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AVN-TB20AR

20 Button Advanced Rackmount Talkback Intercom, AoIP Portal

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AVN-TB20AD

20 Button Advanced Desktop Talkback Intercom, AoIP Portal

Manufacturers of Audio Products for AV,

Installed Sound, Broadcast Radio & Broadcast TV

Summary of Contents for AVN-TB20AD

Page 1: ...utton Advanced Rackmount Talkback Intercom AoIP Portal HANDBOOK AVN TB20AD 20 Button Advanced Desktop Talkback Intercom AoIP Portal Manufacturers of Audio Products for AV Installed Sound Broadcast Rad...

Page 2: ...purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the express wri en permission of Sonifex Ltd Unless otherwise noted all names of companies products and persons contained herein are part of a...

Page 3: ...AoIP SFP Interface 12 12V DC Input 12 Mains Fuse 12 Mains AC Input 12 5 Quick Start Guide 13 6 Intercom Calls 14 Making a Call 14 Receiving a Call 14 During a Call 15 Ending a Call 15 Group Calls 15...

Page 4: ...g 4 1 AVN TB20AR and AVN TB20AD Rear Panels 10 Fig 6 1 Outgoing Call Request Screen 14 Fig 6 2 Received Call Request Screen 14 Fig 6 3 Active Call Screen 15 Fig 6 4 Channel Assignments Screen 16 Table...

Page 5: ...21 Page Settings Web Page 46 Fig 13 22 GPIO Settings Web Page 47 Fig 13 23 Virtual GPIO Settings Web Page 49 Fig 13 24 Miscellaneous Settings Web Page 50 Fig 13 25 Update Firmware Section of Update We...

Page 6: ...ifex co uk f Warranty Register Online for an Extended 2 Year Warranty As standard Sonifex products are supplied with a 1 year back to base warranty If you register the product online you can increase...

Page 7: ...e product has been registered at the Sonifex website when the Warranty Term is 24 months from the date of despatch the Contract means the quota on these Condi ons of Sale and any other document incorp...

Page 8: ...levels and provide a report of the results of that test The report will be accurate at the me of the test to the best of the belief and knowledge of the Company and the Company accepts no liability i...

Page 9: ...efore removing the equipment covers The cover is connected to earth by means of the fixing screws It is essen al to maintain this earth ground connec on to ensure a safe opera ng environment and provi...

Page 10: ...February 2003 along with the related Direc ve 2002 95 EC on Restric ons of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment RoHS The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equi...

Page 11: ...20 channel talkback intercom control units from the Sonifex range of IP based AVN Audio Video Network products The AVN TB20AR is a 2U rack mount version and the AVN TB20AD is a desktop version that ca...

Page 12: ...ts A call back system monitors missed intercom call requests and makes it easy to make a return call and an independently configurable page func on can contact selected units with priority over standa...

Page 13: ...ld be connected to a dedicated network switch that handles audio and audio related traffic only All other intercom units AoIP sources and des na ons and grandmaster clocks should be connected to this...

Page 14: ...s a mono input output and a digital S PDIF input Connec on details are shown on page 10 Any combina on of audio inputs can be used and the rou ng of audio to an AoIP stream can be muted as required vi...

Page 15: ...r Listen Page Bu ons Naviga on Control Reset Switch Phantom Power Indicator Headphone Output GPI O Phone Bu ons User 1 to 3 Call Back Bu ons Power Bu on Mic Speaker Mute Bu ons Status Indicators Micro...

Page 16: ...alk Illuminates green if an intercom call or page is ac ve AGC Indicates the status of the automa c gain control as follows Green The AGC is enabled Red The audio source level for one of the outputs i...

Page 17: ...be easily returned The bu on illuminates green when ac ve See Call Back on page 20 for details OLED Display The OLED display shows the current call and page status of the unit Fig 3 2 Main Screen in...

Page 18: ...on page 15 for more details Page Button The page bu on ini ates a talk only call to a pre configured list of target intercom units The bu on flashes red when ac ve The target intercoms are selected v...

Page 19: ...Se ngs web page on page 50 for details Microphone Input Connector This 3 pin XLR socket is the connec on for the microphone The connec ons are as follows Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Microphone Phase Pin 3 Micr...

Page 20: ...Input 1 Stereo Input 2 S PDIF Digital Input GPI O Ethernet Network Interface 12V DC Input Mains Fuse Mains AC Input Stereo Output 1 Balanced Stereo Line Output 2 Balanced Line Input Output 3 Stereo I...

