OnAir 3000 Digital Mixing Console 3 6 Operating Concept Date printed 31 10 08 SW V3 0 ...

Page 41: ...lso due to the fact that the fader module may be the only operating interface e g in a news room and some more functions must be available on this module without any screen 4 1 System Power Power Supply Both the DSP core and the distribution box are equipped with autoranging primary power supply units input voltage range 80 240 VAC 50 60 Hz with power factor correction On both units the mains swit...

Page 42: ...ry Ch 1 6 Por 1 Rotary Ch 7 12 Port 2 Fader Ch 1 6 Port 3 Fader Ch 7 12 Port 4 Ch Screen 1 6 Port 5 Ch Screen 7 12 Port 6 Monitoring Port 7 not used Port 8 Rotary Ch 13 18 Port 9 Rotary Ch 19 24 Port 10 Fader Ch 13 18 Port 11 Fader Ch 19 24 Port 12 Rotary Assign Port 13 Fader Assign Port 14 Ch Screen 13 18 Port 15 Ch Screen 19 24 Port 16 23 not used Port 24 31 not used Port 32 39 not used Port 40 ...

Page 43: ...he on air screen and not foreseen as a standard module External meters may be integrated via D21m interface cards for more information on this subject please consult the Studer Systems department Key Labels All keys can be freely configured and assigned The large keys have trans parent caps that allow inserting individual labels However in the following description and examples the default key lab...

Page 44: ...mediately visible on the channel screen All keys can be freely configured and assigned and the large fader module keys have transparent snap on caps for convenient labeling This allows for example to have ON and OFF keys at the lower end of the channel strip if required or to assign a different function to the TB key if the source is e g a CD player These settings are input source related and will...

Page 45: ...e configured to act as a TB LOC locate function sending a locate command from the GPO to a CD player As soon as the CD player is ready it sends a corresponding signal to the GPI which illuminates the key Fader Since the audio path is fully digital the signal does not pass through the faders linear track mono faders with a stroke length of 100 mm are used When opening the fader fader start or signa...

Page 46: ...strip The function of these elements can be assigned configured via the GUI or the fader assign module If the rotary knob in the fader strip or in the rotary module is touched the 8 digit channel label display shows the corresponding value depending on the selected function Several functions are selectable such as input routing input gain balance N X level AUX level etc The corresponding key has a...

Page 47: ...outing is changed ON Pressing the key toggles the channel on off function In the audio path the on off switch is located after fader and panning On status is indicated by illuminating the key The function is disabled when the corresponding fader is configured as master fader for a certain bus PFL The purpose of PFL is to feed the pre fader audio signal of the desired channel or AUX send group or m...

Page 48: ... The value indicated on the meter is depending on the console s headroom setting default value 0 dB indication for 9 dBFS N X or AUX send level indication In this mode the meter indicates the N X or AUX send level of the channel Overload Indication Analog Inputs As soon as one sample at an analog input reaches full scale the overload indicator is on for approx 300 ms the idea is that the probabili...

Page 49: ...to the channel strip There is an additional hidden function here for your convenience When having selected an input signal as described above and e g MIC 0101 is displayed but you would rather select an input signal form a different group such as CDR 1 from the line inputs you have to wait for approx 5 seconds until the display switches back to group selection However when pressing for about 1 sec...

Page 50: ...rray may be used for any console internal or via GPOs also for any console external function Examples for console internal functions Snapshot recall Routing recall Fader channel meter mode AF PF N X level etc Examples for console external functions Red green light control Tape machine remote control STOP PLAY REC Door control Ring tone etc 4 6 Channel Screen The OnAir 3000 features optional 12 col...

Page 51: ...ign Module The rotary assign module allows selection of the parameters for the four columns in the rotary module see 4 6 above The desired combination of functions may be configured to the keys using the configuration GUI All keys have transparent snap on caps for convenient labeling Examples of available key functions EQ gain gain setting for all four EQ bands EQ HF all parameters for the HF EQ b...

Page 52: ...to these lamps a talkback microphone is installed if required A selection of different monitoring modules including a 5 1 channel surround monitoring panel is available depending on the applica tion Please refer to chapter 5 5 4 10 Main Screen Module The main screen module includes the central TFT touch screen and four rotary encoders with tactile feedback patented two keys are provided for stop w...

Page 53: ...a PC the following rules apply Button Touch Left click e g for user login on the Home page or for selecting phase inver sion on the CHAN Input page as shown left List Selection Either right click on the desired item e g selection from the snapshot list or use the rotary emulation mode as described in the following paragraph Rotary Emulation Set the mouse pointer to the black field above the rotary...

Page 54: ...ards are independent this is of particular importance when entering user passwords 5 2 Channel Screen s A channel screen module can be installed above each fader module or rotary module The channel screens have a touch sensitive TFT display that is the base of the patented Touch n Action philosophy The channel screens always maintain system overview and allow fast access to parameter settings whil...

Page 55: ...n screen Parameters can be entered or modified there The blue bar graph represents the gain or calibration value The input status is indicated at the right of the gain cal bar graph with several symbols for details refer to chapter 5 3 3 1 CHAN Input page A status is active when colored DeEs Touching the DeEs field opens the CHAN De Esser page on the main screen the icon shows the on off status of...

Page 56: ... output buses A Program A B Program B REC Record If the symbol is colored the channel is assigned to the corresponding bus Of course all main output buses may be renamed by the user if desired The PAN or BAL bar graph below represents the current panning or balance value If PAN or BAL is set to off the bar graph indication is displayed in gray A label in the left part of the bar graph shows BAL fo...

Page 57: ...se an internal error should occur Level Meter Two 130 segment stereo bar graph level meters with configurable charac teristics and scale The 0 dB indication automatically considers the selected headroom i e 0 dB indication 0 dBFS selected headroom Above each level meter bar graph a phase correlation meter with a 1 1 scale allows judging the mono compatibility of the audio signal the more positive ...

Page 58: ...nd other functions such as talkback destination selection or level meter tap point selection as shown left is pos sible Example Three of the buttons may be configured with ON AIR HOLD and TELEPHONE in order to implement a telephone hybrid remote control over the GPIOs In such a case touching a button generates a short output pulse on the corresponding control output the feedback signals from the t...

Page 59: ...s indicated in the upper right corner of the page With the right and left arrow buttons on both sides of the channel label it is possible to scroll the channel up and down Touching the channel label opens the channel list box where a channel can be directly selected 5 3 3 1 Channel Input Page The CHAN Input page is divided into two sections The left part shows the parameters of the currently assig...

Page 60: ...nd the direct channel output signals before or after processing and delay Master AUX N X and subgroup channels at a fixed position after the limiter compressor The delay can be set in a range of 0 5 s in steps of 1 ms in the CHAN Input page of the respective channel The channel and gain reduction meters always indicate the delayed signal Note The mic clip limiter on off button that was found on th...

Page 61: ...s the phantom power for the corresponding mic input the button is highlighted when enabled HPF Activates a 75 Hz 12 dB oct high pass low cut filter only available for microphone inputs it is part of the analog front end The button is highlighted if the filter is active in the signal path Mic Insert This button appears only if an Analog Insert card is installed in the D21m I O frame and connected t...

Page 62: ... realized on the physical microphone input card rather than in the DSP channel they are unique for all sharing logical inputs In case of split desk A B desk or I O sharing operation these parameters are accessible only by one system at a time Access to the microphone input parameters must be requested in the CHAN Input page of the user GUI the corresponding Mic Control Access button is visible onl...

Page 63: ...rol Access button turns to red and displays information on the system currently having access If access is requested by a system different from the one currently having access it displays a user warning After confirmation with Yes access is taken over The green LOCAL but ton is displayed now together with the mic parameter controls ...

Page 64: ...ue is indicated by the blue bar graph the exact value is displayed in dB and can be set in a 18 dB range with the rotary en coder below In order to calibrate the different inputs individually first select the channel to be adjusted with the CHAN SEL rotary encoder the selected channel is highlighted by a bright frame If set to Master all channels are adjusted at a time 6 x 6 Input Routing If the i...

Page 65: ... Admin Gen page see chapter 5 3 8 8 Note Activating the test generator temporarily switches the cannel input from the assigned source signal to the generator s output Channel settings such as EQ dynamics etc are not affected which allows setting the channel parameters to the desired values using the test generator GEN Generator on off button this button is highlighted when the generator is ac tive...

Page 66: ... settings The upper green graph indicates the current Threshold setting ON Button to enable disable the de esser section of this channel highlighted if on Auto Thr Automatic threshold setting depending on the current signal content If Auto Thr is on the button is highlighted and the threshold graph turns gray Frequency Center frequency of the de esser s filter band It is indicated in Hz and can be...

Page 67: ...ary encoder below the field Q Bandwidth The Q factor of each band is displayed as a plain number and can be adjusted from 0 27 wide to 8 7 narrow with the rotary encoder below the field Should a very high Q i e narrow and or very high low gain band pass peak or band stop notch filter be required this can be realized by tuning two or more of the EQ bands to the same frequency and selecting appropri...

Page 68: ...channel has an internal dynamics processor consisting of a limiter a compressor an expander and a gate section The dB readings automati cally consider the selected amount of headroom i e 0 dB indication 0 dBFS selected headroom Graph The green graph represents the current static parameters of the dynamics processor ...

Page 69: ...ed as a ratio and can be ad justed in a range of 1 1 no expansion through 20 1 heavy expansion with the rotary encoder below the field Attenuation Gate only The gate attenuation is displayed in dB and can be set in a range from Max i e mute to 0 dB zero attenuation with the rotary encoder below the field Threshold The expander gate threshold is displayed in dB and can be adjusted in a 96 dB range ...

Page 70: ...es have to be configured ConfigGUI Config Selections DuckingKeyInputs Note The Ducker can as well be manually triggered using a desk key No special mode is required for manual triggering the two modes may be used simulta neously If no key signal input is desired enter a in the DuckingKeyInputs selection in the ConfigGUI and select it in the Key Input field Duck Page 2 Attack Time The ducker attack...

Page 71: ...OnAir 3000 Digital Mixing Console Operation 5 19 Date printed 31 10 08 SW V3 0 COMP The subgroup compressor has the same controls as the regular channel com pressor refer to chapter 5 3 3 4 ...

Page 72: ...al for the AUX send is tapped before PF pre fader or after AF the fader The currently active selection is highlighted If PF is selected for anAUX a bullet is visible at the left of the corresponding bar graph on the channel screen If AF is selected the bullet is visible at the right of this bar graph Level The AUX send level is indicated by the orange colored bar graph Its exact value is displayed...

Page 73: ...hannel corresponds to the PFL key on the fader strip and works in parallel PFL feeds the pre fader audio signal of the current channel to the PFL bus If the function PFL Cut on Channel Active also referred to as Broadcast PFL Mode refer to chapter 6 5 10 is enabled audio signals are cut from the PFL bus as soon as the channel is on and the fader is open If active the PFL key in the fader strip is ...

Page 74: ...encoder below the field in a range from 30L fully left over 0 center to 30R fully right The ON button above the bar graph is highlighted if PAN or Balance is currently active REC PF Assigns the channel s pre fader signal to the REC bus Off Air Record Assigns the channel s after fader signal to the REC bus if however REC PF is activated simultaneously the signal will be pre fader At the same time i...

Page 75: ...l parameters may also be edited from the main screen or desk rotary encoders There are four different sur round panning modes selectable as well as a direct assignment to the center and LFE low frequency effect channels Mono and stereo channels still have their dedicated pan bal controls for mixing to non surround buses L R L R C Ls Rs LFE C L R C Ls Rs Selector buttons for output mode Depending o...

Page 76: ...he fields above the rotary encoders Divergence or Center Level L R Pan Front Rear Pan are highlighted if active otherwise they are grayed out M S The current position of the mono M or stereo S source is indicated by the red bullet It can be moved within the surround field either by dragging it with your finger on the touch screen or by using the corresponding rotary encoder s below the screen As l...

Page 77: ...er below this field L R Pan Rotary encoder for left right or left center right panning 30 L 0 30 R Front Rear Pan Rotary encoder for front rear panning 30 F 0 30 R Example 55 Divergence Setting As can be seen the contribution of the source to all three front channels is increased This is particularly helpful for audience sitting off axis in case of large distances between the different loudspeaker...

Page 78: ...o effect on the audio signal Insert This button is visible only if an insert from the inserts pool is assigned to this main master It toggles the insert send on off highlighted if on Master Fader The fader value is indicated by the yellow colored bar graph The exact value is displayed in dB and can be set with the rotary encoder below the field Notes Any master output can be assigned to any physic...

Page 79: ...5 1 channel master It allows PFL selection for the 5 1 channel master buses 5 1 A and 5 1 B The bus labels may be renamed in the configuration tool PFL The pre fader signal is downmixed to the stereo PFL bus there is no 5 1 chan nel PFL bus available Master Fader The fader value is indicated by the yellow colored bar graph The exact value is displayed in dB and can be set with the rotary encoder b...

Page 80: ...er value is indicated by the orange colored bar graph The exact value is displayed in dB and can be set with the rotary encoder below the field Notes Any AUX output can be assigned to any physical fader on the desk The fader value adjusted with the rotary encoder or the mouse and the one of the physical fader in the corresponding fader strip if assigned are work ing in parallel it is a kind of the...

Page 81: ...e the output on off highlighted if on Label The label e g N X 4 may be renamed in the configuration tool if required see chapter 6 5 6 Fader The fader value is indicated by the yellow colored bar graph or orange col ored in case of an AUX assignment The exact value is displayed in dB and can be set with the rotary encoder below the field Notes Any N X output may be assigned to any physical fader o...

Page 82: ...The label such as Group 1 may be renamed in the configuration tool if required see chapter 6 5 6 Group Fader The fader value is indicated by the yellow colored bar graph The exact value is displayed in dB and can be set with the rotary encoder below the field Notes Any group output can be assigned to any physical fader on the desk The fader value adjusted with the rotary encoder or the mouse and t...

Page 83: ...onfigured on the source selector buttons Add This function is very handy for a station takeover It allows to temporarily select two sources for monitoring The second source can be added by touch ing Add and while Add is highlighted selecting a second source Now both sources are either mixed or sent separately to the two headphone channels configurable see chapter 6 5 16 1 Add will be dark but the ...

Page 84: ...ighlighted if active The amount of Dim attenuation can be configured see chapter 6 5 16 1 Loudspeaker Volume The volume of the main monitoring system is indicated with the bar graph The exact value is displayed in dB and set with the adjacent rotary encoder If the surround option is installed this rotary encoder controls the volume of the of the main surround monitoring system Loudspeaker ON L R C...

Page 85: ...ith the HP SRC rotary encoder and its display HP SRC MON When activating the HP SRC MON button this third signal is fed to the left DJ headphone channel the standard monitor signal plus the one selected with the add function are then mixed to the right channel Balance The balance between the left and right DJ headphone channels is adjusted with the Balance rotary encoder the current balance settin...

Page 86: ...UE feed to the corresponding N X bus this feature is available without MPX option as well CR MON Selects the signal that has been selected for CR monitoring as a CUE signal corresponds to the Follow CR function on other monitoring pages 10 Cue Source Buttons below CR MON Configurable in ConfigGUI DeskCommon Cue Keys Select the source that is fed as the cue signal The 10 sources displayed on these ...

Page 87: ...with the desired sources the currently selected source is highlighted Follow CR Selects the same monitoring source for studio 2 or 3 as is selected for the control room this also works for sources not configured on any button of the source selector Cut Dim These buttons allow to mute or dim the studio loudspeakers highlighted if active Loudspeaker Phone Volume Monitoring volumes are indicated with...

