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iVAM1-3

1RU Multi-Channel Audio Video Monitor

User Guide

Part Number 821830, Revision B

Summary of Contents for 8121-0100

Page 1: ...iVAM1 3 1RU Multi Channel Audio Video Monitor User Guide Part Number 821830 Revision B...

Page 2: ...ss or implied with respect to software documentation their quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event will Wohler Technologies Inc be liable for direct indirec...

Page 3: ...8 Compliance 8 FCC 8 ICES 003 8 CHAPTER 2 Local Operation 9 Operation 9 Startup 9 Front Panel 9 Rear Panel 11 SFP 2022 6 SFP 2110 Address Setup 15 Channel Meters and Touch Operations 16 Video Screen 1...

Page 4: ...AES outputs 67 How do I have a downmixed pre fade output on AES Pair 1 combined with a post fade output on the Analog XLRs 67 How do I make the XLR outputs follow the Audio Meter screen solos mutes wh...

Page 5: ...5 Device Lock 97 Dante Firmware Upgrades 98 Additional Information 98 DanteTM Legal Disclosures 98 APPENDIX D Ravenna ZMAN Setup 99 Introduction 99 What is in the iVAM1 3 for Ravenna 99 RAVENNA Compat...

Page 6: ...APIs for remote management Setups are created and configured using local menus and a web browser over a network connection to the integral web server of the iVAM1 3 The web server will also allow you...

Page 7: ...2 Sides 1 75 Top and Bottom if either radiates heat 0 Top and Bottom if no heat Heat Dissipation The ambient temperature inside the mounting enclosure should not exceed 40 Celsius 104 Fahrenheit Adjac...

Page 8: ...e of shielded cable however satisfactory results can sometimes be obtained without it The internal circuitry ground is connected to the chassis Power The unit connects to an AC mains power source 100...

Page 9: ...its startup the Status indicator will turn green Depending upon optional settings all channel pairs will either be in the muted condition or set in a predetermined way You may then use the Source and...

Page 10: ...control right or left selects between the available licensed input sources The selected Source input is displayed at the top of the Audio Meter screen as follows Pressing the Source control selects b...

Page 11: ...ort can connect to either a LAN or to a PC to let you perform administrative tasks remotely The Wohler Web GUI is described in Chapter 4 of this manual Third party equipment connecting to the iVAM1 3...

Page 12: ...r Pinout 8 AES Outputs This HD 15F connector provides 4 AES3id digital audio pairs 8 channels at a 48 kHz sample rate from selected monitored sources Refer to Figure 2 3 for the pinout of this connect...

Page 13: ...uses Multi Mode 850 NM LC fiber connectors It allows the iVAM1 3 to monitor SDI audio transmitted in real time over Ethernet You must use the emSET configuration software to set up this option It is...

Page 14: ...Tascam cables may be used and can be purchased by contacting Wohler Sales Refer to Figure 2 6 for the pinout of this connector Note PCM channels marked as data channels such as those containing encod...

Page 15: ...modules monitor program audio created from distinctly different technologies both are connected to the network in the same way and have the same requirements for addressing Figure 2 7 illustrates the...

Page 16: ...3 10 9 S t e r e o B 12 11 Channel Identifiers Channel Cluster Loudness Touch Selection Area 8 7 SDI 1 Loudness Reading Loudness Cluster Marker LKFS M 20 5 1 Channel Identifiers Above the level meters...

Page 17: ...ox Muting and un muting by touching is an alternate action function b Solo Selector Touch for two seconds any channel pair you would like to solo A blue box will then surround the pair and that will b...

Page 18: ...een optioned to disappear after 5 or 10 seconds and you wish them to reappear simply touch the video screen Dolby Zoom Screen Dolby Zoom is a very powerful analysis tool Much as a camera lens can zoom...

Page 19: ...am 3 Program 5 60 P 2 M o n o P 3 M o n o P 4 M o n o P 5 M o n o P 6 M o n o P 7 M o n o P 8 M o n o When the Dolby Zoom screen appears the speakers will automatically begin monitoring the downmix au...

