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- Page 1 User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Audio Delay Engineered by...
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Page 3: Before You Begin
User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Before You Begin 1/13 What Ships in the Box Important Safety Instructions. any way, such as power-supply cord or plug cord is damaged, liquid has 1. Read these instructions. A 6100 hardware device. been spilled or objects have fallen 2. Keep these instructions. A detachable power cord. into the apparatus, the apparatus has 3. Heed all warnings. been exposed to rain or moisture, This User’s Guide. does not operate normally, or has 4. Follow all instructions. been dropped. Getting Help 5. Do not use this apparatus near... - Page 4 The 6100's logical, easy to use control panel holds no hidden surprises. The product is easy to learn and simple to use. In the sections that follow you'll find information on installation, operation, and specific applications of the 6100. We follow this with a troubleshooting guide, warranty and service information, and detailed specifications. As with all Symetrix engineered products, the 6100 has been designed and built to the highest standards of the broadcast industry. Our company is committed to excellence in product design, manufacturing, and service. Please do not hesitate to contact us with your questions or comments. Terms Several notational conventions are used in this manual. Some paragraphs may use Note, Caution, or Warning as a heading. These headings have the following meaning: Note Identifies information that needs extra emphasis. A Note generally supplies extra information to help you to better use the 6100. Identifies information that, if not heeded, may cause damage to the 6100 or other equipment in your system. Caution Warning Identifies information that, if ignored, may be hazardous to your health or that of others. In addition, certain typefaces and capitalization are used to identify certain words. These are: CAPITALS Controls, switches or other markings on the 6100's chassis. Strong emphasis. Boldface...
- Page 5 User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Summary Product Description, Front Panel 3/13 Summary Product Description This chapter provides a basic overview of the 6100 by describing the input and output connections, power connection, operating controls, front panel LED indicators, and the remote indicator and control interface. Use this information to acquaint yourself with the product. Chapter 4 (Installation) gives details on installing the 6100 in your system and Chapter 5 (Operation) gets into specific applications and uses of the 6100 in detail. Front Panel View Item What It Does BYPASS Places the 6100 in either BYPASS or OPERATE modes. In BYPASS mode the incoming signals are directly routed (via relays) to the 6100's outputs, thereby bypassing any internal circuitry. In addition, the digital I/O is relay bypassed. In BYPASS mode, the front panel and remote controls have no effect on the operation of the 6100. In OPERATE mode, the incoming signals are processed through the 6100's analog and digital circuitry, and all front panel and remote controls are fully functional. PREVIOUS Displays the previous menu of the 6100’s menu setup hierarchy in the LCD display. NEXT Displays the next menu of the 6100’s menu setup hierarchy in the LCD display. HOME Returns the 6100’s LCD DISPLAY to the default operating screen which shows the following information:...
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Page 6: Rear Panel View
Audio Delay Engineered by Rear Panel /13 Rear Panel View REMOTE CONTROL & INDICATORS WORD AES/EBU AES/EBU ANALOG OUT ANALOG IN 6100 BROADCAST AUDIO DELAY RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT CLOCK Engineered By 100-240 VAC TC89 TIME CODE www.airtoolsaudio.com 50-60Hz 15 WATTS... -
Page 7: Installation
Analog Audio Input Connections The 6100's audio input connections are via standard female XLR jacks located on the rear panel. For optimum system performance we recommend that the 6100 be connected to balanced signal sources. If this is not practical in your situation, then you may connect to unbalanced sources. The following diagram illustrates recommended cable wiring practices. Analog Source 6100 Analog Input Female XLR Male XLR Pin 1=Ground Pin 1=Ground Pin 2 = High Pin 2 = High Pin 3 = Low Pin 3 = Low Male 1/4"... - Page 8 User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Installation... continued 6/13 Analog Audio Output Connections The 6100's audio output connections are via standard female XLR jacks located on the rear panel. For optimum system performance we recommend that the 6100 be connected to balanced devices. If this is not practical in your situation, then you may connect to unbalanced devices. The following diagram illustrates recommended cable wiring practices. 6100 Output Destination device input Female XLR Male XLR Pin 1=Ground Pin 1=Ground Pin 2 = High Pin 2 = High...
