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User Manual
Includes Quasar Engine User Guide
By L.L.R. - Manual Rev 1 (1.0)
December 2019
p/n 1490-00224-001

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  • Page 1 User Manual Includes Quasar Engine User Guide By L.L.R. - Manual Rev 1 (1.0) December 2019 p/n 1490-00224-001...
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  • Page 3: Notices And Cautions

    Do not place the units on a carpet, bedding, or other materials that could interfere with any panel ventilation openings. If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection provided by the equipment may be impaired. © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 4: Usa Class A Computing Device Information To User. Warning

    This device complies with the requirements of the EEC council directives: • 93/68/EEC (CE MARKING) 73/23/EEC (SAFETY – LOW VOLTAGE DIRECTIVE) • • 89/336/EEC (ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY) Conformity is declared to those standards: EN50081-1, EN50082-1. © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 5: Quasar Manual

    Quasar Manual © 2014-2015 TLS Corp. Published by Axia Audio/TLS Corp. All rights reserved. TRADEMARKS Axia Audio and the Axia and Quasar logos are trademarks of TLS Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. NOTICE All versions, claims of compatibility, trademarks, etc. of hardware and software products not made by Axia Audio which are mentioned in this manual or accompanying material are informational only.

  • Page 6: We Support You

    Technical support is available at support@telosalliance.com. All other questions, please email inquiry@telosalliance.com. • VIA WORLD WIDE WEB: The Axia Audio web site has a variety of information which may be useful for product selection and support. The url is telosalliance.com. REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT Did you know that all Telos Alliance products come with a 5-Year Warranty? Take a moment to activate your coverage online at http://telosalliance.com/product-registration/ .

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Network Switch – Configuration for Livewire ......................15 Quasar Surface - Physical connections ........................15 Quasar Surface - Network configuration ........................16 Quasar Surface – Modules’ discovery & configuration ..................... 17 Quasar Engine – Installation & configuration ......................19 Checking connection to the Quasar Engine ......................19 Quasar Engine –...
  • Page 8 De-Esser (Blue tab) ..................................82 Aux Sends (Blue tab) ..................................83 Control & B/Feed (Blue tab) ................................83 Quasar Surface Layer Configuration ................Error! Bookmark not defined. The Layer Concept explained ................................67 Enabling or Disabling Layers ................................69 Configuring Layers ..........................Error! Bookmark not defined.
  • Page 9 GPIO Telephone Hybrid Logic ..............................123 GPIO Control Room Monitor Logic ............................124 GPIO Computer Playback Device Logic ..........................125 About GPIO Connections ..............................126 Appendix C (Fusion) ................................129 Specifications Microphone Preamplifiers ........................... 129 © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...
  • Page 10 Target Loudness, Loudness Tolerance ........................... 140 Relative Loudness ..................................140 Color Indication ................................... 140 Loudness Range ..................................141 Control ......................................141 Source“unload” .................................... 142 AES67 support .................................... 142 Accessory Panel Support ................................142 Phase meter ....................................143 © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...
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  • Page 12: Creating The Most Exciting And Engaging Audio Experiences Imaginable

    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.
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  • Page 14: Quick Start

    • And that the reader has a network switch correctly configured for Livewire We will take you through the basic steps to configure your new Quasar and have you up and running in no time. But before we get started, let’s make sure you are familiar with the Quasar System anatomy.

  • Page 15: Network Switch - Configuration For Livewire

    Installation type: You could be installing a Table-Top or Flush-Mount console, with single or split frame. Only the Quasar Engine can be connected to the Quasar Surface. This consists in an industrial rackmount server platform, with redundant PSU and fans, so it will have to go in a machine room.

  • Page 16: Quasar Surface - Network Configuration

    This will require a specific configuration of the switch ports. Please refer to the following chapters for details about this option. 3. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Livewire port (F) on the Quasar Engine, and connect the other end to a configured Gigabit Ethernet switch.

  • Page 17: Quasar Surface - Modules' Discovery & Configuration

    IP address to your console, as well as the Network Mask, and bind the surface to the engine. At the bottom of this page you can associate your Quasar Engine to the surface, by entering the Engine’s IP address. Addresses can be entered directly from the touchscreen, or by using the rotary encoders below the display.
  • Page 18 Fader module in your surface and so on. This will make easier to remember each module’s IP address for fast UI access. Once all addresses have been set, please check access to each fader module by entering its IP © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 19: Quasar Engine - Installation & Configuration

    2. Connect mains cables to your Quasar Engine. Push the ON/OFF (D) button on the front panel. At the end of the boot process, the four LEDs to the left of the front display could indicate errors due to missing sync, console not yet connected, or connection of a single Power Supply only.
  • Page 20 “user”, and leave the password field blank. Let’s double-check the connection to the Surface from the Quasar Engine Web UI, by going to the Network menu. In Console info, make sure that the Network Address field shows the IP address of you Quasar Master Touchscreen module, abìnd the...

