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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section I – INTRODUCTION

AARON 650 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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Features

AARON 650 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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General Performance
Rear-Panel Appointments
Failover Audio Protection
Audio Processing Features
The User Interface
Miscellaneous

BLOCK DIAGRAM

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Section II – INSTALLATION

GENERAL ........................................................................................

Menu Navigation
Setup Over a Network

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION

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MOUNTING

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Rack Requirement
Heat Dissipation

AC (MAINS) POWER

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Mains Voltage Selector
Mains Fuse
Power Cord

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE (RFI)

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Location
Ground Loops

ANTENNA INPUTS

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PROGRAM LINE OUTPUTS

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AES Digital Line Output
Analog Line Outputs
Unbalanced Operation

COMPOSITE/MPX OUTPUTS

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RDS DATA

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NETWORK PORT

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ALARM TALLIES

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Summary of Contents for AARON 650

Page 1: ...AARON 650 Premium FM Rebroadcast Receiver Installation User Guide www inovonicsbroadcast com...

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Page 3: ...1 Software Rev 1 Inovonics Inc 5805 Highway 9 Felton CA 95018 Tel 831 458 0552 Fax 831 458 0554 Register online at www inovonicsbroadcast com PRODUCT REGISTRATION RECORD AARON 650 Serial No __________...

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Page 5: ...K DIAGRAM 9 Section II INSTALLATION GENERAL 11 Menu Navigation Setup Over a Network UNPACKING AND INSPECTION 11 MOUNTING 12 Rack Requirement Heat Dissipation AC MAINS POWER 11 Mains Voltage Selector M...

Page 6: ...BandScanner Reception Tools Processing XY Stereo Image Plot Loudness Plot RDS Information Display QUICK RECEIVER SETUP 23 REGIONAL SETTINGS 23 TUNING AND PRESETS 23 Tuning the AARON 650 Station Preset...

Page 7: ...IES 36 AUDIO FAILOVER 36 SD Card Audio SD Card Recording Notes Streaming Sources E MAIL NOTIFICATIONS 37 THE ALARM LOG 38 Alarm Log Settings SNMP OPERATION 38 SNMP Overview SNMP Mode SNMP Security SNM...

Page 8: ...ng THE MENU LIST 46 Grahps and Metering Alarms and Notifications Networking Issues Downloading the MIB File E Mail or Text Message Notifications Timekeeping SAVING THE HARDWARE PROFILE 47 Section VI U...

Page 9: ...ive Reception Tools that mitigate poor reception situations and respond to changing RF signal conditions Automatic failover program backup using a plug in SD card or an IP network audio feed Intuitive...

Page 10: ...Line Outputs 75 s or 50 s Radio Data System RBDS or RDS REAR PANEL APPOINTMENTS Antenna Inputs Either of the two 50 ohm N inputs may be assigned to any station preset Digital Line Output The AES3 XLR...

Page 11: ...9lb 4kg net 12lbs 5 4kg shipping Environmental Continuous operation guaranteed at ambi ent temperatures between 32 F 0 C and 122 F 50 C 0 95 relative humidity non condensing altitudes to 10 000ft 3048...

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Page 13: ...the AARON 650 Refer to Section VI for details UNPACKING AND INSPECTION As soon as the equipment is received inspect carefully for any shipping damage If damage is found or suspected notify the carrier...

Page 14: ...n from 115V 50 60Hz AC mains To change the mains voltage first disconnect the mains cord and then operate the slide switch adjacent to the AC mains connector on the rear panel Use a small screwdriver...

Page 15: ...y be set to 32kHz 44 1kHz or 48kHz under the Setup Digital Audio Output menu This menu also sets the digital output level The dB notation below the slider control corresponds to the level of program p...

Page 16: ...open circuit unloaded peak to peak volts is indicated in the menu and can be adjusted between 1V p p and 6V p p corresponding to 75kHz deviation of the incoming carrier The composite MPX signal may op...

Page 17: ...Loss of program audio Interruption loss or reduction of the RF carrier Loss or hijacking of the RDS RBDS data subcarrier Loss of stereo pilot Either an active high or an active low output may be pro g...

Page 18: ...is first applied or after any momentary power interruption the unit is back in full operation almost immedi ately Setup and reception parameters in use previous to the power interruption are reloaded...

Page 19: ...ck button to commit the adjustment to non volatile memory If you make a mistake for example you might push the knob off center which could also rotate it and bring up the wrong menu simply push the Ba...

Page 20: ...set RSSI select USN select Mpath select Stereo Mono Stereo Auto Forced Mono set Enhancers Multipath Suppression set Channel Equalizer set Graphs Metering MPX FFT baseband spectrum display BandScanner...

Page 21: ...ntry SNMP Mode Communities Mode select Communities Read data entry Write data entry SNMP Ports General data entry Trap data entry Trap Destinations data entry Status network status display Setup conti...

Page 22: ...e derived from the PI code in the US and Canada 4 The antenna select ed at the moment Second row 1 The RDS PS field 2 The RDS Radio Text field Bottom row 1 Incoming carrier signal strength in dBuV 2 T...

Page 23: ...the BandScanner is in use the program signal go ing through the AARON 650 will be temporarily compromised You will experience a burbling in the MPX and program out puts during the scan Reception Tool...

