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Rear Panel Connections 

 

 

 

Analog Audio Inputs and Outputs 

 
Balanced XLR-type connectors are used as input connectors for the analog audio.  Both analog and digital input 
sources may be connected simultaneously, however, only the input source that has been selected is active. 
Analog/Digital/Livewire Input source selection is done through the “

Source

 software parameter setting in the 

Input/Output / Input Menu.   
 
All outputs are active simultaneously. 
 
 

 

 

 

The stereo analog inputs   

Individual Left and Right 

   

 

are 

designed 

for 

standard   

analog outputs are available 

 

 

 

 

+4dBu balanced signals.   

on two male XLR jacks. 

 

 

 

 

Pin 2 is Hot.  

 

 

Pin 2 is Hot.  

 
 
 

 

A Note About Relative Phase: 

 
If the relative phase of your installation (including the OmniaONE) differs from that of your existing system, your 
announcers may feel that they sound “weird” in their headphones. If this occurs, then the relative phase of the 
processor is 180 degrees from what your air talent is used to. To remedy this, you can either reverse the polarity of 
both of the analog inputs or simply change the 

Invert 

setting to 

[Both]

 in the 

Input

 submenu of the 

Input/Output

 

menu. 
 

Stereo Generator Connections 

 
Four standard female BNC connectors comprise the OmniaONE’s stereo generator connections.  
 
There are two composite MPX outputs with independent software level controls, one SCA input with level adjust 
trimpot and one 19 kHz pilot sync output.  
 

Composite Outputs 1 & 2 (BNC)  

 
These two low impedance outputs (Composite 1 and Composite 2) are each capable of driving up to 100 feet of 
RG-58A/U coax cable. The output levels are individually adjustable so the unit can operate as a “composite 

 

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Summary of Contents for ONE FM

Page 1: ...pplicable to OmniaONE units running FM version 2 0 11 or higher A Telos Company Omnia 2101 Superior Avenue Cleveland Ohio 44114 USA TEL 1 216 241 7225 FAX 1 216 241 4103 www omniaaudio com Omnia Europ...

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Page 3: ...t thank you to Rob Dye Bill Mohat Ed Zmuginsky Mark Manolio Ted Alexander David Jablonski Scott Stiefel Betty Ferrell Marty Greenberg Steve Kiffmeyer Denny Sanders Marty Sacks Mike Dosch Kirk Harnack...

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Page 5: ...nstallation If your audio source is providing an audio feed you should then see meter activity on the LED bargraph meters 6 While driving the inputs with typical program material at normal operating l...

Page 6: ...nput AES EBU External Sync Input and AES EBU Output 4 Ethernet Livewire Connection 5 RS 232 Modem Connection DB 9M 5 General Purpose Interface GPI DB 9F 6 Powering Up 6 Chapter 2 Getting To Know Your...

Page 7: ...24 High Band AGC 24 Low Band Limiter 24 Mid Band Limiter 25 Presence Band Limiter 25 High Band Limiter 25 Bass Clipper 25 Mixer 26 Clipper 27 Exit 27 Input Output 28 Mtr Select Meter Select 28 Input 2...

Page 8: ...the World Wide Web 46 Via E Mail 46 Via Phone Mail USA and non European Countries 46 Warranty 47 Appendix C Remote Control and Software Update Procedure 49 Remote Control 49 Remote 50 Preset Tab 50 Pr...

Page 9: ...ring a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the AC wall outlet This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power supply sur...

Page 10: ...o communications The device has been formally submitted for testing and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to subpart J of Part 15 FCC Rules and has been designed...

Page 11: ...es must be used for all audio and data connections NOTE When the unit is operated in an extremely high RF environment it may be helpful to connect cable shields to the XLR connector terminal that conn...

Page 12: ...courage our customers to visit our Omnia website for product enhancement announcements software updates updated user manuals and customer support bulletins The following URLs have been included for yo...

Page 13: ...nd Female XLR to StudioHUB RJ45 adaptor cables AC Power Environment The OmniaONE subsystem is a DSP based microcomputer and therefore requires reasonably clean AC power just as any modern computer sys...

Page 14: ...r should be installed into a properly grounded 19 equipment rack Refer to Chapter X OmniaONE User Tips for additional considerations on where to physically locate your processor AC Power Connection Om...

Page 15: ...niaONE differs from that of your existing system your announcers may feel that they sound weird in their headphones If this occurs then the relative phase of the processor is 180 degrees from what you...

Page 16: ...he OmniaONE by connecting the signal to the SCA INPUT connector The SCA signal is mixed in the analog domain directly into both composite outputs A high pass filter on the SCA input provides SCA to ma...