  • Page 21: Quasar Engine - Audio Outputs Configuration

    4. Enable the streams you need to be active on the Engine 5. Click the “Apply” button. Tip: We recommend choosing a Channel ID which has the first 2 or 3 digits corresponding to the last © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 22: Surface Layer Configuration

    (or phisical channel strips) available on your Quasar surface. Since any fader on any module could access any input channel on the Quasar Engine, you will need to assign four input channel to each of the 4 layers available, on every Fader Module.
  • Page 23 The table shown in the picture above shows which of the 64 input channels available in the Quasar Engine, will be loaded on the four channel strips each time the LAYER 1, 2, 3, 4 buttons will be pushed on the Master Module.

  • Page 24: Input Source Creation And Configuration

    You’ll use your Web browser to create your first audio source in just a few fast steps: 1. Browse the Quasar MTS module Web UI. In the left column under Profiles select Sources 2. Click the button labeled “Create New Source Profile”...

  • Page 25: Assign Sources To Input Channels

    Assign Sources to Input Channels Once all the required Sources are created, you need to assign them to the input channels of your Quasar Engine, and save this configuration in what we call “Show Profile”. You can do so in two ways: 1.
  • Page 26 – will not be detected by the Quasar and therefore will not show up on the above list. From the Web UI: From your PC, navigate the “Shows” main page, and create a New Show Profile © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...
  • Page 27 After clicking on “Create new show profile” button, a dialog will appear, to let you type in the new profile name and confirm. Then the following page will appear, and here you will be able to assign sources to each channel. © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 28: Program Assignment & Monitoring

    Your setup is complete! That’s it! You’re ready to Rock with Quasar!!! Now, sit back and enjoy some music. Try exploring the intuitive UI of the Quasar channel strip…. And have fun! © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...
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  • Page 30: Chapter 1

    Chapter 1 Quasar Components The Quasar is more than just a mixing console — it is a complete studio system, with various components that serve different functions. Its main components are: • The Quasar modular Control Surface • The Quasar Engine DSP platform This chapter gives an overview of the different components to help familiarize you.

  • Page 31: Quasar Surface Frame

    Quasar does not require an external display to operate; however, a display could be connected to show a duplicate of the Touchscreen UI, in landscape Full HD format. Quasar surface Frame Quasar Frames are available in both Table-Top and Flush-Mount versions and can be converted from one type to the other.

  • Page 32: The Mic In / Tb Out Module

    This module provides all the standard controls needed for studio operation along with user definable buttons per fader. Each hw button is RGB (Red, Green Blue) , and is programmable by the user via the Module’s Web UI. Both the top encoders and the motorized fader knobs are touch sensitive, and can interact with the operator.

  • Page 33: Future Modules

    Accessory Modules Future Modules The Quasar surface is primarily made up of the master module and the fader modules. Being a modular design and networked, we have only just begun the fun. Future module will come out which can add function and options for our customers More optional module will be released in the future.

  • Page 34: What's Next

    • Audio Sync The display also provides access to the Quasar Engine’s menu options. From the OK status view, tapping the buttons will navigate through the menu system. The OK indicator shows that the DSP engine is functioning and is receiving clock from the network.

  • Page 35: Chapter 2

    Appendixes. Source Profiles The fundamental difference between an Axia console (not just Quasar, but all models!) and its competitors, is that we created a set of logic attributes that can be associated to any audio source, which describes how that source behaves when it is loaded onto the console. This “logic layer”...
  • Page 36 Having said that, connect a computer to the Quasar and access its configuration Web UI, by entering the MTS Module IP address into your Web browser, and follow along. If this is the first time you access the MTS UI, you will be prompted for entering user access credentials.

  • Page 37: Create The Operator's Mic Source Profile

    Create the Operator’s Mic Source Profile The Operator’s mic is intended for the operator of the Quasar console, so let’s create this first. Click Create new source profile. You’ll see, in part, the following : Now enter the following settings: Select “Operator Microphone”...

