manualshive.com logo in svg

Inovonics 730, Programming And Operation Instruction Manual

Share
Download
Inovonics 730 Programming And Operation Instruction Manual Download Page 46

— 42 — 

Section IV 

 SOFTWARE SETUP FOR 

ON-AIR OPERATION 

PI AND PTY CODES 

PI Code and 

the Built-In 

Calculator 

As  discussed  on  Page  10,  the  PI  code  identifies  your  station 
with a unique digital address.  In many parts of the world this 
code is assigned by the national broadcasting authority or a re-
gional standards group. 

NOTE:

  A valid PI code is essential to proper RDS 

system

 opera-

tion.  RDS radios may actually tune away from a station trans-
mitting RDS data groups that do not include a valid PI code. 

When the 730 Encoder is operated in the European RDS mode, 
the 4-character, hexadecimal PI code must be typed directly in-
to the 

PI

 box.  The box marked 

Call

 does not appear in the RDS 

mode. 

In  the  US  and  Canada  the  PI  code  is  derived  from  station  call 
letters using complex mathematical routines that apply certain 
weighting to each letter in the station’s call.  The US and Cana-
dian formulae are different, of course, and there is considerable 
room  for  error  when  manually  calculating  the  hex  value  from 
call letters.  We have not included these formulae here, but in-
terested parties can refer to the appropriate Standard for a full 
and  somewhat  confusing  explanation  of  how  the  PI  is  actually 
calculated.  (Have your scientific calculator ready!) 

730  Encoder  software  contains  a  nifty  built-in  calculator  that 
makes  PI  code  entry  entirely  automatic  in  North  America.  
When the encoder is in the RBDS mode, US or 
Canadian  call  letters  may  be  typed  directly  in 
the 

Call

  box.    As  soon  as  valid  call  letters  are 

entered,  the  corresponding  hex  code  will  magically  appear  in 
the 

PI 

box.  US and Canadian calls always begin with K, W or C. 

NOTE:

  The 730 software calculator will not respond to call let-

ters assigned in countries other than the US and Canada. 

PTY and PTYN 

 Format 

Identifiers 

The PTY (Program Type) code identifies  the station’s program-
ming format from lists that have been compiled as part of the 
RadioData standards.  There are two lists, one for the European 
RDS  system  and  one  for  the  North  American  RBDS  specifica-
tion.  The two lists are shown side-by-side in the Appendix on 
Page 80. 

The appropriate PTY list is automatically loaded when the 730 
is  set  for  the  proper  regional  mode  (RDS  or  RBDS).    With  the 
proper  encoder  mode  set,  choose  the  station  format  from  the 
drop-down list. 

Summary of Contents for 730

Page 1: ...ION INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL 730 R R R R D D D D S S S S R R R RADIO ADIO ADIO ADIO D D D DATA ATA ATA ATA S S S SYSTEM YSTEM YSTEM YSTEM RADIODATA ENCODER Rev 3 February 2010 Advanced Scheduler Increased RT and ODA Support ...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...ty Registered PROGRAMMING AND OPERATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL 730 R R R R D D D D S S S S R R R RADIO ADIO ADIO ADIO D D D DATA ATA ATA ATA S S S SYSTEM YSTEM YSTEM YSTEM RADIODATA ENCODER 5805 Highway 9 Felton CA 95018 TEL 831 458 0552 FAX 831 458 0554 Visit our Website www inovon com ...

Page 4: ......

Page 5: ...q eq 13 SETTING THE REGIONAL MODE RDS OR RBDS 13 FRONT PANEL PROGRAMMING 14 Navigating With the Jog Wheel The ASCII Character Set The Essential Enter Character Using Uppercase Letters 730 ENCODER MENU ITEMS DEFINED 16 HOOK IT UP OR KEEP PROGRAMMING 24 Section III SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND INITIAL ENCODER SETUP COMMUNICATING WITH THE 730 ENCODER 25 ASCII Commands UECP Operation INSTALLING THE SOFTW...

