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5.1.4

Improvement of the telephonic 

reception

VQR

® 

Hybrids

Solidyne VQR® technology allows restoring bass and
treble lost in the transmission. Using VQR® hybrids
at the Studios, you can narrow the gap between the
sound quality of streaming broadcasts and telephone
sound (cellular or land-line). See the user's manual
of your hybrid or console for details about VQR®. 

Bluetooth links

Cell   phones   linked   using   Bluetooth   have   better
frequency response that is linked via a cable adapter
to hands free.

Solidyne recommend using Bluetooth connections at
both   ends   of   the   transmission   chain   (portable
console and hybrid at the studios).

You can find in our website (www.solidynepro.com)
audio   clips   and   comparisons   between   VQR
technology and Bluetooth®, recorded in real working
conditions.  

5.2

Send audio  from studio 
to MX2400

Streaming   link   is   unidirectional.  The   MX2400   send
digital audio to the Studios. The return of audio from
Studios   to   the   console   is   made   via   telephone
communication. 

a)

At the location, 

the reporter dialogues with the

studios   using   a   phone   connected   to   the
MX2400, usually a Bluetooth cell phone. 

b)

At the Studios

, the operator receives the call

using   a   standard   hybrid.   Cell   phones   are
generally used at both ends, due the low cost
offered by corporate plans. 

This   communication   occurs   simultaneously   and
independently of the streaming over Internet. 

This telephonic return must  be used only to check
the transmission is received at the Studios, and for
private communication between the on-air operator
and the MX2400. 

The MX2400 operator listens the

local audio generated in the own console (PGM).

This is because the streaming have  

latency

; so this

signal   arrives   delayed   from   Studios   to   MX2400,
which cause confusion to the MX2400 users. For this
reason the at MX2400 people must listen the direct
output of the console, not the return from Studios. 

Just  in  case   that  a  dialogue  between  the Location

and   Studios,   the   operator   of   MX2400   will   use   the
return from studios. If the latency is small (less than
0.5 seconds), does not affect the dialogue, being on
air the audio streaming while the MX2400 receives
return via cell phone.

If   the   delay   of   the   streaming   make   difficult   the
conversation,   leave   the   streaming   and  send   on-air
the   cell   phone   signal.   Remember   that   you   can
improve   the   audio   quality   of   phone   line   using
Solidyne ® VQR technology.

Another alternative, is monitoring using an  

external

tuner 

connected to input 'TUNER' on MX2400. This

way you not need the telephone link, but you lose the
possibility of private communication with the Studios
through   the   console   (besides   the   fact   that   this
method can only be used within the coverage area of
the radio). 

5.2.1 How to talk in private with the 

MX2400's journalist

Some time ago, when the link was made by land-line
phone,   just   a   phone   in   parallel   with   the   line   was
needed to speak with the remote operator. But when
using  mobile   phones  connected   via   Bluetooth,  you
must consider the talk-back circuits for hybrids and
consoles. 

In   the   2300   series   consoles   Solidyne   this   issue
resolved, since the hybrid signal is received directly
into the console, which has a microphone for talk-
back which the operator can talk with the MX2400
operator. This is true even for an external hybrid
connected to a console Solidyne 2300.

Some   hybrids   include   a   microphone   and   a
headphone output to private speak with the caller
when the line is not on-air.

In   consoles   that   do   not   have   a   communication
system   before,   you   should   use   a   microphone
connected to a channel. Obviously, this channel is
sent to the hybrid but not to program. is heard by
the   hybrid   system   prior   (cue)   from   the   standard
console.

If  you works  with  a  hybrid  type  Solidyne HL-203
with Bluetooth link, connected to a console that has
no   talk-back   circuit   for   the   hybrid,   you   must
consider   the   cell   phone   used   has   the   option   to
switch   between   the   Bluetooth   device   and   the
phone,  to  transfer the calling between  the hybrid
and the cell phone. 

5.2.2

Private   talk-back   with   Studios  using

stereo streaming 

When console operates in stereo streaming (button
'Mono/Stereo'   on   Headphone   Mixer   released)   the

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Страница 1: ...ebrero 3254 C P 1429 Buenos Aires Argentina Phone 54 11 4702 0090 e mail info solidynepro com Fax 54 11 4702 2375 Web www SolidynePRO com MX 2400 Portable Codec mixer User s manual Last revision April 16 2014 ...

Страница 2: ...SOLIDYNE CODEC MIXER MX2400 Page 2 ...

