Altair IPcom Series User Manual

Altair IPcom Series User Manual

16 key intercom panel station

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IPcom series
Digital Intercom Panel Via IP
ALTAIR IPCOM IPF-316
16 Key Intercom Panel Station
USER MANUAL
March 2023 version
EN
AUDIO | BROADCAST |
COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS
www.altairaudio.com
COPYRIGHT Equipos Europeos Electrónicos

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  • Page 1 IPcom series Digital Intercom Panel Via IP ALTAIR IPCOM IPF-316 16 Key Intercom Panel Station USER MANUAL March 2023 version AUDIO | BROADCAST | COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS www.altairaudio.com COPYRIGHT Equipos Europeos Electrónicos...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 Index Hardware..........................4 Front Panel..............................4 Rear Panel..............................6 Display Information.......................7 Menu Elements............................9 Menu Structure............................10 Operation..........................11 Panel turn-on............................. 11 Initialization. Operational Panel........................11 Number of Channels..........................11 Functions assigned to the rotor........................12 Talk................................
  • Page 3 The IPF-316 unit comes from factory configured as a simple dual channel party-line unit for easy right to use device with no need to extra software to run. By using the Altair configuration software NEBULA, unit can be tailored to be up to 32 channels Panel Unit, distributed in two pages of 16 keys or channels.
  • Page 4: Hardware

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 HARDWARE Hardware Front Panel The IPF-316 unit front panel includes a 16 sections RGB OLED display, 16 “LISTEN/TALK” keys, one “PAGE” button, one “SPEAKER” button, one “MENU/ESC” button, two configurable buttons “F1” and “F2”, a “VOLUME”...
  • Page 5 ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 HARDWARE LISTEN/TALK Keys (F) Each of the 16 (32) channels has its own actuation key. Pressing the key down enables the talk function and pressing the key up enables the listening function on the corresponding channel. Holding down the key for more than one second activates the talk in momentary mode (PTT) and a short key push activates it in latch mode (when ENABLE LATCH is check on corresponding channel).
  • Page 6: Rear Panel

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 HARDWARE Rear Panel The rear panel of the IPF-316 panel contains the following connectors and indicators: Safety DC Connector (A) DC to 24V safety connector with anti-pull lock. PINOUT: Pin +24 Vdc | Body 0V GND...
  • Page 7: Display Information

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 DISPLAY INFORMATION Display Information Each of the two main displays on the IPF-316 panel shows eight channels, thus a total of 16 channels are displayed at the same time. Using the PAGE key toggles between the displayed first page of channels 1 to 16 to second page, channels from 17 to 32 (The red box that borders the icons at the top of the Display indicates the page that is being displayed).
  • Page 8 ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 DISPLAY INFORMATION Icon summary Description Icon Active microphone indicator on the channel. This icon will contain a W when the system is set to High(24kHz) audio bandwidth. Muted microphone indicator on the channel. This icon will contain a W when the system is set to High(24kHz) audio bandwidth.
  • Page 9: Menu Elements

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 Menu Elements Navigation through the Menu window The Menu will be shown on the right side of the Display by pressing the MENU/ESC key. Use the rotor located on the right of the IPF-316 to scroll through the different elements of the Menu,.
  • Page 10: Menu Structure

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 MENU Menu Structure Value Set Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 [1-10] MAIN MENU AUDIO MIC GAIN MIC GAIN [1-5] SIDETONE GAIN SIDETONE GAIN [1-10] LINE IN GAIN LINE IN GAIN [1-16] LINE OUT VOLUME LINE OUT VOLUME P.
  • Page 11: Operation

    Panel turn-on The IPF Panel Station as well as the rest of the devices of the Ipcom series do not have a power button and their operation is subject to the switch-on of the network switch to which they belong. Devices equipped with power over Ethernet -PoE- ports, usually lack of this power switch running all time.
  • Page 12: Functions Assigned To The Rotor

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 Functions assigned to the rotor. The functionality of the rotor can be defined separately. By default is defined as Main volume control. Holding down a channel LISTEN key, the individual channel listening can be adjusted.
  • Page 13: Listening Volume. Mix Leveling

