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BC 2000

DIGITAL

Audio Routing, Mixing and Processing System for

Program Production Centers

ARENA DM CONTROL SURFACE

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

ED 08/07

V 1.1 - 03/08/2007

Summary of Contents for ARENA DM

Page 1: ...BC 2000 DIGITAL Audio Routing Mixing and Processing System for Program Production Centers ARENA DM CONTROL SURFACE FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ED 08 07 V 1 1 03 08 2007...

Page 2: ...settings 19 3 1 3 2 Noise Gate 19 3 1 3 3 Reverb 20 3 1 4 Equalizer Selection and configuration of equalizer and filter functions by channel 21 3 1 5 Routing Sending selection and configuration for ea...

Page 3: ...change 43 3 2 6 3 Information about Firmware version 43 3 2 6 4 DSP CPU Used 44 3 2 6 5 Disconnect all audio process 44 3 2 6 6 DSP Output list 44 3 2 6 7 Signal Processing Changes 45 3 2 7 Timer Clo...

Page 4: ...will assist you with your installation 1 INTRODUCTION First this document will identify the components of the ARENA DM control surface and then it will go into more detail about using the console Plea...

Page 5: ...Production Centres ARENA DM CONTROL SURFACE FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 5 2 CONTROL SURFACE COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION A Configuration and monitoring panel B Channels area C Configuration and information area...

Page 6: ...balance every time a process is activated or the phase mode or balance of a signal is modified an indication appears in one of the 4 lines this area consists of in the following way Line 1 it shows d...

Page 7: ...ct and modify the parameters shown on the LCD display With regard to this display indications are given at all times about what buttons should be used to perform these functions 7 Up Down Page Swap Ac...

Page 8: ...Channel routed and active indicator 15 Select Encoder for L R function and toggle select routing 16 On On Off pushbutton indicator associated with the encoder Select 17 Display indicating channel rout...

Page 9: ...utton Pressing this button enables you to monitor the input signal through PFL 4 Select Potentiometer Adjusts the return signal gain Pressing this button will not launch any specific function 5 Select...

Page 10: ...ts up when you select any of the other 3 options L R L R and L R If the signal is mono there are 2 available options the button is off for option and it lights up when you select option 2 Equalizer Bu...

Page 11: ...crophone that need 48V Phantom feed to operate typically electrostatic mikes it s possible to activate that feed by changing the position of a PDP in the console base board see Service Manual of ARENA...

Page 12: ...igned with the Console Setup software Different functions can be set up and assigned to any of the programmable keys Basically the functions that can be carried out by the programmable keys are o exec...

Page 13: ...l sources that can be monitored The lower row is associated with the controls for sections 31 32 33 and 35 It shows the levels adjusted in each encoder 31 and 35 or the selectable signals in controls...

Page 14: ...tton to cancel all cue signals If there are one or more channels with the CUE button selected this indicator will be lighted Pressing it will cancel all the sends to the CUE bus that had been selected...

Page 15: ...o be several dB s above for musical or speech signals 3 1 2 Input Select Set Up Input sources selection and configuration for each channel Press the channel input gain regulation encoder 8 to show the...

Page 16: ...in opposition in relation to L that is still in phase 4 L R L is phase inverted so it is in opposition in relation to R that is still in phase To select one of these options you must press the middle...

Page 17: ...ovide access to the respective functions in other channels Options configured as active are indicated with the border ON highlighted and bold Remember that if any of the dynamic options is active any...

Page 18: ...in the input signal Release Time this is the maintenance time during which the compressor keeps acting even when the level of the input signal has fallen below the threshold A long release time will...

Page 19: ...Noise Gate To enter the menu for the Noise Gate effect press the navigator s OK key 5 over the Noise Gate option on the screen that is displayed in section 3 1 3 page 14 The menus displayed for this...

Page 20: ...1 3 1 and 3 1 3 1 2 except for setting the parameters which are the following Type Hall Room Plate Vocal You can choose from among 4 different types of reverb depending on the application Decay time...

Page 21: ...g to the box at the far right of the screen and pressing the middle button 5 This latter box shows the preset selected at that moment for the channel from which you have entered When you select the pr...

Page 22: ...ore it s possible to select the equalization or filter type by using Equalizer key 10 of each channel and by pressing Select key 12 of that channel it s possible to modify each parameter in the main d...

Page 23: ...uration display 4 shall show the initial menu display Exit by once again pressing the same key or using the options that are displayed on the screen You can move between boxes by using the navigation...

Page 24: ...2 2 In the Multiplex Mode this button allows you to monitor the channel input signal 3 1 8 On Air Signal indicator The On Air 14 indicator lights up to indicate that a signal is being sent to an outp...

