Itel DPRO3 User Manual

Itel DPRO3 User Manual

Fm audio processor

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A.Tomassini
Version
1.2.0 - 20/09/2016
Copyright
© 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc
DPRO3 FM
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  • Page 1 DPRO3 FM User's manual Author A.Tomassini Version 1.2.0 - 20/09/2016 Copyright © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ................................. 20 Output level setup ................................. 21 6 System setup ........................... 22 Display,Source Dependent Presets, device ID ................................. 22 PassCode Setup ................................. 22 Ethernet setup ................................. 22 System info ................................. 23 Options ................................. 23 © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 3 ..............................49 Communication interface and additional settings ..............................50 Raw Text Im porter ................................. 51 Word filter ................................. 52 4 Scheduler ........................... 53 Section 5 Streaming audio module 1 Quick setup ........................... 58 © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 4 Section Description...
  • Page 5: Section 1 Description

    • The power cutting device is the power cord, so this should be easily accessible and the socket must be positioned close to the apparatus. • Any operation involving the access to internal parts must be performed only by trained service personnel. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 6: Front Panel

    RIGHT OUT (XLR M) right channel analog output RS232 (DSUB 9F) RS232 connector USB DRIVE (USB-A) USB connector for fallback audio on external drive (option) LAN (RJ45) LAN connector (option) © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 7: Editing And Navigation

    Turn the knob to position the "*" cursor on the other editable elements of the current window. If you want now to change the analog input sensitivity, press the knob again. A "<" symbol will appear next to the parameter to indicate that this is being edited. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 8 Inside any submenu, pressing the knob for more than 3 seconds, will cause a jump to the main menu. When pressing the knob for 1 seconds, will appear the Headphone Level regulation. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 9 Section Front panel display...
  • Page 10: Section 2 Front Panel Display

    AGC slowly decrease its gain down to 0dB. AGC Status (On / Off): Enables / disables the AGC operation. Agc Rel.Speed (0..10): AGC release speed. By increasing this value, you will get a faster recover when audio input gets quieter. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 11: Loading A Preset

    AES EBU, from the audio input menu 2.1.4 Saving a preset Curr Preset name shows the name of the preset which is actually on air The name can be changed © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 12: Gate Level And Compressor Drive

    Reducing this value, you will get a louder sound at the expense of more distortion, on the contrary, raising the compression level will result in a quieter but cleaner sound. Release: sets the compessor release time. Shorter times will raise the perceived loudness but © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 13: Band Link And Equalization

    Brilliance:high band (>6KHz) shelf equalizer. Presence: 2KHz boost/cut filter. 2.1.8 Bass parametric eq BassEqFreq: parametric equalizer center frequency BassEqGain: gain (boost) of parametric equalizer. BassEq Q: Q-factor (bandwidth) of parametric equalizer. 2.1.9 Bass clipper/limiter © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 14: 2.1.10 Stereo Expander

    Level: expansion level. Though the stereo expander level is self-limited, we recommend listening to more songs in order to choose the most appropriate level of expansion. Exaggerated stereophonic expansion might increase the multipath induced interference. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 15: Rds Coder

    The "mono/stereo" flag is switched automatically, depending on the MPX modulation type selected. 2.2.2 PI,PTY PI: PI code setting PTY: Program Type, settings Changes will tak e effect once saved. 2.2.3 PS and Radiotext monitor © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 16: Ps Editor

    SAVE: Save the modified item DEL: delete the selected item User must save changes before selecting a new string or before exiting the window, otherwise they will be lost © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 17: Af List Editor

    (AfList) or exiting the editing window before saving the list, will result in losing all changes. Any empty frequencies (--.-) eventually contained into the list, will be deleted automatically upon saving. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 18: Audio Input Setup

    The initial adjustment of the input level should be made so that the maximum analog input level is equal to or only slightly above that limit. In no case the front panel "CLIP" led should light. Dig. lev: AES/EBU level adjustment Net lev: streaming module level adjustment. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 19: Audio Processor Preset Selection

    When the main audio source will recover, once elapsed the "Back Timeout", it will be put back on air. Changes will be applied upon exiting the menu. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 20: Audio Output Setup