Page 6: ...e DI Switch Regional Mode Header for RS232 Help Section IV SOFTWARE SETUP FOR ON AIR OPERATION PI AND PTY CODES 42 PI Code and the Built In Calculator PTY and PTYN Format Identifiers THE PS FIELD STATIC AND SCROLLING 44 Scrolling Speed Parsing Auto Modes Safe Scrolling Block Message Transmission THE DEFAULT SCROLLING MESSAGE 46 RADIO TEXT AND RT 47 DRTS Radio Text Speed Radio Text Default Message ...

Page 7: ...carrier Amplitude The On Screen RDS Level Display Subcarrier Phase Section VI CONNECTING THE 730 ENCODER TO AUTOMATION SERIAL CONNECTION 59 COM Port Auto Detect 1 Way Data Links Disabling Responses Changing Baud Rates Multiple Addressability AUTOMATION SYNTAX REQUIREMENTS 61 No Headers Operation THE ODA FREE FORMAT GROUPS 62 RAW RAW n ODA Auto Repeat Feature DATA INTERCONNECTION 64 Computer or Ter...

Page 8: ...lity COMMAND OPTIONS 73 RT Configuration Toggle and Running Bits THE DEFAULT RADIO TEXT MESSAGE 74 Section IX APPENDIX ENCODER COMMANDS AND PROMPTS 76 US AND EUROPEAN PTY LISTINGS 80 ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCY CHANNEL NUMBERS 81 LIST OF RT CONTENT TYPES 82 INOVONICS WARRANTY INSIDE BACK COVER ...

Page 9: ... tak en to guarantee simple straightforward and safe operation Features Leading features of the Inovonics 730 include Conforms to European UECP standards and supports RT applications and song tagging Works with virtually any broadcast playout automation system A unique No Headers mode supports unfor matted satellite streamed text feeds Offers USB RS 232 Serial and TCP IP UDP IP network connectivit...

Page 10: ...ultiplex MPX signal or 19kHz TTL level pilot sync from the stereo generator In the absence of a 19kHz signal the 730 reverts to an internal crystal timebase RDS or MPX Output An unbalanced 75 ohm BNC output to feed a wideband input of the FM exciter RDS Injection Level Subcarrier level is adjustable from the front panel or by soft ware command between zero and 3V p p The LCD screen gives both barg...

Page 11: ...Fuse 50 60Hz 10W Size and Shipping Weight 1 H x 19 W x 8 D 1U 8 lbs BLOCK DIAGRAM Figure 1 is a simplified Block Diagram of the 730 Encoder This product provides most of its functionality through firmware coding and utilizes a high degree of surface mount device SMD manufacturing technology There are so few user serviceable components involved that schematic diagrams and circuit descriptions are n...

Page 12: ...d rate is comparatively low yet it is quite robust because of redun dancy and error correction routines The injection level of the 57kHz RDS subcarrier is a relatively low 3 to 5 thus it does not rob the broadcaster of significant program audio modula tion It is not within the scope of this Manual to cover the details of RDS subcarrier coding and modulation For this the reader is directed to the S...

Page 13: ...n concept of a service area equates to the US broadcaster s market The subtle difference between these de signations further characterizes broadcasting practices and eth ics RDS benefits the European broadcaster through almost an altruistic endeavor to be of service to his listeners The US broadcaster is marketing his programming and is primarily in terested in how he can promote his station throu...

Page 14: ...y monaural and conventional stereo transmissions are supported by the 730 Encoder M S Music Speech Switch This flag indicates whether music or speech is the primary programming The purpose of this func tion is not covered well in the respective Standards so it comes as no surprise that it is not widely understood In general only all news or talk radio stations would fly the Speech flag ODA Open Da...

Page 15: ... but once the re ceiver is tuned to the station the Program Type Name can fur ther detail the type of programming Further notes are found on Page 42 Under some programming circumstances the PTY identifier may be made dynamic changing between categories for a sta tion that dayparts changes its format for specific time pe riods However the PTY code is not meant to change from song to song or to acco...

Page 16: ...ons see TP below while tuned to a listener s pre ferred program or even while playing a CD or MP3 As soon as any TP station broadcasts a traffic bulletin the receiver tempo rarily switches over to receive it When the bulletin is finished the receiver switches back to the listener s original entertain ment choice The takeover nature of the TA function has spawned numer ous abuses mostly in a misgui...

