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AEQ

 

FORUM

 LITE

 

Ultra-compact digital audio mixer 

 

52 

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"

LPF

"

:

  allows  you  to  activate  the  configured  low  pass  filter  (the  associated  LED  will 

light).  Pressing  this  contextual  key  for  three  seconds  opens  the  cut-off  frequency 
configuration  menu:  this  configuration  is  accomplished  by  turning  the  first  associated 
encoder and pressing the "BACK" contextual key to return to the previous screen once 
this parameter is configured (between 1000 and 20000Hz). 

 

 

 

•

 

"

EQ

"

:

 allows  you to activate the equalizer  whose frequency response is shown at that 

time on the screen (the associated LED will light). This frequency response is controlled 
from the associated encoders by working from left to right on the base, mid-range and 
treble  bands,  respectively.  The  frequency  deviation  permitted  ranges  from  -18dB  to 
+18dB (the default value is +0dB). 

 

Pressing  this  contextual  key  for  three  seconds  opens  the  equalizer  advanced 
configuration  menu,  where  3  rows  appears  for  base  ("LOW"),  mid-range  ("MID")  and 
treble  ("HIG")  bands  respectively.  You  can  change  from  one  band  to  another  by 
pressing any of the three associated encoders. In the selected band (a flashing arrow is 
displayed), you can change the 

central frequency

 ("F(Hz)" column) by turning the first 

encoder,  the 

Q

  ("Q"  column)  by  turning  the  second  encoder  and  the 

gain

  ("G(dB)" 

column) by turning the third encoder. The "HPF", "LPF" and "EQ" contextual keys in this 
screen allows you to activate filters and equalizer; the "BACK" key allows you to return 
to the graphic configuration screen. 

 

3.4.3.1.3. Expanded information menu. 
 

Pressing  the  "

NEXT

"  contextual  key  from  the  advanced  information  menu  of  an  audio  input 

channel will give you access to the advanced information section of that channel. It maintains a 
structure similar to the base menu. Information shown on this screen: 
 

 

 

•

 

Name of the channel

, in alphanumeric format containing up to 6 characters. This is the 

same identifier as the one shown in the channel display. See section "

2.1.1.3. Channel 

display

" in this manual. 

•

 

Hardware

 corresponding to the audio input of this channel, in format HW: xx.yy, where 

xx is the number of the virtual slot where this inputs/outputs module is installed, and yy 
is the audio channel of this inputs/outputs module. In stereo channels, yy represents the 
audio  channel  corresponding  to  the  left  channel  of  the  stereo  pair.  The  right  channel 
corresponds to the number just above. 

•

 

Channel type:

 mic/line, analogue, digital, USB, MADI or AoIP. 

•

 

Indication of 

MONO

 or 

STEREO

 signal. 

Summary of Contents for FORUM LITE

Page 1: ...AEQ FORUM LITE ULTRA COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO MIXER FOR BROADCAST APPLICATIONS USER S MANUAL ED 06 21 V 1 5 10 05 2022 Software version 4 32 March 2022 ...

Page 2: ...onitoring section 17 2 1 2 5 Studio room monitoring and Talkback sections 18 2 2 Audio engine description 21 2 2 1 Power supply 22 2 2 2 Auxiliary connections 23 2 2 2 1 GPIO 23 2 2 2 1 1 Opto coupled GPI 23 2 2 2 1 2 Opto coupled GPO 24 2 2 2 1 3 Physical contact GPO 25 2 2 2 2 Ethernet Port 26 2 2 2 3 Control and studio monitors 26 2 2 2 4 CUE 27 2 2 2 5 Control headphones 27 2 2 2 6 Studio head...

Page 3: ...enu 91 4 2 8 Options submenu 92 4 3 Programmable Configuration menu 93 4 3 1 Routing Configuration submenu 93 4 3 2 Programmable Keys submenu 95 4 3 2 1 Basic configuration of programmable keys 95 4 3 2 2 Configuration of General programmable keys 96 4 3 2 3 Configuration of Salvo programmable keys 98 4 3 2 4 Configuration of Codec programmable keys 100 4 3 2 5 Configuration of Multiplex programma...

Page 4: ...AEQ FORUM LITE Ultra compact digital audio mixer 4 4 4 3 Log View submenu 128 5 A E Q GUARANTEE 129 APPENDIX A SIGNALLING CONNECTION 130 APPENDIX B ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 135 ...

Page 5: ...uting capacity which provides 28 inputs and 30 outputs for analogue digital or microphone audio signals 16 or 32 inputs outputs multichannel audio over an AoIP audio over IP link 2 optional inputs outputs for telephone hybrid and another 64 optional inputs outputs multichannel audio over a MADI link and exclusive regarding AoIP functionality both options can t be active at the same time NOTE The e...

Page 6: ...ring and control FORUM LITE has also been designed to ensure interoperability with communications equipment and future developments by AEQ or other manufacturers 4 faders module 4 faders module The data and power supply output from console to control surface is located at the right of the power supply input of the core It is designed for use with straight Ethernet cabling but also carries propriet...

Page 7: ...ns on each channel Silent operation by convection cooling AEQ FORUM LITE is ideally suited for self operated applications Talk back function assigned to microphone 4 with 4 PTT buttons for direct intercom 2 built in headphone outputs In addition a stereo line output can be assigned for secondary headphones 2 precision stereo VU meters Test tone 1KHz generator Externally synchronized clock timer an...

Page 8: ...ality is not compatible with AoIP audio over IP functionality both options can t be active at the same time 1 2 6 System processing capacity 48 kHz 24 bit internal sampling frequency 12dB gain control analog and digital line inputs and outputs signals including signals not visible on control surface Gain control for microphone inputs from 36 to 19dB Selectable balance panoramic control on all chan...

