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sound4 IMPACT Maintenance And Operation Instruction Manual

Advanced 6-band processing with a 3-band limiter and back-up capabilities
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MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
SOUND4 IMPACT
Advanced 6-Band processing
with a 3-Band Limiter
and back-up capabilities
Publish Date: 06-Nov-2018

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  • Page 1 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL SOUND4 IMPACT Advanced 6-Band processing with a 3-Band Limiter and back-up capabilities Publish Date: 06-Nov-2018...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Fuse holder ............................ 14 Panel Indicators, Switches and Connectors................... 15 Front Panel............................ 15 Rear Panel ............................. 16 Connecting the SOUND4 IMPACT ....................17 Operation ............................18 Local operation via OLED front panel menu ................18 The Basics ............................. 18 Menu structure ..........................18 Menu pages ...........................
  • Page 3 Software ............................38 Universal Installer ........................38 Windows users ......................... 38 Linux Ubuntu OS ........................38 Connection ............................ 40 Software ............................41 Scan interactive button......................41 Add Device manually ........................ 43 Basic set-up ........................... 45 Inputs and Outputs Set-up ......................45 Inputs Set-up ........................
  • Page 4 Basic 3-Band Limiter ......................62 Advanced 3-Band Limiter ....................62 Basic and Advanced 4-Band Program EQ ................63 Basic 4-Band Program EQ ....................63 Advanced 4-Band Program EQ ................... 63 Basic and Advanced Final Limiter ................... 64 Basic Final Limiter ......................64 Advanced Final Limiter .......................
  • Page 5 Upgrade/License ........................93 Backup/Restore ........................96 Test Generator ........................97 Calibrate ..........................98 Hardware/Supervision ......................99 Maintenance ........................101 AES67/Livewire+Audio QOS .................... 102 AES67/Livewire+Audio Profiles ..................103 Livewire+/AES67 Advertisement ..................104 WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS ................105 Product Registration Card ......................106...
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  • Page 7: Introduction

    More than 30 Years of Experience Delivering the best at all times is not an easy task but the team of SOUND4 makes it seem effortless thanks to over 30 solid years of experience in the field. What we excel at, above everything else, is audio signal processing.

  • Page 8: Typographic Conventions

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Typographic conventions This manual uses the following typographic conventions: Style Used for NOTE Important notes and recommendations Example Used when example text is cited “Menu”...

  • Page 9: General Information

    FM receiver switches from stereo to mono and back to stereo, the sound variations and changes in level are reduced by over 90%. In the SOUND4 IMPACT processing chain, the stereo expander can be used substantially without any limitations.

  • Page 10: Technical Specifications

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ANALOG INPUT Quantity 2 stereo Level 2 ranges (+12 or +24 dBu - software selectable) Impedance 10 kΩ Connectors 1 pair of XLR female balanced, EMI suppressed;...
  • Page 11 32 & 64 bits: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 PC TO CLIENT COMMUNICATION INTERFACE TCP/IP Client (Remote) / Server (Impact) architecture via Ethernet 1000Mbps Link & Share All parameters are accessible via simple Telnet protocol SNMP...

  • Page 12: Before You Start

    Use the device only with its top cover on to avoid electromagnetic anomalies. Otherwise, this may cause problems with the normal functionality of the unit; • For the normal remote operation of the unit, connect SOUND4 IMPACT to a good quality Internet connection; •...

  • Page 13: Unpacking And Inspection

    Upon receipt, the equipment should be inspected for possible shipping damages. If such are found or suspected, notify the carrier at once and contact SOUND4 Ltd. The original shipping carton box and packing materials should be kept for possible reuse, in case of return for Warranty repair, for example.

  • Page 14: Mounting

    Mounting RACK REQUIREMENTS The SOUND4 IMPACT mounts in a standard 19-inch equipment rack and requires only 1¾ inches (1U) of vertical rack space. In order the painted finish around the mounting holes to be protected, the use of plastic washers is recommended.

