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Networked AoIP Broadcast Console

Manufactured by Wheatstone Corporation

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Page 1: ...1 Networked AoIP Broadcast Console Manufactured by Wheatstone Corporation ...

Page 2: ...Trademarks Product names and other appropriate trademarks e g WheatNet IP VoxPro PR E are registered trademarks of Wheatstone Corporation or its subsidiaries Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective companies Customer Service Contact Information Wheatstone 600 Industrial Drive New Bern NC 2856...

Page 3: ...ons 12 DMX Power Up 13 Checking Out the DMX Features 14 PR E Mix Engine Signal Notes 16 Additional DMX Features 17 Razor I O Interface Notes 19 3 PR E Apps and Console Configuration 20 DMX Surface Setup App 20 PR E Navigator App 31 PR E System Configuration Tool 43 Software Updates 44 4 DMX Operation and Applications 45 Console Operation 45 Using the Advanced Channel Features 51 DMX Applications 5...

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Page 5: ...cs settings any of which can be locked out for daily operations Monitor Controls The console supports a Control Room and an associated Studio with CR monitor CR headphone Cue and Studio Monitor level controls CR and Studio monitor source selectors timer controls and four console Event buttons Meter Bridge There are three stereo LED meters showing PGM 1 PGM 2 and a Switched signal PGM 3 PGM 4 EXT a...

Page 6: ...T6 cable of up to 330 feet 100 meters DMX Surface The Surface s eight or sixteen audio control channel strips are called Fader Channels three channels are shown in Figure 1 3along with the monitor controls Each fader channel has a large knob rotary encoder to allow the board operator to select the audio source for each fader channel The channel display located just below each channel s fader shows...

Page 7: ...control or automatically when the Auto Timer button is lit and an audio source set for Timer Reset assigned to specific audio signals in the Surface Setup app is turned on PR E Mix Engine All audio and logic connections are made on the rear of the Mix Engine Figure 1 5 This 1RU device has a 5 port Gigabit switch two high quality low noise Mic Preamps with gain control and 48 volt phantom powering ...

Page 8: ...og 4 dBu Nominal Maximum Input or Output Level 20 dB FSD 0 dB FSD 18 dB of level gain trim control available in the PR E IP Navigator Digital In Digital Out Frequency Response 0 0 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz 20 dB FSD Digital Input Analog Output THD Noise 0 00017 20 Hz 20 kHz 20 dB FSD Signal Format AES 3 S PDIF inputs only Digital I O continued AES 3 Input Compliance 24 bit uses SRC to support incoming sa...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...ng DC cable included connects the Surface to the PWR OUT jack on the back of the Mix Engine This constrains where the Mix Engine can physically be located since the DC cable must not be under strain when connected between the Surface and Mix Engine The DMX 16 Surface uses an in line DC supply with captive DC cable and an IEC AC cord An isolated AC outlet must be located below the countertop to all...

Page 11: ...he console from the ETHERNET jack to Port 5 on the ETHERNET switch as shown in Figure 2 3 Figure 2 3 Mix Engine Rear Panel Partial View Ethernet and DC Power Connections Fastening the Surface to the Countertop If the Surface must be fastened to the countertop for security reasons the two front feet from the chassis must be removed The Surface s control panel identified in Figure 2 1 must also be r...

Page 12: ...ed When RJ45 to audio and RJ45 to logic adapters are used generic pre made straight thru CAT5 cables with RJ45 plugs on each end can be used to quickly connect the Mix Engine and Razor I O Interfaces to the audio and logic connections on peripheral devices When wiring directly from an RJ45 jack on the Mix Engine or Razor to individual XLR TRS or other audio connectors single pair UTP DataMax 5100 ...

Page 13: ...n They are designed to work with AC mains supplying 90 240 VAC 50 or 60 Hz For the most reliable operation all DMX components should only plug into isolated ground circuits orange outlets in the USA which are on a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply When AC power is first applied it takes about 90 seconds for each DMX device to boot up connect to the PRE IP network and be ready for use If the DMX 16 ...