Page 17: ...r with the equipment in a relaxed at mosphere and without fear of making embarrassing mistakes SETTING THE REGIONAL MODE RDS OR RBDS Despite the reconciliation of Standards between the historic Eu ropean Radio Data System RDS and the North American Radio Broadcast Data System RBDS some differences do remain These must be factored into encoder setup before the 730 can be programmed properly This is...

Page 18: ... in Menu 77 The ASCII Character Set Characters in the ASCII set are in an order established by some arcane Standard You will notice that the uppercase and lower case components of the alphabet are separated by blocks of numerals and symbols some of which may conjure up images of satanic rituals For practice turn the jog wheel to Menu 03 the Dynamic PS or DPS field This field holds up to 128 charac...

Page 19: ...he word Set in the corner of the display as the encoder accepts the entry into memory If you are simply changing letters in an entry it is not neces sary to re enter them all Just press the jog wheel repeatedly until the blinking cursor reaches the and exits the display on the right hand side At this point the jog wheel is once again free to navigate among the menus This operation is essential in ...

Page 20: ...he air at that pre cise instant c gives a flashing alarm for the duration of a TA flag d shows when Scheduler events are being transmitted e shows when the RDS subcarrier has been turned off No jog wheel action is associated with this menu screen 02 This screen displays the incoming programming data from a controlling computer or the station s playout system Programming data is shown in real time ...

Page 21: ...e field and press the jog wheel again This Enter command will clear the following character entries Following a jog wheel data entry exercise you ll ap preciate that complex entries are best made using the encoder software where messages may be typed and uploaded quickly and easily 04 The 730 Encoder includes a novel feature that can save your station from an embarrassing situation In the event th...

Page 22: ...rates are sometimes garbled by the RDS ra dio s own inability to keep up with a very quick re fresh 08 TEXT is the Radio Text field an independent 64 character message field that can only be read on radios with a TEXT or INFO button Radio Text is transmitted as a complete 64 character message which is then parsed and displayed as determined by the manufacturer of the specific radio Unless the stat...

Page 23: ...seek a particular genre of programming automatically PTY codes come from a list appropriate to RBDS North America or RDS Rest of the World Standards A listing of these PTY codes is shown in the Appen dix The proper list is automatically selected when the 730 Encoder is initially set for RDS or RBDS operation as described in the first part of this sec tion Push the jog wheel to enter the PTY code a...

Page 24: ...y is used by European broad casting networks and by US stations that have translators to fill holes in their coverage area If you have one or more qualifying Alternative Fre quencies press the jog wheel and then turn it to se lect the frequency of your translator Press the jog wheel again to save the frequency Then go to the next AF menu screen and do the same for any other translators NOTE Be sur...

Page 25: ...DNS 1 dyndns org DynDNS 2 no ip com DynDNS 3 dnsomatic com It will be necessary for the user to log onto one of these sites with a computer and register A Dynamic DNS Hostname A Dynamic DNS Username A Dynamic DNS Password This information is then entered into Menus 55 56 and 57 respectively either with the jog wheel or by using the Windows software or Terminal utility When using the jog wheel to s...

Page 26: ...m or the Terminal utility included in the 730 software Echo shows what is being typed on the terminal screen Push and turn the jog wheel to Enable or Disable the Terminal Echo ECHO 1 is the factory default and will give a proper response when using the Terminal utili ty or a terminal program The only reason to turn ECHO off is if it confuses station automation 64 The 57kHz RDS subcarrier may be tu...

Page 27: ...roadcast or not see Section VIII Push and turn to jog wheel to set the running bit to 0 Low ro 1 Auto or to 2 Force Low See Page 73 74 Shows how the RT Toggle Bit is set see Section VIII Push and turn to jog wheel to set the toggle bit to 0 Never Toggle to 1 Auto to 2 Force Low or to 3 Force High See Page 73 75 When enabled the built in Scheduler can send pre programmed scrolling PS messages at sp...