Page 20: ...ss Menu System Details Screen Main Menu Loudness Menu Preset Favorites Unit Settings Speaker Options Screen Network Settings Screen Factory Reset Screen Source Selection Screen Unit Settings Speaker O...

Page 21: ...re 2 13 Figure 2 13 Loudness Menu Screen Loudness Meter Touch the Loudness Meter button on the Loudness Menu screen to reach the Loudness Meter Screen The Loudness Meter Screen is a more detailed view...

Page 22: ...as well as on the meter in the center At the base of the meter in the center one of three indications appears 1 LU M This means that the Loudness Window is set to Momentary 2 LU S This means that the...

Page 23: ...et the gathered loudness data and begin a new reading From a paused condition data will not reset as monitoring is resumed 3 Pause The Pause button will temporarily stop or continue gathering loudness...

Page 24: ...he Tolerance amount 2 Under The Alarm indication will only appear when Loudness is below the Reference Level by the Tolerance amount 3 Both The Alarm indication will only appear when Loudness has exce...

Page 25: ...licensed and therefore nonfunctional These sources are shown in a gray color To license these sources so that they may be used contact Wohler Technologies Figure 2 16 shows the Source Select Menu Figu...

Page 26: ...SFP Menu XLR DB25 Back Analog Menu AoIP CH 1 16 AoIP CH 33 48 AoIP CH 17 32 AoIP CH 49 64 Back AoIP Back Valid license is required This selection requires a license from Wohler to enable Please call...

Page 27: ...in the Menu In addition to the menu access described in the following two sections the Source control can be used to directly select any Preset or any Favorite Preset Refer to the Source Knob Select...

Page 28: ...y the metering screen will display the channels contained in that source To return to the All Presets Group Selection screen instead touch the Groups button To return to the Menu without making a sele...

Page 29: ...nt to separate out from the possibly many other Presets in the system The Preset Favorites screen is shown in Figure 2 21 Figure 2 21 Preset Favorites Screen In this screen the currently selected Pres...

Page 30: ...ction on the Main Menu screen proceeds to the Unit Settings Menu which contains additional menu selections The Unit Settings Menu is shown in Figure 2 23 This is an intermediary menu which leads to ot...

Page 31: ...ring high pitched sounds out of the mix The control can be touched and moved left or right to adjust in 2 dB increments After touching the Treble control the Channel knob can also be turned to make th...

Page 32: ...l be applied to the audio meters Figure 2 25 Meter Scales Screen The controls function as follows 1 Scale This meter scales standard to be used when displaying audio levels A choice of seven scales is...

Page 33: ...g Segment Not Displayed When you have made your choices touch Save to retain them Touch Back or Meters to exit this screen Default Color Bounds Default Ballistics Scale Bottom Limit Top Limit Default...

Page 34: ...ormation is displayed for 5 seconds after the video screen is selected and then it disappears d 10 Secs The video information is displayed for 10 seconds after the video screen is selected and then it...

Page 35: ...tering Screen Generally it is useful to monitor the relative phase of stereo pairs However sometimes each channel of a pair is unrelated to each other This can be because the channels are used to conv...

Page 36: ...cation Data EDID to disclose their capabilities to the video source The iVAM1 3 can use this information to ensure its compatibility with the HDMI Monitor If you decide that you do not want the iVAM1...

Page 37: ...ails Menu Touch Menu to exit this menu Network Settings Touch the Network Settings selection on the System Options Menu displays the Network Settings menu as shown in Figure 2 31 This screen lets you...

Page 38: ...ange from a static fixed to a dynamic DHCP network address touch the DHCP button The screen will change as shown in Figure 2 33 To change back to a static fixed network address touch the DHCP button a...

Page 39: ...stem Reboot function should be used with a bit of forethought It puts the system out of service for several minutes while it is rebooting Figure 2 34 System Reboot If you have any doubt as to whether...

Page 40: ...ware locally from the iVAM1 3 front panel follow the procedure in the Local Update from the Front Panel section of Appendix A Figure 2 35 System Update Screen System Update There is no USB mounted Sof...

