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Wheatstone DMX-8 Surface User Manual

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

  • Page 2: Publication Information

    ©2017 Wheatstone Corporation Wheatstone considers this document and its contents to be proprietary and confidential. Except for making a reasonable number of copies for your own internal use, you may not reproduce this publication, or any part thereof, in any form, by any method, for any purpose, or in any language other than English without the written consent of Wheatstone Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Publication Information ..............2  Safety & Hazard/Warning Labels ............ 4  1 - Introducing DMX ................5  DMX Overview ................6 Specifications ................7 Warranty Statement ..............9 FCC Compliance Statement ............9 2 – DMX Installation ................10 ...

  • Page 5: Introducing Dmx

    Meter Bridge – There are three stereo LED meters showing PGM ● DC power source for the DMX-8 Surface (the DMX-16 Surface has 1, PGM 2, and a Switched signal (PGM 3, PGM 4, EXT, and CUE, if its own DC supply) enabled).

  • Page 6: Dmx Overview

    Blades, they should not be operator headphone outputs. A Spilt Cue button sets how cue audio is fed networked with a Wheatstone WheatNet-IP to the headphones, if so enabled during console configuration. system. DMX devices do not have the Intelligent The right column has four Event buttons;...

  • Page 7: Specifications

    The CUE/SOURCE, CR, STUDIO, and HDPN controls are also rotary outputting the same set of signals); four dedicated analog outputs (to encoders used primarily to control the level of the four dedicated monitor feed powered Control Room and Studio monitors, powered cue speakers, outputs on the Engine.
  • Page 8 32 – 96 kHz, 16- to 24-bit resolutions) Environment AES-3 Output Compliance: 24-bit Output Sample Rate: 44.1 or 48 kHz Ambient Temperature: Less than 40°C Processing Resolutio n: 24-bit Cooling: Convection cooled, no fans Wheatstone / PR&E reserve the right to change specifications without notice or obligation.

  • Page 9: Warranty Statement

    Wheatstone Corporation reserves the right to modify or change any unit in whole or in part at any time prior to return delivery in order to incorporate electronic or mechanical im-...

  • Page 10: Dmx Installation

    (for the DMX-8, this is the center line between fader channels 5 and 6, as shown in Figure 2-1). Note: The DMX-16 DC supply can power a DMX-8 Surface if it must be located over 15 feet from where the DMX Engine is mounted.
  • Page 11 Surface into position on the countertop. 4. Move the Surface aside and drill two 3/16” holes completely On a DMX-8 Surface, route both the DC and CAT5e cables to the back of through the countertop.

  • Page 12: Engine Connections

    UTP wires should be connected to a common RJ45 to cleanly connect the two XLR or TRS To facilitate wiring the DMX Engine, Wheatstone recommends using a connectors—as opposed to breaking out two wire pairs from a CAT5 cable wire list, listing all connections to and from peripheral devices.

  • Page 13: Dmx Power Up

    Engine, and powered up, on a stand-alone DMX you will so it powers up with the Engine. The DMX-16 Surface, or a DMX-8 Surface have three green LEDs on the Engine’s front panel, as shown in Figure 2-5.
  • Page 14 All inputs are set as stereo, except for Analog Input 1, which is set as Now PAN is shown above the white line. Rotating the encoder now pans dual mono with the default names of BL01MIC1 and BL01MIC2. The other or balances the signal to the left or right of center.

  • Page 15: Engine Signal Notes

    ENGINE SIGNAL NOTES alternately make up an RJ45-to-TRS jack adapter cable to plug in headphones to temporarily check the audio by connecting the two – signal This section covers the DMX Engine connections and how the PR&E apps wires to the TRS ground terminal). Since this connection grounds the two are used to configure those signals or connections.
  • Page 16 logic connections (on terminals 2 – 7) plus ground on terminal 1 and +5 Control Room monitor speakers; STU connects to one or two powered volts on terminal 8. speakers for a talk studio; and HDPN connects to an outboard headphone amp.
  • Page 17 connect the Phone caller to TREC R. These signals connect to the TEL REC When the caller or remote goes live (their channel is turned on), their signal that connects to an output going to a VoxPro or other call recorder. bus-minus audio switches from the OL bus to, typically, the PGM 1 bus (the bus is assigned in the DMX Surface Setup app, see Figure 2-10).
  • Page 18 input or output. Since the level control affects the audio in real time, use Navigator app’s System Dock, select the Engine (Blade 001) and view its caution on live consoles when adjusting these levels. Destinations tab (Figure 2-14). Level can be adjusted in three ways: •...

