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TABLE OF CONTENTS            

ENG

 

 

 

Page 3 

1  TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

1

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 3

 

2

 

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 6

 

2.1

 

FALCON

 

15

 

-

 

AVAILABLE

 

VERSIONS................................................................................................................... 7

 

3

 

SAFETY WARNINGS / ISTRUZIONI PER LA SICUREZZA ................................................................................ 8

 

3.1

 

FOREWORD.......................................................................................................................................................... 8

 

4

 

SAFETY WARNINGS .................................................................................................................................................. 9

 

5

 

CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES...................................................................................................... 10

 

6

 

ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA............................................................................................. 11

 

7

 

WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE ................................................................................................................. 12

 

8

 

INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD ........................................................................................ 13

 

9

 

FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................ 14

 

9.1

 

POWER

 

SUPPLY

 

CABLE .................................................................................................................................... 14

 

9.2

 

AC

 

MAINS

 

VOLTAGE

 

SETTING

 

(230

 

V

 

/

 

115

 

V)................................................................................................... 14

 

9.3

 

FUSE

 

REPLACEMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 15

 

9.4

 

PROTECTION

 

AGAINST

 

LIGHTNING.................................................................................................................. 15

 

9.5

 

VENTILATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 15

 

10

 

BLOCK DIAGRAM (FM & ST VERSIONS)........................................................................................................... 16

 

11

 

FM VERSION DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................. 17

 

11.1

 

FRONT

 

PANEL

 

VIEW........................................................................................................................................... 17

 

11.2

 

REAR

 

PANEL

 

VIEW

 

(FM

 

VERSION).................................................................................................................... 18

 

11.3

 

AC

 

CONNECTION................................................................................................................................................ 19

 

11.4

 

OUTPUT

 

CONNECTOR ....................................................................................................................................... 19

 

11.5

 

SYNC-IN

 

AND

 

SYNC-OUT

 

CONNECTORS ......................................................................................................... 19

 

11.6

 

AUXILIARY

 

INPUTS ............................................................................................................................................. 20

 

11.7

 

ANALOG

 

AUDIO

 

INPUT

 

(F

EMALE 

XLR)................................................................................................................. 20

 

11.8

 

DIGITAL

 

AUDIO

 

INPUT........................................................................................................................................ 21

 

11.9

 

SERIAL

 

PORTS.................................................................................................................................................... 21

 

11.10

 

DIGITAL

 

DATA

 

PORT........................................................................................................................................... 22

 

11.11

 

THE

 

MENU

 

TREE................................................................................................................................................. 24

 

11.12

 

FRONT

 

PANEL

 

OPERATION............................................................................................................................... 25

 

12

 

IN & OUT SETTINGS (FM VERSION) ................................................................................................................... 26

 

12.1

 

HOW

 

TO

 

CONFIGURE

 

THE

 

INPUT

 

(

INPUT

 

SETUP

)........................................................................................... 26

 

12.1.1

 

SELECTING THE INPUT (ANALOG OR DIGITAL)................................................................................. 26

 

12.1.2

 

ADJUSTING THE INPUT AUDIO LEVEL ................................................................................................ 26

 

12.1.3

 

CHOOSING THE PROPER AGC OPERATION........................................................................................ 27

 

12.2

 

THE

 

VOICE

 

OPTIMIZER ...................................................................................................................................... 28

 

12.3

 

HOW

 

TO

 

CONFIGURE

 

THE

 

MPX

 

OUTPUT

 

(

MPX

 

MODULE

 

SETUP

).................................................................. 29

 

12.3.1

 

SETTING THE PREEMPHASIS................................................................................................................. 29

 

12.3.2

 

MONO - STEREO OPERATION ................................................................................................................ 29

 

12.3.3

 

ADJUSTING THE MPX OUTPUT LEVEL ................................................................................................ 29

 

12.3.4

 

CALIBRATING THE PILOT LEVEL AND PHASE.................................................................................... 30

 

12.3.5

 

ENABLING SYNC OUTPUT ...................................................................................................................... 30

 

