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Networked AoIP Broadcast Console

Designed and built in the U.S.A.

by the Wheatstone Corporation

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Page 1: ...1 Networked AoIP Broadcast Console Designed and built in the U S A by the Wheatstone Corporation ...

Page 2: ...e the use for the product to which it refers Wheatstone reserves the right without notice to make such changes in equipment design specifications components or documentation as progress may warrant improving the performance of the product Trademarks Product names and other appropriate trademarks e g WheatNet IP VoxPro PR E are registered trademarks of Wheatstone Corporation or its subsidiaries Mic...

Page 3: ... Locating the EMX Components 11 PR E Mix Engine Connections 12 EMX Power Up 14 Checking Out the EMX Features 14 PR E Mix Engine Signal Notes 17 Razor I O Interface Notes 19 3 PR E Apps and EMX Configuration 20 EMX Surface Setup App 20 PR E Navigator 32 PR E System Configuration Tool 44 Software Updates 45 4 EMX Board Operations and EMX Applications 46 5 EMX Service Information 59 Appendix A Creati...

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Page 5: ...Soft buttons A color OLED Organic Light Emitting Diode display shows the channel s source name and status it also lists the visible al ternate sources while selecting a new source and if enabled shows the settings for the Advanced Channel Features A 100 mm conductive plastic fader A large knob rotary Channel Encoder to select the channel source also allows access to the Advanced Channel Features M...

Page 6: ...ully FCC and CE certified The EMX console ships with a factory default configuration so it can be powered up and used straight out of the box These default settings are easily changed after console installation to configure the console for use in an on air studio a production room a newsroom or other application using the three Windows PC apps included with the console Chapter 3 covers using these...

Page 7: ...rol panel Each Quad Fader panel has four fader channels one channel strip is shown in Figure 1 4 each with a 100 mm conductive plastic fader for bus level control plus thirteen LED illuminated channel buttons for Channel Off Channel On Cue on off momentary Talkback TB Telco Auto FB Fold Back on off five bus assignment buttons Off Line PGM 1 PGM 2 PGM 3 and PGM 4 and three user assigned Soft button...

Page 8: ...gine Figure 1 6 This 1RU device has a built in 5 Port Gigabit switch two high quality low noise Mic Preamps with gain control and 48 volt phantom powering Signal Processing with EQ and dynamics applied on a fader channel basis eight routable audio inputs four analog and four AES four stereo audio outputs four analog and four AES outputting the same set of signals four stereo analog monitor outputs...

Page 9: ...ut THD Noise 0 00017 20 Hz 20 kHz 20 dB FSD Signal Format AES 3 S PDIF inputs only AES 3 Input Compliance 24 bit uses SRC to support incoming sample rates of 32 96 kHz 16 to 24 bit resolutions AES 3 Output Compliance 24 bit Output Sample Rate 44 1 or 48 kHz Processing Resolution 24 bit Surface Dimensions EMX 16 5 1 4 x 32 1 8 x 18 5 8 H W D EMX 16W 5 1 4 x 38 1 4 x 18 5 8 H W D EMX 20 5 1 4 x 38 3...

Page 10: ...lting from abuse careless use misuse improper installation electrical spikes or surges or alteration repair or service of the unit or equipment by anyone other than Wheatstone Corporation or its authorized dealer d This Warranty is void if the serial number has been removed altered or defaced e This Warranty DOES NOT cover loss or damage direct or indirect arising out of the use or inability to us...

Page 11: ...x Engine s mounting location is not constrained by cable length since it connects to the EMX Surface using one straight thru category cable customer supplied CAT5e or CAT6 cable which could extend up to 330 feet 100 meters This cable connects the Ethernet jack on the Surface to Port 4 on the PR E Mix Engine s rear panel Ethernet switch When locating the Surface Mix Engine and 1620 Supply avoid mou...

Page 12: ... rear of the supply If a redundant 1620 Supply and FSI DMX EMX Failsafe Interface are being installed connect the DC cable from the Surface to the DC OUT jack on the Failsafe Interface Connect the two short DC cables supplied with the FSI DMX EMX between the two DC IN connectors on the Failsafe Interface and the DC Out jacks on each 1620 Supply The two 1620 power supplies should connect to differe...