  • Page 15: Panel Indicators, Switches And Connectors

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Panel Indicators, Switches and Connectors FRONT PANEL PHONES – Stereo 1/4” (6.3 mm) jack output for headphones. Status indicators – indicates that the following sources are active - Analog, Digital, AES 67. IP connect, Playout, Auto Mono.

  • Page 16: Rear Panel

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com REAR PANEL MPX 1 MPX 2 ADMIN DIGITAL IN 1 DIGITAL OUT 1 GPIO + RS232 ANALOG IN 1 ANALOG OUT 1...

  • Page 17: Connecting The Sound4 Impact

    For the initial set-up of the device you will only need to connect: 1. One of the power cables to PSU 1 socket; 2. SOUND4 IMPACT to the TCP/IP network using a direct network cable, connected to the ADMIN port of the device NOT to the IP ports. MPX 1...

  • Page 18: Operation

    Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Operation The SOUND4 IMPACT can be operated via the front panel menu, Software and WEB Interface. The WEB Interface of the device provides limited options but is of great use for monitoring purposes or when fast switch of the preset should be made, and the user does not have access to the Software.

  • Page 19: Menu Pages

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com MENU PAGES This is how the main window will look like once the device is powered up. Info The basic/general information on the device is found here. For example: Section General - product name, version, serial number and preset in use.
  • Page 20 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Section Temperature & Fans - contains information on the Main Board Temperature, IO Board Temperature, CPU temperature, Fan 1 and Fan 2.

  • Page 21: Meters

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Meters All the important meters/indicators are available in this section of the menu. When on Main page, the meters can also be switched using the [Up] and [Down] buttons.

  • Page 22: Log In

    The SOUND4 IMPACT requires username and password to be entered in order for the device to be accessed via the front panel. If used for the first time, please note that the SOUND4 IMPACT is not protected with PIN code. To enter the device, just pres [LOGIN].

  • Page 23: Process

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Process Gathers all the processing parameters, hence allowing changes to the current values to be made. - 23 -...

  • Page 24: Setup

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Setup The Setup menu is organized into a hierarchical tree menu and all similar parameters are grouped into sections (branches). The Setup menu contains the following submenus: •...
  • Page 25 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Example for similar parameters grouped into sections (branches). Display Outputs > Livewire 1 Output > Analog 1 Inputs > Main/Backup - 25 -...
  • Page 26 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Inputs > Current Ethernets configuration Ethernet: Remote - 26 -...

  • Page 27: More

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com More Provides you with quick access to the following parameters: • Presets • Process • IP connect • Streaming • Emergency player •...

  • Page 28: Web Interface

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com WEB Interface IP ADDRESS IDENTIFICATION AND WEB INTERFACE ACCESS Once the device is connected to a local network or to the Internet by the applied LAN cable, through the front panel navigational menu press the soft button labeled [Info] (Picture 1), then using the [Up] and [Down] buttons navigate to IP (2/4) (Picture 2).
  • Page 29 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com To open SOUND4 IMPACT’s WEB interface you have to add the connection as secure. To do that, follow the steps listed below: 1. Press [Advanced];...
  • Page 30 Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com 4. Once the process is completed, SOUND4 IMPACT’s WEB interface will be opened. 5. To Login, press [Login] and enter the user credentials requested. The default values are: - User Name - admin;...

  • Page 31: Main Application Window

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com MAIN APPLICATION WINDOW Contains all the basic settings and mandatory information as regards the work of the device. From here you can set:...
  • Page 32 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com - Outputs Levels Full-Scale reference Level settings to the Left and Right Audio Channels of the Analog and Digital Outputs, Liwevire, IP Connect and Stream are applied trough this menu.
  • Page 33 Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Pressing [About] will open a window containing all the needed information as regards the device’s current status: - Impact firmware version; - Serial number; - Main Board Temperature; - IO Board Temperature;...