    Mono L, Mono R:monoaural modulation from a single channel. Preemphasis: 50/75uS preemphasis, it should be set according to local FM broadcasting standards. Pilot level: 19KHz pilot tone injection level. Pilot Phase: pilot tone phase adjustment. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 21: Output Level Setup

    Test tone (!): when activated, will put on air a 400Hz tone, having an amplitude equal to 100% modulation. If RDS and pilot subcarriers were correctly set, the final modulation will not go above this limit. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 22: System Setup

    LOGOUT: immediate logout and lock. SAVE: Saves any changes made to the numeric password or the duration of the automatic logout timing. 2.6.3 Ethernet setup © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 23: System Info

    When the device is turned on (or the auto logout time is elapsed), the login page will be shown where the pass code is to be entered. LOGIN: when the correct pass code is entered, will log in user. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 24: Headphones Level

    The headphone level can be adjusted using the front panel knob. Pressing the knob for more than 1 second, will show the adjustment level menù. After 3 seconds the level menù will close automatically. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 25 Section Programmming software...
  • Page 26: Section 3 Programmming Software

    TCP-IP (needs streaming module) or UDP (needs ethernet module). Once the communication mode is set up and the processor connected, press "Connect". If communication is correct, the program will read all internal settings and device information. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 27: Audio/System

    Factory presets are displayed in blue background, user definable presets in green and, in orange, a modified preset not yet saved. The modified preset (in orange) will be usable until a new preset is loaded and then modified. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 28 The preset name can be directly changed in the preset name editor. Then,pressing the Save OnAir button, it will be possible to select the destination user preset. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 29: Audio Input-Output

    Audio Input, Analog InputLevel, Digital InputLevel, Network InputLevel Bypass InputLevel Audio OutputLevel, Audio Output Mode, Audio Output Deemphasis Audio Backup Enalbled Source dependents presets Read: read parameters from the processor Update: send changes to the processor © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 30: System Setup

    RDS Enabled, RDS level, Pilot Level, Pilot Phase, Modulation, Preemphasis, MPX Output Level, MPX Audio Level NET IP, NET MASK, NET GATEWAY, NET PORT Read: read parameters from the processor Update: send changes to the processor © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 31: Loading And Saving A Preset

    The remote control software allows to load and save the audio processing presets through the File>Processor menu: Save Usr Presets to Disk the on air preset will be saved to disk. Load Usr Presets to Onair the preset loaded will be put on air. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 32: Loading And Saving System

    "System" and "Audio Input-Output" tabs. Save System config to Disk the system configurationi will be saved to disk. Load System config from Disk the system config preset loaded in. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 33: Rds

    A list of some country codes is reported in appendix A. For the second, according to the coverage area, choose one of the following codes: local coverage, the station is supposed to have one frequency only © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 34 It could be its destination, the site to which the encoder is assigned, or the name of the radio which owns it. It will not be shown anywhere else, neither transmitted into any RDS block; it is only a label to identify the processor. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 35: Ps Window

    WRITE:transfer all strings on grid to the coder. Warning: the strings on the coder will be overwritten. WRITE MODIFIED:transfer only modified entries CLEAR ALL:clear all strings which are on the grid. CLEAR SELECTED:clear all selected strings on the grid. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 36: Radiotext Window

    WRITE:transfer all strings on grid to the coder. Warning: the strings on the coder will be overwritten. WRITE MODIFIED:transfer only modified Radiotext entries CLEAR ALL:clear all strings which are on the grid. CLEAR SELECTED:clear all selected strings on the grid. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 37: Af Lists Window

    , there is a program differentiation, such as local news or advertising, only on certain frequencies. The lists must be compiled starting from the first and should be filled leaving no empty lists in between: any empty list will be automatically removed upon coder programming. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 38: Editing

    Sort frequencies: the frequencies inserted into the current list will be sorted in ascending order Insert: insert a new frequency at the selected cell position Remove: remove the frequency at the selected cell position © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 39: A Method