Page 21: ...ource for this output is configurable see the Audio Output Se ngs web page on page 43 for more details Balanced Stereo Line Input 3 or Balanced Mono Input Output This RJ45 socket is configurable as ei...

Page 22: ...ector type GPIO inputs are ac ve low See the GPIO Se ngs web page on page 47 for details on how to configure the GPIO and relay se ngs Ethernet 1GB AoIP 1GB Network Interfaces These RJ45 connectors ar...

Page 23: ...k port can be found by going to the system info menu item in the main system menu See System Info menu item on page 53 for details 7 If a dedicated grandmaster clock such as the AVN GMC from Sonifex i...

Page 24: ...t the error message NO CHANNEL ON followed by the intercom name of the target unit will temporarily be displayed at the bo om of the OLED display To correct this error assign the intercom name from th...

Page 25: ...selected by assigning a group talk set to one of the user bu ons see the Front Panel User Bu ons web page on page 41 for details The user bu on linked to a group talk set can then be used to make or e...

Page 26: ...e shows the corresponding call func ons between the calling and receiving unit The default channel bu on colours for the call type is also shown Table 6 1 Call Func ons The Talk Forced Listen call wor...

Page 27: ...s See the AoIP Streams Se ngs web page on page 30 for details These IFB streams from remote units can by assigned to the channel bu ons on the AVN TB20AR and AVN TB20AD by enabling the channel IFB mod...

Page 28: ...ate with the remote device for call control It simply routes the AoIP stream assigned to the channel to the headphones and loudspeaker and unmutes the microphone audio routed to the microphone AoIP tr...

Page 29: ...the unit When one or more calls are connected the remote devices hear the local microphone audio and the audio received from the remote devices is mixed and routed to the headphones and loudspeaker 4...

Page 30: ...llers intercom name and the me and date The last 2 items shown are clear list which deletes all entries from the list and exit which returns to the main screen Pressing the call back bu on whilst view...

Page 31: ...age When a page is received and accepted the page bu on fast flashes red and the page status indicator on the OLED display will highlight with a downward facing arrow indica ng a received page call Th...

Page 32: ...ose if no adjustments have been made for 1 5 seconds Alterna vely the screen can be closed manually by pressing the rotary encoder Monitor Volume The volume levels of the audio from the selected monit...

Page 33: ...ill attempt to acquire an IP address from a DHCP server or auto configuration if no DHCP server is found The current IP address of these ports can be accessed by going to the main menu via the front p...

Page 34: ...rmation Web Page The top part of this page shows details of the connected unit as shown Fig 13 1 Upper Sec on of Device Informa on Web Page This informa on shows the current status of the unit as well...

Page 35: ...k as well as the configura on of the network ports as shown Fig 13 2 Lower Sec on of Device Informa on Web Page The network IP addresses and subnet masks shown are the actual values currently in use T...

Page 36: ...it is online the assignment is shown in black and the AoIP port IP address of the source is also shown If the target assignment is an AVN talkback device an AVN logo is shown next to the channel numbe...

Page 37: ...physical GPIO can be configured as an input output or it can be disabled Any configura on errors that will stop the GPIO func oning are shown in red For example GPIO 6 has been assigned as an input th...

Page 38: ...configura on errors are shown in red Virtual inputs require a remote virtual output driver to trigger the input The driver details are shown below the virtual input descrip on and will be grey if the...

Page 39: ...VN TB20AR 1234567 The intercom name can only contain le ers numbers and hyphens although it cannot start or end with a hyphen Address Mode Each network port has its own independent address mode which...

Page 40: ...resses are unique on the network If any of the network configura on op ons are changed the unit will automa cally restart to implement the new se ngs If the IP address of the network port that is curr...

Page 41: ...sources cannot share the same mul cast IP address Mul cast IP addresses should be within the range 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 If the Auto Mul cast op on on the Mute This checkbox mutes the audio on...

Page 42: ...P Stream Name Prefix SPDIF DSCP AF41 Mul cast IP Address 239 4 1 100 Mute Enabled Trim 0dB IFB 1 Transmit Source AoIP Stream Name Prefix IFB1 DSCP AF41 Mul cast IP Address 239 5 1 100 Mute Enabled Tri...

Page 43: ...profiles will be ac ve DSCP The DSCP or Differen ated Services Code Point value is used by DiffServ to control the precedence of outgoing PTP packets Network hardware can use this value to ensure PTP...