Page 88: ...ATE button must be touched before touching one of the PRG A PRG B or Record master talkback buttons The SLATE function on the main screen is independent from the one on the desk TB return Control for the talkback return volume Loudspeaker Volume control for the PFL speaker integrated in the monitoring TB mod ule EXT PFL 1 2 External PFL inputs that are mainly used for pre listening of a CAB system...

Page 89: ...bol below the channel number and by blanking the Connect Clear buttons Select Group For clearness the different inputs may be arranged in groups This button opens a list of input groups to select from Input Display of the selected input position of the horizontal cursor line Input selection is done with the rotary encoder below the field If more inputs are available than can be displayed by the sc...

Page 90: ...the console master buses and inputs are displayed from left to right and the outputs from top to bottom Established connections are indicated by a blue bullet Select Group For clearness the different master buses and inputs may be arranged in groups This button opens a list of items to select from Output Display of the selected output position of the horizontal cursor line Output selection is done...

Page 91: ...sible to route the de embedded output signal of an SDI input card via the D21 frame s backplane via the output routing page to the input of a Dolby E input card for decoding multichannel surround signals 5 3 6 3 Routing Insert Page There is a pool of eight inserts On the insert routing page they can be assigned to the possible insert points input channels and main master buses of the console The i...

Page 92: ... be set to either before PP or after AP the signal processing EQ compressor for groups limiter for masters 5 3 6 4 Routing Mic Group Page For ease of control microphones may be grouped in Mic Groups All mi crophones within the same group may be switched on off with one single external Mic key via a GP input Mic POS The microphone is selected with the rotary encoder below the Mic field the mic grou...

Page 93: ...signing the desired sources to the module s keys With SW V3 0 the total number of possible XL modules has been increased to 20 CR ST1 3 XLBox First touch the XL Box Selection button a list of available XL modules appears for selection Line 1 12 When touching one of the buttons next to the Line 1 12 labels first a list of source groups appears for selection touching one of these items opens a list ...

Page 94: ...ields move the highlighted row and column for selection the currently selected items are indicated within the two fields Connect To set a connection at the selected crosspoint touch Connect For impos sible connections such as AUX 1 to N X 13 both the Connect and Clear buttons are hidden Clear To clear the connection at the selected crosspoint touch Clear N X bus comprising all inputs currently swi...

Page 95: ... of the console will be saved in a snapshot and a red matrix symbol is displayed If Rout Out is active all output routing parameters of the console will be saved in a snapshot and a purple symbol is displayed If Assign is active the rotary assignment that has been performed with the rotary and fader assign modules will be saved in a snapshot and a green rotary knob symbol is displayed next to the ...

Page 96: ...be overwritten with the snapshot data of the input s with the matching alias label Set Location Filter ON OFF In certain cases e g when operating in split desk mode recalling a snapshot in the control room must not affect the logical inputs located on a strip chan nel in the studios It is also possible to load a snapshot individually on a split desk or on one of the editor boxes with the SnapshotX...

Page 97: ...rotary encoder The External snapshot list as well as the External Snapshot field are blank as long as no memory device is inserted neither in the USB socket nor in the CF card slot The and arrow buttons are displayed only after entries have been selected in the lists They allow copying the selected entry from the external memory device to the console s Local memory and vice versa If the target sna...

Page 98: ...tness of the LEDs illuminating the keys the displays in the fader and rotary modules and the TFT screens may be set independently The steel blue bar graphs indicate the current settings These are also displayed in numerical values in the Brightness fields below the bar graphs and may be adjusted with the corresponding rotary encoders LEDs and displays in a 0 4095 range TFT screens 0 7 All Screens ...

Page 99: ...touch ing the corresponding button The screen then changes as follows 0 dB Position Always required please note that it is recommended to perform this calibra tion for all faders First move all faders not to be calibrated to their 20 dB position this posi tion will be ignored during calibration Then move the fader s to be calibrated to their 0 dB positions Touch the 0 dB button ...

Page 100: ...fader module 5 3 8 3 Admin Firmware Page On this page the version number of all software modules of the console is displayed for reference A module is selected using the rotary encoder just below the Firmware field Note A complete set of firmware for all console modules is saved in the main screen module s memory After having replaced a module by one that has been e g in the spare parts stock for ...

Page 101: ...gs are indicated in the Day Month Year or Hours Minutes Seconds fields adjust with the rotary encoders below the fields To save the new settings touch apply If an external time reference signal is selected requires an NTP time signal or an optional Time Sync card with an external time receiver configuration in chapter 6 5 11 time and date are updated automatically and set Date set Time get blanked...

Page 102: ...rom an external memory device USB memory device or CF card As long as no memory device is inserted neither into the USB socket nor the CF card slot these two buttons are displayed in gray as shown above I O Desk GPIO Init For details of auto configuration and the general configuration procedure and parameters please refer to chapter 6 Important System configuration is intended for use by trained p...

Page 103: ...ool such as a PDA pen or a medium sized screwdriver that is not too sharply pointed don t apply excess pressure in order to avoid damaging the touch screen surface Important Do this very carefully a miscalibration may cause the touch screen to become inoperative Once finished a confirmation window appears please do not confirm unless you are absolutely sure that everything is ok If required repeat...

Page 104: ... correspond to the console s initial snapshot In order to generate a second setup select it with the SETUP 2 button as described above modify the configuration as desired and make sure to make an initial snapshot for the new setup by using the Save All button as described in chapter 6 2 User Data Please note that when saving a setup the complete configuration data are saved including all user data...

Page 105: ... Digital Mixing Console Operation 5 53 Date printed 31 10 08 SW V3 0 After having changed the setup the following message appears indicating that the complete system must be rebooted i e switched off and on again ...

Page 106: ...al to the generator s output Channel settings such as EQ dynamics etc are not affected which allows setting the channel parameters to the desired values using the test generator If no source is routed to the channel the test generator works with the default channel settings Shape Three buttons allow selecting the desired test waveform Sine wave Pink noise and White noise Level The generator output...

Page 107: ... the leftmost rotary encoder or by touching the desired bargraph The selected channel s bargraph is indicated by a narrow white frame and in the field above the rotary encoder Speaker Cal The selected monitoring channel s offset can be adjusted from 18 to 18 dB in steps of 0 5 dB with the rotary encoder below this field The current offset is indicated by the bargraph and in dB in the Speaker Cal f...

Page 108: ...em selection from a list is inconvenient in such a case a login dialog with a keyboard for entering a user name appears as described below If a password has been stored for this user the keyboard for password entry is displayed Please note that correct upper lower case setting is important Shift and Caps Lock functions of screen keyboard and a USB keyboard possibly con nected see chapter 5 1 are i...

Page 109: ...ministrator modifies his password upon delivery of the system with the configuration tool for details refer to chapter 6 5 30 5 4 Level Meters The OnAir 3000 s main screen always displays two stereo level meter bar graphs They feature 130 segments each and configurable characteristics and scale Above the meters a horizontal phase correlation bar graph is located The meter source can be selected by...

Page 110: ...tting The default headroom setting is 9 dB so that the meters display 0 dB at a level of 9 dBFS The default sensitivity of the analog line inputs is such that an input level of 6 dBu results in an internal level of 9 dBFS and if overall gain is set to 0 dB also in a meter indication of 0 dB If a different console headroom setting is desired it can be configured in a range of 0 20 dB in steps of 1 ...

Page 111: ...20 freely assignable keys for quick selection of the most important sources The key of the selected source is illuminated Only one source at a time can be selected unless ADD is active Every input and every master sum signal N X and PFL can be assigned via the configuration tool to any key in order to be monitored Pressing the d key selects the source indicated by the eight character display With ...

Page 112: ...if MON were active see above If PFL is selected as CR monitoring source the stereo PFL signal is fed to the DJ headphones PFL MON is illuminated if active PFL The stereo PFL signal is fed to the DJ headphones PFL is lit if active For SW V2 1 and up an additional third signal may be monitored on the DJ or Studio 1 headphones These are the standard monitor signal plus the one selected with the ADD f...

Page 113: ...ed to the monitoring input which will then route the external PFL signal to the PFL bus Any input can be configured to be the external PFL input An external control system such as a CAB system can activate the PFL sum to monitor an external source The EXT PFL key is illuminated if a PFL control signal is applied to the external input If EXT PFL is pressed it toggles the external PFL control output...

Page 114: ...he console s internal downmix processing or by an optional external encoder such as Dolby E when monitoring in STEREO mode This selection applies to both the main and the near field CR monitor speakers In case of ADD mode there are two configuration possibilities see chapter 6 5 22 1 Add mode Split or Add mode Mix If Add mode is set to Split the monitoring format is stereo since split mode is alwa...

Page 115: ...le the Studio 1 module does not support MPX conferencing but includes control of the second PFL circuit the add mode and the rotary for selection of monitoring sources This allows the use of Studio 1 as a completely independent studio e g in split mode or A B mode for production of a separate program Studio 2 3 Monitoring TB Module MONO CUT DIM FOLLOW CR MONITOR MIC TALKBACK ON AIR The monitoring ...

Page 116: ...ck signal from CR to studio is not dimmed and has the normal listening level on both the studio speakers and head phones For more details please refer to chapters 5 3 5 2 and 5 3 5 3 Extended Line XL Module The XL module allows direct communication to up to twelve outside sources It features 12 eight digit alphanumeric displays for source label indication 12 keys each for PFL of and TB to these in...

Page 117: ...xtended 3 fader module that includes a subset of monitoring TB function ality and keys for the assignment of the rotary function Eight freely configurable keys each for monitoring source selection and talkback destination four con figurable keys for ro tary functions such as input routing gain etc and volume control for editor headphones guest headphones and loud speaker volume allow for a standal...

Page 118: ...TALKBACK or TB GRP 1 3 keys on the monitoring TB module The TB key in the channel strip normally is used for talkback to the N X output It is possible to talk to any destination at a time However for talkback to the main buses PRG A PRG B REC the SLATE key must be used in addition see below If talkback to or from the control room is active the corresponding key s is are illuminated To simplify tal...

Page 119: ...the talkback sources can be defined separately for each input if required this is done in the configuration tool Signaling of Incoming Talkback If incoming talkback is activated the corresponding TALKBACK key illumi nates Incoming talkback is also displayed by the fader strip TB or Joker key if available and configured and by the Joker button on the CHAN FDR Bus Page if configured For details refe...

Page 120: ...in the initial and assignment snapshots STORE and TB GRP x key functions may be assigned to any desk key chan nel related keys excepted TB Group Functions TB group activation together with the momentary latching key function refer to chapter 1 2 is very flexible and intuitive You can for instance activate or deactivate a TB group permanently by hitting its key latching or just for a short while by...

Page 121: ...ed if assigned to group Incoming TB Red flashing Desk PFL TALK Key PFL Status Key Indication Off Dark On Yellow Cut Yellow Please note that with this definition there is no visible difference between PFL On and PFL Cut broadcast mode PFL cut on channel active TB Status Key Indication Off Dark On Red Programming TB group Red if assigned to group Incoming TB Red flashing Desk Joker Key If one of the...

Page 122: ...s are indicated by flashing their channel SEL keys By pressing some of them they are selected for the conference On the GUI members may be directly selected For our example TEL RET1 and TEL RET2 are selected for the conference as shown below MPX ON If MPX ON OFF on the desk or MPX ON on the GUI is active the conference members selected above do not hear the program on their return lines but can co...

Page 123: ... X signals and con tribute to the corresponding masters CUE The CUE function allows defining any 10 signals as cue sources both for the control room and studio 1 this is configured using the configuration tool on the Desk Common Cue Keys page Selection can be made from all inputs and patch inputs sums and subgroups These signals will then appear on the 10 CUE buttons on the user GUI Signals select...

Page 124: ...ion in the control room is provided in the monitoring TB module and in the main screen Possible locations are Control Room CR Studio 1 1 Studio 2 2 Studio 3 3 The ON AIR indication may be AND linked with an external signal e g com ing from the master control room indicating that the signal is actually routed to the antenna see GPIO section It is configurable which main master or which combination ...

Page 125: ... activated in the Configuration GUI However to retain snapshot downward compatibility with earlier versions they must not be used 5 7 1 Files File Names Extensions All snapshot files are stored in the snapshots folder on the local file system of the Core container for backup purposes or transfer between consoles they may be copied to an external memory device such as a CF card or a USB memory stic...

Page 126: ...channels mono function All logical inputs are saved within the audio snapshot Input Routing Snapshots The input routing snapshots contain the complete input routing information Output Routing Snapshots The output routing snapshots contain the output routing information this is each logical output s source It doesn t however include sources of the patch outputs Assignment Snapshots The assignment s...

Page 127: ...onsole Overwrite Updates the selected snapshot parameters within the selected snapshot Un selected parameter files remain unchanged A dialog box Snapshot name already exists Do you want to over write it pops up When answering Yes all selected parameter files will be overwritten Create Creates a new snapshot and saves the selected snapshot parameter files The keyboard appears for entering a snapsho...

Page 128: ...trator or if one of the current user s own snapshots is selected User Name Default Overwrites the local default snap shot with the snapshot selected from the memory device The Default Snapshot Overwrites the local default snap shot with the snapshot selected from the memory device Overwrites the snapshot selected on the memory device with the selected local snapshot either for the administrator or...

Page 129: ...user with the name username already exists if desired confirm with OK Delete Deletes the selected user folder from the memory device after having con firmed the dialog box Do you really want to delete the selected user with Yes If the selected folder is not empty a dialog box The selected user cannot be deleted The user s snapshots have to be deleted first appears If desired confirm with OK Select...

Page 130: ...tial snapshot If the desk is on already it will be re initialized as well since the initial snap shot also contains rotary assignment and other desk parameters The user currently logged in remains unchanged therefore the current user s default snapshot audio input output routing and assignment parameters is automatically loaded if available 5 7 7 2 Desk Power up After turning on the desk the defau...

Page 131: ...oaded SNAPSHOT Snapshot can not be loaded Incompatible snapshot file version my FirstSnap SNAPSHOT Snapshot File my FirstSnap corrupted Context Warning No 5000 5002 5003 User Login No Yes Yes Load Snap via GPInput Yes Yes Yes Load Snap via Desk Key Yes Yes Yes Load Snap from User GUI Shot Page Yes Yes Yes if none of the requested snap shot files aud irt ort ass could be opened if the file cannot b...

Page 132: ... audio output Link between the output router and the physical audio output contains the output s name label Logical audio outputs are located within the DSP section of the Compact SCore frame Physical audio output Output interface analog or digital and output connector Physical audio outputs are located in the I O 21 section of the Compact SCore frame The routing functionality in an on air console...

Page 133: ...ne channel at a time However it is possible to have more than one logical audio input with the same physical audio input line The example below shows one logical stereo input CD 1 and two logical mono inputs EXT 1 EXT 2 that consist of the left and right signals of one physical AES EBU input AES 1 AES EBU Card AES 1 1 L 1 R CD 1 EXT 1 EXT 2 CD 1 EXT 1 Physical Inputs Logical Inputs 2 R 2 L EXT 2 I...

Page 134: ...on of the program in stereo FM and in mono AM PGM A PGM B REC AUX 1 AUX 4 ANT FM ANT AM Masters Output Router Logical Outputs LINE OUT Card Physical Outputs FM AM L R M L R M N X 1 CD REC LINE OUT Card L R L R A logical stereo output is connected to the master s stereo output and a logi cal mono output is connected to the master s mono mixed output If a logical stereo output is assigned to a mono ...

