iAM-AUDIO-1
iAM-AUDIO-1-DANTE
iAM-AUDIO-2
iAM-AUDIO-2-DANTE
1RU/2RU, Multi Channel, Touch Screen Audio Monitor
User Guide
Part Number 821808, Revision G
Страница 1: ...iAM AUDIO 1 iAM AUDIO 1 DANTE iAM AUDIO 2 iAM AUDIO 2 DANTE 1RU 2RU Multi Channel Touch Screen Audio Monitor User Guide Part Number 821808 Revision G ...
Страница 2: ...either express or implied with respect to software documentation their quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event will Wohler Technologies Inc be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the hardware software or its documentation even if advised of the possibility of such damages Some states do not ...
Страница 3: ...wer 7 Compliance 7 FCC 7 ICES 003 8 CHAPTER 2 Local Operation 9 Startup 9 Front Panel 9 Rear Panel 10 Channel Meters and Touch Operations 14 Menu Option Touchscreen 16 Audio Preset 16 System Information 17 System Options 18 Network Settings 18 Speaker Options 21 Factory Reset 22 CHAPTER 3 Technical Info 23 CHAPTER 4 The iAM AUDIO Web GUI 27 Web Browser Control Device 27 First Time IP Assignments 2...
Страница 4: ...ely 46 APPENDIX B Dante Network Setup 48 Introduction 48 What is in the iAM AUDIO for Dante 49 DanteTM Device Setup 50 Dante Clock Selection 51 Channel Names 51 AES67 52 Device Lock 53 Dante Firmware Upgrades 54 DanteTM Legal Disclosures 54 APPENDIX C Ravenna Network Setup 55 Introduction 55 What is in the iAM AUDIO for Ravenna 55 RAVENNA Compatible Talker Listener 55 AVB Ethernet Features 55 BACH...
Страница 5: ...igurations can easily be copied to other iAM AUDIO units Each iAM AUDIO can be configured with a number of presets Nothing about the configurations of those predefined setups can be changed from the front panel This prevents less experienced or hurried operators from making accidental setup changes that could compromise their usage of the unit It also reduces operator training to a minimum Safety ...
Страница 6: ...ll it at ear eye level for best high frequency response and visual observation of the display screens Please adhere to the following clearances Table 1 1 Clearance Recommendations Clearance Surface 24 Front 3 Rear 2 Sides 1 75 Top and Bottom if either radiates heat 0 Top and Bottom if no heat Heat Dissipation The ambient temperature inside the mounting enclosure should not exceed 40 Celsius 104 Fa...
Страница 7: ...imes be obtained without it The internal circuitry ground is connected to the chassis Power The unit comes with a standard external 18 VDC 3 9 A power supply that connects to an AC mains power source 100 to 240 VAC 1 5A 50 60Hz using an IEC power cord When the mains plug or appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device the disconnect device should remain operable Compliance FCC This equipment...
Страница 8: ...Page 8 ICES 003 This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada ...
Страница 9: ... front panels for the 1RU and 2RU models are shown in Figures 2 1 and 2 2 Operation and controls for the 1RU and 2RU models are identical except for the sizes of the displays and speakers Figure 2 1 iAM AUDIO 1 1RU Front Panel Figure 2 2 iAM AUDIO 2 2RU Front Panel Level Meter Display Volume Menu Option Display Balance Headphone Jack USB Power Speakers Adjust Aux Volume 00 60 40 30 20 20 30 40 60 ...
Страница 10: ...nel solo 6 USB 2 0 Port This USB Type A connector allows you to use a flash drive not supplied to perform software updates and copy system configurations to another iAM AUDIO or to a PC Software updates are controlled from the Web GUI 7 Menu Option Display This touchscreen display is used for a limited amount of setup and status display The large majority of setup functions are performed using the...
Страница 11: ...4 AoIP This Ethernet port can accept either a Dante or a Ravenna Audio over IP signal An optional license key must be purchased to enable this function There are different hardware option cards for each signal and the appropriate and desired capability must be specified at order 5 MADI BNC This COAX input accepts an AES10 64 channel signal at 48 kHz sample rate An optional license key must be purc...
Страница 12: ...ur BNC jacks accept AES3id digital audio pairs at a 48 kHz sample rate An optional license key must be purchased to enable this function Channels are selected as AES 1 8 10 3G HD SD SDI The two cages are provided to accept one or two optional SFP modules compatible with SDI coaxial or optical signals Single or dual transceiver arrangements are possible The SPF modules are hot swappable for conveni...
