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Studer Micro Series

SW Version 1.2

Operating Instructions

Summary of Contents for Studer Micro Series

Page 1: ...Studer Micro Series SW Version 1 2 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ty assumed for any loss or damage resulting either directly or indirectly from use of the information contained within it Prepared and edited by Copyright by Studer Professional Audio GmbH Studer Professional Audio GmbH Technical Documentation Riedthofstrasse 214 CH 8105 Regensdorf Switzerland http www studer ch Subject to change Studer is a registered trade mark of Studer Professional Audio GmbH ...

Page 3: ...I For Your Own Safety and to Avoid Invalidation of the Warranty Please Read This Section Carefully 0 1 2 1 1 3 4 2 2 3 354 1 3 6 3 354 2 2 7 2 89 9 9 4 Safety Information ...

Page 4: ... 0 25 115 Conforming to this directive will minimise the risk of hearing damage caused by long listening periods Asimple rule to follow is The longer you listen the lower the average volume should be Please take care when working with your audio system if you are manipulating controls which you don t understand which we all do when we are learning make sure your monitoring level is turned down Rem...

Page 5: ...vicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance Headphones safety warnings contain important information and useful tips on headphone outputs and monitoring levels Assemblies or sub assemblies of this product can contain opto electronic devices As long as these devices comply with Class I of laser or LED prod ucts according to EN 60825 1 1994 they will not be expressly marked on t...

Page 6: ...of the unit on a soft surface or installation of the unit within a rack or piece of furniture 7 light spotlights B3 Earthing and Power Supply Earthing of units with mains supply class I equipment is performed via 3 battery operation 60 V class III equipment must be earthed separately Earthing the unit is one of the measures for protection against electrical shock hazard dangerous body currents Haz...

Page 7: ...rth Green or Green Yellow 91 8 6 Equipment of this protection class must be earthed using the provided earth terminal if one or more external signals are connected to the unit see expla nation at the beginning of this paragraph B4 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC The unit conforms to the protection requirements relevant to electromagnetic BJKMQK 3 U BM a way that other equipment and systems can b...

Page 8: ...erator s area connected to the equipment housing e g metal foil underneath the floor covering carpet with conduc tive backing C Maintenance All air vents and openings for operating elements faders rotary knobs must be checked on a regular basis and cleaned in case of dust accumulation For cleaning a soft paint brush or a vacuum cleaner is recommended Cleaning the surfaces of the unit is performed ...

Page 9: ...ensation currents electrical connections should only be established or separated when the equipment is switched off and after any capacitor charges have decayed E Repair _ 7 U this reason the following precautions must be observed with the applicable regulations outlet before any housing parts are removed hazardous charges e g capacitors picture tubes must not be touched until they have been prope...

Page 10: ...ing Time 3 s per Side Soldering Iron Desolder Wick PCB 3 2 1 3 2 1 F Disposal 7 The packing materials have been selected with environmental and disposal issues in mind All packing material can be recycled Recycling packing saves raw materials and reduces the volume of waste If you need to dispose of the transport packing materials please try to use recyclable means 91 3 must be disposed of profess...

Page 11: ...locate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful i...

Page 12: ...the product 2 7 2 3 directives and amendments BJKQMK 3 BJKMQK 3 _ Z Z BBK MK 3 is in conformity with the following standards or normative documents Z EN 60065 2014 EN 301 489 1 v2 0 0 EN 301 489 17 v3 2 0 EN 300 440 v2 1 1 EN 300 328 v2 1 1 EN 301 893 v2 1 1 M Lienert Manager R D Appendix ...

Page 13: ...ow of 0 8 2 65 m min which corresponds to 2 12 m min failure or illumination with spot lamps the outgoing air temperature must be measured directly above the modules at several places within the rack The trigger temperature of the sensors should be 65 C to 70 C Frost and Dew The unsealed system parts connector areas and semiconductor pins allow for a minute formation of ice or frost However format...

Page 14: ... the relative humidity related to the coldest system surface always remains below 100 Ensure that the enclosed air is as dry as possible when powering off i e before switching off in winter aerate the room with cold dry air and remove humid objects such as clothes from the room These relationships are visible from the following climatogram For a con trolled procedure thermometer and hygrometer as ...

Page 15: ...auto adhesive For mounting please follow the rules below or other contaminants Recommended application temperature range is 20 C to 40 C apply it firmly to the surface at the desired position Allow as much time as possible for curing The bond continues to develop for as long as 24 hours U 7 U purpose a self tapping screw and an M4 bolt and nut are included press down the internal top cover until t...