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Page 9: Automation Connector
User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Installation... continued /13 Remote Control & Indicators Connector This DB-25 connector allows you to remotely control the EXIT DELAY, START DELAY, COUGH and DUMP functions of the 6100. You can also remotely view the status items DELAY INACTIVE, DELAY ACTIVE, HALF delay accumulated and WHOLE delay accumulated. This connector interfaces directly with the AirTools RC-6000 Remote Control. Alternatively, you can use the pinout provided in Appendix B to wire your own remote and indicators. Automation Connector This DB-25 connector provides a way to interface with the four internal relays used for delay automation. The 6100 has four internal relays that may be independently used to control station automation events. The relay closures (outputs) are triggered by input closures that can be either manual (a momentary switch closure) or electrical (TTL logic low). When an input closure takes place the audio entering the delay at that moment is ‘tagged’. When the tagged audio reaches the output of the delay it’s corresponding relay closes for a time equal to the length of the input closure. A typical purpose for automation would be with the use of sync pulses provided by a nationally syndicated broadcast that is being relayed by a local station. The sync pulses can be used to automate the start and exit for the 6100’s delay. Another use would allow for a DJ to automate the exit of the delay to coincide with a commercial break allowing the DJ to go on break without having to wait for the delay exit in real time. See Appendix C for pinout. RS-3 and RS-8 Connections Using standard RS-232 (DB-9 connector) and RS-485 (Euroblock connector) connections, one can control certain functions of the 6100 remotely with custom serial controller interfaces. See Appendix D for the control protocol. TC89 Time Code Connections The 6100 provides IN, THRU and OUT connections on BNC connectors for TC89 time code. One can use these ports in... - Page 10 User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Installation... continued 8/13 MENU OPTION DUMP LENGTH FIFTH FOURTH THIRD HALF WHOLE ALGORITHM GAP DETECT Waits for gaps or Very fast delay build or pauses in speech and exit times with speech then splices audio.
- Page 11 User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Installation... continued 9/13 MENU OPTION AUTOMATION TRIM EARLY: 300 mS EARLY: 270 mS EARLY: 240 mS EARLY: 210 mS EARLY: 180 mS EARLY: 150 mS EARLY: 120 mS EARLY: 90 mS...
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Page 12: Operational Status
User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Operation 10/13 This section describes in more detail the 6100's front panel controls and indicators. Operational Status The BYPASS button places the 6100 in either BYPASS or OPERATE modes. In BYPASS mode the incoming analog signals are directly routed (via relays) to the 6100's outputs, thereby bypassing any internal circuitry. Additionally, the digital input is directly routed to the digital output bypassing the digital receiver. In BYPASS mode the front panel and remote controls have no effect on the operation of the 6100. In OPERATE mode, when the delay is active, the incoming signals are processed through the 6100's analog and digital circuitry, and all front panel and remote controls are fully functional. It is recommended that the 6100 remain in the OPERATE mode at all times. Typically, the 6100 would be placed in the BYPASS mode only if the unit were to malfunction. By design, a loss of mains (AC) power to the 6100 will force the 6100's audio bypass relays to route the incoming signal directly to the 6100's output. BYPASS status is shown in two places on the 6100. The first is the second line of the home screen on the LCD display. When in BYPASS mode, the status display line will read “6100 BYPASSED.” The second place is the 7 segment delay display to the right of the LCD display. When in BYPASS mode, this display will read “BYP”. When the 6100 is in OPERATE mode, the second line of the home screen on the LCD display will show the current operational status. It will read “DELAY REMOVED, ADDING DELAY TIME, REDUCING DELAY TIME, WAITING FOR RELEASE, MUTED, or MAXIMUM DELAY.” The 7 segment delay display will show the current delay as numerical value. INPUT/OUTPUT LEVEL (dB) Display The INPUT/OUTPUT LEVEL (dB) provides a visual reference of the input (PRE DELAY) or output (POST DELAY) signal. There are separate bar graph displays for each of the two channels and appears on the first line of the home screen in the LCD display. As previously stated, the meters have a range of -40 to 0dBfs. You can use these meters as a guide to help set the input and output operating level of the 6100. Whatever your input levels are, fine adjustment of the input signal must be done ahead of the 6100 (typically with the master bus fader of the broadcast console). The START Button The START button initiates the gradual increase of delay time. When a radio talk show is to begin, the first action for the... -
Page 13: The Dump Button
