Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8700, Operating Manual

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INSTALLATION ORBAN MODEL 8700i
A) Navigate to I
NPUT
/O
UTPUT
> I
NPUT
. Using the S
ET
I
NPUT TO
drop-down, choose
DANTE 1 or DANTE 2, depending on how you set up the network in step 2 on
page 2-101.
B) Navigate to I
NPUT
/O
UTPUT
> D
ANTE
1.
This screen is conceptually different from the other 8700i input/output screens
because this screen contains both the Dante 1 input and output controls. Note
that although they share a setup screen, the Dante 1 input and output
streams are separate and distinct on the network.
Note that PC Remote has separate tabs for
D
ANTE
I
NPUT
and
D
ANTE
O
UTPUT
.
C) Set up the Dante 1 input controls:

R
EFERENCE
L
EVEL
VU / R
EFERENCE
L
EVEL
PPM
These two fields track each other with an offset of 7 dB. Adjustments in one
field affect the other field.

I
NPUT
B
ALANCE
This control trims the right channel gain. It is usually set to 0 dB.
D) Set up the DANTE 1 output controls:
For a more detailed explanation of these controls, refer to step 11 on page 2-
33.

O
UTPUT
S
OURCE
Set to FM , FM+D
ELAY
(includes HD Radio diversity delay), M
ONITOR
, or HD .

O
UTPUT
L
EVEL
Sets the peak output level in units of dB below full scale.

P
RE
-
EMPH
This setting only applies if the output is set to FM or FM+D
ELAY
. It deter-
mines if the output is correctly pre-emphasized for FM transmission (
P
RE
-
E
MPH
) or if de-emphasis was applied after the Optimod’s peak limiter ( F
LAT
).
If it is
F
LAT
, you must apply pre-emphasis in the transmitter. Refer to the dis-
cussion in step (7.B) on page 2-21.

W
ORD
L
ENGTH
and D
ITHER
T
he
W
ORD
L
ENGTH
control sets the level of dither that the Optimod applies to
this output when you set D
ITHER
to O
N
. Set the W
ORD
L
ENGTH
control to
match the word length that digital input of your transmitter accepts.
E) Navigate to
I
NPUT
/O
UTPUT
> DANTE 2,
and repeat steps (B) through (D) for this
output.
F) Set up automatic fallback to the analog or digital input when DANTE 1 goes
silent (optional):
a) Navigate to I
NPUT
/O
UTPUT
> S
ILENCE
D
ETECT
.