Page 41: ...se the Wohler Web GUI to reprogram everything from the start Figure 2 36 Factory Reset Note Factory Reset will also reset your IP address to the default one After a Factory Reset the IP Settings will...

Page 42: ...he System Details screen as shown in Figure 2 37 This screen lets you view the product Serial Number Software Version and various other information Figure 2 37 System Details Screen The information sh...

Page 43: ...of AES BBC DIN EBU EXTVU NORDIC or VU Sample Rate 48kHz De Multiplexing 16 channels from 16 channel SD HD 3G SDI 64 channel AES10 MADI SDI Inputs Outputs 2 SDI Inputs and 1 SDI Output Optional Single...

Page 44: ...log Outputs Stereo XLR 3 Male balanced 28 dBU max Analog I O Multi channel 8 Balanced Input Channels and 8 Balanced Output Channels on 2 x DB25F optional Analog Output Frequency Response 40 Hz to 20 k...

Page 45: ...ET to configure SFP SFP 2110 829086 SMTPE 2110 receiver Multi Mode 850 NM LC fiber connectors SFP module with software activation key Use emSET to configure SFP SFP 2110 2022 6 829087 SMTPE 2110 or 20...

Page 46: ...Enable monitoring of 8 Analog channels on DB 25 TOSLINK included OPT DANTE iVAM 829172 Enable decoding and monitoring of DanteTM input streams Includes AoIP card Enables 2 x RJ 45 ports for 2022 7 sup...

Page 47: ...r 2 8 8 HDMI Output Video from SDI 1 2 or SFP AoIP Option Card Dante Ravenna 2110 30 Analog Option Card 8 Balanced Inputs 8 Balanced Outputs Toslink SPDIF Channel Balance Center Volume Mute Source Mon...

Page 48: ...lling making operation challenging The Chrome web browser is recommended for speed and compatibility First Time IP Assignments The iVAM1 3 can operate with a static fixed or dynamic DHCP IPv4 address...

Page 49: ...ular network Immediately after the host setup is complete change the iVAM1 3 s address Make the corresponding address mask and gateway changes in the iVAM1 3 Network Setup page Refer to the Network Se...

Page 50: ...usually be 255 255 255 0 unless your network can work across multiple subnets 4 Gateway Address This should usually be the same domain and subnet address numbers as the IP Address but with the last oc...

Page 51: ...ft side The Dashboard page shows all of the available Preset configurations at a glance The iVAM1 3 allows you to assign Presets to particular groups In Figure 4 3 two groups Operator 1 and Operator 2...

Page 52: ...n the upper right of the screen This enables you to see the total number of Groups Presets and Favorite Presets in the iVAM1 3 Use the button as shown in Figure 4 4 to toggle between Favorite Presets...

Page 53: ...or a Preset are 1 Delete Remove the Preset from the system Do Not delete the currently active Preset 2 Rename Rename the Preset but keep all of its other characteristics 3 Make Favorite Make this Pres...

Page 54: ...4 Figure 4 6 Dashboard Group Edit The Edit options for a Group are as follows 1 Delete Delete the Group and all of the Presets it contains 2 Rename Rename the Group but keep all of its other character...

Page 55: ...eters to remotely display the audio meters of the iVAM1 3 This display is shown in Figure 4 7 Also displayed is the name of the source that the meters are displaying In Figure 4 7 this is SDI BNC 1 Fi...

Page 56: ...is made as to whether an alarm should be displayed 3 LRA Window This is a moving window of time over which the loudness measurement is made 4 Default Cluster When a Metering Screen is entered this is...

Page 57: ...ed making the settings click Apply to save them or click Cancel to discard them Phase Indicator Configuration Tab The Phase Indicator Configuration tab is as shown in Figure 4 9 It allows you to selec...

Page 58: ...an existing Preset To create a new Preset enter the name for the new Preset in the field to the left of the word Preset Then make all of the settings needed and save it To make changes to an existing...

Page 59: ...eft of the screen 5 Autofill Selection If you simply want to map all 16 input channels to all 16 meters in the same order click the Autofill button The Preset Input Output Matrix will automatically fi...