  • Page 38: Create A Guest Mic Source Profile

    In the Source Availability box, you have the option to control what faders and Monitor channels the source may be assigned to. Uncheck the External — it’s not very likely you’d assign the Operator’s mic directly to the monitors! Press the OK button at the bottom of the page and your new Mic source is ready to use – you’ve just created the Operator Mic Source Profile.
  • Page 39 The “CR guest” source type is intended for microphones located at guest positions within the same control room as the Quasar surface. The built-in logic functions will mute the CR monitors when the source is turned on, and provide GPIO logic for an optional Guest Control Panel that uses GPIO to remotely control Channel ON/OFF/MUTE and Talkback functions.

  • Page 40: Other Mic Profile Types

    The other Source Profile option that’s important to microphone sources is found in the Default Backfeed Options box. In Axia terminology, “Backfeed” refers to any audio return signal that is sent back to an audio source (such as a microphone, codec or phone caller) from the console. When pressing the Talkback key on a fader strip, the board-op’s mic is routed, pre-fader, to the “backfeed”...

  • Page 41: Create A Telephone Source (Phone Source Type)

    “Ready” indication. If it doesn’t, your operators may think the OFF lamp is broken because it never illuminates! Create a Telephone Source (Phone Source Type) Putting phones on-air is one of the basic operations of the modern studio. Quasar’s Phone...
  • Page 42 • No Phone Control. This is used for Telos Hx products, or for non-network-controlled hybrids from other manufacturers. You’ll still be able to control the hybrid via Quasar’s GPIO capabilities. To do so, scroll to the Hybrid Answer Mode dropdown box in the Source Settings box. Select either “Channel ON answer hybrid”...
  • Page 43 Master module’s touchscreen. The screen will change to provide an 8 line controller. The final step is to define how you want to handle mix-minus. Quasar (and all Axia consoles) automatically generates mix-minus (N-1, “clean feed”) for each phone caller taken to air. To...

  • Page 44: Advanced Stuff: A Codec Source With Custom Backfeed

    configure this, you’ll scroll to the Default Backfeed Options box and select the desired audio mix from the Feed to Source dropdown. Thirteen different Manual Backfeed mixes plus an Auto smart mode are available. The default option is Auto. Choosing this option eliminates manual mix-minus building by switching the source of the mix-minus based on the ON state of the fader the Phone source is loaded to.
  • Page 45 But your operation might have needs which require a more specialized Backfeed than the Default behavior. And so we provide the “Custom” option, which allows high-level control of mix-minus behavior based on channel state logic. Here’s the section of the Source Profile which pertains to this Custom Feed to Source functionality: As you can see in the next screenshot, the Custom option provides significantly enhanced backfeed routing options, including independent control of the L and R sides and a completely...
  • Page 46 NOTE: The grey outlined headres (like “While Channel is OFF”, for example) always refer to the settings below the headr and not above. This is a standard convention adopted in all UI pages.
  • Page 47 • Phone. Quasar has an off-line Phone bus that is actually a special variant of PGM4. The Phone bus is mono-sum, prefader and pre-on/off to allow speaker-phone style operation thru the Operator’s mic. Selecting Phone feeds the Phone bus, minus the source, so that the listener can hear other Phone callers who are waiting in the air queue.
  • Page 48 Custom Backfeed Options box. Note: Record Mode is a special “macro” mode that helps talent record audio for later use with a single press of the Quasar’s console’s “Record” key, located on the Monitor Module. We’ll cover use of this function in later chapters.

  • Page 49: Show Profiles

    Record Mode • what control settings you have for your Telos Phone system NOTE: With the words “console channels” we always indicate the Quasar Engine’s DSP input channels, and not the physical channel strips on your mixing surface.
  • Page 50 The easiest way to create a Show Profile is to set up your Quasar’s console for a show, then save a Show Profile for it by taking a “snapshot.” We call this process Capture in the console UI. 1. Selected Show : relates to LOAD SHOW, RENAME SHOW, DELETE SHOW buttons 2.

  • Page 51: Other Configuration Options

    Alternatively, you could connect a computer to your Quasar’s IP address into your Web browser, and select the Shows link, as shown here: Simply click on the Capture show profile button, and you’ll be prompted to name your new Show Profile.