  • Page 34: Setup

    Using Telnet access by port 3002, it is possible to type commands directly and see the values or change the parameters necessary, or it is possible to use various automation or script APIs to execute these commands to fully integrate SOUND4 products into your facility control and monitoring network.

  • Page 35: Maintenance

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Maintenance Allows you to download the Logs in .tgz and .zip files, as well as to access directly the Index of /log by pressing the [Direct Access] button. This is how the index will look like: From here you can also enable the Remote assistance option, Reboot the System, Restart the Server and Restart the Stream.

  • Page 36: Licenses/System

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Licenses/System This section of the Setup menu allows you to: Licenses - review the currently used licenses and if needed update them by pressing the [Load license] button.

  • Page 37: Services

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Services - allows you to turn ON or Off the Stream and Full RDS services; Upgrade - allows you to upgrade the system to the latest version available. Please note that the files should be unzipped when upgrading the device;...

  • Page 38: Software

    Windows Server 2012 IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to Microsoft security changes, your operating system must be up- to-date, if not SOUND4 Driver will be locked by Microsoft and you will be not able to run the SOUND4 Remote Control Software. Linux Ubuntu OS SOUND4 proposes you to install the software package under your own Ubuntu.
  • Page 39 1. Add the following source to your Ubuntu repository list (example for lucid) - deb http://www.sound4.biz/repository/ubuntu lucid non-free 2. Then get the SOUND4 GPG signature key - wget -q http://www.sound4.biz/repository/sound4.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add - 3. Install required packages - sudo apt-get update &&...

  • Page 40: Connection

    As explained, for the initial set-up of the device you will only need to connect: - 1 of the power cables to PSU 1 socket; - Connect SOUND4 IMPACT to the TCP/IP network using a direct network cable, connected to the ADMIN port of the device NOT to the IP ports.

  • Page 41: Software

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com SOFTWARE Double click on the software will open the main control window. The Remote control software can maintain several devices at once.
  • Page 42 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com 4. Upon completion of the scan, the following window will appear: 5. To add the device to the list, select the connection and press [OK];...

  • Page 43: Add Device Manually

    2. A new screen requiring the following information will appear: 3. If you are not aware of SOUND4’s IP address, it can be seen via the front panel. When the Main screen is on, press the soft button labeled [INFO]. Then using the [Up] and [Down] buttons navigate to IP (2/4) where the IP address of the device will be depicted.
  • Page 44 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com 5. Press [OK]. A new device will be added. Double click on the newly added icon will open the control interface. 6. A successful log-in the system will open SOUND4 IMPACT’s main control window: - 44 -...

  • Page 45: Basic Set-Up

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com BASIC SET-UP If not already done that, connect all the additional cables to the device in order for it to be properly integrated into your existing network.
  • Page 46 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com 2. The respective set-up window will appear. Apply the desired settings and press [X]. The changes will be automatically saved. For the Analog inputs - set Input Range and Input full-scale Reference:...

  • Page 47: Outputs Set-Up

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Outputs Set-up 1. Click on the name of the desired Output; 2. The respective set-up window will appear. Apply the desired settings and press [X]. The changes will be automatically saved.
  • Page 48 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com For the IP Connect level and Stream Output level - select Application from the drop-down menu, then Auto De-empahis and Output full-scale Reference: 3.

  • Page 49: Preset Selection

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Preset selection To select a preset, press on [Preset] button (1), and list of all presets will appear on the screen.

  • Page 50: Operating Guide

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Operating Guide TITLE BAR CONTENT The title bar menu is constant part of each tab. Thus, allowing reading at a glance of all the mandatory parameters.

  • Page 51: Custom 4

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Custom 4 Customized title bar Each layout displays several interactive indicators represented as follows: To change the content, click on one of the indicators. Then from the menu, select the content...

  • Page 52: Limiters

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Limiters MPX Power Clear VuMeter will leave the parameter space blank: To change the measuring limits of the indicator, when clicking on such a window allowing not only change of the content, but also of the range or measurement units will appear.

