Table of Contents Preface..................................3 Overview ................................. 4 Features: ................................4 Front Panel ................................5 Rear Panel ................................6 Getting Started ................................ 7 Network Configuration ............................9 RIO Bravo Local System Configuration....................... 10 Input Channel Configuration ..........................12 Output Channel Configuration ..........................15 Web User Interface ...............................
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Overview The RIO BRAVO IP Engine is a fully integrated DSP based engine from SAS. The high capacity small footprint engine is designed to fit in any control room and provides all functions necessary for Radio Broadcast operations. The RIO Bravo provides you with direct Ethernet connectivity. You can now control your SAS...
Front Panel The 2RU aluminum front panel is polished and anodized gun metal blue. Indicator lights as follows: Figure 2: RIO Bravo Front Panel System Backup provides an SD card for saving and restoring frame system data and specifying initial IP address information V Digital indicator is solid blue when powering digital devices.
16 modules per RJ45 (up to 32 slots using both connectors). J11 CONTROL PORTS 9 – 16: 8 RJ45 for connecting to eight RS-485 ports. Use these to connect any SAS controller including console modules. You can connect up to 4 controllers per port.
Getting Started Connect power cord supplied by SAS to either RIO Bravo’s J1 or J2 connectors. Connect to both when using redundant power supplies. Figure 5 below shows power cord connected to J1. You should see the following lights on the front panel: V Digital, V Analog, Audio Link, Run, and Master.
Enter Username and Password and click Submit. In our example we are using the default username: SASDefault and password: sas as shown in Figure 7 below. Note that you won’t see the password on your screen. Also note that you can change both Username and Password if needed.
Network Configuration Choose the Network Config tab to obtain a window similar to Figure 9 below. Here you can change any network settings in your system. Be sure to press the Send button to send your changes through the system. Figure 9: Network Config Screen RIO Bravo User Guide / Revision 6 / Page 9 of 19...
RIO Bravo Local System Configuration In most instances your RIO Bravo will be pre-configured at SAS. However, if you need to make any changes, follow the procedure below: Figure 10: Local System Setup As shown in Figure 10, select Local System Information and then click Local System Setup.
Input Channel Configuration Figure 13: User Menu From User Menu (shown in Figure 12), click Local Router Control and then select Input Channel Config to get a table similar to Figure 13 below: Figure 14: Input Channel Configuration There are four types of Input Channels available to the user: 224 User - 92 Mix Bus - 64 Network - 64 Effect You can choose the Type of Input displayed from Channel Type drop down or by scrolling down the table.
Figure 15: Input Channel Assignment Note that you can get seven different views of your input channel configurations by clicking either of the two top buttons (see yellow highlight in Figure 16): Basic Options, Console Options, GPI Options, GPO Options, Silence Detect Info, Peak Detect Info, and Channel Status Info Figure 16: Input Channel Configuration Views RIO Bravo User Guide / Revision 6 / Page 13 of 19...
Clicking the Edit button on the any input channel will provide you with the Input Channel Configuration window shown in Figure 17. TIP:Hovering your mouse pointer over any entry box will display important user information. Figure 17: Input Channel Configuration RIO Bravo User Guide / Revision 6 / Page 14 of 19...
Output Channel Configuration Select Output Channel Config from Local Router Control tab to get a table similar to Figure 18. RIO Bravo User Guide / Revision 6 / Page 15 of 19...
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Web User Interface Web browsers currently tested compatible are: 1. Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 11 2. Google Chrome, version 41.xx 3. Firefox, version 21.xx 4. Safari, version 5.1.7 SYSCFG.TXT For any change to take effect you must restart the RIO Bravo engine. This can be accomplished by cycling the power or clicking on Restart from the System Update page on the web browser interface.
If your SAS product needs to be returned to the factory, contact us to obtain an RA number. SAS is located at 2821 Burton Avenue, Burbank, California 91504. Before you contact us about support or returns, please have the following ready: •...
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