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AEQ AM-04 

Analog, AES/EBU and SDI embedded Audio Monitor with Alarm System  

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1.1.7.  Guarantee 

AEQ  guarantees  that  this  product  has  been  designed  and  manufactured  under  a  certified 
Quality  Assurance  System  and  according  to  the  ISO  9001/2002  Standard.  AEQ  therefore 
Guarantees  that  the  necessary  test  protocols  to  assure  the  proper  operation  and  the 
specified technical characteristics of the product have been followed and accomplished. This 
includes that the general protocols for design and production and the particular ones for this 
product are conveniently documented. 

1. - The present guarantee does not exclude or limit in any way any legally recognized right 
of the client. 

2. - The period of guarantee is defined to be twelve natural months starting from the date of 
purchase  of  the  product  by  the  first  client.  To  be  able  to  apply  to  the  established  in  this 
guarantee, it is compulsory condition to inform the authorized distributor or –to its effect- an 
AEQ Sales office or the Technical Service of AEQ within thirty days of the appearance of the 
defect  and  within  the  period  of  guarantee,  as  well  as  to  facilitate  a  copy  of  the  purchase 
invoice  and  serial  number  of  the  product.  It  will  be  equally  necessary  the  previous  and 
expressed conformity from the AEQ Technical Service for the shipment to AEQ of products 
for their repair or substitution in application of the present guarantee. In consequence, return 
of equipment that does not comply with these conditions will not be accepted. 

3. -AEQ will at its own cost repair the faulty product once returned, including the necessary 
labour  to  carry  out  such  repair,  whenever  the  failure  is  caused  by  defects  of  the  materials, 
design or workmanship. The repair will be carried out in any of the AEQ authorized Technical 
Service Center. This guarantee does not include the freight charges of the product to or from 
such Authorized Technical Service Center. 

4. – No Extension of the Guarantee Period for repaired product shall be applied. Nor shall a 
Substituted  Products  in  application  of  this  Guarantee  be  subject  to  Guarantee  Period 
Extension. 

5. - The present guarantee will not be applicable in the following situations:  

Improper  use  or  Contrary  use  of  the  product  as  per  the  User  or  Instruction  Manual;  violent 
manipulation;  exhibition  to  humidity  or  extreme  thermal  or  environmental  conditions  or 
sudden changes of such conditions; electrical discharges or lightning; oxidation; modifications 
or not authorized connections; repairs or non-authorized disassembly of the product; spill of 
liquids or chemical products. 

6. - Under no circumstances, whether based upon this Limited Guarantee or otherwise, shall 
AEQ, S.A. be liable for incidental, special, or consequential damages derived from the use or 
from the impossibility of using the product. 

AEQ  shall  not  be  liable  for  loss  of  information  in  the  disks  or  data  support  that  have  been 
altered or found to be inexact, neither for any accidental damage caused by the user or other 
persons manipulating the product. 

Summary of Contents for AM-04

Page 1: ...ed Audio Self powered Monitor with Alarm system USER S MANUAL ED 05 09 V 1 0 19 05 2009 A E Q S A the company that manufactures this equipment is an AENOR registered company under number ER 080 1 96 i...

Page 2: ...ON 5 2 1 BLOCK DIAGRAM 3 OPERATION 7 3 1 SELECTING SOURCES 3 2 USING ALARMS 3 2 1 ALARM ARMING 3 3 BARGRAPH SCALES 4 INSTALLATION 10 4 1 I O CONNECTOR 4 2 ALARMS CONNECTOR 4 3 DATA CONNECTOR 5 CONFIGU...

Page 3: ...external protection for the AM 04 equipment to ensure that the equipment receives the voltage as specified in this manual 1 1 4 Protection against water and humidity This equipment is not recommended...

Page 4: ...equence return of equipment that does not comply with these conditions will not be accepted 3 AEQ will at its own cost repair the faulty product once returned including the necessary labour to carry o...

Page 5: ...o loss audio over level and sustained audio anti phase Main features 1 x SDI input with composite output SDI embedded groups 1 4 2 x AES and 2 x analog audio input pairs Option for balanced XLR or unb...

Page 6: ...audio outputs The audio source switch selects which audio source is available to the speaker selectors the bargraphs and the analogue audio monitor line out connectors The left and right speaker swit...

Page 7: ...lector Speaker selector 525 625 selector Note To prevent de muxed audio from being corrupted or muted ensure that the 525 625 switch at the rear of the unit is correct for the SDI source 3 2 USING ALA...

Page 8: ...omatically detected and the appropriate alarms are selectively enabled The unit is then set to monitor only the active inputs The SET function can be disabled using a serial command If alarms are pres...

Page 9: ...dB 3 to 20 dB 300 ms 300 ms BBC PPM 12 a 12 dB mark 7 to 1 10 ms 2 85 s mark 7 to 1 VU EXT 80 dB 20 to 60 dB 300 ms 300 ms NORDIC 54 dB 12 to 42 dB 5 ms 1 7 s per 20 dB decay AM 04 scales ballistics S...

Page 10: ...I O is via 9 way D type connectors Digital audio I O may be supported with either XLR connectors for balanced audio or BNCs for unbalanced audio depending on the AM 04 version specified at the time o...

