Crestron
QM-AE
QuickMedia™ Audio Extractor
Operations Guide
Страница 1: ...Crestron QM AE QuickMedia Audio Extractor Operations Guide...
Страница 2: ...by the Technical Documentation department at Crestron Electronics Inc 15 Volvo Drive Rockleigh NJ 07647 1 888 CRESTRON All brand names product names and trademarks are the property of their respectiv...
Страница 3: ...Requirements for the PC 15 Programming with Crestron SystemBuilder 15 Configuring with SIMPL Windows 20 Uploading and Upgrading 33 Communication Settings 34 Troubleshooting Communications 37 Uploading...
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Страница 5: ...lifier The QM signal which contains the audio and the video information is looped through the QM AE This permits the QM AE to be inserted anywhere within the QM network Functional Summary Programmable...
Страница 6: ...The mixer combines the program audio and the microphone signals into three outputs program stereo left and right and speech monaural The microphone signals can be mixed into the stereo program and the...
Страница 7: ...length Signal skew occurs when part of the signal is delayed with respect to other signal components The amount of skew largely depends on the length and the design of the wire Because CAT5 consists...
Страница 8: ...tal harmonic distortion 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 05 Rack Space 1 unit high unit wide Environmental Temperature 41 to 104 F 5 to 40 C Environmental Humidity 10 to 90 RH non condensing Dimensions Weight Height...
Страница 9: ...e front of the unit for indicating the unit s current status All connections except for the Cresnet and QuickMedia connections are made on the back of the unit There are four rubber feet on the base o...
Страница 10: ...ystem Rear Panel Ports The QM AE rear panel ports are illustrated and described as follows AUDIO OUT SPCH This 3 pin terminal connector provides a balanced audio output for the microphone MIC componen...
Страница 11: ...E ORANGE RGB RED CHROMINANCE 2 ORANGE RGB RED CHROMINANCE 3 WHITE GREEN RGB GREEN LUMINANCE 4 BLUE AUDIO AUDIO 5 WHITE BLUE AUDIO AUDIO 6 GREEN RGB GREEN LUMINANCE 7 WHITE BROWN RGB BLUE COMPOSITE MAL...
Страница 12: ...e system http www crestron com calculators When calculating the length of wire for a particular Cresnet run the wire gauge and the Cresnet power usage of each network unit to be connected must be take...
Страница 13: ...ng For the QuickMedia transport use CRESCAT QM cable When connecting multiple QM devices the route between a QM origination point transmitter and a QM endpoint receiver cannot have more than two midpo...
Страница 14: ...34 If communication cannot be established refer to the Troubleshooting Communications section in the latest version of the 2 Series Control System Reference Guide Doc 6256 which is available from the...
Страница 15: ...ss Book 3 Once communication is established select the Network Device Tree icon or select Tools Network Device Tree 4 Select the connection using the pull down list or click Click here to select conne...
Страница 16: ...d when the sub menu appears select Change Network ID from the sub menu Network Device Tree Sub Menu Enter a new Net ID and press Enter 7 Enter New Net ID Repeat this procedure for each additional netw...
Страница 17: ...the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than the room ambient Contact with thermal insulating materials should be avoided on all sides of the unit NOTE The maximum co...
Страница 18: ...pport crestron com First time users will need to establish a user account Configuration is easy thanks to Crestron s Windows based programming software Crestron SystemBuilder software creates a comple...
Страница 19: ...r Optional but highly recommended SystemBuilder version 2 0 SystemBuilder 2 0 will require later versions of the following software programs SIMPL Windows VT Pro e Crestron database and Crestron Engra...
Страница 20: ...on 2 0 or higher is required The following information is a general procedure for setting up a QuickMedia system using SystemBuilder Refer to the SystemBuilder help file for more detailed instructions...
Страница 21: ...Extractor Plug in Selection Window 3 Select the control processor SystemBuilder Select a Control Processor 4 Specify the audio configuration Audio Configuration Window Operations Guide DOC 6331 Quick...
Страница 22: ...le routing 8 Build the program 9 Upload the program to the control processor 10 Use the realtime view to perform the video adjustments Setting Net IDs in SystemBuilder SystemBuilder provides a conveni...
Страница 23: ...assigning Net IDs Drag and drop a device from the program tree on the left onto the device in the network tree on the right Right click a device the program tree on the left and select Setup from the...
Страница 24: ...multiple system tasks such as uploading the program to the control system and performing diagnostic functions NOTE The information in this section assumes that the reader has knowledge of SIMPL Windo...
Страница 25: ...owing illustration QM AE in Slot 5 of the QM RMCRX NOTE The first QM AE in a system is preset with a Net ID of 21 when its symbol is dragged into the upper pane of System Views Additional units are as...
Страница 26: ...ymbols Click the plus sign of the QM AE to reveal the three available slots each with its own symbol In Program Manager expand the QM AE to view the individual sub slots then drag the desired symbol t...