Страница 13: ...connectors provide two balanced analog outputs Left and Right The source of these signals is the mix of audio as monitored by the internal speakers and is adjusted by the Volume control The Analog Outputs are standard on the iAM AUDIO products Figure 2 6 Analog XLR Output Connections ...
Страница 14: ... Screen iAM AUDIO 2 display shown 00 60 40 30 20 20 30 40 60 00 10 9 S t e r e o A S t r e r e o B S t u d i o 7 S t u d i o 2 7 8 5 6 3 4 1 2 14 13 16 15 12 11 Channel Cluster Touch Selection Area Channel Identifiers 1 Channel Identifiers Above the level meters are the Channel Identifiers They indicate the following An arrow pointing to the left indicates that this is a left channel and will be m...
Страница 15: ... changed all of the channel clusters are muted Touching a muted channel cluster un mutes it and removes the violet box Muting and un muting by touching is an alternate action function 4 Solo Selector Touch for two seconds any channel cluster you would like to solo A blue box will then surround the cluster and that will be the only cluster you hear Any violet boxes will disappear Touch again to ret...
Страница 16: ...UDIO 1 and iAM AUDIO 2 using the Main Menu which appears on the left screen Note that the menu screens for the iAM AUDIO 1 and iAM AUDIO 2 are nearly identical but possibly with minor variations In the following figures screens from only one of the two products will be shown Figure 2 8 Main Menu Audio Preset Touch the Audio Preset button to display the Audio Preset menu as shown in Figure 2 9 Figu...
Страница 17: ... touch the Apply Preset button This operation takes about 5 seconds to complete The meter screen will change to reflect the new preset To exit this menu and return to the Main Menu touch the Main Menu button System Information Touching the System Information button displays the System Information screen as shown in Figure 2 10 This screen lets you view the product Serial Number the MAC Address the...
Страница 18: ...re 2 11 System Options Menu Network Settings Touch the Network Settings button displays the Network Settings menu as shown in Figure 2 12 This screen lets you view or change the product IP the Net Mask Gateway and DNS It also lets you switch between a static fixed or a dynamic DHCP network address Figure 2 12 Network Settings Menu 1 To change the IP Address Net Mask Gateway or DNS tap the item you...
Страница 19: ...ch the Enter button Touch the Cancel button to return to the previous screen without saving any changes To change from a static fixed to a dynamic DHCP network address touch the DHCP button The screen will change as shown in Figure 2 14 To change back to a static fixed network address touch the DHCP button again The colors of the buttons will return to the ones depicted in Figure 2 12 Important Th...
Страница 20: ...on This will save the changes you selected 2 Touch the Cancel button to return to the previous screen without saving any changes Important There is no confirmation for Save so make sure you want to perform this action before taking it The system will not need to reboot before it is once again ready for operation ...
Страница 21: ... pitched sounds out of the mix The control can be touched and moved left or right to adjust in 1 dB increments Alternatively after touching the control the Adjust knob can be used to more critically adjust the setting 4 Bass This tone control adjusts the low frequency speaker audio response from 12 dB to 12 dB Lowering Bass will unmask midrange band sounds while increasing Bass will make the sound...
Страница 22: ...eturns the system to the way it was when received new from the factory After using this function you will need to use the Wohler Web GUI to reprogram everything from the start or else import a Database or the Presets that you previously saved using the Web GUI Refer to the Database Management section of this Chapter 4 Figure 2 16 Factory Reset Note Factory Reset will also reset your IP address to ...
Страница 23: ... x 480V 2RU Level Meters Simultaneous VU PPM Level Meter Scale AES Scale Sample Rate 48kHz De Multiplexing 16 channels from 16 channel SD HD 3G SDI 64 channel AES10 MADI SDI Inputs Outputs 1 or 2 SDI Inputs or Outputs Optional Single SFP Transceiver HD BNC Coax 3G HD SD SDI Multi Mode Fiber 1 SI Optical SC Connector 1300nm Single Mode Fiber 1 SI Optical SC Connector 1310nm MADI Inputs Outputs 1 MA...
Страница 24: ...uts Stereo XLR 3 Male balanced 24 dBu max Analog Output Frequency Response 40 Hz to 20 kHz 1dB Analog Output Distortion 0 01 THD N Analog Output Dynamic Range 100 dB Analog Output Reference Level 20 dBFS 4 1 0 dBu Internal Speakers Stereo 1RU 75mm Low 40mm Mid Hi 2RU 80mm Full Range Peak Acoustic Output 1RU 98 dBA SPL 2 feet Peak Acoustic Output 2RU 104 dBA SPL 2 feet Hum and Noise 1RU Better than...