Page 14: ...fader channels but on a new console all signals are set as visible to ease installing and configuring the DMX Setting signal visibility is covered in the Visibilities Page Tab section starting on page 29 Rotate the channel 3 encoder until BL001S02 is highlighted as shown in Figure 2 6 Press once on the channel encoder to select that signal This is called clicking the encoder just like clicking a P...

Page 15: ... the PGM 1 to PGM 4 buses but an alternate source can be connected to any of these four stereo only outputs using PR E Navigator s Crosspoint grid to change their connection To check how the four analog monitor outputs the four OUT jacks work connect a test set or a powered monitor speaker with a balanced input to the CR Out jack In the left column of the monitor section select PGM 1 as the monito...

Page 16: ... it as either a logic output e g as an On Tally Studio In Use tally Start Pulse etc or as a logic input e g for Channel On Channel Off Cue etc Each Blade PR E Mix Engine Razor and M4IP USB also has 128 Soft LIO SLIO logic signals that can be used with WNIP compatible devices like talent stations and media servers for bi directional command and control of the DMX console over Ethernet SLIO signals ...

Page 17: ...ly set for pre switch and pre fader operation the talent can carry on a hands free conversation with the caller or remote When the caller or remote goes live the To Network signal is the bus minus of the air signal typically PGM 1 so that the caller remote hears everything else going to air but always minus their own audio Selecting a Telco device as the channel source is what triggers the built i...

Page 18: ... it blinks to set the unlit button source Press hold the lit EXT button until it blinks to set the lit button source In each case the right monitor display switches to show the available source names that can be assigned Use the Studio encoder to highlight a source name then click the Studio encoder to assign that source You can also select a studio monitor on the fly source by press holding the s...

Page 19: ...the last four RJ45 jacks OUT 5 8 have the stereo AES EBU signals Figure 2 10 Razor 16AD rear panel connections Note The Razor s Ethernet AoIP jack has eight paired incoming and eight paired outgoing audio streams When a Razor input or output is split into two mono signals each mono signal consumes one of the eight audio streams going into or out of the Razor This means that if four stereo inputs o...

Page 20: ... E app is properly installed right click on the installer icon or on its file name and select Run as Administrator Accept the default installation settings If a previous version was installed the installer automatically uninstalls that version prior to installing the new version A shortcut icon is added to the desktop In the Start menu the three PR E apps can be found in the Wheatstone PR E folder...

Page 21: ...g window Once Finish appears click on it to close the window A save system info dialog pops up Click Yes to save the system information A Save File dialog box opens showing the default save location Click Save then Yes to save the sysinfo wnsi3 data file which saves your system information to the PC The System Info pane at the right side of the app window will now be populated with Source names as...

Page 22: ... Appendix A also has details about creating a PRE IP AoIP network Device Properties Page Tabs The DMX Surface Setup page tabs are divided into sections to group similar configuration settings When changes are made on a page tab they are all pending until the Device Properties tab Apply button is clicked to send the changes to the DMX Surface If a different page tab is selected after you ve made ch...

Page 23: ...lected in the OLED display brightness click Apply to transmit the updated setting to the Surface The AutoDim Level setting is used with the AutoDim Timeout entry When the AutoDim Timeout is reached the OLED displays dim to the assigned Dim level setting If the AutoDim level is set to 1 the displays are basically turned off The default entry is 4 for this setting The AutoDim Timeout entry sets how ...

Page 24: ...ve no function If Allow Take Events is unchecked then Allow Save Events should also be unchecked Bus Assignments These four selections set whether the board operator can change the PGM assignment button settings across all of the console channels For most applications all four buttons are checked which allows the board operators to change any assignment button setting as required Unchecking one or...

