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RB-DEED8 Dolby® E Encoder
8 Channel, Digital Inputs

RB-DEDD8 Dolby® E & Dolby
Digital Decoder 8 Channel,
Digital Outputs

User Handbook

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Page 1: ...RB DEED8 Dolby E Encoder 8 Channel Digital Inputs RB DEDD8 Dolby E Dolby Digital Decoder 8 Channel Digital Outputs User 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: ...m Block Diagram RB DEED8 2 Front Panel Indicators Controls 3 Power Led 3 Reset Button 3 Selecting The Main Menu 3 Rear Panel Connections 4 Mains Power 4 Remote Control 4 Metadata 4 RB DEED8 Audio Connections 5 Digital Audio Inputs 5 Dolby E Outputs 5 LTC Input 5 RB DEDD8 Audio Connections 6 Dolby Input 6 Dolby Output 6 Video Reference Input 6 Digital Audio Outputs 7 Remote I O 7 RB DEED8 Status Sc...

Page 4: ...ontrol 19 Audio I O RB DEDD8 19 Source Select 19 Termination 19 Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dolby Output and Aux 19 Level Control 19 Remote Outputs 19 Output 1 8 19 Polarity 20 Action 20 Event RB DEED8 20 Event RB DEDD8 20 System 21 Front Panel Lock 21 Network 21 DHCP 21 Static Settings 21 Status 21 Factory Reset 21 Information 21 SCi 22 RB DEED8 System Screen 23 Disconnect Connect 23 Update Firmware ...

Page 5: ...Redbox RB DEED8 RB DEDD8 User Handbook e CONTENTS CO NT E N TS Decoder RB DEDD8 30 Control 30 PCM Metadata 31 Metadata Status 32 Audio I O RB DEED8 33 Audio I O RB DEDD8 34 Level Control 35 Remotes 37 ...

Page 6: ...een 10 Fig 1 11 RB DEDD8 Dolby Decoder Status Screen when decoding Dolby E 11 Fig 1 12 RB DEDD8 Decoder Status Screen when decoding Dolby Digital 11 Fig 1 13 RB DEDD8 Metadata Status Screen showing the Dialogue Normalization parameter 11 Fig 1 14 RB DEED8 Main Menu Screen 13 Fig 2 1 SCi Login Screen 22 Fig 2 2 RB DEED8 System Screen 23 Fig 2 3 RB DEDD8 System Screen 25 Fig 2 4 RB DEED8 Encoder Con...

Page 7: ...premises at the Purchaser s expense iv any Goods or parts of Goods replaced shall become the property of the Company v no work whatsoever other than normal and proper maintenance has been carried out to the Goods or any part of the Goods without the Company s prior written consent vi the defect has not arisen from a design made furnished or specified by the Purchaser vii the Goods have been assemb...

Page 8: ...and the Company accepts no liability in respect of its accuracy beyond that set out in Condition a f Subject to Condition e no representation condition warranty or other term express or implied by statute or otherwise is given by the Company that the Goods are of any particular quality or standard or will enable the Purchaser to attain any particular performance or result or will be suitable for a...

Page 9: ...kaging and should be inspected for damage before use Where an item is found to have transit damage notify the carrier immediately with all the relevant details of the shipment Packing materials should be kept for inspection and also for if the product needs to be returned Returning the Warranty Card In order to register the date of purchase so that we can keep you informed of any design improvemen...

Page 10: ...at the correct rating and type of fuse is used Incorrectly rated fuses could present a possible fire hazard under equipment fault conditions The fuse rating for the RB DEED8 RB DEDD8 is Continuously rated 85 264 VAC 47 63Hz 1A 5 x 20mm SB The active fuse is fitted on the outside rear panel of the unit Power Cable and Connection An IEC power connector is supplied with the RB DEED8 RB DEDD8 which ha...

Page 11: ... It is essential to maintain this earth ground connection to ensure a safe operating environment and provide electromagnetic shielding Fitting Redboxes Redboxes can be fixed to the underside of a mixing desk or other surfaces using 4 2mm holes in the sides and fixed with 2 x M4 screws or 2 x No 6 countersink wood screws They can also be rack mounted with either the front or rear of the Redbox posi...

Page 12: ...lent chromium and halide containing compounds PBB polybrominated biphenyl and PBDE polybrominated diphenyl ether Elimination of these substances will result in more environmentally friendly recycling of electronic equipment For the products which Sonifex manufacture the main area where products were affected was in the use of lead for manufacturing and assembling electronics circuit boards Sonifex...

