Inovonics 236 Installation & User Manual

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AM Audio Processor
May, 2017 - Rev. 1 Firmware

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  • Page 1 AM Audio Processor May, 2017 - Rev. 1 Firmware...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) Processor Bypass Front-Panel Display and Controls Test Oscillator Front-Panel vs. Web Interface Setup Section IV - NETWORKING THE NOVIA 236 ....24 Navigating the Menu Tree Analog and Digital Program Inputs The Web Interface Stream Input DHCP IP Assignment...
  • Page 3: Section I - Introduction

    Distortion (processing bypassed): tions makes the NOVIA 236 well suited to standard medium Analog I/O: <0.02% THD (ref: +24dBu I/O) wave, shortwave and specialized AM broadcast services.
  • Page 4: Under The Hood

    Certifications: Rear View: ‘Under the Hood’ The NOVIA 236 processor is very compact with a major uti- lization of surface-mount (SMD) technology. Some compo- nents are ‘application-specific’ and/or pre-programmed at the factory, but all of them are impossibly tiny. This makes servicing the unit in the field a difficult proposition at best.
  • Page 5: Section Ii - Getting Started

    Front-Panel vs. Web Interface Setup The NOVIA 236 comes with a ‘universal’ outboard ‘brick’ The NOVIA 236 may be set up and operated either by using type switching power supply that accepts mains voltages the front-panel menu and jog-wheel knob, or by using the between 100VAC and 240VAC.
  • Page 6: Navigating The Menu Tree

    When the Only connect knob to cancel the operation. when stream is source box is not checked, the NOVIA 236 will connect to a valid stream automatically and remain con- 2) If the submenu has a checkbox or ‘radio button,’...
  • Page 7: Audio Alarms

    –12dBu to +18dBu. above for Time Off seconds, to reset the alarm. +24dBu clipping point of the NOVIA 236 maintains suffi- The current level of the program audio shows as a shaded cient headroom for positive program peaks to +130%.
  • Page 8: Gpios

    The NOVIA 236 draws 240mA. Check the rating on the la- GPIOs bel of the power supply to make sure it has capacity for the Three rear-panel GPO (General Purpose Output) terminals modules it must support. present alarm “tally” connections for remote indication of program audio loss.
  • Page 9: Headphone Monitoring

    About shows the current Firmware Rev: and Serial #: of your unit, the Ethernet: port status and Uptime:, or how long the Section III NOVIA 236 has been running since power was last applied. PROCESSOR SETUP Headphone Monitoring The front-panel headphone jack will accommodate either low- or high-impedance stereo headphones with a 3.5mm...
  • Page 10: Setting Input Levels

    –3dB on the front- panel LED meters. Heavily processed music may need to be The NOVIA 236 has a four-section parametric equalizer that backed-down so peaks don’t go above –6dB. Material with a can offer quite a lot of control over ‘sonic signature.’...
  • Page 11: Multiband Processing

    Multiband Processing cessor. The slaved bands will still be able to reduce gain The multiband processing section of the NOVIA 236 pro- beyond the midband G/R level as needed, but will not re- vides both r.m.s. compression and peak limiting in three lease to a value less than the G/R level established by the frequency bands.
  • Page 12: Hf Limiting And Clipping

    The NOVIA 236 uses both HF limiting and NOVIA 236. Audio processing presets may be called-up for distortion-cancelled HF clipping to meet this requirement.
  • Page 13: Section Iv - Networking The Novia 236

    Depending on the processor setup you may see little or no meter action with a tone, as subsequent stages Section II stressed setup of the NOVIA 236 using front-panel respond primarily to program peaks. ‘knob and button’ data entry. As soon as you have a net- work connection, feel free to ‘graduate’...
  • Page 14: Assigning A Hostname

    Just type the IP ing the processor. Under the Windows® operating system, address and port num- bring up the NOVIA 236 with a Web browser that’s on the ber into your browser as same network simply by typing the Hostname and a for- shown here.
  • Page 15: Timekeeping

    You must first program the NOVIA 236 to send mail under Auto DST is the default setting for Daylight the Setup/Email Preferences menu. You need to set up an ac- the screen.
  • Page 16: The Alarm Log

    Use the Send Test Email utility to ensure that the NOVIA 236 ing reboot. Restoring factory default settings is another op- is set up to send mail properly to all recipients.
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  • Page 18 RETURN OF GOODS FOR FACTORY REPAIR: A. Equipment will not be accepted for Warranty or other repair without a Return Authorization (RA) number issued by Inovonics prior to its return. An RA number may be obtained by calling the factory. The number should be prominently marked on the outside of the shipping carton.

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