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   M4DDC User Manual 

 
 
 
 

Status 
 

 

Alarms

 – Red LED illuminates when an alarm is enabled and flashes red every second when 

an alarm condition is active. 

 

 

Time Lock

 

– Green LED illuminates when the TimeLock

TM

 Correction function is enabled on 

the TimeLock

TM

 tab of the webserver.  Disabling this function on the webserver will not align 

HD-1 and MPS streams. 

 

 

HD Locked

 

– Blue LED illuminates when tuner has acquired OFDM (orthogonal frequency 

division multiplexing) portion of an HD Radio

TM

 signal and digital carrier S/N > 58dB/Hz, thereby 

permitting HD Radio

TM

 digital audio to be valid.  HD is displayed in upper right hand corner of 

VFD when tuner has acquired OFDM portion of an HD Radio

TM

 signal. 

 

 

Level Lock–

 Green LED illuminates when the Level-Lock Correction function is enabled on 

the TimeLock

TM

 tab of the webserver.  The average audio loudness between the HD Radio

TM

 

MPS analog and HD-1 digital audio streams are then corrected to within 1 dB.

 

 

Buttons 

 

 

Up  /  Down  Arrows

 

–  Momentary  push  UP  /  DOWN  from  the  Main  HomeScreen  to  toggle 

each  homescreen  starting  with  the  Network  menu  followed  by  the  Headphone  Volume,  LCD 
Contrast,  and  About  menus.  Both  arrows  are  used  to  increase  and  decrease  tuning,  volume, 
contrast, or change any dynamic field found in the user interface.  

 

 

Center Button

 

– Used to enter SELECTION MODE and Confirm / Save any changed field. 

 

 

Reset Button

 

– Using a paper clip press the reset button hidden behind the front panel to the 

right of the center button to power cycle the unit while holding all presets and other settings in 
memory. 
 

Headphones 

 

 
Accepts  any  headphone  or  monitor  that  has  a  3.5mm  stereo  mini-jack  connection.  Volume  control  is 
software  based,  from  the  home  screen  by  pressing  either  arrow  button  UP/DN  to  enter  the  volume 
control menu.  Press ENTER to exit and save the desired volume.  Headphone output is full time SPLIT 
mode (HD-1 in left ear; MPS in right ear). 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for M4DDC

Page 1: ...M4DDC FM HD Diversity Delay Level Control User Manual...

Page 2: ...ts has evolved through a process of user feedback extensive listening field testing and careful refinement In the event that you encounter any technical or operational difficulties with this or any Da...

Page 3: ...6 WebServer Logging 29 WebServer Inputs 30 Restore Factory Settings 30 Three Year Warranty 31 M4DDC Features Proprietary TimeLock TM Algorithm Automatically maintains perfect time alignment of the HD...

Page 4: ...for repair and upgrade information In the event that your unit needs to be returned to the factory contact us for a return authorization number The monitor ID and firmware version is momentarily displ...

Page 5: ...sync with boosters or other transmitters relaying on the same frequency The M4DDC precision delay lets you make manual MPS delay offset adjustments in increments as small as a single sample Built in...

Page 6: ...BFS 0 005 THD N External Sync Input AES 3 or AES 11 external sync input on rear panel XLR connector Headphone Monitor Full time HD RadioTM Split Mode Left Channel HD 1 with Right Channel MPS 3 5mm fro...

Page 7: ...the M4DDC must be connected from the M4DDC s IEC320 power entry module to an AC mains outlet with a functional earth ground connection The M4DDC has been set at the factory to operate at 120VAC unles...

Page 8: ...8 M4DDC User Manual Typical Installation Figure 1...

Page 9: ...In our example below Figure 3 the Correlation Threshold is set to 70 Default Acquired data that is below this threshold is not correlated and displayed in RED Acquired data 70 is considered correlated...

Page 10: ...nes Now turn the proprietary TimeLockTM Correction algorithm back on by checking the TimeLockTM Correction box followed by clicking on Save Settings TimeLockTM will delay the HD 1 stream until it is c...