Страница 25: ...f an MPTS via ASI or IP Maximum SPTS bit rate of 15Mb s Table 3 3 iAM AUDIO I O Options Option Part Description OPT AES 829080 Enables decoding and monitoring of 4 x AES inputs on DB 25 connector and 1 AES output on BNC connector OPT MADI 829092 Enables decoding and monitoring of 1 x MADI64 input BNC connectors SFP 2022 829088 SMTPE 2022 receiver LC connectors SFP SDIB 829089 3G HD SD SDI Active L...
Страница 26: ...P Video 2 Optical Input Video 2 Reclocked or Regenerated Optical Output Optional Optical SFP Video 1 Optical Input Video 1 Reclocked or Regenerated Optical Output Optional Optical SFP MADI Optical Input MADI Reclocked or Regenerated Optical Output Adjust Optional MADI MADI BNC Input Power Reclocked MADI BNC Output Receiver Reclocker Transmitter Mgmt Port UI System Configuration and Control Optiona...
Страница 27: ...eir smaller screen size would require more scrolling making operation challenging The Chrome web browser is recommended for speed and compatibility First Time IP Assignments The iAM AUDIO can operate with a static fixed or dynamic DHCP IPv4 address The default address will be 192 168 1 100 when received from the factory or when switched from DHCP to static addressing mode There two basic types of ...
Страница 28: ...rk Immediately after the host setup is complete change the iAM AUDIO s address Make the corresponding address mask and gateway changes in the iAM AUDIO Network Setup page Refer to the Network Setup section of this chapter and Figure 4 11 Otherwise set the iAM AUDIO to DHCP address mode by checking the box for Use DHCP in Network Setup and have your IT administrator assign rights and settings for o...
Страница 29: ... preset for local operation is shown color Other stored but not selected presets have gray backgrounds The top row shows which sources are used in the preset The middle row shows which channel numbers are assigned to each control strip Colors in the bottom row indicate green for active or red for muted states No changes can be made on this screen Click View Details on the selected preset or click ...
Страница 30: ...p reference plus alerts status and license information Refer to Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 Dashboard Device Overview Remote Metering Click on the Remote Monitor page to provide a live view the audio bar graph meters for the current preset Figure 4 4 Remote Monitor Audio Meters ...
Страница 31: ...ly log in can be done at any time by clicking on Administrative Account selection in the upper right portion of the browser page and clicking Log In Figure 4 5 Administrative Account Log In By default the User Name is admin By default the Password is admin The User Name and Password are fixed and cannot be changed You will remain logged in until the browser window is closed or the session is disco...
Страница 32: ...signed to the channel strip label fields in a preset whenever it is selected Individual channel names will appear on the remote metering screens but not on the iAM AUDIO front panel screens due to space limitations However Cluster names assigned per preset in the Configuration Configure Presets page will appear on the iAM AUDIO front panel screens Refer to the next section in this chapter To chang...
Страница 33: ...o need to change any of your Presets since the monitor can be left set to that Preset The Configuration page is where the routing of signal can be defined in virtually any arrangement Clicking through from the Dashboard screen will display that Preset for editing of the existing configuration Select other Presets for editing by clicking on the Recall Configuration box Figure 4 7 Configuration Pres...
Страница 34: ...er Type channel configuration from the pull down menu within each box Select the Cluster Type for the left most channel and the following channels will automatically be filled in accordingly The available Cluster Type selections are None The channel will not appear on the metering screen Mono 1 0 The channel will appear within a single channel cluster Stereo 2 0 The channels will appear within a t...
Страница 35: ...ght assignments are made automatically for surround Cluster Types but the Center and LFE channels need to be set to a Left Right mix Likewise Mono channels should probably be set to a Left Right mix 14 Save Configuration stores the Preset in the database 15 Display Configuration loads the current edited Preset into the iAM AUDIO for test purposes only It will not be stored and cannot be recalled l...
Страница 36: ...tion Named Presets Use this page to create or edit Preset names Use unique names that will make it easy for an operator to determine which Preset to select Click Save to store the names you enter Figure 4 8 Save Preset ...
Страница 37: ... page showing the installed option licenses and provides a means to add additional option licenses Figure 4 9 System Setup System Setup Selection The example above shows an iAM AUDIO with license keys for inputs and license keys for SPF modules installed Licenses without keys will not have the box checked ...
Страница 38: ...roduct Info button to save the information Each new license will be immediately available for use Product information is also shown in a window on the System Setup page for your convenience Scan Network Discovery This page will scan the network for Wohler iAM monitors installed on the network Other devices can have their network settings reconfigured by clicking the Edit pencil icon Information ab...