Page 60: ...igure 4 11 It allows you to select which channel pairs will receive a phase meter on the Metering Screen in this Preset Generally it is useful to monitor the relative phase of stereo pairs However som...

Page 61: ...nels are routed to which outputs It then appears as shown in Figure 4 13 This very flexible capability allows you to route signals according to Preset or as a default for the whole system Refer to the...

Page 62: ...reating a Preset or making changes to a Preset either click the Save button to save the Preset click the Save Apply button to save the Preset and make it the current Preset or click the Reset button t...

Page 63: ...Figure 4 14 use the following steps to set up a Dolby Preset 1 Click the Dolby Input Source as indicated in Figure 4 14 A list of all of your physical inputs will display Select the one containing the...

Page 64: ...for the OPT OUTPUT ROUTING feature If Output Routing is not licensed then any of the inputs can be monitored in stereo or mono only through the internal speakers The headphone jack the analog XLR out...

Page 65: ...AoIP Pair 9 DANTE RAVENNA Selected inputs will be mixed to AoIP transmit channels 59 and 60 Note that configuration for channels 1 58 is not supported Use a Dante Controller or Coveloz web interface...

Page 66: ...as are any outputs that are in Speaker Mix mode Typical Questions Regarding Output Routing The questions and thoughts in this section are commonly asked by people when setting up the licensed Output R...

Page 67: ...Output Routing and Output Routing in Presets Both are used to configure the unit outputs Global Output Routing is applied by default when you select a source or when creating presets and when you don...

Page 68: ...the Solo Mute column The setting shown above determines that outputs will follow the Audio Meter screen solos mutes for the XLR outputs because the checkbox is checked It is not checked for the AES ou...

Page 69: ...g Source Select How would I configure different outputs for Source Select choices Use the Global Output Routing settings to determine how the outputs are configured for source select options The Globa...

Page 70: ...utomatically muted when a headphone is inserted into the Headphone jack As shown below if a headphone is inserted then the output on the Analog XLRs will be muted while the audio on AES Pair 1 will re...

Page 71: ...lows you to copy presets from a master unit to multiple iVAM1 3 units This can save a lot of setup time if multiple units all need basically the same setup To start Preset Replication click on the Pre...

Page 72: ...e Web GUI You may add a descriptive name or version to the Presets being copied This may aid in remembering what tag or version of the presets are available on the unit The Preset name or version may...

Page 73: ...eset Change Field They allow you to quickly resolve questions about which Presets on various units are the most up to date They will also allow you to determine whether Presets have been modified If t...

Page 74: ...e Preset configuration into the iVAM1 3 1 Click the Import Presets button on the Import Export Presets page shown in Figure 4 19 2 Select either the USB Flash Drive button or the Hard Drive button 3 I...

Page 75: ...Page 75 Figure 4 20 Database Import iVAM1 3...

Page 76: ...abs are explained in the following three sections System Information This tab displays a variety of information about the iVAM1 3 It is shown in Figure 4 21 This information could be useful to view if...

Page 77: ...ful to view if you need to ascertain what module if any is installed or if you are contacting Wohler Technical Service Figure 4 22 SFP Information Tab System SFP Information iVAM1 3 Note SFP Informati...

Page 78: ...these numbers Figure 4 23 Licenses Tab System Licenses iVAM1 3 The example above shows an iVAM1 3 with license keys for inputs and license keys for SFP modules installed To enter the license key prov...

Page 79: ...her you should perform a Factory Reset do not click the Initiate Factory Reset button Contact Wohler Technical Service for advice Note Factory Reset will also reset your IP address to the default one...

Page 80: ...ect an issue The Reboot System function should be used with a bit of caution It puts the iVAM1 3 out of service for several minutes while it is rebooting and this may unexpectedly interfere with the u...

Page 81: ...e front panel USB socket and the update is then accomplished using the self contained menu system If this method seems most suitable then refer to the Local Update from the Front Panel section of this...

Page 82: ...h drive with iVAM1 3 update package s into the front panel USB jack 3 From the Menu screen touch System Options The screen shown in Figure A 1 will appear Figure A 1 System Options Screen System Optio...

