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Existing microphone cables and interconnections between microphone and external mic 
preamp/processor (if no mic processor is used, the internal mic preamp in the console blade can 
be used). 

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Monitor amplifier or amplified speaker cables\ 

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CD player/recorder (if used) 

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MD player/recorder (if used) 

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External effects devices (if used) 

It is recommended that you make new audio cables for these devices. The console blade provides the 
following connections: 

 

The two mic connections on the left are preamplifier inputs. Preamp outputs are provided on the RJ-45 
on the top row to the immediate right of the mic 2 preamp input XLR. The 
pinout is shown at the right.  

This must be connected to an analog input, usually #1 which is to the 
immediate right of the preamp output RJ-45. This can be done with a short RJ-
45 jumper. The left and right channels of analog input #1 are then configured 
in WheatNet-IP navigator for the blade to be individual mono channels with 
the names “Mic 1” and “Mic 2.” 

The remaining digital inputs and outputs can be connected to local sources and destinations as noted 
above. Note that the analog and AES outputs are in parallel. Analog and AES input and output wiring is 
as follows: 

 

 

Dedicated outputs are provided for control room and studio (monitor) as well as headphone and cue. 
Note that you will need to make a cable from the headphone output (1/4” TRS) to the D9 female 
connector on the rear of the E6 control surface to feed the headphone jack on the surface. Alternatively, 
a jack mounted elsewhere (rack panel or cabinet tabletop) can be connected to these jacks. 

Follow the instructions in Sections IV and V to install Nexgen and the WheatNet-IP driver on the Nexgen 
workstation in the production room. Use the WheatNet-IP Navigator software, discussed in Section V, to 

Summary of Contents for WheatNet-IP

Page 1: ...WheatNet IP and Computer Upgrade Project Instructions Copyright 2015 Crawford Broadcasting Company Corporate Engineering March 2015...

Page 2: ...s 1 Production Rooms 2 Audio Servers 3 Control Rooms This order serves several purposes First it allows engineers to become familiar with the Wheatstone hardware and the WheatNet IP architecture while...

Page 3: ...S signals only pair 1 white orange is used For analog other pairs are used consult the WheatNet IP manual for the correct pinout for the particular situation Install self laminating wire labels on bot...

Page 4: ...ort RJ 45 jumper The left and right channels of analog input 1 are then configured in WheatNet IP navigator for the blade to be individual mono channels with the names Mic 1 and Mic 2 The remaining di...

Page 5: ...eed to be replaced on any of the XW4300s that we are going to reuse the hard drive the RAM and if using a KVM the video card A second NIC will need to be installed for Wheatnet and it needs to be a gi...

Page 6: ...ing on what you have for your Nexgen license If you are using the parallel key dongle make sure only the parallel driver is installed If using the USB key both the USB and parallel driver must be inst...

Page 7: ...orted by the NIC we need to disable the ability to turn off the NIC when in Power Saving mode d IPv6 NexGen does not support IPv6 so we need to make sure this has been disabled on any active NICs 6 Ot...

Page 8: ...8 Once there select the Nexgen adaptor and use the arrow to move it to the top position then click OK...

Page 9: ...ranteed not to endear you to the producer using that room and workstation Any workstation using Nexgen and the WheatNet IP driver will need two NICs The on board NIC 100 base T or gigabit should be us...

Page 10: ...sure the Configure box is checked Once the driver is installed you will need to set up the configuration Make sure the second LAN on that computer is plugged in to the WheatNet IP network Frequently w...

Page 11: ...t is not a WNIP Output click Properties and disable it That should leave you with WNIP 1 through 4 Set WNIP Output 1 as the default Do the same for the Recording Devices disabling all that are not WNI...

Page 12: ...he right of that screen you will see Track Devices Record is typically set to 1 and Track 5 to Map Tracks 1 4 should have 1 4 You will have to play around with this to get the tracks mapped properly A...

Page 13: ...s helps keep things straight and avoid confusion Note that source 1 on the ASRV1 PC PC blade is named ASERV1 1 Note that this matches the playback name in the Play configuration above Source 2 is name...

Page 14: ...e below that the four digital outputs are named T AS1 T AS2 T AS3 and T Bus for KLTT ASERV channel 1 through channel 3 and KLTT STL Bus output to the delay Nielsen encoder and STL Once we get all the...

Page 15: ...15 ASERV 1 IP Blade Sources ASERV 1 IP Blade Destinations...

Page 16: ...where is the blade number So here we re feeding ASERV1 1 to blade 17 utility mixer input 1 ASERV1 2 to utility mixer input 2 etc Note that KLTT G6 is fed to utility mixer input 5 The source BL17UMXA...

Page 17: ...ntrol Room Bypass ASERV Direct to Air Note that we can also map other sources to utility mixer channels KLZ for example runs in the satellite mode during overnights and some during the day Laura Ingra...

Page 18: ...re also significant Blue indicates a crosspoint with no audio present Green and red indicate a crosspoint with varying levels of audio red shows a peak green shows nominal Also note that there are sev...

Page 19: ...old analog switchers and fire off a spot block or whatever The graphic below shows the configuration of the LIOs on the ASERV 2 IP blade Set the function to User 1 User 2 User 3 etc and not one of the...

Page 20: ...nd CPU and then double click on the desired CPU On the window that pops up click IO Click the Board tabs until you find one that is unused then from the pull down list click Wheatnet UIO The device nu...

Page 21: ...r logs to turn on satellite mode set the input mask to the desired opto etc Next we create sources for the various utility mixer inputs Click Config and Sources Now click New The procedure is very sim...

Page 22: ...at KLZ at the start of the Laura Ingraham Show Note how Source Off and Source On are used to manipulate the utility mixer Also note that Opto Processing is turned on and that the Input Mask is set to...

Page 23: ...ock and how the Ingraham channel is turned back on at the end of the spot block There are a couple of other macros you should create The first called Z ASERV puts the control room in bypass by putting...

Page 24: ...conversion done The instructions above can be adapted to individual situations but the general procedures should be followed It is important that you follow the plan in the WheatNet IP Excel workbook...

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