Page 9: ... equipment There are two different areas on the AEQ FORUM LITE control surface the area that corresponds to the audio channels controlled through faders each module includes 4 faders and the CONTROL AND MONITORING MODULE which is normally located to the right 2 1 1 Channels The AEQ FORUM LITE control surface consists of modules with 4 independent channels each one featuring its own dedicated 100mm...

Page 10: ...this section a luminous label indicating that the channel is activated and is sending signal to the output buses ON AIR By pressing the SELECT button the advanced configuration functions are enabled These configurations are accomplished within the integrated multifunction display in the control and monitoring section at the far right of the control surface Its operation is based on rotary encoders...

Page 11: ...h channel These possibilities have been distributed in a logical manner within internal menus accessible from the main screen of the Control and Monitoring section The operation is intuitive always beginning with pressing the SELECT button on the channel that you want to process and moving to the main screen of the Control and Monitoring section of the console to accomplish the activations or adju...

Page 12: ... and top to bottom EQ equalizer BAL balance DYN dynamic processor and GAIN The lit status indicates the activation of any of the four processes previously mentioned in a certain fader channel These four processes EQ dynamics balance and gain are controlled from the internal menu associated with the SELECT button on the main screen of the Control and Monitoring section 2 1 1 6 ON AIR LED Under the ...

Page 13: ...ominal operating level see section 4 2 1 of this manual The response mode of the fader is logarithmic producing great attenuation of the level at the bottom of the fader travel and less adjustment at the top The bottom position of the fader travel triggers gain dB or absence of signal which is also reflected in the channel ON AIR indicator it turns off 2 1 1 8 Channel activation keys The channel a...

Page 14: ...n these modes the upper key is associated with ON OFF function and the lower key works as follows ORDERS when you press and keep pressed the key you send the orders microphone to the output channel associated with the input present at the channel Talkback functionality A B if you press the key for more than 500 ms when you release it a fast change of the input assigned to the channel is accomplish...

Page 15: ...ontrol and Talk back monitoring where you can manage the audio signals sent to the headphones and speakers for the control room and the studio room as well as the talk back functions for the intercom for both areas 2 1 2 1 Control VU meters There are two 40 segment LED stereo VU meters The left one shows the Program output and the right one the CUE bus or the control monitoring bus when there are ...

Page 16: ...rmation see section 4 3 2 of this manual The operation of the programmable keys contemplates two modes NORMAL the pressing of the key triggers the execution of the programmed action Pressing it again will produce the end of the previously launched action or in the case of SALVOS even the opposite action or disconnection of the SALVO PTT PUSH TO TALK the pressing of the key will trigger the executi...

Page 17: ...keys from left to right The three rotary encoders are related to the remaining lines of the menu Each display is described in chapter 3 of this manual but the thumb rule for the association of the rotary encoder to the visible functions is option visible to the left or in the upper part of the menu is controlled from the encoder located to the left In many cases the encoders are represented and la...

Page 18: ...er o CUE allows you to monitor the audio signal present on the CUE bus These four keys can have two working modes that are selected from the Configuration Software see section 4 2 4 of this manual o Mixer each key pressed adds the signal to be monitored to the summing bus o Exclusive each key pressed connects the signal to the summing bus and disconnects any signal previously selected In case ther...

Page 19: ... o PROGRAM allows you to monitor the audio signal Program o AUDITION allows you to monitor the audio signal Audition o SEL allows you to monitor any signal of the console previously selected by means of the HP SOURCE encoder o CUE allows you to monitor the audio signal present on the CUE bus These four keys can have two working modes that are selected from the Configuration Software see section 4 ...

Page 20: ...ry and secondary headphones It is possible to establish a secondary group of headphone creating a salvo to be triggered from the programmable keys o TEL 1 talk back to the telephone hybrid line 1 AEQ FORUM can work with an optional 2 lines digital hybrid module but has 8 MPX internal buses hidden that can be used with dedicated lines external audiocodecs or telephone hybrids The talk back to dedic...

Page 21: ...l On the other hand the digital inputs and outputs configuration as AES EBU or SPDIF and the MIC LINE inputs configuration as microphone or line as well as the Phantom power activation for those microphone inputs will be no longer accomplished by means of jumpers see sections 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 6 3 4 3 1 3 1 and 4 3 5 1 of this manual Ease of installation and set up been a priority duri...

Page 22: ...rear It supplies the internal voltages to the console and to the control surface It consists on a universal auto range switching power supply that can operate with worldwide mains 90 132 V AC 187 264 V AC 47 63Hz The max power consumption is 65VA Optionally a second backup power supply can be installed in order to have redundancy This second power supply includes installation instructions If two p...

Page 23: ...l general purpose inputs and outputs GPIOs both open collector and relay switched virtual GPIOs over IP network and finally the control and configuration interfaces with an external computer running the associated setup and remote control software 2 2 2 1 GPIO AEQ FORUM LITE includes many general purpose inputs and outputs using optocouplers and relay contacts all of them made available at the bac...

Page 24: ...ned AEQ FORUM LITE also includes 8 GPO output interfaces with opto coupler These are located at the back of the audio engine or core unit by means of a female DB15 connector labelled GP OUTPUTS Specifications Opto coupler protected outputs TLP127 Maximum current 80mA Recommended Maximum voltage 200V Maximum power 100mW at 40 C Requires external power Associated electronic with opto coupled GPO In ...

Page 25: ...current 1 A 30 v DC 0 3 A 125 V AC Maximum voltage 60 V DC or 125 v AC Maximum power 30 VA Associated electronic with physical contact GPO In order to make installation process easier AEQ offers specific pre fabricated cable kits for AEQ FORUM LITE data input output within the optional modules range CP CAB GPIO consisting on a DB15 male connector soldered to a 6 meters long cable with no connector...