Page 24: ...e of program loudness as the amount of time that pro gram peaks spend at or near the 0dB abscissa is a persuasive measure of program audio density Remember over processed audio leads to early listener...

Page 25: ...D PRESETS Tuning the AARON 650 From the Main Menu navi gate to Tuner Menu naviga tion is explained on Page 11 Turn the knob to bracket the receive frequency push the knob to enter the edit mode and th...

Page 26: ...e FM baseband using a separate stereo generator The stereo gen can either be a standalone unit or one built into the exciter Leading the regeneration advantages is a clean up of the in coming signal U...

Page 27: ...injection and the RDS sub carrier turned off These options discussed next may be changed under the Stereo Regen menu Monaural Operation Under the Stereo Regen menu select Pilot On Off In jection The...

Page 28: ...I Code option is selected the AARON 650 strips the PI code from the incoming RDS data and substitutes the one entered by the user in the RDS Data menu see next margin heading Song title and artist inf...

Page 29: ...re are 23 genres plus None The PTY code of the incoming signal may be found on the RDS Info Decoded RDS menu screen Select an appropriate format and push the knob to commit it to memory PS PS Program...

Page 30: ...news station The TP Traffic Program flag is associated with an RDS feature that seems useful in concept but has proven insidious in appli cation The TP flag tells the RDS radio that the station is one...

Page 31: ...your main signal or any translator for that signal push the knob again to enter that frequency into memory A checkmark will appear beside the frequencies chosen and the total number selected for your...

Page 32: ...mb holds true for the Stereo Regen mode as well if the RDS data is being regenerated from the incoming signal In the Pass Through mode use the AARON 650 s built in meter ing to gauge the effects of ba...

Page 33: ...b to scroll through the setup options You can bracket signal property callouts and push the knob to activate any or all You may also bracket the bargraph above each property to set the threshold where...

Page 34: ...rs The SDR front end offers two Reception Tools of an advanced nature These operate in the RF IF signal path and thus are ac tive in both the Pass Through and the Stereo Regen modes There are no adjus...

Page 35: ...ever this assumption may be na ve For example FCC regulations in the US permit a bit of over deviation when data and audio subcarriers are present Moreo ver enthusiastic broadcasters in competitive ma...

Page 36: ...to full modulation When the program level falls below the Threshold On value the alarm does not pop on immediately Instead the program must remain below the threshold for the time period programmed in...

Page 37: ...s translator The RDS Error utility may be pro grammed to give an alarm when the incoming PI code does not match the code programmed into the AARON 650 The PI code of the incoming carrier shows up in t...

Page 38: ...ignal RDS Error which themselves must be turned on Alarm for the failover func tion to operate When one or more of these boxes is checked the corresponding alarm after the programmed On Time will swit...

Page 39: ...right corner of the menu screen Push the knob to play the stream Remember this will actually put the streaming audio on the air Push Stop Test to restore the normal program source E MAIL NOTIFICATION...

Page 40: ...f entries as this could be an indication of some recurring reception problem Highlight the Email When box push the knob and turn it to set a desired fig ure A setting of 10 equates to about 200 log en...

Page 41: ...MP Ports The default SNMP Ports General Port 161 and Trap Port 162 are customary for a majority of SNMP operations These may be changed as required in the usual way NOTE The foregoing discussion of SN...

Page 42: ...etes not only the password but will also return the AARON 650 to all factory default values User settings will all be lost Display Settings The Display menu offers an OLED display Brightness choice Yo...

Page 43: ...ect DHCP to have your router automatically assign an IP address to the receiver Once DHCP connection is es tablished the fields on the right hand side of the screen will populate automatically Manual...

Page 44: ...outer s DHCP range This is an easy matter with the aid of the router s Help utility It is also necessary to open a specific port for the AARON 650 on the network router Within the router s Port Forwar...

Page 45: ...down these provider names and enter each in your Web browser to learn more about their ser vices and to register with whichever provider seems best to meet your needs When you register the pro vider...

Page 46: ...ay be accessed remotely however so if one seems to be missing just look around it s there CONNECTING WITH THE AARON 650 Once you are connected to the same network as the AARON 650 from a Windows envir...

Page 47: ...ing bar and slide it back and forth 2 click the and down up buttons to step the frequency 3 overwrite the numbers in the digital Frequency display box or 4 click any of the Preset Stations underneath...

Page 48: ...lable for remote viewing Alarms and Notifications The Alarms and Notifications screen contains all relevant sub menus on the one Webpage After first entering e mail recipi ents on the Email Preference...

Page 49: ...ON 650 setup which includes the Preset Sta tions list receiver setup choices hardware options alarm noti fication preferences and SNMP options may be saved to your computer as a small text file The Ha...

Page 50: ...assuring a connection between the AARON 650 and your computer Warning A firmware update will restore the AARON 650 to factory de faults All settings and presets will be overwritten Always per form a...

Page 51: ...nt panel jog wheel navigate to Admin Firmware Update This will bring up the first of two front panel screens each with a stern warn ing about proceeding If you have backed up your Hardware Profile and...

Page 52: ...as a last ditch means of abort ing the process and returning to the existing version of the firmware Do not hold down the Back button while doing this abort that is do not perform a hard reset HOWEVER...

Page 53: ...odification or if the serial identifi cation 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 dis...

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