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- Page 1 Sonifex Presenter Mixer System Manufacturers of audio & video products for radio & TV broadcasters...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a Status and Mixer ID LEDs commitment on the part of the vendor. Sonifex Ltd shall not be liable for any loss or damage Rotary Controls whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual. - Page 3 10. Technical Specifications Mixer Selection buttons GPO and Enable button Contents OLED Display Menu fast keys Fig 2-1: AVN-PX8x4C Front and Rear Reset button Fig 3-1: AVN-MPPR Front and Rear Power button Rear Panel Fig 3-2A: AVN-MPPR Front Panel Illumination In Normal...
- Page 4 To register your product, please go online to www.sonifex.co.uk/register Sonifex Limited ● 61 Station Road ● Irthlingborough ● Northamptonshire ● NN9 5QE ● United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1933 650 700 ● Fax: +44 (0)1933 650 726 ● Email: technical.support@sonifex.co.uk ● Internet: www.sonifex.co.uk...
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Page 5: Product Warranty - 2 Year Extended
Goods without the Company’s prior written consent; Sonifex Limited ● 61 Station Road ● Irthlingborough ● Northamptonshire ● NN9 5QE ● United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1933 650 700 ● Fax: +44 (0)1933 650 726 ● Email: technical.support@sonifex.co.uk ● Internet: www.sonifex.co.uk... -
Page 6: Warranty
Warranty the defect has not arisen from a design made, furnished or At the request and expense of the Purchaser the Company will test specified by the Purchaser; the Goods to ascertain performance levels and provide a report of the results of that test. The report will be accurate at the time of the vii. -
Page 7: Repairs & Returns
Please note that all products are either switchable between 115V and 230V, or have a universal power supply. Please contact Sonifex or your supplier if you have any problems with your Sonifex product. Email technical.support@sonifex.co.uk for the repair/ upgrade/returns procedure, or for support & questions regarding the Fuse Rating product operation. -
Page 8: Weee Directive
All products manufactured by Sonifex Ltd have the WEEE directive label Connect the equipment in accordance with the connection details and placed on the case. Sonifex Ltd will be happy to give you information about before applying power to the unit, check that the machine has the correct local organisations that can reprocess the product when it reaches its “end... -
Page 9: Sonifex Presenter Mixer System Manual
The 3 units are: • AVN-PX8x4C - a 2U rack mounted Mix Engine Rack. • AVN-MPPR - a small desk, or microphone stand, mounted Presenters’ Remote Unit – aka PRU. • AVN-MPTR - a 1U rack mounted Technicians’ Remote Unit – aka TRU. -
Page 10: Avn-Px8X4C Mix Engine Rack
Power Bu�on used to indicate power status, 2. AVN-PX8x4C Mix Engine Rack switch ac�on can be disabled in so�ware AVN-PX8x4C 8x4 mixer with 24 audio inputs & 16 audio outputs Inputs & outputs provided on D-Types in AES59 format Fig 2-1: AVN-PX8x4C Front and Rear... -
Page 11: Front Panel Controls
AVN-PX8x4C Mix Engine Rack Front Panel Controls OLED Display The OLED display allows the user to view system info such as the IP address, Status LEDs serial number etc. It also allows the user to name the unit, check or change... -
Page 12: Rear Panel Connections
AVN-PX8x4C Mix Engine Rack Rear Panel Connections Pin Number Description Pin 1 GPIO 1 Network Ports Pin 2 GPIO 2 The Mix Engine has 2 network ports; the primary port is the AoIP port and Pin 3 GPIO 3 is mainly used for the transport of audio - between the Mix Engine and the... -
Page 13: Analogue Audio Inputs & Outputs
AVN-PX8x4C Mix Engine Rack Analogue Audio Inputs & Outputs The audio inputs and outputs on the mix engine are all on 25-way female ‘D’-type connectors. (Note the same connector type for both inputs and outputs) so that standard Tascam analogue (AES59) cables can be used. -
Page 14: Avn-Mppr Presenter Remote Unit
AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit 3. AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit Status Mixer Mute Channel Level 6.35mm & 3.5mm LEDs Assign Bu�on Adjustment & Metering Headphone Outputs Mixer being controlled indicator Mute bu�on can be LEDs. Green = connected mixer, labelled as required: Red = mixer wai�ng for Mute, Cough, etc. -
Page 15: Front Panel Controls
AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit Front Panel Controls State Description Name Status and Mixer ID LEDs Unit has not joined an audio multicast group. On the left side of the panel, there are a number of status LEDs and above the word “Mixer” there is also an indication of the virtual mixer being Unit has joined an audio multicast group but no AoIP controlled. -
Page 16: Rotary Controls
AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit Level Mode Rotary Controls The rotary encoders on the front panel act as level controls for the 4 audio sources assigned to the virtual mixer that the unit is currently controlling. Turning the encoder will increase/decrease the mix level by 4dB per step from Mute, then -80dB up to -60dB, switching to 2dB per step up to between -60dB and a maximum of +10dB gain. -
Page 17: Headphone Sockets
AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit Metering Mode Headphone sockets Press knob to show metering. XLR Mute By default, the audio on the XLR output on the rear of the unit is not muted when headphones are connected to one of the sockets on the front of the unit. -
