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Installation and Operation Manual

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ACS 16.2 

Sixteen Input, Dual Output Stereo Audio Matrix Switcher

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Summary of Contents for ACS 16.2

Page 1: ...l Sentinel labeled products are registered trademarks of Broadcast Tools Inc Copyright 1989 2014 by Broadcast Tools Inc All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced or distributed without permission Visit www broadcasttools com for important product update information Manual update 5 5 2014 Firmware Version 1 6 If you need a firmware upgrade contact Broadcast Tools No part of thi...

Page 2: ...uts 5 RS232 Serial Port 6 User Programming 6 Installation Guidelines Inspection 7 Setting OPTION Dipswitches 7 Power Up Feature 7 Mounting 8 Power Supply Connection 8 Connecting the Audio Inputs and Outputs 8 Audio Input and Output Level Adjustment 9 Connecting the PIP trigger inputs 9 Connecting relay outputs 10 Connecting open collector outputs 10 Connecting to the RS 232 serial port 13 Connecti...

Page 3: ...If you have any questions regarding your product or you need assistance please con tact your distributor from whom you purchased this equipment If you would like more information about BROADCAST TOOLS products you may reach us at Broadcast Tools Inc 131 State Street Sedro Woolley WA 98284 1503 USA Voice 360 854 9559 Fax 866 783 1742 Internet Home Page www broadcasttools com E mail support broadcas...

Page 4: ...The ACS is equipped with front panel silence sensor LED indicators independent SPDT alarm relays and adjustable SS alarm delay and restore timing duration Stereo LED VU meters with front panel output selection switch Built in stereo headphone amplifier with front panel output selection switch headphone jack and level control Power up selection of inputs to outputs mute or last source selected Most...

Page 5: ...hannels will be fed to the output until the TAKE but ton is released at which time the first audio source will be switched off Mix More than one input at a time may be connected to any given output Push the TAKE button once to connect input then press again to disconnect Interlock Connecting one input to any output disconnects all other inputs from that output Front Panel LED Indicators The ACS 16...

Page 6: ... present before an alarm state is reached Acquire delay Number of seconds that valid audio must be present before an alarm state is cleared Restore delay PIP GPI Trigger Remote Control Inputs The ACS 16 2 has 16 status inputs that may be configured for PIP triggers or remote control operation The status inputs accept momentary contact closures to ground open collectors or TTL CMOS input logic leve...

Page 7: ...string burst mode The command to enter menu mode is 0MM The menu mode displays certain parameters and allows for the control and or configura tion of most switcher functions All commands and responses use normal ASCII char acters facilitating scripting A burst mode command starts with an asterisk fol lowed by the device ID address as a single decimal digit then the command User Programming The ACS...

Page 8: ...ONS dipswitch The dipswitch specifies 2 bit unit ID baud audio modes mix interlock overlap and other features listed below Access to this switch is on the rear panel Follow the description below OPTIONS Dipswitch Functions Switch Default Function Number Setting 1 OFF Binary address 1 Default ID 0 2 OFF Binary address 2 3 OFF Baud rate Default OFF 9600 ON 38400 4 OFF Stereo Audio Switching Default ...

Page 9: ...ly s 5 pin DIN connector into the power receptacle on the rear panel of the ACS 16 2 When ready plug the power supply into the appropriate AC receptacle M CAUTION Only use the power supply provided with this product CAUTION Installation of the ACS 16 2 in high RF environments should be per formed with care Shielded cable is suggested for all control audio inputs and out puts All audio cable shield...

Page 10: ...ut 2 Bottom row TB1 Audio Input and Output Level Adjustment Once the input and output connections have been made the input levels can be adjusted The switcher is factory set for unity Recommended input levels would be in the range of 0 dBu to 8 dBu Should input levels need to be changed trim mers are accessible from the front panel Each stereo input is labeled and has one trimmer per channel Conne...