Page 25: ...e warning box Note The EQ settings are immediately applied even on a channel that s turned on so the sound can noticeably change when the EQ Dynamics settings are applied A PRE_mic dmx_eq file is included with the DMX Surface Setup app It contains the EQ Dynamics settings that were applied to channels 1 and 2 when the DMX shipped from the factory VDips Page Tab This page tab is where console optio...

Page 26: ...ly occurs for as long as the source channel is on EFS Electronic Fader Start Controls whether moving the source s channel fader affects channel on and off When checked moving the fader to full off turns the channel off 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 sour...

Page 27: ...nnels to the PGM 4 bus and the OL bus is not active For a caller or remote this means they will always hear the bus assigned in their Bus Minus Base Mix selection Default setting is PGM 1 for all sources Studio Mutes Any source can be set to mute one or more dedicated outputs when their channel is turned on Typically only microphones are set to mute outputs For mics located in the Control Room bot...

Page 28: ... not affect that monitor output When unchecked any channel with cue turned on gets switched into that monitor output replacing the monitor audio The normal setting is Cue Defeat checked for the Control Room and Studio and unchecked for the Headphone output as shown in Figure 3 11 left illustration When cue is set to auto switch into the board operator headphones Headphone Cue Defeat unchecked the ...

Page 29: ... Visibilities lists especially on the fader channels are edited to remove signals that should not be shown like the PGM buses and other internal console signals as well non air sources like pre delays and tuners Figure 3 12 shows the Visibilities page tab with the Channel 1 Source Selector highlighted This channel is typically dedicated to the board operator or host mic In the example there are fi...

Page 30: ...n a right facing arrow to expand that device the arrow then points down Sub categories Blade User Surface etc are expanded in like manner until you reach the source names as shown in Figure 3 12 on page 29 The sub categories and devices are selectively collapsed by clicking their down facing arrows which then point right again The current expanded collapsed view is maintained when switching betwee...

Page 31: ...re 3 14 is used to initially configure the input and output signals on the Mix Engine and Razor I O Interfaces and to connect sources to destinations These actions can be done without having a license but advanced features like updating Blade software are locked out until a site license gratis is obtained from Wheatstone PR E technical support After initially configuring the audio and logic signal...

Page 32: ...or two round dots are shown within the circle then the error just needs to be cleared by closing and restarting PR E Navigator Connecting Signals As you mouse over the grid purple X Y crosshairs point to a source and a destination so you can easily identify which signals will be connected if you click on that crosspoint in the grid Clicking on a crosspoint adds an icon to indicate that connection ...

Page 33: ... is no Save Salvo button since the active Salvo is updated with every 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 by their destination and source names To make further changes click the Editable button to allow connections to be added or removed To take the Salvo selec...

Page 34: ...ption When checked and the trigger connection is detected the selected source will be connected to the destination even if another signal is connected and the destination is locked When Lock Override is not checked the Associated Connection would not be made on locked destinations Multiple Associated Connections can be assigned to occur with a single trigger connection Once all of the Associated C...

Page 35: ...l be restored when the Restore button is clicked Click on the name of a saved configuration folder and then click Restore to restore the configuration settings held in that saved configuration folder Once the settings are restored any Blade that is being restored must be rebooted in order to use the restored settings Version Manager Tab This tab Figure 3 21 is used to update a Blade s PR E Mix Eng...

Page 36: ... the color of log entries from that Blade Since System Announcer log messages are black we don t recommend assigning that color to a Blade The Crosspoint Preferences section allows one to customize how the Crosspoint grid looks You can change the color of the normal pointer crosshairs Grid Hilite the color of the crosshairs when over a crosspoint with Associated Connections Assoc Hilite the color ...

Page 37: ...ades Just as with the DMX Surface Setup Locator screen clicking on a device lists its properties in the Set Selected Device Properties section where the settings can be viewed and manually edited by advanced users Figure 3 24 Locator Tab Blade Tabs When any Blade PR E Mix Engine Razor I O Interface M4IP USB or a PC or audio server with a WNIP driver is selected in the System Dock the list of tabs ...

