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LXE D
A
C
IGITAL
UDIO
ONSOLE
Networked AoIP Broadcast Console
Installation Guide & User Manual
Designed & built by
New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.A.
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  • Page 1 LXE D IGITAL UDIO ONSOLE Networked AoIP Broadcast Console Installation Guide & User Manual Designed & built by New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.A.

  • Page 2: Publication Information

    ©2022 Wheatstone Corporation Wheatstone considers this document and its contents to be proprietary and confidential. Except for making a reasonable number of copies for your own internal use, you may not reproduce this publication, or any part thereof, in any form, by any method, for any purpose, or in any language other than English without the written consent of Wheatstone Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ❖ Locating the LXE Components ........10 Mix Engine Connections ..........12 LXE Console Power Up ..........13 3 – LXE Apps and Console Configuration ......14 ❖ LXE Software Apps ............16 Using the Navigator App ..........16 LXE Surface Setup App ..........31 Using the LXE GUI ............

  • Page 5: Introducing The Lxe Console

    HDMI monitor. buttons laser-etched for dedicated functions while other An LXE Surface can even be in two places at once. A frame can be split buttons are blank for field-programmable button functions. so one part is in a talk studio, allowing a show host local control over...

  • Page 6: Lxe Overview

    Meter Bridge – 13-position and larger tabletop and LXE Surface Setup app (LXE GUI), the two software apps used to con- ▪ wedge frames each have a meter bridge which has two to figure the LXE console, plus any other software applications which five digital meters plus a pan indicator and level indicators were ordered with the LXE console.
  • Page 7 The LXE Surface and using the built-in scripting wizard in the LXE GUI. An LXE Surface can consist of one frame, or it can be divided into The optional RemoteLXE client software running on a laptop or desktop, multiple smaller frames allowing a host or producer to have independent mirrors and allows remote control of the physical LXE console at the control over their mic and their program elements.
  • Page 8 The optional EQ panel supplies hardware controls over the EQ & Dynamics processor. The two right-most panels (SS8-LXE and SW24-LXE) are also optional panels which can be added to any slot in an LXE frame. The SS8-LXE panel has eight buttons with color OLED displays to display a...

  • Page 9: Warranty & Fcc Compliance Statements

    Wheatstone Corporation reserves the right to modify or change any unit in whole or in part at any time prior to return delivery to incorporate electron-...

  • Page 10: Lxe Hardware Installation

    One Ethernet port on each Surface frame, along with two Ethernet ports from five to 45 panel positions. It can also be split into on the Mix Engine’s rear panel (one for the Mix Engine and one for the LXE Surface Host processor) connect to WNIP network switch ports using several frames, depending upon the application.
  • Page 11 HP header, and route the 3. Move the LXE Surface safely out of the way and drill a hole thru the headphone cable up thru the hole and plug it back into the Surface Host countertop.

  • Page 12: Mix Engine Connections

    There are no audio connections on the Mix Engine other than the ¼” TRS headphone jack on the front panel. The audio I/O for your LXE console is supplied by one or more separate I/O Blades. The Blades’ inputs and outputs are then connected in Navigator to the LXE console’s signals.

  • Page 13: Lxe Console Power Up

    AC outlets. It takes 90 - 120 seconds for the LXE visible source names to verify the Surface is ready to use.

  • Page 14: Lxe Apps And Console Configuration

    Blade ID number. Configuring your Mix Engine, Surface, and I/O Blade signals is done The LXE Mix Engine and Surface Host can be set to use other Class B or using Navigator and the LXE Surface Setup app, Windows ®...
  • Page 15 192.168.87.1. If you’re setting up a system which will never have more than 99 Blades, this is your best choice. 100+ Blades – Select this choice if the LXE is part of a large, multi- station system which will have over 100 Blades and PCs with audio drivers all networked together.