  • Page 19: Razor I/O Interface Notes

    that the default destination name for the first new logic signal is BL01D01, destination by clicking that crosspoint. A square will show that’s a logic as shown at the bottom of both windows. The LIO Info tab shows any logic only connection.
  • Page 20 analog outputs (OUT 1 – 4) while the last four RJ45 jacks (OUT 5 – 8) have the stereo AES signals. Note: Each Razor has eight paired incoming and eight paired outgoing audio streams over its Ethernet AoIP connection. When a Razor output is split into two mono outputs, each mono signal will consume one of the eight paired incoming audio streams.

  • Page 21: Console Configuration

    USB flash drive that shipped with the console. The apps can also be downloaded from the software tab on the “PR&E DMX digital console” page on the Wheatstone web site (www.wheatstone.com). The apps are installed on a setup PC running Windows 10, 8, 7, or even XP sp3.
  • Page 22 Also, verify that the correct IP address is shown above the Select NIC… Click the Device Properties tab to view that tab. Note this tab has six button. If the app is using the wrong NIC, click Select NIC… to open the page tabs (Engine, Talent Access, VDips, Monitor Config, Buttons, and Network Setup window.
  • Page 23 automatically to DMX). Click OK to transfer the settings to the View Display Brightness Devices pane. These three parameters control the channel and monitor displays’ brightness. To connect to that particular Surface, click its row to highlight it then click the small square next to Remove (“X” the box). This instructs the The Normal Level setting sets the brightness for regular usage, with 16 setup PC to contact that Surface.
  • Page 24 Talent Access Page Tab The clock time is set using the PR&E IP Navigator (System > Info tab > Set This page tab has three sections: Events; Bus Assignments; and Channel Date and Time section). The date and Features to set board operator access to these Surface controls. time can be set manually (click Manual) During console configuration these are typically all left enabled, so it is by entering the date and time manually...
  • Page 25 Channel Features the Default row, at the top of the Signals list, and then enabling the desired “Default” selections. Figure 3-6 shows PFL/Cue Dropout, PGM4 Pre Each fader channel includes controls to change the audio mode, Fader, PGM4 Pre On, and PGM4 Off Line enabled. Each new signal added panning, and the EQ &...
  • Page 26 on/off status. This command is typically assigned the same for all sources, although some users like to enable this feature on microphones. Fader Cue – This setting is similar to EFS in that fader movement affects the channel status. When enabled, moving the fader to full off turns cue on and moving the fader away from full off turns cue off.
  • Page 27 PGM 4 bus and the OL bus is not active. The DMX includes an internal mono signal associated with each fader channel as indicated by the 1 – 8 (for a DMX-8 Surface) or 1 – 16 (for a DMX-16 Surface) check boxes. These signals are assigned the default Studio Mutes names of DMXBM01 –...
  • Page 28 Direct Out Pre Fader Lock Level - When enabled, and the Apply button is clicked, the current When enabled for the same channel numbers as set in the Bus-Minus / level setting of the Studio encoder is fixed for the STU output and the Direct Out section, the Direct Out audio is sent at a fixed level (same level Surface Studio encoder no longer controls the level.
  • Page 29 NoSource silences the channel. If Allow No Source is unchecked then that Setting the Visibility name doesn’t appear in the list of alternate sources. On fader channels with a dedicated source, like the Host mic or phone channel, only one source is typically set as visible: the source dedicated to The default Visibility setting for all selectors is to display all sources.

  • Page 30: The Pr&E Ip Navigator

    To start PR&E IP Navigator double-click its desktop icon or, that selector. This is typically done on the three monitor selectors. from the Start Menu, select All Programs > Wheatstone PR&E The Channel: names have a right-click menu to allow the visibility >...
  • Page 31 an active crosspoint removes the connection, silencing the destination in the case of an audio connection or turning off the logic in case of a logic crosspoint. Sources connected to a fader channel that is on will have a red line across the grid indicating they are locked from change since they are actively being used.
  • Page 32 To create an Alias first click on the device with the source (like Blade01) any Salvos you create (select the Salvo in the drop down list then click then on the Sources tab. Click on the signal name you want to create an Rename) so you can remember what each one was created to do.