Page 26: ...s line level monitoring outputs for a pair of speakers in the control room and another pair for studio or cabin These outputs are available through a female DB15 connector labelled CRM SRM Control Studio Monitoring Outputs SUB D female 15 pins Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 CRM L 9 CRM L 2 GND 10 GND 3 CRM R 11 CRM R 4 GND 12 GND 5 SRM L 13 SRM L 6 GND 14 GND 7 SRM R 15 SRM R 8 GND IMPORTANT NOTE If you ...

Page 27: ... stereo audio output for CUE or prelisten on TRS 3 5 mm jack unbalanced connection This connector has been chosen to simplify the selection of this component among a wide range of cost effective solutions 2 2 2 5 Control headphones AEQ FORUM LITE includes an output for a professional headphone set at the front of the audio engine using a TRS unbalanced 6 3 mm jack This output is labelled HEADPHONE...

Page 28: ...me in order to protect the microphone inputs against uncontrolled static shocks Pin 1 Ground must be connected to the metal case of XLR connector in the available terminal for this purpose so any static shock will be downloaded to ground through the frame chassis This rule must be followed in every connector throughout the cable in case of connections by means of aerial connectors In the same way ...

Page 29: ...the top cover and remove it Finding the jumpers location Place the unit with the connectors facing towards you and recognize the following zones inside it DIGITAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS NOTE When optional module CA33 is installed you must PROGRAMMING ZONE remove it first in order to gain access to this zone by unscrewing 2 screws and pulling up When re instaling please make sure that it s correctly co...

Page 30: ... balanced and shielded 6 meters long paired cables with no connectors at the other end for 4 inputs or outputs For more information please check section 2 2 5 of this manual AEQ can upon request provide fully finished cables and in special lengths For more information please refer to AEQ sales department or authorised distributors External synchronism connection AEQ FORUM LITE features external sy...

Page 31: ...also connected to the chassis of the console frame 2 2 3 3 Digital outputs AEQ FORUM LITE includes 4 stereo balanced digital outputs available through a female DB15 connector identified as AES OUT 1 4 configurable one by one as AES EBU by default or S PDIF by configuring the corresponding jumpers IMPORTANT NOTE In the case of MCORE there are no associated jumpers to make this change to SPDIF a har...

Page 32: ...T to turn first the equipment off and disconnect the power supply cable Then at the DIGITAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS PROGRAMMING ZONE you can change the outputs one by one from AES EBU to S PDIF by moving the 4 jumpers associated with each output from position 1 2 up to position 2 3 down as shown in the following image IMPORTANT NOTE Regarding the wiring the chassis of microphones must be connected to t...

Page 33: ...s studio headphones FR CAB INP consisting in a male DB15 connector soldered to 4 balanced and shielded 6 meters long paired cables with no connectors at the other end for 4 inputs or outputs For more information please check section 2 2 5 of this manual AEQ can upon request provide fully finished cables and in special lengths For more information please refer to AEQ sales department or authorised ...

Page 34: ...mation please check section 2 2 5 of this manual AEQ can upon request provide fully finished cables and in special lengths For more information please refer to AEQ sales department or authorised distributors All 8 mono outputs can be configured pair by pair as 4 stereo outputs depending on the particular application or installation using the configuration software For more information please check...

Page 35: ...ect the power supply cable Then at the 2 MIC LINE INPUTS AND PHANTOM POWER PROGRAMMING ZONES you can activate individually the Phantom feed of each input or change from microphone level to line level as shown in the following images MIC LINE input 4 MIC LINE input 3 MIC LINE input 2 MIC LINE input 1 Jumpers J18 and J20 Jumpers J14 and J15 Jumpers J8 and J10 Jumpers J4 and J5 Position 1 2 Microphon...

Page 36: ... 2 Each one includes 1 input and 1 output When you connect a USB module to a PC through any of the USB ports the PC will automatically recognize it as a new audio device it will be shown as USB Audio CODEC To this device you can send audio from any audio playback application in the same way as if it was an external professional audio board It is also possible to record any audio from the mixing co...

Page 37: ...ased If you acquire this option later on simple instructions will be enclosed with the module allowing easy installation by any person with minimal experience in handling electronic equipment or computers MADI protocol which stands for multichannel audio digital interface is a professional standard of data transmission for digital audio signals over 56 channels on a single cable MADI protocol is d...

Page 38: ...re performed using the configuration software For more information please refer to section 4 2 Hardware Configuration menu of this manual If this option is not purchased and external compatible communication devices are used you can control them using the programmable key section of AEQ FORUM LITE control surface For more information please refer to section 4 3 2 4 Configuration of Codec programma...

Page 39: ...d GND GPI 1 4 11 GND GPO 1 4 11 GPO RL2COM 11 12 White Blue Not connected 12 Not connected 12 Not connected 12 13 Yellow Red GND GPI 5 8 13 GND GPO 5 8 13 GPO RL3COM 13 14 Blue Red GND GPI 5 8 14 GND GPO 5 8 14 Not connected 14 15 Orange Red White Black GND GPI 5 8 15 GND GPO 5 8 15 GPO RL4COM 15 Chassis White Green Each individual wire color can vary between manufacturing batches Please use the c...

Page 40: ... of AEQ FORUM LITE shown in the main Control and Monitoring section display includes the AEQ logo the product name AEQ FORUM LITE the active user level and current date and time The four options visible on the last line of the display are associated with the four contextual keys below from left to right CLOCK allows you to access to the system date and time configuration menu as well as to the chr...

Page 41: ... change between day of the week and day of the month and by turning it allows you to change the selected option you can configure the month by turning the second encoder and the year by turning the third one Once date and time are configured you can press the SET key in order to save the changes and return to the previous screen or the BACK key in order to return to that screen without changes sav...