  • Page 52: Channel Screen Options

    console. The easiest way to create a Show Profile is to set up your console the way you like it using the controls on the board itself – then use the Capture Show Profile link found on the Shows screen of your Fusion control center web page.
  • Page 53 Signal Mode Locked Unlocked: allows board op to change the Signal Mode from the surface. • Locked: prevents board op from making changes. • Fader Trim Gain Select the Use: radio button to specify a fader trim cut or boost between -25 and +25 dB. •...
  • Page 54 On: Assigns fader strip to the specified Program or Aux Send bus upon Show Profile load. • Off: Removes fader strip from the specified Program or Aux Send bus upon Show Profile • load. NOTE: Channels may be simultaneously assigned to any combination of Program 1 – 4 and Aux Send 1 –...
  • Page 55 apply to the input signal when the specified Threshold is met. Compressor Threshold Select the Use: radio button to specify the ceiling, up to -30 dB, at which the • Compressor activates to attenuate input signals above that level. Compressor Ratio Select the Use: radio button to specify the aggressiveness of the compressor, up to 16:1.
  • Page 56 Individual Headphones Section Any Quasar input defined as a Microphone source can have a dedicated headphone feed, to facilitate individual Talkback (IFB) to and from the board operator or other talent. The options below affect this dedicated headphone feed, if enabled.
  • Page 57 Individual Headphone channel. You may specify any level between -85 dB and 0 dB. Record Mode Section Quasar’s Record Mode is a “macro” that allows complex pre-defined operations to take place with a single button press. The options below define bus assignments for the channel that occur when Record Mode is entered and exited.

  • Page 58: Monitor Section Screen Options

    Aux Send A-B-C-D On/Off Status Off: Turns off selected Aux Send bus upon Show Profile load. • On: Turns on selected Aux Send bus upon Show Profile load. • Aux Return A-B Gain Select the Use: radio button to specify the gain level at which the selected Aux Return bus will •...
  • Page 59 selections, and determine how on-screen Meters and Timers will behave when this Show Profile is loaded. General Monitor Settings Section Timer Mode (Onscreen “Count-Up” Timer) Manual: Gives board operator manual control of the event timer using the Timer keys • found on the con- sole’s Monitor Module.
  • Page 60 You may specify between -6 dB and -3 dB of attenuation. User Buttons GPIO Channel If you have a Quasar Expert Monitor Module and wish to control an external device • using its 4 User keys, enter the GPIO Channel Number of the device here.
  • Page 61 This section allows to you specify meter sources for the “extra” meters that can be • displayed in the center section of Quasar’s on-screen display when using an Expert Monitor Module. The selections for each of the meters are extensive and include all...
  • Page 62 Left / Right: takes the chosen side of the Monitor channel and sends it to both speakers. • Sum: Creates a sum of both sides of the Monitor channel and sends the sum to both • speakers. CR Monitor Dim Gain Select the Use: radio button to specify the amount of attenuation, up to -30 dB, to be •...
  • Page 63 Follow Monitors: CR Headphone source mirrors CR Monitor source selection. • Use Headphones Source Select: CR Headphones and CR Monitors are selected • independently. Preview-In-Headphones Mode Off: Sources assigned to Preview bus are not heard in CR Headphones. • Stereo: Sources assigned to Preview bus are heard in both sides of the CR •...

  • Page 64: Record Mode Screen Options

    Show Profile load. You may specify a value between -85 dB and 0 dB. Studio Monitor Dim Gain Select the Use: radio button to specify the amount of attenuation, up to -30 dB, to be • applied to the Studio Monitor channel when Talkback or Preview are in use. Studio Monitor Muted State Gain Select the Use: radio button to specify the amount of attenuation, up to -85 dB, to be •...
  • Page 65 CR Headphone assignments automatically switch to the Program 4 bus, and the bus assignment keys for channels assigned to Program 4 flash. Flexible: Allows activation of Flexible Record Mode, with custom Monitor, Headphone • and Meter options set in the “Flexible Record Mode Options” section that follows. GPIO Channel For Recorder Control Enter the GPIO channel number used to trigger your dedicated recording device.
  • Page 66 You’ll be returned to the Show Profile options screen. Group Start Screen Options Group Start Quasar contains a Group Start feature that enables the user to turn several faders ON by pressing the ON key of the Master fader; useful in roundtable discussions or multi-talent bullpens.

  • Page 67: The Layer Concept Explained

    The Quasar Surface can be ordered with a variable number of faders strips, while the Quasar Engine has a fixed number of DSP Input channels. In fact, a Quasar Engine (at the time of writing this manual) always comes with 64 channels.
  • Page 68 Layers. The table shown in the picture above shows which input channel, of the 64 available in the Quasar Engine, will be loaded on each of the four channel strips each time you press the LAYER 1, 2, 3, or 4 buttons on the Master Touchscreen module.