Page 135: ...Mono buttons are shown for stereo channels only and in the CHAN FDR Bus page where either a PAN field is shown for mono channels or a BAL field for stereo channels Formats are automatically adjusted This means that if a channel is currently in stereo mode and its signal is routed to a mono AUX output the system automatically inserts a mono summing matrix into the signal path between the channel an...

Page 136: ...EL Turn the rotary encoder until the desired source is displayed in the channel label display MIC 2 in the example above Press the OK key next to the rotary encoder MIC 2 Unused Inputs MIC 1 IN DeEs EQ IN DeEs EQ IN DeEs EQ DYN AUX DYN AUX DYN AUX MIC 2 7 CD 1 Now the MIC 2 input is routed to channel 7 as shown above All channel settings are as they were set when this input was used the last time ...

Page 137: ...f channel 7 to INP SEL Turn the rotary encoder until the desired source is displayed in the channel label display MIC 3 in the example above The asterisk symbol in the channel label window indicates that the MIC 3 input is currently in use Press the OK key next to the rotary encoder MIC 3 CD 1 1 CD 1 MIC 3 7 Now all channel settings EQ DYN Fader ON etc are swapped in real time without audio interr...

Page 138: ...ol over TCP IP socket communication between the console and the router control system The console acts as a remote device in the ProBel naming convention while the router control system is the controller The router control system initiates the connection to a specific console run ning in a certain facility on a given IP address and port number Since the router control system knows the console s lo...

Page 139: ... assignment is 1 1 i e logical input 1 is destination ID 1 Examples Single C Desk for Sports Program Input Signal MADI In MADI Out Output Signal Router Destination ID Ext Line 1 12 1 24 1 24 Ret Line 1 12 00 11 Ext Inp 1 8 33 48 16 23 Monitoring 49 64 33 38 PRG A PRG B REC 39 46 AUX 1 4 A B Desk Primary Desk B Input Signal MADI In MADI Out Output Signal Router Destination ID Ext Line 1 12 1 16 1 1...

Page 140: ...ns i e logical inputs controlling an N X and external inputs two wire connections logical inputs without N X control from the central router have been added to the grouping of internal sources MIC LINE AES EBU ADAT etc in the input selection dialog External line 9 16 opens a list of external lines for selection After selecting an external line by touching one of the Line X buttons a list with the ...

Page 141: ...t it in listen mode external input 1 8 Active codec 6 is ready and connected to a codec in Brøndby it is possible to select this line including the return line external line 1 16 Unused all other codecs without a name indicated are not connected Busy Return Lines If an external line is connected to a four wire input of one facility the line is busy The facility s name is distributed by the router ...

Page 142: ...names router groups and other attributes are used in the CHAN Input page of the user GUI to provide the pop up lists to select from as described in chapter 5 8 7 1 During power up initialization the console asks for the names of all sources of the router on the levels 1 4 The router con trol system sends all source names on any level and immediately updates the console as soon as any source change...

Page 143: ... open if configured The user stopwatch acts as a normal time counter START starts the stopwatch at zero STOP stops it Pressing STOP a second time resets it to zero 5 9 1 Watch The watch in the upper left corner of the main screen gives a permanent display of the current time and date The standard time reference is an internal real time clock RTC with battery back up The RTC continues to run when t...

Page 144: ...nal Time Sync card with a variety of different time protocols selected by DIP switches on the card itself for Compact SCore systems only The Time Sync card is installed in the Compact SCore frame and is connected to an external third party time receiver If operated with the Time Sync card or in NTP time mode time and date of the watch are refreshed every five minutes during the 4th 9th 14th etc mi...

Page 145: ...ed the stopwatch is indicated next to the stopwatch on the main screen such as CD 1 as illustrated at the left as well as on an extended monitoring module if installed Input Fader Stopwatches With SWV2 1 and above individual input fader stopwatches have been intro duced If the Timer Start option is enabled for a channel by configuration as mentioned above the lower line of the label field on the c...

Page 146: ...he access rights for a specific user are defined on two different levels privileges are defined for access to GUI pages and to groups of console parameters Individual access to single console parameters will be available in a later software version A set of privileges forms a policy One or more policies can be assigned to every user which means that the access rights for a certain user are the res...

Page 147: ... will not affect the current user ID parameter 5 10 3 Users The default number of users is 20 This number is defined in the user xml file and may be up to 64 it cannot be changed during runtime If more than 64 users are required the system must be setup in such a way that the user management is running on a separate computer see chapter 5 10 9 The maximum number of policies is 4096 The first user ...

Page 148: ...lt up to 8 departments can be configured To every user one ore more departments can be assigned or any department at all In addition it can be selected whether he has read only or read right access to the different departments The system administrator Admin always has read right access to all de partments as well as to all default global and private snapshots whereas the default user normally is r...

Page 149: ...y x x HMF_Q x x HF_frequency x x HF_Q x x HP LP On Off HP_On Off x x LP_On off x x HP LP Parameters HP_frequency x x HP_slope x x LP_frequency x x LP_slope x x Chan DYN DYN Dynamics_On Off x x COMP LIM Parameter Compressor_gain x x Auto_make_up_On Off x x LIM Limiter_On Off x x Limiter_threshold x x Limiter_attack_time x x Limiter_release_time x x COMP Compressor_On Off x x Compressor_threshold x ...

Page 150: ... RecBus Bus_On Off x x SubGroup1 Bus_On Off x x SubGroup8 Bus_On Off x x Record RecBus Rec_PF x x RecBus Record x x Note The privilege for insert On Off is defined in the ROUT Insert section Page Parameter Groups Single Parameters not implemented in V2 1 Privileges of Default Policy Admin Default ScreenLock SUM Master All Parameters Program_A_Master Mono x x Program_A_Master Gain x x Program_B_Mas...

Page 151: ...r_On Off x x Compressor_threshold x x Compressor_ratio x x Compressor_attack_time x x Compressor_release_time x x N XBus1 Bus_On Off x x N XBus1 Bus_Level x x N XBus16 Bus_On Off x x N XBus16 Bus_Level x x PRGBusA Bus_On Off x x PRGBusB Bus_On Off x x RecBus Bus_On Off x x RecBus Record x x Subgroup 2 Same as for Subgroup 1 x x Subgroup 8 Same as for Subgroup 1 x x ROUT Input All Parameters DeskDr...

Page 152: ...ll Parameters setOffset x apply x Admin Config All Parameters InitDeskRequest x InitGPIORequest x AutoConfigRequest I O Init x CreateInitSnapshot Save All x CreateIOSSnapshot Save IOSharing x CreateUserSnapshot Save User x Save To Card x Load From Card x Start Config x Admin Scrn Cal All Parameters x Admin Setup All Parameters x Admin Generator All Parameters GeneratorSignal x GeneratorFrequency x...

Page 153: ... the user to request access to the microphone input card s unique resources is visible only if ac cess to at least one of these parameters is granted Insert ON OFF The privilege for the Insert ON OFF buttons on the CHAN FDR Bus and the Sum Master pages is defined in the ROUT Insert section Therefore the Insert ON OFF button for a certain logical input or master is visible only if the user has acce...

Page 154: ...m since the privileges are checked only within a desk container for the user currently logged on Split Desk Access rights on a split desk are the same than on the main desk i e where the user GUI is located 5 10 8 3 Channel Screen The channel screen extension does not check any privileges all console pa rameters are always visible 5 10 8 4 Configuration Tool If the configuration tool is running in...

Page 155: ...consoles within the network or within the same multicast group New user settings such as a password and privileges will be effective when this user logs in the next time For configuration information please refer to chapter 6 5 26 5 10 9 1 Principles The user extension that provides the user configuration parameters runs on the central user management server as well as on each system core The cent...

Page 156: ... User Extension on Users max Policies max Comment Standalone Console Console 64 16 As specified by the user xml file Defaults 20 and 8 resp With Central User Management Server Console 2 2 User configurations of the Admin and the default users are replicated to each console Server 4096 255 As specified by the user xml file 5 10 9 3 In Case of a Failure Failure of the central user management server ...

Page 157: ...console is synchronized to an external signal a message box is displayed and a warning Missing External Clock is added to the error list If the console was synchronized to eitherWordclock orAES EBU and the sync signal is lost the console automatically switches to Internal mode As soon as a valid external clock is available again the console is re synchronized If synchronization to one of the video...

Page 158: ...figured In the example below it is shown that mixer 2 is an A B desk configuration each of the two desks displays its own error messages Mixer 3 has no GUI However its errors together with the ones from all other mixers are logged by the central log station 5 12 1 2 Error Types There are three types of user log messages Information Information messages are generated in order to inform the user on ...

Page 159: ...es as well as checking the health state of the system by checking error logs in quasi real time Extensive filter functions allow focusing on particular error messages 5 12 2 System Diagnostics System diagnostic is an application running in the background that detects error events in the system during power up and operation During Power Up Items checked by the system diagnostics software at power u...

Page 160: ...under the following conditions a the remote container is within the same system b the container depends on the remote container proxy objects exist c the container itself is not a Core from the user point of view a Core doesn t depend on any other container even if there exist proxy objects 1200 WARNING SYSTEM Number of Logical Inputs has been truncated to 128 1201 WARNING SYSTEM Low Memory on Sys...

Page 161: ...core lost GetVersion timeout 2050 ERROR CORE DRIVER Failure of DSP card in slot 1 The card is un initialized 2051 ERROR CORE DRIVER Failure of DSP card in slot 1 The card has an SH4 error Appears at power up and at card insertion if SH4 does not boot successfully e g when the EPROM is missing WinCE doesn t boot at power up 2052 ERROR CORE DRIVER Failure of DSP card in slot 1 The PCI memory is not ...

Page 162: ...21 Additional HD Link to a DSP card required Rack Int provides 128 Inputs but only 96 channels are connected to the Core 32 inputs not available Appears during power up if not enough HD link channels to the DSP cards are available E g there are 3 MADI cards 3 64 channels but only one HD link with 96 channels 3023 INFO I O 21 Additional HD Link to a DSP card required Rack Int provides 128 outputs b...

Page 163: ...the CORE the User Warning will be indicated on all Desks 3103 WARNING GPIO Missing GPIO Card s 32 Pins configured 16 Pins found Appears during power up if the actual number of installed GPIO cards doesn t match the number of GPIOs specified in the GPIO xml file 3104 WARNING GPIO Snapshot File myGlobalSnap not found The GPIO function 3 doesn t work properly Appears if the global snapshot specified ...

Page 164: ...cannot complete to map all output signals to LogicalOutputs Increase the number of LogicalOutputs and re run AutoConfig 4204 WARNING CONFIG AutoConfig detected unknown IO Card in Slot 7 4210 INFO CONFIG Screen Lock cannot be activated for the administrator 4211 WARNING CONFIG Alias is already in use Alias will not be changed 4212 WARNING DESK The Alias Input 1 appears twice in the range of Logical...

Page 165: ...6000 WARNING Routing failure The routing of channel 2 on Container100 could not be changed Channel 2 on Container100 is virtual 6001 WARNING Pending Routing The routing of channel 2 on Container100 is not yet changed Input Digi1 is on air 6002 WARNING Routing failure The routing of channel 2 on Container100 could not be changed Channel 1 on Container100 is locked 6003 WARNING Routing failure Inexi...

Page 166: ...meter SignalRequest is false OR parameter NetSource is 0 Otherwise this warning will appear 8503 WARNING IOSHARING Missing IO Sharing dongle on system P422 IO Sharing will not work properly Appears if the local system has no dongle on the audio clock board 8504 WARNING IOSHARING Audio connection could not be established since there are too few physical connections available No audio on left channe...

Page 167: ... Error Type Error Text Remarks 9100 ERROR AUDIO CLOCK No communication to Audio Clock Card Appears during power up and runtime if the communication to the Audio Clock Card is lost 9101 WARNING AUDIO CLOCK Could not open port COM X Appears during init phase if the specified COM port cannot be opened 9102 WARNING AUDIO CLOCK Clock reference changed to WordClock Appears during runtime if the Audio Cl...

Page 168: ...OnAir 3000 Digital Mixing Console 5 116 Operation Date printed 31 10 08 SW V3 0 ...

Page 169: ... accessed on the main screen in the Admin menu Its concept is based on the touch screen and the rotary encoders below the screen Alternatively the configuration tool may also be handled as a part of the GUI application on a remote PC that is connected to the console In doing so the desk parameters can be accessed via a network even without the need of being in the same location If the system admin...

Page 170: ...administrator only by touching one of the Init buttons on the Admin Config page A user warning pops up saying You are about to reconfigure the console This operation will overwrite your I O or desk or GPIO configuration as shown below After confirmation with Continue the configuration process starts It takes a few seconds to be completed depending on system size As long as the pro cess is active t...

Page 171: ...s marked with an are not supported by stand alone OnAir 2500 consoles I O cards marked with are supported by OnAir 3000 only Basic Label A basic label is an input label either generated during auto configuration or entered manually during configuration It may be temporarily overwritten by input sharing label import by an external router or during CAB operation via the Monitora protocol In future r...

Page 172: ...r 6 1 1 5 CR and Studio1 Monitoring Outputs Studio1 supported by OnAir 3000 only The first 8 signals of the first ADAT I O card if available are mapped to the fixed outputs as follows Signal Signal Output Type 1 CR PFL speaker mono Fixed Mono 2 3 4 CR DJ phones left CR DJ phones right Fixed Stereo 5 6 CR guest phones left CR guest phones right Fixed Stereo 7 8 CR near field speaker left if 5 1 opt...

Page 173: ... 4 or 8 mono logical outputs depending on the number of Dolby E decoders installed on the card the logical outputs of a Dolby E input card may be used as decoder inputs from the backplane side CobraNet I O cards Ethersound I O cards Aviom A Net output cards OnAir 2500 In external I O frame only OnAir 3000 only Label The eight character labels are generated according to the same rules given in chap...

Page 174: ...gical inputs mapped to MADI I O cards SDI containing all logical inputs mapped to SDI I O cards Dolby E containing all logical inputs mapped to Dolby E input cards OnAir 2500 In external I O frame only OnAir 3000 only Patch Groups remain untouched by auto configuration In Addition Insert points input routing selections output routing selections and input group selections are cleared and initialize...

Page 175: ...ions Sel_Inp_Group1 8 and the Master Inserts are part of this selection Mon Sources CR ST1 The following signals can be selected as monitoring sources by the rotary encoder on the monitoring module All 23 summing buses the audition bus both PFL buses all 16 external monitoring sources and if the subgroup option is installed the eight subgroups The default rotary source is PRG A 3rd HP Source CR ST...

Page 176: ...ase The system administrator s password is initialized to admin during the init phase 6 1 3 GPIO Init Note GPIO Init is not a factory reset function it is however the basic initialization of specific parameters as listed below according to pre defined rules When touching GPIO Init the GPInputs and GPOutputs are initialized as specified below GPIO 1 10 for the ten first user functions GPO 11 15 for...

Page 177: ...hat has to be confirmed by touching the Yes button If a configuration change has been made for the current session only but you decide later to save it permanently before powering the console down the Startup Config Save All button can be used same function as the Save All button at the right of the configuration pages mentioned above 6 3 External Media Load Save For backup purposes or for copying...