Page 16: ...tions at the time of delivery to the Customer but have not been developed by Studer The following conditions are applicable to programs of third parties ment attached hereto if applicable which is an integral part of this Agreement The Customer shall sign any and all License Agreements for all further programs of third parties installed on the system The Customer shall be deemed to have received a...

Page 17: ...made according to the paragraph above by appropriate defense measures against unauthorized access This obligation of non disclosure is a perpetual obligation Third parties are entitled to have access to the License Material if they use the License Material at the Customer s site in compliance with this Agreement 3 lation software on the original data media The Customer shall safeguard the original...

Page 18: ...0 1 7 Applications 11 1 7 1 Hookup Diagram Application 1 Radio OnAir Production 11 1 7 2 Hookup Diagram Application 2 TV OnAir Production 12 1 7 3 Hookup Diagram Application 3 Post Production 13 2 GUI Operation 14 2 1 L1 The operation level for DJs 14 2 1 1 Main Page 14 2 1 2 Mixer Channels 16 2 1 2 1 Channel Roles 16 2 1 3 Chan View 17 2 1 4 Send View 20 2 1 5 Sum View 21 2 1 6 Play er View 22 2 ...

Page 19: ...2 Bus Config 54 2 3 3 CR Monitoring Config 59 2 4 Settings view 63 3 Setup 83 3 1 Setting up the Network 83 3 2 Setting up the Micro Fader modules 83 3 3 Setting up the Monitoring 84 3 4 Setting up TB 86 3 5 Setting up N 1 Sends 87 3 6 Setting up GPIOs 87 3 7 Setting up Dante 89 3 8 Firmware update 89 3 9 Emergency factory reset 90 4 Blockdiagram 91 5 Technical Specifications 92 6 Glossary 93 ...

Page 20: ...blet notebook or desktop computer iOS Android Windows MacOS and Linux platforms are supported For local operation a computer screen and mouse and keyboard can be directly connected to the Micro Core to operate the GUI For users who wish dedicated hardware controls the Micro Core can be combined with one or two desk modules adding faders buttons and channel displays for real hands on control The de...

Page 21: ...d and is ready for operation 1 2 1 2 Front side status LEDs The Core Status indication LEDs are described in the table below Status Colour Description Power AC Green AC Power OK Power DC Green DC Power OK Core Ready Green Core started up and ready for operation Error Red The system detected an error or warning Refer to the Error Status page for more details Wi Fi Blue Illuminated as long as Wi Fi ...

Page 22: ...dphones Networked audio I O 2 x AES67 Dante 4 audio channels each Other connectors Mains power DC Power Word Clock In and Out GPIO Ethernet HDMI and 2x USB for GUI 2x RJ45 including PoE for Micro Fader modules 1 2 1 4 Mains Power The Micro Core is primarily powered by an integrated wide rangeAC power supply with IEC type standard connector For mobile use automotive battery or power redundancy an a...

Page 23: ...pper two large buttons Display The Micro Fader module provides a two row LCD display to indicate 7 The background of the function name is inverted when the function is active default to blue The backlight is flashing if a channel that is On Master is pending on snapshot parameter recall Buttons The Micro Fader module features six buttons per channel strip From top to bottom of the strip they have ...

Page 24: ... or DOWN This means that the fader must be moved the value in dB s up or down to match the current fader value of the GUI The larger the value the longer the way that the fader needs to be moved until the current fader value is met Since the value is being udated while the fader is moved it is easy to fade to the area where the value becomes 0 Once the fader is there the display indicates that Aut...

Page 25: ...ss the control screen is loaded and control elements which are optimized for touch screens with multitouch operation allow to control the mixer Note For browser control of the Micro Core cookies must be enabled 1 4 1 GUI The entire functionality of the Micro Series can be controlled from the GUI Graphical User Interface running on a webbrowser as described above or through local connected screen k...

Page 26: ...e Unit Ethernet cable Control device OnAir Micro Base Unit Control device Of course the Micro Core can also be controlled by a wireless device when connecting an external WLAN router to the Micro Core s network port OnAir Micro Base Unit Control device WLAN Router WLAN The Micro Core has an internal Wi Fi port allowing to join any existing WLAN Once the control device PC Laptop Tablet also has acc...

Page 27: ...ut the need of any external network components OnAir Micro Base Unit Control device 1 6 Hookup possibilites direct GUI Control The simplest way of controlling the Micro Core is using the peripherial interface where a screen and mouse and keyboard can be connected without any network in between OnAir Micro Base Unit Screen with HDMI Input USB Keyboard USB Mouse Note Please pay attention that the ex...

