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Manufacturers of audio & video

products for radio & TV broadcasters

Redbox RB-SD1IP

Silence Detection Unit With

Ethernet & USB

HANDBOOK

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Page 1: ...Manufacturers of audio video products for radio TV broadcasters Redbox RB SD1IP Silence Detection Unit With Ethernet USB HANDBOOK ...

Page 2: ...tment on the part of the vendor Sonifex Ltd shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording information storage and retrieval systems for any purpose other than the purchaser s p...

Page 3: ...nformation 13 Network Settings 14 Configuration Level Time Settings 15 Configuration Source Settings 16 Configuration Alarm Settings 17 Configuration SNMP Settings 18 Configuration USB Settings 19 Configuration Remote Settings 20 Configuration GPIO Settings 21 Configuration Physical Settings 22 Update 23 Technical Specification RB SD1IP 24 Figures Fig 1 1 RB SD1IP Front Panel 1 Fig 1 2 RB SD1IP Sy...

Page 4: ...o uk y Internet www sonifex co uk As standard Sonifex products are supplied with a 1 year back to base warranty If you register the product online you can increase your product warranty to 2 years and we can also keep you informed of any product design improvements or modifications To register your product please go online to www sonifex co uk register Register Online for an Extended 2 Year Warran...

Page 5: ...en the product has been registered at the Sonifex website when the Warranty Term is 24 months from the date of despatch the Contract means the quotation these Conditions of Sale and any other document incorporated in a contract between the Company and the Purchaser This is the entire Contract between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and may not be changed or terminated except in w...

Page 6: ... for any loss of profits or other economic losses The Company accordingly excludes all liability for the same e At the request and expense of the Purchaser the Company will test the Goods to ascertain performance levels and provide a report of the results of that test The report will be accurate at the time of the test to the best of the belief and knowledge of the Company and the Company accepts ...

Page 7: ...d with the following equipment so please check to ensure that you have all of the items below If anything is missing please contact the supplier of your equipment immediately Item Quantity Product Unit 1 IEC Mains lead fitted with moulded mains plug 1 Handbook and warranty card 1 If you require a different power lead please let us know when ordering the product Repairs Returns Please contact Sonif...

Page 8: ...mited hereby certify that the following product with serial number shown has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the following specifications EMC EN 55103 1 1997 Electromagnetic Compatibility Limits of disturbance for audio apparatus for professional use For use in environments 1 to 4 EN 55103 2 1997 Electromagnetic Compatibility Limits of disturbance for audio apparatus for professi...

Page 9: ... path of the mains power input For reasons of safety it is important that the correct rating and type of fuse is used Incorrectly rated fuses could present a possible fire hazard under equipment fault conditions The active fuse is fitted on the outside rear panel of the unit Power Cable Connection An IEC power connector is supplied with the product which has a moulded plug attached this is a legal...

Page 10: ...and does not use any of the hazardous substances identified in the European Union s Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS directive The manufacturing processes include the assembly of purchased components from various sources Product is offered as RoHS compliant or LF only after sufficient evidence is received from the component manufacturers that their components are RoHS compliant Sonifex Ltd...

Page 11: ...ock unlock the use of the remote pins to control the unit Firmware updates can also be performed using the web GUI SNMP V1 is implemented so that the unit can be monitored by existing Network Management Systems NMS The addition of 6 extra GPI pins to the rear panel allows customisable functionality including the use of the RB SD1IP network interface to generate SNMP Traps on behalf of other non ne...

Page 12: ...arm if either the left or right channel falls silent In mono mode the unit will only alarm if both left and right channels fall silent In independent mode the unit can be configured to operate as a 2 channel mono silence detector alarming and switching the two input channels independently There are also options to set the remote start output as momentary or latched to disable switching to the auxi...