12.3.6

 

NOISE GATE SETTING

 (Noise Gate)

........................................................................................................ 31

 

12.3.7

 

BYPASS MODE .......................................................................................................................................... 31

 

12.4

 

ADJUSTING

 

THE

 

RDS

 

/

 

RBDS

 

OUTPUT

 

(

RDS

 

MODULE

 

SETUP

) ...................................................................... 32

 

Summary of Contents for Falcon 15

Page 1: ... Di Sabbiuno 6 F 40011 Anzola Emilia Bologna Italy Tel 39 051 736555 Fax 39 051 736170 Sede BERGAMO Via Italia 1 24030 Medolago Bg Italy e mail info axeltechnology com web site www axeltechnology com Falcon 15 FM ST Broadcast Digital Audio Processor ...

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Page 3: ...11 3 AC CONNECTION 19 11 4 OUTPUT CONNECTOR 19 11 5 SYNC IN AND SYNC OUT CONNECTORS 19 11 6 AUXILIARY INPUTS 20 11 7 ANALOG AUDIO INPUT FEMALE XLR 20 11 8 DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT 21 11 9 SERIAL PORTS 21 11 10 DIGITAL DATA PORT 22 11 11 THE MENU TREE 24 11 12 FRONT PANEL OPERATION 25 12 IN OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 26 12 1 HOW TO CONFIGURE THE INPUT INPUT SETUP 26 12 1 1 SELECTING THE INPUT ANALOG OR DIG...

Page 4: ... 46 14 3 4 MONO STEREO OPERATION 47 14 3 5 NOISE GATE SETTING Noise Gate 47 14 4 ADDITIONAL DATA AND SETTINGS 48 14 4 1 SERIAL PORT SETUP 48 14 4 2 SYSTEM INFO 48 15 CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE 49 15 1 INTRODUCTION 49 15 2 THE FALCON 15 PRESET TABLE 50 15 3 CHOOSING A CURVE 51 16 THE REMOTE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE 52 16 1 INTRODUCTION 52 16 2 INSTALLING THE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE 52 16 3 RUNNING THE PR...

Page 5: ...8 AF METHODS A AND B 65 19 HARDWARE SETTINGS 68 19 1 CHANGING THE INPUT AUDIO IMPEDANCE FM VERSION 68 19 2 CHANGING THE INPUT AUDIO IMPEDANCE ST VERSION 68 20 FIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADES 69 20 1 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 69 20 2 PC SOFTWARE UPGRADE 71 21 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 72 22 WARRANTY 73 ...

Page 6: ...users even unskilled to achieve astonishing results for density richness and colour of the sound An unique signature for Yr radio sound Main Features The digital MPX stereo coder built in makes adjustements easy The Falcon 15 s performance is enhanced by the addition of the Stereo Coder which ensures the best ratio between signal density and modulation level Together with the automatic composite c...

Page 7: ...s available OPTIONAL FEATURES DESCRIPTION Falcon 15 P DG IN Digital audio input optical and coaxial Falcon 15 P Split Audio splitting control system for FM version only Falcon 15 P RDS Digital RDS RBDS coder for FM version only NOTE the present manual describes Falcon 15 in its MPX FM version and STEREO OUT ST version configuration Depending on the chosen configuration and on the chosen options Yr...

Page 8: ...ion in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor The manufacturer shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual or through any mis operation or fault in hardware contained in the product It is recommended that all maintenance and service on the produ...

Page 9: ...ufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Lightning For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the AC wall outlet and the audio connections This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning an...

Page 10: ...lisé pendant longtemps Confier toute réparation à du personnel qualifié Des réparations sont nécessaires si l appareil est endommagé d une façon quelconque par exemple cordon ou prise d alimentation endommagé liquide renversé ou objet tombé à l intérieur de l appareil exposition de l appareil à la pluie ou à l humidité appareil qui ne marche pas normalement ou que l on a fait tomber NE PAS exposer...