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Page 31: ...Options level only shows the options of one specific channel It is opened by double clicking or touching the channel s label L3 The Configuration level is entered by using the Config button Then the Config view is shown which consists of several pages In the following chapters all three levels are described 2 1 L1 The operation level for DJs 2 1 1 Main Page For basic DJ operation all necessary con...

Page 32: ...by the view buttons in the central section This section is the main working surface for the DJ Central Section The section in the middle of the GUI provides the view buttons elements for navigation the OnAir indication as well as the button to access the mixer settings Right Section The right section of the GUIs operation view displays control elements for Watch Recording Snapshot handling Meterin...

Page 33: ...for sends 3 the bus owner of a N 1 bus Talk Input for sends 4 the bus owner of a N 1 bus Talk Track for the input channel that is linked to the Track Player Next Display Is linked to USB In 3 4 Jingle for the input channel that is linked to the Jingle Player Jingle buttons Is linked to USB In 1 2 Already in the factory reset state of the mixer the channels have different roles Channel Num er Chann...

Page 34: ...gate between the faderstrips The operating elements that are common to all channels are these channel role Default 1 2 1 Label The channel label display shows the channels name This name can be entered in the Options page of the channel The labels background changes from grey to blue when the channel is On Master 2 Rec button The Rec button assigns a channel to the record bus 3 OVL Indicator The o...

Page 35: ... channel fader It can be operated by mouse or touch The mousewheel can also be used to operate the fader when hovering the mousepointer anywhere over the fader area 5 On button The On button activates the channel When the fader is open the On button toggles the channel on air and off air 6 PFL button The PFL button allows the operator to pre listen to this channel even if the fader is closed or th...

Page 36: ...tput of a channel of the role Input for sends 3 Next button The Next button allows to change to the next audio file of the current playing playlist For details please see chapter 2 1 6 1 Track Player Operation 4 Status Display The Status Display of the Track Player Channel shows the name of the current title as well as a progress bar and the current playing time 5 Jingle buttons The Jingle buttons...

Page 37: ...d channel 5 SIG Indicator The green signal indicator is illuminated as soon as the signal on the send bus is 40dB The signal is captured before the send fader 6 Fader The send fader It can be operated by mouse or touch The mousewheel can also be used to operate the fader when hovering the mousepointer anywhere over the fader area 7 On button The On button activates the send channel 8 PFL button Th...

Page 38: ...ignal indicator is illuminated as soon as the signal is on the send bus is 40dB The signal is captured before the bus fader 6 Fader The bus fader It can be operated by mouse or touch The mousewheel can also be used to operate the fader when hovering the mousepointer anywhere over the fader area 8 PFL button The PFLbutton allows the operator to pre listen to this bus even if the fader is closed PFL...

Page 39: ...ed or playback is stopped by the user the Track Player Channel is turned to off Auto If a file is played to its end before the Track Player Channel is closed or play back is stopped by the user playback of the currently selected audio file starts automatically from begin In case of a playlist the next file of the playlist starts automatically from begin This allows playing all files of the selecte...

Page 40: ...obal stop button 9 Jingle buttons The Jingle buttons are used to play specific Jingles from the Jingle channel Here in the Player view nine buttons are shown where in the channel view depending on the size of the GUI sometimes not all nine buttons can be shown 10 Stop button Jingles can be stopped directly with this global stop button 2 1 6 1 Track Player Operation Clicking or touching onto the Me...

Page 41: ...ogram record and send buses The Next button function is defined as follows During Stop When the Next button is activated while no playback is in progress the Track Player Channel is turned to ON and playback of the currently selected audio file or the next file of the selected playlist starts from begin During Playback When the Next button is activated while playback is in progress the current pla...

Page 42: ...d to control the playback of the jingles Nine different jingle can be loaded which will then be available for playback through nine direct access buttons Audio files can be assigned to jingle buttons through the following file name conventions Jingle Player files must be located in the Jingle folder of the USB storage media The filename begins with the character J followed by a one or two digits b...

Page 43: ...utton in the Play View page Playback of a Jingle stops automatically at its end without any user action When playback is stopped the Jingle Player Channel is automatically switched to channel OFF Note 1 If the Jingle Player Channel is set to ON eventhough no Jingle is playing the Jingle Player Channel is On Air As in the GUI there is no fader to this channel the On Air state is simply activated by...

Page 44: ...ing A D con verter which means overload is never illuminated for digital sources For channels with analogue inputs OVL is illuminated as soon as the input level before input calibration reaches 0dBFS 3 Mono Meter The meter of a mono input channel The meter scale is digital with 0dBFS at the top 4 Stereo Meter The meter of a stereo input channel The meter scale is digital with 0dBFS at the top Pre ...

