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DEVICE GENERAL DESCRIPTION | FRONT PANEL 

FALCON · User Manual · ENG 

 

DEVICE

 

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FALCON X5 

 
 

 
 

FALCON X6 

 
 

 

 

FALCON X7 

 
 

 

FALCON D7 

 

 
 

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Mechanical Steel, 1U - 19 " rack standard.

 

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USB Port - Type A. 

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TFT Color Graphic Display 480x128 (not included in X6). 

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Jog Shuttle (not included in X6). 

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40 Led Alarms.

 

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Headphone Jack 6.3mm Female Connector. 

Summary of Contents for Falcon D7

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL axeltechnology com Falcon X Falcon D Series Falcon X5 X6 X7 D7 Rev 2 0...

Page 2: ...VICE GENERAL DESCRIPTION 21 1 FIRST DEVICE START 24 2 QUICK SETUP 28 3 HOME PAGE GRAPHIC VIEW 29 3 1 1 SOURCE SETTING 32 3 1 2 AUDIO SELECTOR MODE 32 3 1 3 ADVANCED AUDIO SELECTOR 33 4 SUMMARY MASK 44...

Page 3: ...5 3 3 STANDARD MODE 121 5 3 4 EXTENDED MODE 146 5 3 5 RDS BLOCKS ANALYSIS 154 5 4 1 USER CLASS USER RIGHTS TO LOGIN THE SYSTEM 156 5 4 2 ADDING A NEW USER 158 5 4 3 REMOVING AN EXISTING USER 159 5 5 1...

Page 4: ...AZIONE DI CONFORMITA FALCON X5 220 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FALCON X6 221 DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITA FALCON X6 222 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FALCON X7 223 DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITA FALCON X7 224 D...

Page 5: ...__________________________________________________________________________ SAFETY WARNINGS CONSIGNES DE S CURIT IMPORTANTES ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE INSTRUCC...

Page 6: ..._____________________________________ Information 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...

Page 7: ...e AC main voltage corresponds to that indicated in the technical specifications If a different voltage ex 110 115 VAC is available open the equipment closure and set the voltage switch on the main sup...

Page 8: ...in the literature accompanying the appliance Do not change the voltage setting or replace the mains fuse without first turning the unit off and unplugging the mains cord Make sure the AC main voltage...

Page 9: ...arche dessus et que rien ne le pince en particulier aux fiches aux prises de courant et au point de sortie de l appareil Utiliser uniquement les accessoires sp cifi s par le fabricant Utiliser uniquem...

Page 10: ...l faut d brancher l appareil de la prise lectrique Pendant son usage l appareil doit etre branchee la prise de terre Utiliser le fusible principal AC avec le valeur qui est indiqu e sur l tiquette col...

Page 11: ...l cavo di alimentazione o di comprimerlo specialmente in corrispondenza della spina e del punto di inserzione sull apparato Utilizzare solo dispositivi di collegamento e gli accessori specificati dal...

Page 12: ...ato il cordone di alimentazione L APPARATO DEVE ESSERE CONNESSO A TERRA Sostituire il fusibile generale con uno di identico valore come indicato sulla etichetta applicata sul mobile dell apparato Assi...

Page 13: ...Netzkabel gequetscht oder darauf getreten wird insbesondere im Bereich der Stecker Netzsteckdosen und an der Austrittsstelle vom Ger t NUR das vom Hersteller angegebene Zubeh r und entsprechende Zusa...

Page 14: ...ndbuch wichtige Betriebs und Wartungsanweisungen enth lt Vor nderung der Netzspannung oder Sicherungswechsel Netzkabel trennen Das Ger t muss f r den Betrieb geerdet werden Hauptsicherung nur mit eine...

Page 15: ...do para el enchufe consulte a un electricista para que sustituya el toma corriente de estilo anticuado PROTEJA el cable el ctrico para evitar que personas lo pisen o estrujen particularmente en sus en...

Page 16: ...alimentacion de voltaje o de cambiar el fusible desconecte el cable de alimentacion Para reducir el riesgo de descargas electricas esta unidad debe ser conectada a tierra Remplaze el fusible con lo m...

Page 17: ...cing it is best to ship it in the original carton with its packing materials because both the carton and packing material have been carefully designed to protect the unit Under normal conditions no us...

Page 18: ...ner that one does not step or walk on them They should not be squashed by any objects THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE EARTHED The chassis is always connected to mains earth to ensure your safety check your mai...

Page 19: ...EVICE INSTALLATION Best setup location The device should be installed in a 19 rack Avoid direct sunlight close proximity to radiators and air conditioning dust water and chemicals Choose a rack locati...

Page 20: ...ser via the integrated web interface Use a computer that is connected to the same IP network that the FALCON device is connected to Start an internet browser Firefox Mozilla V2 0 Google Chrome both wi...

Page 21: ...EVICE GENERAL DESCRIPTION FRONT PANEL FALCON X5 FALCON X6 FALCON X7 FALCON D7 Mechanical Steel 1U 19 rack standard USB Port Type A TFT Color Graphic Display 480x128 not included in X6 Jog Shuttle not...

Page 22: ...IN FALCON D7 D 2 XLR male Analog stereo output E 2 XLR female Analog stereo input F 2 Digital stereo output G 2 Digital stereo input H 1 BNC antenna connection input OPTIONAL I Micro SD Card Slot J G...

Page 23: ...geovers Manual Manual Automatic Manual Automatic Manual Automatic Manual Automatic Streaming Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Backup file player Optional Optional Yes Yes Yes RDS Encoder O...

Page 24: ...uld be controlled by a web page on your browser In the address field of your browser type the default IP address 192 168 120 120 You will see the Home Page 2 We provided you with a small WIFI USB KEY...

Page 25: ...NetworkTEMPConfig txt Edit NetworkTEMPConfig txt and write inside the temporary IP you want to set for your device The syntax has to be IP 24 Example 192 168 0 14 24 Insert the USB key in the USB Port...