Page 13: ... There is also remote I O available from the rear panel through a 25 way D type connector These are fully configurable The unit is controlled locally through the front panel display but can be remote controlled via an Ethernet connection using the Sonifex SCi software There is independent level control for every channel which can be adjusted from 24dB through to 24dB in 0 5dB steps RB DEDD8 Dolby ...

Page 14: ...ED8 System Block Diagram AES Digital Audio Receiver Termination Select AES Digital Audio Transmitter Termination Select AES Digital Audio Transmitter Termination Select AES Digital Audio Transmitter Termination Select AES Digital Audio Transmitter Termination Select AES Digital Audio Transmitter Termination Select AES Digital Audio Transmitter Termination Select Dolby E Dolby Digital Decoder Chann...

Page 15: ...ts configuration options are accessed from the main system menu To access the main system menu press and hold the rotary CONTROL for at least 1 5 seconds The menu structure is arranged in a multi tiered format with several menu items providing access to sub menus To select a menu item turn the rotary control until the required item is highlighted then press the rotary control to select the item Ea...

Page 16: ...s set through via the front panel This static address is set to 192 168 1 2 If DHCP is not required then this can be disabled The Network connectors pin assignations are as follows Network Connector RJ 45 Pin No Function 1 Transmit Data Positive 2 Transmit Data Negative 3 Receive Data Positive 4 No connection 5 No connection 6 Receive Data Negative 7 No connection 8 No connection Metadata Metadata...

Page 17: ... 75ohm AES 3ID or 110ohm AES 3 input or output impedance through either a BNC or via the D type connector These connections are paralleled allowing one type to be used per connection Digital Audio Inputs The digital audio inputs CH12 CH34 CH56 and CH78 are be used as inputs to the encoder Dolby E Outputs The outputs labelled as DO are the Dolby E encoded outputs This is the output from the encoder...

Page 18: ...tor These output connections are paralleled allowing one type to be used per output Dolby Input The input labelled as DI is the Dolby E or Dolby Digital input source which the unit is to decode from The unit auto detects the input bitstream and outputs the decoded channels accordingly If no encoded audio is detected the unit operates in PCM mode and the audio is passed through the decoder section ...

Page 19: ...tal 4 Out Ground 7 Dolby Output 1 20 Dolby Output 1 8 Dolby Output 1 Ground 21 Digital Aux Out 9 Digital Aux Out 22 Digital Aux Out Ground 10 Dolby Input 1 23 Dolby Input 1 11 Dolby Input 1 Ground 24 Video Ref 12 Video Ref 24 Video Ref Ground 13 No Connection Remote I O There are 8 remote inputs and outputs available on the unit through a 25 way D type female connection on the rear panel The remot...

Page 20: ...en to display various status information about the unit and it s operation The first status screen displays information about the encoder settings digital inputs video reference and metadata The second screen shows the status of the Dolby E encoder and the third displays the OUTPUT metadata information from the encoder on a parameter by parameter basis To switch between the different screens press...

Page 21: ...a information on a parameter by parameter basis To go to the next parameter turn the rotary CONTROL knob clockwise To go to the previous parameter turn the rotary CONTROL knob counter clockwise When encoding a Dolby E bitstream with more than one program pressing the rotary CONTROL knob will skip to the next program The list of parameters available are shown in the table below Dolby E Program Text...

Page 22: ...and video reference input The second screen shows the status of the Dolby decoder and the third displays the decoder metadata information on a parameter by parameter basis To switch between the different screens press the rotary CONTROL knob Each status screen is described in more detail below SOURCE VREF DOLBY E 20 BIT 4X2 29 97HZ 2 4 3 ACTIVE 1 5 6 8 7 29 97HZ Fig 1 10 RB DEDD8 Main Screen Dolby...

Page 23: ...ATE CHAN MODE 20 20 KB PS 384 Fig 1 12 RB DEDD8 Decoder Status Screen when decoding Dolby Digital Metadata Status Screen 27 dBFS P1 DIALOGUE NORM Fig 1 13 RB DEDD8 Metadata Status Screen showing the Dialogue Normalization parameter This status screen displays all of the available metadata information on a parameter by parameter basis These values shown will depend on the bit stream type To go to t...