Page 13: ...sed All Mix Engine analog line level inputs and outputs are intended to connect balanced 4 dBu signals using only the plus and minus signals from the peripherals to connect to the and terminals on the RJ45 plugs as shown in Figure 2 4 on page 12 Unbalanced device outputs can directly connect to EMX analog inputs by connecting the low signal wires pin 2 ORG and or pin 6 GRN to GND on the unbalanced...

Page 14: ...ED remains lit power cycle the Mix Engine unplug the AC cord from the Mix Engine wait five seconds then plug the AC cord back in Figure 2 5 Mix Engine Front Panel Status LEDs If the red error LED lights up again after it restarts this would indicate a fault in the Mix Engine which requires service Contact Wheatstone technical support for assistance See Chapter 5 page 59 for information on obtainin...

Page 15: ...no and Stereo Make sure STEREO is shown then double click the encoder again Now Pan is shown above the white line Rotating the encoder now pans or balances the signal to the left or right of center Readjust the encoder so CENTER is shown then double click the encoder again Now the first eight channel displays switch to show the various EQ Dynamics control screens Each channel on the console can ha...

Page 16: ...or Control panel select PGM MONITOR 1 as the source for the Control Room The CR fader adjusts the level of the CR output Orange blue bar graphs in the left and middle monitor displays show the relative levels of the CR HDPN CUE and STU outputs Figure 2 9 The CR monitor output has a speaker icon upper bar graph in the left display Move the test output to the HDPN connector Its output level is adjus...

Page 17: ...d using PR E Navigator as either an input or an output See page 41 for details on assigning both LIO and SLIO logic ANALOG IN All analog inputs are designed for balanced 4 dBu signals but unbalanced 10 dBv signals can also be connected without needing a match box since each input has input gain trim balance settings in PR E Navigator Up to 18 dB of gain or trim can be applied to any input Inputs a...

Page 18: ...r remote will go live to air so that the board operator does not have to change any board settings to have the To Network return audio automatically switch from the OL bus to the PGM 1 bus Of course if the board operator needs to talk to the caller or remote while they are live they can press the TB button to override the PGM bus minus audio to talk to the caller or remote using the board operator...

Page 19: ...h in a larger PRE IP network On a Razor 16A sixteen RJ45 connectors are used for the analog inputs and outputs each carrying two analog signals stereo or dual mono The Razor 16A also has two built in mic preamps like the PR E Mix Engine so it also has two female XLR Mic Inputs and one Mics Out RJ45 jack which is connected to an Analog Input using a short CAT5 patch cord That input would then need ...

Page 20: ...one PR E folder EMX SURFACE SETUP APP The EMX Surface Setup app is used to configure the EMX Surface Double click its desktop icon shown at right to start the app The app opens displaying the Device Properties tab Figure 3 1 shows this tab and identifies the main features of the app including the two tabs and seven page tabs the page tab sections the Apply or Cancel and Save or Restore buttons and...

Page 21: ...o that the next time the Setup app is used it opens up showing your system information The empty System Info pane at the right side of the app window in Figure 3 2 will now be populated with the Source and Destination names as shown at right There will be no Salvos listed at this point but the Blades tab will show the PR E Mix Engine as Blade ID 1 with the default name of Blade01 Click the Device ...

Page 22: ... can be done to save a backup of the settings so you can recover all your settings if the Surface must be replaced It can also be used to clone a new Surface so it has the same settings as the current Surface so that you don t have to start setting up a new console from scratch But where this is really important is when there are multiple EMX consoles in one system Each console s settings can be s...

Page 23: ...rogram sources will automatically be reconnected in place of those alternate connections when the Mix Engine or Surface is rebooted or power cycled On Air Tallies The four on air tallies 1 4 are usually all checked even though typically only Tally 1 and Tally 2 are used to provide hot mic warning tallies for the Control Room and Studio Un checking a tally here means that the Studio 3 In Use and St...

Page 24: ...d to listed in white above the white line When Location Names is selected rotating the channel encoder first shows a list of Blade names Clicking a Blade name then shows all of the visible sources from that Blade To view signals on another Blade select locations to step back to the Blade list so another device can be selected Needless to say most users leave Source Names selected Talent Access Pag...

Page 25: ...end 1 when checked allows board operator access to the Auxiliary Send 1 bus controls When unchecked this feature is locked out from board operator access Allow AUX Send 2 when checked allows board operator access to the Auxiliary Send 2 bus controls When unchecked this feature is locked out from board operator access Timeout When any Advanced Channel Feature is active on a fader channel if no Surf...

