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Page 3: Table Of Contents
3.2.4 FM RECEIVER............16 3.2.5 Headphones...............16 3.7.1 About modulation peaks..........30 3.2.6 SETTINGS..............16 3.7.2 About channel separation..........30 3.7.3 About mono transmission...........30 3.3 Processing Presets..........17 3.3.1 VOICE PRESETS............17 Section 4 - Technical specifications...31 3.3.2 SOFT PROCESSING..........17 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 3... - Page 4 Page 4 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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Page 5: About This Manual
Solidyne Broadcasting Processor series. It synthesizes more than 40 years of experi- Solidyne® All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be repro- ence in the development of audio processors for duced, copied or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, in whole or in part broadcasting. -
Page 6: Warnings
The letter "i" within a circle in this manual alerts the user to the presence of important information, recommendations and advice. Page 6 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 7: Section 1 - Quick Installation Guide
Press the wheel to confirm the gain. ✔ Turn the wheel to select BACK and exit this menu. ✔ Turn the wheel to the last "BACK" icon to exit the SETUP menu. Changes are saved. OUTPUTS Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 7... - Page 8 PROCESSING The radio station is on the air with the sound of the Solidyne 542APC. You can listen to the difer- ent default sound presets to find the sound that fits the needs of the station. Tune into a good au - dio system (or use good headphoness.
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Page 9: Section 2 - Connections
40ºC. Avoid direct sunlight on the processor or the prox- and the necessary audio connector at the other end. imity of heat sources. The balanced analog inputs of the Solidyne 542APC come The openings and grooves allow ventilation and air cir- with RJ45 connectors and are connected using shielded culation. -
Page 10: Rj45 Inputs And Outputs
Usually the 542APC is in transmitting plant. On 542APC models with option / AoIP the "eic on Air" signal gener- RJ45 UNBALANCED OUTPUTS ated from Studios is sent directly when using Solidyne DX816 consoles; 2600 Series or Solidyne ADA102 link; COLOR DE CABLE Connected to the processor over Ethernet. -
Page 11: Mpx
“System" (see “3.4.13 System settings”s. It is very important to maintain an adequate distribu- tion of ground connections. If in doubt, contact Solidyne 6. In the field Host enter the 542ss IP. By default describing the equipment and the connection diagram the unit comes with dynamic IP enabled. -
Page 12: Fm Antenna
Extract the file (RARs and install the applica- The ETHERNET port allows the connection of the tion. The installer will create the "Solidyne" 542APC to a LAN to access the WEB Control Panel. The folder in the Windows Start menu. -
Page 13: Streaming (Optional)
Studio ("Transmitter Decoder"s. To know the IP address assigned to the 542 AoIP mod- ule, download the application "Solidyne Discovery Stream mode: Displays the current configured event AoIP" from the following links to start transmitting to the remote computer. -
Page 14: Ethernet-Aoip Advanced Settings
Input/Output audio level: Real level of audio signals Web server port: Defines the port where the web in dB. server of the Solidyne device can be found. If set to "0", the default HTTP port (80s is used. Remote inputs: Status of control signals of remote unit (studios. -
Page 15: Section 3 - Set Up And Use
The selected active input is indicated by an arrow and a touch screen of 7 inch. Usually the remote con- on the level indicator screen (INPUTs. trol is installed in the Studios and also operates as Transmit eonitor. Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 15... -
Page 16: Input Gain
ETHERNET Allows connection to a LAN to access the internal WEB screens. By default, the de- vice comes in DHCP mode. The home screen displays the current IP address. FMigure 15s Ethernet Page 16 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 17: Processing Presets
The times of the bands eID-2, Presence and HI require special attention, since there is much participation of solo instruments. The recovery times of the bands must Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 17... -
Page 18: Deepbass/Xtendedbass
In the ADJUST mode the monitoring area is always visi- the air. eany FMe stations that prioritize sonority versus ble. It has two levels of works sharpness and definition are especially looking for this kind of sound. Page 18 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 19: Inputs
FMigure 17s Analog inputs XLR and ETHERNET FMigure 20s Outputs 3.4.5 STEREO CODER & RDS 542 APC includes stereo generator and RDS en- coder. RDS programming is done with external software (see 2.6 RDS Encoders. The configuration options of the stereo genera- tor are accessed from the main menu, by click- ing on the icon shown with the dotted circle. -
Page 20: Mpx Level
60 seconds, with a tolerance of +0.2 dB. Pilot Phase: Pilot Tone Phase FMine Tuning is an ad- vanced control that improves stereo separation (see 3.5.2 - About channel separations. FMigure 25s BS.412 ePX power time graph Page 20 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 21: Audio Presets And Bs.412
10% for the measurements to be valid. disappears, and broadcasters are able to use more dy- namic range. The Solidyne 542 APC includes two factory Band Type: Determines the type of FMe band, which presets optimized to work in conjunction with the ITU varies by region. -
Page 22: Channel Separation And Distortion
The 542 APC FMe monitor can send alerts via email when one or several of the following events take places Page 22... -
Page 23: Pre-Filter And Pre-Enphasis
WITHOUT INTRODUCING ANY CHANGE IN dynamic equalizer. To determine the overall curve or SOUND QUALITY, peak symmetrizers are used. equalization profile, use the dynamic EQ. Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 23... -
Page 24: Superbass
AGC reacting with transient volume increases (a laugh or sation will occur from the hold threshold. a musical beats. FMor the voice, times of about 15 sec are adequate, while for music values of 20 sec or slower work well. Page 24 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 25: Wb-Agc Recovery Time
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Page 26: Band Link
AGC. The WB-AGC makes global level corrections, while and impact of percussions. FMor orchestral, jazz, piano, it the eB-AGC works on more abrupt level variations is convenient to use fast attack times. within a range of frequencies. Page 26 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 27: Release Times
In order to work with higher wideband limiting levels, minimizing undesired efects, 542APC implements FMigure 39s Density EQ advanced WBL control that modifies the limiter's behav- ior by introducing soft clipping for high energy levels. Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 27... -
Page 28: Composite Clipper
Studios is sent directly when Soli- configuration of the processor, to be sent to the technical dyne DX816, 2600 Series or Solidyne ADA102 is support. The report is saved in the browser's default connected to the processor by IP. -
Page 29: Processing Presets
BEFMORE per- forming the modulation adjustment. To adjust the modu- lation of the transmitter simply proceed as followss ✔ Go to the Stereo Generator setup screen. Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 29... -
Page 30: About Modulation Peaks
1 – FM stereo separation degradation as a function of antena system VSWR, by Peter Onnigian, Jampro Antenna Company, for 31º convención AES. Page 30 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 31: Section 4 - Technical Specifications
FMrom 4 to N bands depending of software version used Linear Phase crossover Software adjustable automatic attack and release time Multiband compressors FMrom 5 to N bands, scalable by firmware. Linear Phase crossover Software adjustable automatic attack and release time Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 31... - Page 32 Data Channels TA Trafc Announcement, IH In House Applications, PTYN Program Type Name, ODA Open Data Applications, DI Decoder Iden- tification, CT Clock-Time and Date, EON Enhanced Other Networks infor- mation Page 32 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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