Page 45: ...ettings A click or touch on this button leads to the Settings page where the basic configuration of the Micro Series is made 3 View buttons The five view buttons allow to select the control elements that will be shown on the left section of the GUI 4 Scroll buttons The scroll left and the scroll right button allow the operator to navigate to the desired faderstrips or meters 5 Reset PFL This butto...

Page 46: ...opwatch a countdown time for the most recently opened channel can be entered As soon as the time reaches 00 00 00 the channel name will flash for five seconds If the time 00 00 00 is entered as a countdown time the stopwatch will count upwards for as long as the channel is opened The display of the stopwatch also indicates the name of the currently mea sured channel When in countdown mode the coun...

Page 47: ...pens the dialog to set the CR Monitoring Options Details see chapter 2 2 5 10 Guest Monitoring Options This button opens the dialog to set the Guest Monitoring Options Details see chapter 2 2 6 11 Source displays These three displays show the sources of the three different monitoring facili ties 12 CR Speaker level Lets the operator set the level of the CR monitor speakers 13 CR Headphone level Le...

Page 48: ...the file name yyyymmdd hhmmss wav Record Source Selection The default source of the USB recorder is the REC bus If desired any other bus can be assigned as the recording source This can be set on the Bus options page Off Air Record Function Off Air Record is a convenient function for the operator to record a guest or telephone interview in parallel to the program where e g the radio automa tion or...

Page 49: ...ot If this name is already used the user has to confirm overwriting this snapshot in a further dialog 4 Rename Renames the selected User Snapshot The button is greyed out if no User Snapshot is selected A dialog opens asking the user for a new name 5 Delete Deletes the selected User Snapshot Pending Channels A channel that is On Master cannot be overwritten by a User Snapshot Such a channel that s...

Page 50: ...SW V1 2 ing channels U channels Z most recently loaded snapshot Note After Pending Channels are not On Master anymore the User Snapshot parameters are also applied to this channel except for three parameters that will NOT be applied These parameters are U K UU ...

Page 51: ...l output ports This can be done in one of the Bus Config pages See chapter 2 3 2 Please note that more than one output port can the target for TB to Extern One the other hand there is exactly one External TB Input This External TB source can be configured in the CR Config page under the tab Source TB from Extern See chapter 2 3 3 As an overview here the TB blockdiagram is shown ...

Page 52: ...he AUTO CAL button is flashing and the user is able to see the calibration process on the channel meter The calibration process can be interrupted manually by touching the AUTO CAL button again During the calibration process the input signal is analyzed and the analogue input gain is adjusted automatically to reach the optimal mic line input level The calibration is depending on the headroom setti...

Page 53: ...3 7 Back to operation view Clicking or touching onto the area in the top right corner navigates back to the operation view 8 Navigation Navigation to the option pages of other channels is provided on the bottom channel navigation bar On channels of the role Input for send there is an additional control element 1 1 Send signal and Send level For Input for send channels on the channel options page a...

Page 54: ...alog This list shows 3Z A playlist or an audio file can be selected The following externally created playlists are supported File Extension Description wpl Windows Media Player Playlist m3u Multimedia Playlist pla Winamp Playlist pls Text Based Multimedia Playlist And the following audio fime formats are supported Format File E tension Description Wave wav uncompressed audio AAC aac lossy audio co...

Page 55: ... Icon and Name Double clicking on the name field allows the operator to enter a new bus name The icon is automatically chosen depending on the bus type and bus mode Aux N 1 4 USB Recorder Per default the USB recorder is patched to the REC bus If there is the need the USB recorder can be patched to any of the busses Sum N 1 Aux There is only one USB recorder available which implies that it can only...

Page 56: ...navigates back to the operation view 8 Navigation Navigation to the option pages of other busses is provided on the bottom channel navigation bar The options page of the N 1 busses differs only in the source selection 1 2 1 Source Send signal Prg or Rec for N 1 busses The options page of the Aux busses has the same bus asign buttons as the Sum busses ...

Page 57: ...ro Series 1 40 Micro Series Document generated 04 10 17 SW V1 2 1 2 2 2 3 Meter options Doubleclicking the label in the meter view also opens the channel options 2 2 4 Snapshot options See chapter 2 1 9 2 ...

