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140 Zeta
Digital Broadcast Production Console
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Please note that some version
numbers are not generally released
for all products, and are therefore not
documented here.
V1.17 included:
Hydra Audio Networking option - allows
dynamic routing to and from Remote I/O
Units. New set of front end screens added
for Network configuration.
V1.18 included:
Wild control push-switch option - Allows
Aux send ON/OFF and Front Pan IN/OUT
to be controlled using the Wild control
push-switch on the channel control
module. Enabled using the Options-Misc
screen.
Input 1 & 2 gains on separate Wild
Controls - Allows input 2 gain to control
a separate analogue port which can be
patched directly to an output (in parallel),
for use as a tape send where input 1 is the
tape return.
Linking gains of inputs 1 and 2 - Option
to link input 1 and 2 gains so that back-up
mic gain can track changes to main mic
gain. Link works both ways, maintaining
the offset between the two gains.
V1.19 included:
Partial Memories - In addition to full
console memories, this function allows
only certain components of settings to be
saved and recalled. New front end screen
under the Memory screen tab.
Automatic Cross Fading - To provide
cross-fades from GPI opto inputs, with
user-definable fade out and in times. New
screen under Options tab for configuration.
Enhanced VCA grouping system allowing
VCA masters to be used as slaves in
another VCA group.
V1.20 included:
Compressor and Expander are now both
available at the same time.
V1.23 included:
Introduction of TFT meter panels. All
meters have to be allocated at runtime.
The allocations are saved in options. The
Setup Application is used specify the
position of the meter panels, (both TFT
and standard meters). The OPTIONS
- METER screen on the Front End
Application is then used to configure
the layout of the TFT meter panels and
allocation to all meters.
A change to the way the monitoring is
set up. The Setup Application is used to
select:-
The width, phantom centre and LFE •
off settings of the monitor outputs.
The PFL RTB LS.
•
The Sw 3 Input. •
The Main Line Internal/External •
settings.
The Main LS, Small LS, Desk H/P and
Studio LS1 can be surround, but Studio
LS2 and Studio Phones can only be
stereo.
Monitor selector buttons are allocated
using the OPTIONS - MON I/P+TB
screen. The selections allocated are saved
with the options. The Front End must be
in ‘Technician Mode’ to set the monitor
selector buttons.
The LS Monitor Insert is now operational.
The send ports are patched on the I/O
- Outputs - Mon TB & Osc Screen. The
return ports are patched on the OPTIONS
- MON TB & TONE - MON SEL (EXT I/P)
screen.
Ability to assign and control delay values
to inputs. The delay control shaft and
delay in and out button are available on the
input\output\eq panel. Delay values can
be assigned to inputs 1 and 2 seperately.
The PANELS -DELAY screen allows delay
assignment and control. In addition the
screen has buttons to select the display
units as ms, PAL frames or NTSC frames.
Changing the display units also affects the
resolution of the delay shaft, nudge up and
nudge down buttons accordingly.
Delay controls can be assigned to wild
controls. The button press to assign wild
delay controls is not implemented on the
front end screen. If the wild shaft push
feature is enabled on the OPTIONS -
MISC screen, pressing a wild delay control
shaft will toggle the delay in and out.
V1.24 included:
Hydra Redundancy - The console and
rack software now provide a network
redundancy feature which monitors
active network paths and re-routes audio
automatically if the network path fails.
NET->Device Status screen shows the
preferred port and which ports can be
seen by the console. Networking screens
altered to allow a second IP address to be
assigned to a Remote I/O Box.
Remote mic cut system has been
increased to 5 Mic busses and now works
with networked inputs. It also now takes
into account the Channel/Group Cut
button.
Networked inputs can be patched directly
to local outputs. Networked inputs work
with GPIO system.
Option in setup application to enable
SNMP traps, the traps will be sent when
Error/Warning AWACS messages are
raised and cleared.
Router labels can be received from an
Image Video TSI 1000 using the UMD
protocol. The TSI 1000 is being used
as an interface between a Grass Valley
encore router’s Ethernet network and
Calrec’s serial port. A converter is required
to interface the TSI 1000’s RS422 to the
console’s RS232 port.
Input label information can be received
from a StageTech Nexus router. New