Page 42: ...tion software with Basic access level see section 4 1 2 in this manual In the initial screen up on the right the indication BASIC is shown to identify this level These users may perform the same actions as the level 0 users and can also activate equalizers and filters modify the signal present in a certain channel and load snapshots but not overwrite them They can t activate dynamics processes or ...

Page 43: ...elect the desired digit by pressing any of the 3 encoders you can confirm your selection as part of the password and change to the following position when you press an encoder after selecting the sixth digit it s equivalent to press the OK key The four contextual keys are associated with the four options displayed in the bottom line of the display BACK pressing this key allows you to return to the...

Page 44: ...his manual The options available through the contextual keys below the screen from left to right are BACK pressing this key allows you to return to the previous menu screen No change you may have made is saved SAVE stores in the selected memory position the configuration of the console at that moment The system will ask for your confirmation in the screen that appears you can confirm by pressing S...

Page 45: ...aintenance The INFO menu lets you display the IP configuration associated with the Ethernet port available on the rear panel of the equipment LAN IP address subnet mask and gateway are shown the firmware versions installed in the several console operating modules and the routing and process DSPs percentage of use The three options visible on the last line of the display are associated with three o...

Page 46: ...y other AEQ FORUM LITE console submenus the icon in the upper left hand corner indicates that browsing and configuration are performed by using the associated rotary encoders From left to right the three rotary encoders are associated with IP MASK and GWAY fields respectively Each one of these fields consist of 4 number separated by dots and named bytes A flashing cursor indicates the byte that is...

Page 47: ...t audio signals as well as associated routing and tones activation 3 4 3 1 INPUT menu This menu shows a list of all the audio input logical signals defined in the system from the configuration software For more information see section 4 CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE in this manual You can access a more complete description of each one of the input audio channels by turning any of the 3 associated encoder...

Page 48: ... input channel is sent to the L output channel and the L input channel is sent to the R output channel If you press the encoder once more it returns to the normal working mode L R NOTE When the input audio channel selected in the INPUTS list is assigned to a fader channel you can also access to this advanced information screen by pressing the SELECT key of the corresponding channel see section 2 1...

Page 49: ...even when the level of the input signal has fallen below the threshold A long release time will maintain uniform compression even when there are quick level fluctuations in the signal A short time will enable the compressor to adapt more quickly to pulse fluctuations in the signal It ranges between 10 and 9500 ms RAT Compression Ratio this is the compression ratio A ratio of 1 1 does not involve a...

Page 50: ...nate extraneous noise from a signal source whether it is background noise in the studio in the case of a microphone or the background noise generated by a playback device for example a tape From top to bottom and left to right the information shown in the Noise Gate configuration and control screen is as follows ATT Attack Time It ranges between 0 and 95 ms REL Release Time It ranges between 0 and...

Page 51: ...e screen The activation of the noise gate is confirmed by the activation of the LED of the contextual key and the LED PROCESS of the selected mixer channel see section 2 1 1 5 Indicator of active processes of this manual The NGATE contextual key also enables you to return to the Noise Gate menu when you are in the Compressor Limiter menu in that case the associated LED lights for a moment and then...

Page 52: ...is displayed you can change the central frequency F Hz column by turning the first encoder the Q Q column by turning the second encoder and the gain G dB column by turning the third encoder The HPF LPF and EQ contextual keys in this screen allows you to activate filters and equalizer the BACK key allows you to return to the graphic configuration screen 3 4 3 1 3 Expanded information menu Pressing ...

Page 53: ... appears in mic line channels and when the audio core edition is the one called MCORE It allows you to configure those channels as microphone or line and to activate deactivate the Phantom power The operation of the contextual keys from left to right is as follows BACK pressing this key allows you to return to the previous menu screen M L when the channel is configured as microphone enables you to...

Page 54: ...u screen the changes you may have made are saved Centre turning this encoder has no associated function Pressing this encoder allows you to return to the previous menu screen the changes you may have made are saved Right turning this encoder enables you to modify the gain in the cross point of the highlighted output or bus between 99 8dB and 24dB By default all of the cross points will be configur...

Page 55: ...ing on whether the Pre fader Sends option is activated or not see section 4 2 8 Options submenu When this option is deactivated the send level of a certain input to the system buses is linked to the fader so that the variation of the channel fader affects those sends When that option is activated it s possible to unlink any of those sends from the channel fader for this the central encoder of the ...

Page 56: ...ssociated with the three options shown in the bottom line of the screen BACK pressing this key allows you to return to the previous menu screen The gain configuration you may have made is saved You can also return to the previous screen by pressing any of the three associated encoders TONE controls the tone generator associated with that physical output The tone generated is 1 KHz Its activation i...

Page 57: ...nctional testing of the console whereas these settings may not be entirely to the preferences of the client This equipment is delivered with a Configuration Software for Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 8 and 10 This configuration software allows the user to modify the original configuration to its exact requirements at any time The auto run USB key furnished with the console contains the executable file t...

Page 58: ...s administrators Administrator access level can access to this application User and password supplied by default are Login ADMIN Password 1234 You may modify these parameters later in the Administration User Configuration menu of the application Please refer to section 4 1 2 of this manual After entering the correct user name and password the program shows the main screen where you can access the ...

Page 59: ...nd outputs and the logical audio channels that are created based on these Further the configuration of the monitoring sections the Visual Radio functionality the time synchronization the vumeters transmission mode and the operation mode of the sends to the summing buses and of the channel activation keys are accomplished from here Programmable Configuration allows you to configure the internal rou...

Page 60: ...heir associated access levels to operate the AEQ FORUM LITE About Forum Lite Setup this screen shows information regarding the software version and the current user logged into the application 4 1 1 Configurations submenu Configurations submenu is accessed from the drop down menu Administration by clicking on the icon Configurations submenu handles the exchange of configurations created in the sof...

