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LINGUA IR COMPONENTS

A Lingua IR setup consists of four elements: the transmitter, radiators, receivers and

a charging case. This chapter will describe these hardware components together

with how you can use these components to match your needs.

Summary of Contents for LINGUA IR

Page 1: ...conference LINGUA IR USER INSTALLATION GUIDE from BRAMSHAW ICS CONFERENCE COMMUNICATIONS www bramshawics com t 1800 507 557...

Page 2: ...nual have made every effort in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information However the information in this manual is supplied without warranty either express or implied Neit...

Page 3: ...batteries 16 Power connections 18 Lingua IR Components Lingua IR Transmitter 21 Overview 21 Transmitter status LED meaning 22 Reset the Lingua IR transmitter 22 Lingua IR Radiator 24 Overview 24 Radi...

Page 4: ...Attach Lingua RAD mount to the wall 46 Prepare radiator for mounting 47 Adjust orientation of mount 49 Remove from mount 49 50 Couple Lingua IR components 51 Introduction 51 Couple transmitter and rad...

Page 5: ...nality 75 Delay line compensation 76 Select infrared bands 79 Infrared band gains 80 Test the Lingua IR system 81 Configure the Test tone 81 Configure the front panel headphones 81 General Transmitter...

Page 6: ...INTRODUCTION This chapter will give you a short introduction to this manualand a general description of the Lingua IR and its functionalities...

Page 7: ...able to some situations This is a tip A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful This indicates that something is v...

Page 8: ...he following products Product Version Lingua RAD_H 71 98 0220 and 71 98 0223 1 0 Lingua T 71 98 0215 1 0 Lingua R6 71 98 0205 Lingua R12 71 98 0206 Lingua R40 71 98 0208 1 0 Lingua CHC 71 98 0235 1 0...

Page 9: ...radiator will then send the audio signal as infrared radiation to the receivers present in the room These will then convert the radiation back into an audio signal Finally with the receiver the partic...

Page 10: ...els however additional licenses are available to transmit 12 Lingua L12 or 40 channels Lingua L40 Lingua RAD_H radiator distributes the signal throughout the conference venue Lingua Rx receiver allows...

Page 11: ...SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This chapter describes all safety instructions needed to use the Lingua IR system Read this before using the equipement...

Page 12: ...003 du Canada This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable prot...

Page 13: ...ing to Ordinance concerning Technical Regulations Conformity Certification etc of Specified Radio Equipment Article 2 clause 1 item 19 3 Approval No 202WW10120791 2 202XW10120791 2 This device should...

Page 14: ...or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manu...

Page 15: ...ct 19 Inflammable and Explosive Substance Avoid using this product where there are gases and also where there are inflammable and explosive substances in the immediate vicinity 20 Heavy Shock or Vibra...

Page 16: ...equirements for the grounding electrode 26 Eye exposure Beware of permanent eye damage due to the infrared radiation Permanent exposure is allowed at a distance of 50 cm E 100 W m limit according to I...

Page 17: ...not put the battery into a microwave oven dryer or high pressure container Do not use or assemble the battery with other makers batteries different types and or models of batteries such as dry batteri...

Page 18: ...specification Cut off Voltage of discharging must be over 2 5V OTHERS Before using the battery or charging case read the user manual and precaution of it s handling Replace the battery when using tim...

Page 19: ...tructions in the literature accompanying the appliance To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture Do not open the cabinet refer servicing to qualifie...

Page 20: ...A Lingua IR setup consists of four elements the transmitter radiators receivers and a charging case This chapter will describe these hardware components together with how you can use these components...

Page 21: ...R transmitter on the next page for more information 5 Mains connection with fuse and spare fuse 6 On Off switch 7 Dante signal input interface to connect the transmitter to a conference system The pri...

Page 22: ...changes to red approximately 10 seconds After you release the reset button the transmitter will reboot with the default network settings FACTORY RESET When you perform a factory reset you reset netwo...