Page 11: ...a di corrente durante i temporali o quando inutilizzato a lungo Per qualsiasi intervento rivolgersi a personale di assistenza qualificato È necessario intervenire sull apparecchio ogniqualvolta si verificano danneggiamenti di qualsiasi natura Ad esempio la spina o il cavo di alimentazione sono danneggiati è entrato liquido nell apparecchio o sono caduti oggetti su di esso l apparecchio è stato esp...

Page 12: ...n ein Transportwagen verwendet wird beim Verschieben der Transportwagen Geräte Einheit vorsichtig vorgehen um Verletzungen durch Umkippen Das Netzkabel dieses Geräts während Gewittern oder bei längeren Stillstandszeiten aus der Steckdose ABZIEHEN Alle Reparatur und Wartungsarbeiten von qualifiziertem Kundendienstpersonal DURCHFÜHREN LASSEN Kundendienst ist erforderlich wenn das Gerät auf irgendwel...

Page 13: ...ato Si se usa un carro el mismo debe moverse con sumo cuidado para evitar que se vuelque con el aparato DESENCHUFE el aparato durante las tormentas eléctricas o si no va a ser utilizado por un lapso prolongado TODA reparación debe ser llevada a cabo por técnicos calificados El aparato requiere reparación si ha sufrido cualquier tipo de daño incluyendo los daños al cordón o enchufe eléctrico si se ...

Page 14: ...tching on 9 2 AC MAINS VOLTAGE SETTING 230 V 115 V BE SURE THAT THE UNIT IS SET TO THE CORRECT MAINS LINE VOLTAGE FOR YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE PLUGGING IT INTO THE WALL OUTLET The actual Mains voltage is indicated on the label stuck on the equipment closure Should the type of power at the operation location not be known please contact your dealer or electricity company Model Manufacturer S N XXX VA VA ...

Page 15: ...ted dangerous voltage are inside the enclosure voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock Always disconnect to AC Mains before removing the top cover 9 4 PROTECTION AGAINST LIGHTNING Should the device be put out of action due to being struck by lightning or excess voltage disconnect it from the power supply without delay Do not reconnect until the device has been checked If in do...

Page 16: ...on Cancelling Filter Bass compressor Bass Limiter Hilbert transform clipper 6th Order IIR LP 15KHz Elliptic digital coder MPX RDS MPX Version Only Analog Output Version Only Logaritmic Amplifier 50uS 75uS pre emphasis 4th Order IIR BP 5K 15K Butterworth Hz Hz 4th Order IIR BP 400 5 Hz KHz Butterworth 2nd Order IIR LP 400Hz Butterworth low jitter PLL density gain system clock system clock control A...

Page 17: ... Esc the current menu and go back to the previous one By pressing this key the modifications realised by accident on the selected parameter are not executed 6 LEDS they show external inputs status related to M S and TA RDS status and to Split Enabling The three LEDs on the front panel light as the following LED 1 This LED lights up while Input 1 on Digital Data Port is active Split Mode enabled pl...

Page 18: ...al or Stereo Composite signal RDS with or without signals injected from Aux 1 and 2 mixed into The output is set for a 75 Ohm load 7 Multipurpose Aux In for external RDS SCA etc the injected signal is adjusted by the related trimmer near to the Bnc mixed to the Falcon 15 internally generated signal and output by the main Out connector Factory preset 0 dB gain 8 Multipurpose Aux In for external RDS...

Page 19: ...thout signals injected from Aux 1 and 2 mixed into You can adjust the overall output level through the menu MPX Level control in the MPX MODULE SETUP page in the 9 dBm to 15dBm range Factory preset 0 dBm 2 2 Vpp Output connector can provide a reference tone consisting of a 500 Hz 0 dBm sinusoidal signal This tone corresponds to the maximum frequency deviation To enable it see par 12 3 3 11 5 SYNC ...

Page 20: ...ested RDS injection level is 31 5 dBm 60mVpp 2 0 kHz deviation in relation to an MPX output of 0 dBm 2 2 Vpp 0 776 Vrms AUX Input impedance is 10 KOhm 11 7 ANALOG AUDIO INPUT Female XLR Balanced XLR type connectors are used for input analog audio The stereo analog inputs are designed for standard 0 dBu balanced signals Input level setting Sensibility is done using the software parameter settings s...