Page 11: ...e open collector connections are located on the top TB10 18 posi tion terminal block Remote Control Mode SW3 8 OFF Pin Function Label 1 Input IN 1 2 Input IN 3 3 Input IN 3 4 Input IN 4 5 Input IN 5 6 Input IN 6 7 Input IN 7 8 Input IN 8 9 Input IN 9 10 Input IN 10 11 Input IN 11 12 Input IN 12 13 Input IN 13 14 Input IN 14 15 Input IN 15 16 Input IN 16 15 Input OP2 18 Ground Ground PIP Mode SW3 8...

Page 12: ...ual INSTALLATION TB10 Top Pin Function Label 1 Output OC 1 2 Output OC 2 3 Output OC 3 4 Output OC 4 5 Output OC 5 6 Output OC 6 7 Output OC 7 8 Output OC 8 9 Output OC 9 10 Output OC 10 11 Output OC 11 12 Output OC 12 13 Output OC 13 14 Output OC 14 15 Output OC 15 16 Output OC 16 17 Input MACRO 18 Ground Ground ...

Page 13: ...r cable optional The ACS 16 2 may be serially controlled at baud rates of 9600 or 38400 baud The unit is shipped set for 9600 baud with 8 data bits no parity and one stop bit Connecting Two ACS 16 2 s to a single computer s serial port Multiple ACS 16 2 s may be cascaded serially to operate from the same seri al port The first step is to assign unit ID s to each ACS 16 2 One suggestion is to assig...

Page 14: ...when ON SS 2 Silence alarm on output TWO 1 Red Duration of silence on output TWO In an alarm condition when ON OP2 VU meter and headphone selection 1 Green When illuminated the VU meters and headphone amplifier is monitoring output TWO ON Output TWO OFF Output ONE Action Result SELECT knob Twist to sequence though inputs one through sixteen for each output Selects the desired input to output As yo...

Page 15: ...e data bits 8 stop bits 1 flow control none emu lation ANSI HyperTerminal set up instructions are available on our web site under Downloads The command to enter menu mode is 0MM The menu mode displays cer tain parameters and allows for the control and or configuration of most switcher functions Broadcast Tools R ACS16 2 v1 6 Setup Menu 1 Set PIP Minimum Hold Time 0 2 55 sec Now 0 05 2 Set Relay OC...

Page 16: ...om mand is given below The syntax shows the command exactly as it should be sent except that lower case characters represent values that should be substituted Glossary of Command Notation Character String Meaning Allowable Values u Unit ID 0 3 ii Input Number 01 16 o Output Number 1 2 r Output Relay 1 8 o Open Collector 01 16 Set up Commands uMM Open up Menu uCEx Enable Error and Good Responses Wh...

Page 17: ...ly input ii to output o After tt tenths of a second remove all other inputs from output o NOTE Only one at a time can be pending per output Max time 9 9 seconds uE End overlap if in overlap mode This applies to all outputs that have changed since the last end overlap command was issued uiiMA Mute input ii for all outputs uiiMo Mute input ii for output o uMo Mute output o uMA Mute all outputs uB a ...

Page 18: ... each will respond with a different delay after receipt of this command uSL Send Audio Status SuLo x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x CR LF Where u is unit ID o is output and x is 1 for connected 0 for not connected for each respec tive input uSPii Send single input GPI Trigger PIP status Response is SuP ii x x is 0 if the corresponding input is high 1 if low uSPA Send ALL input GPI Trigger PIP statu...

Page 19: ...ront Panel Knobs and momentary switches Remote PIP GPI Triggers Momentary 40ms to 2 54 seconds response time compatible with CMOS TTL logic open collector or contact closures to ground Serial Multi drop RS 232 9600 or 38 4K 8 N 1 Status Front Panel 32 input routing LED indicators Remote 16 Open collector outputs 6vdc 100ma each output max 8 SPST Relays Silence Sensors 2 SPDT relays RS 232 Multi dr...

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