Page 26: ...signal row both highlights that signal name and displays its current settings in the seven assignment sections on the right half of the page tab These assignments can then be edited as required Click Apply to transmit the updated settings to the Surface Clicking Apply should be done after every new signal is added or updated to ensure the Surface and the setup app get updated properly Default Sett...

Page 27: ...g the fader to full off turns the channel off and moving the fader away from full off turns the channel on When unchecked fader movement does not affect channel on off status This command is typically assigned the same for all sources although some users enable this feature for microphones Fader Cue This setting is similar to EFS in that fader movement affects the channel status When checked movin...

Page 28: ... on Tally 1 is typically used for the Control Room and Tally 2 is typically used for the Talk Studio Tallies 3 and 4 are available to trigger warning lights at two External locations with hot mics like an announce booth or a newsroom The four studio tally commands are labeled Studio 1 In Use up to Studio 4 In Use in PR E Navigator These commands are typically used to trigger LIO outputs on the Mix...

Page 29: ...when an external headphone amp is connected and there are cabinet mounted headphone jacks and level control for the board operator and guests In this case the Surface headphone jack would not be used since it would also be at a fixed level Buttons Page Tab The Buttons page tab is used to assign a function to the Soft Buttons on each fader channel and the Spare Buttons on the Monitor Control panel ...

Page 30: ...on as a momentary logic closure but in this case the LED is controlled by a logic input This setting could be used to create a profanity delay dump button with the LED indicating Delay status when unsafe the LED would be off delay rebuilding would blink the LED and it would be lit solid to indicate delay safe Take Preset 1 4 Sets the button to take Event 1 Event 4 No additional logic setup is requ...

Page 31: ...een by using a button panel by using PR E Navigator s Crosspoint grid or by using a salvo to set the bus minus to Telco connection But it can also be done automatically by creating Associated Connections for that Telco device so that no matter which fader it connects to it will always get the correct mix minus signal See page 35 about using Associated Connections with Telco devices Setting the Sou...

Page 32: ...he same name appearing on different devices If identical names are used they will still appear as separate entries in the list but we recommend using unique names if possible if only to make it easier for board operator s to select the correct source When unchecked sources are sorted and listed alphanumerically by their device The devices are listed in Blade ID number order PR E NAVIGATOR The PR E...

Page 33: ...tination so you can easily identify which signals will be connected if you click once on a crosspoint in the grid Clicking on a crosspoint adds an icon to indicate that connection is now active To disconnect a signal click on an active crosspoint to silence the destination on an audio connection or turn off the logic on a logic crosspoint As a safeguard to prevent accidental connections or disconn...

Page 34: ... make a connection empty is removed from the name indicating that Salvo is in use There is no Save Salvo button since the active Salvo is updated with each edit When you select a Salvo from the drop down list its connections are shown in the Salvo Edit Screen in read only mode The Details Dock also lists that Salvo s connections using their destination and source names To make further changes clic...

Page 35: ...s Figure 3 21 Associated Connections Tab A Triggering Connection is assigned by clicking Add in the Triggered Connections section of the tab This opens the Add Triggered Connection dialog box where a source and destination are selected In the example PHONE 1 taken on channel 12 on the EMX Surface Clicking OK adds that entry to the Triggered Connections list With a triggered connection highlighted ...

Page 36: ...files The default is Documents Wheatstone Navigator cfg Clicking the button opens up a save dialog box where the path can be changed Clicking the Default button restores the save folder to the default path The Backup System Configuration section allows all system settings to be backed up by clicking Backup A pop up warning box appears listing the filename which includes the date and time Clicking ...

Page 37: ...d and how the Blades they are on get listed in the grid The five check boxes at the bottom of the General section set how Source and Destination signal ID numbers are shown Use dotted Signal IDs rather than hexadecimal the overall look of the Navigator app Use Style Sheet whether 12 hour or 24 hour is used in Navigator Use 24 Hour Time how a crosspoint connection is made or broken Use CTRL click t...

Page 38: ...ting tool although you can get a good sense of network communications by observing the log as the system is in use The log saves a log file each day but the log is reset each time Navigator is started so if you want a complete log of operations we recommend keeping Navigator running on at least one PC connected to your PRE IP network so you have an on going log just in case you do run into problem...