  • Page 69: Enabling Or Disabling Layers

    NOTE: Layers’ configuration is saved inside each XR-4FAD fader module, and therefore it is a global setting not stored in the MTS-MON module and therefore not stored in Show profiles . Enabling or Disabling Layers Layers are enabled by default. If you use Layers, proceed to the next section Configuring Layers.

  • Page 70: Clock

    Clock: The Quasar Master Module display home view has time information and this can be configured in various ways. By pressing the Set time from PC button, the system time will adjust to the time which is on the PC accessing the page.

  • Page 71: The Mts-Mon Master Module

    — not the way somebody else thinks they should work! This chapter will start with an overview of Quasar’s control modules to help familiarize you. Then, we’ll have a look at some of the more specialized options.

  • Page 72: The Xr-4Fad Fader Module

    Currently the TALK button will trigger the Talk to Studio function. 5. Layer / User buttons. Quasar offers 4 surface layers. These buttons enable the operator to quickly select the layers. Layers can be configured by accessing the Web UI built in each fader module.

  • Page 73: Quasar Touchscreen User Interface

    Pathfinder. Quasar Touchscreen User Interface The Quasar UI workflow is based on the following concept: • When none of the encoders at the top of each channel strip are selected (the LED rings are all off), the UI is displaying the MASTER control menu.

  • Page 74: Quasar Master Menu (Orange Tabs)

    Quasar Master menu (Orange Tabs) Master Home Tab It’s the starting page of the Quasar Touchscreen User Interface. The Master Home page displays the normal operational view which provides high-resolution level and loudness meters, some console status signalization (“ON AIR”, “RECORD”, “TALK”, “PFL” and AUX contribution), and the title of the currently loaded show profile.

  • Page 75: Show Profiles

    LS Mode: Selects the listen mode for the CR LoudSpeakers (Stereo, Left, Right, Mono Sum). Show Profiles Tab A list of show profiles that have been configured in the Quasar Web UI will be presented here. Select the desired show with the touch screen and press the LOAD SHOW button to the right.

  • Page 76: Monitor Options (Orange Tab)

    Monitor Options Tab This view provides more detailed control over the monitors. As detailed earlier, there are some dedicated hardware buttons for monitor control which provide the most common sources. If the operation needs to monitor other mixes, adjust the dimming levels, or adjust the TALK gains, this is the location for those controls.

  • Page 77: Master Auxes (Orange Tab)

    the priority of the channel within the automix. At the bottom right, the GLOBAL PARAMETERS section allows to adjust the global parameters of the entire Automixer, such as Attack and Release times and the Pre/Post fader position of the automix. Call Control (Orange tab) For use in multiline workflows, such as is available with the Telos VX system, the Call Control view will provide access to 8 phone lines and the ability to assign those to two different channels.

  • Page 78: Hot Keys (Orange Tab)

    Hot Keys Tab Hot Keys turn the Quasar display into a remote controller for your Playout System’s Hotkeys. 30 user-programmable on-screen buttons can send a control string to any device connected over a TCP link, providing that the IP address and Port # of the...

  • Page 80: Quasar Channel Menu (Blue Tabs)

    Quasar Channel menu (Blue Tabs) The channel controls, or blue tabs, are made available when the option knob is engaged on a surface channel or one of the channel select buttons are pressed on the master module. Channel Home (Blue tab) This is the default screen anytime entering into channel control.

  • Page 81: Dynamics (Blue Tab)

    Dim gain control (when Talkback is engaged, the main audio will be dimmed this value) Dynamics (Blue tab) New and improved algorithms behind the Quasar offer more control over the audio. The compressor/limiter section provides • Threshold level (xxdB to 0dB) to where the limiter begins to function.

  • Page 82: Esser (Blue Tab)

    The EQ button is the enable/disable button for the entire EQ processing chain. De-Esser (Blue tab) New and improved algorithm behind the Quasar introduces more control over the challenges audio engineers face with sibilance. Controls provided are •...

  • Page 83: Aux Sends (Blue Tab)

    Aux Sends (Blue tab) Eight AUX send mixes are available with Quasar. The controls provided • Gain (range) level of the send. 0dB means no additional gain or attenuation. • ON/OFF button for enabling the send • Post/Pre Fader button to...

  • Page 84: Chapter 4

    Livewire interface is also possible; refer to the GPIO chapter for details. For details on how to use the Quasar Call Controller module to control multi-line phone systems directly from your console, please refer to the chapter entitled Operations, earlier in...