Page 17: ...nector for troubleshooting purposes RS 232 Modem Port NOTE You must use a standard straight through serial cable and not a null modem cable when connecting the RS 232 connector of the Omnia and the ex...

Page 18: ...r Script functionality are not yet implemented in the current software but will be available with a free downloadable software update Please check the Omnia website for new software announcements down...

Page 19: ...ard TRS stereo headphone jack is located at the left side of the front panel and allows the processed signal to be monitored The Headphone volume level control is physically located to the right of th...

Page 20: ...of the processing activity the amount of gain reduction in the AGC Limiter and Clipper sections within the OmniaONE If the Menu Display is currently showing on the OmniaONE s LCD screen press and hold...

Page 21: ...ltiple controls their positions and what they do in each menu The behavior of the OmniaONE s menu system is consistent across pages and is easy to learn We believe that you will quickly become comfort...

Page 22: ...his will return you to the next highest level in the menu structure NOTE Some of the longer menus have an Exit option at the top of the menu as well as at the bottom The OmniaONE Main Menu offers five...

Page 23: ...rmal program audio levels applied a correct input level setting will result in peak indications on the L R LED meters achieving 12 dBFS or a little higher just into the yellow This gain setting corres...

Page 24: ...of OmniaONE to the output at approximately 7 7ms This is enough for a slight voice character coloration to be audible to the person speaking but usually not enough to be a problem for talent monitori...

Page 25: ...ng an overall fine tuning plan if you feel changes beyond our factory presets are justified The trade off between quality and loudness is primarily determined by how you choose to use the limiting and...

Page 26: ...nation of all of the above yes it sounds crazy but it s true Always resist the temptation to make too many changes at once because it then becomes difficult to determine why or why not an adjustment m...

Page 27: ...minor trim to the spectrum If you ve noticed that we calibrated these controls in 0 10 dB steps then you know what we mean when we say these controls are for fine trim Since this stage is after all of...

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Page 29: ...them Here in the Preset menu you may select and load presets to use but not save delete or rename them Those operations may be accomplished from within the Processing menu Processing Highlighting and...

Page 30: ...b When the desired character is found click This will return the cursor to select mode and you can again turn the knob to select the next character to edit To delete a character Select the character t...

Page 31: ...XO which splits the audio into 4 bands for optimum processing in each of the Bass L Midrange M Presence P and Treble H frequency ranges Each of the four processing bands consists of an AGC followed b...

Page 32: ...e subsonic energy from the input audio prior to further processing In so doing intermodulation distortion performance of the processor and the audio path following it are improved and processing resou...

Page 33: ...action of gate also prevents noise rush up during periods of no audio or during pauses in speech RTZ Speed Return To Zero Speed RTZ stands for Return To Zero What RTZ does is return the gain of the WB...

Page 34: ...d clipper stages Low Drive Adjusts the amount of gain reduction in the Low Band AGC Higher numbers result in more drive and because of the increased compression a more consistent output from the band...

Page 35: ...setting the control for extremely fast release times can result in pumping Gt Thresh Gate Threshold When the input audio falls below a certain level the gain control action of the AGC stage is frozen...

Page 36: ...rd can result in pumping as well as extremely dense sounding fatiguing audio Also setting the control for extremely slow release times especially when combined with fast Attack times can cause the lim...

Page 37: ...gs Exit Click on this option to return to the Adjust Processing submenu Mid Band Limiter See description of settings for Low Band Limiter Presence Band Limiter See description of settings for Low Band...

Page 38: ...for each of the multiband limiter sections before the signal reaches the final clipper Care should be used when adjusting this section as too much level from any particular band could cause an excess...

Page 39: ...rom there This should be the optimum setting for your station and market Clip Silk This control adjusts the texture of the main clipper when the clipper is handling significant mid and upper midrange...

Page 40: ...ut menu Input Src Input Source Allows the selection of Analog AES EBU digital or Livewire as the primary input source to the OmniaONE Fover Time Failover Time Failover Time is a feature that when set...

Page 41: ...which is derived from the rear panel Ethernet Livewire RJ 45 connector See Proper Setting of Input Levels on Page 11 Right Trim Allows a 3dB adjustment of the right Livewire audio channel gain to cor...

Page 42: ...P processing chain to swap the Left and Right internal channels that is the DSP Left Channel is fed from Right Channel input and the DSP Right Channel is fed from the Left Channel input Note that this...

Page 43: ...re RJ 45 connector This control adjusts both the left and right stereo channels simultaneously Right Trim Allows a 3dB adjustment of the right Livewire audio channel gain to correct minor left right b...