Page 26: ...t is replaced by the new one just created If all users are deleted the default admin comes out again in order to create and enter the device settings You will see the Login mask as shown in this pictu...

Page 27: ...er of the device it is under the Full Administrator category but it has fixed access credentials user admin pwd admin This DEFAULT ADMIN is avaible only when the system has no other Full Administrator...

Page 28: ...h MPX RDS generation 2 Double audio sources with audio changeover MPX RDS generation 3 RDS generator configuration 4 MPX rebroadcast with RDS regeneration and UECP filter on incoming RDS 5 Double audi...

Page 29: ...rom DATASET1 up to DATASET8 This gives you more ability to change all parameters needed in one click RDS RBDS Basic Settings Rds Settings Active Dataset Selection 3 HOME PAGE GRAPHIC VIEW Once you are...

Page 30: ...ser in the process of tracking the signal and noting alerts in the event of an alarm It also aims to facilitate access to the paragraphs to be modified 1 AUDIO SELECTOR from this zone can manage input...

Page 31: ...ccess to a wider graphical interface where all features are displayed in a linear format allowing the user to track the signal path and the points it passes through to do the necessary changes NOTE Th...

Page 32: ...ivity level AGC Automatic Gain Control verification and events It is worth noting that when modifying the properties of the first source for example and the first source has been designated as a digit...

Page 33: ...more detail It can also track the audio tracks very easily and monitoring all the inputs at the same time to see if there is any defect in one of them through the appearance of the ALARM icon It also...

Page 34: ...f the INFO bar where you can control the mode sensitivity level AGC Automatic Gain Control verification and events not in FALCON X5 G MPX DECODER it can be select between external or internal MPX sour...

Page 35: ...e player it helps to create a playlist of audio files from the micro SD card memory and insert this memory in the SD card slot at the rear of this device It can also use the FTP protocol to manage tho...

Page 36: ...36 HOME PAGE GRAPHIC VIEW AUDIO SELECTOR FALCON User Manual ENG M By clicking on this icon it will show up a list of the symbols used in the GRAPHIC VIEW shown in the next figure Optional...

Page 37: ...tting page by go to MENU Process AGC Enhancer Compressors Limiters Factory Presets User Presets 1 AGC double band automatic gain control filter attempts to make the audio level constant 2 ENHANCER The...

Page 38: ...inuously According to AES EBU standard each digital output line carries left and right stereo channels The connection is 110 Ohm balanced The AES EBU standard specify a maximum cable length of 100 met...

Page 39: ...analog broadcast signal 4 DIRECT SOURCE by this source it can send the input audio signals Multimedia MPX decoder or Generator directly to the outputs B Here we find in this part the three main outpu...

Page 40: ...X outputs one of them is a digital MPX signal formatted for interconnection using AES EBU codec at 192 kHz sample rate MPX over AES is carried on AES EBU 2 or DANTE 2 output channels see ADVANCED OUTP...

Page 41: ...d Delay time DIRECT SOURCE from here can select one of the inputs Analog Digital 1 Digital 2 Multimedia External MPX and Tone Generator to go directly to the Stereo coder and MPX RDS STEREO CODER By p...

Page 42: ...ose the changeover to prevent a break in the transmission if the signal is lost E RDS GENERATOR from the yellow icon an access to basic RDS settings and adjust the RDS Signal level radio identity Radi...

Page 43: ...USER HOME PAGE COMPACT VIEW FALCON User Manual ENG LOGGED IN USER HOME PAGE COMPACT VIEW Once you are logged you will see the home page as shown in the following picture The left tree menu could be d...

Page 44: ...ead the most important RDS parameters and status 3 AUDIO MODULE from this part you can read the most important audio sources and output settings 4 MPX MODULE from this part you can read the most impor...

Page 45: ...s shown in the next figure In this page can find all information about the device like name location IP Firmware version and serial number The Target Localization module provides detection of a specif...

Page 46: ...e 5 ALARMS The alarms that turn in this field are NTP Alarm GPS Alarm SMB Alarm RDS OFF and RDS Sync To see them the relative alarms must be unmasked And an error condition must be created 6 Here can...

Page 47: ...ce to a maximum of 2 Serial devices UDP You can connect the device to a maximum of 4 UDP devices The related led lights up when UECP packets are received SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol The li...

Page 48: ...u can view RDS groups sequence ONAIR You can read all the enabled RDS groups 5 PS DS PI DI PS Program Services Name to customize it go to RDS RBDS Standard Mode Uecp Main PS Basic Settings DS Data Set...

Page 49: ...d to further a more specific PTY description that the broadcaster can freely decide e g PTY 4 Sport and PTYN Football to customize it go to RDS RBDS Standard Mode Uecp Main PS Basic Settings 7 RADIO T...

Page 50: ...ies RT Radiotext to customize it go to RDS RBDS Standard Mode Uecp Radiotext Radiotext RT Radiotext Plus to customize it go to TMC Traffic Information via Traffic Message Channel to activate it go to...

Page 51: ...have an overview of the 4 audio sources and levels of the audio changeover To change SRC 1 SRC 4 go to Audio Input Audio Selector Sources 3 AUDIO CHANGEOVER Here you can see which audio source is sele...

Page 52: ...guration Freq To set the mode of the tone generator go to Audio Input Sources Audio Generator Configuration Mode And to set the level of the tone generator go to Audio Input Sources Audio Generator Co...

Page 53: ...SOURCE CHANGEOVER From the image below you can see how the MPX CHANGEOVER can choose between two different sources SOURCE A and SOURCE B Each of the two sources can choose to compose its own signal b...

Page 54: ...dation Controls go to MPX Changeover Source A MPX Source A Validation Yellow is valid red is invalid In this section it is possible to see the SOURCE B validation controls To turn on its Validation Co...