Page 39: ...OUT These two signal names might be edited to MIC 1 and MIC 2 or to HOST and GUEST Any name of up to eight characters Input signals are edited using the Sources tab Figure 3 28 To see this tab click on the Mix Engine icon Blade01 in the System Dock then click the Sources tab Figure 3 28 Sources Tab To edit a name click on the name in the Source Signals section of the tab then type in a new name of...

Page 40: ...ach Alias is associated with a specific source or destination each Alias is treated as a completely new signal by the EMX Surface Setup app This means you have to add Aliases to the channel Visibilities lists and assign the same VDip settings as shown on page 26 as you assigned to their original sources especially settings like CR Studio and Cue mutes and studio tally settings Level Balance Contro...

Page 41: ...to unbalanced transformer to connect any Blade s analog output to an unbalanced device Assigning Logic Every Blade has six LIO Logic Inputs or Outputs on each RJ45 Logic jack on the Mix Engine Razor I O Interfaces and M4IP USB Blades These LIO connections are used to connect legacy devices using hardware GPIO General Purpose Input Output logic like Henry Superelays CD players hot mic arm LEDs etc ...

Page 42: ...estination is then connected to a Spare button using the crosspoint grid so it triggers the outgoing logic and or lights up following incoming logic A Spare button can also be set to make a momentary connection or to fire a salvo using the Blade LIO Info tab Figure 3 32 The five Spare buttons are listed under Surface 1 Spares Spare Btn 1 Spare Btn 5 Spare Btn 5 is typically set as a momentary talk...

Page 43: ... MIC 1 is connected to TelRec A PHONE 1 is connected to TelRec B and the Telco Mix is connected to the VoxPro output These same Associated Connections can be assigned to other fader channels so that Phone 1 can be taken on several channels while always having the correct mix minus signal for the caller and the correct Telco Mix signal for the VoxPro Figure 3 35 Associated Connection Dialog Boxes A...

Page 44: ...on in the upper left to rescan the network If no devices appear in the Orphan column or in any Group click the Settings button the gear icon to open the app s Settings window Click the Network Interface tab and select the NIC that s connected to the EMX system If it is changed you must restart the app An Orphan can be click dragged from the Orphan column into an existing group used when adding a n...

Page 45: ...urface is rebooted but of course no Surface controls will be available during the 45 seconds or so it takes the Surface to complete rebooting and be ready for use again Note The PGM buses and monitor outputs may momentarily duck or change levels as the Surface regains control after rebooting Figure 3 40 EMX Surface Code Version and Update options Engine Razor Code Update The PR E Mix Engine and Ra...

Page 46: ...arge knob at the top of each fader channel or by pressing a Soft Button which has been pre set to take that channel s Hot Source Sources can automatically be taken on multiple channels by taking a console Event or by taking a console Salvo that s assigned to one of the Spare buttons on the Monitor Control panel The channel s current source is shown in green in the middle of the Channel Display det...

Page 47: ... Line bus is covered in more detail in the Caller Remote Operation section on page 49 In on air studios PGM 1 is typically used to create the live to air signal Thus all channels assigned to PGM 1 turned on and potted up will feed the transmitter PGM 2 can be used to create a network or an internet stream feed that requires alternate program elements from what s going out over the air PGM 3 and PG...

Page 48: ...isplay shows the source connected to that channel in green letters in the middle of the display BLO1MIC1 is the source name for the channel shown in Figure 4 4 If there is no source connected to the channel NoSource is shown in green The area above the white line in the display is used to indicate that Advanced Channel Features are active on the channel If EQ is shown then equalization is active I...

Page 49: ... case their mics can also be assigned to the Off Line bus When a caller or remote is the source on a fader channel the TB Talkback and Auto FB Automatic Foldback buttons become active TB Talkback Press hold the TB button to momentarily talk to the caller or remote regardless of whether its return audio is the Off Line bus or a PGM bus While TB is pressed the bus audio that s being returned to the ...

Page 50: ...below Full Scale with the lowest displayed level 60 at the left end and the maximum signal level 0 at the right end of the meter The meter LED colors indicate relative volumes From 60 to 20 the LEDs are green very safe levels with no chance of signal overload Typically the average level bar graph covers most or all of the green LEDs The 20 to 8 levels use orange LEDs to indicate safe peak levels T...