Page 11: ...11 M4DDC User Manual Figure 5 MPS equals HD 1 There is zero diversity delay with TimelockTM Correction enabled...

Page 12: ...both directions Main Network Settings Headphone Adjustment LCD Contrast Adjustment and About Press center ENTER button to Enter Save Main HomeScreen Headphone Adjustment Network Settings LCD Contrast...

Page 13: ...between the HD RadioTM MPS analog and HD 1 digital audio streams are then corrected to within 1 dB Buttons Up Down Arrows Momentary push UP DOWN from the Main HomeScreen to toggle each homescreen star...

Page 14: ...master clock source loop though is provided The M4DDC Ethernet Port offers the use of DaySequerra s Webserver by connecting the M4DDC to any networked computer The use of manual IP with use of crosso...

Page 15: ...digital and a negative integer indicates it is ahead of HD 1 Network Figure 9 By Default DHCP is enabled Disabling DHCP allows the users to manually enter an IP address subnet and gateway IP Use the A...

Page 16: ...he menu to timeout LCD Contrast Figure 11 Use the arrow buttons to toggle up dn until the LCD Contrast setting Then press the center ENTER button to change the volume Up Dn arrow controls the LCD Cont...

Page 17: ...rface to find or set the IP address In the example below the DHCP router has assigned 192 168 001 102 to the M4DDC Using a computer on the same LAN open up any web browser and type the IP address in t...

Page 18: ...les and Msec along with audio phase Network time displayed next to Clock is retrieved from an NTP server Tuning buttons and frequency HD Lock and Carrier to Noise indicator TimeLock and Level Lock Set...

Page 19: ...g data will read N A Audio phase is either IN or Out Post processing will display N A if Audio Phase Correction is disabled Figure 14 The slide graph represents HD 1 fixed in time while the Analog str...

Page 20: ...f diversity delay check the box next to Analog Manual Offset to delay the Analog stream by X number of samples The Master Ramp In rate is expressed in samples per second This sets the amount of sample...

Page 21: ...correction is displayed HD 1 remains fixed in time as the Analog stream is displayed drifted ahead and behind it The window resolution is adjustable to zoom in or out from 600 samples to 600 000 samp...

Page 22: ...nnections The PLM provides five dry floating relays with outputs on a rear panel mounted DB15 connector to report selected alarm conditions including loss of RF carrier program audio OFDM and HD Lock...

Page 23: ...ck 3 8 HD Lock 2 7 Empty 1 6 Empty 14 15 Pins not used 11 12 13 Figure 15 Webserver Alarms Tab Email Notifications sets up to 5 recipients Alarms are disabled by default Enabling them will disable tun...

Page 24: ...the set delay Delay is set to 15 seconds by default with a range of 5 200 seconds The active alarm is sent to both the GPIO relay and any email notification recipients if setup Figure 18 TimeLock Thre...

Page 25: ...ls may be used Pressing Test will send a test email to be sure it is configured properly SSL encrypted logins are currently unavailable coming soon in a future firmware release Figure 20 HD Lock Loss...

Page 26: ...exit or Cancel to exit to the previous menu without saving Private FTP and Network settings Set any common name for the M4DDC Pull down menu selects from a list of available Audio Monitors About disp...

Page 27: ...listed in the ABOUT section If an update is available the option to download and install will pop up Updates are not automatic If the Firmware is up to date a message will pop up displaying the firmwa...

Page 28: ...C Using a common name allows users to quickly process alarms when emails are sent to recipients with multiple units on a network Audio Monitor Sets the audio path for monitoring though the front panel...

Page 29: ...o quickly upload any data that is stored in the buffer to the directory Each time this action is performed the log starts over Logs are saved with a timestamp Device name and serial number Example of...

Page 30: ...r M4DDC unit back to the original factory settings hold the UP arrow button in while power cycling the unit Continue to hold the button in until the message Restoring to factory settings is displayed...

Page 31: ...e void in the event a covered product has been damaged or failure is caused by or attributable to acts of God abuse accident misuse improper or abnormal usage failure to follow instructions improper i...

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