    (AF2 to AF13) a maximum of 12 alternative frequencies, then press the button "Build B list." If you, in future, wish to add some new frequencies to the list, simply enter them at the bottom and press the button "Build B list again." © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 40 The main frequency (90.0MHz) is put in the first AF cell (AF1) and all alternatives are following from AF2 to AF6. Right click on the list and select the “Build B List” command: the list will be compiled using "B" method. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 41: Loading And Saving Rds Coder Configuration

    File>RDS menu: Load Configuration Save Configuration The *.rds file will contain the whole RDS encoder configuration, it can be stored as a backup or used to transfer the configuration to other devices. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 42: Passcode Setup

    The user will be prompted for passcode change confirmation, then the passcode will be changed. Store Password to disk: store the current passcode to not enter it each time the program is used. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 43 Section RD Link...
  • Page 44: Section 4 Rd Link

    You can then, for example, have the complete station playlist aired for the listening period. An example of normal radiotext tagged with radiotext plus (RT+). The normal radiotext carries the string: "SHAKIRA - La tortura" © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 45 In the case below, the radiotext string is "You are listening to Shakira with La tortura Feat. Alejandro Sanz" and both normal radiotext and tagged radiotext are shown: first string is the artist name, the second is the song title, last string is the normal radiotext. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 46: Monitor

    It is shown also the status of TA,CT, RT+ flags and scheduler. Orange : TA flag active during traffic news on air. Gray: TA flag disabled Green: transmission of Clock/Time block 4A, for remote clock visualization and synchronization, is enabled Gray: CT is disabled. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 47 SCHED Green:scheduler is enabled, Radiotext Plus is enabled Red:scheduler is enabled, but actually Radiotext Plus is disabled by the scheduler Gray: scheduler disabled, Radiotext plus tagging is controlled by the flag Enable RT © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 48: Configuration

    With this function, the song titles will also be sent on the PSN (maximum length is 8 characters ). This function should be used with caution as it can cause driver distraction and in some countries is expressly prohibited. You are advised to check your local regulations before to activate it. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 49: Ta - Clock Time

    The name is case insensitive. Hide traffic title string on radiotext: if enabled, it will not send the string associated with the traffic news file to radiotext or PSN. Enable CT: enable sending CT (clock time). © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 50: Communication Interface And Additional Settings

    Create a copy of RDS file: creates an identical copy of the title file written by the automation system to be read by other applications (eg: streaming encoder). Save log: save a daily program activity log on a file eg: "log_18-06-2014.txt" Coder interface: communication interface selection, RS232, TCP/IP or UDP. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 51: Raw Text Importer

    "Artist ID" and "Title ID" the two identifiers "CurrArtist =" and "CurrTitle =" (without quotes). The program will then automatically isolate strings related to artist name and song title. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 52: Word Filter

    "wide": "wide" is recognized and filtered, but also "widescreen" or "worldwide". Words are always compared in case-insensitive mode: setting a filter for word "Test", "TEST" or "TeSt", will result in the same effect. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 53: Scheduler

    We have that the dynamic content will be disabled from 00.00 to 8.00 then, for the event we created, from 8.00 onwards it will be enabled. Now the dynamic content disabling event should be added: put 12:00 into the "StartTime" box, unckeck the "Enabled" checkbox and push "Add" button. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 54 12:00hr, the re-enabling at 18:00hr and the disabling at 23:00hr. Since this scheduling will be the same for almost the whole week, it can be simply copied to the other days, pressing the "Same for all days" button. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 55 Press the "Clear button" to delete all scheduler entries for the current day. Once all entries have been deleted, just add an event starting at 00:00, with "Enabled" checkbox checked to enable the dynamic content . © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 56 Follows a short description of the other controls on the window: Remove: removes the currently selected entry Update: updates the currently selected entry with new time and/or status informations. Clear all schedules: deletes all entries over all days. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 57 Section Streaming audio module...
  • Page 58: Section 5 Streaming Audio Module

    Save by pressing the "SAVE & REBOOT" button, wait for the restart of the module. On the audio processor, now select the audio input "NetAudio" and the streaming audio received by the module should be put on-air. © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...
  • Page 59 If you want to use more than a single audio source, for using the integrated automatic audio fallback, proceed to its selection and its associated audio processing preset. Finally, turn the audio fallback © 2016 ITEL Elettronica e Telecominicazioni Snc...

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