  • Page 33: Dmx Configuration Tool

    SOFTWARE UPDATES way, when another new DMX is networked there will be no device conflicts. Wheatstone/PR&E may periodically issue software revisions for the DMX Click the desktop icon or start the app from the Start Menu Surface, DMX Engine, and Razor I/O Interfaces. The DMX Surface code (All Programs >...
  • Page 34 Click Open to upload the new code to the Surface. This action can be done while the console is actively being used since the code is only loaded into the Surface memory. A popup message advises that the Surface must be rebooted to use the new code.

  • Page 35: Dmx Use And Applications

    On channels with dedicated sources 4 – DMX USE AND APPLICATIONS (like the board operator mic, phone, or media server playback channels) there may only be one or two sources his chapter presents details on using the DMX console, in shown when the encoder is rotated.
  • Page 36 the PGM 4/OL bus is covered in more detail in the next section off and PGM 1 when it is on), the board operator can interrupt that return signal at any time by pressing the TB (Talkback) button in order to give (Caller/Remote Operation).

  • Page 37: Fader Control

    The cue bus goes to the Cue monitor output. The level is controlled by Channel Control the Cue level control in the Monitor section. Cue may also go to the board To turn a channel on, press the On Button (Figure 4-1). A red LED lights operator headphones when the Surface Setup Cue Defeat option is the button to show the channel is on.
  • Page 38 To either side of the Mode name are icons that indicate channel status. The ability to save Events is typically locked out in On the right side is a lock indicator to show the channel source’s LIO state. daily console use. Board operators are typically The lock icon can appear in three colors: Gray indicates there is no control allowed to Take Events.
  • Page 39 Control Room operator’s headphones. Its level is shown in the lower yellow/blue bar graph with the headphone icon in the right monitor display. The Control Room section has six source select buttons (PGM Note: The board operator’s headphones plug into a 1/4" TRS jack, 2) which set the signal that feeds the control located on the right side of the Surface, in-line with the monitor room monitor speakers and the control room...
  • Page 40 The Studio monitor speakers are automatically muted (and a studio When a Channel Feature is active on a channel, and no channel encoder warning light can be triggered), whenever a studio microphone is turned is touched for about 20 seconds, that channel’s display, or displays when EQ &...
  • Page 41 EQ & Dynamics are assigned on a channel basis and their settings are High Pass & Low Pass Filters remembered in the Surface memory so that if the console is powered The High Pass Filter (HPF) and Low Pass Filter (LPF) can be used completely down, when it is powered back up the settings remain in place.
  • Page 42 The two Lo Shelf controls are used to boost or cut the low frequencies To begin adjusting the Compressor, start with the Compressor RATIO set below the selected frequency by the amount set by the level control. to 1.0:1, for no compression, and the Compressor MAKEUP level set to 0.0 dB.
  • Page 43 , or other digital editing system. its level goes below the threshold setting. If the Wheatstone WNIP audio drivers are installed on that PC, and that PC is connected to the Engine’s Ethernet switch, no analog or digital audio connection is required since the audio would connect via Ethernet for both DMX APPLICATIONS recording and playback.
  • Page 44 RAZOR I/O INTERFACE There are three flavors of Razors available to add audio and logic I/O to a DMX console: Razor 16A with all analog I/O and two mic preamps Razor 16D with all AES I/O Razor 16AD with half analog and half AES I/O The Razors use the same StudioHub+ RJ45 wiring as the Engine for audio.

  • Page 45: Service Information

    DMX CONSOLE SERVICE the exclusive PR&E distributor in the USA; through a local Wheatstone distributor in the rest of the world; or by calling Wheatstone support at The DMX console contains two primary assemblies: the Mix Engine, 252.638.7000 (New Bern, NC USA, east coast USA time zone ) or by which is not field-serviceable;...
  • Page 46 DC connector on the network interface board (see Figure 2-2 on jack. Be sure to use shrink tubing over the solder joints on the new jack. page 11) or, on a DMX-8 Surface, by unplugging the DC cable at the The headphone cable plugs into a keyed 3-terminal Phoenix connector Engine.

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