Page 44: ...selected me The sync and follow up messages are sent from the master to the slave to determine the difference in clock frequency This informa on is used in conjunc on with the network delay to synchr...

Page 45: ...make an assignment select a source from the list and then press the assign button on the required channel This option is unavailable when the connection type is set to Audio IO 3 Channels 1 20 Each r...

Page 46: ...ream name can also be entered manually for remote sources that are currently offline Channels Basic Settings Defaults Channels 1 20 Connec on AoIP Stream AoIP Source not set Channels Advanced Settings...

Page 47: ...on on the 4 wire unit is ac vated See the GPIO Se ngs web page on page 47 for details AoIP Source This setting assigns the intercom name or AoIP stream name to connect to when the intercom channel is...

Page 48: ...th the caller and receiver hear each other In a Talk Only call only the receiver hears the caller In a Listen Only call only the caller hears the receiver Talk Forced Listen calls allow the caller to...

Page 49: ...selec on Group Talk Defaults Group Talk 1 Channels 1 3 5 7 9 Group Talk 2 Channels 2 4 6 8 10 Group Talk 3 Channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Front Panel Display Settings Web Page The Display Se ngs page i...

Page 50: ...r of the channel bu ons when a talk only call is ac ve Listen Buttons This se ng defines the colour of the channel bu ons when a listen only call is ac ve Talk Listen Buttons This se ng defines the co...

Page 51: ...ntrol allows a selec on of physical and virtual GPO ports to be asserted The GPO and virtual GPO ports that are under user bu on control are assigned in the GPIO and virtual GPIO se ngs pages Button M...

Page 52: ...control is set to auto gain Talkback Mode This op on selects what a call recipient will hear during an ac ve intercom call This can be the selected microphone or headset only or a mix with one of the...

Page 53: ...mono input output It sets the analogue audio level that corresponds to full scale digits when converted to digital audio It is recommended to use a similar value on all equipment that offers variable...

Page 54: ...stream edit box This op on is unavailable when the source is set to one of the local audio inputs Active This op on routes the selected source to the associated output If the output source is set to...

Page 55: ...he selected monitor is modified when an intercom channel is ac ve There are 3 op ons the level of the monitor is either muted reduced by 75 or reduced by 50 Bu on Mode Selects the opera onal mode of t...

Page 56: ...t This op on selects the local audio input that is the source for calls to remote units 4W Bridge Output This op on selects the local audio output where call audio from remote units is routed Audio Ad...

Page 57: ...an be added to the list by entering the name in this edit box and pressing the ADD button Alternatively it can be selected from the dynamic list of available intercom devices detailed below Available...

Page 58: ...that triggers the GPIO output GPIO outputs can be triggered by a local func on a virtual GPIO input and an Ember consumer if required If a local func on trigger is not needed but a virtual GPIO input...

Page 59: ...erated automa cally based on the source type and the intercom name For example for virtual output port 1 on an intercom unit with the name DEMO SOURCE the source name would be VGPO1 DEMO SOURCE This n...

Page 60: ...g the power bu on will switch the unit on and off AC PSU Status This op on enables the AC PSU status LED on the front panel DC PSU Status This op on enables the DC PSU status LED on the front panel Au...

Page 61: ...he new firmware file and then click Update Once the file has been successfully uploaded to the unit the firmware update process will begin This takes approximately 1 minute during which me a progress...

Page 62: ...ill automa cally reboot to load the new configura on se ngs This takes approximately 25 seconds during which me a progress page will be shown If the se ngs of the network port the browser is connected...

Page 63: ...o be changed For listed op ons highlight the required se ng and press the centre bu on to select Op ons presented in a dialog give guidance on how to change the current se ng To ascend up the menu str...

Page 64: ...Back Close Back Close Auto Mul cast Back Close AoIP Setup The AoIP Setup menu area allows the transmit AoIP streams to be edited These se ngs correspond to the op ons shown on the AoIP Streams web pa...

Page 65: ...Display The Display menu area allows the screen contrast and LED brightness to be adjusted and the colours assigned to the listed front panel bu ons to be changed These se ngs correspond to the op on...

Page 66: ...e on page 43 For a descrip on of these items please refer to that sec on Audio Inputs Audio I O 3 Audio Lineup Back Close Audio Outputs The Audio Outputs menu area selects the source audio for the rea...