User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Operation... continued 11/13 The DUMP Button The DUMP button should be pressed as soon as an unwanted comment is heard. Once pressed, a length of audio, as set by the user, in memory is instantly erased. The 6100 will then automatically "splice" around the erased audio so the audience hears no dead air. Please understand that if the talk show host has not given the 6100 time to build up to enough seconds of delay to cover the audio to be dumped then when he momentarily hits the DUMP button an obscenity may get on the air. The user has the choice of setting the 6100 to DUMP a FIFTH, FOURTH, THIRD, HALF or the WHOLE memory. The 6100 also allows the host extra protection in the form of muting if he purposely holds down the DUMP button. Holding down the button long enough would erase the entire memory and mute the output of the 6100 until the DUMP button is released. This provides a "panic button" function for use if all hell breaks loose. The muting function does not activate when the DUMP button is pushed and quickly released. After a DUMP command the 6100 automatically reenters the last mode it was in either building or releasing memory as appropriate. The A1 through A Relay Status LEDs The A1 through A4 LEDs show the state of the four internal relays used for delay automation. The LEDs will be off when the relays are unenergized, green when energized and red when cued to be energized. The pinout for the DB-25 connector on the rear of the 6100 is in Appendix C. One can use this pinout to build a custom automation interface or to interface with existing automation or control equipment. The DELAY Time (Seconds) Display As previously mentioned, the DELAY time display indicates the time duration of the program audio in the 6100's memory at any instant in 0.1 second intervals. -
Page 14: Troubleshooting
User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Trouble Shooting 1/13 Solutions to Common Problems There is no output signal. • Check the AC power connections to the 6100. • Check input and output cables and connections. • Determine that there really is a signal coming from the source and that it is getting to the 6100. Distortion in the digital output signal. • Check the input signal. Is it overdriving the 6100's input? If so, the INPUT display should indicate so. • Is the incoming signal already distorted? Listen "up stream" from the 6100 (or manually place the unit in BYPASS mode) to determine that you are feeding it a clean signal. Buzz in the output • Check input and output connector wiring. • Check for ground loops between interconnected system equipment. • Are all system components on the same AC ground? Noise (hiss) • Check input signal levels and input level control settings. The input may be too low in level. If so, boost the signal from your console or input source. -
Page 15: Warranty And Service
Symetrix, Inc. expressly warrants that the product will be free which gives rise to the claim. In no event will Symetrix be from defects in material and workmanship for eighteen (18) liable for any incidental or consequential damages including months from the date the product is shipped from the factory. but not limited to damage for loss of revenue, cost of capital, Symetrix's obligations under this warranty will be limited to claims of customers for service interruptions or failure to sup- repairing or replacing, at Symetrix's option, the part or parts ply, and costs and expenses incurred in connection with labor, of the product which prove defective in material or workman- overhead, transportation, installation or removal of products, ship within eighteen (18) months from the date the product substitute facilities or supply houses. is shipped from the factory, provided that the Buyer gives Symetrix prompt notice of any defect or failure and satisfactory Servicing the 6100 proof thereof. Products may be returned by Buyer only after If you have determined that your 6100 requires repair services a Return Authorization number (RA) has been obtained from and you live outside of the United States please contact your Symetrix. Buyer will prepay all freight charges to return the local AirTools dealer or distributor for instructions on how to product to the Symetrix factory. Symetrix reserves the right to obtain service. If you reside in the U.S. then proceed as fol- inspect any products which may be the subject of any warranty lows. claim before repair or replacement is carried out. Symetrix Return authorization may, at its option, require proof of the original date of purchase At the Symetrix factory, Symetrix will perform in-warranty or (dated copy of original retail dealer's invoice). Final determina- out-of-warranty service on any product it has manufactured for tion of warranty coverage lies solely with Symetrix. Products a period of three (3) years from date of discontinued manufac- repaired under warranty will be returned freight prepaid via ture. -
Page 16: Appendix A - Specifications