Page 55: ...he FM signal can go to Audio Output FM Process Setup Delay Here can set the delay up to 10 sec This delay is used to align FM broadcasts with DAB broadcasts Since DAB is delayed due to Encoding Can de...

Page 56: ...d to MPX OUT 2 to change it go to MPX Outputs MPX Output 2 Source MPX 3 can route to DIGITAL MPX OUT 3 one of the two analog MPX1 or MPX2 to change it go to MPX Outputs MPX Output 3 Source INF To chan...

Page 57: ...nge the MPX1 source go to MPX Outputs MPX Output 1 Source The INTERNAL MPX ENCODER receives the audio from FM Audio Process FM Delayed Process or Direct Source by going to MPX Internal MPX Encoder Set...

Page 58: ...Digital Output 1 Source from this path is also can change the Rate and Level 3 DIGITAL AUDIO 2 here can check the digital audio output ch1 and ch2 To change the source go to MEN Home Audio Output Dig...

Page 59: ...create your playlist by NAME DATA or SHUFFLE from the path MEN Home Multimedia Play Order The playlist will start playing when the media player is select by the MULTIMEDIA CHANGEOVER INF It is to show...

Page 60: ...f the Encoder PROT network control protocol DATA kBits the number of bits per second encoded DEC Decoding extensions Play button this button works only with the last 3 Icecast Server options Multimedi...

Page 61: ...the phase rotator will be in circuit The purpose of the phase rotator is to make voice waveforms more symmetrical This can substantially reduce distortion when they are peak limited All can controled...

Page 62: ...r Compression reduces the dynamic range of the audio slowly in a manner similar to an operator riding the gain Compression is usually performed on the RMS level of the audio waveform and is usually ga...

Page 63: ...sors The compressor is used to create a smooth roll off for sounds above a certain level while the limiter sets an even higher firm threshold as a final safety net for extremely high peaks To set the...

Page 64: ...64 MENU HOME FALCON User Manual ENG 5 MENU HOME If you resize your browser press the top left button to open the menu...

Page 65: ...ed in monophonic way Swap Left Right the left and right channels are swapped The left becomes the right and the right becomes the left The sound is reproduced in stereophonic way Inv Left the sound is...

Page 66: ...han Threshold for the time typed here Audio Failure Search This function enables statistical research of small audio holes inside the audio signal Useful to recognize corrupted decoded audio from sate...

Page 67: ...eophonic way but the phase of the right channel is inverted AGC Automatic Gain Control This setting helps balance and normalize the audio levels of audio transmissions in the system Digital radio syst...

Page 68: ...function is off Mode 1 silence blocks window 80ms Percentage 10 Time 30secs Music Mode 2 silence blocks window 120ms Percentage 15 Time 30secs General Purpose Mode 3 silence blocks window 180ms Percen...

Page 69: ...y Swap Left Right the left and right channels are swapped The left becomes the right and the right becomes the left The sound is reproduced in stereophonic way Inv Left the sound is reproduced in ster...

Page 70: ...ital links For a General Purpose we suggest you choose the Mode 2 For a musical radio we suggest you the Mode 1 For a talk radio we suggest you the Mode 3 Off this function is off Mode 1 silence block...

Page 71: ...nd is reproduced only in one channel in monophonic way Mono Left the left channel of the input signal is reproduced in monophonic way Mono Right the right channel of the input signal is reproduced in...

Page 72: ...ime typed here Return Time Validation the source is considered invalid if the signal is lower than Threshold for the time typed here Audio Failure Search This function enables statistical research of...

Page 73: ...dation 0000 the source is not under validation control the signal is always considered valid If the RDS PI Validation number then if RDS PI number the source is considered valid if RDS PI number all t...

Page 74: ...r the internal tone generator CONFIGURATION Mode this parameter sets the mode with the audio generator generates a tone The possible modes are Left Right the Left and the Right channels are in phase L...

Page 75: ...75 MENU AUDIO INPUT FALCON User Manual ENG 5 2 1 6 DIGITAL INPUT SETUP Here can switch the DIGITAL 1 between AES EBU 1 and DANTE 1 And switch the DIGITAL 2 between AES EBU 2 MPX AUX3 DANTE 2 Optional...

Page 76: ...s the source automatically If the source is invalidated the changeover selects the next source available c Choose Generator if you want to forward at the INTERNAL MPX ENCODER the internal AUDIO GENERA...

Page 77: ...o the Stereo coder and MPX RDS 5 3 2 ANALOG Manual changeover that allows you to choose the required source from four sources which are WIDE BAND PROCESSED FM AUDIO PROCESSED FM DELAYED PROCESSED and...

Page 78: ...DIGITAL 2 between AES EBU 2 MPX AUX3 DANTE 2 5 3 5 STREAMING MONITOR Manual changeover that allows you to choose the source to listen to or the send it oia internet VOIP to somewhere It is possible to...

Page 79: ...is that can be applied is nevertheless limited by the fact that many forms of contemporary music contain more high frequency energy than the musical styles that were fashionable at the time FM broadca...

Page 80: ...of an audio recording dBTP stands for decibel dB True Peak TP They are also used to measure the loudness in audio broadcast TU R BS 1770 EBU R 128 compliance ITU R BS 1770 EBU R 128 compliance is ach...

Page 81: ...dual band AGC and this determines the amount of reduced gain in the AGC Attack one of these parameters which control the behavior function of the AGC The attack time is the time that we control betwee...

Page 82: ...ature introduces a stereo limiter to the stereo enhancer process with operation settable at three levels LOW NORMAL HIGH Effect Drive This parameter can be used to set the level of the effect at the a...

Page 83: ...and Threshold Gate The action and compression modes are Protective Soft Normal Aggressive 1 5 Extreme PROTECTIVE is a limited type of compression which tends to maintain a natural sound In the NORMAL...