Page 38: ...s are edited using the Sources tab Figure 3 24 To see this tab click on the Mix Engine icon Blade01 in the System Dock then click the 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 up to eight characters You can alternately click once on the name then click Edit to open the Signal Edit window shown in Figure 3 25 and edit the name w...

Page 39: ...eflected in the meter display when audio is present on that input or is assigned to that output Since the level control affects the audio in real time use caution on live consoles when adjusting levels Levels are adjusted using any of these methods Click drag the level control up for gain or down for trim Click above below the level control to add subtract 5 dB per click Click hold on the BAL cont...

Page 40: ... Figure 3 27 shows the typical settings used with a WNIP Talent Station TS It uses two logic signals to carry Remote On and Remote Off commands from the TS to the DMX channel and two logic return signals to carry the On and Off Tally logic back to the TS These are assigned using Software LIO since the TS is a networked device Clicking Add opens the Assign LIO window which is also shown in Figure 3...

Page 41: ...ing OK closes that dialog box and adds that entry to the Momentary Connection column for Spare Btn 1 Now while the Soft button is pressed the board operator mic is switched into the call screener s speaker When the Soft button is released their monitor audio is reconnected to the speakers To assign the Soft button to fire a Salvo double click on none in the Fire Salvo column for Spare Btn 1 The Fi...

Page 42: ...ggered connection would typically have one Associated Connection created to connect that channel s bus minus to the Codec A output Figure 3 31 Associated Connection Dialog Boxes An example of a more complex Associated Connection is shown in Figure 3 32 which is used to switch four Talk Studio mics between a DMX console and an EMX console When the Host mic is taken on channel 4 on the EMX console t...

Page 43: ... icon to open the app s Settings window Click the Network Interface tab and select the NIC that s connected to the DMX 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 new Razor That device then appears in that group ready to be configured A new Mix Engine and Surface would be click dragged up to the Ne...

Page 44: ...ntrols will be available during the 60 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 Engine Razor Code Update The PR E Mix Engine and Razor code is also saved to the admin PC when the PR E Navigator app is installed But updated versions o...

Page 45: ...k the Cue Source encoder to assign that source to the EXT button Note that the EXT button selection is saved as part of an Event so it could change depending upon which Event is active Timer operation is covered in the Monitor Control Operation section beginning on page 48 Fader Channel Operation Each fader channel normally has an audio source assigned to it The source name is shown in green in th...

Page 46: ...PGM 4 bus would be set to function the same as the other three PGM buses the channels feed it post fader and post Channel On switch For an on air studio PGM 1 is typically used to create the on air signal This means that all channels assigned to PGM 1 turned on and potted up will feed air PGM 2 is often used to create a network or Internet stream feed which requires alternate program elements from...

Page 47: ... PGM4 Pre Fader is not assigned then the channel faders will have to be potted up for the caller remote to hear channels assigned to the Off Line bus If PGM4 Pre On is not selected then the channel must also be turned on before the OL bus will get audio This is a rarely used setting Cue The Cue buttons control whether a channel s pre fader and pre on switch audio is sent to the cue system which is...

Page 48: ...left and right channels but alternate settings of Left Right or Mono may also be shown To either side of the Mode name are icons to indicate channel status On the right side is a lock indicator to show the channel source s logic control state The lock icon can appear in three colors Gray indicates there is no control by any channel Blue indicates that channel fader currently has control and an ope...

Page 49: ...s the level for an outboard amplified cue speaker Adjusting it also affects the cue bar graph the top blue orange bar graph in the left monitor display Figure 4 5 with the C indicator Note The cue speaker s are normally set to mute whenever a control room mic channel is on The Cue Source encoder is also used to select the source assigned to the Switched Meter EXT button and the EXT 1 and EXT 2 CR ...