Page 178: ...e at the left The configuration parameters are divided in function groups Each function group can be selected and edited on separate pages details in the following chapters Notes The I O Sharing Probel and AudioClock function groups also appear on consoles not equipped with the corresponding options but cannot be expanded there Some of the menu tree items are supported by the OnAir 3000 only and w...

Page 179: ...ary encoders located just below the Vertical and Horizontal fields may be used If more items are available than can be displayed on the screen horizontal and or vertical scrollbars appear After touching one of the matrix fields on the screen a selection menu appears and the current selection is highlighted The menu allows selecting from vari ous options by touching the desired item In case the sel...

Page 180: ...the current channel label is displayed For editing just type the desired label name Once finished touch Enter If the current label is ok and should be retained then touch ESC instead Please note that Save All must be touched in order to permanently save your edits as indicated in chapter 6 4 2 The basic label may be temporarily overwritten by input sharing label import by an external router or dur...

Page 181: ...x Slot Card type and Input e g Int Slot 1 AES Ch 1 or if no physical input is assigned to the logical input If more sources are assigned to a physical input than defined by the Input Format field e g an additional right source for a mono input the selection will be displayed in gray OnAir 2500 5 1 channel inputs not supported Input Format Defines the audio format of the logical input Selections St...

Page 182: ... sense such as talkback to a CD player For this reason one exception from this rule may be configured that will then be source related i e linked to a particular source and that will also be con sidered once this source should be re routed to a different channel strip This function key is called the Joker key Currently the following functions may be selected for the Joker key TALK talkback functio...

Page 183: ...dio output used to establish the left or mono channel for the logical output Right Center LFE Core Out define the physical audio outputs used to establish the remaining channels for the logical output depending on the Format definition below If more core outputs are assigned to a physical output than defined by the Format field e g an additional right output for a physical mono output the selectio...

Page 184: ...ed ST PRG on Logical Out 1 and its mono format output M PRG on Logical Out 2 OnAir 2500 5 1 channel outputs not supported 6 5 3 Fixed Outputs Fixed outputs are used for dedicated outputs such as monitoring outputs for them the same applies as is said in chapter 6 5 2 above except that the Format parameter is read only and cannot be set 6 5 4 Fixed Out Meter The console provides two dedicated meter...

Page 185: ...et For systems with primary secondary desk configuration up to four meter outputs can be configured two per desk OnAir 2500 OnAir 2500 only supports stereo metering outputs These are configurable for the OnAir 2500 too but will not be used by default 6 5 5 Insert Sends For each of the eight inserts available in the digital domain a send return pair may be configured For the insert sends the same a...

Page 186: ...or with the rightmost rotary encoder Indication Frame Int internal I O cards in SCore frame Ext additional external D21m frame Stagebox D21m frame in stagebox Slot Card type and Input e g Ext 1 Slot 7 AES Ch 3 or if no physical input is assigned to the logical input External Router Destination With SW V2 1 and later this parameter is used to assign a destination ID of an external router output to ...

Page 187: ...Encoder Sends supported by OnAir 3000 only On this page the outputs to an external surround decoder are defined Proceed according to chapter 6 5 2 6 5 8 Encoder Returns supported by OnAir 3000 only On this page the inputs from an external surround decoder are defined Proceed according to chapter 6 5 6 ...

Page 188: ...elections Stereo Mono or 5 1 The format selected here will be automatically assigned to the console channel to which this logical input is routed External Router Destination With SW V2 1 and later this parameter is used to assign a destination ID of an external router output to the patch input this is used for importing and displaying labels from the external router control system as well as for c...

Page 189: ...t defines the physical audio output used to establish the left or mono channel for the patch output Right Center LFE Core Out define the physical audio outputs used to establish the remaining channels for the patch output depending on the Format definition below If more core outputs are assigned to a physical output than defined by the Format field e g an additional right output for a physical mon...

Page 190: ...er Threshold dBFS The output limiter s threshold can be set in a range of 0 48 dBFS in steps of 1 dB Please note that this indication is always referenced to full scale modulation FS regardless of the currently selected headroom which means that if a headroom of 9 dB is set and limiting to 0 dB on the PPM level meters is desired a limiter threshold of 9 dBFS must be selected Output Limiter Release...

Page 191: ...cue point when releasing the key the player re locates to the same cue point or blank no function 6 5 12 Extern PFLs For the external PFL inputs used for pre listening from the CAB system the same parameters can be set as described in chapter 6 5 6 6 5 13 Extern Mon Src For the 16 external monitor sources inputs the same parameters can be set as for the patch inputs refer to chapter 6 5 9 ...

Page 192: ... audio level of 0 dBFS The default sensitivity of the analog line inputs is such that an input level of 6 dBu results in an internal audio level of 9 dBFS and hence in a level meter indication of 0 if overall gain is set to 0 dB If a different console headroom setting is desired it can be set in a range of 0 20 dB in steps of 1 dB The line input level of analog line I O cards is set with trimmer p...

Page 193: ...annel OFF it is reset only when the fader is closed Also refer to chapter 5 9 3 Channel TB Selections Nothing or TB Off on Channel Active If TB Off on Chan nel Active is selected talkback to a channel currently being active is inhib ited 5 1 to Stereo Mixdown Sets the contribution level of surround and center channels for the internal stereo downmix as well as the overall level Surround Level Adju...

Page 194: ...is displayed only if an optional Time Sync Card is installed and connected to a time receiver selection of the input signal for mat is performed with DIP switches on the card refer to OnAir 3000 service instructions chapter 3 NTP Time Server If NTP has been selected above the NTP time server s web address is set here When touching this button a keyboard appears for entering the address Proceed acc...

Page 195: ...or up to 20 user functions When touching one of the label fields a keyboard pops up enter the desired label according to the procedure described in chapter 6 5 1 6 5 17 Strip Channels This page is used to configure virtual channels if e g master faders are desired on the operating surface No inputs can be routed then to the channel Virtual channels do not consume any DSP power in cases where DSP p...

Page 196: ...er processing Channel Out Patch Inputs Master Outputs When touching one of these fields a second list appears offering the available sources from the selected group Output Field After selecting a source touch an empty Output field Again a list pops up where the desired output group Logical Outputs Patch Outputs can be selected from When touching one of these fields a second list appears offering t...

Page 197: ...trip if the INP input function is selected on the fader assign module while the fader strip rotary encoder is touched In addition each input group can be given a label Ext Router Grp Defines whether the current input group is internal No or external 2 Wire External input 4 wire External line For details of external router control refer to chapter 5 8 7 1 2 3 Assigns inputs to the current input gro...

Page 198: ...layed in the ROUT Output page In addition each patch group can be given a label 6 5 19 3 Master Outs This page defines the order in which the Master Outputs are displayed in the horizontal row on the ROUT Output page and in the vertical row on the ROUT Input page The definitions made here are used furthermore for strip assignment Strip Assign chapter 6 5 19 5 and output routing OutRouting chapter ...

Page 199: ...e presentation of the ROUT Input page In the Input Routing Column the input groups displayed in the ROUT Input page when touching the Select Group field and in the Desk Group 1 8 Columns the input groups displayed in the Chan Input page when touching the Input Selection button or in the alphanumeric display in the fader strip if the INP input function is selected on the fader assign module while t...

Page 200: ...d and the logical outputs displayed in the rows on the ROUT Output page Since the same output label may exist more than once e g in A B desk configurations the output ID is displayed together with the output label in the selection list as shown above 6 5 19 7 Inserts This page defines the presentation of the ROUT Insert page using the set tings made in Inp Grps chapter 6 5 19 1 and Master Ins chap...

Page 201: ... be defined for selection with the label button located below the corresponding meter on the main screen When touching the corresponding field a selection menu appears that can be scrolled up and down with the navigation buttons at its upper and lower margins or with the rightmost rotary encoder 6 5 19 9 Ducking Key Inputs supported by OnAir 3000 only This page allows selecting the keying signals ...

Page 202: ...below Target System 3 also acts as a Star System by providing the Logical Input B of the pale Source System 7 to Star System 2 which in this case acts just as another Target System In other words Each system may be Net Source Star and Net Consumer system at the same time Glossary Physical Connection Hard wired connection between two SCores for these MADI ADAT AES EBU or even analog connections may...

Page 203: ...ess the output of CODEC1 and the right hand system also sees the MIC1 signal thanks to the physical and logical connections between them In the following example a star configuration of six SCores Systems 1 6 is shown where systems 2 6 may access the logical input of source system 1 through dynamic logical connections because it is fed to a net input of star system 2 through a static logical conne...

Page 204: ...command The fader start command goes to the CD player regardless whether it has been generated by SystemA to which the CD player is directly connected by the remote System B or by any other remote system connected to the same I O sharing network and consuming the Logical Input A1 of System A Note There exists a second fader start function with PFL where in each channel is an additional OR link in ...

Page 205: ...in the example below Then define a source for it by first touching the Source field that is in our case still empty indicated by a dash A pop up menu lists the names of all systems in our case System27 and Star DEMO 5OG to select from as shown above After having selected System27 all its I O frames Int and if available Ext will be listed In our case this is just one frame called System27 Int as sh...

Page 206: ...ection It is displayed afterwards in the corresponding Source field as shown below To save this physical connection touch the Save IO Sharing button Undo a Physical Connection In order to undo a physical connection remove the existing relation between an input and an output of a neighboring system Select an input whose Source parameter is to be cleared and touch the field If the specified input is...

Page 207: ...ncoder Logi cal In 2 in the example below Then define a source for it by first touching the Source field that is in our case still empty indicated by a dash OnAir 2500 Patch Inputs are not supported by OnAir 2500 A pop up menu lists the names of all systems that are connected via physical connections in our case System27 and Star DEMO 5OG to select from as shown above After having selected System2...

Page 208: ...t is routed however only if the connection is static or the Net Consumer is currently active i e assigned to a channel strip selected as a monitoring source etc In case you should want to change the Net Mode from dynamic to static then touch the corresponding Dynamic field and select Static from the pop up menu In order to save this input definition touch the Save IO Sharing button Note As can be ...

Page 209: ...e target system and select I O Sharing Net Inputs When selecting the Net Source parameter the configuration tool shows a pop up menu listing the names of all systems that can be reached by physical connections Net Input connections are always static After having selected a system the Net Source groups pop up Select one of them e g Extern Monitoring Source Then a list of all possible Net Sources po...

Page 210: ...h the Save IO Sharing button Release a Net Input To release a Net Input remove the existing allocation to the Net Source of the neighboring system Select a Net Input and clear its Net Source parameter by touching the field If the specified Net Input is currently in use e g on air or assigned to a fader strip it cannot be released and a user message is displayed Note As can be seen on the previous ...

Page 211: ...t the same time but only one system can provide its N X bus output to PO In the output routing the source for PO is either the I O sharing NetPI or the local N X bus assigned to the producer system s local LI The source for PI is usually controlled on the desk where LI or NetLI is locat ed It may also be controlled from the Routing Output page of system A to which the codec is directly connected M...

Page 212: ...lly for both the logical LI and the net logical NetLI inputs the source for the patch output PO must be specified This is done in the configuration tool on the Config LogicalInputs page The related parameters are Codec Return Output Specifies the patch output PO to which the codec s input is connected In case of a logical input LI net source is 0 the configuration tool pro vides a list of all logi...

Page 213: ...y and the key will flash When touching the corresponding rotary knob the 8 character display shows the name of the desk container currently using the return line output To steal the return line connection turn the rotary knob until the display shows CONNECT and press the key again to confirm the action the key will then be bright This will take away the return line from the other console and creat...

Page 214: ...ontrol is currently not supported by the user GUI Opera tion is possible with the hardware controls only as described above However codec return lines may be remotely connected and disconnected in the Rout ing Output page of the producer system i e the system to which the codec is physically connected Producer System Status The three different return line control modes described above can of cours...

Page 215: ...o 1 not supported CR ST1 ADD Mode If ADD is activated on the monitoring module two sources can be monitored simultaneously a handy function for e g station takeover If Split is selected the two sources are routed to the left and right monitor speakers separately if Mix is selected both sources are mixed and routed to both monitor speak ers OnAir 2500 Studio 1 not supported CR ST1 Audition DIM Mode...

Page 216: ...ODE NONE SPLIT MIX CR Monitoring Mode I PFL CR MON CR PFL Mono Mono with PFL SP DJ HP MODE TB TB DIM PFL SRC ADD SRC TB CR NF LSP CR MON LSP GUEST HP CR SP CR PFL TB DIM PFL CUT PFL CUT TALK DIM CUT DIM CUT Mono Mono Mono TALK CR ADD MODE NONE SPLIT MIX CR Monitoring Mode II MONITOR PFL LSP SWAP MODE LSP Mode on RedLight Selects whether the CR and studio loudspeaker levels are attenuated DIM muted...

Page 217: ...the menu or with the rightmost rotary encoder In this menu all possible entries are listed including MOVE UP MOVE DOWN and DELETE buttons for editing All router inputs and outputs may be selected here for monitoring purposes OnAir 2500 Studio 1 not supported CLEAR ALL The top left CLEAR ALL field is colored somewhat brighter than the oth ers it can be used to clear all configured monitoring source...

Page 218: ...d lower margins or with the rightmost rotary encoder In this menu all possible entries are listed together with MOVE UP MOVE DOWN and DELETE buttons for editing All router inputs and outputs may be selected here for monitoring purposes OnAir 2500 Studio 1 not supported CLEAR ALL The top left CLEAR ALL field is colored somewhat brighter than the oth ers it can be used to clear all configured monito...

Page 219: ... switching the ON AIR light on Internal i e when at least one channel fader is open this channel is ON assigned to a master output this master is defined to be OnAir Relevant see chapter 6 5 11 and the master fader is open External i e when an external on air input on the GPI interface is active or Internal AND External i e a logical AND operation of both conditions ...

Page 220: ...names and password are entered here Snapshot Location Selects the location of the snapshots displayed in the user GUI either Local i e in the console memory or Remote i e on the file server InitialSnapshot Loading Input Fader Gain If set to Off the initial snapshot does not contain the input fader values i e when powering the console on the input fader values or fader positions in case of optional...

Page 221: ...d not be sufficient up to four physical inputs CR Mic 1 4 may be defined for use as alternate talkback sources to the studios such as the DJ mic a Headset mic etc Only one of these four may be active at a time Basic Label The basic label may be entered here as described in chapter 6 5 1 Router Source Defines the physical audio input that is used to establish the mono channel for the logical input ...

Page 222: ...ces TB from Ext 1 16 OnAir 2500 Talkback from studios 1 and 3 not supported Only four external talkback sources supported Basic Label The basic label may be entered here as described in chapter 6 5 1 Router Source Defines the physical audio input that is used to establish the mono channel for the logical input Indication Frame Int internal I O cards in SCore frame Ext additional external D21m fram...

Page 223: ...apter 6 5 20 1 Extra GPIO Frame Systems with the Compact SCore can consist of the internal plus up to five external frames Starting with SW V2 2 however one additional frame may be used for GPIO cards only OnAir 2500 Only 16 internal GPIOs plus one GPIO card with 16 GPIOs in an optional external D21m I O frame supported 6 5 26 1 GPI The GP input function generates an output parameter depending on ...

Page 224: ...ne inputs input is muted but no change in signaling Controls all logical inputs using the same physical mic input time must not be set to 0 ExtON Logical Input Strip Channel AUX N X Parallel to the ON key in the channel strip PFL EXT PFL CR ST1 PFL control signal from the CAB system is active Ready Logical Input External source is ready for playback LS_CUT CR ST1 ST2 ST3 User Machine Monitor speak...