Page 84: ...al While it is impossible to predict the future it is possible to add a small delay an increase about 6 8ms in the overall delay in the audio process stage in order to change the level and the wavefor...

Page 85: ...h frequencies BF Final Bass Limiter this limiter works on Bass If this control is set too high or works in the red area indicates that the preset you are using was created evil and there is an excess...

Page 86: ...on you can set LimiterDrive off or from 0 10dB to 1 60dB Psychoacoustic Mask Set it on General Purpose or Dance Audio Power Limiter MPX1 Here you can set for a special limiter that complies with the I...

Page 87: ...sen automatically Source A The source is forced manually on Source A Source B The source is forced manually on Source B Mpx Delay Select here the delay time ms to apply on the MPX Mpx Delay Mode Selec...

Page 88: ...A and all its components like Mpx Aux1 Aux2 RDS Filters 5 1 2 2 SOURCE A MPX MIXER Internal Mpx Mix Select here the Mpx Mix level dB Internal RDS Mix Select here if you want the RDS or not External A...

Page 89: ...adcasted PI A valid RDS services rebroadcast source will be available only if Aux1 decoded PI will match with the above set Aux1 RDS PI Validation value Note A value 0 will bypass this check MPX SOURC...

Page 90: ...to the validation of the SourceA MPX Signal Some of these parameters are indicated on the Home Page top mask in the section MPX SOURCES CHANGEOVER A SRC Pilot Min Level Control if the Mpx pilot is un...

Page 91: ...evel is higher then this value the signal is not valid 15 kHz Narrow Pilot Noise 23 kHz RDS PI Validation If the PI is 0000 the RDS PI Validation is disabled In the other cases the signal is valid onl...

Page 92: ...Label In this parameter you can assign the source name MPX SOURCE B RDS REBROADCASTING From this section you can select which RDS services of the Aux1 signal you want to rebroadcast From MPX Mixer se...

Page 93: ...der the threshold selected here the signal is not valid Peak Max Control If the peak of the MPX level is higher then this value the signal is not valid Audio Level Control If the Audio Level is under...

Page 94: ...MPX NOT IN FALCON D7 FALCON User Manual ENG In red the noise Pilot protection Narrow Pilot Noise Out Band Noise Out of Band Noise Events MPX Source B Masked Unmasked Mask Unmask the alarm of the MPX S...

Page 95: ...urce for the MPX OUT 1 Select here between Internal MPX Encoder Internal MPX Encoder RDS Source A Source B Changeover Aux 1 or Aux 2 Gain Set here the gain of the MPX signal Clipping Level If you work...

Page 96: ...here between Internal MPX Encoder Internal MPX Encoder RDS Source A Source B Changeover Aux 1 Aux 2 Mpx1 Output Gain Set here the gain of the MPX signal Clipping Level If you work with values 2 dB se...

Page 97: ...by choosing one of the test modes and select the MPX that you want to test it Test Mode Muted Pilot 21dBr 100Hz 0 0dBr 400Hz 0 0dBr 1kHz 0 0dBr 5kHz 0 0dBr 10kHz 0 0dBr 13kHz 0 0dBr 15kHz 0 0dBr 5 1...

Page 98: ...NU MPX NOT IN FALCON D7 FALCON User Manual ENG RDS RDS level MPX POWER ITU R BS412 measure average power measured over 60 seconds PILOT PROTECTION Pilot protection level OUT BAND NOISE Out Band Noise...

Page 99: ...the decoded signal BitRate BitRate the bits conveyed or processed per unit of time Mode Stereo or Mono Freq Sampling rate CONFIGURATION Mode Select here the Protocol of the Transport and the format o...

Page 100: ...er UDP Port Here you can set the Port of your UDP encoder ICECAST Location Here you can type the URL of the stream to receive your audio from your Icecast CODEC SETTINGS RAW 16 BIT Mode Select here th...

Page 101: ...e Rate Select here the Sample Rate of the MP3 audio decoded OPUS Mode Select here the Mode of the OPUS audio decoded Sample Rate Select here the Sample Rate of the OPUS audio decoded AAC Mode Select h...

Page 102: ...102 MENU MULTIMEDIA FALCON User Manual ENG MPEG 2 Mode Select here the Mode of the MPEG 2 audio decoded Sample Rate Select here the Sample Rate of the MPEG 2 audio decoded...

Page 103: ...lient in this example we use Filezilla The device must be reachable In the following line you can read for the FTP Credentials useful for the connections Host device IP User sdcard data Password ax sd...

Page 104: ...CONFIGURATION Mode Enable Disable the File Player from SD Buffer ms Set here the desired buffer ms Output Gain dB Set here the desired output gain for the File Player Play Order Set here the Play Orde...

Page 105: ...ation Multimedia Changeover Mode can choose between three sources including the MULTIMEDIA MODULE Decoder1 Decoder2 FilePlayer or can select Auto to switch automatically at the source available Multim...

Page 106: ...ed per unit of time Mode Stereo or Mono Freq Sampling rate CONFIGURATION Mode Select here the Protocol of the Transport and the format of the encoded signal Input Gain Type here the gain that you want...

Page 107: ...point of your Icecast Url Set the Url of your Icecast server Source Port set the Icecast port in which your audio will be sent Username Username for the authentication Password Password for the authen...

Page 108: ...cecast Source could have only a few users Mount Point Type here the Mount point in which your audio will be sent Tag Enable Set here if you want to enable or disable your Icecast Source Tag Title Give...

Page 109: ...orbis audio encoding Mode Select the Mode of the Vorbis audio encoding Sample Rate Select the Sample Rate of the Vorbis audio encoding MP3 Rate Select the Rate of the MP3 audio encoding Mode Select th...

Page 110: ...de Select the Mode of the Opus audio encoding Sample Rate Select the Sample Rate of the Opus audio encoding Bandwidth Select the Bandwith of the Opus audio encoding RAW 16 BIT Mode Select the Mode of...