Page 61: ... application at any given moment to a target file Clicking on the Export button a standard Windows save as window will open allowing you to choose the folder and output file name to be stored These files will have the LSC extension Online Operations allows you to execute actions where it is necessary that the Forum Lite Setup application is in direct communication with the AEQ FORUM LITE mixer whi...

Page 62: ...message Send Configuration OK is displayed o Reset replaces the currently active configuration on the AEQ FORUM LITE mixing console with the configuration stored in the first memory or snapshot defined please refer to section 4 3 5 of this manual The audio will be interrupted a few seconds while the new configuration is being loaded unless in that first memory the ON AIR channel or channels are pl...

Page 63: ...t a posteriori you must copy the Serial Number by means of the associated button and send it to AEQ in order to generate the associated Key and send it back to you you must paste it by means of the associated button The Unlock button allows you to confirm the key and when it s correct activate the function In case the key is not the right one a warning message will appear IMPORTANT NOTE MADI funct...

Page 64: ...n software you can access to this level in AEQ FORUM LITE console by pressing the LOGOU contextual key in the initial menu o LEVEL 1 these users may perform the same actions as the level 0 users and can also activate equalizers and filters modify the signal present in a certain channel and load snapshots but not overwrite them They can t activate dynamics processes or modify the routing These user...

Page 65: ...he position immediately above in the list Allows you to move to the position immediately below in the list Allows you to scroll to the last position of the list Allows you to insert a new entry in the list Allows you to delete the selected entry from the list Confirmation is requested Allows you to edit the selected entry and check the password associated with that user Allows you to accept change...

Page 66: ...nd AoIP functionalities the remote sync extraction and the console GPIOs as well as define the faders setting and the digital nominal level Reports the virtual configuration regarding number of faders and audio inputs outputs modules Mixer Bus Configuration allows you to define the configuration of the internal summing buses of the mixing console I O Configuration enables the configuration of logi...

Page 67: ...u can find the DemoConfiguration LSC file in C Program files ForumLiteSetup Demos 4 2 1 Board Configuration submenu Board Configuration submenu is accessed from the drop down menu Hardware Configuration by clicking on the icon Board Configuration submenu enables you to check the faders and inputs outputs configuration and to define the MADI and AoIP functionalities and the GPIOs configuration From...

Page 68: ...the physical contact relays and the opto coupled that are available on the rear panel of the AEQ FORUM LITE please refer to section 2 2 2 1 of this manual as well as the virtual GPIOs It also allows to configure the operation of the optional multi channel AES10 MADI communications module please refer to section 2 2 4 1 of this manual NOTE this module is available only by means of user license the ...

Page 69: ...nism extracted from AoIP link Slave or not Master o Used allows you to configure how many of the 16 or 32 mono channels available are actually in use AES this section allows you to configure if you want to synchronize the console using the external synchronism received in AES11 format through digital input 1 of AES IN 1 4 SYNC connector see section 2 2 3 2 in that case you must configure this opti...

Page 70: ...tion menu of GPIs is accessed by clicking Click to CONFIG and then clicking again on the CONFIG button that will appear The configuration options are Edit the Label to identify the assigned role Configure the working mode Level column of each GPI The options are o High GPI activated on high level o Low GPI activated on low level o On Change GPI activated by transitions from high to low or the inve...

Page 71: ...vel o On Change GPO is activated by transitions from high to low or the inverse o Pulse High output in the form of a high level pulse with a duration that is defined in milliseconds in the field Duration o Pulse Low output in the form of a low level pulse with a duration that is defined in milliseconds in the field Duration 4 RELAY allows you to configure the GPO outputs on physical contact relays...

Page 72: ... into the unit that must be less than 256 Id Number can not be duplicate 6 VIRTUAL GPO allows you to configure the Virtual GPOs General Purpose Outputs that are sent to other units through an IP connection Up to 242 virtual GPOs can be configured The advanced configuration menu of Virtual GPIs is accessed by clicking Click to CONFIG and then clicking again on the CONFIG button that will appear The...

Page 73: ...X 4 MPX 5 mono and with working mode defined as MPX 5 MPX 6 mono and with working mode defined as MPX 6 MPX 7 mono and with working mode defined as MPX 7 MPX 8 mono and with working mode defined as MPX 8 You can edit the Label for each mixer bus If a mixer bus in factory configured as stereo is reconfigured to mono the liberated channel will pop up on the configuration screen as available The oppo...

Page 74: ... provided by the system regarding the functionality of each bus Program Audition Aux 1 Aux 2 Cue Studio Control MPX 1 to 8 or Internal Stereo allows you to configure the bus as a mono or stereo one Config MPX allows you to configure the working mode of the selected MPX bus as Multiplex or Clean Feed To access click on Click to CONFIG and then clicking again on the CONFIG button that will appear Se...

Page 75: ...on 4 3 2 5 of this manual Allows you to scroll to the top of the list Allows you to move to the position immediately above in the list Allows you to move to the position immediately below in the list Allows you to scroll to the last position of the list Allows you to insert a new entry in the list Allows you to delete the selected entry from the list Confirmation is requested Allows you to edit th...

Page 76: ...ly establish a routing of the active signals in a certain moment toward that bus with no need of explicitly routing The input signal or signals that will be excluded from that Clean Feed group must be added in Excluded section When the button is pressed a list of all the system available inputs will appear at the right In order to exclude an input from the group just select it in the list and pres...

Page 77: ...the operative priority in that group in each moment You can eliminate an input from the Excluded section by means of the button and you can modify the order of the selected inputs when there is more than one obviously by means of the buttons and When you press OK creation of the group is confirmed and the window is closed If you open it again by pressing the CONFIG button you can check the exclude...

Page 78: ... the group so only the active channels ON key pressed with also the AUX 1 routing key activated and NOT the PROGRAM and AUDITION keys will send now signal to the MPX 2 bus Priority 2 If we activate now in ANA 1 channel the AUDITION routing key whether the channel and the AUX 1 and AUX 2 keys are active or not this will be the new operative priority of the group so only the active channels ON key p...