Page 83: ...tware Upgrade in Progress until the upgrade is complete Figure A 4 Upgrading System System Update Software Version 1 0 1 Back Upgrading System Refresh Installing Package After the software update star...

Page 84: ...o the System System Update menu as shown in Figure A 5 If the iVAM1 3 has recently been powered and it contains the Dolby Decoder option then a message may appear asking you to wait for a number of se...

Page 85: ...us messages below it will indicate the progress of the update Figure A 8 Software Upgrade in Progress 7 At this point wait for the update to complete It may take several minutes but it is critical not...

Page 86: ...9 Figure A 9 System Update Menu iVAM1 3 2 Click the two update files One will have a suffix of wx and the other will have a suffix of md5sum If you make a mistake and click the wrong file s click the...

Page 87: ...ksum iVAM1 3 3 At this point wait for the update to complete It may take several minutes but it is critical not to disturb the iVAM1 3 or the Web GUI until the update process is complete When it is co...

Page 88: ...date Remote System Update menu The screen shown in Figure A 12 will appear and the Web GUI will scan the network for any active iVAM1 3 units Figure A 12 Scanning for iVAM1 3 Units Note The scanning p...

Page 89: ...Selected Devices The window shown in Figure A 14 will appear Figure A 14 Apply System Package 5 Click Apply System Update The screen shown in Figure A 15 will appear This screen contains a table show...

Page 90: ...ress 6 At this point wait for each update to complete It may take several minutes but it is critical not to disturb any of the iVAM1 3 units or the Web GUI until the update process is complete When it...

Page 91: ...provided to receive the AoIP signal using network fiber SFPs These are 1G SFP slots The SFP slot always acts as a primary interface On iVAM1 3 the AoIP source can be selected through the Source Select...

Page 92: ...in the iVAM1 3 The iVAM1 3 transmits up to 20 channels 1 to 16 are the monitored channel in prefade mode The remaining four are reserved for future use Currently they are mapped to channels being moni...

Page 93: ...rk but that will not change the iVAM1 3 s unit name appearing on GUI pages and iVAM1 3 Remote Metering or Discovery pages Figure B 3 iVAM1 3 Name During initial setup you may want to manually change t...

Page 94: ...Figure B 5 The iAM Brooklyn Dante card will serve as a temporary fallback clock source if preferred masters are interrupted It functions as an accurate slave clock synchronized to the master clock on...

Page 95: ...evice View AES67 Config menu enables disables AES67 Figure B 6 AES67 Enable Disable Further Dante AES67 discovery and operational protocol requires manual assignments for static multicast transmit and...

Page 96: ...Page 96 Figure B 7 Device View Network Config...

Page 97: ...te Multicast Flows window shown in Figure B 8 Figure B 8 Multicast Device Lock Audinate recently added a feature whereby a remote controller can send a command to lock Dante network device configurati...

Page 98: ...licable technical notes available Additional Information The following links are provided for those who need more information about the Dante controller or the Dante Firmware update manager https my a...

Page 99: ...eatures RAVENNA Compatible Talker Listener 1 RFC 3551 RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences a L16 16 bit linear format defined in RFC 3551 clause 4 5 11 b L24 24 bit linear format defined in RFC...

Page 100: ...ters of this manual The Merging Ravenna card runs specific firmware from Merging and augmented by Wohler for use within the iVAM1 3 The card will not function correctly if the user downloads and insta...

Page 101: ...vice Name Enter a useful Device Name for the card which will show up on other Ravenna devices on the subnet 2 Sample Rate 44100 48000 88200 96000 176400 192000 352800 384000 3 Frame size 1Fs current f...

Page 102: ...ou must first check the Manual checkbox a Priority 1 is the main priority value b Class This is the Device class This value should not be modified c Accuracy This field cannot be modified d Priority 2...

Page 103: ...Streams are to be Sourced from this card It is shown in the following figure Figure D 3 Getting Started Session Sources The elements of this tab are as follows 1 Create session button Create a new ses...

Page 104: ...the stream The drop down menu allows selection of specific channel range if the number of channels is less than 8 14 The URL of the SDP of this session This allows saving of the Session Description in...