Страница 39: ...ess Leading zeroes are not required 3 IP Mask This should usually be 255 255 255 0 unless your network can work across multiple subnets 4 Gateway Address This should usually be the same domain and subnet address numbers as the IP Address but with the last octet being 1 5 DNS nameserver A default value is shown for reference only DNS is not normally required for basic static IP network configuratio...
Страница 40: ...tton on the Database Management Database Export Import page 2 Insert a flash drive in the front panel USB jack on the iAM AUDIO you want to back up 3 Click the blue reload page link at the bottom of the page The Preset data will be written onto the Flash Drive Do not withdraw the Flash Drive before all of the data is written to it These instructions are summarized on the Database Management Databa...
Страница 41: ...rt a flash drive in the front panel USB jack on the iAM AUDIO you want to recover Preset data from 3 Click the blue reload page link at the bottom of the page The list of Preset databases that are contained on the Flash Drive will appear on the screen 4 Select a Preset database from the list The Preset data you selected will be copied into the iAM AUDIO Do not withdraw the Flash Drive before all o...
Страница 42: ...tabase copies may be created until a limit is reached at which point existing copies must be deleted before a new one can be created Figure 4 14 Save Restore Database A automated database copy will be created whenever you import presets from a new unit in order to enable recovery from a failure Use Save when you have made modifications to the Database and want to preserve a backup copy of it Use R...
Страница 43: ...abase or the Presets that you had previously saved Refer to the Database Management section of this chapter Figure 4 15 Factory Reset If you have any doubt as to whether you should perform a Factory Reset do not click the Reset button Contact Wohler Technical Service for advice Note Factory Reset will reset your IP address to the default one Static IP 192 168 1 100 Gateway 192 168 1 1 Netmask 255 ...
Страница 44: ...t for more information Unzip and copy the update file s from your computer to the root directory not inside a folder of a USB flash drive It must be FAT32 file type and does not need to be empty Both local and remote update methods require that a USB flash drive with Wohler Update Package s installed on it be inserted into the front panel USB jack of the iAM AUDIO Important The Web GUI is required...
Страница 45: ...ics of download and file transfer to the USB flash drive 2 A list of update file packages present on the USB drive will appear in the Description field area shown in Figure A 1 along with software Version number s Click on the one you want to use If the USB flash drive does not contain message below appears the system has the latest software in it and no further action is required or possible 3 Cl...
Страница 46: ...enient to physically access some of the iAM AUDIO units in the system to insert a flash drive The Scan Network Updates page will scan the network for Wohler iAM monitors installed on the network and allow firmware updates of one or more compatible and accessible iAM AUDIO units The following requirements apply 1 All of the iAM AUDIO units must be networked on the same IP subnet 2 An iAM AUDIO unit...
Страница 47: ...ed or are already at a higher version number will not appear on this list Select the Target units that you would like to upgrade 5 Before proceeding note that each iAM AUDIO Target that is being upgraded will no longer be operational for the duration of the update If there may be other personnel who may need to use one of the remote iAM AUDIO units notify them that the unit will be out of service ...
Страница 48: ...Configure Presets page regardless of which AoIP option is installed The iAM AUDIO is set up at the Wohler factory to be used as a slave rather than a master within the Dante network Other devices or software such as a Dante Controller are expected to be responsible for most device configurations and all audio routing Figure B 1 Network View iAM Dante AoIP RX Channels iAM Dante AoIP TX Channels Aud...
Страница 49: ...not be done Figure B 2 Device View Up to sixteen of the 64 AoIP receive channels can be monitored at once in the iAM AUDIO The sixteen iAM AUDIO input channels selected by presets are transmitted to the Dante network The iAM AUDIO DanteTM AoIP is configured by the iAM AUDIO to receive up to 64 channels and transmit 16 channels of Dante AoIP at 48 kHz or 44 1 kHz audio sample rates 48 kHz is the iA...
Страница 50: ...roller to appear that way on the network but that will not change the iAM AUDIO s unit name appearing on GUI pages and iAM AUDIO Remote Metering or Discovery pages Figure B 3 iAM AUDIO Name During initial setup you may want to manually change the iAM unit Name in the System Setup page to match the reassigned Dante Device Name for consistency Refer to Figure B 4 Figure B 4 Rename iAM Change the iAM...
Страница 51: ...nterrupted It functions as an accurate slave clock synchronized to the master clock on the network when not operating as the master Figure B 5 Clock Selection Channel Names The iAM AUDIO uses the BKLYN II default network channel names of Tx 01 16 and Rx 01 64 The network controller can change these names as desired but iAM channel selections will remain as the original default numbers unless chang...