Page 21: ...connected only one input can be set active analog digital input selection is done through the software parameter setting par 12 1 Input gain and level setting for digital input is fixed XLR pinout Pin 1 Gnd Pin 2 Signal Pin 3 Return In case of unbalanced connections as required by S PDIF format shortcut pin 3 and 1 or connect the unbalanced signal to XLR Pin 2 hot and Pin 3 Gnd 11 9 SERIAL PORTS F...

Page 22: ... alter TA RDS flag Input enabling enabling will cause LED 3 on Front Panel to light The following table displays internal connection of Digital Port and how to provide f i an external TTL command to Input 1 PIN DESCRIPTION DIRECTION PIN DESCRIPTION DIRECTION 1 Cathode of photocoupler input 1 split IN 9 GND 2 Cathode of photocoupler input 2 M S IN 10 GND 3 Cathode of photocoupler input 3 TA IN 11 G...

Page 23: ... TTL command Apply an external TTL signal through a 470 Ohm carbon resistor to the photodiode 1 pins 6 and 1 Max current allowed 10 mA Nominal 5 mA EXAMPLE N 2 controlling the SPLIT function from a clean contact shortcut pin 9 and 1 and shortcut pin 15 and pin 6 via an external switch ...

Page 24: ...Hold 3 sec MaxG 15 dB Hold 3 sec MaxG 20 dB Hold 0 sec MaxG 15 dB Hold 0 sec MaxG 20 dB Input Source Analogic Digital input Mpx Module Setup Pilot Level Off 25 dB to 15 5 dB 0 1 dB step Pilot Phase 12 Deg to 12 Deg 1 Deg step Preemphasis 50 uSec 75 uSec Internal Output Mpx Level 9 0 dB to 15 dB 0 1 dB step Output Mode Normal Peak Ref Tone Split mode Bypass Mpx mode Normal Stereo Mono Left Input Mo...

Page 25: ...played even blinking it is immediately loaded into the equipment processing so that the user can get a real time response Enter function is achieved by pressing Enter button too Esc Return function is achieved by pressing Esc button too It is useful to remark that you can access all the menu settings and parameters also in a faster and more confortable way trough the supplied PC control software w...

Page 26: ...duces the input level This is indicated on the display by a negative sign while a positive sign means there has been an expansion or gain increase The message Gated appears on the display to indicate that there is no incoming signal or the signal is below the minimum AGC threshold Using a song or announcement recorded at a standard level adjust the Sensibility parameter in the Input Setup menu unt...

Page 27: ... seconds if Hold time is 0 sec 6 2 and after 6 seconds 3 6 2 if Hold time is 3 seconds We suggest setting a medium MaxGain value no more than 12 dB keeping in mind that this value may already be enough to alter level ratios between different musical passages as in the case of classical music and Hold 0 if the music flow is discontinuous and immediate AGC intervention is required or a higher Hold v...

Page 28: ... special all pass filter designed to properly modify input signal waveform in order to avoid unpleasant effects in the processing of live speech material Typical speech waveforms as those sourced by microphones are mostly asymmetric while typical musical signals are symmetric As asymmetric clipped signals result in a more unpleasant sound to the ear than the symmetric clipped ones a filter designe...

Page 29: ...peration of the composite output With Mono audio modes enabled Pilot tone is automatically turned off In particular Selecting Mono Left will remove the L R portion of the composite signal and simply output the left audio input The Pilot will be turned off Selecting Mono Left Right will remove the L R portion of the composite signal and simply output the sum of the left and right audio inputs The P...

Page 30: ...UT TO ACHIEVE THE BEST AUDIO QUALITY WE RECOMMEND NOT TO LOWER THE OUTPUT LEVEL AND TO ADJUST THE EQUIPMENT CONNECTED TO THE PROCESSOR STEREO ENCODERS EXCITERS ETC RATHER THAN THE PROCESSOR ITSELF 12 3 4 CALIBRATING THE PILOT LEVEL AND PHASE The Mpx Module Pilot Level menu allows you to adjust the amount of 19kHz pilot tone injected into the composite signal expressed in dB Factory default value i...

