Contents ? ..........................4 HAT IS A TELEPHONE HYBRID GENERAL DESCRIPTION ............................5 ................................5 RONT PANEL ................................5 EAR PANEL ..............................6 NPUTS AND UTPUTS SOFTWARE .................................. 7 ................................8 NSTALLATION ................................12 VERVIEW ................................15 IALPAD ................................16 HONEBOOK ................................
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All functions are self-explanatory and you will certainly appreciate the ergonomics of this design. We are confident that you will be using the GSM Hybrid for many years to come, and wish you a lot of success with your operation.
The GSM Hybrid has its own number reporters directly can dial, the call can be taken on the mixing console due to built in GPIO’s. The electronics are housed in a sturdy metal 9.5” rack mount case with antenna’s on the front side for optimum receiver conditions.
2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION A large ring button enables you to pick up the line from the unit itself or from your mixer when it is connected via its GPI to the telephone Hybrid. When a call comes in it lights up green in the rhythm of the ring. When the line is picked up by pushing the button it turns into red.
This male XLR connector outputs the received signal from the caller and needs to be RECEIVE connected to a line input of a mixing console. This female XLR connector receives the audio coming from a mixing console (Mix/Minus, SEND clean feed (N-1) or Aux) and is send to the caller. Jack connector for remote control of a phone signaling device such as D&R's Calllite Remote control of the Connect switch (Rink/Hook) on the frontpanel.
3 SOFTWARE GSM Hybrid Control is an application required to configure and control the GSM Hybrid. Input and output levels can be configured in the Settings menu. Making a call can be done with the dialpad window. The application is also an indicator for SIM card status, call status and input and output level (PPM) meters.
Installation Download the GSM Hybrid Control software from: http://www.mambanet.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=supgsmhybrid:start Double click on the installer file (GSM Hybrid Control Vx.x.x.x – Setup.exe) and click Next. Select the destination location where GSM Hybrid Control should be installed and press Next.
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Select a start menu folder for the program’s shortcut and click Next. Select if a desktop icon should be placed on your desktop and press Next.
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Press Install to start with the installation. Wait while the setup installs all the required files on your computer.
Before you can use any of the features the application offers, you must connect (USB) to the GSM Hybrid device by clicking on File -> Connect in the top bar. The statusbar in the bottom left of the window indicates the status of the connection and the firmware revision of the currently connected GSM Hybrid.
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SIM Status The SIM Status window indicates the status of the SIM card inserted in the slot at the frontpanel of the GSM Hybrid. In order to make a call or receive an incoming call the status should be READY (green). In all other situations the SIM Status window displays an error code (red).
The Call Status window defines four possible states: IDLE In the IDLE state nothing is happening and the GSM Hybrid waits for an incoming call or a call to be made. INCOMING CALL If there is an incoming call, the call status indicates ‘INCOMING’ in a green/white blinking way. The number field contains the number of the caller.
Dialpad The Dialpad is the trivial selection when using the GSM Hybrid Control application. With this selected you can make calls by choose the number on the dialpad and press the green call button to initiate a call. The ‘C’ button clears the...
The phonebook stores all the contact information in a SQLite database. This database is represented as a single file which can be copied to other systems for sharing the same phonebook. The file database.db can be found in the following folder: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\GSM Hybrid Control Add / Edit Contact 3.4.1 To add a contact simply click on the [ADD] button in the Phonebook view.
In order to call a phonebook contact just select the contact you want to call and press the green call button. Equalizer The GSM Hybrid is equipped with a 5-band equalizer. The LOW and HIGH bands are shelfing. Each band can select between four different fixed frequencies. The gain can be adjusted from -12dB .. +12dB. The three middle bands contains an additional narrow/wide option (Q-factor).
AUDIO LEVELS: The audio levels of the RECEIVE(output) and SEND(input) XLR connectors on the backpanel can here be adjusted. The level of the RECEIVE (from caller) output from 0..100%. The gain of the SEND (to caller) input can be adjusted from -12..
In the dial numbers section you can configure 8 numbers which can be dialed by clicking on the corresponding quick- dial buttons right below the large Call and Disconnect buttons. AUTO ANSWER When enabled, the GSM Hybrid will pick up the line after one time the ring signal is received.
In the Info menu-item you can see the information of the GSM Hybrid itself, and the information about the onboard GSM Module. The hardwareID of the GSM Hybrid is a unique id for the device and can be used in future for...
Call History / Log In the Call History menu-item an overview is given the incoming, outgoing and missed calls. Every call is logged into the database which is also used for the phonebook. The records in the Call History table are automatically synchronised with the Phonebook.
Save settings internal When you want to use the GSM Hybrid in the field without the use of the GSM Hybrid Control software , this is possible since the all the settings can be stored into the device itself. When you are done configuring the device, you close the software application and you will be prompted with the following message: Please click on Save to store all the settings to the GSM Hybrid.
4 GETTING STARTED Hardware Setup Connect the GSM Hybrid to your PC with the delivered USB cable. Connect the SEND (balanced audio input XLR female) to a (preferable) balanced mixer output of around +4dBu. This output has to be the mix of all signals except the signal coming from the hybrid itself to avoid feedback. An Aux. output will do or in broadcast mixers a clean-feed is the best.
Make sure you have properly setup all hardware connections Power the GSM Hybrid with the delivered power supply (12VDC) and wait for the ON led to become stable green. Start the GSM Hybrid Control Software (double click the icon on your desktop ).
Note: A firmware update is not done with the GSM Hybrid software! You must have a USB cable connected between de GSM Hybrid and your PC to process below mentioned download. Please download the firmware update tool and update from our download page: http://www.mambanet.org/wiki/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=supgsmhybrid:start...
8 SUMMARY We hope this manual has given you sufficient information to use this new GSM Hybrid in your studio. If you require more info please contact your local dealer or send us an email at mail@d-r.nl and we will answer your email within 24 hours during weekdays.
11 PRODUCT SAFETY This product is manufactured with the highest standards and is double checked in our quality control department for reliability in the “HIGH VOLTAGE” section. 12 CAUTION Never remove any panels, or open this equipment. No user serviceable parts inside. Equipment power supply must be grounded at all times.
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