Page 225: ...Pin Level Input Status Input Pin Level Input Status Pin Attributes Setting Pin Attributes Setting Activate On Activate On Time 0 ms Time 0 ms Polarity positive Polarity negative Action Action Triggered Edge both Triggered Edge both Note In order to avoid inconsistencies please be careful when using a GP input in momentary latching mode in parallel with a desk key for the same function Example 3 La...

Page 226: ...nfiguration Date printed 21 01 09 SW V3 0 Key LED Configuration Example The OnAir 2500 s F 1 F 5 keys are normally used to control GPOs If the unit controlled by the GPO sends a feedback signal the GPI for the F 1 F 5 key LEDs can be configured as follows ...

Page 227: ...scription see the table below Argument 1 3 Depending on the selected function one or more parameters contribute to the processing of the output control signal These can be selected here For a function and parameter description see the table below Time Defines the duration of the pulse at the output pin Time is only relevant if Triggered Edge is falling or rising Possible values are 0 ms or 20 ms 1...

Page 228: ...value of the specified parameter is different from zero this function is normally used for factory testing only Only 64 bit device ID numbers in hex format are accepted as argument 1 i e 0x followed by 16 digits e g 0x1122334455667788 LinkOutput GP Output pin Links the GP output to another GPO function UserKey Device ID of a user key parameter Active if the value of the specified user key paramete...

Page 229: ...e Level attribute Level Output Pin Level Output Pin Pin Attributes Setting Pin Attributes Setting Activate Off Activate Off Time Time Polarity positive Polarity negative Triggered Edge both Triggered Edge both Example 3 Latching Mode To get the level latched at the output pin the Triggered Edge attribute must be set to either rising or falling the Time attribute must be 0 ms Level Output Pin Level...

Page 230: ...ttributes Setting Activate On Activate On Time 0 ms Time 0 ms Polarity positive Polarity negative Triggered Edge rising Triggered Edge rising Level Output Pin Level Output Pin Pin Attributes Setting Pin Attributes Setting Activate On Activate On Time 0 ms Time 0 ms Polarity positive Polarity negative Triggered Edge falling Triggered Edge falling Key Configuration Examples The OnAir 2500 s F 1 F 5 ...

Page 231: ... format are accepted as argument1 i e 0x followed by 16 digits such as 0x1122334455667788 This function is intended for experts only since localizing a device ID number requires the Tree Viewer application and its handling LinkOutput Function This function can be used to link a GP output to another GPIO function The linked output may then be set to answer to the same input conditions but with diff...

Page 232: ... 20 buttons on the MON CR and MON ST1 3 GUI pages as well as by the 16 buttons on the MON TB SP GUI page Both fields contain 20 keys buttons 16 in case of the MON TB SP GUI page the key button numbering is given in the illustrations below Normally for the TALKBACK field only 16 keys are used and the keys 17 20 are labeled EXT PFL no function PREP and MPX SEL For special requirements these keys may...

Page 233: ...3000 Digital Mixing Consoles Configuration 6 65 Date printed 21 01 09 SW V3 0 OnAir 3000 Key Nos ST1 ST3 1 2 5 6 9 10 13 14 17 18 3 4 7 8 11 12 15 16 19 20 OnAir 3000 Key Nos TB SP 1 2 5 6 9 10 13 14 3 4 7 8 11 12 15 16 ...

Page 234: ... TALKBACK left key fields of the console s central module The Rotary parameter stands here for the key no 6 in the CR MONITOR field These keys are duplicated by the 20 buttons on the MON CR and MON ST2 GUI pages as well as by the 12 buttons on the MON TB SP GUI page The key button numbering is given in the illustrations below Key Nos CR MONITOR TALKBACK 2 4 1 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2 4 1 3 5 6 7 8 9...

Page 235: ...0 OnAir 3000 Digital Mixing Consoles Configuration 6 67 Date printed 21 01 09 SW V3 0 OnAir 2500 Key Nos ST2 1 2 5 6 9 10 13 14 17 18 3 4 7 8 11 12 15 16 19 20 OnAir 2500 Key Nos TB SP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ...

Page 236: ...rinted 21 01 09 SW V3 0 6 5 27 2 Cue Keys OnAir 3000 This page allows assigning ten selected cue feeds i e any available input output or bus to the CUE button field of the on the GUI MON CR CUE and MON ST1 CUE pages in the control room and in studio 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Page 237: ... Configuration 6 69 Date printed 21 01 09 SW V3 0 OnAir 2500 This page allows assigning ten selected cue feeds i e any available input output or bus to the CUE button field of the on the GUI MON CR CUE page in the control room 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Page 238: ...efined in the Desk_KeyMapping xml file 6 5 27 4 XL Section The AUX bus required to listen to outside sources as well as the talkback source location are defined on this page Per default AUX 1 is assigned to the XL box in the control room AUX2 to the XL box in studio 1 AUX3 to the one in studio 2 and AUX4 to the one in studio 3 SW V3 0 and up allow assigning up to 20 different XL boxes OnAir 2500 A...

Page 239: ...messages through a serial COM port or via TCP IP using the ProBel General Switcher Communication Protocol This protocol provides a robust and asynchronous method of controlling routers and is the preferred method of communication Supported Physical Connections Protocol Serial via RS232 422 TCP IP via Ethernet SW Version SW P 02 Yes Not supported V1 1 SW P 08 Yes Yes V2 1 6 6 5 28 1 Settings On thi...

Page 240: ...he others it can be used to clear all configured sources If it is touched clearing the sources has to be confirmed in a dialog box L1 L2 define the physical audio inputs used to establish the logical input After touching one of the L fields a list appears for selection of the routable sources When touching e g the Logical Inputs field a list for selection of all possible logical inputs appears ...

Page 241: ...l should fail AES EBU clock is selected If this signal fails as well word clock is selected If word clock also fails the console switches to its internal clock Sampling Rate can be selected from 44 1 kHz and 48 kHz The coefficients of any filter or EQ frequency are automatically modified when changing the sampling rate frequency parameters are always correctly displayed Sync Source can be selected...

Page 242: ...ther users if required The administrator s user name and his password may be changed using the pop up keyboard the factory default settings are Admin for his user name and admin for his password Please note that the upper lower case setting of the password is important for correct user log in 6 5 30 2 Default For the default user Default user no 2 only the Default policy no 2 is valid no other pol...

Page 243: ... 1 and the default user Default user no 2 separate pages are available as mentioned above If more than 64 users and or more than 16 policies are required central user management must be used refer to chapter 5 10 9 When touching one of the Username or Password fields the same key board appears that is used for label entries Please note that the upper lower case setting of the password is important...

Page 244: ... assigned this results in a logical OR combination of the policies For more information on user privileges and policies please refer to chapter 5 10 Users Departments For snapshot management one or more departments can be assigned to each user In addition it can be defined whether the user can only read snapshots from a certain department Read Only or whether he also may modify or create departmen...

Page 245: ...policies no 2 8 grants access to most of the con sole parameters except from some typical administrator only settings such as fader calibration date time settings console configuration or screen cali bration The screen above shows a part of the configurable functions such as Chan Input channel input parameters Chan DeEs channel de esser parameters Grant is displayed for a function if at least one ...

Page 246: ...onfiguration Date printed 21 01 09 SW V3 0 Departments The purpose of this page is entering particular names such as NEWS for the eight departments available When touching one of the matrix fields the pop up keyboard appears for entering the desired name ...

Page 247: ...sed together with the option s license key in order to gen erate the option ID code that has to be entered for this option see below 6 5 31 2 Options When adding an option such as I O sharing CAB ProBel or CMS support to the system the system ID code is used together with the option s license key in order to generate the option ID code that is entered here Unavailable options such as subgroups or ...

Page 248: ...nAir 3000 17 keys on the optional fader assign module s see below left OnAir 2500 12 ROTARY ASSIGN keys in the central section see below right With these keys the user can then select the function of the rotary encoders in the fader strips For the F 1 F 5 keys refer to chapter 6 5 26 2 For the SNAP 1 SNAP 6 keys refer to chapter 6 5 32 3 1 3 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 2 4 6 Pan 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 11 12 13...

Page 249: ... only This page is used to assign functions to the 16 rotary assign keys of the OnAir 3000 s optional rotary assign module s see below With these keys the user can then select the functions of the rotary encoders of the optional rotary modules that are usually installed above the fader strips AUX1 AUX2 AUX3 AUX4 1 3 2 4 5 7 6 8 9 11 10 12 13 15 14 16 ...

Page 250: ...er_On Off Deesser_Freq V1 0 Deesser_Freq Deesser_On Off Deesser_Q V1 0 Deesser_Q Deesser_On Off Deesser_Ratio V1 0 Deesser_Ratio Deesser_On Off Deesser_Threshold V1 0 Deesser_Threshold Deesser_On Off Ducker_AttackTime V2 1 Ducker_AttackTime Ducker_Manual Ducker_Attenuation V2 1 Ducker_Attenuation Ducker_Manual Ducker_HoldTime V2 1 Ducker_HoldTime Ducker_Manual Ducker_ReleaseTime V2 1 Ducker_Releas...

Page 251: ...16 Level V1 0 NXBus1 16 Level NXBus1 16 OnOff NXBus1 16 LevelOnly V1 0 NXBus1 16 Level NXBus1 16ContrLevel V2 1 NXContr1 16Level NXContr1 16OnOff NXBus1 16ContrLevelFullReturn V2 1 NXContr1 16Level NXFullReturn1 16OnOff NXBus1 16ContrLevelOnly V2 1 NXContr1 16Level NXBus1 16LevelFullReturn V2 1 NXBus1 16 Level NXBus1 16OnOffFullRet NXSend V1 0 NXMasterGain NXMasterOnOff NXSendCue V2 2 NXMasterGain...

Page 252: ...annel_On Off_CMS V2 1 Channel_On Off_Yellow V2 0 Channel_On_CMS V2 1 ChannelActiv Ch_open Master_assigned V1 0 ChannelOnAir Ch_onMaster OnAir_relevant V1 0 ChannelOnMaster Ch_activ Master_fdr_ open V2 0 ChannelScrDeEsser V2 2 ChannelScrLayout V2 2 ChannelScrSur51 V2 2 Comp_On Off V1 0 Cue CUE not PFL V1 0 Deesser_On Off V1 0 Dyn_On Off V1 0 EQ_HP_On Off V2 0 EQ_LP_On Off V2 0 EQ_On Off V1 0 Exp_On...

Page 253: ...nSetMPXVol_LO V1 0 MonSetMPXVol_S1 V2 2 MonSetMPXVol_S1_LO V2 2 MonSetTBRetVol V1 0 MonSetTBRetVol_S1 V2 0 MonSrcAdd V1 0 MonSrcAdd_S1 V2 0 MonSrcFollowCR_S1 3 V1 0 MonSrcFollowS1_CR S2 S3 V2 1 MonSrcFollowS2_CR S1 S3 V2 1 MonSrcFollowS3_CR S1 S2 V2 1 MonSrcKey1 20 1 V1 0 MonSrcKey1 20_S1 3 1 V1 0 MonSrcPFLtoMON V1 0 MonSrcPFLtoMON_S1 V1 0 MonSrcRotary V2 1 MonSrcRotary_S1 V2 1 MonSrcSetHPSource V...

Page 254: ... 0 OnAirPGMA V2 0 OnAirPGMB V2 0 OnAirREC V2 0 Pan_On Off V1 0 PFL PFL not CUE V1 0 PFL_LocMomentary V2 0 PFL_On Off V1 0 PFL_On Off_momentary V2 0 PFL_TBMomentaryfromSrc1 4 V2 0 PFLActive_CR 3 V2 0 PFLActive_ST1 3 V2 0 PGMBusAOnOff V1 0 PGMBusAOnOff_Both orange V2 0 PGMBusAOnOff_Small 4 V2 1 PGMBusAOnOff_Yellow V2 0 PGMBusBOnOff V1 0 PGMBusBOnOff_Both orange V2 0 PGMBusBOnOff_Small 4 V2 1 PGMBusB...

Page 255: ...51BusBOnOff V2 2 Sur51BusBOnOff_Both V2 2 Sur51BusBOnOff_Yellow V2 2 TBActiveFrom_CR 3 V2 0 TBActiveFrom_Extern 3 V2 0 TBActiveFrom_ST1 3 3 V2 0 TBCRMicSelector V1 0 4 TBfromSrc1 for CR ST1 3 V1 0 TBfromSrc2 4 for ST1 3 V1 0 TBfromSrcMO1 momentary for CR ST1 3 V2 0 TBfromSrcMO2 4 momentary for ST1 3 V2 0 TBKey1 20 2 V1 0 TBKey1 20_S1 3 2 V1 0 TBKeyMO1 20 momentary 2 V2 0 TBKeyMO1 20_S1 3 momentary...

Page 256: ...s_On Off V2 1 XL_Line1 12_InputLabel V2 1 XL_Line1 12_TBfromSrc1 V2 1 1 The possible Monitoring sources are Program_A_Master Program_B_Master Record_Master N X_Master1 16 AUX_Master1 16 CR_PFL ST1_PFL ExternMonSource 1 16 Input 1 n Audition RotaryId to listen what s selected by the Monitoring Source selection Rotary 2 The possible TB destinations are TBtoCR TBtoStudio1 TBtoStudio2 TBtoStudio3 TBto...

Page 257: ...pshot but can be modified by the administrator These snapshots can be recalled by any user when holding the ENABLE key then pressing one of the SK1 to SK6 keys they may of course also be recalled from the central touch screen s Snapshot page as usual For OnAir 2500 consoles the LocationFilter parameter must always be set to Off Global Snapshot Recall via GPI Global snapshots may also be recalled v...

Page 258: ... definition of any desk key as a snapshot key is possible via the corresponding XML file up to 80 snapshot keys are possible if this should be required Split desk configurations usually have individual snapshots and snapshot keys for every desk so the LocationFilter parameters must be set accordingly 6 5 32 6 Settings This page is used to set the size of the AutoTakeoverWindows 1 5 for normal oper...

Page 259: ...ide examples above Date Format Selects the date display format Selections DD MMM YYYY shown in the examples above or MMM DD YYYY Keyboard Layout Selects the national character set of the pop up keyboard currently English US or Danish are available Facility When touching this field the keyboard appears for entering a facility ID used for displaying labels imported from a router control system and o...

Page 260: ...er 5 2 for details Supported by OnAir 3000 only 6 5 33 2 Desk Resources supported by OnAir 3000 only This page contains a part of the most important settings for A B desk con figuration such as the number of the first strip channel of the first AUX bus of the first N X bus etc and their respective number for this desk A B desk configuration is covered separately please refer to chapter 7 of the On...

Page 261: ...the Compact Flash cards of the SCore and the Desk Containers xml files can easily be edited with a standard text editor However due the complexity of some of the xml files the use of an XML editor such as XML Spy www altova com is recommended There exist customer specific xml files and system or software related xml files Only the customer specific xml files will be modified during console configu...

Page 262: ...one in the Config GUI are saved to the initial files During start up these files are read and the console is initialized accord ingly File name Container Location Description Initial iss CORE Win CE Hard Disk OA3000 snapshots Contains most of the settings done in the Config GUI Common Settings TB and MonSource Keys and some settings of the User GUI e g Channel Audio settings Initial ios CORE Win C...

Page 263: ...each desk allow access to a reduced part of the common SCore s resources As a special case the Parallel Desk allows access from both desks to all Score resources The Config GUI remains the same for both desks It always allows access to all resources The following SCore resources have to be divided between the two desks Strip channels Send channels AUX buses Send channels N X buses Master buses PGM...