  • Page 53: Fft Mpx

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Depending on the chosen layout, the following graphics may be available: FFT MPX MPX Power Double click on a peak or at a specific place on the graphic will open a magnified window of the selection, hence allowing detailed reading of the parameters.

  • Page 54: Main Processing

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com MAIN PROCESSING Contains all the important processing parameters. As each block of settings is set individually, a combination of basic and advanced settings can be made. Below you will find explanation on the processing functions and meters.

  • Page 55: Monitor

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Monitor The content of the section is user-defined. By default it is set to Phone Out. It can be changed with a click on the [...] symbol. A new window with the available options will appear.
  • Page 56 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Double click on the desired preset will load it automatically to the device. The preset can be used as it is, or some changes to the parameters can be applied.

  • Page 57: How A Parameter Can Be Set

    [About] - Will open a window with the following options. SOUND4 provides great feature throughout its product line: Link & Share. This tool is designed to allow remote control and monitoring of the devices across the network, using simple text commands via Telnet.

  • Page 58: Basic And Advanced Agc

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Basic and Advanced AGC The first processing stage is AGC - automatic gain control that works across large band of frequencies. It is intended to bring to normal the differences in the audio levels applied at the input.

  • Page 59: Basic And Advanced Tone Fx

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Basic and Advanced Tone FX Enriches the sound color before dynamic processing. There are two modes - Basic and Advanced Tone FX. The spectral display (placed on the left of the settings) illustrates in real time the general correction applied by the parametric equalizer.

  • Page 60: Basic And Advanced Stereo Fx

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Basic and Advanced Stereo FX The role of the Stereo FX (stereo enhancer) is to improve the existing stereo image. While enhancing the stereo image, the Stereo FX can also work to control the energy transmitted by the stereo subcarrier at 38 kHz with stereo image limiter.

  • Page 61: Basic And Advanced 6-Band Process

    Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Basic and Advanced 6-Band Process The multi band process is the core of the SOUND4 IMPACT. A unique set of options controls each band, hence ensuring perfect sound stability. Basic 6-Band Process The basic mode applied the same setting to all 6 bands used in the process.

  • Page 62: Basic And Advanced 3-Band Limiter

    Basic and Advanced 3-Band Limiter The SOUND4 IMPACT has a 3-Band Limiter that uses a powerful predictive algorithm and is intended to prepare the audio for the final limiter. The VU meters are placed on the left side of the parameters, and show the gain reduction of each band.

  • Page 63: Basic And Advanced 4-Band Program Eq

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Basic and Advanced 4-Band Program EQ The four separate sections of ‘parametric’ equalization can be attributed to any combination of Freq (frequency), Q Factor (bandwidth) and Gain (amplitude). These may be assigned to any combination of Fat EQ, Low EQ, Mid EQ and High EQ.

  • Page 64: Basic And Advanced Final Limiter

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Basic and Advanced Final Limiter Allows setting of the final peak limiting stages. The Final Limiter detects and removes (almost) any distortion that is audible by the human ears. This results in an extremely clean sound.

  • Page 65: I/O Routing & Levels

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com I/O ROUTING & LEVELS Allows set-up of the Inputs and Outputs to be made. You can change the Application and Preset Input of each Input and Output by pressing on the relevant menu option.

  • Page 66: Inputs Set-Up

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Inputs Set-up 1. Click on the name of the desired Input; 2. The respective set-up window will appear. Apply the desired settings and press [X]. The changes will be automatically saved.

  • Page 67: Outputs Set-Up

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com 4. A window with the possible options will appear. Click on the one preferred and the window will disappear, automatically assigning the chosen value.
  • Page 68 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com For the IP Connect level and Stream Output level - select Application from the drop-down menu, then Auto De-empahis and Output full-scale Reference: 3.

