Summary of Contents for Axia xSelector
- Page 1 Installation & User’s Guide Manual Rev 1 – January 2019 p/n 1490-00105-002 TelosAlliance.com...
- Page 2 User Warnings and Cautions The installation and service instructions in this manual are for use by qualified personnel only. To avoid electric shock, do not perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so.
- Page 3 Updates Axia xSelector features and operations are determined largely by software. The Telos Alliance strives to provide the most stable and feature-rich software available. We encourage you to check for software updates from time to time by visiting our website or by contacting us directly.
- Page 4 By Email. Non-emergency technical support is available at Support@TelosAlliance.com. By Web The Axia Web site has a variety of information that may be useful for product selection and support. The URL is https://www.telosalliance.com/Axia SERVICE You must contact Telos Alliance before returning any equipment for factory service. We will need your unit’s serial number, located on the back of the unit.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Standard Audio Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xSelector Features ....5 Advanced Options –... - Page 7 We’re grateful that you have chosen audio tools from Telos® Systems, Omnia® Audio, Axia® Audio, Linear Acoustic®, 25-Seven Systems®, and Minnetonka Audio®. We’re here to help you make your work truly shine.
- Page 8 CAT.6, small and light yet sound and data pour forth. What magic is this?.
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Page 9: Quickstart Fast Setup
Here’s how: 1. Apply power to the xSelector and let it boot. You’ll see a title screen in a few seconds. 2. Push in the knob on the right side 3 times, or until the screen says ‘Node’ in the top left corner. -
Page 10: Fast Setup Using Axia Iprobe Software
5. Press the knob again to exit Edit Mode. With the value of 10 assigned, your xSelector has an IP address of 10.216.0.110 and a Livewire channel of 1001. If you’d entered “11”, it would have an IP address of 10.216.0.111 and a Livewire channel of 1101. -
Page 11: Fast Operation
Fast Operation You’ll find in-depth instructions further on in this manual, but here’s a fast overview to get you started. Front Panel • Left Knob: controls the volume of the adjacent ¼” Headphone output. • Display Screen: By default, displays meters of Input and selected Output streams. Right Knob: Rotate to select an audio stream from the Livewire™... -
Page 12: Rear Panel
• GPIO Connections xSelector has two DB-15 connections for GPIO. Each one has 5 GPI and 5 GPO clo- sures. They can be associated with the audio stream selected using the front-panel controls, or customized to suit your purposes. For setup information, please refer Chapter 3 of this manual. -
Page 13: Chapter One: Introducing The Xselector
While xSelector is a handy audio selector when installed in the studio, it can also be a useful piece of test and monitoring equipment in the Technical Operations Center or rack room. -
Page 14: Front Panel Controls & Indicators
Front Panel Controls & Indicators Fig. 1-1: xSelector front panel xSelector’s front panel has a number of controls that make it fast and easy for operators to quickly select audio sources from the network for local playback: OLED Display and Control Knob: The display and adjacent rotary encoder perform multiple functions including: •... -
Page 15: Rear Panel Connections
Rear Panel Connections Fig. 1-2: xSelector rear panel The rear panel of the xSelector has both XLR connectors, and RJ-45 connectors which follow the StudioHub+ standard for audio I/O. LINE and AES INPUT CONNECTIONS (RJ-45) Function: Analog/AES Analog Left Channel Input + /AES+... - Page 16 XLR-M for digital audio out. Between the two XLR connectors are two RJ45 ports for digital audio in and out, again following the StudioHub+ standard. NOTE: The xSelector will automatically switch between analog and AES inputs; if a valid AES input signal is present, this will be used, otherwise the analog input will be used.
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Page 17: Web Interface
From the web interface one can also change a route, and additionally, configure GPIO ports, check meters, and change advanced settings. - Page 18 Do digital streams dream of electric DJs? Just Bradbury knows.