User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Appendix A - Specifications A1/1 Architects and Engineers Specifications The Broadcast Audio Delay shall be a stereo model whose output is delayed by as much as 40 seconds, thereby allowing the operator to delete or "dump" unwanted audio. The Broadcast Audio Delay shall occupy one rack space (1U). The inputs shall be active balanced bridging designs terminated with 3-pin XLR (AES/IEC standard wiring) female jacks. The outputs shall be active balanced designs terminated with 3-pin XLR (AES/IEC standard wiring) male jacks. Overall frequency response shall be 20 Hz to 20 kHz, +/- 1 dB, measured at +4 dBu output. There shall be no more than 0.01% harmonic distortion measured under the following conditions: +4 dBu input, +4 dBu output, 40 second delay, 1000 Hz test frequency. When the unit is inoperative (either by loss of power, or via the BYPASS switch), the inputs and outputs shall be wired together. The Broadcast Audio Delay shall be capable of operating by means of its own built-in power supply connected to 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 25 W. The Broadcast Audio Delay shall be a Symetrix, Incorporated model 6100 BROADCAST AUDIO DELAY. Technical specifications Input/Output Connectors Inputs stereo, balanced bridging Outputs stereo, electronically balanced Input Connectors XLR, BNC (Word Clock, TC89 Time Code) Output Connectors... -
Page 17: Appendix B - Remote Indicator & Control Interface Wiring
User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Appendix B - Remote Indicator & Control Interface Wiring B1/ Remote Indicator & Control Interface Wiring Many of the 6100's most important control buttons and LED indicators may be wired to a user supplied panel via the DB-25 multi-pin male connector on the 6100's rear panel. The following tables detail the pin functions. The remote switches and LED indicators are electrically isolated from the switches and LEDs on the 6100's front panel, but effectively operate in parallel (i.e. simultaneously) with them. The AirTools RC-6000 is also available to directly interface to this port and provide all of the functions detailed in this pinout. Remote panel switch pinouts Note: The remote switches used should be high Function Pin # quality, momentary, single pole, push button type. START All switches should return to pin #13, the switch EXIT common point. - Page 18 User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Appendix B - Remote Indicator & Control Interface Wiring B/ Typical Remote Panel Switch Wiring START EXIT DUMP COUGH Typical Remote Panel LED Wiring HALF WHOLE EXIT START DUMP COUGH Note: The numbers within the circles refer to pins on the 6100's rear panel DB-25 connector which is labelled REMOTE...
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Page 19: Appendix C - Automation Wiring
User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Appendix C - Automation Wiring C1/1 Automation Connector Pinout Function Pin # Relay 1 Common Normally Closed 2 Normally Open Relay 2 Common Normally Closed 5 Normally Open Relay 3 Common Normally Closed 8 Normally Open Relay 4 Common Normally Closed 11 Normally Open... -
Page 20: Appendix D - Rs-3/Rs-8 Control Protocol
User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Appendix D - RS-3/RS-8 Control Protocol D1/6 Introduction About the 6100 control protocol With this protocol, one can control certain fuctions of the 6100 with any programmable RS-232 or RS-485 controller via the RS-232 or RS-485 port on the rear panel of the 6100. The information that follows will define and illustrate the data string structure used to communicate with the 6100 via RS-232 or RS-485. Conventions used in the protocol documentation A dollar sign “$” preceding a set of two alphanumeric characters denotes a hex value. All other number values should be considered decimal values. Ex., “$A0” represents the decimal value of “160”. Getting Started Data string format The data string consists of an address header, a byte count, the command, optional parameters and a trailing checksum. The address header consists of the address escape byte, <$FB>, and the number of the addressed unit, <$ADDR>. The <$FB> signals the beginning of a data string as well as an escape for the end of one. Anywhere a <$FB> byte is present in the outgoing data stream, it must be escaped with another <$FB> byte to indicate that the byte is to be treated as a data value and not the address mark. This additional escape byte is not factored into the checksum. The <$ADDR> is the unit ID number ($01—$FF or 1-255). The MSB and LSB byte count indicate the number of bytes to follow (not including any <$FB> escape bytes). The MSB and LSB together are treated as a 16 bit unsigned quantity, the MSB being the upper byte and the LSB the lower. The MSB will always be zero unless the command stream is more than 255 bytes long. Here is another way to look at it: PART LENGTH DESCRIPTION Address Header 2 bytes byte 1: Escape byte <$FB>... - Page 21 User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Appendix D - RS-3/RS-8 Control Protocol D/6 Returned Codes Returned status codes: Device type codes: : no error : 6100 Broadcast Audio Delay : invalid data : invalid command code Manufacture’s code: : Symetrix Checksum The checksum is the 2’s complement of the LSB byte of the (32 bit internal) checksum. To compute the checksum, ignore the initial and bytes of the string so you are left with the MSB, LSB, command, and parameter data. Add the <$FB> <$ADDR> remaining bytes. Here is a simple formula: sum = sum AND :make sure the sum is less than (256 in decimal) $100 checksum = - sum :take the two’s complement of sum...