  • Page 16: Lxe Software Apps

    The next section covers how to use the Navigator app. A section on using the LXE Setup app (LXE GUI) begins on page 31. It is assumed, in When the Main Menu is shown, rotating the knob moves highlighting up each case, these apps are installed onto an admin PC which is networked or down thru the menu items.
  • Page 17 WNIP system. start Navigator, double-click its desktop icon or, from the Start Menu, select WheatNet IP Navigator from the Wheatstone folder. WheatNet-IP Navigator-3, more commonly called Navigator, opens showing the Crosspoint Tab, shown in Figure 3-6 Navigator App Crosspoint Tab and Docked Panes, with context menus overview Figure 3-6, pointing out Navigator’s...
  • Page 18 Icons in the XY grid indicate connected signals. Audio connections are shown by round icons with the color indicating signal level: dark blue Note: Use caution when unlocking LXE channel destinations indicates no or very low signal; green indicates a normal level signal; and LXEIn01 –...
  • Page 19 Salvo again. You can also assign any button on the LXE Surface as a Spare button or set a button on a programmable button panel as a Spare button, to fire a Salvo.
  • Page 20 which can also be a disconnect—removing a crosspoint or taking NoSource or another source on a fader channel. Figure 3-10 LIO Properties Tab Figure 3-9 Info Tab LIO Properties Tab This tab (Figure 3-10) is used to set the unconnected state condition of the user-defined logic functions (User 1–User 500).
  • Page 21 Sources and Destinations are selected using the same procedure as used monitor inputs). to select signals in the LXE GUI Visibilities tab (see page 46 for signal The Meters tab can be set as a Floating Window by clicking the Float selection details).
  • Page 22 Clicking Save saves the current crosspoints to a file, separate Config file folder for each blade within the System Backup folder. named by the saved date and time in: Documents > Wheatstone > The saved configuration folders are listed in the Restore System Navigator >...
  • Page 23 Navigator license. Contact your Wheatstone dealer or Wheatstone sales about purchasing a Navigator license. A 30-day Navigator demo license is included with the purchase of a LXE console. In the Blades available for update section, checkmark the Blades you want to update. Clicking Select All checkmarks all Blades. Clicking Clear All unchecks all Blades.
  • Page 24 System View but in that view the Surfaces are Log Tab shown under a separate tab from the Blades. The LXE GUI also has a The Log tab (Figure 3-17) shows live system messages, sent by the Locator tab.
  • Page 25 BL001S04 (input 4 on Blade 1) or BL010D01 (output 1 Sources & Destinations Tabs on Blade 10). The LXE Mix Engine signal names for the PGM, AUX, AUD, and OL busses, the console fader channels, the bus-minus signals, etc. are...
  • Page 26 Changing the Signal Type talent’s names, are then set as visible on the console channels rather than This section is not applicable to the LXE Mix Engine. Its signals cannot the generic mic names that engineering assigned to the mics.
  • Page 27 3-22) show the levels for the stereo and mono inputs, or the stereo and graph on the LXE Program meters should light up all the green LEDs and mono outputs, on the selected Blade. Below each meter are level (LVL) three yellow LEDs to indicate 0 VU/-20 dBFS.
  • Page 28 5, on page 12. In addition to the 12 Hardware LIOs, every Blade also has 128 Software LIOs, or SLIO signals, which can be used to carry logic between the LXE and WNIP-compatible devices like Wheatstone talent panels, Eventide BD600W+ delay units, and automation systems from RCS, Wide Orbit, ENCO, and many other vendors.
  • Page 29 LIO command allowing a Spare button to logic if it’s setup for LIO LED. If it is setup for Surface LED in the LXE GUI accomplish multiple actions when pressed.
  • Page 30 Creating and Using Associated Connections To create a new Associated Connection, select the System > Associated Connections tab. If any Associated Connections have already been entered, they’ll be listed in the tab (Figure 3-26). To add a new Associated Connection, a Triggered Connection is first defined in the left half of the tab.