  • Page 69: Hd Processing

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com HD PROCESSING Just as the Main Processing, the HD Processing is divided to Basic and Advance. Both options can be generally turned ON or OFF by pressing the button placed in front of the name.

  • Page 70: Ip Connect

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com IP CONNECT Settings buttons [Save configuration] – Will export the current IP connect configuration so that it could be stored for future references or if need be, reloaded to the device. Select the preferred folder where the file should be stored and then press [OK] to export it.

  • Page 71: Meters

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Meters - depicts the current values of each parameter. The network addresses could be set manually (static IP) or automatically via a DHCP Server.

  • Page 72: Streaming

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com STREAMING Allows all the mandatory settings to the Streamer option to be applied. The tab is visually divided into three parts - General, Metadata and Configuration.
  • Page 73 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Configuration – Combination of multiple parameters. A double click with the mouse cursor on the ON box will enable the currently selected streamer.

  • Page 74: Emergency Player

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com EMERGENCY PLAYER Allows all the needed settings to the Emergency player to be applied. The tab is visually divided into two parts - Auto Scheduler and Music Library.

  • Page 75: How A Preset Can Be Made

    HOW A PRESET CAN BE MADE The SOUND4 IMPACT has a set of several factory presets. In order for a preset to be selected/ used, the [Load] button should be pressed (the active preset is illuminated in green). Each of the factory presets can be used as a basis for creation of new user-defined preset.

  • Page 76: Preset Security

    As many of the stations prefer to use the services of qualified personnel when creating the perfect preset, the SOUND4 IMPACT supports the function the newly created preset to be secured. Menu path Presets > Preset Security. The following options are available: [Set password] –...

  • Page 77: Preset Export

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Preset Export In order for a user preset to be exported the following procedure should be completed: 1. Open the [Preset] menu;...

  • Page 78: Setup

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com SETUP The menu is divided into several sections - Settings, IP Connect, Advanced. Each section includes several subsections, thus allowing complete set-up of the device.

  • Page 79: Users

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Users Allows set-up of the user accounts. Only the users acquaint with the admin credentials will be allowed to apply changes to the device’s parameters and settings.

  • Page 80: Preset Settings

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Preset Settings All Preset related settings are gathered in this section, thus allowing set-up of the Process General gate, Input High-Pass Filter, Output High-Pass Filter, Matrixed mode, 2-Band AGC Frequency, 6-Band Processor Frequencies, 3-Band Limiter Frequencies.

  • Page 81: Inputs

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Inputs This section allows you to customize all the Input settings as per your requirements. Depicted below are the available menu options:...

  • Page 82: Outputs

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Outputs This section allows you to customize all the Output settings as per your requirements. Depicted below are the available menu options:...

  • Page 83: Stereo Generator & Mpx Output

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Stereo Generator & MPX Output This section gathers all the mandatory settings applied to the Stereo Generator and MPX Output. General settings allows control over the Multiplex Stereo mode and the Multiplex Output Pre- Emphasis.

  • Page 84: Basic Rds Encoder - General Settings

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Basic RDS Encoder – General settings All the mandatory settings to be applied to the basic RDS/RBDS encoder incorporated in the device are available in this subsection of the SETUP menu.

  • Page 85: Basic Rds Encoder - Main Ps

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com function is with European radio networks and US stations with ‘translators.’ AF Syntax 87.6; 107.9 – Defines the range of the AFs.

  • Page 86: Basic Rds Encoder - Static And Dynamic Labels

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com RDS Dynamic Labels repeat Count [#] – Set the repeat count number via the interactive slider. RDS Main PS Time [sec] – Set the Main PS time via the interactive slider.

  • Page 87: Basic Rds Encoder - Meters

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com DI Dyn. PTY – Select one of the available options - Static PTY, Dynamic PTY. RDS Music/Speech (M/S) – This flag simply indicates whether music or speech is the primary broadcast programming.