Page 51: ...ones Its level is shown in the lower bar graph with the headphone icon in the CR display Note The board operator headphones plug into a recessed 1 4 TRS jack in the Surface s right side panel CR Display The CR display Figure 4 8 shows the date above the white line and the current CR monitor source below the white line If the monitor source name is green it indicates that it s a source on a CR moni...

Page 52: ...e same type of functions as the other four Spare buttons Studio Display This display Figure 4 9 on page 51 shows the time above the white line and the current studio monitor source below the white line If the monitor source name is green it indicates that it s a source selected by a studio monitor select button that button is also lit If the monitor name is red it indicates an on the fly monitor s...

Page 53: ... event name Press Save again to save the current console settings to the highlighted event overwriting any previously saved event The saved event name is then shown in the Meter Display Note The Save and Take functions auto cancel after 20 seconds if no event controls are subsequently touched If the Save button is pressed but does not light that indicates it s been locked out from board operator u...

Page 54: ...a live signal from Center toward being only on the left channel Left 100 or toward only being on the right channel Right 100 Once the pan is adjusted double clicking the channel encoder saves that setting and either moves to the next enabled channel feature or returns to the normal channel display if no other channel features are enabled EQ Dynamics When EQ Dynamics is enabled along with Mode and ...

Page 55: ...d The frequency range is 16 Hz up to 500 Hz Any audio below the selected frequency gets rolled off at 24 dB per octave Audio above the selected frequency is not affected The HPF is commonly used to remove low frequency rumble and sounds emitted by air conditioners AC line hum nearby traffic footsteps cabinet noises being picked up by the mic arms etc Adjusting the channel encoder for the channel w...

Page 56: ...ed to the audio when the audio level drops below the threshold setting At 0 0 dB no ducking or dimming of the audio occurs Settings of 10 25 dB cause noticeable signal level ducking while the highest settings 25 40 dB can be used to create an audio gate to virtually mute the audio once its level goes below the threshold setting Compressor Functions The Compressor controls Figure 4 18 are used to c...

Page 57: ...ave local commercial spots and liners It may also require adding special signal tones or other logic Creating this secondary network is easily done by using PGM 1 as your main broadcast output and PGM 2 as your network feed As long as the media server channels are setup to consolidate local spots and station liners on particular channels then those faders can be unassigned from PGM 2 whereas the n...

Page 58: ...on the caller remote channel to give them cues like a break is coming up Since this interrupts their return audio using TB when live should be used sparingly RAZOR I O INTERFACE Razor I O Interfaces are 1RU rack mount devices installed in the studio and or TOC Technical Operations Center to connect peripheral equipment with the EMX console or PRE IP network Each Razor has eight stereo inputs and e...

Page 59: ...additional handling fees Contact Wheatstone PR E Technical Support to request an RA number or for installation and other technical support for the EMX console by calling 252 638 7000 or emailing techsupport wheatstone com Table 5 1 EMX Field Service Parts EMX Accessories Wheatstone Item Description 007491 FSI DMX EMX DC Power Coupler for redundant powering of a DMX or EMX Surface 007549 DC Cable f...

Page 60: ...er chassis A headphone cable extends from that jack to a keyed 3 terminal Phoenix connector CT21 on the host board The upper rear cover on the meter bridge will need to be removed 1 Phillips screws to access that connector On an EMX Surface with one blank panel remove that panel or the accessory panel and the Monitor Control panel to access the jack The Monitor Control panel will not need to be un...

Page 61: ...PC using the Netgear ProSafe Plus Utility V2 7 2 or later You can also view the switch settings on a stand alone EMX using a web browser on the admin PC Enter 192 168 87 239 the IP address assigned to each switch at the factory into the search bar A log in window appears Figure A 1 The default password is password After entering that password the System Management page is displayed Figure A 2 whic...

Page 62: ...er the years but their model numbers change on a regular basis so it s best to visit the Wheatstone web site or call Wheatstone tech support to get a list of the currently recommended model numbers One current Cisco switch as of June 2018 we can recommend is the SG 300 series of layer 3 managed switches Models with eight ports up to 48 ports are available Any of these can be used to create the PRE...

Page 63: ... and server noise is not an issue KVM IP extenders are available from various vendors like ADDERLink https us adder com en kvm solutions extenders that allow a single category cable to directly connect a server to a monitor keyboard and mouse in a studio using cable runs of up to 160 feet 48 meters Signal Connection Control Most users have several types of codecs which will typically be shared bet...

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