Page 11: ...8 AES3 3_4 9 GND 10 Ch 2 11 Ch 2 12 GND 13 Ch 4 14 Ch 4 15 Chassis Note The analogue output is balanced and the AES output is unbalanced 4 2 ALARMS CONNECTOR Alarms connector pinout Connector type 9 w...

Page 12: ...ace connector pinout Connector type 9 ways sub D female Speed 9600 bps Format 8 bits no parity 2 stop bits Pin Description 1 Not connected 2 Rx from host 3 Tx to host 4 Not connected 5 GND 6 Not conne...

Page 13: ...made Monitor output level SW3 potentiometers main board RV1 RV2 Analog output level SW1 SW2 potentiometers output sub board Analog input level SW4 and SW5 potentiometers RV3 4 5 6 main board Bargraph...

Page 14: ...on analog scale 3 1 8 dB 8dBu in 0 on analog scale 3 3 8 dB 8dBu in 0 on analog scale 4 1 Variable adjacent pot 10 to 12 dB 4 3 Variable adjacent pot 10 to 12 dB 5 2 0 dB 0dBu in 0 on analog scale 5 4...

Page 15: ...output 3 1 8 dB 0 on analog scale 8dBu on output 3 3 8 dB 0 on analog scale 8dBu on output 4 1 Variable adjacent pot RV1 0 to 12 Db 4 3 Variable adjacent pot RV3 0 to 12 Db 5 2 0 dB 0 on analog scale...

Page 16: ...cale 0dBu on output 2 Left 4 dB 0 on analog scale 4dBu on output 3 Left 8 dB 0 on analog scale 8dBu on output 4 Left Variable adjacent pot 0 to 12 dB 5 Right 0 dB 0 on analog scale 0dBu on output 6 Ri...

Page 17: ...s define the correspondence between AES input level and the 0 mark on an analog scale This allows analog scales to be used with digital signals Note When digital inputs are used with an analogue scale...

Page 18: ...and green Up to 25 of the top most segments may be colored red Up to 25 segments from the end of the red zone downward may be colored amber and the remaining segments if any are always green Choosing...

Page 19: ...ssible to set 25 red and 25 amber segments since there are only 25 segments for level display purposes Choosing how many segments are colored amber from the end of red zone sets the amber zone Select...

Page 20: ...ON ON OFF ON OFF 25 ON ON OFF ON ON 25 ON ON ON OFF OFF 25 ON ON ON OFF ON 25 ON ON ON ON OFF 25 ON ON ON ON ON 25 Note Any remaining unassigned segments will be green 5 5 INSERTING BARGRAPH GRATICULE...

Page 21: ...AEQ AM 04 Analog AES EBU and SDI embedded Audio Monitor with Alarm System 21 4 Ensure that the bargraph setting matches the graticule 5 Adjust the color transitions and peak hold decay as desired...

Page 22: ...rmat The frame starts with a start character 0xAA alternating ones and zeros This is followed by the destination address the source address the command code the data count the data a checksum and an e...

Page 23: ...cter 0XFE ends the frame Commands Commands from the remote controller to the AM 04 Code Hex Function Reply 80 General prompt for a reply C0 ACK OK C1 NAK send again 81 Use first data char as a second...

Page 24: ...ect Ms bit of Left speaker select Left speaker select Byte 2 Ms Red zone Red zone Red zone Red zone Red zone Byte 3 Ms amber zone Amber zone Amber zone Amber zone Amber zone Byte 4 AES offset Ms Peak...

Page 25: ...cal value of the five bits of the red zone data corresponds to the length of the amber zone This zone is attached to the bottom of the red zone Bar type These 3 bits select the bar ballistics and type...

Page 26: ...t of Audio select Audio select Audio select Byte 1 Alarms Audio loss 4 Audio loss 3 Audio loss 2 Audio loss 1 Byte 2 Alarms Anti phase 3 4 Anti phase 1 2 Audio overlevel 1 Audio overlevel 1 Audio over...

Page 27: ...carries the command 0xC1 Brief error information is carried in two data bytes Byte 0 Error message value Byte 1 Erroneous checksum character Error message values Value Message 1 A time out occurred a...

Page 28: ...ence of the selected SD input Note The bottom bargraph segment in each bar is used as an audio alarm 7 1 SAMPLE PROBLEMS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS There is no power to the unit Check the power cabling and t...

Page 29: ...ase LED on the front panel is armed using the SET switch The audio tone and external phase alarms must be armed using serial control Anti phase errors are a common feature of most audio sources and ma...

Page 30: ...output level 15dB Noise THD 95 dB Analog input 98 dB AES input Frequency response All analog outputs 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 dB Main drive amps Noise THD 80 dB w r t maximum output Speaker drive units Total...

Page 31: ...to 50 dB Attack time 10 ms Fallback 1 5 s per 20 dB decay BBC PPM Overall dynamic range 12 to 12dB from mark 7 to mark 1 Attack time 10 ms Fallback 2 85 s from mark 7 to mark 1 VU Overall dynamic ran...

Page 32: ...BU carrier loss Housing 19 Rack Mount 1U high Outline Dimensions 483mm W x 283mm D x 44 3mm H 19inch W x 11 1inch D x 1 75inch H Power 60W max 90 264 VAC 50 60Hz Autoselect Fuse 4A HAC Enviromental Te...

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