  • Page 85: Phone Setup Choices

    Phone Setup Choices There are three methods of setting up phone control with the Quasar console. These methods are referred to as: EU Phone (networked) • US Phone (networked) • No Phone Control (GPIO enabled control) • EU Phone is the method most used in European countries, wherein a single line is assigned to a single hybrid.
  • Page 86 the device. à If you’re using a Telos TWO, enter the number of the line to be used in the Line box. à If using an Nx system, enter the Line and Hybrid numbers in their respective boxes. Select the Use 2 nd Show check box if split shows are enabled on your phone system.

  • Page 87: Setting Up For Us Phone Operation

    Setting Up for US Phone Operation Using the US Phone method of operation requires the use of the Quasar Call Controller module. With this method, you can use Quasar’s Show Profiles feature to instantly recall show setups that choose between different phone systems, or even different phone system configurations.
  • Page 88 VSet phone, or the VX Web UI interface, or a remote control connection. If you set the show name here, upon connection the Quasar will select that show in the VX. If you don’t, the VX will keep its current show configuration regardless of the Show Profile loaded on the console.

  • Page 89: Source Profile Settings For Us Phone Operation - Vx & Nx Systems

    2. EU Phone 3. US Phone Call Controller No Phone Control is used to connect Quasar to a telephone Hybrid system which is controlled over GPIO only, and has no control over IP. EU Phone is used in case you want European-Style control of a Telos Hybrid system which is controlled over IP.
  • Page 90 Select the Telos phone system you’re interfacing with. You can choose from Telos 2, Nx- Series (shown as AP (Nx12))or VX and enter the appropriate settings for the device. • If you’re using a Telos TWO, enter the number of the line to be used in the Line box. •...
  • Page 91 On a correctly configured VX, the info page will look like this:...

  • Page 92: Source Profile Settings For Us Phone Operation - Hx6 & Iq6 Systems

    Source Profile Settings for US Phone Operation – Hx6 & iQ6 Systems As with the other systems discussed here, you’ll begin by creating a Source Profile for each of your Hx6 or iQ6 hybrids. Select the Phone Source type. Select the appropriate Primary Source using the adjacent dropdown Source Selector box to pick the de- sired Livewire channel from your Telos phone system.
  • Page 93 The Show Profile itself also needs configuration, to allow the console to log into the Telos Phone system as a client. To do this, click on the desired Show Profile in your Quasar’s Web UI, and select the Phone link.

  • Page 94: Setting Up For Gpio Control ("No Phone Control")

    Wiring from a GPIO port that has been configured with this channel to the hybrid is the next step. Again, refer to Appendix B for the appropriate pinout charts, but here’s a quick reference chart: Telos Hx1 DE-9 Pin Axia GPIO port DA-15 P Pin-1 Pin-7...

  • Page 95: Additional Phone Type Source Profile Options

    Additional Phone Type Source Profile Options There are a few more phone-specific options that are available in Phone source profiles. Here’s an overview: Hybrid Answer Mode. Your choices are: » Normal, Auto Answer Disabled. This is the default; turning on the fader that the hybrid is assigned to does not pick up the selected line.

  • Page 96: Vx System Integration (Single Line)

    and then load your Show Profile and newly created Phone sources to your console. VX System integration (single line) Single line is the method most used in European countries, wherein a single line is assigned to a single hybrid. This is also known as “hybrid per fader” mode; that is, there is no switching between multiple lines on a single hybrid.

  • Page 97: Vx System Integration (Multi Line)

    Create a new Show Profile. If not familiar with how to do this, please review the instructions found in the “Show Profiles” section of Chapter 2 of the Quasar manual. The Show Profile configure page displays the name of the show, all the Channels (faders) of the surface, above the channels are several additional items, one of which is the Phone Control link.
  • Page 98 • With VX systems, use this field to define the “Studio” name. This information allows the surface to interface with the appropriate configuration as defined in the VX. The Show Password field is used to permit access to the Call system that has password protection at show levels.

  • Page 99: Chapter 5

    Chapter 5 Practical Help Guides In many cases, our customers just want to know how to do one thing and why bother reading through an entire manual to figure that out, this chapter is for you. This chapter is filled with single help guides of common setups.
  • Page 100 Wiring from a GPIO port that has been configured with this channel to the hybrid is the next step. Again, refer to GPIO Telephone Hybrid Logic chart for the appropriate pinout charts, but here’s a quick reference chart to interface a Telos HX1 to a Axia GPIO port. : Telos Hx1 DE-9 Pin...