- Page 22 User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Appendix D - RS-3/RS-8 Control Protocol D3/6 Bypass Control - Set the 6100’s operational status to BYPASS or OPERATE SEND RECEIVE DESCRIPTION address mark unit address (1-255) $ADDR (MSB) number of bytes to follow (LSB) including command and checksum command bypass control (0: NORMAL OPERATION, 1: BYPASSED) checksum (of all received bytes after addressing) unit address (1-255) $ADDR device type manufacturer’s code (MSB) number of bytes to follow (LSB) including status and checksum returned status checksum (of all returned bytes) Read commands Get Device Type and Unit ID codes - returns the Device Type and Unit ID codes SEND RECEIVE...
- Page 23 User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Appendix D - RS-3/RS-8 Control Protocol D/6 Get Software Statistics - returns software statistics SEND RECEIVE DESCRIPTION address mark unit address (1-255) $ADDR (MSB) number of bytes to follow (LSB) including command and checksum command checksum (of all received bytes after addressing) unit address (1-255) $ADDR device type manufacturer’s code (MSB) number of bytes to follow (LSB) including status and checksum host revision number *100, (MSB) host revision number *100, (LSB) host revision day host revision month host revision year (20<nn>) dsp revision number *100, (MSB) dsp revision number *100, (LSB)
- Page 24 User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Appendix D - RS-3/RS-8 Control Protocol D/6 Get Realtime Status - returns the Device Type and Unit ID codes SEND RECEIVE DESCRIPTION address mark unit address (1-255) $ADDR (MSB) number of bytes to follow (LSB) including command and checksum command checksum (of all received bytes after addressing) unit address (1-255) $ADDR device type manufacturer’s code (MSB) number of bytes to follow (LSB) including status and checksum current makeup percentage (0.5% steps, 0-200) current makeup time (0.1 second steps, 0-200) Note: level values are 0.5dB/step below 0dBFS CH 1 level CH 2 level current input source (0: analog, 1: digital) external sync source status...
- Page 25 User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Appendix D - RS-3/RS-8 Control Protocol D6/6 Get Realtime Status - returns the delay time in 0.2 second steps SEND RECEIVE DESCRIPTION address mark unit address (1-255) $ADDR (MSB) number of bytes to follow (LSB) including command and checksum command checksum (of all received bytes after addressing) unit address (1-255) $ADDR device type manufacturer’s code (MSB) number of bytes to follow (LSB) including status and checksum current makeup percentage (0.5% steps, 0-200) current makeup time (0.2 second steps, 0-400) Note: level values are 0.5dB/step below 0dBFS CH 1 level CH 2 level current input source (0: analog, 1: digital) external sync source status...
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Page 27: Appendix E - Block Diagram
User’s Guide 6100 Broadcast Symetrix Audio Delay Engineered by Appendix E - Block Diagram E1/1... - Page 28 Engineered by 6408 216th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace, WA, USA • Tel (425) 778-7728 • Fax (425) 778-7727 • Web www.airtoolsaudio.com © 2006, Symetrix, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Symetrix Part Number 536100-1A01. The information in this User’s Guide is subject to change without notice. Symetrix, Inc. shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein; nor is it li- able for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. Mention of third-party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. Symetrix assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products. Under copyright laws, no part of this User’s Guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from Symetrix, Inc. If, however, your only means of access is electronic, permission to print one copy is hereby granted. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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