Page 13: ...t Button Ethernet Reset USB ADC Microprocessor USB Audio Output Select Remote Relay Control Consumer Gain Select Summing Amplifiers Output Select 9 Way GPI Socket 15 Way Remotes Plug Right Left Balanced Stereo Outputs Stereo Input B Stereo Input A Mode Select Time Select Level Select 0 9D F 0 9D F System Block Diagram ...

Page 14: ... O Socket B Inputs Stereo Outputs Ethernet Fuse Mode Remote Plug Time Control Level Control Switch 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F Level dBu 60 57 54 51 48 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 15 Silence Detect Interval Control The silence detect interval rotary switch Time adjusts the duration over which a silence must persist before alarming the unit The time ranges from 2 to 30 seconds 0 E in 2 second...

Page 15: ...ally or remotely Latched contact 3 Professional Consumer Switch This allows you to use an unbalanced piece of equipment as the auxiliary input by raising the input gain Switch Description On When on Input B accepts professional balanced signal level Off When off Input B accepts consumer unbalanced signal level and raises the input gain received by 8dB 4 Switch No Switching in Alarm State This defi...

Page 16: ...ices or where you expect a silence of up to 2 minutes to be broadcast The maximum silence time is set whilst the contact is latched Pin 9 is used to remotely start an external piece of equipment and operates on audio fail GPI O Connector There are 6 GPI pins available on a 9 way female D type connector located above the Remote Alarms Connector These pins have been included to provide more customis...

Page 17: ... form of an ordered list of filenames delineated by a new line For example Track_05 wav Track_01 wav 03_Song wav Melody mp3 customer_message wav The playlist file should be designated playlist txt or playlist m3u and placed in the root directory with the audio files Any files in the list which are invalid such as the mp3 in the above example or not present will be ignored If a playlist is not pres...

Page 18: ...er than the time selected Both the Main and Aux inputs are continuously monitored so that you can check that your backup signal is operating correctly as well as your main input source Note Although one channel of the stereo input may have alarmed the main alarm may not be set due to the setting of the Stereo Mono Dipswitch Source Select and Indicator The preferred Main input source is selectable ...

Page 19: ...indicating that the source signal can be restored When the Restore button is pressed the main source returns This can be remotely controlled using pin 2 of the remotes connector There is also a restore button present on the web based GUI Reset to Defaults It is possible to reset the unit to default configuration settings including network settings from the front panel To perform a full reset you m...

Page 20: ...signed you will need to connect the unit directly to a PC using an Ethernet cable Ensure that the PC has dynamic addressing enabled and you will be able to use the Sonifex discovery application on this mini network to access the webpage interface Static Network Settings Accessing the webpage interface allows you to configure the network settings as you like To give the unit a fixed network address...

Page 21: ...ed hardware and discover what services it has to offer On a device or system running Bonjour you can discover Sonifex hardware and launch the webserver interface if available The application also offers legacy discovery for systems which do not support Bonjour or for Sonifex hardware which is not running MDNS SD Fig 4 1 Sonifex Service Discovery Bonjour Page Fig 4 2 Sonifex Service Discovery Legac...

Page 22: ...hannel where green is a Valid Signal and red is a Silence Alarm Signal Output This indicates the signal which is currently being routed to the left and right output channels If the outputs have been locked by the remote source select pin or by the SNMP interface this will be indicated to the right of the signal output Restore This button works in the same way as the front panel Restore button to b...

Page 23: ...13 Network Discovery and Webserver 4 Device Information This page shows general information about the connected RB SD1IP Fig 4 4 RB SD1IP Screenshot of the Webserver Device Page ...

Page 24: ... form the default address is 192 168 0 100 Netmask Please enter the Netmask of the network you wish to connect to The default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Gateway Address Please enter the Gateway Address of your router The default gateway address is 192 168 0 149 Dynamic Addressing Enable Dynamic Addressing or disable to force the use of the static network settings entered above When enabled DHCP ...