Page 105: ...ate the connection status 0x10 receiving RTP packets OK 0x01 wrong RTP sequence id 0x02 wrong RTP SSRC 0x04 wrong RTP payload type 0x08 wrong RTP SAC 0x20 stream has been muted 0x40 Horus implementati...

Page 106: ...puts and or Outputs Figure D 5 Getting Started Ins Outs Getting Started I O Router This page allows remapping of incoming channels to different internal channel assignments For example Stream channel...

Page 107: ...Merging ZMAN device in Aneman This brings up the browser page with tab set to General configuration GUI for the ZMAN card This is shown in Figure D 1 Use the following procedure 1 Select the Session S...

Page 108: ...o direct Flows to higher channel ranges For example for monitoring 2 SDI sources four 8 channel Flows assign two flows to 1 8 and 9 16 and the next SDI signal to 17 24 and 25 32 Touch the iVAM1 3 AOIP...

Page 109: ...alized with the correct Wohler firmware load In case of future upgrades use the following steps 1 In Aneman right click the ZMAN entry on the bottom Devices section and select Maintenance Mode This br...

Page 110: ...ode examples for commonly used requests The API uses JavaScript Object Notation JSON as its communication language Follow the instructions in the First Time IP Assignments section of Chapter 4 to achi...

Page 111: ...Type SDI Cage 1 DolbyDetection NonAudio Enabled PaHeader Enabled Clusters NumberOfMeters 2 FirstMeter 1 Name Stereo 2 0 1 Type Stereo MuteOnPresetRecall true NumberOfMeters 2 FirstMeter 3 Name Stereo...

Page 112: ...Meters 2 FirstMeter 15 Name Stereo 2 0 8 Type Stereo MuteOnPresetRecall true MeterSet 13 Source Slot 1 Cage 1 Channel 13 ConnectorType BNC InputNo 1 InputIndex 0 Type SDI VolumeDb 0 DelayMs 0 Speaker...

Page 113: ...putIndex 0 Type SDI VolumeDb 0 DelayMs 0 Speaker Right 16 Source Slot 1 Cage 1 Channel 16 ConnectorType BNC InputNo 1 InputIndex 0 Type SDI VolumeDb 0 DelayMs 0 Speaker Right 11 Source Slot 1 Cage 1 C...

Page 114: ...t 1 Cage 1 Channel 9 ConnectorType BNC InputNo 1 InputIndex 0 Type SDI VolumeDb 0 DelayMs 0 Speaker Left 14 Source Slot 1 Cage 1 Channel 14 ConnectorType BNC InputNo 1 InputIndex 0 Type SDI VolumeDb 0...

Page 115: ...elayMs 0 Speaker Right 12 Source Slot 1 Cage 1 Channel 12 ConnectorType BNC InputNo 1 InputIndex 0 Type SDI VolumeDb 0 DelayMs 0 Speaker Right 1 Source Slot 1 Cage 1 Channel 1 ConnectorType BNC InputN...

Page 116: ...result Name G1 Presets Favorite 1 Name AES Id 3 Favorite 0 Name SDI Id 1 Id 1 Name AES Presets Favorite 0 Name dfsdf Id 2 Id 2 4 GET to recall the preset Method GET api op presets int presetID activat...

Page 117: ...upId 2 6 POST to delete the preset Method POST api op preset int presetID delete Example Response error null params PresetId 4 result PresetId 4 7 POST to rename group Method POST api op group int gro...

Page 118: ...esetName newPresetNameTest 9 POST to set preset as Favorite Method POST api op preset int presetID favoriteVal favorite Example Response error null params PresetId 4 Favorite 1 result PresetId 4 Favor...

Page 119: ...Madi Optical ChannelGroup 1 Channels 1 16 and ChannelGroup 2 Channels 17 32 and so on 3 Body content for Analog SourceType Analog XLR SourceType Analog DB25 4 Body content for Aes SourceType Aes 5 Bo...

Page 120: ...Page 120 Example Response unit_name iVam model iVam api_version 1 message Input Source Toslink has been applied successfully serial_number 162978 status 200...

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