  • Page 31: Lxe Surface Setup App

    LXE GUI: Synch From An LXE Surface – The recommended selection, connects the LXE GUI to an LXE Surface Host to view, edit, and then update that LXE console’s configuration settings. Open A Saved Project From Disk – A Find Project window opens list- ing existing Projects that can be loaded into the LXE GUI.
  • Page 32 Along the top of the LXE GUI window are six Menu items: File, View, The File Menu WheatNet-IP System, Hardware, Debug, and Script Help. The next section There are seven items in this menu. details each of these menu item selections.
  • Page 33 Startup, User, and System Data folders. There are six items in this menu. ❖ Exit Closes the LXE GUI. If a Project or Script was opened and any ❖ Network Interface… Opens a Net- changes were made, a Project selector window opens so you can save work Setup window to verify/change the Project or Script.
  • Page 34 Screen Layout Tab Displays the control modules and meter bridge on the connected LXE Surface (shown at the top of the right column with This tab (shown at right) is the meter bridge hidden). For larger Surfaces, a slider control at the...
  • Page 35 LXE console. Its page tabs Surface to add functionality to the are covered in detail in the Using the LXE GUI section, which begins on the buttons and other controls on that next page.

  • Page 36: Using The Lxe Gui

    Once the LXE GUI can communicate with the WNIP system the status The controls in bar at the bottom of the LXE GUI should show that it’s connected to your this tab affect the LXE GUI windows LXE Surface Host by showing this message: appearance.
  • Page 37 Host’s memory, the Apply button in the status bar at the bottom of the it to close the System Scan window. A LXE GUI app is colored red to indicate that are changes that need to be “save system info?” dialog pops up. Click uploaded to the LXE Surface Host: Yes to save the system information.
  • Page 38 Script – Compiled code using the ScreenBuilder command protocol which ScreenBuilder scripts can only be run from the LXE Surface Host can be run on the LXE Surface Host and other devices in the WNIP system processor. These scripts are typically written, tested, and run by the end to perform custom functions.
  • Page 39 User display. Clicking it lists all the User Profiles so that a different Defaults so that if the LXE must be reverted to how it left the factory it will user can be selected to be the active user. Now changes made on any be easy to identify that Project.
  • Page 40 Event is taken, regardless of where the faders are when the any channels that are On are not immediately affected by taking the Event is taken. If your LXE doesn’t have motorized faders this option Event. Their channel On buttons flash to indicate changes are pend- can cause board operator confusion, so click Check All to checkmark all ing on those channels.
  • Page 41 On/Off status. Most users select Channel On/Off. is unchecked meaning the LXE BMxx sources are Bus Minus signals. When checked that channel’s LXE BMxx source is the Direct Out au- ❖ Mute/Tally Trigger Three choices set how monitor muting and on-air dio for the source assigned to that channel.
  • Page 42 AUX bus assignments on any channel. Audition, Auxiliary, Offline) can have a “user friendly” name of up to twelve characters to display above the meters on the LXE HDMI moni- • Allow OL Bus Assign When checked allows the active user to tor.
  • Page 43 ❖ Input These six channel parameters are accessed using the monitor’s VDips Page Tab Input View button. When a parameter is unchecked, that option is The VDips (Virtual DIP switches) page tab (Figure 3-36) is used to locked out from access by the active User. When checked the active assign logic control attributes to audio sources.
  • Page 44 logic can then be added to the Signals List so their unique attributes can • Fader Cue When checked, and the channel fader is moved to the be assigned. bottom of its travel, Cue is turned on. Note that the channel’s Cue button continues to turn Cue on or off as well.
  • Page 45 Monitor Mutes The numbered checkboxes correspond to the LXE for a CR mic. A Studio mic would have Mute 3 checked, assuming that ❖ Monitor Outputs. When the Control Room is muted (checkbox 1), the monitor output is feeding the Studio speakers and Cue would not be Cue output is also typically muted, so Cue would also be checked.
  • Page 46 Mouse over the desired method and click to select. Click Apply and the new sorting method is sent to the LXE Surface Host and applied to all Sur- Additional logic configuration must be done in Navigator to assign the face and HDMI monitor selectors.
  • Page 47 When new WNIP devices, like I/O Blades and PC Blades, are added to the network, their sources and destinations will automatically get added to the visibilities lists for the LXE Surface controls. If you want to limit or remove these from the visibilities lists you’ll need to run another System Scan and return to the Visibilities page tab to manually remove the new signals assigned to the various channels and other selectors.

