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AVN-PXH12

12 x 2 Channel Mix Monitor, AoIP Portal

HANDBOOK

Summary of Contents for AVN-PXH12

Page 1: ...Manufacturers of audio video products for radio TV broadcasters AVN PXH12 12 x 2 Channel Mix Monitor AoIP Portal HANDBOOK ...

Page 2: ...l not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording information storage and retrieval systems for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the express written permissi...

Page 3: ...bedded Web Server 8 Web Page Menu Structure 9 Information Web Page 9 Configuration Tab 10 Network Web Page 10 Device Name 10 Ethernet AoIP Network Port Settings 10 PTP Web Page 11 AoIP Stream Setup Assignment 12 AoIP Output Stream Setup Web Page 12 Source Selection Web Page 12 Misc Settings Web Page 14 Front Panel Settings 14 LED Brightness 14 Audio Settings 14 Audio Input Output Lineup 14 Headpho...

Page 4: ...ternet www sonifex co uk Register Online for an Extended 2 Year Warranty As standard Sonifex products are supplied with a 1 year back to base warranty If you register the product online you can increase your product warranty to 2 years and we can also keep you informed of any product design improvements or modifications To register your product please go online to www sonifex co uk register Produc...

Page 5: ...he Contract means the quotation these Conditions of Sale and any other document incorporated in a contract between the Company and the Purchaser This is the entire Contract between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and may not be changed or terminated except in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Contract A reference to the consent acknowledgement authority or agreeme...

Page 6: ...ovide a report of the results of that test The report will be accurate at the time of the test to the best of the belief and knowledge of the Company and the Company accepts no liability in respect of its accuracy beyond that set out in Condition a f Subject to Condition e no representation condition warranty or other term express or implied by statute or otherwise is given by the Company that the...

Page 7: ...emoving the equipment covers The cover is connected to earth by means of the fixing screws It is essential to maintain this earth ground connection to ensure a safe operating environment and provide electromagnetic shielding Voltage Setting Checks Ensure that the machine operating voltage is correct for your mains power supply by checking the box in which your product was supplied The voltage is s...

Page 8: ...003 along with the related Directive 2002 95 EC on Restrictions of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment RoHS The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive WEEE aims to minimise the impacts of electrical and electronic equipment on the environment during their life times and when they become waste All products manufactured by Sonifex Ltd have the ...

Page 9: ...er with a stereo mix of the speaker output Fig 1 1 AVN PXH12 Front Panel Fig 1 2 AVN PXH12 Rear Panel Overview The Sonifex AVN PXH12 is a monitor mixer primarily designed for monitoring Audio Over IP audio channels in a compact 1U format rack Any AES67 audio channels on your network can be assigned to input channels on the unit and mixed down to analogue outputs two headphone outputs and a built i...

Page 10: ...ection A rear panel GPIO connector provides 10 local ports which can be user configured as inputs or outputs and provide software controlled functionality A voltage free relay contact can be used to operate external equipment A built in web server provides complete configuration control of the unit including source assignment to each channel and also allows for firmware updates and configuration b...

Page 11: ...This indicates a warn condition Red AC DC generated voltage is less than 10V or greater than 14V This indicates a fault condition 2 Front Panel Controls Indicators Fig 2 1 AVN PXH12 Front Panel Loudspeaker Status Indicators 2 x Headphone Outputs Unbalanced Stereo Input Control Buttons 3 for each of the 12 Channels Loudspeaker Volume Control Mute Button Headphone Volume Control Reset DC PSU Indicat...

Page 12: ... Selection A Norm Alt button allows you to select the primary Norm or secondary Alt input as defined in the webserver pages AoIP When green this indicates that the mix monitor AoIP network connection is linked Clock Indicates the status of PTP clock as follows Green The unit is the PTP slave with a clock offset of less or equal to 1μs or the unit is a PTP master Amber The unit is the PTP slave wit...

Page 13: ...puts Scribble Space There is also a scribble space underneath for the user to label the channels for easy identification Monitoring Outputs The right hand side of the front panel contains the monitoring audio outputs and volume controls There are physical audio outputs on the rear of the product Fig 2 4 AVN PXH12 Front Panel Monitoring Outputs Controls Headphone Output Sockets There is 1 x 6 35mm ...