Page 23: ...Figure 1 3 The transmitter web server in fallback mode LINGUA IR TRANSMITTER 23...

Page 24: ...Lingua IR radiator 1 Status LED consists of three multicolor LED lights that show the radiator status and other radiator related information 2 Infrared LEDs the LED lights that transmit the IR signal...

Page 25: ...ignal by increasing the power level The following power levels are available Power level Description Power off No power Reduced power Power at 33 of its maximum capacity Normal power Power at 66 of it...

Page 26: ...LED red Temperature error All IR LEDs are forced to power off Left LED green No temperature error less than three IR diode lines defective Left LED orange Three or more IR diode lines defective Board...

Page 27: ...adphone the receiver automatically switches on Overview Figure 1 5 The Lingua IR receivers 1 Volume control Use the up or down buttons to adjust the volume accordingly 2 Channel selector press the up...

Page 28: ...combinations are possible For application bootloader VHDL and hardware version press and hold the top buttons on each side of the receiver and plug in the headphone For logging press and hold the top...

Page 29: ...ith fuel gauge of battery it is notpossible to see the battery life of the receiver Remove the battery and insert it gain to solve the problem Plug in the headphone The emergency signal is being broad...

Page 30: ...p through You can daisy chain up to three charging cases when using 125V or maximum of six for 230V 3 Status LED shows the status of the Lingua IR charging case 4 Reset button different reset options...

Page 31: ...e receiver is updating Red Indicates that there is something wrong with the receiver go to the receiver web server to see the type of error Reset The Lingua IR Charging Case There is a reset button on...

Page 32: ...LED turns blue Release the reset button to reboot the charging case in fallback mode In fallback mode the web server will have reduced functionalities You are only able to upload an update file After...

Page 33: ...pter describes how to set up the installation of the Lingua IR system before you can physically install it You will find more information on the technical details of the different components and how t...

Page 34: ...g Elements SENSITIVITY OF THE RECEIVER The positioning of the receiver relative to the radiator s has an effect on how efficiently you will receive a signal For maximum sensitivity aim the back side o...

Page 35: ...nder the infrared signal This also applies to people the radiation will not pass through people Therefore you should position enough radiators at the correct locations inside the venue for optimal cov...

Page 36: ...rint The position of the radiator is determined by the following parameters The x position in the room The y position in the room The height of the mounted radiator The vertical angle how the radiator...

Page 37: ...prints of the different radiators can overlap If these radiators are connected to the transmitter with cables having different lengths then the signal will reach the radiators at a different time This...

Page 38: ...calculator tool You can find the calculator on Sharefile in the folder TCS Marketing Public Technical Documentation Calculators In the first example all seats are pointing towards the stage in the sa...

Page 39: ...ry corner of the room Figure 1 13 Position of the radiators in a concentrically organized room In case of rooms with a balcony an additional radiator needs to be present under the balcony to ensure th...

Page 40: ...gua IR Transmitter RADIATOR Lingua RAD_H Aladdin RAD Bosch RAD Automatic delay line compensation No automatic delay line compensation No automatic delay line compensation Do not mix radiators from dif...

Page 41: ...ble length and use equal cables lengths No delay line compensation minimize cable length and use equal cables lengths No delay line compensation minimize cable length and use equal cables lengths Do n...

Page 42: ...eck if all seats have reception Click Draw canvas to visualize the room Select the number of channels B because this can significantly affect the footprint of the radiators Then add the radiators to t...

Page 43: ...hen you change one of the parameters you need to click Calculate coverage again to update the footprints The visualization D shows all radiators and the direction of the radiation they emit In this vi...

Page 44: ...et up and install the Lingua IR system Here you can find all technical details needed to correctly install all Lingua IR components Make sure to read the safety instructions before installing the syst...