Page 79: ...he same situation but this channel is excluded from the group Finally if we deactivate now the AUDITION key of ANA 1 we change to priority 5 This way only MIC 2 signal will be sent to MPX 2 because it s the only active channel with no routing keys activated In next example in addition to that MPX 2 group a second group MPX 3 is created excluding the MIC 1 input from it Supposing the configuration ...

Page 80: ...s by keeping pressed the programmable key and pressing the SELECT key of the channel this sending will be automatically recovered when you deactivate and reactivate the channel by means of the ON key o when you deactivate and reactivate the routing key or manually by pressing again the programmable key and then the SELECT key 4 2 3 I O Configuration submenu I O Configuration submenu is accessed fr...

Page 81: ...ut configuration means that we are setting the input of a FR zz type virtual card o INPUT HW xx 0y means that we are setting the input y of the virtual card located in the position xx Label alphanumeric name of the channel Maximum number of characters recommended is 6 This is the name that appears on all displays and menus of the AEQ FORUM LITE control surface Fader Start allows you to select a ph...

Page 82: ...uts except the one that has been associated with the SOLO function This is useful when for example multiple microphones are used for the invited guests and the moderator needs to cut all the mics except his own You can not associate the same GPI to several channels None indicates there is no SOLO function associated with that channel Cough Cut allows you to select a physical GPI from a wired STUDI...

Page 83: ...option is not available for microphone channels None indicates there is no Mute function associated with that channel Show Channel in Fader Menu allows you to select whether the selected input channel can be associated Visible or not Hidden to a channel from AEQ FORUM LITE control surface through FADER menu see section 3 4 3 1 3 1 An example of a typically Hidden signal would be the time TOPS Mode...

Page 84: ...is channel with the triggering of a GPO for the ON AIR lights of the Control room see section 4 2 4 1 of this manual It also associates the muting of the control monitors and the CUE bus Typically you would associate this function to auto control microphone channel Orders associates an output channel to the selected input channel where you ll send the orders microphone when you press and keep pres...

Page 85: ...onfigured for Header Informative field that indicates type and position of the module that is configured at that moment o OUTPUT HW xx 0y means that we are setting the output y of the virtual card located in slot xx Label alphanumeric name of the channel Maximum number of characters recommended is 6 This is the name that appears on all displays and menus of the AEQ FORUM LITE control surface Defau...

Page 86: ...n submenu allows you to define the operation of the Control and Monitoring sections associated with the control room and the studio room Please refer to sections 2 1 2 4 and 2 1 2 5 of this manual There are two distinct parts in this submenu the upper part is dedicated to the configuration of the Studio Room section and the lower to the Control Room section An example of signalling connection appe...

Page 87: ... assign up to 2 GPOs to each option You can choose between the opto coupled GPOs 1 to 8 the virtual GPOs or the contact relay GPOs 9 to 12 these last ones are recommended except for long distances and shared studios where using virtual GPOs could be a better option See section 2 2 2 1 of this manual When a GPO or relay already used is selected a warning message will appear and a different one must...

Page 88: ... is deactivated or the CUE RESET key is pressed When a GPO or relay already used is selected a warning message will appear and a different one must be selected The previous image shows an example where the Control Room lights are managed through 2 console relays and the activation of any sending to CUE activates a virtual GPO 4 2 5 Visual Radio submenu Visual Radio submenu is accessed from the dro...

Page 89: ...ut will appear in the list of signals associated with the Visual Radio functionality The following example shows that the destination IP address is 172 31 34 13 and that the first analog input the mics 1 and 2 and the first digital input will be sent to that address with the Micro fields from 1 to 4 respectively associated The button allows you to eliminate any of the configured inputs The buttons...

Page 90: ...is option By default it s deactivated NTP SNTP Server IP IP address of the server with the remote master clock Update Every Minutes refresh period the frequency with which AEQ CAPITOL IP will contact the remote NTP time server to confirm that there are no deviations The default value is set to 10 minutes Time Zone Offset Hours allows you to compensate for the difference in time zone s between the ...

Page 91: ...ibuting Broadcast frames usually is not enabled in routers Multicast allows you to activate the Multicast vumeters transmission When this option is selected a sending group must be configured Multicast groups are between 224 x x x and 239 x x x In this case vumeters are distributed to all the clients subscribed to that Multicast group routers use to allow Multicast frames so this option is appropr...

Page 92: ...fader so that the variation of the channel fader doesn t affect those sends level See section 3 4 3 1 3 2 ROUTE menu Snapshot Blink when the signal has not been loaded checkbox allows you to activate or not this option By default it s also deactivated As indicated in section 3 3 when a new configuration memory or snapshot is loaded the audio of the activated channel or channels ON AIR will not be ...

Page 93: ...o manage the configuration memories stored in the unit In order to access to any of these submenus it s necessary to have a configuration loaded in the application in case there s no configuration the message Empty configuration Please read configuration before use would be displayed and you should have to either connect to AEQ FORUM LITE console and read its configuration or load a configuration ...

Page 94: ...nt through a simple process that allows you to select an input channel or an internal summing bus as the source and an output channel or an internal summing bus as the destination These names or labels have been previously defined in the I O Configuration submenu The routing toward MPX internal summing buses is saved on console configuration and it will appear in the Routing Configuration submenu ...

Page 95: ...n of the 20 physical programmable keys and the 100 virtual programmable keys In the right part of the screen you can select if physical or virtual keys will be configured the virtual ones are divided into 5 groups of 20 keys Key Configuration it s the lower part of the screen where the specific configuration of the selected programmable key is accomplished 4 3 2 1 Basic configuration of programmab...