Page 111: ...ncoding Mode Select the Mode of the AAC audio encoding Sample Rate Select the Sample Rate of the AAC audio encoding MPEG 2 Rate Select the Rate of the MPEG 2 audio encoding Mode Select the Mode of the...

Page 112: ...u can set communication parameters with available remote devices These devices must be able to send UECP packets from their serial ports Version UECP_7_05_100224 standard 5 3 1 1 SERIAL PORTS Serial P...

Page 113: ...UECP packets through the TCP IP protocol TCP IP Port addresses Target s TCP IP ports are reachable at Tcp Ip Port 1 10000 Tcp Ip Port 2 10001 Tcp Ip Port 3 10002 Tcp Ip Port 4 10003 Tcp Ip 1 2 3 4 Por...

Page 114: ...able UDP remote devices These devices must be able to send UECP packets through UDP protocol UDP Port addresses Target s UDP ports are reachable at Udp Port 1 11000 Udp Port 2 11001 Udp Port 3 11002 U...

Page 115: ...a UECP data frame could be sent to all RDS devices of the desired Site or to the same Encoder ID of all Sites This section is used to set the individual device UECP address In Individual Address set R...

Page 116: ...Table Select we suggest you to leave this parameter in No Control Chars A receiver that entirely supports the character coding as defined in the RDS standard probably does not exist An assumption tha...

Page 117: ...that you want to air Rds Levels Current Level and Phase Reference Table Index in the next field enter the index number of the table row The related signal Level and signal Phase couple will be aired...

Page 118: ...sition 15B fast signal switching Groups only when TA is turned ON this parameter decides the number of 15B groups transmitted in a single recurrence OFF Transition 15B Groups only when TA is turned OF...

Page 119: ...ill search in the previously set SMB SAMBA IP FOLDER for song and author information Format Choose between DjPro V 1 0 DjPro V 2 0 Dalet Simple MB Studio Status in this field you can see if the file i...

Page 120: ...IME CLOCK RTC Settings CT On Off enable disable the transmission of RDS Time clock Local Time Offset Select here the desired Local Time Offset Real Time Clock Correction ms to avoid delays related to...

Page 121: ...red Index to start the related Dataset editing PSN List Reference in the reference you can read all the available reference names PS Number PS Number of the related reference ENABLED E PSN enabled PSN...

Page 122: ...e previous sequence position By clicking on you move it in the following order position By clicking on you erase it from the sent RDS RBDS groups ON AIR GROUPS Services RDS groups Programme Identifica...

Page 123: ...or ODA 5 B Transparent Data Channels 32 channels or ODA 6 A In House applications or ODA 6 B In House applications or ODA 7 A Radio Paging or ODA 7 B Open Data Applications 8 A Traffic Message Channe...

Page 124: ...me Item Number CT Clock Time and date PS Programme Service name DI Decoder Identification PTY Program TYpe ECC Extended Country Code PTYI Dynamic Programme TYpe Indicator EG Extended Generic indicator...

Page 125: ...Codes sequence order to add the SLC at the end of the sequence In the bottom section you see the list of SLC sequence represents a present SLC inside the sequence By clicking on you move it in the pre...

Page 126: ...s sequence order to add the Code at the end of the sequence In the bottom section you see the list of Codes sequence represents a present code inside the sequence By clicking on you move it in the pre...

Page 127: ...ll UECP Main PS parameters Main Network Program Service Editing Dataset Index decide which Main PS you want to edit select the related DSN Dataset Number Editing Program Service You will see this para...

Page 128: ...intended for direct display and is assigned to each individual radio program to enable it to be distinguished from all other programs One important application of this information would be to enable...

Page 129: ...E_FF assigned for national networks in the US Canada and Mexico Regionalization allowed NRSC to provide assignments for all three countries It should be noted that operation in this region is the sam...

Page 130: ...ES E2 E Canary Island ES E0 E Cape Verde CV D1 6 Central African Republic CF D0 2 Chad TD D2 9 Comoros KM D1 C Congo CG D0 C Country ISO code ECC Country code Cote d Ivoire CI D2 C Croatia HR E3 C Cy...

Page 131: ...Malawi MW D0 F Mali ML D0 5 Malta MT E0 C Mauritania MR D1 4 Mauritius MU D3 A Moldova MD E4 1 Monaco MC E2 B Country ISO code ECC Country code Morocco MA E2 1 Mozambique MZ D2 3 Namibia NA D1 1 Nethe...

Page 132: ...Supra regional The same program is transmitted throughout a large part of the country 4 to F Regional The program is available only in one location or region over one or more frequencies and there exi...

Page 133: ...an on off switching signal to indicate when a traffic announcement is on air The signal could be used in receivers to a Switch automatically from any audio mode to the traffic announcement b Switch on...

Page 134: ...ust not be used for giving sequential information NOTE the PTY only can be programmed accordingly to the UECP protocol The PTYN is related to the UECP Extended custom RDS programming mode Number PTY C...

Page 135: ...y Music Unassigned 10 Pop Music Country 26 National Music Unassigned 11 Rock Music Oldies 27 Oldies Music Unassigned 12 M O R Music Soft 28 Folk Music Unassigned 13 Light Classical Nostalgia 29 Docume...

Page 136: ...LSN linkage set number Slow Labelling Codes SLC The RDS specification contains some additional slow labelling codes that are used to support various features These are specified to be carried in the t...

Page 137: ...ency or alert transmission RBDS PI CALCULATOR only if you are working on US soil CALL Letters write the desired CALL Letters in this field then click Convert You will read the converted hexadecimal va...

Page 138: ...io receivers enable AF support Radio X Transmitter A 88 5 MHz Transmitter B 90 7 Mhz Transmitter C 101 8 MHz If Radio X Station broadcasts with RDS AF feature and if AF feature of the radio receiver o...