Page 14: ...left output the mix right output or a mono mix of the stereo output Stereo Balanced Analogue Input 2 Stereo line input 2 consists of 2 x XLR 3 pin female connectors XLR 3 31 ϭϬŬɏ ďĂůĂŶĐĞĚ ĨůŽĂƚŝŶŐͿ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ Pin 1 Screen Pin 2 Phase Pin 3 Non Phase Stereo Unbalanced Analogue Inputs 3 4 Stereo line inputs 3 4 consist of 2 x unbalanced 3 5mm stereo jack sockets with the followin...

Page 15: ...in should be pulled to ground to activate it Ethernet 1GB AoIP 1GB Network Interfaces These RJ45 connectors are the gigabit network ports The upper connector is the configuration and control port and the lower connector is the audio over IP AoIP port The dual Ethernet connectivity means that Audio over IP can be separated from the setup monitoring which can be done from your main network This is t...

Page 16: ...e To access the embedded web server the unit needs to be connected to a network via either of the 2 network ports on the rear panel The upper port is the general access Ethernet port and the lower port is the Audio over IP AoIP port By default both ports are set to static address mode with the upper port IP address set to 192 168 0 100 and the lower port IP address set to 192 168 1 100 If the netw...

Page 17: ...text on the right hand side of the webpage to get instructions on use Main Page Information Configuration Network PTP Profiles AoIP Streams Source Selection Misc Settings System Information Web Page This information shows the current status of the unit as well as the software versions of the various modules running on it When contacting Sonifex technical support it is important to provide the info...

Page 18: ...s The default name is made from the device ID and the 7 digit product serial number i e AVN PXH12 1234567 The intercom name can only contain letters numbers and hyphens although it cannot start or end with a hyphen Ethernet AoIP Network Port Settings Address Mode Each network port has its own independent address mode which determines how the port obtains its IP address When set to dynamic the unit...

Page 19: ...f any of the network configuration options are changed the unit will automatically restart to implement the new settings If the IP address of the network port that is currently being used to access the web server is changed a new connection will need to be made once the unit has restarted Otherwise the new page will be shown automatically once the restart is complete Network Defaults Friendly Name...

Page 20: ...the AVN system Source Selection Web Page This page allows you to select the source for all 24 inputs 12 x Main and 12 x Alternate available on the unit To change a source use the Source Select dropdown to select the channel to be altered and then press the EDIT button for the Main or Alternate source A dialog will appear allowing you to choose between Unconnected The input service is not used Loca...

Page 21: ...tructure 4 The following dialog shows the three selections available when pressing the EDIT button Fig 4 6 AoIP Source Selection Dialog Fig 4 4 Source Type Selection Dialog Fig 4 5 Physical Input Source Selection Dialog ...

Page 22: ... have a variable line up which sets the analogue audio level that corresponds to full scale digits in digital levels Similarly the XLR outputs have a variable line up which sets the analogue audio level that corresponds to full scale digits in digital levels Headphone Audio Attenuation The Misc Settings web page allows you to set the audio attenuation from 0 24dB to be applied individually to the ...

Page 23: ...s own firmware and this is embedded into the main code above If the unit starts up and recognises that the front panel code in the firmware is a different version to that currently stored in the front panel then the main board will perform an update on the front panel It does this by restarting the front panel in a bootstrap mode where the encoder knobs 1 2 and 7 8 will flash alternately and where...

Page 24: ...z to 20kHz 0 0 2dB THD N 110dBFS 30dBFS 20Hz to 20kHz all input gain settings 20kHz BW EŽŝƐĞ ͲϭϭϬĚ ϮϬŬ nj t ZƐсϮϬϬё Crosstalk 100dB Common Mode 70dB 1kHz all input gain settings Rejection ŶƉƵƚ ŵƉĞĚĂŶĐĞ хϮϬŬё ďĂůĂŶĐĞĚ 0dBFS Line Up 15 18 20 22 24dBu balanced Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz 0 0 2dB THD N 110dBFS 30dBFS 20Hz to 20kHz all input gain settings 20kHz BW EŽŝƐĞ ͲϭϭϬĚ ϮϬŬ nj t ZƐсϮϬϬё Crosst...

Page 25: ...x male balanced 3 pin XLRs GPIO 15 way D type socket Network 2 x gigabit Ethernet RJ45 10 100 1000BASE T IEEE 802 3 compliant automatic MDI MDIX crossover 1 x SFP Type SGMII 1000BASE X 100BASE FX media support for both copper and fibre SFP modules Mains AC Input Universal filtered IEC continuously rated 85 264VAC 47 63Hz Max 60W DC Input Nominal 12VDC KPJX 45 4 pin 7 5A power jack socket positive ...

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