Page 58: ...s any PFL is active 4 Mono This button mixes the stereo CR source down to a mono signal for both CR speakers and CR headphones 5 Headphones Split Mode With this mode active the PFL signal will be fed to the left channel of the headphone if PFLis active on any channel On the right channel still the pre viously selected CR source will be heard Both signals are then downmixed to mono Once PFL is rele...

Page 59: ...s button the guest monitoring panel is shown 3 2 1 Monitoring source selector With these buttons the source for the guest monitoring is chosen The selected source is displayed on the source display 2 Follow CR This button selects the same source as currently active on the CR monitoring section 3 Guest headphones level This rotary controls the level of the Guest headphones 4 TB return level This ro...

Page 60: ... these two pull down menues the source for the left channel leg and the source for the right channel leg can be selected If for the right channel leg the selection remains on None then the channel is a mono channel An exception are the sources USB and AES these sources are always stereo sources and are only selected on the first pull down menu 3 Channel role Here the role of the channel is defined...

Page 61: ... the right leg of the channel The test tone signal is defined in the Settings page 5 Navigation back Clicking or touching onto this area navigates back to the Options page of this channel 6 Back to operation view Clicking or touching onto the area in the top right corner navigates back to the operation view 7 Navigation to other channels Navigation to the config pages of other channels is provided...

Page 62: ...nge is 86dB and the absolute numbers on the fader scale are depending on the Max Level of the analog I O Max Level is defined in the Settings page On channels with Line inputs as source other control elements are displayed in place of the Mic control elements Max Level The Max Level setting defines the systems reference line level for 0dBFS This is a global setting found on the Settings page But i...

Page 63: ... Input calibration This fader allows the operator to trim the signal by 18dB On stereo channels in this section also a Mono button can be found This button downmixes the stereo signal to mono Mono Left Right 3dB 6 Reset This button sets all values of this processing block to the default values Please note that this button can be found on every tab of the channel config page ...

Page 64: ... to the part of the signal which is going to be removed by the De Esser 4 Freq Sets the operation frequency of the De Esser 5 Q Sets the width of the bandpass filter 6 Threshold Sets the threshold of the bandpass compressor 7 Ratio Sets the ratio of the bandpass compressor 8 Attenuation Controls the amount of gain reduction Attenuation is only available when Auto is active 9 Auto Enables automatic...

Page 65: ...puted and dis played in the spectrum field of the EQ This is a visual aid helping the operator to find the problematic areas of the channels signal 5 Freq Controls the frequency parameter of the selected EQ band One of the four EQ bands can easily be selected by clicking or touching onto the numbered 1 4 coloured circles on the frequency axis 6 Q Sets the width of the EQ band 7 Gain Sets the gain ...

Page 66: ...Micro Series Micro Series 1 49 Document generated 04 10 17 SW V1 2 If either highpass or lowpass circles are selected the filter parameters are displayed instead of the EQ band parameters ...

Page 67: ...ss the signal at all a ratio of 3 1 is a medium compression 5 1 a heavy compression and settings above 10 1 are called limiting 6 Attack time Sets the attack time of the compressor The shorter this attack time is the quicker a gain reduction is applied to the signal 7 Release time Sets the release time of the compressor The longer this release time is the longer it takes until the gain reduction i...

Page 68: ...te On Off Activates the gate when illuminated 3 Comp Gate Selects either the Comp or the Gate view 4 Threshold Sets the threshold parameter of the gate With a low threshold the noise gate will open up already for very small signals With a higher threshold only larger signals will trigger the noise gate to open up 5 Attack time Sets the attack time of the gate The shorter this attack time is the qu...

Page 69: ... 2 blocking a signal the attenuation must be a large value If the attenuation is left at 0dB the noise gate has no influence at all 8 Reset This button sets all values of this processing block to the default values 9 Presets Opens the presets window for Gate presets ...

Page 70: ...esarry to set the channels panning balance 1 2 Pan Bal depending wether mono or stereo channels 1 Pan Bal On Off Activates the panner when illuminated 2 Pan Bal Positions the signal between the left and the right leg of all stereo busses it is assigned to 3 Reset This button sets all values of this processing block to the default values ...

Page 71: ...ase note that the channel that we are currently configuring cannot be sent to its own send bus N 1 concept also called mix minus 2 Master Send level Sets the output level of the send bus 3 On Off Switches the output signal of the send bus on and off 4 Reset Resets all parameters 2 3 2 Bus Config Clicking touching the Config button in the bus options view allows access to the bus config page Two or...

Page 72: ...ts are mono only mono sources can be selected L stands for the left leg of a stereo source R stands for the right leg of a stereo source and M is the stereo source downmixed to mono 2 Dante Out Here the sources for the eight Dante Out output ports can be assigned 3 AES Out Here the sources for the two stereo AES Out output ports can be assigned 4 Unbalanced Jack Here the sources for the two stereo...