Page 96: ... snapshot Studio Monitor Attenuation allows you to replace the studio monitors muting when a studio microphone is activated with a programmable attenuation 10dB 15dB or 20dB of those monitors level Auto Cue allows you to modify the working mode of the signals sending to the CUE bus and the control monitoring A B Mode allows you to activate the A B working mode In the case of the virtual programmab...

Page 97: ...ated function only while it remains pressed GPI allows you to select the physical or virtual GPI input in the section of system common I O s associated with the programmable key activation Push when you associates a GPI and a GPO to the same key and you active this checkbox the GPO is automatically activated when GPI is received When Push checkbox is not active this automatic activation is not mad...

Page 98: ...e cycle is re initiated When activation is through an associated GPI the key starts blinking when the GPI is activated and turns off when it s deactivated o No changes this option is exclusively associated with GPIs The key turns on when GPI is activated and keeps on until that GPI is deactivated even if the key is pressed OK allows you to accept the created or edited configuration Cancel allows y...

Page 99: ... Key Sequence is configured as Off On Off When you activate deactivate the HW Switch option on a key and validate by pressing OK in the other programmable keys of Salvo type that belong to the same group that option is automatically activated deactivated and the configuration of the three previous fields is replicated The Salvo tab includes specific functions including a list of actions for each o...

Page 100: ...ubmenu will show the associated options for Codec type keys when this configuration mode is selected In order to be able to configure the programmable key or edit a previously created configuration you have to press the Edit button to active and allows you to configure the following fields Device shows a list of pre programmed devices in the Codec function The available options are o CA33 optional...

Page 101: ...d is wired The key starts to blink when there is an incoming call This function can be combined in the same key with any of the following three functions NOTE the working mode of the selected GPI must be previously configured as TH02 see section 4 2 1 1 of this manual Extended enables the option of frequency extender for the TH02 telephone hybrid and select the GPO used to send the remote control ...

Page 102: ...s and configures the physical GPO output associated with ON AIR function The key turns on when activated and puts the call on the air ON AIR mode Line for dual line codecs such as Eagle this identifies the integrated line 1 and line 2 to assign the different GPIs and GPOs for remote control OK allows you to accept the created or edited configuration Cancel allows you to reject the created or edite...

Page 103: ...ns Call GPO selects and configures the physical or virtual GPO output associated with CALL function The key turns on when activated and makes the call from the corresponding channel On Air GPO selects and configures the physical or virtual GPO output associated with ON AIR function The key turns on when activated and puts the call on the air ON AIR mode Line identifies the integrated line 1 and li...

Page 104: ...s works as follows when you press and keep pressed the key you can activate the routing toward the associated MPX bus of any audio input channel assigned to a fader at that moment To activate that routing you just have to press the SELECT key of the desired channel s the associated LED turns on while programmable key is pressed by pressing again the SELECT key that routing is deactivated the assoc...

Page 105: ...will allow you to configure the output associated with the programmable key In order to be able to configure the programmable key or edit a previously configured key you have to press the Edit button to active and allows you to assign to that key any of the outputs defined in the system These keys works as follows when you press and keep pressed the key you send to the selected output the orders m...

Page 106: ... Configuration of Studio Monitor Attenuation programmable keys Programmable keys that are set to Studio Monitor Attenuation allows you to replace the studio monitors muting when a studio microphone is activated or any other channel with Studio On Air option activated see section 4 2 3 1 of this manual with a programmable attenuation 10dB 15dB or 20dB of those monitors level A key set to this funct...

Page 107: ... is then monitored When that CUE sending is deactivated the previously selected signal is monitored again When this function is deactivated by pressing again the Auto Cue key it turns off and if there is a signal sent to CUE it is deactivated In addition the CUE keys stops working exclusively and control monitoring returns to its normal working mode 4 3 2 11 Configuration of A B Mode programmable ...

Page 108: ...en The left side shows the list of groups of microphones set up The right side shows the list of the microphone inputs that are part of the group selected at that moment in the left part of the screen The three buttons at the bottom of the screen allow you to manage the list of groups of microphones and their individual configuration Delete Group deletes the selected group of microphones Confirmat...

Page 109: ... removes ONLY the microphone or audio input selected from the Inputs in the Group column back to the Inputs available column o removes ALL the microphones or audio inputs from the Inputs in the Group column back to the Inputs available column o OK allows you to accept the created or edited configuration o Cancel allows you to reject the created or edited configuration No change you may have made i...

Page 110: ...nu allows you to create default settings associated with the different audio processes available in AEQ FORUM LITE equalizers filters compressors limiters and noise gates The main screen of this submenu is presented as a list of all the pre sets created ordered by their Id and with a Label or name as identifier The lower part of the Preset Configuration submenu includes a set of standardized butto...

Page 111: ...vanced configuration menu of each one of the stored pre sets is accessed by clicking Click to CONFIG and then clicking again on the button that will appear The screen you access to looks as follows Allows you to scroll to the top of the list Allows you to move to the position immediately above in the list Allows you to move to the position immediately below in the list Allows you to scroll to the ...

Page 112: ...ferent levels of the signal applied to this function On the horizontal axis are the input levels while the vertical axis shows output levels The Compressor Limiter function acts as a constant gain compressor that is below the threshold all input signals are amplified or not amplified equally while above the threshold the input levels are reduced to a greater or lesser degree according to the compr...

Page 113: ... accept the created or edited configuration A double confirmation is required Cancel allows you to reject the created or edited configuration No change you may have made is saved 4 3 4 2 Advanced configuration of Noise Gate From the initial screen of the pre sets advanced information menu Digital Sound Processes you can configure and activate deactivate the Noise Gate operation When you select the...

Page 114: ...el this time must be short to avoid cutting off the beginning of a sentence or song The release time is the time the gate takes to close when the signal level falls below the threshold The hold time is the minimum time during which the gate remains open it is used to prevent the gate from closing when the signal level drops briefly for example when an announcer pauses while speaking The hold time ...