Page 25: ...ader position change according to the new active page The channel label located on the second line of the display indicating channel routing 17 shows the name of the input output circuit regulating th...

Page 26: ...ry pushbutton encoder knobs in a vertical line at the right of the display 21 The display s bottom row is generally used to associate functions or actions with the pushbuttons 22 3 2 1 2 Display state...

Page 27: ...Q in each one Filters It can be set up as high and low pass filters and combining both as a band pass filter Reverb There are 4 reverb effects Plate Vocal Hall and Room It is possible to adjust for ea...

Page 28: ...d This allows the background noise in a given signal to be eliminated When the noise gate is used with voice signals you will need to be especially careful when adjusting the times Attack Release Hold...

Page 29: ...abbreviated list of presets pertaining to the effect for that channel Previous Screen Takes you back to the Select Menu screen Save Load Group This option serves to store or load the set of effects ap...

Page 30: ...ssing the relevant pushbutton under the ON OFF label 3 2 1 3 2 Filter To implement a high pass filter HPF to prevent frequencies below a certain cut off frequency from passing this frequency is select...

Page 31: ...he screen all the effects available will appear Type Hall Vocal Room or Plate Right under Type and to the left are different configuration labels which were assigned on the configuration software the...

Page 32: ...to the test signal generation menu There are three kinds of test signals available Tone Pink Noise and White Noise Rotate again the encoder 21 to select the test signal required 3 2 1 4 1 Tone generat...

Page 33: ...he following screen Pink noise levels are adjusted in this screen by rotating encoder 21 and will activate or deactivate the pink noise signal Pressing under RESTORE will restore pink noise parameters...

Page 34: ...g on whether the type of microphone present in the channel is dynamic or electrostatic The LOW setting is appropriate for low sensitivity dynamic microphones The HIGH setting is used for high sensitiv...

Page 35: ...l of the current macro file associated with the programmable keys The information contained in 7 is linked to 6 however it is possible if this has been defined beforehand from the configuration softwa...

Page 36: ...will be loaded the configuration appears highlighted 2 Once the desired configuration is highlighted the E2 encoder SELECT NEW must be pressed in order to place the selected option into the New Select...

Page 37: ...h respect to all the channels To retrieve the stored situation you simply load the desired memory Because the change to a previously stored memory is practically instantaneous no audio losses occur Th...

Page 38: ...to load a previously stored memory use Scroll and Selec New to select the memory you want to load Then press Load Selectn and the control surface will reconfigure itself to the settings stored in the...

Page 39: ...l 3 To load the selected user the LOAD SELECTN button must be pressed 4 Then a confirmation screen appears By choosing YES the new user loading is accepted The operation is cancelled by pressing the C...

Page 40: ...o file may not have all of the keys defined In this case the keys that are not defined will be able to maintain their previous configuration or be forced to Empty they will not perform any action To a...

Page 41: ...Date change Time Time change Signal Processing Changes Information about changes per channel and approval or not of those changes Access to the System Setup screen is possible by pressing the P5 push...

Page 42: ...45 connectors and establishing the corresponding IP address in every element of the system e g 172 031 000 xxx In the most advanced configuration it can be set up a system with several mixers and con...

Page 43: ...ut changing the date or time press CANCEL Press OK to accept the changes and exit the screen Pressing either OK or CANCEL will lead you to the main System Setup screen 3 2 6 3 Information about Firmwa...

Page 44: ...3 2 6 5 Disconnect all audio process This function executes a general deactivation of all the audio effects applied in the system that is it switches from ON to OFF all those effects that are activate...

Page 45: ...nking warning signal is shown in the special functions display of the DM control surface up on the left If you select Signal Processing Changes option in System Setup a list of Signals and Changes wil...

Page 46: ...creen Return to main screen In CLOCK mode it works as a chronometer with hours minutes and seconds Pressing START push button P1 the chronometer is initiated If push button P1 now STOP is pressed agai...

Page 47: ...labeled Only direct to controller can be used when a direct connection is made 4 RJ 45 digital audio conector Connects the digitalized output from the mic input and the inputs for VU meter 1 CUE and t...

Page 48: ...RENA D10 channel expansion modules 2 connectors If you need to connect more up to 7 each connector has a follower output that can be connected to the next one Pin layout from right to left with the to...

Page 49: ...hem used as a spare 3 Pair of RJ 45 input and output connectors where output follows the RS 422 control from the main ARENA DM module and toward others for ARENA D10 channel expansion modules Pin to p...

Page 50: ...d Processing System for Program Production Centres ARENA DM CONTROL SURFACE FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 50 4 3 Description of audio wiring for ARENA DM Note The position slot of BC2202 board is configured...

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