Page 18: Reset Button
The mix output is a XLR 3 pin XLR male output which is electronically balanced, which has the following connections: Pin Number Description Pin 1 Screen Pin 2 Phase Pin 3 Non-phase Standard GPIO Connector This is a 15-way female ‘D’-type connector with the same pin connects as for the AVN-PX8x4C Mix Engine. -
Page 19: Avn-Mptr Technician Remote Unit
AVN-MPTR Technician Remote Unit AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit 4. AVN-MPTR Technician Remote Unit Power bu�on used to indicate Status Mute & Enable Mixer Select Fast Display, Info & Mix Engine Selec- Channel Level Adjustment power status, switch ac�on can LEDs Tally Bu�ons Bu�ons Keys... -
Page 20: Mixer Selection Buttons
AVN-MPTR Technician Remote Unit Mixer Selection buttons OLED Display The Virtual Mixer (VM) to be controlled is selectable using the Virtual Mixer The OLED display allows the technician to view system info such as the IP buttons labelled Pres 1 – Pres 8 on the front panel. (Note that key cap address, serial number etc. -
Page 21: Rear Panel
This is a Neutrik etherCON RJ45 CAT5e connector with latching lock with PoE plus for unit power. Standard GPIO Connector This is a 15-way female ‘D’-type connector with the same pin connection details as for the AVN-PX8x4C Mix Engine Rack. -
Page 22: Third Party Api
Third Party API Operational Specification 5. Third Party API We are using a protocol called Ember+ for the IP control so all control and status messages are available to third parties using Ember+. There is a simple app (EmberPlusViewer) for a Windows PC that can be invoked to show this functionality and Ember+ is a freely usable protocol. -
Page 23: Operational Specification
Operational Specification Third Party API 6. Operational Specification Startup that it controls. This association will be driven by either the Hardware ID All units will have a unique ID since each unit will need 1 MAC address for settings on the back of the PPRs, or by internal & front panel selection on each Ethernet port. -
Page 24: Group/Studio Assignment
Operational Specification Group/Studio Assignment The MPPRs are normally assigned as a studio to a group and that studio is closely aligned with a gallery which contains a Mix Engine and 1 or 2 MPTRs. To ‘move’ a studio from one gallery to another, the user will need to de-allocate the group from one Mix Engine and assign it to another. -
Page 25: Configuration
Operational Specification Configuration • System Parameters. The normal configuration is done via a webserver on the Mix Engine. This * Button actions and timeout for metering/level on remote level controls. will allow the user to define everything about the Mix Engine, its Virtual Mixers and the Remote Units connected to it, with the following settings: * Headphone attenuation settings. -
Page 26: Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine)
Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) 7. Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) Some of the generic webpages – Information, Network Settings, PTP Settings are covered in the AVN Overview document. The specific pages for the presenter mixer products are explained here. Mix Engine web page menu structure Main Page Information... -
Page 27: Information Web Page
Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) Information Web Page Fig 7-1: Information Web Page... -
Page 28: Audio Config -> Vm Sources Web Page
Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) Audio Config -> VM Sources Web Page This web page allows the user to setup the 8 virtual mixers on a mix engine. Select the VM you wish to change from the VM Select: dropdown list, and then press the edit button associated with the source you wish to setup. -
Page 29: Audio Config -> Vm Metering Web Page
Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) Audio Config -> VM Metering Web Page This web page allows the user to designate the Multicast address to be used for the metering streams that are used by the MPPR and MPTR to show the level information on each VM input. -
Page 30: Audio Config -> Aoip Output Streams Web Page
Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) Audio Config -> AoIP Output Streams Web Page The AoIP Output Streams web page allows the user to specify the type and multicast IP address of the stream outputs generated by the Mix Engine. There are just 2 streams, the first contains 8 channels and consists of the 8 VM mix outputs (VM1 output is channel 1 etc). -
Page 31: Audio Config -> Physical Audio Setup Web Page
Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) Audio Config -> Physical Audio Setup Web Page The Physical Audio Setup web page allows the user to change the settings for the audio inputs and outputs on the rear panel of the Mix Engine. Fig 7-8: Audio Config ->... -
Page 32: Group Config -> Allowed Devices Web Page
Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) Group Config -> Allowed Devices Web Page The Allowed Devices web page allows the user to select which devices will be viewable – and therefore selectable – in the other configuration pages. There are filters available to just show a limited set of Presenter Mixer devices. - Page 33 Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) Adding a device will give a dialog with 2 ways of choosing a new device – either by entering the serial number of the part if you know it. The serial number can be read on the back of the unit and is entered as all 7 digits but without the TL prefix.