  • Page 48: Lxe Operation And Applications

    LXE SURFACE OPERATION so that a board operator can LXE operation is identical on any size LXE Surface—only the number of “dial up and take” new sources. input modules, monitor modules, and accessory panels differ between the These Visible Source Names various LXE frame sizes.
  • Page 49 (Caller/Remote Operation). Some fader channels may have dedicated sources, like the board If callers and/or remotes will not be used with the LXE console, the OL operator’s mic, the phone, and the automation system playback channels,...
  • Page 50 For hands-free caller/remote operation, the board operator’s mic channel Channel Information Displays is assigned to OL and, typically, no other channel is assigned to OL so the Each fader channel has two color OLED Displays to show that channel’s caller/remote only hears the board operator’s mic in their return feed (the status (Figure 4-3).
  • Page 51 Meter Bridge (the CueSTR1 destination), but unlocked and red, that indicates that same source is already assigned to the cue source signal (LXE CUE) can also connect to external powered cue another channel or other system destination and thus this channel has the speakers as well.
  • Page 52 LXE Mon1 source for the CR monitor speakers. Note: The meters on the HDMI monitor may be set to show levels Next is a MON-LXE-2 module to control the LXE Mon2 source for the board using VU (Volume Unit) rather than dBFS. 0 VU is equivalent to operator headphones.
  • Page 53 HDMI monitor’s Home View. Click on, or touch on a touchscreen, the EXT 1 or EXT 2 source name (just above the Wheatstone LXE logo). A drop-down list has the sources that can be assigned to each EXT button.
  • Page 54 Timer Controls View, but that function is often locked out from Users, who are typically The seven Timer buttons are used to control the timer shown in the LXE only allowed to take Events. meter bridge and HDMI display. Additional timers on talent stations may...
  • Page 55 Display 3 along with a bar graph showing the output level of LXE Mon3. Note that this display may be split to show cue level in the top EVENT 3—Voice Tracking Operation. Sets the console half and the studio source and level in the bottom half.

  • Page 56: Lxe Mix Engine Controls

    For more detailed information on using the Mix Engine controls, consult your WNIP System/Blade manual. A PDF version of that manual is included For an LXE in a Production or news room, the Default User may be set to on the USB memory stick that ships with each LXE console.
  • Page 57 The final section, along the bottom, has the ten View buttons, labeled by their main function, which control what view or view overlay is active. The name of the Current User is always shown on the LXE HDMI Tapping/clicking on a view button changes what’s shown in the middle and monitor.

  • Page 58: Using The Lxe Console

    Home view, just below the Wheatstone LXE logo. From the factory the the source to the destination. LXE has just one user: Default, so it could be set as the current User and INPUT This view is typically automatically activated by pressing a there may be no other users available on that LXE console.
  • Page 59 “turn it gold” which enables the Take button, which is then outlined in gold. At the appropriate time, tap/click the Take button to load that Event into the LXE. Events can be “armed” ahead of time so that one just needs Figure 4-7 Mini-Status View to tap/click Take to immediately load the selected Event.
  • Page 60 LXE console Mix Engine (Blade 8). the Aux Sends in Figure 4-9 on the previous page. An Aux Send is Off When the setup option Allow No Source is enabled in the LXE GUI, the when the button is outlined in gold (“unlit”).
  • Page 61 Prior to making any changes in this view, confirm the selected channel Dynamics View (its number is shown, upper left) is the one you want to affect. If needed, Tap/click this view button to display the Dynamics controls (Figure 4- you can switch to another channel by pressing that channel’s Set button 12), which are also applied on a per-channel basis.
  • Page 62 the diagonal gray line. An orange line shows the effects on the signal create a virtual audio gate to silence that audio once its level drops below transfer as the Expander and/or Compressor is set in and the controls are the THRESH setting.
  • Page 63 The compressor uses a “soft-knee” style of compression which means EQ View the compression ratio increases slowly with increasing input level, greatly Tap/click this view button to display the Equalization (EQ) controls which easing the sonic transition into full compression, helping to avoid the are also applied on a per-channel basis.
  • Page 64 The LXE uses a four-band parametric type equalizer with low band and Lo and Hi Shelf Controls high band Peak and Shelving switches plus variable high and low pass The Lo Shelf and Hi Shelf controls are used to affect the top and bottom filters.
  • Page 65 Always note the selected channel number, shown in the upper left, prior active at any given moment. This is accomplished by giving each source in to making any changes in this view. To switch to use another channel’s the Automix group a “weight.” The sliders in the Main view are used for settings, either press that channel’s SET button on the Surface or tap/click this purpose.
  • Page 66 Press the SET button on that channel to bring up the Input view LXE Surface host, press Ctrl + I to open the Info window. This window lists overlay on the HDMI monitor. Tap/click on a FADER MODE button to select the versions of the panel firmware and LXE software running on the LEFT only, RIGHT only, MONO sum, STEREO, or 5.1.