Page 24: ...ofile Center Downmix Level Center Downmix Level Surround Downmix Level Surround Downmix Level Dolby Surround Mode Dolby Surround Mode Mixing Level Mixing Level Room Type Room Type Preferred Downmix Preferred Downmix Lt Rt Center Downmix Level Lt Rt Center Downmix Level Lt Rt Surround Downmix Level Lt Rt Surround Downmix Level Lo Ro Center Downmix Level Lo Ro Center Downmix Level Lo Ro Surround Dow...

Page 25: ...OLBY DIGITAL DOLBY E PCM PCM METADATA and AUX OUTPUT Dolby Digital This selection shows the Dolby Digital sub menu The sub menu items are AES CHANNEL SELECT STREAM SELECT LISTENING MODE DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL and PRO LOGIC DECODE AES Channel Select This option selects which AES channel within the selected channel pair to use as the source for the Decoder when the incoming data is configured in prof...

Page 26: ...rom the PCM sub menu Dolby E This selection shows the Dolby E sub menu This contains the decoder controls when a Dolby E bit stream is being decoded The sub menu item is DIALOGUE NORMALIZATION Dialogue Normalization This option controls the application of the dialogue normalization value from the the metadata to the main outputs The available options are DISABLE and ENABLE PCM This selection shows...

Page 27: ...ONO and MUTE The default selection is Lt Rt DRC Mode This option selects the DRC mode for the downmix output The available options are LINE MODE and RF MODE The default selection is LINE MODE Dolby E Program This option selects the which Dolby E program downmix to output on the auxiliary output port This is only valid when a Dolby E bitstream is being decoded The available options are PROGRAM 1 to...

Page 28: ...5 1 A 5 1 program L R C LFE Ls Rs 4 2 A four channel program L R C S and a stereo program 4 2 x 1 A four channel program L R C S and two mono programs 3 x 2 Three stereo programs 2 x 2 2 x 1 Two stereo programs and two mono programs 2 4 x 1 A stereo program and four mono programs 6 x 1 Six mono programs 4 A four channel program L R C S 2 2 Two stereo programs 2 2 x 1 A stereo program and two mono ...

Page 29: ...e Dolby E encoded bit stream The encoder can be set to encode in 16 or 20 bit When 16 bit is selected only 6 channels can be encoded restricting the program configuration selections If a program configuration is selected with more than 6 channels then 16 bit mode will not be available The available options are 20 BIT and 16 BIT Metadata This selection shows the Metadata sub menu It allows you to c...

Page 30: ...ing is ignored The available options are LAST USED INTERNAL and STOP ENCODING t 45 64 o 6TFT UIF MBTU SFDFJWFE FYUFSOBM NFUBEBUB WBMVFT t 5 3 o 6TFT UIF JOUFSOBM NFUBEBUB TFUUJOHT t 4501 0 o 5IF VOJU TUPQT UIF FODPEJOH QSPDFTT Metadata Source This option selects the source for the metadata parameters The available options are EXTERNAL and INTERNAL t 95 3 o 5IJT TFMFDUT UIF FYUFSOBM 34 NFUBEBUB JOQ...

Page 31: ...ted to come from either the decoder outputs or the de embedder block All selections are post level control Termination This selection shows the Termination sub menu The sub menu items are CHANNEL 1 2 CHANNEL 3 4 CHANNEL 5 6 CHANNEL 7 8 DOLBY OUTPUT and AUX Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Dolby Output and Aux These options selects the termination for each of the external digital audio connections The avail...

Page 32: ... event state is removed Event RB DEED8 This option sets the triggering event of the selected remote output The available options are NONE ENCODING ERROR EXTERNAL VANC METADATA ENCODING STOPPED t POF o P FWFOU USJHHFST UIF SFNPUF PVUQVU U SFNBJOT JO JU T OPSNBM TUBUF t ODPEJOH SSPS o 5IFSF JT BO FODPEJOH FSSPS 4VDI BT BO JOWBMJE NFUBEBUB TPVSDF PS incorrect frame rate selection t YUFSOBM FUBEBUB o ...

Page 33: ...connect any client connections to the unit and revert to the static network settings stored in the unit Static Settings These are the static network settings used when DHCP is not enabled Status Displays the current network address information currently in use by the unit along with the physical address of the network interface Factory Reset This menu selection is used to reset all control paramet...