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Page 34: Group Config ->Vm Assignment Web Page
Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) Group Config ->VM Assignment Web Page The Group Authorisation web page allows the user to select a group and then to assign the VM that will be used for devices in that group. There are a maximum of 128 MPPR devices available and for each of 16 groups in each mix engine they can be assigned a Virtual Mixer –... -
Page 35: Group Config ->Group Assignments Web Page
Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) Group Config ->Group Assignments Web Page The Group Assignment web page allows the user to select the 4 active groups to be assigned to the Mix Engine from the 16 groups available. Using both Grab – to add a group to an unused slot and release to free a group from an assigned slot will cause a double confirmation dialog with the second dialog swapping the Yes No positions to... -
Page 36: Group Config ->Group Aliases Web Page
Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) Group Config ->Group Aliases Web Page The Group Aliases web page allows the user to rename the groups for more easy recognition in group selection dialogs. The group selected is referenced by the MPPR back panel ID 2 Group select rotary switch. -
Page 37: System Web Page
The new firmware will have to be available on the connected PC. These files are downloadable from the Sonifex website – www.sonifex.co.uk and will have an .swu suffix. The upgrade will take around a minute to complete. If the upgrade fails, then there is a... -
Page 38: Mix Engine Local Screen Menu Structure
Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) Mix Engine local screen menu structure Main Page Sys Info Information about the device and firmware Network Network Settings (for both ports) Friendly Name Set Friendly Name for unit Ethernet |- Set Mode Select Dynamic or Static IP Usage |- Set Static IP Address Static IP Address setting... - Page 39 Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) The display and roundel on the front page allows the user to perform a subset of the functions available on the web pages. It is a little more cumbersome than the web pages as data entry is not as simple without a keyboard, but for an occasional, or emergency change to the setup it is quite usable.
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Page 40: Webpages (Presenter Remote)
Webpages (Presenter Remote) 8. Webpages (Presenter Remote) MPPR web page menu structure Main Page Information Information about the device and firmware Configuration Configuration top level menu Network Network Settings (for both ports) PTP Profiles PTP Settings Misc Settings Miscellaneous settings System Firmware and configuration file update page All but the Misc Settings web page on the MPPR... -
Page 41: System Web Page
The new firmware will have to be available on the connected PC. These files are downloadable from the Sonifex website – www.sonifex.co.uk and will have an .swu suffix. The upgrade will take around a minute to complete. If the upgrade fails, then... -
Page 42: Webpages & Local Display Settings (Technician Remote)
Webpages & Local Display Settings (Technician Remote) 9. Webpages & Local Display Settings (Technician Remote) MPTR web page menu structure Main Page Information Information about the device and firmware Configuration Configuration top level menu |- Network Network Settings (for both ports) |- Misc Settings Miscellaneous settings System... - Page 43 The new firmware will have to be available on the connected PC. These files are downloadable from the Sonifex website – www.sonifex.co.uk and will have an .swu suffix. The upgrade will take around a minute to complete. If the upgrade fails, then...
- Page 44 Webpages & Local Display Settings (Technician Remote) Technical Specifications MPTR local screen menu structure Main Page Sys Info Information about the device and firmware Network Network Settings (for both ports) Friendly Name Set Friendly Name for unit Ethernet |- Set Mode Select Dynamic or Static IP Usage |- Set Static IP Address Static IP Address setting...
- Page 45 *+18dB, +22dB and +24dB are handled in hardware, +15dB and +20dB in DSP AVN-PX8x4C Power – Dual redundant IEC 85 - 264VAC 47 – 63Hz Max 60W 2Amp Fused type T 2A L AVN-MPPR PoE Power- Standard 802.3at Type 1, Class 3, PD Power Range 6.49W to 12.95W, Typical PSE Power Usage 14W, Max PSE Power Usage 15.4W AVN-MPTR PoE Power - Standard 802.3at Type 1, Class 3, PD Power Range 0.44W to 12.94W, Typical PSE Power Usage 7W, Max PSE Power Usage 15.4W...
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