  • Page 67: Lxe Applications

    The controls on these two views were covered on pages 61 - 64. LXE APPLICATIONS The LXE console is most often used in an air studio to control the audio going to a transmitter and/or streaming to the Internet. In almost all cases, the PGM bus is used to feed the air chain and hence has the air signal.
  • Page 68 Voice Tracking up. The easiest method to do this within the LXE is to dedicate the AUX bus for call recording. Using the LXE to do voice tracking is easily done in a production room where the mic channel would be assigned to two busses, like PGM and To use the “AUX bus recording method”...
  • Page 69 Auto Foldback is activated by the settings in the User Options > VDips page tab in the LXE Surface setup GUI. The phone and remote codecs, and the mics that would need to talk to the caller or remote, would all be added to the VDips Signals list with the option OL Off Line checked.

  • Page 70: Lxe Service Information

    011806 EQ-LXE (EQ/Dynamics Control module) There are a few field-replaceable parts used on the LXE Surface and the Mix Engine, as listed in the LXE Parts List. We do not supply parts for 011807 SS8-LXE (8-OLED smart button panel) circuit boards and other subassemblies which are deemed unsuitable for...
  • Page 71 LXE Surface Host, the LXE Modules or the LXE Setup GUI. The software revisions used by the LXE Surface Host can be viewed on the LXE HDMI monitor by clicking on the Wheatstone LXE logo. They can also be viewed, and updated, using the LXE GUI’s Hardware menu items for the...
  • Page 72 A standard #1 Phillips screwdriver is used to remove and replace the will cut off all audio thru the LXE console. It is also the only method to screws holding the rear cover panel on the meter bridge. A 1/16” hex completely restart the LXE Surface Host, the Linux SBC that is mounted driver is needed for the module’s flathead hex screws.
  • Page 73 One mounting screw holds it in place. can go dark or have a corrupted display. If this occurs, use the LXE GUI to Remove that screw then unplug the SSD and move it to the replacement see if you can connect to the Surface Host.

  • Page 74: Appendix Acreating A Wnip Network

    WNIP-compatible consoles may also be networked with the LXE. To network WNIP devices one or more Wheatstone-recommended gigabit Ethernet switches must be configured to support AoIP (Audio-over-IP) streams, which are what carries the audio between the LXE Mix Engine and your other WNIP devices. CREATING A WHEATNET-IP SYSTEM The default IP addresses assigned to “factory-fresh”...
  • Page 75 ID numbers available when selecting the 1-99 Creating a Small WNIP Network Blade option when configuring a Blade. For a single station facility, which might have a LXE console in an on-air studio and another networked console in a production room, along with A WNIP NETWORK several I/O Blades and two audio servers, one 24-port switch may be all Here’s an overview of what’s involved in creating a WNIP network,...
  • Page 76 When a multiple station facility is being planned, Wheatstone offers touchscreen panel often mounted in a hallway outside TOC, where they system configuration and system programming to create salvos, scripting can identify whether a codec is available and, if so, to then connect that for programmable buttons, etc.

  • Page 77: Appendix Blxe Frame Dimensions

    APPENDIX B LXE FRAME DIMENSIONS ountertop and wedge frames typically are set on the tabletop, but can be set into a cutout like a flush-mount frame. Here are the frame and cutout dimensions for each size frame.

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