Page 139: ...following mask will be enabled Method decide between A B The B method allows you to specify also the regionality of the AF Tuned Freq here the Main Tuned Freq AF List in this list you see different al...

Page 140: ...ss the display on a home tuner but this could be distracting to a driver in a car so the RadioTEXT message in a car hi fi does not scroll This refers to text transmissions coded primarily addressed to...

Page 141: ...When the receiver detects a change in the A B flag state the radiotext receiver buffer will be cleared preventing the possibility of a mixture of old and new text messages being displayed on the rece...

Page 142: ...ram services EON Program Service Editing Dataset Index decide which Eon PS Program Service you want to edit select the related DSN Dataset Number Editing Program Service You will see this parameter al...

Page 143: ...ve a Music program or a Speech program Decoder Information select the audio decoder information Eon Linkage Linkage information provides the means by which several programme services each characterise...

Page 144: ...m content is available the tuner temporary switches automatically to the other station during traffic program announcements Eon Editing Controls Editing Dataset Index decide which EON AF alternative f...

Page 145: ...ed Freq here the Main Tuned Freq AF List in this list you see different alternative frequencies Add click on add to confirm parameters and to add them in rows Remove click on a row that you want to de...

Page 146: ...the Extended Source is dis active Extended Mode the Dataset rules could be The Extend Source Indexed Dataset or the Extended Source Alternative Dataset or the Extended Source REST Command or the SMB...

Page 147: ...t will be chosen by SMB SAMBA server Alternative Mode Alternative Dataset Select between available Datasets the one that will be aired in the following case Dataset Operative Mode Extended Mode and Ex...

Page 148: ...by REST Command or the one defined in the below section Extended PSN Test Extended PSN Source REST Command SMB SAMBA Share ASCII Parser on UDP Port ASCII Parser on UDP Port ASCII Parser on MIB OID St...

Page 149: ...After 5 Loops After 5 loops the repetition stops Extended PSN Test PSN Name Type here the desired extended PS Name Then click SEND to air it Static PSN Text The user can choose Static Text as Extende...

Page 150: ...oder When the Extended RT Source is on Aux1 Mpx Changeover Filtered Rebroadcasting Rds Decoder the Radiotext can be driven by Aux1 MPX signal By selecting the Mpx Changeover Source A B rebroadcasting...

Page 151: ...ection Extended Mode the aired Music Speech value is the one defined by GPI or by REST Command or the value will be the one defined in the below section Extended M S TA Test section M S Extended Sourc...

Page 152: ...ide if TA ON or TA OFF by REST command or by the below Extended M S TA Test section SMB SAMBA Share you can decide if TA ON or TA OFF by the playout XML File Extended M S TA REST Test Music Speech air...

Page 153: ...DETECTED EON TA ON REST Command you can decide if TA ON or TA OFF by REST command 5 3 4 5 EXTENDED PTY e PTYN PTY Mode PTY Operative Mode UECP Compatible the aired PTY value is that defined in UECP M...

Page 154: ...or by the following section Extended PTYN Test PTYN Extended Source REST Command or SMB SAMBA Extended PTYN Test PTYN Edit type here the desired Extended PTYN value and then click on Send 5 3 5 RDS B...

Page 155: ...n be managed only by the Admin users Users List User Details user name Full Name User Name E Mail user email User Class user class here you can decide user permissions Discard Changes from the selecte...

Page 156: ...er is visible only when the system has no other Full Administrators User Administrator User Administrator It manages the profiles of all users Device Administrator Non administrator user that accesses...

Page 157: ...agement RW R RW R R R SD Card Utilities RW R RW R R R Administration RW RW H H H H Logs RW RW RW RW RW R Logs Debug H H H H H H Configuration RW R RW RW RW R Quick Rds Setup RW R RW R R R Serial Ports...

Page 158: ...R MPX Changeover Delay RW R RW RW RW R MPX Changeover Source A RW R RW RW RW R MPX Changeover Source B RW R RW RW RW R MPX Outputs RW R RW RW RW R MPX Analysis RW R RW RW RW R Multimedia Streamer Enc...

Page 159: ...REMOVING AN EXISTING USER To remove an Existing User read the following steps 1 Move the mouse to the desired user 2 Click on the delete button 3 In the following mask Click on to exit from the user d...

Page 160: ...e Product Name This parameter is unchangeable Host Name Custom customizable parameter Type here the desired device name This parameter helps you to recognize the device in your computer network Host N...

Page 161: ...nt to activate deactivate the REST API for the device Port RDS E3 Coder is active on port 5000 The REST APIs in this device are intended as Extended Mode parameter To allow the REST APIs to work we ad...

Page 162: ...TA Below are examples of REST API In the following lines the syntax READ http PC IP or Url 5000 REST send READ TOKEN AX MOD RDS VARNAME variable name WRITE http PC IP or Url 5000 REST send WRITE TOKEN...

Page 163: ...EXTENDED MODE parameters of the Program Service Name Extended PSN Buffer Mode At the moment it is fixed on Scrolling The variable can only be read The reference variable is PSN_Buffer_Mode READ http P...

Page 164: ...fter 4 Loops After 5 Loops and it indicates the behaviour of the writing in the buffer The Disabled value says that the writing will rotate indefinitely The other values indicate the number of revolut...

Page 165: ...dard Aired Program Type Name READ http PC IP or Url 5000 REST send READ TOKEN AX MOD RDS VARNAME PTYN_Ext_DYN_Local WRITE http PC IP or Url 5000 REST send WRITE TOKEN AX MOD RDS VARNAME PTYN_Ext_DYN_L...

Page 166: ...l 5000 REST send WRITE TOKEN AX MOD RDS VARNAME MS_Ext_DYN VARVALUE x where x can be Speech or Music EON Traffic Announcement READ http PC IP or Url 5000 REST send READ TOKEN AX MOD RDS VARNAME EON_TA...