Страница 3: ...SB detection 10 2 1 8 Ethernet connection 10 2 1 9 Telephone lines 10 2 1 10 Headphone outputs 10 2 2 Front panel 11 2 2 1 Power on 11 2 2 1 1 Charging the battery 11 2 2 2 Phantom power 11 2 2 3 Program Mixer 11 2 2 4 Headphone Mixer 12 2 2 4 1 STUDIO 12 2 2 4 2 CONSOLE 12 2 2 4 3 BLUETH 12 2 2 4 4 TCP IP 12 2 2 5 MONO STEREO 12 2 2 6 Talk back 13 2 2 7 Program VU meter 13 2 2 7 1 Audio compresso...

Страница 4: ...1 4 1 Audio IP settings 21 4 2 Setting the audio reception in Studios 22 4 3 Advanced information 23 4 3 1 IP Audio Module 23 4 3 2 Audio 23 4 3 3 Destiny IP 24 Security 24 DEFAULT VALUES 24 REBOOT 24 UPDATE 24 Section 5 Operation at the studios 25 5 1 Receiving the transmission at the radio station 25 5 1 1 Incoming signal 25 5 1 2 The streaming path 25 5 1 2 1 If the MX2400 transmit to a streami...

Страница 5: ...d reception using a cell phone linked via Bluetooth When the console transmits streaming by landline or mobile phone connected by hands free cable Bluetooth can be used to make a second call that can be on air Channel 6 sends the Bluetooth audio to program Bluetooth wireless technology allows to connect compatible devices without cables A Bluetooth connection does not require that the devices be i...

Страница 6: ... the shoulder take in mind the original bag provided by Solidyne This bag is optional and sold separately 1 5 What is streaming streaming is used to indicate a data stream that flows through a cable or a network like the Internet These data in our case is a digitized audio signal audio streaming Streaming audio can be sent in different ways or protocols on a computer network Through Internet TCP I...

Страница 7: ... used since this is an unnecessary battery drain 1 6 1 The streaming server This simplicity to connect across the world due in part to the use of a streaming server For transmission we have just done server courtesy provided by Solidyne was used You can use it to test when you receive your MX2400 but never use it to make real transmissions because it is for public use and any other radio with a MX...

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Страница 9: ...hantom power to use with condenser microphones 2 1 3 Line level inputs Inputs 3 4 and 5 supports balanced TRS with line level When you connects a TRS plug input gain changes automatically Example of use reception base of wireless microphone In addition MX2400 has an unbalanced stereo input using TRS jack channel 6 Note that 3 4 and 5 inputs are balanced mono using TRS jack Do not connect a stereo ...

Страница 10: ... detects the console and install the required drivers No additional drivers are needed Windows will use the USB device as the default playback device The MX2400 is detected as one USB playback device stereo by which the computer sends audio to the MX2400 and one USB recording device by which the computer receives audio from MX2400 ON USB DETECTION Windows XP Check the output level in the Windows M...

Страница 11: ...5 for use with condenser microphones Remember that you can connect dynamic microphones to phantom powered inputs without risk since dynamics microphones decoupled the DC internally If you don t need the phantom power make sure that it is turned off to avoid unnecessary battery drain 2 2 3 Program Mixer The MX2400 has two independent mixers Program mixer which generates the signal that is on air an...

Страница 12: ... can be connected to a landline or a cell phone with an adapter cable When you open STUDIO being the RJ11 unconnected the output signal of the console appears on the channel Studio due to the Hybrid s circuit is unbalanced Therefore in these cases STUDIO knob must always stay closed This situation resolves Connecting the jack TUNER This action disconnects the hybrid monitoring Connecting a land li...

Страница 13: ...s the peaks freeing the operator of a fine control The VU meter is also used to show the status of the battery Pressing BATT TEST the needle indicates the battery level The red zone indicates that the battery is full charged this indication only occurs if the console is turned on The battery drain is not linearly After a brief initial drop the charge remains stable for many hours then begins to de...

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Страница 15: ...ttings Usually the Modem does not require any special configuration When connected it will automatically provide Internet access to the MX2400 By default the IP audio module of MX2400 transmit to the Solidyne s test server To change the destination IP you must access via Wi Fi to MX2400 as explained in 4 1 Configuring IP module On location the streaming is received with a standard audio player sof...

Страница 16: ...click Connect Automatically be selected MAC address of the network d Select Key Type and select the method of encryption security to the WiFi network you want to connect Windows shows the encryption on the list of available networks e Password enter the password for the WiFi network f Press Save 7 Check if you have Internet access in the MX2400 Laptop connected to the network accessing any Web sit...

Страница 17: ...r of the MX2400 has on headphones return from studies giving level to USB IP knob 3 5 Monitoring on location when transmitting streaming The transmission of digital streaming is unidirectional with the exception of VoIP software running on an external computer The console transmits to studios via Internet The studios goes back to the console via a cell phone see picture above Simultaneously to the...