Page 264: ...t 1 CR Input 3 4 Guest 2 CR Input 4 104 Guest 2 CR Input 4 5 CD Input 5 105 CD Input 5 6 DIGI 1 Input 6 106 DIGI 1 Input 6 7 DIGI 2 Input 7 107 DIGI 2 Input 7 8 DIGI 3 Input 8 108 DIGI 3 Input 8 Without Alias a snapshot created on the primary desk cannot be recalled on the secondary desk since the audio settings and the strip assignment for the DJ mic will always be associated with LogInput ID 1 A...

Page 265: ...nAir3000 Input Output Mapping for A B Desk Mode System Rack Slot Card Signals Log Input 1 120 Alias Input Group No Log Out 1 80 Log Input 121 220 Alias Input Group No Log Out 81 130 Int 1 MADI In 1 56 1 56 Input 1 56 ROUTER 3 121 176 Input 1 56 Router 7 Int 1 MADI Out 1 36 1 36 Int 1 MADI Out 37 56 81 100 Int 3 MIC 1 4 57 60 Input 57 60 MIC 1 177 180 Input 57 60 MIC 5 Int 4 MIC 1 4 61 64 Input 61 ...

Page 266: ...esources Overview for A B Desk Mode System Resource Range Primary Desk Secondary Desk Strip Channels 1 48 1 18 19 24 AUX 1 4 1 3 4 N X 1 16 1 10 11 16 PGM A 1 X PGM B 1 X REC 1 X Sub Groups 1 8 1 6 7 8 Inserts 1 8 1 6 7 8 Audition 1 X Monitoring CR including PFL 1 X Monitoring ST1 including PFL Studio 1 X Monitoring ST2 1 X Monitoring ST3 1 X EXT PFL 1 2 1 2 Ext Mon Source 1 16 1 10 11 16 Logical ...

Page 267: ...able xml must be con figured in such a way that the StripChannels FirstStripNo are assigned to the modules as defined in the AB DESK Mode Desk Resources xls form the module locations Location are as defined in the AB DESK Mode Desk Resources xls form the primary desk is located in DeskGroup 1 and the secondary desk is located in DeskGroup 2 the key mapping MappingPattern corresponds to the locatio...

Page 268: ... be assigned either to the primary or the second ary desk according to AB DESK Mode Desk Resources xls Please note that StripChannel Monitoring CR ST1 and ST2 ST3 and InputGroup must match the XML configuration of the desks as described in chapter 7 4 1 Desk Configuration Note It may be helpful to set the Label of the first LogicalInput and the first Logi calOutput of the secondary desk before def...

Page 269: ... must be configured considering the information provided by AB DESK Mode IO Config xls AB DESK Mode Desk Resources xls 7 4 6 1 Meter Sources Config GUI Config Selections MeterSrc The internal signals selectable as Main Meter Source can be configured for each level meter Note Only signals related to the corresponding desk should be defined e g PGMA must not be added to the Meter 3 Src list if it wi...

Page 270: ...nd the secondary desk 7 4 6 5 Outputs Config GUI Config Selections Outputs The Logical Outputs list must contain all Logical outputs that should be vis ible as output routing targets in the output routing pages of both the primary and the secondary desk 7 4 6 6 Inserts Config GUI Config Selections Inserts The Insert Points list must contain all Input Groups that should be visible for insert assigm...

Page 271: ...ns related to the corresponding desk should be defined for a certain location e g TB to PGM A must not be added to the TB ST1 list if PGM A is not used on the secondary desk 7 4 9 Rotary Assignment Function Keys Config GUI Desk Primary Desk Fader Assign Group X Config GUI Desk Primary Desk Rotary Assign Group Y Configures the rotary assignment function keys for the fader and rotary assign ment mod...

Page 272: ...interface ini file the desk assignment of the CAB System connected via Monitora has to be defined as primary or secondary desk begin interface MonitoraInterface dll name MONITORA port COM4 location ControlRoom desk_assignment Secondary end The desk assignment is Primary Secondary or None The CAB System can be linked to a desk In such a case the desk resource of the cor responding desk will be used...

Page 273: ...ode These functions have an additional argument in order to configure to which desk the input pin belongs SNAPSHOT StartNext 7 4 13 2 GPOutput Functions for A B Desk Mode OnAir signaling In addition to the RedLight_ONAIR function there are GPOutput functions indicating that at least one LogicalInput is routed to PGM A RedLight_PGMA to PGM B RedLight_PGMB or to the REC bus RedLight_REC ...

Page 274: ...OnAir 3000 Digital Mixing Console 7 14 A B Desk Configuration Date printed 31 10 08 SW V3 0 ...

Page 275: ... versa IP Internet protocol IT Network The customer s non OnAir 3000 network infrastructure LAN Local area network MAN Metropolitan area network Malware Malicious software viruses worms trojans etc TCP IP Transfer protocol internet protocol UDP User datagram protocol VLAN Virtual LAN WAN Wide area network 9 2 Network Characteristics and Requirements In order to choose the appropriate network topol...

Page 276: ...ry to forward broadcast or multicast packets Otherwise the components from different domains will not see each other complete separation Because forwarding broadcasts in a router is not common it is always better and easier to connect all OnAir 3000 components within one and the same network domain using switches Only if OnAir 3000 network domains must be completely separated by inten tion i e no ...

Page 277: ...he OnAir 3000 network domain The best approach to this is by using manageable switches or routers to interconnect the IT infrastructure with the OnAir 3000 network domain and either to apply broadcast traffic limitations or to completely eliminate broadcast packets between the two network domains This will also eliminate OnAir 3000 component broadcast packets to be sent to the customer s IT networ...

Page 278: ...irewall will limit certain functionalities that can not be worked around e g software update to OnAir 3000 components from the IT network or even file sharing between the networks 9 2 11 VLANs VLAN tagging is not supported by the OnAir 3000 components This means that only so called port based non tagged VLANs are possible Untagged VLANs by definition are completely separated from each other A netw...

Page 279: ...s to the OnAir 3000 network domain As the audio editor or DigiMedia in the IT network also generates broadcast packets that might be undesired within the IT network these packets can be shaped out on the ports of the manageable switch that go to the IT network The second rule from the OnAir 3000 network domain to the IT network will shape all broadcast packets only on the one port to which the aud...

Page 280: ...raffic shaping IP filtering or even routing if desired 3 Set a single DHCP server up for all networks or even multiple DHCP servers for each network In case of multiple DHCP servers the different network domains must be interconnected by a router or a manageable switch DHCP traffic shaping in order to have one defined DHCP server for each network domain ...

Page 281: ...sion of the network switch or router 9 4 1 1 Flexible Multi Console Solution with DHCP OnAir 3000 Network Integrated Routed Stand Alone Single Console Solution with DHCP Low Cost Solution with fixed IP Addresses Flexible Multi Console Solution with DHCP Com 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011 1 2 A B 12x 6 x 8x 2x 9x 3x 10x 4x 11x 5x 7x 1x Ethernet A 12x 6x 8x 2x 9x 3x 10 x 4x 11x 5x 7x 1x C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...

Page 282: ...ch provides 24 ports Disadvantages High Costs Switch has a fan 9 4 1 2 Single Console Solution with DHCP This is the low cost solution for a single OnAir 3000 console wherethe switch must be located together with the console in a studio and with no need of network interconnection I O sharing remote assistance etc The following picture shows a setup where all subsystems of a single OnAir 3000 conso...

Page 283: ...re into a 19 rack located in the studio Advantages Low price Switch has no fan 19 rack mountable Disadvantages No redundant power supply available for the switch Manual IP address configuration required As can be seen from the following picture under certain circumstances it can also make sense to setup several consoles with fixed IP addresses in a switched OnAir 3000 network Com 3 Management Cons...

Page 284: ...er on a central IT file server Central user management on an IT file server Control of a ProBel router or router control software CMS integration Remote configuration and administration Remote ConfigGUI from any workstation within the IT network Configuration file management FTP from any workstation within the IT network Software update from any workstation within the IT network Remote studio assi...

Page 285: ...5 6 7 8 91011 1 2 A B 12x 6 x 8x 2x 9x 3x 10x 4x 11x 5x 7x 1x Ethernet A 12x 6x 8x 2x 9x 3x 10 x 4x 11x 5x 7x 1x C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011 12 A B 12x 6x 8x 2x 9x 3x 10x 4 x 11x 5x 7x 1x Et hernet A 12x 6x 8x 2x 9x 3x 10x 4x 1 1x 5x 7x 1x C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 91011 1 2 A B 12x 6 x 8x 2x 9x 3x 10x 4x 11x 5x 7x 1x Ethernet A 12x 6x 8x 2x 9x 3x 10 x 4x 11x 5x 7x 1x C l a t i g i d l a t i g i d Com 3 LogSc...

Page 286: ...le server in a different subnet will fail without WINS File Server The access to the file server is via SMB meaning that the file server must support SMB all Windows server do so It should be also be possible to have a Linux Unix server with Samba but this is not tested DNS The OnAir 3000 system has to know a DNS server for resolving the name of the NTP server Management Console A management conso...

Page 287: ...Studer D21m I O System Components Product Information March 2009 13th Edition ...

Page 288: ...l Audio GmbH Studer Professional Audio GmbH Printed in Switzerland Technical Documentation Althardstrasse 30 CH 8105 Regensdorf Switzerland http www studer ch Subject to change Studer is a registered trade mark of Studer Professional Audio GmbH Regensdorf ...

Page 289: ... O Box Within Long Distance 3 1 3 3 Multiple I O Boxes Long Distance 3 2 3 4 Multiple Hubs Multiple I O Boxes Long Distance 3 3 3 5 Shared I O 3 4 4 System Examples 4 1 4 1 System with Remote and Local I O 4 1 4 2 System with Remote MIDI Connection 4 2 5 Additional Information 5 1 5 1 Mapping of I O Cards to MADI and HD Link Channels 5 1 5 2 Special Case Microphone Line Input Card 5 2 5 3 Analog I...

Page 290: ...40 6 5 2 HD RS422 Card A949 0415 6 42 6 5 3 MADI HD Cards A949 0411 A949 0413 A949 0414 6 44 6 6 Serial Merger Cards 6 48 6 6 1 Serial Card A949 0437 6 48 6 6 2 Serial Merger Card A949 0438 6 50 6 6 3 Serial RJ45 Card A949 0439 6 52 6 6 4 Dual Merger Card A949 0440 6 54 6 7 Power Supply Miscellaneous 6 56 6 7 1 Primary Power Supply A949 0403 6 56 6 7 2 LED PSII PCB A949 0402 6 57 6 7 3 Air Deflect...

Page 291: ...Hz Power Connection The attached female IEC 320 C13 mains cable socket has to be connected to an appropriate mains cable by a trained technician respecting your local regulations Refer to the Installation Operation and Waste Disposal chap ter at the beginning of this manual Earthing This equipment must be earthed due to the mains input filter network being connected to the mains earth Some conside...

Page 292: ... W A949 0435 GPIO card 3 W A949 0436 GPIO card with relay outputs 2 W A949 0412 HD card S 5 W A949 0415 HD RS422 card 5 W A949 0411 MADI HD card multi mode fibre 5 5 W A949 0413 MADI HD card single mode fibre 5 5 W A949 0414 MADI HD card twisted pair 5 5 W A949 0437 Serial card 0 2 W A949 0438 Serial Merger card 0 6 W A949 0439 Serial RJ45 card 0 2 W A949 0440 Dual Merger card 1 2 W Ethersound card ...

Page 293: ...al fiber MADI links to multiple places up to several kilometers away By using this star architecture it is ensured that a possible problem with one of the remote I O boxes will not lead to a general breakdown of the whole I O system A maximum of six remote I O boxes stage boxes may be connected to one hub frame Should more I O channels be required then multiples of the local frames hubs may be use...

Page 294: ...O is used on the digital side for more information on this subject please refer to chapter 5 7 Inserting e g an AES EBU card and a Line input card and getting the A D converted signal out of the AES EBU card directly is not possible This can be done only if the audio is routed with a DSP core Since the MADI signal to the D21m remote I O box is used to synchronize the unit a stable low jitter MADI ...

Page 295: ...n in chapter 6 1 The frame hosts one or two High Density Link cards short HD Link providing the main audio connection to the DSP core From the HD card s the signals are redirected to the different types of I O cards in the frame Therefore at least one HD card must be inserted in the frame The frame may be equipped with redundant power supplies the status of which can be displayed in the Vista cons...

Page 296: ...the hub frame simultaneously Frame dimensions are the same as shown in 2 3 above 2 5 Vista Surveyor Software The surveyor on the graphic controller GC screen of the Vista consoles will indicate the whole I O system including the health state of each I O card and the power supplies If the hardware found at startup time is not identical to what the system expects the user is asked whether the expect...

Page 297: ...h Out 96 Ch In 96 Ch Out 96 Ch In 96 Ch Out 96 Ch In 96 Ch Out Studer Proprietary HD Link max Distance 10 m Hub and I O Remote I O Box SCore I O Frame 96 Ch In 96 Ch Out 96 Ch In 96 Ch Out 96 Ch In 96 Ch Out RS422 from Desk fo RS422 from Desk for Surveyor Informatio Surveyor Information and Mic Control I O frame with Different Types of I O Cards 0 64 Ch Optical MADI 0 64 Ch Optical MADI Redundancy...

Page 298: ...channels This switch may only have to be set to 56 channel protocol for operation with third party MADI devices in case no remote I O box is connected to the MADI I O card If 64 channels of MADI transmission are required when working at 96 kHz the redundant MADI line can be used as a channel extension for transmit ting the MADI channels 33 64 29 56 This must be set accordingly with a DIP switch on...

Page 299: ...ty to insert any I O card available for the D21m I O system The hub frame may therefore also be used for any audio I O located close to the DSP core Up to 6 remote I O boxes can be connected per hub frame except in the first hub frame where one slot is occupied with one ADAT card or AES EBU Hub 1 and I O Remote I O Boxes 96 Ch In 96 Ch Out 96 Ch In 96 Ch Out 96 Ch In 96 Ch Out RS422 from Desk for ...

Page 300: ...29 56 This must be set accordingly with a DIP switch on the MADI I O card inserted in the hub frame 3 5 Shared I O It is possible to connect one remote I O box to two hubs or consoles at the same time This allows sharing of one box between two consoles While the audio inputs are fed to both consoles the outputs on that I O box may only be fed by one of the two consoles at a time An input selector ...

Page 301: ...sult in 4 MADI channels without audio The MADI HD card versionsA949 0411 21 A949 0413 21 and newer support operation with two MADI HD cards in one frame extending the total chan nel count between the hub frame and the remote I O box to 128 The same channel count is reached in 96 kHz mode For details please refer to chapter 6 5 3 4 6 AES EBU Outputs to Monitoring Frame Hub and I O Remote I O Box 96...

Page 302: ...the remote I O frame This card is located between slot 12 and the power supplies The required baud rate is set on the MADI I O local and MADI HD remote cards RS422 for Mic Control Hub and I O Remote I O Boxes 96 Ch In 96 Ch Out 96 Ch In 96 Ch Out 96 Ch In 96 Ch Out I O Frames with Different Types of I O Cards Remote I O Box 1 Remote I O Box 5 0 64 Ch Optical MADI 0 64 Ch Optical MADI Redundancy 96...