  • Page 101: Additional Phone Type Source Profile Options

    Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED Additional Phone Type Source Profile Options There are a few more phone-specific options that are available in Phone source profiles. Here’s the overview: •...
  • Page 103 Trigger an ON AIR light An Air light traditionally is illuminated when a microphone is ON. Additionally, the console has logic built in which will mute the monitor speakers if a localized microphone is ON. The Control Room (CR) speakers have GPIO logic built into the product. This logic is as follows. GPIO Control Room Monitor Logic Name Type...

  • Page 104: Chapter 4 (Fusion)

    Chapter 4 (Fusion) VMix and VMode There’s a lot of DSP processing horsepower in Axia mixing engines. Rather than let that go to waste, we’ve used it to power two tools that many broadcasters have found to be indispensible: VMix and VMode.

  • Page 105: Virtual Mixing With Vmix

    5 audio sources each for presentation on a single physical fader (or software fader, if Axia SoftSurface soft- console software is used). VMix works completely independently of the Fusion surface. In addition to static control of VMix through its web pages, Axia’s Pathfinder routing control tools can also be used to dynamically control VMix and create mixing functions based on a variety of system-wide parameters.

  • Page 106: Vmix Main Controls

    • Out Name. You can enter a friendly name for the VMix Main output, which will be displayed as a source name on your Axia network. • Out Stream Type. Choose from Live Stereo, Standard Stereo, or leave it Disabled if no Main stream is desired.
  • Page 107 To do so, enter values for these controls: • Out Name: The name you give the post-on/off submix channel to send back to the Axia network. • Channel: the channel number you assign to the post-on/off submix channel to send back to the Axia net- work.

  • Page 108: Some Vmix Examples

    VMix without the need for a physical console. Combining VMix with Pathfinder Routing Control Axia Pathfinder routing tools can be used to “control” VMix in two different modes. First, as a background controller, Pathfinder can monitor Livewire system parameters or receive commands from external...
  • Page 109 Second, there’s Pathfinder’s VMix Control feature. This is a software fader control option that is provided with the PRO versions of Pathfinder. VMix Control brings the operation of VMIX out of the background and provides a graphical user interface with software faders, as shown here. There are several other ways that Pathfinder can be used for background control of VMix.

  • Page 110: Manipulating Streams With Vmode

    Manipulating Streams With VMode Each of the 16 VMode instances supports audio streams with up to 8 channels at input and up to 8 channels at output. Between the input and output, there is a matrix, where the conversion is performed, according to the selected audio routing option (“Mode”).

  • Page 111: Input

    Input: The Input selector is used to select any source native to the Engine or select an “EXTERNAL” source from the network. Source name is a text field used to document the input. Address is used to define the Livewire channel number of an “EXTERNAL” source or the address of an AES67 stream.

  • Page 112: Output

    “Transpose ...” options move two channels between the stereo part of the matrix and channels 1 and 2 of the multi-channel part. “Upmix ...” and “Downmix ...” options mix, copy, and/or apply gains to input channels, to obtain output channels. Generally, upmixing is a process that creates a bigger channel count at output from a smaller channel count at input (for example, multi-channel from stereo), and downmixing is the opposite (stereo from multi-channel).
  • Page 113 audio encapsulated within the packet. The shorter time period permits the transmission of audio more frequently with the result of high band- width utilization and lower delay at receiver. The longer period results in better packet utilization and thus a lower stream bandwidth with a slower reception at receiver. The ptime used by Livewire devices are identified.

  • Page 114: Some Vmode Examples

    Some VMode examples Create a Mono Stream From One Side of a Stereo Channel Sometimes, the program content that is fed on a satellite downlink is received on only the Left channel while another content or information on the Right channel that you don’t want to air. Using VMode, you can split the Left and Right sides and create a new source using just the channel you want.

  • Page 115: Create A Split Record Feed From Multiple Sources

    You want to create a two channel recording with independant content and gain control for each channel different from Program 1 of the Quasar console. This single stream will be recorded on a stereo recorder. You can construct a custom VMode stream to satisfy this requirement, like so: The resulting Livewire 2-channel output would have the Left side of AUX A on the Left and Left side of AUX B on the Right.

