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- Page 2 Page 2 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Preset and Sound Wizard............18 FM receiver – Monitor Analyzer...........18 4.5 Multiband AGC............33 Audio Inputs and Outputs.............18 4.5.1 Dynamic EQ (Target levels)........33 Time Graph................19 3.4.3 SETUP mode.............19 4.5.2 Band link..............33 4.5.3 Attack, release and hold..........34 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 3... - Page 4 5.1.7 About audio formats...........41 4.7.1 Band clippers..............35 4.7.2 WB Limiter..............36 4.7.3 MPX cliper..............36 Section 6 - Technical specifications...43 4.9 Manage the presets..........36 4.8.1 Create a preset............36 4.9.2 Preset Manager............36 4.8.2.1 Export/import presets..........37 Page 4 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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Page 5: About This Manual
5B – 2.0 Recommendations for the installing Solidyne® All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, Please read this manual carefully to get the best per- copied or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, formance of the processor. - Page 6 Page 6 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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Page 7: Section 1 - Quick Installation Guide
The analog inputs are set to operate at -18 dBfs with +4dBu nominal input level. When the mixing console peaks are 0VU, signal peaks at the 542APC input should be between -22 and -9 dBfs. The input gain can be adjusted as shown below. - Page 8 2.4 - FM receiving antenna. CALIBRATION TONES Using a computer on the same LAN that the 542APC, run a WEB browser (preferred Google Chrome) and enter the IP showed in the display to access to the 542’s WEB pages.
- Page 9 THE SOUND The radio station is on the air with the sound of the Solidyne 542APC. Now you can listen to the different sound presets to find the sound that fits the needs of the radio. Tune into a good audio system (or use good headphones).
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Page 11: Section 2 - Installation
Do not use adapters that will void the power cord ground Remember that the entire audio system must The 542APC has internal protection against RF fields, have a secure ground. It is recommended to follow the which allows them to be mounted close to transmitters current regulations (Article 810 of the National Electric- (AM or FM). -
Page 12: Digital Audio Connections
Signal The ETHERNET port allows the connection of the 542APC to a LAN to access the WEB Control Panel. The network router assigns an IP address to the processor AES3 (1) (DHCP). This IP allows access to the internal web... -
Page 13: Internet Remote Access
2.7 Updates and upgrades Run Discovery and Update. The 542APC is an Audio Processing Core on which runs an audio processing application (firmware) that defines the characteristics of the unit (model). By changing the software, the user can change the characteristics of the processor. - Page 14 11. Select the corresponding 542APC device and click the button "Update firmware". 12. In the popup window browse the downloaded firmware and click "OK". The internal software of the 542APC will be overwritten. 13. The processor will stay on air during the up- date.
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Page 15: Section 3 - Settings
✔ Turn again to select another option, or push on 542APC has 16 factory presets and 16 user’s presets. Pre- "BACK" to return to the previous screen. sets from 01 to 15 are only-read factory settings, made to cover different sound criteria and broadcasting needs. -
Page 16: Input Status
0VU with audio program (i.e. music). Set the input gain in order to the peaks in the level me- ter of the 542APC moves between -22 and -9 dBfs. Turn the jog wheel until see the screen "enter SETUP ✔... -
Page 17: Fm Receiver
The VOICE presets are set to process the voices. When the sub-carrier and the levels for MPX-1 and MPX-2 (in volts microphones go on-air, the 542APC can switch the preset peak to peak). to process the audio with a preset designed for the voices (see 3.11.1 Input action). -
Page 18: Soft Processing
96 Hz, and maintains the "punch" by re- Connect the 542APC to the LAN router/switch, leasing the compression threshold of the LOW band and using the CONTROL Ethernet port. DO NOT CON-... -
Page 19: Remote Access Via Internet
The screenshots of the control interface are shown because communication between the remote computer with inverted colors, to facilitate the printing of this and the 542APC takes place within the local network. The manual. Monitoring area The upper zone is fixed and remains visible in all screen... -
Page 20: Time Graph
3.4.3 SETUP mode 3.5.3 ST/MONO The SETUP mode allows the user to edit the parameters of the 542APC. The access to this mode can be re- Switch the input between STEREO or MONO (L+R) . stricted by password. In the SETUP screen, a slide-menu is enabled on the left of the screen, which contains all the instances and op- tions of the processor. -
Page 21: Pre-Filtering
3.7.2 Calibrator – Modulation index To access click on the op- tion AUDIO OUTPUT in the left menu. The 542APC hardware has four audio outputs with indepen- dent level and d-emphasis compensation. XLR analog output Figura 20: Calibrador RJ45 analog output... -
Page 22: Mpx Output Compensation
The processor will always maintain the MPX level as allowed. When there is a power limit, it does not make The BS.412 ITU modulation control in the 542APC has a sense to use high loudness presets; because the audio will... -
Page 23: Calibrate The Modulation
REDUCE by 0.2 dB the value of "SUB 100% of modulation staying within the legal framework. (L-R) Adjust". The 542APC processor is designed to meet this FCC stan- dard, allowing it to slightly exceed 100% on non-recur- Measure the channel separation again, verifying ring peaks. -
Page 24: About Mono Transmission