Page 31: ...below which the dynamic pre emphasis is automatically excluded The Noise Gate Threshold This may be adjusted within a range of 80 to 51dB 1 dB steps The Noise Gate function can be turned off if necessary by turning the shuttle counter clockwise to the Off position 12 3 7 BYPASS MODE In Processor ByPass mode all the processing stages are disabled AGC system audio processing and pre emphasis circuit...

Page 32: ...Off The RDS signal Level may be adjusted within the deviation range Here below are presented some relations between deviation and RDS signal level 37 5 dB D 1 0 KHz 31 5 dB D 2 0 KHz 28 dB D 3 0 KHz 25 5 dB D 4 0 KHz 23 5 dB D 5 0 KHz 21 9 dB D 6 0 KHz The default operating level is 31 5 dB D 2 0 KHz with an overall MPX level of 0 dBm The RDS signal is available on the MPX Out connector blended to...

Page 33: ... of Aux 1 signal closed open Whenever the RDS option is also installed ref to Section 2 1 RDS signal available on the Output with the Split Mode activated depends on the RDS On Split function setting see Table here below In other words RDS signal generated by Falcon 15 may be always available even when the AUX signal is routed to the Output or it may be removed RDS ON SPLIT mode data port INPUT1 O...

Page 34: ...he processor during operation The current temperature is updated each time this option is accessed For proper operation the temperature should never exceed 50 C If this threshold is exceeded you must leave a ventilation space equivalent to at least 1 rack unit both above and below the processor Ext Inputs It displays the current state of the three Digital Data inputs see par 11 10 IN 1 means activ...

Page 35: ... use a small screwdriver 3 Jog wheel for menu scrolling and parameter settings It can also be pressed having the same control function as the Enter key 4 ENTER key which gives access to the parameters submenu and selects the new values 5 Esc key to Esc the current menu and go back to the previous one By pressing this key the modifications realised by accident on the selected parameter are not exec...

Page 36: ... the AC transformer 2 Digital input It features two connectors XLR female for coaxial connections and tos link for optical connections 3 RS232 Serial Ports optoisolated serial ports for connection to PCs or satellite receivers 4 Analog Output bi channel audio output electronically balanced on XLR male connectors The output level is set via the menu 5 Analog Input bi channel audio input electronica...

Page 37: ...DIO INPUT Transformer balanced XLR type and optic connectors are used to input AES 3 S PDIF IEC60958 EIAJCP1201 digital audio To avoid malfunctions only one digital connector may be connected at a time Please keep the tos link connector covered while not used The digital input accepts any sampling rate between 32 and 96 kHz No user adjustment is necessary since a sample rate converter is built int...

Page 38: ...st not exceed 10 mt The ports can be separately enabled disabled via the menu UECP protocol allows the user to assign different properties data speed acces to commands etc to every port see par 12 6 1 The four serial ports support Tx and Rx signals only One serial cable comes with the unit 13 6 ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT Male XLR Balanced XLR type connectors are used for output analog audio The stereo an...

Page 39: ...ividual channel gain and level setting is done using the software parameter settings see par 12 1 XLR pinout Pin 1 Gnd Pin 2 Signal Pin 3 Return In case of unbalanced connections please connect the cold pole Pin 3 to the ground Pin 1 Factory preset input impedance is 10 kOhm This impedance may also be set to 600Ohm by moving the two internal jumpers on the INPUT OUTPUT board see Chapter 19 hardwar...

Page 40: ... dBm 1 dB step AGC Speed 0 to 6 dB sec 0 2 dB step AGC Mode Hold 0 sec MaxG 08 dB Hold 1 sec MaxG 10 dB Hold 0 sec MaxG 12 dB Hold 2 sec MaxG 12 dB Hold 3 sec MaxG 15 dB Hold 3 sec MaxG 20 dB Hold 0 sec MaxG 15 dB Hold 0 sec MaxG 20 dB Input Source Analogic Digital input Audio Mod Setup Preemphasis 50 uSec Internal 75 uSec Internal 50 uSec External 75 uSec External Output Level 10 dB to 14 dBm 0 5...