Страница 27: ...nsation presets which allow for normalization of audio levels between different sources Each compensation preset applies to the cable connection between the QM AE and a specific QM transmitter When au...
Страница 28: ...Low 0 Audio is un muted Digital input SaveCompPreset This signal has NO effect if automatic audio compensation is enabled Saves the source gain compensation defined by ProgComp to the preset given by...
Страница 29: ...ge from 100d 10dB to 100d 10dB adjustable in increments of 0 1dB 1d 0 1dB A value of 0d 0dB means that the signal will pass unaffected Out of range values will clip the compensation to the minimum or...
Страница 30: ...s four mixing levels each for the AUDIO L R and SPCH output channels to the preset given by MixerPreset when the input is held high If the save is asserted at the same time as a recall the recall take...
Страница 31: ...o compensation is enabled Sets the mic mixer preset number that will save or recall the eight mic EQ trims four trims each for MIC 1 and MIC 2 Valid analog values range from 1d to 10d Out of range val...
Страница 32: ...Analog output RightToMicMixOut_F Indicates the current mixing level being applied to RIGHT IN on the AUDIO SPCH channel Analog input Mic1ToPgmLeft Sets the MIC 1 mixing level on the AUDIO L channel M...
Страница 33: ...log output RightInToPgmLeft_F Indicates the current mixing level being applied to RIGHT IN on the AUDIO L channel Analog input Mic1ToPgmRight Sets the MIC 1 mixing level on the AUDIO R channel MIC 1 i...
Страница 34: ...ixing level being applied to RIGHT IN on the AUDIO R channel Analog inputs Mic1EQTrim1 through Mic1EQTrim4 These signals have NO effect if automatic audio compensation is enabled Sets the four MIC 1 E...
Страница 35: ...bands graphic 9 bands parametric 5 bands graphic 7 bands parametric 5 bands graphic 7 bands parametric with speech optimization 12 bands parametric 0 bands graphic NOTE Programming the graphic equaliz...
Страница 36: ...Sets the 10 trim values for the AUDIO L channel Valid analog values range from 120d 12dB to 120d 12dB adjustable in increments of 0 1dB 1d 0 1dB A trim of 0d 0dB means that the signal will pass unaffe...
Страница 37: ...t filter values stored in FilterPreset as set in the SystemBuilder software will be recalled and applied to the outputs Valid values for FilterPreset range from 1 to 5 Example Programming An example p...
Страница 38: ...n is preferred consult the latest version of the Crestron e Control Reference Guide Doc 6052 or the respective Operations Guide for the control system These documents are available from the Crestron w...
Страница 39: ...click OK to return to the Crestron Toolbox main window 4 Click Tools Network Device Tree to display the devices in the system TCPIP Connection to Control Processor 1 Ensure that all devices are conne...
Страница 40: ...cable connections are made open Installer s Toolbox Click Tools Manage Address book to display the Address Book window and enter the new address name Then click TCP IP as the connection type Enter th...
Страница 41: ...reapply power to the control system 4 If communication still cannot be established contact Crestron customer service Uploading a SIMPL Windows Program A control system source file has the extension sm...
Страница 42: ...the currently loaded SIMPL program if any and permits you to stop start erase retrieve and upload a SIMPL program This menu also permits you to upload to compact flash or internal flash SIMPL Program...
Страница 43: ...ed To upgrade the firmware complete the following steps 1 Make sure that Communication Settings which begins on page 34 has been performed 2 Open Crestron Toolbox 3 Open the Network Device Tree the fi...
Страница 44: ...ow 7 Click Open and the file transfers to the unit File Transfer Window 8 The Firmware window indicates the new firmware version Click Close after the QM AE automatically reboots Firmware Window with...
Страница 45: ...ake advantage of Crestron s award winning customer service team by calling the Crestron corporate headquarters at 1 888 CRESTRON 1 888 273 7876 For assistance in your local time zone refer to the Cres...
Страница 46: ...evice in a network requires a specific amount of compensation Manual Compensation In a manual compensation system the compensation parameters along with microphone equalization settings are stored in...
Страница 47: ...d This creates different path lengths for the video and audio This difference in path length creates different peak and boost levels for audio and video In the initial QM receivers the video and audio...
Страница 48: ...xes are not included because the audio and video cable lengths are always equal KEY 9 Good operation 1 Operation depends on video rates and if the audio and video cable lengths are closely matched 2 I...
Страница 49: ...the audio and video cable lengths match Device with self peaking Manual Compensation without Audio Breakaway QM RECEIVERS QM RMCRX QM RMCRX BA QM RXA QM MD7x2 QM MD5x1 QM AE QM RX TPMC QM MD8x8 9 9 9...
Страница 50: ...scent lamps are not covered This warranty extends to products purchased directly from CRESTRON or an authorized CRESTRON dealer Purchasers should inquire of the dealer regarding the nature and extent...
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