Page 28: ...he jog wheel to set the subcarrier injection level Push again to accept the value This adjustment affects only the level of the RDS subcarrier It makes no change to the compo site MPX level in the loop through mode HOOK IT UP OR KEEP PROGRAMMING If all flags and registers of the 730 Encoder have been com pletely and conscientiously programmed per the foregoing tu torial the unit may now be connect...

Page 29: ... program the encoder if this has not already been done using the jog wheel as described in Section II 730 Encoder software serves all con nection options with an intuitive data entry screen and self guiding Help Scrolling song titles require interconnection with station auto mation or in special cases directly with the data port of a sa tellite receiver Some RDS applications require continuous on ...

Page 30: ... 730 Encoder software utilizes components of Microsoft s NET framework This is a utility that has been distributed through routine Microsoft Updates so it should already be resident on any properly maintained PC If software installation pauses because NET files are not found on the computer NET should be downloaded directly from the Microsoft Website When encoder software is downloaded from the In...

Page 31: ...ware screen Some versions of Windows may re quire you to first click on a no tice in the Taskbar area Click Locate and install driver software recommended On the second installation screen below left the Wizard will ask you to insert the pro vided CD Do not do this Instead click the box I don t have the disc Show me other options This will bring up yet another Wizard screen click on Browse my comp...

Page 32: ...e en coder begins on Page 59 network connection is addressed in Section VII beginning on Page 66 With the computer and encoder USB ports connected double click the 730 Encoder Desktop icon shown at the left to launch the program and bring up the initial data entry window shown below For now click No in the secondary box with the question mark Reading from the encoder at program launch is a safegua...

Page 33: ...lways necessary to click WRITE to send the data to the encoder The data will be trans ferred to non volatile memory within the 730 Encoder at that time Keep in mind that when the WRITE button is clicked the entire contents of the software screen will be re sent to refresh en coder internal memory Similarly clicking READ will download the contents of the 730 Encoder memory back to the software wher...

Page 34: ...ut er or for uploading setups from a file on the computer to the encoder Files will be assigned a rds extension and you will be prompted to locate an area on your hard drive to save these This file utility may be used to distribute a common encoder setup among stations in a network or to more easily update non dynamic scrolling PS or Radio Text messages with out having to type them in each time rd...

Page 35: ...ts easy and intuitive entry of text and other programming instructions complete with flyover Help balloons The GUI converts entries to the appropriate ASCII commands and sends them to the 730 Encoder when the WRITE button is clicked Station automation sends ASCII commands directly A complete listing of the encoder command set appears in the Appendix beginning on Page 76 Using the Terminal Utility ...

Page 36: ...coder front panel and dial up Menu 01 FLY ME TO THE MOON FLY ME TO THE MOON FLY ME TO THE MOON FLY ME TO THE MOON should be scrolling in the lower right corner of the LCD The Terminal utility may be used for updating any RDS mes sage or flag or for housekeeping functions such as changing IP passwords To enter Radio Text for instance you could type TEXT PHONE IN YOUR REQUESTS TO 1 800 733 0552 The ...

Page 37: ...aving to Non Volatile Memory Most commands sent to the 730 Encoder as ASCII text strings with headers using the Terminal utiltity are automatically saved in non volatile memory and will not be lost in the event of a power interruption Exceptions are DPS TEXT and RTP messages which are considered temporary because they are typically streamed from station automation and are continually updated If ho...

Page 38: ...sting encoder setup use the READ button on the software screen to bring encoder settings into the software program Then click File Save to File to create an rds file see Page 30 Encoder Reset Typing RESET performs a soft restart equivalent to power ing the encoder down and back up again This reset command does not clear the registers of any programming commands that have been retained with a SAVE ...

Page 39: ...or by the day s of the week and time The Scheduler is accessed by clicking Tools Scheduler in the menu bar The Scheduler screen in the example below has been programmed for five events three alternative scrolling PS mes sages that are associated with specific broadcasts a PTY change for election coverage and a Radio Text message also in connection with the election Note that the pointer arrow in t...

Page 40: ...ucts the 730 Encoder to observe the uploaded list of scheduled events and substitute the scrolling text for routine DPS messaging and specific encoder commands to override permanent settings If this box is not checked scheduled events may still be uploaded to the encoder but they will not replace routine messages and encoder commands at the arranged starting times The Schedu ler may also be enable...