Page 44: ...udio transmitter link STL In these kinds of installations it is very important that the OmniaONE FM is the ONLY device applying the pre emphasis All other equipment following the OmniaONE FM must have...

Page 45: ...Stereo Generator menu and each will be explained in the order in which they appear in the menu Comp 1 Comp 2 These composite MPX output level controls individually set the level at the two separately...

Page 46: ...mory as named configuration presets Use this to save your I O configuration as the system default or save more than one configuration if the unit will be used with different external equipment configu...

Page 47: ...d click Load IO Config This option allows you to select and load a previously saved IO configuration To load a saved IO configuration highlight Load IO Config and click Rotate the jog wheel until the...

Page 48: ...nterface The entries have the form of octet octet octet octet which when entered may appear as a network address such as 192 168 0 200 Subnet Subnet Mask Accepts data in the form of four octets to des...

Page 49: ...lay the editing cursor Instead rotate the jog wheel to highlight the Save button and click to save the password If you wish to cancel without saving the new password rotate the jog wheel to highlight...

Page 50: ...sired character is found click to accept that character rotate the jog wheel one notch clockwise to advance the cursor to the next position and click again to display the editing cursor Enter the next...

Page 51: ...ntrols and is primarily governed by dynamic range of the Crystal Semiconductor CS5361 A D Converter which is specified as 110 dB The dynamic range of the internal digital signal processing chain is 14...

Page 52: ...erial with a nominal average level VU reading of 4dBu will typically produce peak readings on the input meter in the range of 12 dBFS to 6dBFS This is the correct operating level A D Conversion Crysta...

Page 53: ...r isolated balanced and floating according to AES3 standard External Sync Range Automatically accepts sample rates between 32kHz and 96kHz Connector EMI suppressed RJ 45 female pinned according to Stu...

Page 54: ...val CE marked Environmental Operating Temperature 32 to 122 deg F 0 to 50 deg C for all operating voltage ranges Humidity 0 95 RH non condensing Dimensions 19 wide x 1 75 high x 16 deep 48 26cm wide x...

Page 55: ...leshooting techniques for isolating possible OmniaONE problems in the field and also how to obtain help or repair service from Omnia To take complete advantage of this functionality you only need a st...

Page 56: ...lick on the Factory Diagnostics link option in the Utilities section at the bottom of the Configuration screen A report similar to the below will be generated You can select the text and then copy and...

Page 57: ...output although the processing bargraphs are working The first thing to verify is whether the front panel jog wheel is operational Verification of front panel operation helps narrow down where the pro...

Page 58: ...t as well as possible Damage caused by improper packaging is not covered under your warranty Note To ensure prompt service the Return Authorization RA number must be written prominently on or near the...

Page 59: ...ed dealers be liable for incidental or consequential damages or for loss damage or expense directly or indirectly arising from the use of any of the Products or the inability of the end user to use an...

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Page 61: ...Solaris Linux and Apple Mac OS is available here http www java com en download manual jsp Once Java is installed on your computer using a Web browser connect to the IP address of your OmniaONE as foll...

Page 62: ...enu you can select save and delete presets stored in the OmniaONE unit These are the same operations that can be performed from the OmniaONE s front panel but consolidated on a single menu To select a...

Page 63: ...will appear Each block is a button that can be clicked to open a new applet window containing the controls for that processing block Any number of processing block windows may be opened at the same t...

Page 64: ...ired setting and release In Tab Clicking on the In tab will display all of the controls for the OmniaONE s Input menu in the main applet screen Adjustment of the controls works the same way as describ...

Page 65: ...the Livewire channel to be used is assigned and the Livewire output stream mode is selected The Livewire output can also be disabled here In the Input to Omnia ONE section the channel from your Livewi...

Page 66: ...as small text based files with the opr extension To upload a previously saved user preset to the OmniaONE use the file entry box or the browse button to enter the path to the preset file name to be u...

Page 67: ...ownload and upload operations described above with the exception that the filename extension for I O configurations is oic Trigger Scripts Please note that Trigger Script functionality is not yet impl...

Page 68: ...k Configuration on Page 35 for details and connect your OmniaONE s Ethernet Livewire jack to your Ethernet network using a standard Cat 5 cable or directly to a computer using a Cat 5 crossover cable...

Page 69: ...on the link Click here to monitor the progress of the update The Installation Progress Monitor screen should appear The log box on this screen will be automatically refreshed every 8 seconds NOTE If t...

Page 70: ...pt the audio From the Select Software Bank section click the radio button of the Bank that contains the new software version and click the Apply button In this example we decided to go ahead and activ...

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