Page 167: ...folder Hostname IP URL Type here the IP URL of the PC where the Playout software writes the TXT XML INI file with the playlist for example 192 168 XXX XXX Smb Samba Share Type here the shared resource...

Page 168: ...as Output Folder Note Since the software allows the insertion of TTH Announcements time signal temperature and humidity the device recognizes the various types and formats the PS and the Radiotext on...

Page 169: ...Enable XML Data and select the file to be inserted as a SAMBA share in the desired folder Obviously the name of the chosen file will be that of the SAMBA share to be indicated in the RDS settings of o...

Page 170: ...shown in figure Longitude Longitude insertion is activated when Manual Target Coordinates is checked Type here the manual longitude please use the numbers and points as shown in figure Marker Baloon...

Page 171: ...configurations for the device network connection and addressing Mac Address MacAddress Here you can read the device Mac Address In General Configuration you can read for all the current network setti...

Page 172: ...tocol server dynamically distributes network configuration parameters IPv6 Address IPv6 Addressing Method choose here the Addressing Method You can choose between Manual or DHCP auto Manual if you cho...

Page 173: ...173 MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS FALCON User Manual ENG Primary IPv4 Additional 1 IPv4 Additional 2 IPv4...

Page 174: ...4 Primary DNS IPv4 type here the IP of the desired DNS server Enable Additional 1 DNS IPv4 Check it to enable the first additional DNS IPv4 Server Additional 1 DNS IPv4 type the IP of the DNS server E...

Page 175: ...d additional DNS IPv6 Server Additional 2 DNS IPv6 type the IP of the DNS server CONFIGURATION The next two parameters are used to save all previous network settings The first following button gives a...

Page 176: ...onfiguration from Setup Network eth0 Confirm Network Configuration If you do not confirm the new configuration within 5 minutes the last changes are not implemented Then you have to reconnect by using...

Page 177: ...he first server the device goes to the second and so on up to the third In Setup NTP you have all the settings related to the Network Time Protocol Here you can synchronize the device with different d...

Page 178: ...masked NTP Warning the warning control records in the logs section a connection problem with one or more DNS Servers Select Mask to enable the record or Unmask to disable it Masked Unmasked NTP Alarm...

Page 179: ...click on this check box to enable or disable the SNMP agent for the warning or alarm traps Read Community it is set on public by default It is the Community String related to the SNMP requests from N...

Page 180: ...On Click on the checkbox to activate deactivate the SMTP service Delivery Interval Select the desired Delay Interval for the Email Notifications If SMTP On is checked you will have Email Notifications...

Page 181: ...t description of the desired main SMTP Server Server IP Address Url the IP Address Url of your SMTP server domain Port TCP port for the communication Security protocol Network Security protocol Author...

Page 182: ...e General Purpose Input Output Here you can define the behaviour of different GPI or GPO devices GPI Logic Positive Logic the event is logged when the GPI circuit is closed Negative Logic the event is...

Page 183: ...you can decide to root to the GPO device no Event Source OFF to root all Event Sources ON to root a selected Event Source for example NTP Alarm in every GPO menu select the event source that you want...

Page 184: ...184 MENU SYSTEM SETTINGS FALCON User Manual ENG...

Page 185: ...the GPS status GPS Satellites in view Satellites Number in view GPS Latitude Type here the Latitude coordinate If GPS is turned on this value is automatically inserted GPS Longitude Type here the Lon...

Page 186: ...device must be reachable In the following line you can find for the FTP Credentials useful for the connections Host device IP XXX XXX XXX XXX User upgrader Password ax upgrader The FTP client will con...

Page 187: ...following this steps SETUP SYSTEM TOOLS UPDATES By pushing the Check for Firmware Updates you will search if there is an FW update file available If so you can update the Firmware clicking on Update i...

Page 188: ...In the following line you can read for the FTP Credentials useful for the connections Host device IP XXX XXX XXX XXX User sysupgrader Password ax sysupgrader The FTP client will connect directly to t...

Page 189: ...llowing this steps SETUP SYSTEM TOOLS UPDATES By pushing the Check for system Upgrades you will search if there is an FW update file available If so you can update the system by clicking on Upgrade in...

Page 190: ...Manager Copy your Plugin Code and paste it in the Insert Plugin Key here as shown in the next figure in the red rectangle Now you have to click on the Activate Plugin During this process you should n...

Page 191: ...evice This button will cause a device reboot B Shutdown Device This button will cause a device shutdown C Reset to Defaults This button will cause a device reset Warning This operation will erase ALL...

Page 192: ...prepare it using the format button FORMAT AND PREPARE This procedure will format the external SD card and prepares it to receive data CLONING TOOLS Clone or SD This procedure will create a clone data...

Page 193: ...Load Config FALCON User Manual ENG SAVE LOAD CONFIG 5 1 1 TO FROM FILE Import Import an existing cnf file json format with all configs Export Export a cnf file JSON format with all configs in the des...

Page 194: ...u can set the basic RDS parameters to make your radio come to life in a few simple steps To begin the quick setup procedure The pressure of this button resets and prepare Dataset 1 to broadcast servic...

Page 195: ...Dataset Selection Rds Signal Settings In this section you can choose Rds Level Shown value is suitable for most cases but feel free to change it to get the best result For Rds Level acceptable values...

Page 196: ...your listeners which type of most of programs you re transmitting Are you a Classical Music radio Do you prefer Rock Here you can choose the best suit for you Music Speech You can tell the receiver wh...

Page 197: ...rs carrying the same program material The receiver will automatically switch from one transmitter to another when the signal quality becomes unacceptable If you have a limited AF number less than 25 f...

Page 198: ...down the alternative frequencies separated by a comma 98 4 101 7 104 1 Finally press add button Now your list is inserted You can see it in the frame above If you want to add a new list press again th...