Page 41: ...heduled event An example of the usefulness of zero duration might be that Little League baseball game shown in the example schedule on Page 35 Game duration in that instance was fixed at 90 mi nutes by arrangement with the team and advertisers A less formal schedule with a 0 in the Duration column would have allowed normal programming with its attendant scrolling mes sage to commence at the end of...

Page 42: ...nd a dynam ic changing IP address This is discussed in further detail on Page 67 in the Networking section TCP MODE PASSWORD Because the 730 Encoder may be addressed over the public Internet a password system has been incor porated in the TCP IP operating mode to thwart hackers Clicking Tools TCP Password in the software screen will bring up the box shown here where a NETPASS network password may ...

Page 43: ... done manually as instructed on Page 13 at the very start of the exer cise in Section II holding down the jog wheel and making the proper selection Header for RS232 An important feature of the 730 and one that sets it apart from earlier models and most competitive products is the abil ity to transmit scrolling PS messages from unformatted ASCII text over a serial connection In the normal and prefe...

Page 44: ...is escape sequence is explained on Page 61 However the 730 Encoder software screen may be used to reset the selection back to Yes Normal Operation over any port con nection at any time Help Under Help the user may turn on or off the Help balloons that pop up for a short time when hovering over various areas of the data entry screen with the mouse cursor A prompt to suggest a READ command every tim...

Page 45: ...hat you can paste them into Webmail or print them out on the back of a postcard The Check for Updates button is an easy way to confirm that everything is current with respect to both the Windows soft ware installation and the firmware in the connected encoder This utility checks the Inovonics server directly for any up dates ...

Page 46: ...hese formulae here but in terested parties can refer to the appropriate Standard for a full and somewhat confusing explanation of how the PI is actually calculated Have your scientific calculator ready 730 Encoder software contains a nifty built in calculator that makes PI code entry entirely automatic in North America When the encoder is in the RBDS mode US or Canadian call letters may be typed d...

Page 47: ... Page 34 The optional Program Type Name PTYN identifier enables the station to send an additional 8 character descriptor that can describe the broadcast format in greater detail For example PTY code 14 in the US denotes a Jazz format The PTYN could further define this as Big Band to show the station s main em phasis The Jazz PTY will be used by RDS radios to search among the clearly defined catego...

Page 48: ...e are a couple of options to this mode which will be addressed later An entry typed into the DPS field will be entered into non volatile encoder memory once a WRITE command sends it to the 730 This allows the user to program the encoder with a fixed static or scrolling message at the studio and then relocat ing it to the transmitter site Left undisturbed the encoder will scroll the same message en...

Page 49: ...ERE Words up to and including 8 characters are sent individually WARNING or DOUGHNUT or BICYCLE In the 0 Auto mode words that exceed 8 characters are sides tepped through two or more consecutive displays Examples might be EMERGENC followed by MERGENCY or SUPERMAR followed by UPERMARK and PERMARKE and ERMARKET This method of splitting words gives a good sense of continuity and readability The 9 Aut...

Page 50: ...s done in the illustration below THE DEFAULT SCROLLING PS MESSAGE The 730 Encoder includes a provision to transmit a default scrolling message if the DPS field is not refreshed within a spe cified length of time For example the RDS serial or network data link to the transmitter might fail or the playout system or third party data consolidator might develop a problem that would interrupt data trans...

Page 51: ...ling PS message field Radio Text is transmitted to the receiver as a complete message and is not parsed by the 730 Encoder The Radio Text message is held in buffer memory within the RDS radio and then scrolled or otherwise displayed in a manner determined by the receiver manufacturer Some automobile receivers do not display Radio Text at all and others require the listener to press an INFO or TEXT...

Page 52: ...h rate Radio Text will monopolize transmission resources and may compromise the speed of scrolling PS messaging With RT applications DRTS should be set to a higher rate A setting of 6 is recommended RT operation is discussed in its own section beginning on Page 70 The DRTS drop down menu can also be set to zero This turns Radio Text off completely graying out the text entry field and inhibiting RT...