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Page 19: Chapter Two: Using Xselector
Advanced Programming in Chapter Three. As soon as you plug xSelector in, it performs a short power-on self test. Once booted, the LED to the right of the selector knob will turn from red to green. -
Page 20: Programming And Fast Selection Keys
The OLED display works with the adjacent knob. By default, the display shows the meters for input and output. Rotating the knob changes the display, showing sources available for selection. To select a source to route to xSelector’s outputs, rotate the knob to highlight the desired source, then press the knob to “take” that source. That’s it! Streams can be displayed in order by their Livewire channel number, or by their name. -
Page 21: Adjusting Output Volume
GPIO, Node ID, IP Address, and xSelector title pages. GPIO Page The GPIO page displays a representation of the two GPIO ports on the back of the xSelector. • The five boxes on the top rows represent the five logic Inputs of the ports. -
Page 22: Node Id Page
This page is intended for fast automatic setup as discussed in the Quickstart preface to this manual. For general use, the page shows the Node ID, the Livewire channel number of the source created by the xSelector, and the IP... -
Page 23: Ip Address Page
IP Address Page This page item is similar to the Node ID page. It’s primarily for manual setup if preferred. Fig. 2-4: IP Address page. On the right side of the screen are, again, the two icons. • The top icon (two boxes) represents the page change function triggered by a tap of the encoder (advance to next page). -
Page 24: Title Page
Two sets of meters are provided on the Meters page. • The left-most set of meters indicates the peak levels of audio fed to the xSelector’s rear-panel inputs. (A tally at the bottom of the screen indicates whether the unit’s Analog or AES/EBU inputs are the active source.) NOTE: If there is signal detected on the digital input, this input is used. -
Page 25: What's Next
Also on the Meters page, you’ll see the device name given to the xSelector (set from the System web page; see Chapter 3 for details). - Page 26 To and fro bits flow Audio anywhere now Fingertips decide.
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Page 27: Chapter 3: In Depth / Advanced Programming
Alternately, you can connect the computer to xSelector by using a “crossover 10/100 Base-T” Ethernet cable. To connect, open your Web browser and enter the IP address of the xSelector. (The IP address is shown on the unit’s OLED display in the Node ID and IP Address pages — simply press the knob adjacent to the display until you reach one of these screens). -
Page 28: The Xselector Home Page
The home page simply acts as a “jumping off” point to access the configuration pages. The home page contains the following information: Fig. 3-1: xSelector Home page Node ID (shown if ID assigned): xSelector can be assigned an ID number which is used to assist with • Simple Setup IP addressing and channel numbering. -
Page 29: Simple Setup Page
• Net1 and Net2: Shows the status of the xSelector’s Ethernet ports and indicates which port is active. System Uptime: The amount of time elapsed since the last power cycle. • • Simple Setup: This button links to the Simple Setup page. - Page 30 • Source Name: Here, you can manually name the audio input of your xSelector, and it will be known through the network by the name given in this field. Good naming practices can help users quickly identify sources when searching the network. For example, D07S12 is not helpful to the user who’s attempting to locate the audio mix from a news room.
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Page 31: Advanced Options Screens
Channel/Address: The channel number is a numerical value from 1 to 32,767. This number is used to define the multicast address used for the data stream that carries the device’s audio. xSelector also allows for entering an address directly, for future AES67 implementations; for Livewire installations, simply enter... - Page 32 Standard Streams provide higher network utilization efficiency. Standard Stream latency depends on the buffer allocation in the receiving device; typical buffer setting in an xSelector is 20ms. Each packet takes 1522 bytes on the wire (maximum allowed Ethernet frame size), at 200 packets/s. Each stream requires 2.5MBits/s bandwidth.
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Page 33: Advanced Options - Destinations
• Channel: The field is used to assign an audio source to the destination. Since xSelector’s primary function is to output sources selected via the front panel, this field can be left blank at installation. -
Page 34: Advanced Options - Meters Page
Channel Range: This allows you to filter, by number, the channels which may be displayed in the source list on the xSelector’s OLED display. By default, the values are the full range of Livewire channel numbers, from 1 – 32767. A lower and upper limit can be entered to limit the allowed range of channels. -
Page 35: Qos Page
In addition to metering the input and output levels of the xSelector, clicking the buttons below each meter allows you to fine-tune the Source and Destination gain settings. • Clicking the large +/- changes the gain by 1dB. • Clicking the small +/- changes the gain by 0.1dB. -
Page 36: Synchronization
Livewire’s clocking system is automatic and largely transparent to end users. If no clock is present on the network, Axia devices automatically negotiate a master based on priority settings and the lowest MAC address. The following options may be used to modify clocking, but we strongly suggest you leave them at default values unless instructed otherwise by an Axia Support expert. - Page 37 Livewire network to an external clock source, set this to Yes. • AES Mute On LW Stream Fail: Choosing YES turns off the xSelector’s AES outputs if there is no re- ceived network source. The default NO selection supplies a digital stream even if no audio is present.