Page 303: ...ictates the filling up of MADI outputs from the frame In the same way the order of outputs from left to right is defining which MADI inputs are being redirected to that card The same rule applies for the Studer proprietary HD link format The following example illustrates the rules within a complex I O system AES I O ADAT I O Line In Line Out Mic Line In Mic Line In MADI HD PSU Red PSU Input Ch Out...

Page 304: ...6 channels 1 36 37 40 no audio 2 Line Input cards 16 channels 41 56 Example 3 Input Cards MADI Channel Usage 9 Mic Line Input cards 36 channels 1 36 37 40 no audio 3 Line Input cards 24 channels 41 64 5 3 Analog Insert Cards If you plan to equip the I O box with Analog Insert cards it is wise to avoid channels without signal by installing two Mic Line Input cards next to each other followed by two...

Page 305: ...nnels 33 64 of the 96 kHz MADI signal Subsequently MADI connection redundancy will not be available in 96 kHz mode when exceeding a total channel count of 32 into or out of the remote I O box Performa Core For 96 kHz operation the DSP core must only contain PE and PED21m cards and a MemNet card type A950 0621xx not A950 0620xx or newer In addition the Performa core must contain a Revision A backpl...

Page 306: ...y depending on input and output sampling frequencies for details refer to chapter 5 5 1 Local MADI ADAT and TDIF interfaces have approximately the same delay as the AES EBU interface 1 2 samples Processing Compact SCore OnAir 3000 Block 48 kHz smpl μs P0 16 333 P1 37 771 P2 53 1104 Processing SCore Live OnAir 3000 Vista Route 6000 Block 48 kHz 96 kHz smpl μs smpl μs P0 16 333 18 188 P1 34 708 36 3...

Page 307: ...tereo mono Delay from a channel input to a summing output Delay from a summing output to a master group output Independent of the sampling frequency 48 or 96 kHz 5 6 The MADI Interface 64 or 56 Channels The D21m I O system is fully supporting the MADI protocol of 56 channels standard MADI as well as 64 channels not supported by all third party MADI devices Protocol selection is done on the front p...

Page 308: ... any additional audio device or as a redundant audio link In facilities containing Studer Vista consoles the investment is broadened by the extreme versatility of the D21m stage boxes One day they can be used on stage connected to the Studer console and the next day in the recording studio in order to bring superb audio quality to lower cost recording equip ment Remote Software The control softwar...

Page 309: ...plit output or for redundancy In 88 2 or 96 kHz mode the MADI IF only transmits a maximum of 32 channels Therefore the second MADI IF is used to bring back the original total channel count Application Examples Recording with Windows DAW Recording with non Windows DAW Live recording with 3rd party digital PA console Live recording with analog PA console MADI Windows Digital Audio Workstation RS422 ...

Page 310: ...l I O Only located close to the core I O Frame One or Multiple Performa DSP Core PE and PE D21m Cards 96 Ch In 48 Ch Out 96 Ch In 48 Ch Out 96 Ch In 48 Ch Out RS422 from Desk for Surveyor Information and Mic Control 96 Ch In 48 Ch Out 4 6 AES EBU Outputs to Monitoring Frame Studer Proprietary HD Link max Distance 10 m Remote I O Box within long distance Hub and I O Remote I O Box Performa DSP Core...

Page 311: ... Outp GPIO 16 16 2 D25 f double A949 0435 GPIO w Relay Outputs GPIO 16 16 2 D37 f double A949 0436 HD Cards HD S HD Link max 96 max 96 4 RJ45 single A949 0412 HD RS422 HD Link RS422 max 96 max 96 4 RJ45 D9 f double A949 0415 MADI HD MADI 64 at 48 kHz 32 with red 64 without red at 96 kHz 64 at 48 kHz 32 with red 64 without red at 96 kHz SC optical SC optical RJ45 double A949 0411 A949 0413 A949 041...

Page 312: ...ut impedance 50 Ω Equivalent input noise Ri 200 Ω max gain 124 dBu Crosstalk 1 kHz 110 dB Frequency response 30 Hz 20 kHz 0 2 dB THD N 35 Hz 20 kHz 1 dBFS min gain 97 dBFS 1 kHz 30 dBFS min gain 111 dBFS input level 6 dBu min gain 107 dBFS CMRR 30 Hz 20 kHz all gain settings 55 dB 1 kHz input sensitivity 10 26 dBu for 0 dBFS typ 100 dB Low cut filter 75 Hz 12 dB oct Input delay local 38 samples 0 ...

Page 313: ...out 5 CH 2 split out GND 18 CH 1 split out 6 CH 1 split out 19 CH 1 split out GND 7 CH 4 in 20 CH 4 in 8 CH 4 in GND 21 CH 3 in 9 CH 3 in 22 CH 3 in GND 10 CH 2 in 23 CH 2 in 11 CH 2 in GND 24 CH 1 in 12 CH 1 in 25 CH 1 in GND 13 n c Important If wired correctly the microphones are isolated from the D21m chassis The circuit inside the microphone takes its supply from pins 2 and 3 and for the posit...

Page 314: ...type connector female The connection to the Mic Line In card is established with a ribbon cable It is recommended to place a pair of insert cards next to a pair of Mic Line In cards in order to avoid HD Link channels without audio For details on the card placement refer to chapter 5 3 In out level for 0 dBFS 15 dBu 6 or 24 dBu w soldering jumper Input impedance 10 kΩ Output impedance 50 Ω Current ...

Page 315: ...OUT 25pin D type fem UNC 4 40 thread Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 CH 4 out 14 CH 4 out 2 CH 4 out GND 15 CH 3 out 3 CH 3 out 16 CH 3 out GND 4 CH 2 out 17 CH 2 out 5 CH 2 out GND 18 CH 1 out 6 CH 1 out 19 CH 1 out GND 7 CH 4 in 20 CH 4 in 8 CH 4 in GND 21 CH 3 in 9 CH 3 in 22 CH 3 in GND 10 CH 2 in 23 CH 2 in 11 CH 2 in GND 24 CH 1 in 12 CH 1 in 25 CH 1 in GND 13 n c 1 Solder Crimp View or Socket View ...

Page 316: ...le Input level for 0 dBFS 15 24 dBu fixed jumper selectable or 7 26 dBu adjustable Input impedance 10 kΩ Frequency response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 2 dB THD N 35 Hz 20 kHz 1 dBFS 15 dBu setting 97 dBFS 1 kHz 30 dBFS 15 dBu setting 111 dBFS Crosstalk 1 kHz 110 dB Input delay local 38 samples 0 79 ms 48 kHz remote 45 samples 0 94 ms 48 kHz Current consumption 7 V 0 42 A 15 V 0 1 A Operating temperature 0 40 ...

Page 317: ... poten tiometer to 9 dBFS If a different input sensitivity has to be adjusted select the desired range with the jumper and use the LEVEL trimmer potentiometer to adjust to the desired level Repeat this alignment for all inputs Connector Pin Assignment 8x BALANCED LINE IN 25pin D type female UNC 4 40 thread Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 CH 8 in 14 CH 8 in 2 CH 8 in GND 15 CH 7 in 3 CH 7 in 16 CH 7 in GND...

Page 318: ...electable or 7 26 dBu adjustable Output impedance 40 Ω Min load at 24 dBu 600 Ω Frequency response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 2 dB THD N 20 Hz 20 kHz 1 dBFS jumper at 15 dBu fixed 90 dBFS 1 kHz 30 dBFS jumper at 15 dBu fixed 110 dBFS Crosstalk 1 kHz 110 dB Output delay local 28 samples 0 58 ms 48 kHz remote 32 samples 0 67 ms 48 kHz Current consumption 7 V 0 23 A 15 V 0 25 A Operating temperature 0 40 C Line ...

Page 319: ...use the LEVEL trimmer potentiometer to adjust to the desired level Repeat this alignment for all outputs Connector Pin Assignment 8x BALANCED LINE OUT 25pin D type female UNC 4 40 thread Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 CH 8 out 14 CH 8 out 2 CH 8 out GND 15 CH 7 out 3 CH 7 out 16 CH 7 out GND 4 CH 6 out 17 CH 6 out 5 CH 6 out GND 18 CH 5 out 6 CH 5 out 19 CH 5 out GND 7 CH 4 out 20 CH 4 out 8 CH 4 out GND...

Page 320: ...IN s 32 fS_OUT Examples For a 96 kHz input signal and a 48 kHz system clock i e the output signal of the input SFC the input delay is 40 output samples or 0 833 ms formula 1 For a 48 kHz system clock i e the input signal of the output SFC and a 96 kHz output signal the output delay is 96 output samples or 1 ms formula 2 Note If the core is operating with a 44 1 or 88 2 kHz system clock the output ...

Page 321: ...e least significant bits LSB are set to digital zero This results in the specified dynamic range of 120 dB Input SFC A949 0423 and A949 0424 only Enabling or bypassing of the SFCs for individual AES EBU input channels Output Sampling frequency A949 0424 only The output sampling frequency may be set for the AES EBU output channel groups 1 4 and 5 8 selection from 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 96 kHz or synchroni...

Page 322: ... 3 4 out CH 11 12 out 17 CH 3 4 out CH 11 12 out 5 CH 3 4 out screen CH 11 12 out screen 18 CH 1 2 out CH 9 10 out 6 CH 1 2 out CH 9 10 out 19 CH 1 2 out screen CH 9 10 out screen 7 CH 7 8 in CH 15 16 in 20 CH 7 8 in CH 15 16 in 8 CH 7 8 in screen CH 15 16 in screen 21 CH 5 6 in CH 13 14 in 9 CH 5 6 in CH 13 14 in 22 CH 5 6 in screen CH 13 14 in screen 10 CH 3 4 in CH 11 12 in 23 CH 3 4 in CH 11 1...

Page 323: ...nection without losing any audio bandwidth or microphone control of the remote I O box For this purpose an RS422 connector is located on this card hub frame side The desired baud rate can be set with a rotary switch The pinout of the RS422 connector can be set to device or controller with a DIP switch depending on the 3rd party serial device connected Max cable length A949 0430 multi mode fibre 13...

Page 324: ...49 0433 only In case of connecting two cores they must be synchronized The twisted pair cable version of the MADI card provides a reserved wire pair for both the main and aux RJ45 sockets on which the sync signal can be transferred The sync transfer direction from master to slave is set using the DIP switches S1 and S4 7 8 Please note that in such a case the twisted pair wiring has to be done with...

Page 325: ...6 9 Reserved for future use S3 DIP switch for D21m channel count setting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Number of Channels ON ON ON ON 0 inputs ON ON ON OFF 8 inputs ON ON OFF ON 16 inputs ON ON OFF OFF 24 inputs ON OFF ON ON 32 inputs ON OFF ON OFF 40 inputs ON OFF OFF ON 48 inputs ON OFF OFF OFF 56 inputs OFF ON ON ON 64 inputs factory default OFF OFF ON OFF ON OFF OFF OFF NOT ALLOWED ON ON ON ON 0 outputs ON ...

Page 326: ...F 38 400 bps 9 pin OFF ON ON 31 250 bps MIDI ON OFF OFF 19 200 bps ON OFF ON 9 600 bps ON ON OFF Reserved for future use 7 8 Setting refer to S1 above ON OFF BNC output carries D21m system word clock factory default OFF ON BNC output carries received word clock S5 DIP switch for RS422 pinout selection 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Setting OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON RS422 Controller pinout ON ON ON ON OFF OFF O...

Page 327: ... I O Maximum distance A949 0425 APF version 5 m A949 0429 PCF version 300 m on request up to 1000 m Transmitter wavelength A949 0425 APF version 660 nm A949 0429 PCF version 800 nm Transmitter aperture A949 0425 APF version 980 1000 µm A949 0429 PCF version 200 300 µm Receiver wavelength both versions 660 or 800 nm Receiver aperture both versions 200 300 µm Current consumption 3 3 V 0 1 A 5 V 0 2 ...

Page 328: ...er to avoid different numbers of channels when switching from 96 kHz to 48 kHz and vice versa it is possible to restrict the card to 8 channels even in 48 kHz mode In such a case only the first interface IN OUT CH 1 8 is active as shown in the table below Jumper Setting Channels on Backplane Interface 1 Interface 2 16 Ch Mode factory default 16 in 16 out 48 kHz Ch 1 8 48 kHz Ch 9 16 96 kHz Ch 1 4 ...

Page 329: ...0 C TX RX Dual TDIF Decoder Backplane Connector TDIF In Out 1 TDIF In Out 2 Sync Out 1 Sync Out 2 TX RX 8 16 Ch 8 16 Ch Mode Jumper 8 16 Ch Mode In 96 kHz mode the card handles a total of 8 channels 4 per interface In order to avoid different numbers of channels when switching from 96 kHz to 48 kHz and vice versa it is possible to restrict the card to 8 channels even in 48 kHz mode In such a case ...

Page 330: ... 8 in CH 15 16 in 23 GND GND 11 CH 5 6 in CH 13 14 in 24 GND GND 12 CH 3 4 in CH 11 12 in 25 GND GND 13 CH 1 2 in CH 9 10 in Connector Pin Assignment 96 kHz Operation 2 25pin D type female UNC 4 40 thread Pin Signal CH 1 8 Signal CH 9 16 Pin Signal CH 1 8 Signal CH 9 16 1 CH 1 out CH 5 out 14 GND GND 2 CH 2 out CH 6 out 15 GND GND 3 CH 3 out CH 7 out 16 GND GND 4 CH 4 out CH 8 out 17 GND GND 5 LRC...

Page 331: ...erters that are bypassed per default When bypassed the SDI card is fully compatible to receiving embed ded Dolby E audio data The SFCs can be enabled in case the audio extracted from the SDI stream is not in sync with the local system This means that the mixing console can run fully independent of the video sync used for SDI This card works at a sampling frequency of 48 kHz only Modes 8 or 16 ch c...

Page 332: ...t the input DIP Switches S1 Switch Setting 1 OFF 16 channel mode factory default ON 8 channel mode 2 OFF Group 1 2 used in 8 channel mode factory default ON Group 3 4 used in 8 channel mode 3 OFF SFC disabled factory default ON SFC enabled 4 reserved must always be OFF factory default S1 Switch Setting A F reserved default OFF S1 A F ALWAYS OFF ...

Page 333: ...d hosts sampling frequency converters for both the audio inputs de embedding and outputs embedding So the mixing console can run independent of the video sync used for SDI The sampling frequency converters can be bypassed When bypassed the SDI card is fully compatible to transmitting the Dolby E audio format If power is switched off the input is hardware bypassed to output A This card works at a s...

Page 334: ...lt 4 reserved must always be OFF S1 Switch Setting A OFF De embedder groups 1 2 factory default ON De embedder groups 3 4 B OFF Embedder groups 1 2 factory default ON Embedder groups 3 4 C ON All audio data in SDI will be cleared factory default OFF D OFF no delay factory default ON 40 ms delay on all 8 SDI in channels E OFF transparent for channel status bit ON generate channel status bit factory...

Page 335: ...Input channels 5 8 are unused Notes The single decoder card only works correctly if the Dolby E decoder module is fitted in position A1 Both cards work at sampling frequencies of 44 1 or 48 kHz only Dolby CAT552 Module DB9 Port 256FS_SYS 64FS_SYS FS_SYS A_IN_0 1 0 Dolby D E Detector IN DET_OUT STATUS 7 0 1 2 3 0 Command Field Config Switches SOURCE_SEL_MAN_nAUTO_0 SOURCE_SEL_00 PCM_LATENCY_MINIMAL...