Page 25: ...at Hrs Mins Secs Alarm Valid Traps Choose to enable or disable SNMP Trap generation following changes in alarm state for each channel The Alarm Trap will be generated when the signal status becomes alarmed The Valid Trap will be generated when the signal status changes from alarmed back to normal The destinations for traps can be configured on the SNMP configuration page Line Level Channels B Left...

Page 26: ...and flashing for USB Note Source Indication will be forced to Main Selection when the unit is in Independent channel mode Restore Mode Restoration back to Main channels from Auxiliary channels can be manual button press or automatic Auto Lock Mode When enabled this mode forces the Main Source to be input A whilst the unit is in Automatic Restore mode Main Follower Mode When an alarm causes the uni...

Page 27: ...on Main left right channel will only switch in the left right Aux respectively Alarm Actions You can configure the action that the unit will take in each channel mode when an alarm is triggered Fast Restore Fast Restore Mode automatically lowers the Restore times to a minimum value in instances where all sources are Alarmed This can allow the unit to restore audio faster and avoid dead air for lon...

Page 28: ...long Trap Destination IP Addresses You can set up to 3 different IP addresses which will receive all traps generated by the unit Each destination can be enabled or disabled individually Note The default Community String is public it is recommended that you change this to make it harder to guess or descriptive of the implementation However SNMP Version 1 community strings are not secure they are se...

Page 29: ... the sample rate range that you wish the unit to initialize with The unit will still play files of any sample rate 8 48 kHz regardless of this setting See handbook for more details regarding sample rates and delays Track Recall Enabling this option prevents the unit from starting at the first track every time USB audio is switched in The unit will recall the track that was previous playing and pla...

Page 30: ...urs This pin can either be latched low for the duration of the alarm or only held low for 500ms Remote Start Trigger Select the alarm on which you would like remote start to be triggered Remote Relay Action Select the condition on which you would like each remote relay to engage Note If you select a GPI pin as a relay trigger you will need to set up the GPIO options accordingly otherwise the relay...

Page 31: ...figure from the drop down list You can configure all 6 of the pins before hitting submit Active Level Select the active level for the GPI Active Inactive Trap SNMP Traps can be generated when each GPI becomes active and or inactive You can enable disable each trap individually The destinations for traps can be configured on the SNMP configuration page Fig 4 12 RB SD1IP Screenshot of the Webserver ...

Page 32: ...s Level This option allows you to control the brightness of the LEDs on the front panel of the unit with 3 being the brightest Note You may have to refresh the web page in order to be sure that you are seeing the most current physical settings for this unit Power On Auto When enabled this option enforces certain conditions on unit boot up The Restore Mode will be set to Automatic the Auto Lock Mod...

Page 33: ...ate is available download the latest file from our website in the dwn format Browse your computer to locate the appropriate firmware file once the correct file has been selected hit submit update Note If updated with incorrect or corrupt firmware it may be necessary to recover the unit from boot mode See the Handbook for details Fig 4 14 RB SD1IP Screenshot of the Webserver Update Firmware Page ...

Page 34: ... Type Mono or Stereo via DIP switch Mono Stereo or dual mono via web GUI Silence Switch Defeat Disable enable silence switching via DIP switch or GUI Remote Start Latched or momentary via DIP switch or GUI Ethernet 10 100Mbps on 1xRJ45 socket with status LEDs Mains Input Filtered IEC continuously rated 85 264VAC 47 63hz 10W max Fuse Rating Anti surge fuse 1A 20 x 5mm 250VAC Front Panel Controls an...

Page 35: ...box Silence Detection unit with Ethernet USB Physical Specification Dimensions Raw 48cm W x 10 8cm D x 4 2cm H 1U 19 W x 4 3 D x 1 7 H 1U Dimensions Boxed 58 5cm W x 22 5cm D x 7cm H 23 W x 8 9 D x 2 8 H Weight Nett 1 4kg Gross 2 0kg Nett 3 1lbs Gross 4 4lbs ...

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