Page 41: ...CD screen status as an Enter Select or Return command Please note that when a new value is only displayed even blinking it is immediately loaded into the equipment processing so that the user can get a real time response Enter function is achieved by pressing Enter button too Esc Return function is achieved by pressing Esc button too It is useful to remark that you can access all the menu settings...

Page 42: ... reduces the input level This is indicated on the display by a negative sign while a positive sign means there has been an expansion or gain increase The message Gated appears on the display to indicate that there is no incoming signal or the signal is below the minimum AGC threshold Using a song or announcement recorded at a standard level adjust the Sensibility parameter in the Input Setup menu ...

Page 43: ... seconds if Hold time is 0 sec 6 2 and after 6 seconds 3 6 2 if Hold time is 3 seconds We suggest setting a medium MaxGain value no more than 12 dB keeping in mind that this value may already be enough to alter level ratios between different musical passages as in the case of classical music and Hold 0 if the music flow is discontinuous and immediate AGC intervention is required or a higher Hold v...

Page 44: ... special all pass filter designed to properly modify input signal waveform in order to avoid unpleasant effects in the processing of live speech material Typical speech waveforms as those sourced by microphones are mostly asymmetric while typical musical signals are symmetric As asymmetric clipped signals result in a more unpleasant sound to the ear than the symmetric clipped ones a filter designe...

Page 45: ...e US countries use a 75 uSec preemphasis The processor generates two types of pre emphasis dynamic and fixed The former may vary in relation to the modulation peak thereby considerably increasing the average modulation within the maximum deviation of 75KHz while the latter is fixed at 50 or 75uSec depending on the country in which it is used The latter may be removed from the analog audio outputs ...

Page 46: ... to set the levels for the entire sound chain simply and safely The Peak Tone consists of a 500 Hz 0 dBm tone 3 Once you have enabled the Peak Tone adjust the Audio Output Level until You reach the desired modulation deviation 4 Select the Normal Operation option in the Output Mode menu Normal Operation mode allows a normal use of the equipment and all its functions NOTE THE PROCESSOR FACTORY SETT...

Page 47: ... output on both the L and R outputs 14 3 5 NOISE GATE SETTING Noise Gate The Audio Module Setup Noise Gate function allows you to avoid the effects of background noises while the input signal presents a lack of high frequencies The parameter to be set is the Noise Gate Threshold which determines the threshold value below which the dynamic pre emphasis is automatically excluded The Noise Gate Thres...

Page 48: ...he processor during operation The current temperature is updated each time this option is accessed For proper operation the temperature should never exceed 50 C If this threshold is exceeded you must leave a ventilation space equivalent to at least 1 rack unit both above and below the processor Ext Inputs It displays the current state of the three Digital Data inputs see par 11 10 IN 1 means activ...

Page 49: ...n the table on the next page there are 3 parameters involved in the audio processing The curves may be gather into groups curves from 1 to 10 have a low density curves from 11 to 20 have a medium density and curves from 21 o 30 have a high density i e they allow you to reach a high broadcasting sound level and an average sound fidelity Furthermore curves 1 11 and 21 are totally flat You may compar...

Page 50: ...7 7 7 High Flat 22 9 6 9 High Pop 23 7 9 7 High Live 24 9 7 7 High Bass 25 9 9 7 High Disco 26 7 9 9 High Live 27 9 9 6 High Disco 28 9 6 7 High Bass 29 9 7 8 High Pop 30 9 8 8 High Bass The Bass Level parameter adjusts the threshold level that trips the bass frequency compressor affecting the frequency band up to 400 Hz see block diagram The Mid Level parameter adjusts the threshold level that tr...