Page 73: ... 1 Line Out Here the Max Level of the 12 Line Out output ports can be selected This setting defines the analog signal level for the highest possible internal signal of 0dBFS It can set for each Line Out individually Note Please note that this view is the same for all six busses On the Settings page under the tab Audio this setting can be made globally for all analog input and output ports at once ...

Page 74: ...e that can either be N 1 or Aux N 1 this mode is made for busses that are feeding a return signal to remote positions This mode doesn t allow the input signal of the remote source to be assigned to the bus With this bus mode the remote source e g a reporter will never have his own signal in his return feed This is opti mal to prevent echo s that could be introduced through long distance signal tra...

Page 75: ...tput signal of the send bus on and off 6 Bus Mode Lets the user select the bus mode that can either be N 1 or Aux N 1 this mode is made for busses that are feeding a return signal to remote positions This mode doesn t allow the input signal of the remote source to be assigned to the bus With this bus mode the remote source e g a reporter will never have his own signal in his return feed This is op...

Page 76: ...ons The config page of the Source section holds control elements necesarry to selecte a source for two different purposes 1 2 1 Source Here a mono or stereo source can be chosen for two different purposes External Monitoring Source TB from Extern Depending on the selected tab 2 External Monitoring Source The signal that is selected here becomes the external monitoring source It will be active on t...

Page 77: ... generated 04 10 17 SW V1 2 3 TB from Extern Allows to define the input port where the external TB returns into the Micro Core This is the return signal of the external TB circuit The send signal TB to Extern can be defined in the Target tab ...

Page 78: ...rce selection is a Mic source then three more elements are provided on the left side of the page These are 48V Highpass Filter Mic Gain On channels with Line inputs as source other control elements are displayed in place of the Mic control elements Max Level The Max Level setting defines the systems reference line level for 0dBFS This is a global setting found on the Settings page But it can also ...

Page 79: ...a unlinks the left and the right side of the GEQ As a default the left and right side are linked allowing to control either side of the GEQ while the parameters of the other side automatically are set to the same values Please note that when linking both sides always the current setting of the left side GEQ is taken and applied to both sides 4 Right side This area displays an overview icon of the ...

Page 80: ...the source selector for the signal that is fed into the RTA 8 Presets Opens the presets window for GEQ presets 9 Reset This button flattens and deactivates the GEQ The Targets and Outputs tabs are the same pages as also shown in the bus config pages 2 4 Settings view A click or touch onto the Settings button leads to the Settings page where the basic configuration of the Micro Core is made On the ...

Page 81: ...he Hotspot is enabled the Wi Fi is automatically disabled and vice versa 2 Wi Fi status display This section shows the current state of the Wi Fi section When the Wi Fi is enabled the Hotspot is automatically disabled and vice versa 3 Ethernet status display Here the current settings of the wired Ethernet port are shown The Ethernet port can be used while Hotspot Wi Fi access is also active 4 Conf...

Page 82: ...D will be visible for all devices that can receive it If disabled the WLAN name will be hidden while the WLAN is still usable for the ones that know the name Wireless Regulatory Domain Countries apply their own regulations to the allowable channels This pull down selects the country where you are using the Micro Core Channel Here the WLAN channel can be chosen A number of channels are available wi...

Page 83: ... frequency ranges 2 4GHz or 5GHz SSID The name of the WLAN that you would like to use must be entered here Pasword The password for the above entered WLAN Address Lets you chose wether the IP address is automatically received from the net work DHCP or wether it is a manually entered fixed address IP If a manuall IP address is chosen it must be entered here Netmask This is the submask of the manual...

Page 84: ... here Netmask This is the submask of the manually enetered IP address normally 255 255 255 0 Gateway Here a gateway address can be entered if needed Please note that the network section of the computer device that is used to control the Micro Core must be configured to match the LAN settings that are entered here The IPaddress must be different from the Micro Core s address but ist must be in the ...

Page 85: ...Micro Series 1 68 Micro Series Document generated 04 10 17 SW V1 2 Administrator Password Page Here the password for the Network Config page access can be changed The default password is admin ...

Page 86: ...AES inputs The Source State indicators then show the state of each possible sync source The sync logic makes sure that the preferred sync source becomes active if there is a valid signal with the desired sampling rate If the preferred sync source is not valid the sync logic switches to the internal sync generator 3 Sync State This is the display of the current sync source If e g the selected sampl...