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Page 38: Live Audio/Clock Streams
Live Audio/Clock Streams These options should remain at default settings unless the network must be customized to operate in a manner different than that of normal Axia operation. Changing these settings requires an in-depth understanding of network QoS packet tagging. -
Page 39: Advanced Options - System Page
Advanced Options – System page The System page allows customization of xSelector settings that do not pertain to audio network settings, such as SNMP, Syslog, authentication password, and firmware control settings. Fig. 3-7: Advanced Options – System page... -
Page 40: Ip Settings
Host Name: This field is auto-populated when you assign an ID from the front panel, but you may custom- ize this field if you desire to specify the name this xSelector will present to the Livewire network. Enter up to 12 characters using only letters, numbers, or hyphens (no spaces or special characters). -
Page 41: User Password
New password: The authentication password can be changed be entering in the password twice in the two fields. If the password is forgotten, the means to restore access to the xSelector is to perform a factory reset; this will remove all configuration settings and return the unit to factory-fresh settings: Disconnect all power from the xSelector. -
Page 42: Performing A Reset To Factory Default Settings
If Bank 1 and Bank 0 already have software present, and the xSelector is running from Bank 1, there will not be a Browse button allowing you to select a file for upload. In such cases, you will need to select the check box Commit this version to Bank 0 and press the Apply button. -
Page 43: Gpio Operator's Microphone Logic
Appendix A: GPIO Logic Table Samples GPIO Operator’s Microphone Logic Name Type Notes INPUTS ON Command Active Low Input Turns channel ON OFF Command Active Low Input Turn channel OFF TALK (to Monitor 2) Command Active Low Input Activates the TALK TO MON2 function and routes mic audio to the Talkback bus. -
Page 44: Gpio Control Room Guest Microphone Logic
GPIO Control Room Guest Microphone Logic Name Type Notes INPUTS ON Command Active Low Input Turns channel ON OFF Command Active Low Input Turn channel OFF TALK (to CR) Command Active Low Input Mutes channel outputs and routes source audio to PVW speakers MUTE Command Active Low Input... -
Page 45: Gpio Producer's Microphone Logic
GPIO Producer’s Microphone Logic Name Type Notes INPUTS ON Command Active Low Input Turns channel ON OFF Command Active Low Input Turn channel OFF TALK (to MONITOR 2) Active Low Input Activates the TALK to MON2 Command function and routes mic audio to the Talkback bus. -
Page 46: Gpio Line Input Logic
GPIO Line Input Logic Name Type Notes INPUTS ON Command Active Low Input Turns channel ON OFF Command Active Low Input Turns channel OFF & sends 100 msec STOP pulse PREVIEW Command Active Low Input Turns preview ON RESET Command Active Low Input Turns channel OFF, while not sending a STOP pulse... -
Page 47: Gpio Codec Logic
GPIO Codec Logic Name Type Notes INPUTS ON Command Active Low Input Turns channel ON OFF Command Active Low Input Turns channel OFF TALK (to CR) Command Active Low Input Mutes channel outputs and routes source audio to PVW speakers MUTE Command Active Low Input Mutes channel outputs... -
Page 48: Gpio Telephone Hybrid Logic
GPIO Telephone Hybrid Logic Name Type Notes INPUTS ON Command Active Low Input Turns channel ON OFF Command Active Low Input Turns channel OFF PREVIEW Command Active Low Input Turns preview ON RESET Command Active Low Input Turns channel off while not sending a STOP pulse READY Command Active Low Input... -
Page 49: Gpio Control Room Monitor Logic
GPIO Control Room Monitor Logic Name Type Notes INPUTS MUTE CR Command Active Low Input Mutes CR monitors and Pre- view speakers DIM CR Command Active Low Input Allows external dimming of CR monitor speakers. Enable EXT PREVIEW Com- Active Low Input Feeds External Audio Input to mand PREVIEW... -
Page 50: Gpio Computer Playback Device Logic
GPIO Computer Playback Device Logic Name Type Notes INPUTS ON Command Active Low Input Turns channel ON OFF Command Active Low Input Turns channel OFF & sends 100 msec STOP pulse PREVIEW Command Active Low Input Turns preview ON Not Used Active Low Input READY Command Active Low Input... -
Page 51: Appendix B: Unbalanced Connections
Unbalanced Destinations To feed audio to an unbalanced destination from the analog output of an xSelector you must use a separate cable for the left and right signals, and you will need a shielded RJ-45 plug so you can terminate the shield of the audio cables. - Page 52 Elvis Costello was a true visionary. Kesha, not so much.
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Page 53: Appendix C: Specifications
Appendix C: Specifications Analog Line Inputs • • Input Impedance: >40 k ohms, balanced • Nominal Input Range: Selectable, +4 dBu or -10dBv Input Headroom: 20 dB above nominal input Analog Line Outputs • • Output Source Impedance: <50 ohms balanced •... - Page 54 Dynamic Range • • Analog Inputs to Analog Outputs 108dB referenced to 0dBFs, 111dB A-weighted • Analog Inputs to Digital Outputs 110dB referenced to 0dBFs, 113dB A-weighted • Digital Inputs to Analog Outputs 112dB referenced to 0dBFs, 115dB A-weighted Digital Inputs to Digital Outputs 126dB Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise •...
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Page 55: Warranty
Warranty Telos Alliance Limited Warranty For the latest Telos Alliance warranty, visit: telosalliance.com/warranty. - Page 56 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK...
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