Page 336: ...ternal patch the card hosts an automatic source selection mode where the inputs are chosen automatically according to the following priorities Whenever a validAES EBU signal is detected locked status on the 15 pin front panel connector this input has priority over the console internal patch sources Hence if it is requested to feed the decoder with a console internal signal selected via the patch w...

Page 337: ...rame sampling frequency of 47 952 kHz instead of 48 kHz The output however always runs at 48 kHz S2 6 S2 6 Module 1 Configuration Download OFF Standard operation factory default ON Configuration download via RS232 If firmware download to decoder module 1 is required plug the short flat cable W1 coming from the METADATA OUT front panel socket to the PCB socket P5 labeled UPDATE1 The pin assignment of...

Page 338: ...olby E stream contains metadata with various information on the encoded signal This information can be read out from the front panel connector The D21m Dolby E decoder card only uses this information in case a 2 channel stereo downmix is required from a 5 1 channel surround signal within the Dolby E stream then the decoder interprets the center and surround channel levels and uses them for the int...

Page 339: ...nsparent regarding the 20 audio bits contained within the data stream In case of problems with decoding the Dolby E signal and pos sibly getting white noise instead of the decoded signal the whole signal path should be checked It may be worthwhile verifying the following points Are there any sampling frequency converters e g when using the D21m Dolby E decoder card together with the D21m SDI card ...

Page 340: ...r default the module is configured to be the conductor synchronization master and providing multicast bundles 1 4 to the CobraNet network This setting is ideal for e g providing audio channels to a PA installed sound or monitoring system using CobraNet For further information on CobraNet please refer to the CobraNet user s manual or to www cobranet info Current consumption 5 V 800 mA Operating tem...

Page 341: ... OFF OFF 0 inputs factory default OFF OFF OFF ON 8 inputs OFF OFF ON OFF 16 inputs OFF OFF ON ON 24 inputs OFF ON OFF OFF 32 inputs OFF ON ON ON OFF ON ON ON NOT ALLOWED OFF OFF OFF OFF 0 outputs OFF OFF OFF ON 8 outputs OFF OFF ON OFF 16 outputs OFF OFF ON ON 24 outputs OFF ON OFF OFF 32 outputs factory default OFF ON ON ON OFF ON ON ON NOT ALLOWED ...

Page 342: ...nnected in a daisy chain configuration The D21m A Net card will be the start of the chain and provide the audio and synchronization data to the chain DIP switches on the front panel allow grouping two adjacent channels to one stereo channel and generating a test tone This card works at sampling frequencies of 44 1 or 48 kHz only Current consumption 5 V 250 mA Operating temperature 0 40 C A Net Out...

Page 343: ...a stereo group 4 OFF Channels 7 and 8 are mono factory default ON Channels 7 and 8 are a stereo group 5 OFF Channels 9 and 10 are mono factory default ON Channels 9 and 10 are a stereo group 6 OFF Channels 11 and 12 are mono factory default ON Channels 11 and 12 are a stereo group 7 OFF Channels 13 and 14 are mono factory default ON Channels 13 and 14 are a stereo group 8 OFF Channels 15 and 16 ar...

Page 344: ...or ES Giga is selected by setting jumper J22 see opposite page The selected mode will be displayed on the front panel LEDs The audio clock of the EtherSound network must be synchronous with the D21m I O system s audio clock This is ensured either by using the Ether Sound card as clock source of the EtherSound network or by feeding the device that is actually the EtherSound network clock source wit...

Page 345: ...e failure in the ring located just next to the card Dark The card is not the EtherSound clock source DIP Switch SW1 DIP switch for D21m channel count setting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Number of Channels OFF OFF OFF OFF 0 inputs OFF OFF OFF ON 8 inputs OFF OFF ON OFF 16 inputs OFF OFF ON ON 24 inputs OFF ON OFF OFF 32 inputs OFF ON OFF ON 40 inputs OFF ON ON OFF 48 inputs OFF ON ON ON 56 inputs ON OFF OFF OF...

Page 346: ... control signals this card provides 16 electrically isolated opto coupler inputs 5 12 VDC and 16 open collector outputs 5 VDC supply pins are available Inputs and outputs on standard 25 pin D type connectors female Current consumption 5 V max 0 65 A Operating temperature 0 40 C Backplane Connector 16 Opto In 16 16 Open Coll Out 16 22 1 k ...

Page 347: ...either with the internal 5 VDC supply voltage or with external voltages 5 12 VDC regardless of the polarity For higher voltages 48 V max appropriate series resistors must be used see table below Please note that the control inputs are arranged in groups of four each group having one of the control connections in common Total current supplied by all 5 VDC pins of one card must not exceed 650 mA Inp...

Page 348: ...o coupler inputs with integrated current sink 5 24 VDC and 16 electrically isolated outputs using SPST relay con tacts 5 VDC supply pins are available Inputs and outputs on standard 37 pin D type connectors female Current consumption 5 V 0 8 A max earlier version 1 1 A max Operating temperature 0 40 C Output contact rating 0 5 A 125 VAC 0 7 A 30 VDC 0 3 A 100 VDC Backplane Connector 16 Opto In iLE...

Page 349: ...5a 34 GPI 15b GPO 15b 16 GPI 16a GPO 16a 35 GPI 16b GPO 16b 17 GND 0 V GND 0 V 36 VCC 5 V VCC 5 V 18 GND 0 V GND 0 V 37 VCC 5 V VCC 5 V 19 GND 0 V GND 0 V 600 mA max total Application Inputs Control inputs GPI Xa b are completely independent and electrically iso lated They may be used either with the internal 5 VDC supply voltage or with external voltages of 5 24 VDC regardless of the polarity Tot...

Page 350: ...D21m system and displays their presence on the front panel of the frame Once all audio interface cards are plugged in pressing the RECONFIG key on the front panel confirms the configuration to the system Then all cards are activated and their audio signals are fed into the HD link Host link interface cable type CAT 5 UTP Cable Cable length up to 10 m Connector RJ 45 Capacity of one CAT 5 connectio...

Page 351: ... The other three switches 2 4 have to remain in their default positions and must not be changed Note The default settings for the card versions A949 0412 21 and A949 0412 22 are different as shown in the diagram above Connector Pin Assignment HD IN 1 2 HD OUT 1 2 8pin RJ45 Pin Signal Input Signal Output 1 Rx 0 Tx 0 2 Rx 0 Tx 0 3 Rx 1 Tx 1 4 Rx Clk Tx Clk 5 Rx Clk Tx Clk 6 Rx 1 Tx 1 7 Rx 2 Tx 2 8 R...

Page 352: ...gnals are fed into the HD link RS422 RS422 serial control data from the HD link may be transmitted either to the card s RS422 port then the controller is connected to the backplane for use with merger or to the controller then the RS422 port is deactivated selec tion is done with a DIP switch The pinout of the RS422 connector can be set to device or controller with a DIP switch depending on the 3r...

Page 353: ... factory default OFF S2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Setting OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON RS422 controller pinout factory default ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF RS422 device pinout NO OTHER SETTINGS ALLOWED Connector Pin Assignments HD IN 1 2 HD OUT 1 2 8pin RJ45 Pin Signal Input Signal Output 1 Rx 0 Tx 0 2 Rx 0 Tx 0 3 Rx 1 Tx 1 4 Rx Clk Tx Clk 5 Rx Clk Tx Clk 6 Rx 1 Tx 1 7 Rx 2 Tx 2 8 Rx 2 Tx 2 CTRL RS422 9pin D ...

Page 354: ...rame Once all audio interface cards are plugged in pressing the RECONFIG key on the front panel confirms the configuration to the system Then all cards are activated and their audio signals are fed into the MADI link The card can also be switched to master mode it then runs with an internal 48 or 96 kHz reference 115 2 k 8 N 1 A949 0414 only FS Sync AUX to MAIN Sync out CH1 32 out CH33 64 out UART...

Page 355: ...mption 3 3 V 5 V 0 9 A 0 25 A Operating temperature 0 40 C A949 0411 A949 0413 ON 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 S1 S2 A949 0414 ON 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 S5 S1 S2 ON 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 LEDs LOCK On if a valid MADI signal is present at the input Switches S1 DIP switch for pinout selection of the front panel RS422 connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF Device pinout OFF OFF OF...

Page 356: ...ram 96k n48k 1 7 8 reserved factory default OFF S3 3 position toggle switch for input selection MAIN REDundant AUX MAIN MADI input is forced to MAIN port split mode master AUX 0 RED MADI input is used from either MAIN or AUX port This setting must be made also in case of 96 kHz 64 channel operation AUX MADI input is forced to AUX Port split mode master MAIN 1 S4 Rotary switch for baud rate selecti...

Page 357: ...s 6 47 Date printed 31 03 09 MADI MAIN MADI AUX 8pin RJ45 on twisted pair cable version A949 0414 only Pin Signal 1 MADI RxD 2 MADI RxD 3 MADI TxD 4 WCLK TxD RxD 5 WCLK TxD RxD 6 MADI TxD 7 reserved 8 reserved 1 8 Socket View ...

Page 358: ...r can be found on the MADI I O card hub frame side as well as on the serial card of the remote I O frame This card is located between slot 12 and the power supplies The required baud rate is set on the MADI HD card with a rotary switch The pinout of the RS422 connector can be set to device or controller with a DIP switch depending on the 3rd party serial device connected Max RS422 cable length 100...

Page 359: ... pinout ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF RS422 Device pinout factory default NO OTHER SETTINGS ALLOWED Connector Pin Assignment RS422 MASTER 9 pin D type female Pin RS422 Controller RS422 Device 1 Chassis Chassis 2 RxD TxD 3 TxD RxD 4 GND GND 5 n c n c 6 GND GND 7 RxD TxD 8 TxD RxD 9 Chassis Chassis 1 5 9 6 Solder Crimp View or Socket View S1 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 ON Default Setting ...

Page 360: ...connector may be used to connect a second local I O frame In Vista 5 applications where the card is installed in the core frame the host port must be accessed through the front panel MASTER connector instead of from the backplane this selection is done with a DIP switch that has been added in versions A949 0438 22 and up Max RS422 cable length 1000 m Current consumption 5 V 80 mA Operating tempera...

Page 361: ...front panel MASTER socket ON Master port forced to front panel MASTER socket Vista 5 only OFF OFF OFF reserved NO OTHER SETTINGS ALLOWED Connector Pin Assignment RS422 MASTER 9pin D type female UNC 4 40 thread Pin RS422 Controller RS422 Device 1 Chassis Chassis 2 RxD TxD 3 TxD RxD 4 GND GND 5 n c n c 6 GND GND 7 RxD TxD 8 TxD RxD 9 Chassis Chassis Note The RS422 SLAVE connector P2 is always wired ...

Page 362: ... set to device or control ler with a DIP switch depending on the serial device connected Standard Ethernet UTP wiring for connecting the hub frame to the serial card may be used An OnAir 3000 desk module connected to the RJ45 connector may be sup plied by the card 24 V 20 W max can be activated with a DIP switch Max UTP CAT5 cable length 25 m Current consumption 5 V 20 mA 5 V 24 V supply loaded 5 ...

Page 363: ... switch for RS422 pinout selection 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Setting OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON RS422 Controller pinout ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF RS422 Device pinout factory default NO OTHER SETTINGS ALLOWED Connector Pin Assignment HOST 8pin RJ45 Pin RS422 Controller RS422 Device 1 n c n c 2 n c n c 3 TxD RxD 4 RxD TxD 5 RxD TxD 6 TxD RxD 7 GND GND 8 GND GND or 24 VDC if SW 6 of DIP switch 1 is set to O...

Page 364: ... Dual Merger card can be activated with a DIP switch Max CAT5 cable length 25 m Current consumption 5 V 160 mA 5 V 24 V supply loaded 5 16 A Operating temperature 0 40 C RJ45 Host 8 15 Backplane Connector RS422 Pinout Selector Supply 24 V 20 W DIP Switches Connect Disconnect Host Slot 1 2 01 HD Card 00 Slot 3 4 02 Slot 5 6 03 Slot 7 8 04 Slot 9 10 05 Slot 11 12 06 CScore n D21m D21m Standalone 0 C...

Page 365: ... S2 DIP switch for RS422 pinout selection of the HOST 8 15 connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Setting OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON RS422 Controller pinout ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF RS422 Device pinout factory default NO OTHER SETTINGS ALLOWED Connector Pin Assignment HOST 8pin RJ45 Pin RS422 Controller RS422 Device 1 n c n c 2 n c n c 3 TxD RxD 4 RxD TxD 5 RxD TxD 6 TxD RxD 7 GND GND 8 GND GND or 24 VDC i...

Page 366: ... on this connector as well as a 24 VDC supply and ground The relay is energized as long as all supply voltages are ok pins 4 and 6 or pins 1 and 2 on A949 0403 are connected then In case of failure of any of the frame s supply voltages pins 6 and 8 or pins 2 and 3 on A949 0403 are connected Please note that only the connec tor of the right hand primary PSU can be used for the status signal even if...

Page 367: ... s and it constantly monitors all supply voltages As long as everything is ok a relay is energized In case of failure of any one of the supply voltages the relay releases Both NO and NC relay contacts are available on the FAN STATUS front panel connector of the right hand primary PSU only The PSII PCB contains no adjustable elements The LED part of the PCB not shown here is located behind the fram...

Page 368: ...air deflec tor filter unit underneath the fan unit as described above increasing the air intake cross section In most cases however closing the fan unit s bottom with a piece of metal sheet is sufficient For power supply to the fans and fan status monitoring two connectors one at the front the second at the rear of the unit are provided They are connected in parallel so either one can be used depe...

Page 369: ... to 1 DB25 f A949 0582 for 1 Line output 3 4 XLR f 4 XLR m to 1 DB25 f A949 0583 for 1 Mic input Split output or 1 Mic Insert send return or 1 AES EBU input output 4 8 XLR f to 2 DB25 f A949 0584 for 2 Mic input or 2 AES EBU input 5 4 XLR f to 1 DB25 f 4 blank cover A949 0585 for 1 Mic input or 1 AES EBU input 6 8 blank cover 8 C031 030111 All XLR connectors can be custom labeled with an inlay lab...

Page 370: ...ty reasons these four terminals have no additional GND and 5 V supply All remaining low voltage terminals GPI 1 16 GPO 5 16 are coded on pin 4 in order to prevent high voltage connectors being inserted by mistake The high voltage connectors must be coded as shown below six coding elements order no C054 251100 are included with the break out box Eight 4 pin Combicon connectors with screw terminals ...

Page 371: ...m 15 BD10 33205715 SC to SC multi mode 62 5 125 μm 20 BD10 33205720 SC to SC multi mode 62 5 125 μm 25 BD10 33205725 SC to SC multi mode 62 5 125 μm 30 BD10 33205730 SC to SC multi mode 62 5 125 μm 35 BD10 33205735 SC to SC multi mode 62 5 125 μm 40 BD10 33205740 SC to SC multi mode 62 5 125 μm 50 BD10 33205750 SC to SC multi mode 62 5 125 μm 60 BD10 33205760 SC to SC multi mode 62 5 125 μm 65 BD1...

Page 372: ... interface cards are plugged in pressing the RECONFIG key on the front panel confirms the configuration to the system Then all cards are activated and their audio signals are fed into the HD link Host link interface cable type CAT 5 UTP Cable Cable length up to 10 m Connector RJ 45 Capacity of one CAT 5 connection 96 channels Current consumption 3 3 V approx 600 mA 5 0 V 50 mA Operating temperatur...