Страница 52: ... Device View AES67 Config menu enables disables AES67 Figure B 6 AES67 Enable Disable Further Dante AES67 discovery and operational protocol requires manual assignments for static multicast transmit and receive IP addresses per Dante protocols for discovery and IGMP network operation Destination addresses in range 239 nnn 0 0 239 nnn 255 255 port 5004 o nnn can be configured using the Dante Contro...
Страница 53: ... the File menu Create Multicast Flows window shown in Figure B 8 Figure B 8 Multicast Device Lock Audinate recently added a feature whereby a remote controller can send a command to lock Dante network device configurations The iAM AUDIO does not implement the Device Lock command at this time ...
Страница 54: ... Manager Windows or OS X application to update the Dante firmware over the Dante network Follow the application s installation and usage guide plus any applicable technical notes available Follow the instructions in Software Upgrades for iAM AUDIO updates DanteTM Legal Disclosures TRADEMARK ATTRIBUTION Products covered in the manual include licence from Audinate Pty Ltd under US Patents 7747725 80...
Страница 55: ...nual What is in the iAM AUDIO for Ravenna The AES67 enabled Coveloz Bach board supports the following features RAVENNA Compatible Talker Listener 1 RFC 3551 RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences a L16 16 bit linear format defined in RFC 3551 clause 4 5 11 b L24 24 bit linear format defined in RFC 3190 clause 4 c AM824 24 bit Audio as defined in IEC61883 6 d Multicast and unicast session supp...
Страница 56: ...rd includes a Graphical User Interface to review and manage the Bach board It provides an interface to 1 Manage connections with ease a Display discovered devices and streams b Connect streams from network to local destinations c Start stop and monitor stream health status 2 Enable local BACH device configuration status reporting Examples include a Receive buffer statistics b Ethernet statistics c...
Страница 57: ...perations such as modifying the IP address Packet time Rebooting etc Note There are important considerations when setting up a Ravenna network Ideally the Ravenna network must be completely isolated from other Ethernet devices such as computers printers and connections to the internet This is because the timing of the communications on the Ravenna network is very critical It should have its own 1G...
Страница 58: ... Startup If you have changed any Ethernet IP addresses click Reboot Device Note If you do decide to change an IP address make sure you document this change by writing down the new IP address and affixing it to the rear panel cover plate of the associated Ravenna option card for your future reference If you forget the IP address of a card the only way to find it is to connect it to a very small net...
Страница 59: ...talled After the configuration described in the previous section the devices you have set up should now appear on the Controller Cloud page Note All devices must be on the same subnet to be discovered If the subnet of a BACH device is unknown one must use a tool such as Wireshark to discover the IP address Figure C 3 BACH Controller Cloud Page ...
Страница 60: ... interval announce interval etc The default values should be sufficient Likewise although there are a number of clocking options packet times and announcement times available the default values should be sufficient Note Click the Advanced button to show which card is the grandmaster clock source The source card can be the grandmaster clock Ideally all Ravenna devices are clocked from a GPS source ...
Страница 61: ...venna signals from devices on the network Check the Source tab of the source card web page At lease one source much be turned on Figure C 5 shows a Source page with six sources turned on The status of each source should be green Note Sources must be turned on to appear on the list Figure C 5 BACH Controller Source Stream ...
Страница 62: ...hannels iAM AUDIO Input Assignment Group 0 I2s Reserved Reserved do not use this group as a source Groups 1 2 0 15 Front panel channels Groups 3 4 16 31 SDI 1 Group 5 32 39 ASRC Group 6 40 47 Analog Inputs Groups 7 8 48 57 Dolby Decoded Outputs Group 8 Cont d 58 63 Mute Groups 9 16 64 128 MADI Groups 17 24 129 255 Figure C 6 BACH Controller Stream Destinations In the event that the Patch tab will ...
Страница 63: ...at can be deleted Typically these destinations are from previous network configurations that are no longer used Note The Stream Status indicators for those destinations that can be deleted are yellow instead of green Figure C 7 Deleting Stream Destinations ...
Страница 64: ...r channels for devices on the network The highlighted green square indicates a routing connection between a source or talker left and a destination or listener bottom The Web GUI will allow selection of channels to monitor from among the listeners bottom Figure C 8 BACH Controller Patch Panel ...
Страница 65: ...estination 3 Empty the cache of the browser 1 Go to the Destinations tab delete all of the destinations and then try to route again 2 Make sure that the source is turned on Cannot route to a destination 3 Go to the Dashboard page and check the Sources and Destination blocks Verify that they are ready and working without timing errors Wireshark is a free and open sourced packet analyzer software pr...