Page 87: ...here the recorded files are stored is called Recordings If there is no such a folder on the USB media it will be created automatically Also recorded files can be renamed or deleted 2 Format Selects the file format of the recordings WAV Linear uncompressed audio file FLAC Lossless compressed audio file 3 Format USB This button allows to format the inserted USB media with the FAT 32 file system form...

Page 88: ... an external NTP or the internal time reference If NTP is selected an additional field appears where the address of the NTP time server can be specified 2 Time Zone Selects the UTC time zone 3 Daylight Saving Allows to switch daylight saving either on or off Daylight saving is active when the button is illuminated 4 New Time Allows the operator to adjust the time and date New Date ...

Page 89: ...efines the systems reference line level for 0dBFS This is a global setting But it can also be set on a channel by channel basis This setting needs to correspond with the actual level calibration of the ana logue input and output interfaces As a standard the Micro Core is shipped with all analogue levels calibrated to 9dBu This means that the highest possible analog signal that leaves the mixer is ...

Page 90: ...ter The default value is 9dB this means that meter values above 9dBFS are then displayed in red meter bar elements 2 Operation Range This is the mid section of the meter where the signal is displayed in green meter bar elements Meter bar elements below the operation range are yellow 3 Integration Time Sets the meters integration time None 0 ms Fast 1 ms IEC Type I 5 ms IEC Type II 10 ms ...

Page 91: ...SW V1 2 The UI settings tab allows to switch the button assignment of the User Inter face from default to US The chosen mode is valid for the GUI as well as for the hardware Micro Fader module 1 1 Button Assignment Changes the button assignment mode Default US ...

Page 92: ...The Snapshot tab allows to set snapshot recall options 1 1 Fader This button allows to protect all input channel faders from snapshot recall Note Please note that any channel fader that is On Master is protected from snap shot recall anyway irrespective of this setting ...

Page 93: ...s case it defines if the input function activates Activate deactivates Deactivate or toggles Alternate the parameter value Usually Action is set to Alternate Activate and Deactivate are used in case where two GP Inputs for the same GPInput Function are available e g ON button and OFF button 4 Time Defines the time a pulse at the input pin must have at least to be interpreted as momentary Time is o...

Page 94: ... Deactivate TB Mic Cut of the specified Chan nel TALKBACK Source TBfromCh1 12 TBfromExtern Destination TBtoCR TBtoDJ TBtoGuest TBtoSend1 4 TBtoExtern Activate Deactivate TB from specified source todes tination LSP CUT Activate Deactivate the loudspeaker Cut LSP DIM Activate Deactivate the loudspeaker Dim Event driven functions Function Argument 1 Argument 2 Argument 2 Description SET CR MON SRC PR...

Page 95: ...ity of the signal at the input pin High Active is positive Low Active is negative polarity 3 Time Depending on the Time the Output Logic either operates as level or edge sensitive 4 Sensitivity The Sensitivity defines how the value affects the signal at the output pin Possible values are RISING EDGE FALLING EDGE or LEVEL 5 Function Chooses the function that triggers the GPO signal 6 Parameters Par...

Page 96: ...ion becomes active when at least one chan nel is OnAir RECORD The function becomes active when at least one chan nel is on the REC output One of the the following conditions must be fulfilled for at least one channel AND the fader is open AND the channel is assigned to REC bus AND the REC fader is open AND the fader is open AND Off Air Record is active on the channel AND the REC fader is open TALK...

Page 97: ...icro Fader modules can be entered here 2 Cloud ID Current Cloud ID of the Core 3 Node Name Shows the Micro Core s Node_Name 4 Port Displays settings of the Cloud communication 5 Multicast TTL Hop Limit Displays settings of the Cloud communication 6 Name Shows the Node_Name as configured in the Setup of the Micro Fader module 7 Cloud ID Current Cloud ID of the Micro Fader module 8 Node ID Node ID o...

Page 98: ...tes the Micro Fader module firmware version for each Micro Fader module available on the network 12 Disconnect All This button disconnects all paired Micro Fader modules which are currently available on the network 13 Channel Selection ComboBox It is used to pair or un pair a Micro Fader module 14 Locate the LOCATE function is activated on the corresponding Micro Fader module the Micro Fader modul...

Page 99: ...he System tab on the settings page displays current FW and HW versions and lets the operater reset the console to factory settings 1 2 1 Revision Status Displays current Firmware Hardware and Gateware version numbers 2 Factory Reset Resets the mixer to factory settings ...