  • Page 116: Appendix A (Fusion)

    On-Air lights and more, and even “virtual” GPIO for routing system commands, using Axia Pathfinder routing controls tools. This Appendix provides a fast overview of these GPIO functions. Please refer to the Axia xNode User’s Manual for more in-depth information on configuring GPIO.
  • Page 117 The next few pages contain tables that explain what function the GPIO port pins provide in each different device mode. © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 118: Gpio Operator's Microphone Logic

    Input Common Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 119: Gpio Control Room Guest Microphone Logic

    Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 120: Gpio Producer's Microphone Logic

    Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 121: Gpio Line Input Logic

    Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 122: Gpio Codec Logic

    Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 123: Gpio Telephone Hybrid Logic

    Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 124: Gpio Control Room Monitor Logic

    Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 125: Gpio Computer Playback Device Logic

    Source Supply Common for all 5 inputs Connect to power supply of source device or to Pin 9 NOT CONNECTED © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 126: About Gpio Connections

    100mA through all the pins of a port. Maximum allowed voltage is 24 volts. The following diagram shows the recommended connections for outputs with the use of an external power supply. © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...
  • Page 127 The Axia accessory modules use the 5vDC supply to illuminate LED based buttons. So a one-to-one pin connection is all that is needed between any accessory modules and a GPIO port. Note, all of the inputs and outputs on a specific GPIO port are “grouped together”.

  • Page 129: Appendix C (Fusion)

    Input Headroom: 20 dB above nominal input Analog Line Outputs • Output Source Impedance: <50 Ohms balanced • Output Load Impedance: 600 Ohms, minimum Nominal Output Level: +4 dBu • • Maximum Output Level: +24 dBu © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 130: Digital Audio Inputs And Outputs

    D/A Conversions: 24-bit, Delta-Sigma, 256x oversampling • • Latency <3 ms, mic in to monitor out, including network and processor loop Frequency Response • Any input to any output: +0.5 / -0.5 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 131: Dynamic Range

    Analog Line Stereo separation: 85 dB isolation minimum, 20Hz to 20 kHz • Analog Line Input CMRR: >60 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz • Microphone Input CMRR: >55 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 132: Audio Processing (Fusion)

    • Power consumption: 100 Watts Power Supply AC Input, Element Power Supply/GPIO Auto-sensing supply, 90VAC to 240VAC, 50 Hz to 60 Hz, IEC receptacle, internal fuse • • Power consumption: 150 Watts © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 133: Power Supply Ac Input, Powerstation Aux & Main

    Auto-sensing supply, 90VAC to 240VAC, 50 Hz to 60 Hz, IEC receptacle, internal fuse Power consumption: 500 Watts • Operating Temperatures • -10 degrees C to +40 degrees C, <90% humidity, no condensation © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 135: Appendix D (Fusion)

    Appendix D (Fusion) CE Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 137: Appendix E (Fusion)

    7225. If Telos authorizes the performance of warranty service, the defective Product must be delivered to: Telos, 1241 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 or other company repair center as may be specified by Telos at the time of claim. © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 138: Shipping Costs And Warranty Service

    Telos. If no repairs are required, the $500 fee will be retained by Telos as an evaluation charge. If repairs are required, the $500 fee will be applied to the total cost of the repair. To activate your product warranty, visit http://www.telosalliance.com/product-registration © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 139: Appendix F (Fusion)

    With version 3.1, there is an added sub section to the customize option for enabling Loudness metering. Loudness metering is based on ITU.BS1770. Some of the options provided are specific to EBU R128. © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 140: Enable Loudness Meter

    Tolerance is set appropriate. Green is an indication that the loudness is within the tolerance of the target. Red is an indication of above the tolerance value and blue is an indication of being below tolerance. © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 141: Loudness Range

    The control of integration time will be the START/STOP and RESET buttons. In addition, a GPIO channel number may be defined to provide control of the integration time from another location other than the operator. The pinout is: Function START STOP RESET © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 142: Source"Unload

    Fader panel will be introduce. With the Fader panel, a positions can control the level of their own microphone away from the operator control or control a source other than the microphone, often a playout computer. © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...

  • Page 143: Phase Meter

    Left and Right channels are in phase together. A presentation of full red (-1) indicates the Left and Right channels are out of phase with one another. A presentation of a single yellow center indicator states complete stereo separation between the left and right channels. © 2016 Axia Audio - Rev 2.0...
  • Page 144 Axia Audio, a Telos Alliance Company • 1241 Superior Ave. • Cleveland, Ohio, 44114, USA • +1.216.241.7225 • TelosAlliance.com © 2016 TLS Corp. Axia® The Telos Alliance.® All Rights Reserved. C16/3/16002...

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