Page 45: ...r tool After mounting you will still need to test the coverage of the transmitter using the Lingua IR receivers Lingua RAD Mount Specifications Televic Conference also provides a radiator mount This i...

Page 46: ...t E to mark and drill two 1 8 x 2 1 2 holes in wall at desired mounting location See Figure 1 18 4 Use two 1 4 2 1 2 hex head lag screws F and two 1 4 washers G to install wall bracket E onto wall Ove...

Page 47: ...o the wall you first need to remove the faceplate from the mount and attach it to the radiator Follow the instructions below to prepare the radiator 1 Remove quick release faceplate from mount by pull...

Page 48: ...faceplate and into the mounting holes on the radiator See Figure 1 20 B x 4 Quick Release Faceplate 3 Figure 1 20 Attach faceplate to radiator 4 Position radiator with faceplate attached above mount...

Page 49: ...ension screws to change pivot adjustment tension See Figure 1 22 Pitch Pivot Point Tension Tension 1 3 Figure 1 22 How to change the orientation of the Lingua RAD mount Remove From Mount Remove the ra...

Page 50: ...Quick Release Tab Figure 1 23 How to release the radiator from the RAD mount MOUNT THE RADIATORS 50...

Page 51: ...ors on one port a total of 80 radiators per transmitter The total cable length per port should not exceed 1 km You also have the option to use multiple transmitters in one system To connect the differ...

Page 52: ...vers One option is to use the audio from your Plixus conference system In a typical conference setup some delegates have a microphone and can join the discussion others are passive participants that c...

Page 53: ...onnect the analog systems to the break in converter and then connect Dante to the Lingua IR system Connect To An Emergency Signal To connect the transmitter to an emergency signal system connect a swi...

Page 54: ...DANGER Figure 1 26 Where to connect an external audio system COUPLE LINGUA IR COMPONENTS 54...

Page 55: ...om the receiver 4 Insert the new battery with the text and the front of the receiver facing the same way 5 Reattach the bottom of the receiver and tighten the screws conference CAUTION DO NOT INCINERA...

Page 56: ...four hours and not used daily Remove the battery after three years For high frequency usage receivers are used over six hours per day and almost daily Change batteries when the battery life of the rec...

Page 57: ...able when your setup has 11 languages or less When you connect the Lingua IR transmitter to another conference system with Dante you need to configure some settings before you can use the system To co...

Page 58: ...assign itself an address using link local protocols in the same way PCs and printers often do Configure Dante Routing Once the Dante devices are connected you need to route the Dante channels from yo...

Page 59: ...gure up to 11 languages If your setup requires more than 11 languages you need CoCon Interpretation and CoCon Audio Routing to configure the languages that will be available on the Dante channels Use...

Page 60: ...area that is not covered by the footprint of the radiator Another reason is the presence of objects between the radiator and the receiver that block the infrared radiation This could be structural el...

Page 61: ...her systems using infrared at certain frequencies can disturb the reception of the receivers Disable the bands that can experience interference using the web server See for more information TEST RADIA...

Page 62: ...CONFIGURATION This chapter describes how to configure the Lingua IR system using the Lingua IR web server...

Page 63: ...t mask that can access the IP address of the engine The default IP address of the transmitter is 192 168 0 140 and of charging case 192 168 0 150 which means the computer should have an IP address tha...

Page 64: ...3 Click Change adapter settings in the menu on the left 4 Right click the Local Area Connection and select Properties CONFIGURE IP SETTINGS 64...

Page 65: ...of the transmitter and charging case for example 192 168 0 26 Fill in 255 255 255 0 as subnet mask When you use mulyiple networks on your computer for example when your computer is connected to the I...

Page 66: ...Change IP Settings In MacOS 1 Go to the Apple Menu and select System Preferences 2 Select Network from the menu CONFIGURE IP SETTINGS 66...

Page 67: ...3 Click the Advanced button 4 Select TCP IP in the menu on top 5 Change Configure IPv4 to Manually CONFIGURE IP SETTINGS 67...