Page 53: ...The TP TA function is a useful provision of the RadioData Sys tem but one with potential for abuse This is detailed on Page 12 along with a description of the TA Timeout Timer a safe guard built into the 730 Encoder to prevent such abuse For a station to air TA Traffic Alert messages it first must be listed as a TP Traffic Program station that is a station that routinely includes traffic updates i...

Page 54: ... announcement CT CLOCK TIME AND DATE The 730 Encoder gives full support to the RDS RBDS timekeep ing function As described on Page 21 the time and date may be set manually in Menus 58 and 59 Even though these are set to local time the proper offset from Universal Coordinated time UTC must be entered in Menu 60 to ensure timekeeping accuracy The CT function is enabled from the front panel through M...

Page 55: ...in the on air studio to enable censor ship of callers comments or language on call in talk shows So that content related RDS messaging such as song titles do not appear on the radio faceplate in advance of the event the 730 Encoder has a provision for delaying transmission of the dynamic messaging registers scrolling PS Radio Text and RT data The delay in seconds may be set from the front panel on...

Page 56: ...1U of vertical rack space We recommend plastic or fiber washers to protect the painted finish around the mounting holes Heat Dissipation Consuming less power than a table radio the 730 itself gene rates negligible heat The unit is specified for operation within an ambient temperature range extending from freezing to 120 F 50 C But because adjacent less efficient equipment may radiate substantial h...

Page 57: ... CEE standards BROWN AC HOT BLUE AC NEUTRAL GRN YEL EARTH GROUND RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE RFI Location Although it is expected that the 730 may well be installed alongside powerful FM transmitters please practice care and common sense in locating the unit away from abnormally high RF fields Ground Loops Because the unbalanced input and output of the 730 Encoder are chassis ground referenced a ...

Page 58: ... chain connection insures multiplex signal integrity and uninter rupted program transmission in the highly unlikely event of an internal encoder failure NOTE As delivered the 730 is configured for sidechain opera tion Referring to Figure 2 locate the 3 terminal jumper strip si tuated behind the rear panel RDS OR MPX OUTPUT connector on the circuit board The shorting shunt is positioned to the righ...

Page 59: ...iter Figure 3 Sidechain Encoder Connection Using a Dedicated 19kHz Sync Source A stereo generator s 19kHz RDS SYNC output may be con nected to the encoder PILOT OR MPX INPUT for sidechain oper ation We do not recommend this however as this output may not have an accurate phase relationship with the stereo pilot in the composite MPX output signal Loop Through Connection In the loop through mode the...

Page 60: ...o a normally open mo mentary spring return pushbutton switch located convenient ly at the announcer s operating position The screw terminal part of this connector unplugs from the rear panel to make connection easier A twisted pair is acceptable for a short run but anything more than about 20 feet should probably be a shielded coax cable shield grounded of course The TA flag will be activated for ...

Page 61: ...ble between zero and 3 3 volts peak to peak In loop through operation of the encoder the composite MPX program signal that is fed to the PILOT OR MPX INPUT appears with unity gain at the RDS OR MPX OUTPUT The level of the composite MPX program signal will typically be in the 3 to 5 volt p p range The same 0 3 3Vp p RDS subcarrier level capa bility of the 730 is available in the loop through mode a...

Page 62: ...riers Consult current local regulations regarding this matter Subcarrier Phase According to the RDS and RDBS Specifications the 57kHz RDS subcarrier may be either in phase or in quadrature with the 19kHz stereo pilot These two phase relationships are shown in Figures 5 and 6 respectively Note that the quadrature rela tionship in Figure 6 yields a slightly lower peak level which suggests the possib...

Page 63: ... 730 Encoder may be addressed at the highest 115200 baud speed but the trifling amount of data that is ever uploaded to the encoder really makes the highest speed a matter of supreme overkill Even the default 9600 baud setting is lightning fast for encoder pro gramming Modest baud rates may prove far more dependable especially with long data cable runs The lowest baud rate set tings are useful whe...

Page 64: ...is essentially flying blind that is it is sending commands to the encoder but is assuming a proper response In this mode the READ button is grayed out as it is not possible to read the con tents of the encoder registers or check the injection level Disabling Responses The NO and OK acknowledge ments from the encoder may be disabled with the Echo box on the software screen or with jog wheel in Menu...