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 Listening volume. Mix leveling Each channel will show a bar at the bottom that indicates the listening level setting. In addition, said bar will be blue when listening is active or gray when it is deactivated -muted-.
  • Page 14: Audio Inputs / Audio Outputs

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 Audio Inputs / Audio Outputs The unit can connect to a standard analogue audio signals by the Audio Input and Audio Output XLR3 connectors. The connection pinout is as follows: IN/OUT XLR 3 PINOUT Pin 1...
  • Page 15: Configure The Unit For A Fixed Ip Address

    If you do not have a switch/computer/server with a DHCP server, you have two options: • Connect devices to a switch without DHCP server: The ALTAIR IPCOM Series devices have a protocol whereby if a DHCP server is not available it will auto-assign an IP. The drawback of this method is that the time between start up of devices is much longer, about 70 seconds.
  • Page 16: Configure A Channel As A Pa Out

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 Configure a channel as a PA Out Sometimes is necessary to establish an easy key/button to radiate a message to say a wardrobe, artist room, etc. You can use the Line Out to connect to the PA amplifier. To do so: Go to the Groups window and create a new Group named PA OUT (sugerence) and define color.
  • Page 17: Altair Ipcom Software

    NEBULA CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE Altair IPcom Software Configuration windows The configuration software for the entire ALTAIR IPcom Series contains 6 main windows: Groups (A) It shows all the groups created in the system, indicating the different devices that belong to each group and allowing to assign a group configuration for each particular device.
  • Page 18 ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE Users Groups (C) It shows a “matrix” with all the devices and groups of the system, indicating which groups each device is assigned to. If the user has a group assigned to any of their channels, a circle of the same color as the group will be displayed in the corresponding column.
  • Page 19 ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE Users Cues (E) It shows a “matrix” with all the devices and Cues of the system, indicating which devices each Cue is assigned to and its status. Double clicking on a cell will assign/unassign the corresponding CUE on the selected device.
  • Page 20: Advanced Settings

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE Advanced Settings IPF-316 panel Advanced Settings window The window gives access to the complete configuration of the IPF-316 panel. This window contains 4 tabs that show the different configuration parameters available: General (A) General configuration parameters such as On/Off Buzzer/Beep, number of available channels, Display brightness, LED brightness, rotor function, etc.
  • Page 21 ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE Speaker (C) Allows you to configure the attenuation of the internal speaker when the device's microphone is active. Attenuation can also be configured based on the microphones of the devices that are assigned as neighbors.
  • Page 22: Configuring Guide For Gpio Connections

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 APPENDIX Configuring guide for GPIO connections GPO Ports. Logic OUT Unit includes five General Purpose Outputs labeled O1 to O5. In order to ease the interconnection from external logic inputs, unit includes a POWER SOURCE OUT protected 3 Volt referred to ground power source labeled .
  • Page 23 ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - Measured values FREQUENCY RESPONSE 100 Hz – 24KHz (-3 dB) H / 12 Khz (-3 dB) L DYNAMIC RANGE 80 dB SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS LATENCY Typically < = 20 ms L ●...
  • Page 24 ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM CHECK PROCEDURE On NEBULA, go to Edit tab and select Clear Memory: Save the session System is excessively complex configuration on software System will go to Factory Default Settings: Dual channel for the job.
  • Page 25: Warranty

    Altair expressly disclaims any responsibility for such usage which shall be made at your sole risk, even if Altair has been informed in writing of such usage. Unless expressly designated in writing by Altair as suitable for use in aerospace applications, you shall not...
  • Page 26 ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 European Union Waste Electronics Information Unión Europea Información sobre residuos electrónicos Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive The WEEE logo signifies specific recycling programs and procedures for electronic products in countries of the European Union. We encourage the recycling of our products.
  • Page 27: Contact And Links

    ALTAIR IPcom Series: Model IPF-316 Contact and Links _______________________________________ Web Page www.altairaudio.com _______________________________________ Social Media : /AltairAudio : /AltairAudio : /AltairAudio : /AltairAudio : @AltairAudio : @AltairAudio _______________________________________ Product Catalog www.altairaudio.com/products _______________________________________ Technical Support Contact: +34 918043265 _______________________________________ AUDIO | BROADCAST | COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS www.altairaudio.com...

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