Page 68: ...6 Enter an IP address in the range of the engine for example 192 168 0 25 Fill in 255 255 255 0 as subnet mask 7 Click OK CONFIGURE IP SETTINGS 68...

Page 69: ...rk settings as described in Configure IP settings on page 63 Figure 3 1 The main menu of the Lingua IR transmitter web server The Home Screen The Home screen is the landing page of the transmitter Thi...

Page 70: ...he audio on all channels wit a test tone Radiator LEDs Switch the radiator status LEDs on or off The following network information is displayed Setting Description IP address The IP address of the tra...

Page 71: ...t channels AUX IN L volume Set the volume of the AUX IN L audio AUX IN R volume Set the volume of the AUX IN R audio Figure 4 1 Transmitter audio settings part one Configure Dante Input Gain Settings...

Page 72: ...guration Figure 4 2 Transmitter audio settings part two Beware that you cannot add more channels than specified in your license Import Export Audio Configuration It is possible to import and export au...

Page 73: ...AC address The MAC address of the transmitter IP address The IP address to access the transmitter the default value is 192 168 0 140 When you change the IP address of the transmitter the page automati...

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Page 75: ...LEDs of the radiators can be switched during a meeting Figure 6 1 The Radiator page You can also select the information the LEDs display This is convenient when setting up the system To change the LED...

Page 76: ...rmal power and three is boost power For more information on power levels see Lingua Radiator on page 1 Current radiator temperature LED 2 and 3 show the current temperature of the radiator LED 2 shows...

Page 77: ...t radiator is the one which has the longest cable between the transmitter and the radiator Radiator 2 Radiator 1 Enhanced Signal 1 2 Figure 6 3 After delay line compensation the radiator halts the tra...

Page 78: ...is value 2 Click Save nominal velocity of propagation 3 Click Open initialization to configure the delay line compensation 4 To start the calibration click Start automatic calibration A progress icon...

Page 79: ...23 it is not possible to change the power level it is greyed out These radiators are indicated by an asterisk Select Infrared Bands When you use infrared sometimes interference from other systems usin...

Page 80: ...acteristics In case of high channel counts 12 audio channels this will ensure that equal reception for all audio channels When your system contains third party equipment or you want to finetune the in...

Page 81: ...e on the Monitor page Figure 7 1 The Monitor page Configure The Front Panel Headphones On the transmitter it is possible to check the input of every Dante channel and the AUX input To hear the input p...

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Page 83: ...address and the serial number of the transmitter Next to this information you can also see which versions are running on the transmitter Manage Transmitter Licenses There are two different licenses av...

Page 84: ...the infrared system of the other room The system configuration file contains the network settings the radiator settings and the audio settings Click Export current configuration to export the configur...

Page 85: ...the file then click Start update During update you can monitor the progress on the page Figure 9 1 The Update page On the update page you can find all versions related to the transmitter The software...

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Page 87: ...different pages using the main menu The default IP address of the transmitter web server is 192 168 0 150 To be able to access the web server configure your network settings as described in Configure...

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Page 89: ...MAC address The MAC address of the charging case IP address The IP address to access the transmitter the default value is 192 168 0 150 When you change the IP address of the charging case the page aut...

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Page 91: ...rent states of the receivers Color Meaning Green Receiver fully charged and no errors Light green The receiver is updating Red Error with receiver Depending on the error different actions are possible...

Page 92: ...from the Televic Conference website https www televic conference com en lingua ir software updates Open the file and start the upload on the Update page When the upload is complete you can start the u...

Page 93: ...default address Serial number The serial number of the charging case Software version The version of the web server DOWNLOAD LOG ARCHIVE For troubleshooting purposes it is interesting to have the log...

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Page 95: ...conference com en lingua ir software updates Then click Load file on the Update page and select the file then click Start update During update you can monitor the progress on the Update page Figure 14...

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