Page 50: ...he Event buttons could be used EVENT 1 Sets up the console for a multiple mic morning show with traffic and weather remotes EVENT 2 Sets up the console for a live remote show EVENT 3 Sets up the console for a single board operator EVENT 4 Sets up the console for voice tracking while still feeding air Taking an Event is a two step process 1 Arm the Event To arm an Event press hold the Event button ...

Page 51: ...headphones Its level is shown in the lower blue orange bar graph with the headphone icon in the right monitor display Note A 1 4 TRS headphone jack is located on the right side of the Surface in line with the monitor displays for the board operator headphones Consumer headphones with 1 8 TRS plugs required using an 1 8 to 1 4 TRS adapter Since the top of most TRS adapters will end up almost flush ...

Page 52: ... 4 8 channel 7 is active thus Input 7 is shown above the white line on channel 8 and the graphic display on channel 7 is outlined in white Figure 4 8 Active Channel Indications Saving Recalling EQ Dynamics Settings EQ Dynamics are assigned on a channel basis Each channel s settings are saved in the Surface s memory so the settings are restored if the console is rebooted or power cycled When a chan...

Page 53: ...ry different type of display since it graphically shows the ratio between the incoming audio and the dynamically processed output audio When Dynamics is set Out the response line is gray When Dynamics is set In the line is orange The top half of the display reflects the Compressor s settings while the bottom half reflects the Expander s settings High Pass Low Pass Filters The High Pass Filter HPF ...

Page 54: ... is set In the Compressor and Expander functions are activated The Compressor has five controls with an orange background which affect the overall dynamic range of the audio signal by controlling the loudest audio levels The six Expander controls teal background work at the opposite end of the dynamic range controlling what happens with very low level audio signals Figure 4 13 Compressor Screens C...

Page 55: ...e to silence the audio once its level drops below the THRESH setting As with the Compressor setting the controls toward the end of their ranges will make the ducking and gating more audible For gating of unused mics in a talk studio you ll want to adjust the THRESH so that the mics don t open when other active mics are being used in the studio but will still quickly un gate when someone handles th...

Page 56: ...nel operation was covered in the Caller Remote Operation section on page 47 This section presents specific settings for accomplishing tasks like answering the station hot line on the caller channel to take a song request or give the caller the bad news they are not the contest winner to recording the caller for later broadcast because they are the contest winner and in the case of a talk show to t...

Page 57: ...ds codecs internet streamers air chain processor and recorders with the DMX console Their input signals often appear as sources on DMX fader channels while their outputs may be connected to console PGM buses or to channel bus minus signals If you re checking for levels engineering should have supplied a list of the input and output signals on each Razor so you can confirm whether a specific signal...

Page 58: ...redit must have an RA Return Authorization tracking number issued prior to their return Items received without an RA number written on the shipping label side of the packaging may be delayed and subject to additional handling fees To contact the Wheatstone PR E Technical Support department to request an RA number or for installation and other technical support for the DMX console call 252 638 7000...

Page 59: ...ix Engine will have to be power cycled This will cut off all audio through the device so it will have to be bypassed before power cycling it Unplug its AC cord and wait a minimum of ten seconds to ensure power is fully removed from all internal circuits before plugging the AC cord back in The Ethernet connectors for network connection have two integral green LEDs Both blink to indicate Gigabit ope...

Page 60: ...llow you to access each switch remotely from the system s admin PC using the Netgear ProSafe Plus Utility V2 7 2 or later You can also view the switch settings on a stand alone DMX 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 ...

Page 61: ...ing a whole lot easier Creating a Small PRE IP Network Once the built in network switch in the Mix Engine is full the only way to add additional PRE IP or WNIP devices is to add a Wheatstone recommended AoIP switch and connect the built in Mix Engine switch using Port 1 to a port on the AoIP switch Various Ethernet switches from Cisco and HP have been used in WNIP systems over the years but their ...

Page 62: ...WNIP support for SLIO Software logic I O which a PRE IP network also supports The automation servers are typically located in the TOC since it is climate controlled 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 which allow a single category cable to directly connect a server to a studio located moni...

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