Page 34: ...sword This is to restrict control write access to the unit to a single user While other users can connect to the same unit only one is allowed write access By default the user name is set to admin and the password is set to admin These can be changed by the drop down menu in the top right hand corner of the screen and are case sensitive NOTE Performing a factory reset on the unit will reset these ...

Page 35: ...ate the firmware click on the button labeled Update Firmware and then select the downloaded firmware file Firmware files will have an dwn extension A progress bar will appear in SCi indicating the progress of the update Once complete the unit will need to be powered off and on for the update to take effect Status Shows the status of the unit including the encoder video reference and metadata The e...

Page 36: ...e set via the front panel of the unit Selecting the CURRENT page displays the network address in use by the unit IP Address Displays the current IP address of the unit this is also displayed on the bottom of the screen If DHCP is enabled then this will normally be the IP address supplied by the DHCP server Subnet Mask Displays the current subnet mask for the unit Default gateway Displays the curre...

Page 37: ...tes at http www sonifex co uk technical software To update the firmware click on the button labeled Update Firmware and then select the downloaded firmware file Firmware files will have an dwn extension A progress bar will appear in SCi indicating the progress of the update Once complete the unit will need to be powered off and on for the update to take effect Status Shows the status of the unit i...

Page 38: ... use by the unit IP Address Displays the current IP address of the unit this is also displayed on the bottom of the screen If DHCP is enabled then this will normally be the IP address supplied by the DHCP server Subnet Mask Displays the current subnet mask for the unit Default gateway Displays the current default gateway for the unit MAC Address The unit s MAC address This cannot be changed Select...

Page 39: ... SCI 2 Encoder RB DEED8 Control Fig 2 4 RB DEED8 Encoder Control Screen These controls replicate those available from the ENCODER CONTROL menu via the front panel display For more information on these settings see the relevant section of the manual ...

Page 40: ...ndbook SCI SCI 2 Metadata Control Fig 2 5 RB DEED8 Encoder Meta Control Screen This page allows the setting of all the INTERNAL metadata settings including the professional metadata and consumer metadata for all of the available programs ...

Page 41: ...Encoder Meta Status Screen This status page displays the metadata currently in use by the encoder The professional metadata is display at the top with the program AC 3 metadata displayed in the lower box Use the program select drop down box to determine which program metadata is viewable ...

Page 42: ...SC I 2 Decoder RB DEDD8 Control These controls replicate those available from the DECODER CONTROL menu via the front panel display For more information on these settings see the relevant section of the manual Fig 2 7 RB DEDD8 Decoder Control Screen ...

Page 43: ... S CI SCI 2 PCM Metadata These controls replicate those available from the PCM METADATA menu via the front panel display For more information on these settings see the relevant section of the manual Fig 2 8 RB DEDD8 Decoder PCM Metadata Screen ...

Page 44: ...reams the professional metadata is display at the top with the program AC 3 metadata displayed in the lower box Use the program select drop down box to determine which program metadata is viewable For Dolby Digital bitstreams only the AC 3 metadata box is shown This page is not available when receiving a PCM bitstream Fig 2 9 RB DEDD8 Decoder Metadata Status Screen ...

Page 45: ...EED8 RB DEDD8 User Handbook 33 S CI SCI 2 Audio I O RB DEED8 This page controls the external audio For more information on these controls see the AUDIO I O section of the manual Fig 2 10 RB DEED8 Audio I O Screen ...

Page 46: ...ook SCI SC I 2 Audio I O RB DEDD8 These controls replicate those available from the AUDIO I O menu via the front panel display For more information on these settings see the relevant section of the manual Fig 2 11 RB DEDD8 Audio I O Screen ...

Page 47: ...inputs for the RB DEED8 or the decoder outputs for the RB DEDD8 Each channel can independently adjusted from 24dB through to 24dB in 0 5dB steps Selecting the LINK check box moves all the volume faders together in that group Double clicking the gain value will set that channel back to unity gain 0dB Fig 2 12 RB DEED8 Level Screen ...

Page 48: ...36 Redbox RB DEED8 RB DEDD8 User Handbook SCI SC I 2 Fig 2 13 RB DEDD8 Level Screen ...

Page 49: ...B DEDD8 User Handbook 37 S CI SCI 2 Remotes This page provides control over all the remote outputs in the unit For more information on these see the REMOTE OUTPUTS section of the manual Fig 2 14 RB DEED8 Remotes Screen ...

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