Page 65: ...ular systems Similarly the 730 Encod er operates with third party data consolidation services such as Center Stage Live from Arctic Palm www arcticpalm com The use of headers allows the encoder to ignore commands that are not properly formatted This way housekeeping or other miscellaneous data streamed by the automation system will not appear on RDS radio displays No Headers Operation When the 730...

Page 66: ...hree hexadecimal ASCII blocks or packets of hexadecimal values that is three groups of four hexadecimal characters which comes out to 3 x 16 bits To en ter data into these groups send RAW bbbbccccdddd The blocks represented by bbbb cccc and dddd are the RDS RBDS B C and D data packets which are described in the relevant Standard and shown above as Blocks 1 2 and 3 RAW sends the data in these packe...

Page 67: ...RDS radio which is scanning the dial for this application will have a better chance of identifying the transmission This may be helpful for instance to some pro viders of song tagging to identify the station as one that sup plies the song tags in their format Perhaps a better example might be a utility company that does power grid load management using RDS RBDS Say the utility company wants to cut...

Page 68: ...me schedule This option is described on Page 34 DATA INTERCONNECTION For dynamic operation of the 730 the rear panel RS 232 SERI AL DATA INTERCONNECT port is addressed in simple ASCII text The primary utility of this port is to connect with station automation for uploading scrolling PS and Radio Text messag es Communication syntax for direct connection with automa tion was explained on Page 59 and...

Page 69: ...tional external modem The three conductors shown are the only ones actually required in this case Figure 7A Figure 7B Computer or Automation Cable Modem Cable STL Receiver Cable Figure 7C diagrams the cable normally required to interconnect the 730 Encoder with an STL re ceiver Only three con nections are actually re quired for this RS 232 in terface plus a pigtail jumper in the end that goes to t...

Page 70: ...signed by Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP With DHCP enabled the net work router or server assigns the address DHCP may be turned on and off locally through Menu 45 by using the soft ware screen or with the Terminal utility command DHCP 1 or DHCP 0 When DHCP is not enabled an IP address may be entered from the software screen or through the Terminal utility with an IP command Similarly the...

Page 71: ...ds will thus be de nied if attempting to use a password protected network con nection When automation must connect over an open net work the unused TCP and or UDP port may be turned off by setting their port addresses to zero As station automation is then directed to the single unprotected port outside access to that port will be somewhat more restricted simply through its being busy much of the t...

Page 72: ...ers don t take well to repeated and unnecessary IP address renew als The 730 encoder will normally advise the provider only when the IP address changes but it also must sign on following a power interruption and whenever the DynDNS Mode is changed If a particular account makes a nuisance of itself the provider may justifiably terminate the account If this happens the front panel display will show ...

Page 73: ...ommunicating with the update service Mode 14 Zzz The IP Check indicated that no update was necessary Mode 15 Error Error communicating with Check IP service Mode 16 Help DDNS Client data is not valid Mode 17 Zzz DDNS client has not yet been executed with this configuration To summarize Zzz signifies an idle mode Either the Dynamic DNS utility is disabled or it is waiting for the IP to change OK me...

Page 74: ...ta log of a download provider and download it to his computer or MP3 player Tags in other messages can reference telephone numbers or Web addresses This entire process becomes total ly automatic with RT An interactive application of RT is of particular value to lis teners with mobile phones or other personal 2 way communi cation devices equipped with built in FM radios It allow the downloading of ...

Page 75: ...RTIST The song title and artist tags are sent in succession as six indi vidual two digit numerical values An RT Tag Example Here s an everyday example of the Radio Text field showing this song data First will be an explanation of how the tag is calculated numeri cally followed by use of the Windows software utility to per form the same operation The two pieces of information we want to tag are the...

Page 76: ...ystem In similar fashion other RT utilities that refer to on air events will have embedded pre calculated values for dynamic operation The numerical value groups for our example are sent to the encoder with the serial data command string RTP 01 13 15 04 34 07 Using the RT Software Utility Open the 730 software and click TOOLS RT and Defaults This will bring up the RT Con figuration and Default Mes...