Page 115: ...utton gets active and gives you access to the graphic display where the Low Pass Filter associated parameters can be modified 4 3 4 5 Advanced configuration of High Pass Filter From the initial screen of the pre sets advanced information menu Digital Sound Processes you can configure and activate deactivate the High Pass Filter operation When you select the Active checkbox the Configure button get...

Page 116: ...l and Monitoring section of the unit please refer to section 3 3 of this manual You can also load the configuration memories into the console by means of Memory type programmable keys please refer to section 4 3 2 8 of this manual The main screen of this submenu is presented as a list of all the snapshots stored there are up to 10 available snapshots ordered by their Id and with a Label or name as...

Page 117: ...vated by means of a programmable key see section 4 3 2 11 of this manual Talkback MIC allows you to configure the operation of the talkback microphone microphone 4 at the rear panel of the AEQ FORUM LITE When Self Control checkbox is not activated that input is configured only as an orders microphone toward studio or return for any open communication lines this is a typical configuration for AEQ F...

Page 118: ...hown and allows to assign that output channel it can also be defined in the advanced configuration menu of the input channel see section 4 2 3 1 of this manual o A B if you press the lower key for more than 500 ms when you release it a fast change of the input assigned to the channel is accomplished the new input will be shown in the channel display The upper key is associated with ON OFF function...

Page 119: ...tivated when you release the key The upper key is associated with ON OFF function allows you to activate deactivate the channel When this option is selected a new field GPO associated with each one of the faders is shown and allows to assign that GPO it can also be defined in the advanced configuration menu of the input channel see section 4 2 3 1 of this manual You can not associate the same GPO ...

Page 120: ...ing bus to associate it initially with the SEL monitoring key that selection can be modify later by means of HP SOURCE encoder Control Monitoring Defaults section where you can configure the initial activation of one or several keys to send signal to monitor and headphones placed under the display of the control monitoring section The available options are Program Audition Cue and Sel when section...

Page 121: ...ou may have made is saved 4 3 5 1 Advanced configuration of inputs Within the Configure Inputs Outputs advanced configuration screen the left part of the screen shows the complete list of all the available audio input channels Three columns are shown Input shows the internal numeric identifier for the input Label shows the name or label associated with the channel Config allows you to configure th...

Page 122: ... means of a graphical representation of a sliding fader from 36 to 19dB in the case of microphone line inputs Fader allows you to configure the initial virtual position of that channel fader IMPORTANT NOTE This configuration will take effect when that channel is not associated with a physical fader in the control surface when it s associated with a fader the value corresponding to that physical fa...

Page 123: ...he available audio output channels Three columns are shown Output shows the internal numeric identifier for the output Label shows the name or label associated with the channel Config allows you to configure the associated options for that output channel from a specific screen You can access by clicking Click to CONFIG and then clicking again on the button that will appear From left to right and f...

Page 124: ...ession of all necessary technical information relative to this system and with the possibility to establish a direct communication with AEQ s Technical Service support aeq es Depending on the previous versions of the console after upgrading process the console may lose its configuration so it s always recommended to save the console configuration in a LSC file by means of Export option in Forum Li...

Page 125: ...LX9 model Each model has associated exclusive firmware versions for CPU and FPGA modules If you have any doubt consult AEQ Technical Service The procedure to upgrade a module firmware is as follows 1 Place the pointer on the module to be upgraded press the right mouse button and then the Upgrade option that appears 2 In the new window that appears press the button and select the AFU upgrading file...

Page 126: ...BASE PBA DSP Process DSP Router CPU and FPGA The CA33 telephone hybrid module will appear as an upgradeable module inside the base board as well as an independent module when installed and will be upgraded from here The AoIP module in case it s installed will be upgraded by means of DANTE Firmware Update Manager application As previously indicated there are 2 models of the FPGA module chip LX9 and...

Page 127: ...ing the AFU file copy process from the computer that is running Forum Lite Setup application to the AEQ FORUM LITE internal memory Verify progress bar for the AFU file check previously copied to the AEQ FORUM LITE internal memory Info displays information about the functional module of the AEQ FORUM LITE subject to the firmware upgrade o Slot identifies the logical location of the module to be upg...

Page 128: ...nent o Next Slots indicates the position of the following functional modules to be upgraded 4 4 3 Log View submenu Log View submenu is accessed from the drop down menu Firmware Upgrade by clicking on the icon Log View submenu represents the record containing all the actions associated with a particular upgrade process as a sequence of independent events chronologically ordered and its specific sta...

Page 129: ...oes 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 Centre This guarantee does not include the freight charges o...

Page 130: ... assigned to the studio room red light and the second relay Relay10 to the control room red light Once this section is configured logically the configuration must be sent to the console Next the connection to be made is detailed Logically if instead of using these 2 relays others are chosen the connections indicated in the connection terminal should be adapted It s IMPORTANT not to connect the CP ...

Page 131: ...AEQ FORUM LITE Ultra compact digital audio mixer 131 ...

Page 132: ...AEQ FORUM LITE Ultra compact digital audio mixer 132 There is another option LAZSA regarding the color code It would be as follows ...

Page 133: ...AEQ FORUM LITE Ultra compact digital audio mixer 133 In case you also want to take the signalling to a STUDIOBOX the previous scheme could be as follows ...

Page 134: ...s connected to GPI 1 of the console and that GPI would be associated with the Remote PFL function of one of the console inputs Similarly the MUTE button is connected to GPI 2 of the console and that GPI would be associated with the Cough Cut or Mute function of one or more console inputs On the other hand USERS KEY 1 to 5 are respectively connected to GPIs 3 to 7 of the console and any of the func...

Page 135: ...ses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Dante is a trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd Product incl...

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