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- Page 2 Page 2 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
4.5 Multiband Compressor/Limiter......28 3.2.1.2 INPUT GAIN.............16 4.5.1 Attack times (ATK).............29 3.2.2 OUTPUTS LEVELS...........16 4.5.2 Release times.............29 3.2.3 PROCESSING............16 4.5.3 Hold................29 3.2.4 FM RECEIVER............16 4.5.4 Thershold (THS) and Drive........29 3.2.5 Headphones...............16 3.2.6 SETTINGS..............16 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 3... - Page 4 4.7.3 RDS Remote connection..........30 4.7.4 NETWORK..............31 4.7.5 SECURITY..............31 4.7.6 TECHNICAL REPORT..........31 4.7.7 SYSTEM TIME............31 4.7.8 SYSLOG..............31 4.8 Manage the presets..........31 4.8.1 Create a preset............31 4.8.2 Preset Manager............31 4.8.2.1 Export/import presets..........31 Section 5 - Technical specifications...33 Page 4 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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Page 5: About This Manual
5B – 1.30 The admiration mark within a triangle that Solidyne® All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be repro- appears in this manual alerts the user to the duced, copied or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or... - Page 6 Page 6 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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Page 7: Section 1 - Quick Installation Guide
Press the wheel to confrm 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. 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 fnd the sound that fts the needs of the station. Tune into a good au - dio system (or use good headphones).
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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 "Mic 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”). It is very important to maintain an adequate distribu- tion of ground connections. If in doubt, contact Solidyne 6. In the feld Host enter the 542’s IP. By default describing the equipment and the connection diagram the unit comes with dynamic IP enabled. -
Page 12: Fm Antenna
Extract the fle (RAR) 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"). To know the IP address assigned to the 542 AoIP mod- ule, download the application "Solidyne Discovery Stream mode: Displays the current confgured event AoIP" from the following link: 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: Defnes the port where the web in dB. server of the Solidyne device can be found. If set to "0", the default HTTP port (80) is used. Remote inputs: Status of control signals of remote unit (studio). -
Page 15: Section 3 - Set Up And Settings
It has a height of three rack spaces on the level indicator screen (INPUT). and a touch screen of 7 inch. Usually the remote con- trol is installed in the Studios and also operates as Transmit Monitor. 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. Figure 15: Ethernet Page 16 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 17: Processing Presets
The times of the bands MID-2, Presence and HI require alternate words and fragments of music. 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. Many FM stations that prioritize sonority versus ble. It has two levels of work: sharpness and defnition are especially looking for this kind of sound. Page 18 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 19: Inputs
Figure 17: Analog inputs XLR and ETHERNET Figure 20: Outputs 3.7 STEREO CODER & RDS 542 APC includes stereo generator and RDS en- coder. RDS programming is done with external software (see 2.6 RDS Encoder). The confguration options of the stereo genera- tor are accessed from the main menu, by clicking on the icon shown with the dotted circle. -
Page 20: Mpx Level
Pilot Phase: Pilot Tone Phase Fine Tuning is an ad- tegrated in 60 seconds, with a tolerance of +0.2 dB. vanced control that improves stereo separation (see 3.5.2 - About channel separation). Figure 25: BS.412 MPX power time graph Page 20 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 21: Audio Presets And Bs.412
ITU BS.412 regulation is that the war for loudness 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 FM band, which presets optimized to work in conjunction with the ITU varies by region. -
Page 22: Channel Separation And Distortion
4%. dotted circle. AUDIO L/R: Audio level, indicated in dBfs. The 542 APC FM monitor can send alerts via CARRIER OFFSET: Indicates the deviation of the carrier email when one or several of the following frequency, in KHz. -
Page 23: Calibrate The Modulation
VSWR, by Peter Onnigian, Jampro Antenna Company, for 31º convención coaxial cable - antenna. How much stereo separation lost AES. depends on the quality of the elements and its correct installation 1. Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 23... -
Page 24: About Mono Transmission
The mono transmission option is useful in areas of high congestion in the radio spectrum, as it extends the coverage area of the radio. This trick can be used in news programs or sports broadcasts (see "3.5.3 on mono transmission"). Page 24 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 25: Section 4 - Audio Processing
The whole word spoken and still sung is strongly asymmetrical. This creates a signifcant reduc- tion in the energy of the audio signal, particularly when passing through a compressor. This is because a com- Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 25... -
Page 26: Superbass
While the signal remains in a time chart (AGC Out). below the "Hold" threshold; the AGC level will slide to the target level, with the slope defned by the "Return to reference" value. Page 26 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 27: Wb-Agc Attack Time
Window" (ATK / REL) until the input signal returns to the "Outside Window" range. Once the signal returns to those values, the WB-AGC continues to operate using the main attack and recovery times until the signal reaches the Target Level. Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 27... -
Page 28: Dynamic Eq (Target Levels)
"naturalness" of the sound each band in the "BAND LINK" section. Each band has fve values that defne its action: Attack time Rlease time Hold Threshold Drive Page 28 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 29: Attack Times (Atk)
100% in the sum of the bands. If a thresh- pression, but the loudness decreases. old is set at zero or above zero, it does not mean that the Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 29... -
Page 30: Wb Limiter
4.7.1 System status On 542APC / AoIP models, the "Mic on Air" signal generated in Studios is sent directly when Soli- dyne DX816, 2600 Series or Solidyne ADA102 is Shows the active hardware modules. connected to the processor by IP. -
Page 31: Network
The Solidyne-Magic RDS software is required to control 4.8.1 Create a preset the RDS encoder (www.solidynepro.com/download/se- tuprds.rar) To create or modify a preset, access the ADVANCED view in the ADJUST mode. 4.7.4 NETWORK To create a new preset, the user can directly edit any of the user's positions;... - Page 32 Page 32 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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Page 33: Section 5 - Technical Specifications
From 4 to N bands depending of software version used Linear Phase crossover Software adjustable automatic attack and release time Multiband compressors From 5 to N bands, scalable by frmware. Linear Phase crossover Software adjustable automatic attack and release time Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 33... - Page 34 Data Channels TA Trafc Announcement, IH In House Applications, PTYN Program Type Name, ODA Open Data Applications, DI Decoder Iden- tifcation, CT Clock-Time and Date, EON Enhanced Other Networks infor- mation Page 34 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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