Page 77: ...hat precedes the RT command string This is a work in progress of the RDS Standards groups as of this writing and allows program tem plates and other advanced features proposed for the RT Spe cification Future refinements of RT commands and operation may be enabled without firmware updates The factory default setting for RTPCFG is appropriate for en coder operation for the present This setting can ...

Page 78: ...the factory default message will be grayed out in the entry area To enter data it is first neces sary to specify a timeout duration This is the number of mi nutes that dynamic Radio Text can go missing before the de fault message is substituted In the RTTimer field enter a num ber Next clear the factory default message and type in your own We ll use the same example presented earlier A WRITE comma...

Page 79: ... 75 Section IX APPENDIX This section of the 730 Encoder Manual con tains Certain Listings and Tabulated Items plus an explanation of Inovonics Most Ge nerous Warranty Policy ...

Page 80: ...bled 1 255 the wait time in minutes between receipt of the last incoming DPS message and the transmission of the DPS Default message PARSE Dynamic PS Method 0 Auto Parse 1 Single character Safe Scrolling 2 7 Multiple character side stepped scrolling 8 Unparsed block of 8 characters 9 Auto2 word break option DPSS Dynamic PS Speed 0 9 Speed of Scrolling PS display slowest to fastest 6 recommended TE...

Page 81: ... 30 is recommended AF Alternative Frequency List Enter each AF e g AF1 88 1 To clear AF1 0 DHCP Network Host Protocol 0 Manual network address entry 1 Network info assigned by server router IP IP Network Address For manual entry of encoder IP address when DHCP 0 e g 192 168 1 6 GATEWAY Part of Network Address e g 192 168 1 1 SUBNET Part of Network Address e g 255 255 255 0 DNS Part of Network Addr...

Page 82: ...ubcarrier 0 RDS subcarrier turned off 1 RDS subcarrier active UECP Encoder Protocol 0 UECP mode disabled Hex code 1 through F enables UECP mode on various encoder ports SITE UECP Site Address Site address assignment 0 to 1023 ENCODER UECP Encoder Address Encoder address assignment 0 to 63 HEADER Headers Mode 0 No Headers mode for satellite streamed DPS data 1 normal operation with headers SPEED Se...

Page 83: ...ings in encoder memory This may be too much information at one time Typing 1 2 3 and 4 bring up sub categories with fewer listings in each REV Returns the firmware revision number SAVE Transfers all settings from RAM to non volatile EEPROM This is auto matic with all settings except for DPS TEXT and RTP RESET A soft reset as if AC power is cycled off and back on INIT Deletes all user information f...

Page 84: ...tening Music 13 Nostalgia Music Light Classics Music 14 Jazz Serious Classics Music 15 Classical Music Other Music 16 Rhythm and Blues Music Weather 17 Soft R and B Music Finance 18 Foreign Language Children s Programs 19 Religious Music Social Affairs 20 Religious Talk Religion 21 Personality Phone In 22 Public Non Commercial Travel 23 College Leisure 24 unassigned Jazz Music 25 unassigned Countr...

Page 85: ...8 23 94 9 74 100 0 125 105 1 176 89 9 24 95 0 75 100 1 126 105 2 177 90 0 25 95 1 76 100 2 127 105 3 178 90 1 26 95 2 77 100 3 128 105 4 179 90 2 27 95 3 78 100 4 129 105 5 180 90 3 28 95 4 79 100 5 130 105 6 181 90 4 29 95 5 80 100 6 131 105 7 182 90 5 30 95 6 81 100 7 132 105 8 183 90 6 31 95 7 82 100 8 133 105 9 184 90 7 32 95 8 83 100 9 134 106 0 185 90 8 33 95 9 84 101 0 135 106 1 186 90 9 34...

Page 86: ... 82 LIST OF RT CONTENT TYPES ...

Page 87: ...s at repair or modification or if the serial identifica tion label has been removed or altered III TERMS OF WARRANTY Inovonics Inc products are warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship A Any discrepancies noted within ONE YEAR of the date of deli very will be repaired free of charge or the equipment will be re placed with a new or remanufactured product at Inovonics op tion B...

Reviews:

No comments

Brands by name

Popular brands

Load more brands