Page 100: ... be used with the Micro Core please go to the Settings page There on the Desk Modules tab you see all available Micro Fader modules and you can assign a range of channel strips to one or two of them This comfoguration process is called pairing Please see in chapter 2 4 how these settings can be configured Micro Fader Web GUI If a browser is prompted to the standard IP address of a Micro Fader modu...

Page 101: ...be calibrated which is the position where the fader start signal is triggered when opening the fader from infinity towards 0 dB 3 3 Setting up the Monitoring In total there are two monitoring sections that can be used within the Micro Core The actual physical outputs that are used by these two monitoring sections can be freely assigned Step 1 Chose the monitoring section that you would like to con...

Page 102: ...t measures the level of the currently selected CR source Be careful not to connect an active loudspeaker to such a DIRECT source as the signal is fullscale and no level control is possible DJ HP L DJ HP R DJ HP M These are the outputs carrying the HPsignal of the Control Room Monitoring DJ HP DIRECT L DJ HP DIRECT R DJ HP DIRECT M The HP signal of the Control Room Monitoring is also available as D...

Page 103: ...leased the current CR source will be heard in stereo again If PFL is already selected as the CR source actually pressing PFL on any channel will not change the stereo PFL bus as the monitoring source Guest Monitoring Options page Monitoring Source Here the actual monitoring source is chosen FOLLOW CR choses the cur rently active source of the CR monitoring section Note TB return signals are heard ...

Page 104: ...speak to the following possible targets TBtoCR TBtoDJ TBtoGuest TBtoSend1 TBtoSend2 TBtoSend3 TBtoSend4 TBtoExtern 3 5 Setting up N 1 Sends There are four send busses within the Micro Core Each bus can either be used as an Aux bus or as a N 1 bus The setup of all parameters concerning the typ of the bus as well as the actual mix from the input channels can be done in the Config page of the bus Ple...

Page 105: ...PO s There are many mixer internal functions and states that can activate a GPO Mixer internal functions that can switch a GPOutput are called Output Func tions Please refer to the table in chapter 2 4 for a complete description of all Output Functions Connector Pinout ...

Page 106: ...two Micro Core devices when both ports are connected to the Dante network Note Since the built in Dante ports do not accept external sync reference Enable Sync to External it is not meaningful to use the Micro Core as Preferred Master within a Dante AES67 network 3 8 Firmware update To perform a software update of the Micro Core the latest software file can be downloaded from the Studer website Th...

Page 107: ...ettings As soon as the Micro Core detects the F12 key pressed during startup it reloads the factory firmware and resets all parameters to factory default Reset of network settings The following scenario resets the network settings to factory default Step 1 Connect a USB keyboard to the Micro Core s GUI connectors Step 2 During startup as soon as the CORE LED lights up press the DEL key Press the k...

Page 108: ...TEREO CHANNEL 1 to 12 CUE PFL REC SEND 3 N 1 SEND 4 N 1 GRM Meter PROCESSING OVL TB from CH1 12 DJ HP CR MON LSP Split Off Split On GUEST HP CONTROL ROOM Mono CUT HP Split Mode CR TB DIM Mono Mono DJ TB DIM C1 9 D A 10 D A 11 D A 12 D A DJ HP GUEST HP L D A R D A L D A R D A CR LSP Right HP OUT GUEST SOURCE GUEST HP TB DIM LIM LIM LIM LIM TB to CR PFL active PFL to MON No PFL active GUEST TB RET E...

Page 109: ...ns Details Value a Input Level Max level 0 dBFS four steps software controlled 9 15 18 24 dBu Input Impedance 10 k Fre uency esponse 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 dB 0 2 dB D Noise 1 kHz 1 dBFS 15 dBu 97 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz 30 dBFS 110dB Common ode e ection atio C 30 Hz to 20 kHz all four gain settings 60 dB Crosstal 1 kHz 110 dB F e ection Yes Line utputs Conditions Details Value a utput Level Max level 0 dBF...

Page 110: ...raphic Equalizer an equalizer with 31 filter bands where each band repre sents a fixed frequency The gain sliders of each band are graphically arranged next to each other so that the resulting curve of the sliders represents the GEQ s filter response GPIO General Purpose Inputs and Outputs that can be configured by the operator GPI General Purpose Inputs GPO General Purpose Outputs GUI Graphical U...

Page 111: ...tput OVL Signal overload indication of a channel PFL PFL is pre fader listening PoE Power over Ethernet a version of the physical layer of the Ethernet protocol that carries a supply voltage which allows to power equipment directly from the Ethernet cable up to 25 5 W per unit PRG The program master bus REC The record master bus RTA Real Time Analyzer a representation of the audio signal where lev...

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