Page 51: ...s as the Medium frequencies are compressed as indicated by the 0 index in respect of B 3 and H 3 On the other hand the curve 07 B3M3H0 contains strongly presence of Bass and Mid frequencies as High frequencies are compressed H 0 As You can get from the preset table curves 1 11 21 2 12 22 3 13 23 etc have the same ratio between Bass Medium and High frequencies f i Bass level is twice the amount of ...

Page 52: ... final user directly at his side 16 2 INSTALLING THE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE The software can be found on the CD ROM provided with the equipment This software runs under the Microsoft Windows operating systems 95 98 ME 2000 NT and XP Place the CD ROM into the computer s CD Rom drive Using standard Windows procedures run the SETUP EXE file The install program installs the application onto the computer ...

Page 53: ...oes not alter Falcon 15 operation 16 4 PC CONTROL SOFTWARE OVERVIEW The control software allows access to the same parameters and functions also available from the processor control panel Therefore for any clarification regarding the nature and function thereof see Sections 11 11 and 13 8 The three buttons located alongside the display allow you to choose the processing curve select the curve from...

Page 54: ... the parameters may be saved by clicking the button ok while clicking Cancel allows you to abandon the changes or the submenu without saving 17 ACCESSING THE TARGET FROM THE PC Connect the Pc Com Port to one of the available Target serial ports Use a regular serial cables pin to pin type for connections see par 11 9 Cable lenght must not exceed 20 mt A serial connection serial cable between Host P...

Page 55: ...OT physically present on the computer the message Selected Serial port not available will appear just below the display screen NOTE the program tests the connection mode each time you access the Setup screen However the Connect button allows You to try to connect the target at any time If link fails some Setup or connection element may be wrong A troubleshooting guide is provided here below POSSIB...

Page 56: ...he higher refresh speed 30 Hz in displaying the Vu Meter on the screen Choose the default speed 10 Hz if the higher speed does not allow smooth display of the meters 17 1 3 FRONT PANEL LOCK FUNCTION Falcon 15 front panel access is provided with a lock function to avoid any unauthorized staff being able to reprogram it To activate the lock function type a password into the Lock Front Panel Keyboard...

Page 57: ...st of the world one must select RDS system The RDS RBDS programming and configuration is accessible only via the Pc control software supplied with the processor Please refer to the previous chapter for installation setup procedure instructions for this software For the sake of simplicity the more generic and established term RDS will be used throughout this manual 18 2 CHOOSING BETWEEN RDS OR RBDS...

Page 58: ... while it is replicating an external MPX signal on its output 18 4 RDS CONFIGURING THE SERVICES PI PTY DI RADIO TEXT TP TA AND M S Access the RDS configuration section clicking the MAIN button in the RDS Section This will open the main screen where you can set the main parameters of the RDS service Once you have finished loading one or more fields click Send to enable one or more parameter changes...

Page 59: ...n clicking the MAIN button in the RDS Section This will open the main screen where you can set the main parameters of the RBDS service The hexadecimal PI code must be entered manually in the Code PI field Once you have finished loading one or more fields click Send to enable one or more parameter changes or click Cancel to quit without save the changes ...

Page 60: ...e for the European RDS system and one for the American RBDS specification DI Decoder Identification This pull down menu allows you to identify the kind of modulation Stereo Mono etc Stereo modulation is assigned to STEREO STATIC PTY while mono is MONO STATIC PTY TP Traffic Programme It is a flag to indicate that the tuned programme carries traffic announcements The TP flag must only be set on prog...

Page 61: ... of old and new PS message on the same display In some cases no PS will be displayed at all This may occurs as message byte group order is not univocally recommended by the RDS standards and strictly depends on the coder decoder physical implementation Neither the RDS encoder nor the car receiver are faulty 18 6 2 THE PROGRAM SERVICE NAME EDITOR Click the PS button to access the main PS message wi...

Page 62: ...for a receiver to properly receive and display a message is dependent upon the following numbers of characters in the message repetition rate of data group overall number of groups carried out by RDS signal reception conditions at the receiver software implementation of PS feature Further to these conditions it is not possible to set a precise time duration for each PSN i e number of seconds Any w...