  • Page 88: Ethernet: Aes67/Livewire

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Ethernet: AES67/LIVEWIRE+ Allows basic setup of the Ethernet: AES67/LIVEWIRE+ and displays the current state of the device. You can specify Network host name, DHCP, IP Address, IP Default Gateway, IP Mask, IP Broadcast, DNS Server and DNS Server 2.

  • Page 89: Ethernet: Ip Connect

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Ethernet: IP CONNECT All the mandatory IP Connect settings are available in this menu. You can specify Network host name, DHCP, IP Address, IP Default Gateway, IP Mask, IP Broadcast, DNS Server and DNS Server 2.

  • Page 90: Synchro

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Synchro All synchronization related settings are available in this section of the Setup menu. The Reference Clock can be synced either to the LIVEWIRE, Internal or AES67.

  • Page 91: Preset Sharing

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Preset Sharing A newly created preset can be shared with other devices. All the needed settings for the Preset Sharing option are applied through this menu page.

  • Page 92: Ip Connect

    All the IP connect related settings are applied via this menu. The Links menu allows you to specify the number of links to be used. Recover – allows user-defined settings to be applied to SOUND4’s RELAX MODE. - 92 -...

  • Page 93: Advanced

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Advanced Upgrade/License Allows easy upgrade of the license. There are two options of loading a new license/s. Both are explained in details below.
  • Page 94 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Option 1 – Expired License To upload a new license follow the steps listed below: 1. Press [OK]. The following screen will appear;...
  • Page 95 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Option 2 – NEW License 1. Open the Main control window and click on [Setup]. The setup menu will appear; 2. Scroll down with the cursor to the ADVANCED settings and press Upgrade Licenses. The Following window will appear: 3.

  • Page 96: Backup/Restore

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Backup/Restore This section is dedicated to the Backup, Restore and Restore to Factory processes. To ease the completion of each option, thorough information as regards each opportunity can be found in the right part of the screen.

  • Page 97: Test Generator

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Test Generator All the mandatory settings for the Test Generator are available here. Generator Mode – can be turned [On] or [Off];...

  • Page 98: Calibrate

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Calibrate To calibrate the device, follow the process by applying the needed settings and clicking [Next] on each tab until the procedure is completed. The software will guide you through the Calibration process.

  • Page 99: Hardware/Supervision

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Hardware/Supervision Allows set-up of the Display, SNMP and Windows share options. This section also provide all the needed information for the Temperature, Main CPU Usage and FAN.
  • Page 100 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Temperature – displays the current temperature (in Celsius) of the Board, CPU, Sharc1 to 4 and IO Board. Main CPU usage – displays the current CPU usage in %.

  • Page 101: Maintenance

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Maintenance Information as regards the available options can be found in the right part of the screen. Upon selecting any of the reset options, a warning message will appear. To continue with the process, press OK.

  • Page 102: Aes67/Livewire+Audio Qos

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com AES67/Livewire+Audio QOS All the mandatory settings to be applied to the AES67/Livewire+Audio QOS are available in this section of the menu.

  • Page 103: Aes67/Livewire+Audio Profiles

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com AES67/Livewire+Audio Profiles All the mandatory settings to be applied to the AES67/Livewire+Audio Profiles are available in this section of the menu.

  • Page 104: Livewire+/Aes67 Advertisement

    65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel.: +359 56 710710, Fax: +359 56 836700 Email: sales@sound4.com, Web: www.sound4.com Livewire+/AES67 Advertisement This section allows you to turn [On] or [Off] the MDNS Advertisement option. - 104 -...

  • Page 105: Warranty Terms And Conditions

    A. Equipment will not be accepted for Warranty or other repair without a Return Authorization (RA) number issued by SOUND4 Ltd. 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.

  • Page 106: Product Registration Card

    *Signing this warranty registration form you are stating that all the information provided to SOUND4 Ltd. are truth and correct. SOUND4 Ltd. declines any responsibility for the provided information that could result in an immediate loss of warranty for the above specified product(s).

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