Commander application (requires remote IP access less than 10% for the measurements to be valid. to the 542APC). The operator can switch quickly to Band Type: Determines the type of FM band, which varies MONO in sports or talk shows. -
Page 25: Dial Scan
Figure 29: RDS Data (screen capture was spited for better visualization) 3.9.3 Channel separation, distortion, SNR Figure 30: THD and Channel separation The 542APC allows to measure on the tuned air signal, the nose several aspects of the installation and the chain of channel separation and the harmonic distortion+noise. -
Page 26: Reporte Técnico De Transmisión
Good 25 to 30 dB Fair < 25 dB Poor 542APC has advanced controls that allows to improve the channel separation. Please see “3. .2 - Measure and im- prove the channel separation”. 3.9.4 REPORTE TÉCNICO de transmisión The option "DOWNLOAD FULL TEST" runs all the mea- surements and dumps the results in a text file, which also includes the values from the FM Analyzer. -
Page 27: Advanced Settings - Magic Rds
80 to the local IP address as- Scroll: Sets the high or low scroll speed of the PS signed to the 542APC (port forwarding), and also redi- stream. High speed does not work on some receivers, es- rect packets using port 9762 (or another port config- pecially cars, or with poor reception conditions. -
Page 28: System Settings
Level less than 40dB) or has high multipath dis- tortion (greater than 10%) the measurements are not valid. Under this condition, the data fields are grayed out and no alarms are generated. Page 28 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 29: Status And Logs
The application connects to the processor via IP, so the computer running Lite Comander must have access to the IP of the 542APC. Figure 32: Alarms settings E-mail send to: Enter a valid e-mail address to receive the alerts. The "Send Test" option sends a test email to the de- clared address. - Page 30 Page 30 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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Page 31: Section 4 - Audio Processing
The Each WIZARD control changes different parameters of threshold is the point at which the expander begins to re- processing stages simultaneously syn- chronously, to achieve the desired setting. The four con- Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 31... -
Page 32: Bass Enhancer
When using preset switching for voices, it is recom- mended that the presets used for both the music and the voice have BASS ENHANCER in the same condition (enabled or disabled). Page 32 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 33: Wide-Band Automatic Gain Control (Wb-Agc)32
WB-AGC depending on the input level. While the input signal remains within that range of levels, Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 33... -
Page 34: Multiband Agc
The user sets the maximum allowable correction for each The MB-AGC indicators show the gain compensation of band in the "BAND LINK" section. each band, which is also shown in a timeline chart. Page 34 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 35: Attack, Release And Hold
For example: electronic music requires fast release time in adding naturalness to the sound. the low band, to reinforce the punch of techno drum. The compressor must release so that each beat is affected by the attack time. Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 35... -
Page 36: Hold
“flat”; without dynamics and therefore unnatural. Usually the band limiter is set to 100% or up to 1 dB below zero, with the exception of the low band threshold usually Page 36 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 37: Wb Limiter
ERENCE PRESET. When a read-only preset is In order to work with higher wideband limiting levels, loaded in this field, the SAVE button changes to minimizing undesired effects, 542APC implements ad- EDIT - Copy to UserMem vanced WBL control that modifies the limiter's behavior by introducing soft clipping for high energy levels. -
Page 38: Export/Import Presets
The preset will be exported to a file named [pre- • set_name] .542. One file is generated for each preset. The files are saved in the default DOWNLOAD • folder of the Web Browser. Page 38 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC... -
Page 39: Connections Diagram
Internet browser with that IP address will Figure 41: Basic diagram for streaming connection open. Step 5 At the transmitting plant, the 542APC works as a passive receiver and receives streaming from Studios. Only the Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC Page 39... -
Page 40: Section 5 - Units With Option /Aoip (Streaming)
As the device is unidirectional communication re- "0.0.0.0" ceiver, it appears inactive. Device Name for DHCP: Name of the 542APC device Audio input: Active audio input (analog or digital). used when querying the Dynamic Host Configuration Pro- tocol (DHCP) service. If left empty a name based on the Audio format: In unidirectional communication the au- MAC address will be created. -
Page 41: External Control
Web server port: Defines the port where the web server of the Solidyne device can be found. If set to "0", the default HTTP port (80) is used. 5.1.6 External Control When the "542APC / AoIP" is streamed from other Soli- dyne devices, data lines can be used to command special 542APC functions. - Page 42 Page 42 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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Page 43: Section 6 - Technical Specifications
It can work in FM, AM, HD, TV & Streaming modes RF Input: Digital Receiver for FM Monitor and Audio Analyzer Standard 542APC works in five bands FM mode 0-50-75 uS VOICE/ MUSIC change: GPI = +5V ... +15V for VOICE preset (On-Air micro- phones). - Page 44 Traffic Program, RT Radiotext, AF Alternative Frequencies, TDC Transparent Data Channels TA Traffic Announcement, IH In House Applications, PTYN Program Type Name, ODA Open Data Applications, DI Decoder Identification, CT Clock-Time and Date, EON Enhanced Other Networks information Page 44 Audio Processing Core - SOLIDYNE 542APC...
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