Page 63: ...ws You to enter PS message which will scroll on the receiver display It means text is moved right to left across the display one character at a time at the rate set by the user SPEED Max lenght 32 characters In case of PS Scrolling selection we therefore suggest to choose low display speeds ...

Page 64: ...ve frequencies lists must contain only the frequencies of the adjacent transmitters and repeaters with overlapped transmitting areas To compile the AF lists use the following procedure Choose one of the 24 lists from AF1 to AF8 Select the AF from the available frequencies in the left window and drag drop it into the AF list To remove a frequency from the list follow the procedure drag drop to move...

Page 65: ...able of identifying which method is used by analyzing the transmitted data structure whether or not they are organized in pairs METHOD A Compile the AF1 list assigning the tuning frequency i e the frequency carrying the list of alternative frequencies in the first position and then continue in strictly increasing order with the alternative frequencies transmitting exactly the same program We recom...

Page 66: ...n the transmitter also has frequencies that broadcast different radio program at various times of day splitting local programming etc In the latter instance the mobile receiver should check whether the AF is broadcasting the same content before selecting another frequency Each list begins with the tuning frequency for which the list is valid and then contains up to 12 pairs of frequencies in seque...

Page 67: ...broadcasts the same program as D if f Tx B f Tx D and different programs if f Tx B f Tx D The AF lists for the other transmitters are compiled according to the same criteria alternating the frequency pairs NOTE if the same tuning frequency is used by more than one transmitter within the same network the corresponding AF lists must not be consecutive for instance AF 1 and AF 2 Lists for different t...

Page 68: ...set to 600Ohm rather than 10kOhm by moving the two jumpers JP1 and JP2 on the analog input board see figure below 19 2 CHANGING THE INPUT AUDIO IMPEDANCE ST VERSION The analog input impedance may be set to 600Ohm rather than 10kOhm by moving the two jumpers J6 and J7 on the analog input board see figure below to the right hand position ...

Page 69: ...X coder may be updated to MPX RDS coder For this aim the processor must be retourned to the factory 1 MAKING THE PROCESSOR READY FOR UPGRADING A shut off the unit B remove the equipment cover and the guarantee labels E set the jumper JP1 of the Mother board to the LEFT external position Jumper is located near to the large battery on the left hand see highlighted jumper in the picture D Connect the...

Page 70: ... Stereo Coder Mpx output without RDS coder FM vers MpxRds_Upgrade if Yr processor features Stereo Coder Mpx with RDS coder FM vers BiChan_Upgrade if Yr processor features Stereo output coder ST vers NB to make sure of current version of Yr Falcon 15 please enter the Firmware Version page from the System Information menu The following screen will be displayed I Select the PC serial port on the scre...

Page 71: ...er JP1 back to the previous position N Turn the processor back on 20 2 PC SOFTWARE UPGRADE It is recommended to completely uninstall the existing version before running the new one To uninstall the exisiting version proceed as follows enter the Windows Control Panel click on the Install Applications icon choose the item of current version from the list and select it click on the Add Remove button ...

Page 72: ...osen Preset ATCK Time 30ms REL Time 90ms Compr Ratio 1 INF Dynamic expander noise gate Applied to high frequencies band Gate threshold adjustable between 51dB and 80dB Expansion ratio 2 1 fixed STEREO AUDIO OUTPUT ST version only REMOTE CONTROL Connector Type XLR male el balanced Serial Ports 2 RS232 SubD 9P optically decoupled Conversion 24 bit Baud Rate 19200 Baud Impedance 600Ohm 10KOhm EMI sup...

Page 73: ...ing methods PI TP TA M S RT PSN PTY DI AF 8 lists Custom coding methods PS Sequence up to 8 messages PS Scrolling up to 32 characters RDS subcarrier freq 57 kHz 3 Hz RDS output level Adjustable from 44 0 dB to 20 0 dB 0 1dB Step Synchronization To internal 19Khz pilot tone 22 WARRANTY The manufacturer offers a 1 year ex works warranty Do not open the equipment The warranty shall be voided if any o...

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