Page 199: ...ou can see above your broadcasted radiotext Go ahead We want to alternate this info with a Network information Let s press button again Choose Reps 1 rep A B Flag On Type on edit Live ABC Radio at 012...

Page 200: ...ext using SMB Configuration For using properly SMB Samba features it s required to complete the following form with the configuration of the remote server Extended RDS and RT Sources Samba requires th...

Page 201: ...201 MENU Save Load Config FALCON User Manual ENG RT Operative Mode RT Extended Source Extended RT Refresh Time...

Page 202: ...ated using every tagged data available Important this service requires 3A and 12A groups in the group sequence list in Standard Mode Uecp Services page 5 1 2 2 Settings Setup Options If you want to be...

Page 203: ...s Administrator technician broadcaster default administrator Logs Read Write Logs Debug Hide Super Technician Logs Hided Logs Debug Read Write Guest Logs Read Write Logs Debug Hide 5 2 1 USERS LOGS In...

Page 204: ...be accepted also via SNMP sending to OID the Ascii Code string see MIB for further details It can be used in three ways Share SAMBA UDP Port 15000 SNMP OID on MIB The RDS services contemplated are PS...

Page 205: ...3 6 1 4 1 27295 2 3 2 9 1 0 which contains the string aStringCmd where you can insert commands 5 3 1 ASCII PARSER DESCRIPTION OF THE PROTOCOL All ASCII commands optionally allow you to expose SiteAdd...

Page 206: ...owed The keywords and parameters are not case sensitive The parameters must respect the sending order as described below The command must end with a return ascii code 13 If the command is expected UEC...

Page 207: ...d PSSCROLL NORIP 2CHAR SLOWER text max 64 characters Example 2 PSSCROLL with 4 repetitions PSSCROLL of 2 characters for refresh normale speed PSSCROLL 4_RIP 2CHAR NORMAL text max 64 characters 2 18 RT...

Page 208: ...2 Length Content Type2 Number of characters following the first defining the content type 2 Example The following string RT is sent With UECP addressing Site Address 2 Encoder Address 18 RTPLUS 1 1 1...

Page 209: ...ress Answer TATP OK Example TA OFF TP ON TATP 0 1 With UECP addressing SiteAddress 2 EncoderAddress 18 TATP 0 1 2 18 Example TA ON TP ON TATP 1 1 With UECP addressing SiteAddress 2 EncoderAddress 18 T...

Page 210: ...ame Keyword PTYN Parameters PTYN string max 8 characters SiteAddress EncoderAddress Answer PTYN OK Select PTYN Football PTYN Football M S Set the Music Speech Keyword MS Parameters MS number 0 to 1 Si...

Page 211: ...Input Inputs Number 2 Connectors Balanced on 1 XLR EMI Suppression Input impedance 110 Format AES3 EBU SPDIF Sample rate 32 44 1 48 64 88 2 96 192 kHz Nominal input level sensitivity From 0 1 dBFs to...

Page 212: ...S3 EBU Sample rate 32 44 1 48 64 88 2 96 192 KHz Output level adjustment From 0 0 dBFs to 30 0 dBFs 0 1dB steps Level range 0 0 dBFs 36 0 dBFs Frequency range 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 025dB when processing is d...

Page 213: ...B on 100 kHz band Carrier Suppression 85 dB System GPIO Inputs Outputs 6 GPI 4 GPO Communication Port 2xRS232 3xUSB 1xLAN Synchronization Ext Pilot Mpx Int Auto Synchronization Monitoring Yes RDS Leve...

Page 214: ...on 24 bits MPX RDS SIGNAL Pilot frequency 19 kHz 1 Hz Pilot injection 25 0 dB 15 5 dB step 0 1 6 18 total deviation Pilot stability 10 ppm 10 to 55 C Pilot distortion 0 05 typical Distortion Pilot noi...

Page 215: ...ntrol Command Software GPI PTYN Yes EON 10 PSN CT Yes TMC EWS IH TDC Yes Free Format Groups FFG Yes Open Data Application ODA Yes PS Scrolling Yes Scrolling by characters by word auto centre truncate...

Page 216: ...lert notifications on user defined events via SNMP traps or E mails Yes Embedded SNMP agent permitting active management tasks Yes Supported Network Protocols HTTP SMTP UDP TCP NTP FTP UECP Protocol E...

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Page 219: ...control apparatus for professional use Immunity EN 60065 2016 Audio video and similar electronic apparatus Safety requirements EN 61000 6 1 2007 Electromagnetic compatibility Generic standards Immuni...

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Page 221: ...inment lighting control apparatus for professional use Immunity EN 60065 2016 Audio video and similar electronic apparatus Safety requirements EN 61000 6 1 2007 Electromagnetic compatibility Generic s...

Page 222: ...di comando di luci da intrattenimento per uso professionale Parte 2 Immunita EN 60065 2016 Apparecchi audio video e apparecchi elettronici similari Requisiti di sicurezza EN 61000 6 1 2007 EMC Immuni...

Page 223: ...ntertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use Immunity EN 60065 2016 Audio video and similar electronic apparatus Safety requirements EN 61000 6 1 2007 Electromagnetic compatibility Gen...

Page 224: ...sivi e di comando di luci da intrattenimento per uso professionale Parte 2 Immunita EN 60065 2016 Apparecchi audio video e apparecchi elettronici similari Requisiti di sicurezza EN 61000 6 1 2007 EMC...

Page 225: ...ghting control apparatus for professional use Immunity EN 60065 2016 Audio video and similar electronic apparatus Safety requirements EN 61000 6 1 2007 Electromagnetic compatibility Generic standards...

Page 226: ...do di luci da intrattenimento per uso professionale Parte 2 Immunita EN 60065 2016 Apparecchi audio video e apparecchi elettronici similari Requisiti di sicurezza EN 61000 6 1 2007 EMC Immunit per amb...

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