Page 67: ...lose Default Func on Bu on Mode Back Close Call Signal Back Close Group Talk The Group Talk menu area selects the members of the 3 group talk sets These se ngs correspond to the op ons shown on the Gr...

Page 68: ...al Port 1 10 Type Input Func on Output Trigger Back Close Back Close User Buttons The User Bu ons menu area selects the func ons controlled by the 3 front panel user bu on These se ngs correspond to t...

Page 69: ...eld to edit and then use the naviga on rotary control to edit the value Once edi ng is complete use the down bu on to move the highlight back to the ok and cancel op ons Highlight the required op on u...

Page 70: ...the configura on op ons are arranged in branches grouped by func on Fig 15 1 shows a graphical representa on of the root structure Fig 15 1 Ember Root Structure The configura on op ons are presented a...

Page 71: ...return value of 1 indicates there was an error invoking the func on If the GPIO port is configured as an input invoking this func on has no effect Relay The relay node of the GPIO branch of the Ember...

Page 72: ...parameter shown in Fig 15 4 represents the current state of the virtual GPIO port regardless of whether the port is set as an input or an output A value of 0 indicates the port is inac ve and a 1 indi...

Page 73: ...eger 0 Disable 1 Enable Profile integer 0 Default 1 AES67 Media 2 Custom Domain Number integer Min 0 Max 127 Default Profile Max 255 AES67 Media Profile Max 255 Custom Profile Priority 1 integer Min 0...

Page 74: ...User 3 Colour integer 0 Red 1 Green 2 Amber 3 Blue 4 Purple 5 Light Blue 6 White Mic Type integer 0 Mic 1 Phantom Mic 2 Headset 3 Phantom Headset Gain Control integer 0 Fixed 1 Automa c Mic Gain integ...

Page 75: ...FS 20dBu 3 0dBFS 22dBu 4 0dBFS 24dBu Advanced Audio Intercom Mode integer 0 Normal 1 4W Bridge Bridge Input integer 0 2 Input 1 3 3 SPDIF Bridge Output integer 0 2 Output 1 3 Channels Connec on intege...

Page 76: ...1 0x800 Channel 12 0x1000 Channel 13 0x2000 Channel 14 0x4000 Channel 15 0x8000 Channel 16 0x10000 Channel 17 0x20000 Channel 18 0x40000 Channel 19 0x80000 Channel 20 Page Priority integer 0 Disable 1...

Page 77: ...lay Trigger Low integer Value is sum of required op ons 0x1 Talk Listen 1 0x2 Talk Listen 2 0x4 Talk Listen 3 0x8 Talk Listen 4 0x10 Talk Listen 5 0x20 Talk Listen 6 0x40 Talk Listen 7 0x80 Talk Liste...

Page 78: ...0x2000000000000 Mic Mute 0x4000000000000 GPIO Bu on 0x8000000000000 GPI 1 0x10000000000000 GPI 2 0x20000000000000 GPI 3 0x40000000000000 GPI 4 0x80000000000000 GPI 5 0x100000000000000 GPI 6 0x2000000...

Page 79: ...1 Any Call Request 42 Missed call 43 Page 44 46 User Bu on 1 3 47 48 Monitor 1 2 49 Speaker Dim 50 Speaker Mute 51 Microphone Mute 52 GPIO Bu on 53 62 GPI 1 10 63 Ember Consumer User Func on integer 0...

Page 80: ...ho Cancel integer 0 Disable 1 Enable Mute Bu on Mode integer 0 Auto 1 Momentary 2 Latching 3 Disabled On 4 Disabled Off Power Button Enable integer 0 Disable 1 Enable AC PSU Status Enable integer 0 Di...

Page 81: ...Range 0dB to 60dB 0dBFS Line Up Adjustable in steps of 3dB from 58dBu to 2dBu Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz 0 0 2dB Noise 127dBu 20kHz BW Rs 200 ref 76dB gain Unbalanced Line Inputs Input Impedanc...

Page 82: ...ono 1 x loudspeaker output Audio Input Output 1 x balanced stereo input or mono input output RJ45 GPIO 15 way D type socket Network 2 x gigabit Ethernet RJ45 1 x SFP Mains AC Input Universal filtered...

Page 83: ...ts CS Class Selector RFC 2474 AFxy Assured Forwarding x class y Drop Precedence RFC 2597 EF Expedited Forwarding RFC 3246 DSCP Name DS Field Value IP Precedence Descrip on CS0 0 Best effort CS1 AF11 A...

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