Страница 18: ...el 6 and to the headphones mix Blueth The Bluetooth wireless connection allows for better audio quality since the signal remains digital from the remote cell phone to the phone hybrid located at studios 3 6 3 1 Linking the cell phone with the MX2400 By linking cell phone to the MX2400 creates a link between two devices and allows the phone to remember the unique ID of the codec mixer MX2400 This p...

Страница 19: ...hands free adapter The RJ 11 LINE supports direct connection of a second cell phone using the hands free connector This cell phone is used to link to the Studios You probably do not need this second connection as it is for very special applications This connection varies by brand and model of phone You must purchase the hands free headset for your cell phone and consult your phone s documentation ...

Страница 20: ...oth in the MX2400 press the button BLUETH and release just when LED lights If the cell phone is connected to RJ11 press the button PHONE before dial 2 The call is made from a cell phone liked to the console You may also receive the call from the studios but usually it is the reporter who communicates with the radio 3 To listen at headphones the ring tone open the knob BLUETH at headphone section i...

Страница 21: ...ng server is not an expensive service In both cases the main setting for the transmission of streaming involves entering the destination IP address to where the MX2400 will transmit 4 1 Audio IP settings Access to the configuration of IP audio module using any WiFi device laptop tablet smartphone 1 Check in the rear panel the presence of the cable bridge joining the RJ45 Ethernet streaming and 3G ...

Страница 22: ... the router firewall can be done from a web browser by entering the IP address Usually is 192 168 0 1 The firewall will ask you the username and password A typical default values are admin admin or admin 1234 but this may change Refer to the user manual of the firewall router 2 Once entered you must go to the section called NAT or Port forwarding There simply add the IP address of the destination ...

Страница 23: ...y Available options are PCM uLaw MPEG 1 layer 3 and MPEG 2 layer 3 Mono or stereo Allowing different transmission qualities mono stereo 44 1 32 22 KHz etc according to available bandwidth The recommended are MPEG 2 layer 3 at any sample rate As more faster better frequency response but requires more bandwidth It is also possible to choose between mono and stereo transmission We recommend mono to c...

Страница 24: ... IP address and port to which the console must transmit The IP and port for the streaming server can also be obtained from the URL provided by the supplier For example if the address to connect to the server s is http streamnow alsolnet com 8080 solidynedemo the IP address is the correspondent to http streamnow alsolnet com and the port is 8080 To restore default server Solidyne test server press ...

Страница 25: ...upport stereo transmission High cost for long distances Using cell phones distortion increases and they are susceptible to interferences At the studios the operator always will prefer to send on air the streaming audio except in the following cases a If there are problems receiving the streaming eg by overloading of the Internet provider s network b When the delay becomes difficult a fluid convers...

Страница 26: ...mnow alsolnet com 8080 solidynedemo If you can not connect it may happen that the network administrator has a firewall that blocks outgoing Internet connections for the specified port in our example is 8080 installed Consult this issue with your network administrator 5 1 2 2 If the MX2400 transmit directly to the studios In this case the streaming goes directly to the LAN router at the studios of ...

Страница 27: ...m studios If the latency is small less than 0 5 seconds does not affect the dialogue being on air the audio streaming while the MX2400 receives return via cell phone If the delay of the streaming make difficult the conversation leave the streaming and send on air the cell phone signal Remember that you can improve the audio quality of phone line using Solidyne VQR technology Another alternative is...

Страница 28: ...nication is private if the link with studios is a stereo streaming talck back can not be used with mono streaming To make a call from MX2400 press PHONE and dial using the DTMF keypad The conditions of privacy with respect to digital streaming are the same as before explained b Cell phone calling In this case you uses a Bluetooth cell phone to make a private link to studio see 3 6 1 Using a Blueto...

Страница 29: ...iFi access point Stereo Headset Mixer 6 stereo outputs for headsets Z 8 to 600 ohms 4 channel mixer and Distribution Amplifier included It can work stereo or mono mode Inputs are Stereo Mixer Out Studio return Hybrid Cellular or Tuner Bluetooth and Digital stream Frequency Response MIC to mono out 20 20 000 Hz 0 5 dB plus 3 dB 20 Hz anti pop filter Stereo Line to Stereo Out 20 20 000 Hz 0 2 dB Ste...

Страница 30: ...ing Streaming connection Standard RJ45 Ethernet connection TCP IP Standards supported MP3 Layer 1 32 44 1 and 48 kHz MP3 Layer 2 16 22 05 and 24 kHz G 711 µLaw aLaw 8 and 24 kHz sampling rate 16bit PCM uncompressed 8 and 24 kHz Protocols IP standard based protocols TCP IP UDP HTTP ICMP SNMP Supports BootP DHCP and Auto IP It supports RTP for low latency Studio link Using a streaming host Solidyne ...

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