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Omnia.11
Stereo FM Audio Processor
Installation and Operation Manual
July 2011
Applicable to:
Software Version 1.03r300 and Higher
A Telos Company
Omnia ● 1241 Superior Avenue East, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 USA
TEL: +1 216.241.7225 ● FAX: +1 216.241.4103 ● www.omniaaudio.com

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  • Page 1 Omnia.11 Stereo FM Audio Processor Installation and Operation Manual July 2011 Applicable to: Software Version 1.03r300 and Higher A Telos Company Omnia ● 1241 Superior Avenue East, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 USA TEL: +1 216.241.7225 ● FAX: +1 216.241.4103 ● www.omniaaudio.com...
  • Page 3 Omnia processors parallels the above scenarios for all of those artists. OK, so maybe there won't be a "processing rock opera", but the popularity of Omnia, as made by you, has put it in rock-star status among broadcastings elite! Humbly..I wish to thank each and every one of you for your dedication and support.
  • Page 4 In closing, I want to Thank You, once again for your support in us. As you get rolling with Omnia.11, please know we are there 24/7 should you need assistance. As always, we'd love to know your feedback, so please feel free to share. As a friend in the live steam hobby told me about his business, "If you like the product, tell others.

  • Page 5: Omnia.11 Quick-Start Setup Guide

    Omnia.11 Quick-Start Setup Guide We know that you’re probably in a hurry to begin using your new Omnia.11. If you have technical expertise and previous knowledge of audio processor fundamentals, using our 2-page Quick-Start Setup Guide below will get you up and running as quickly as possible.
  • Page 6 1. The Omnia.11 is a large unit so it would be advisable to have the help of an assistant when installing it in the rack. Pull outward on the outside of each handle until you hear a click and they both securely lock into place. Using the handles, install the Omnia.11 in the equipment rack using all four rack screws.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Icon buttons, Metering Area and Menu Area ..............10  User Interface Overview: ....................10  User Interface Tutorial – Input Source Selection and Peak Input Level Setting ....11  Proper Setting of Input Levels ..................12  Processing Activity Metering (Gain-Reduction Meters) ..........13 ...
  • Page 8 Diversity Delay ......................26  SCA IN LVL (Control on Rear Panel) ................26  Output Metering ........................26  Summary Tab .........................26  Detail Tab........................27  Chapter-4: Introduction to Omnia.11 Processing..............29  Where to Begin? ........................30  Presets ...........................30  Saving User Presets......................31  CLIP Drive ........................31  Chapter-5: Detailed Processing Adjustment ................33 ...
  • Page 9 FM ............................48  FM Final Limiter (Clipper) (Basic Tab) ................48  FM Final Limiter (Clipper) (Advanced Tab) ..............49  FM Channel Clipper Metering ..................50  HD............................50  HD Final Limiter......................50  HD Channel Limiters Mixer (Basic Tab) ..............50  HD Channel Metering ....................51  HD Channel Bass Enhancer (Basic Tab) ...............51  HD Final Limiter (Basic Tab) ..................52 ...

  • Page 10: S A F E T Y

    Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, manner. electric shock, or other hazards. 11. Power Cord Protection. Power supply cords must be 20. Safety Check. Upon completion of any repairs to this routed so that they are not likely to be walked on product, ask the service technician to perform safety nor pinched by items placed upon or against them.

  • Page 11: Hazard / Warning Labels

    HAZARD / WARNING LABELS The Exclamation Point symbol, within an equilateral triangle, alerts the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in product literature and instruction manuals. The Lightning Flash with Arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, alerts the user to the presence of non-insulated dangerous voltages within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
  • Page 12 European market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, m ercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and olybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants. Omnia.11 FM is in compliance with e EU RoHS Directive.

  • Page 13: Manual Update Notification

    As part of our dedication to the science of audio processing we will continue to improve and update the Omnia product and its documentation based on our ongoing research, real-worl d field xperience, and the valued input from our many thousands of loyal customers.

  • Page 15: Chapter-1: Installation

    Omnia.11 Components By now, you’ve unpacked the shipping carton to gain access to this manual. Now is the time to inspect the Omnia.11 unit and its shipping carton for any signs of shipping damage. Such damage must be reported to your carrier for any claims.

  • Page 16: Installation & Connections

    Rack Mounting & Grounding The Omnia.11 is a large unit so it would be advisable to have the help of an assistant when installing it in the rack. The Omnia.11 requires four RU (7" [17.78 cm]) of rack space. Pull the outer edge the 2 rack handles towards you until they lock securely.

  • Page 17: Rear Panel Connections

    A Note about Relative Phase: If the relative phase of your installation (including the Omnia.11) differs from that of your existing system, your announcers may feel that they sound “weird” in their headphones. If this occurs, then the relative phase of the processor is 180 degrees from what your air talent is used to.

  • Page 18: Stereo Generator Connections

    SCA INPUT (BNC) Any SCA or RDS signal above 53 kHz can be added to the composite outputs of the Omnia.11 by connecting the signal to the SCA INPUT connector. The SCA signal is mixed in the analog domain directly into both composite outputs.

  • Page 19: Aes/Ebu Digital Input, Outputs & Aes/Ebu External Sync Input

    The RJ-45 10BaseT / 100BaseT Ethernet / Livewire I/O jack can be used simultaneously for both TCP/IP based remote control of your Omnia.11 and audio input/output to your existing Livewire network. Ethernet 10BaseT/100BaseT Remote and...

  • Page 20: Rs-232 Serial Port (Db-9M)* Connections

    Four of the pins are “trigger” inputs, one is a bias voltage input, one is a +5V power output, and the remaining three are “ground.” The trigger inputs can be used to dynamically alter the Omnia.11’s operation in response to logic transitions on the interface connection. Virtually any parameter of the Omnia can be controlled using the Trigger Scripts.

  • Page 21: Powering Up

    Connect AC power to the unit using the appropriate supplied power cable for your location. (There is no power switch!) When the Omnia.11 is first powered on, you will see text-based boot status messages followed by some graphics test screens and finally the main screen as shown below.

  • Page 23: Chapter-2: Getting To Know Your Omnia.11

    The Omnia.11 User Interface Now that your Omnia.11 is rack-mounted, connected to a program audio source, and turned on, you’re ready to learn how to operate it! This chapter covers the front panel touch screen user interface, your window into the Omnia.11 processor.

  • Page 24: Icon Buttons, Metering Area And Menu Area

    Area Input Screen The top row of the Omnia.11’s screen contains a Status Bar. The status bar shows the current date & time, the unit’s IP address, fault status, currently selected I/O configuration (if any), currently selected processing preset and the currently selected input.

  • Page 25: User Interface Tutorial - Input Source Selection And Peak Input Level Setting

    There are 3 styles of controls: Variable controls, Off/On switches and Drop-Down list controls. Examples of Variable and Drop-Down controls can be seen in the Input screen picture above while Off/On switches, Sub-Group Buttons and Variable Controls can be seen in the Wide Band AGC menu area picture on the next page. To select a Variable Control in the Menu Area for adjustment, touch it to select it (it will be highlighted in an alternate color when selected) then rotate the Jog Wheel to adjust it in real time.

  • Page 26: Proper Setting Of Input Levels

    + or – 3dB relative to the gain setting of the left channel. All of the Omnia.11’s variable controls and Off/On switches are set in a similar fashion by using the touch screen to highlight the control to be adjusted, then rotating the jog-wheel to adjust the control. All drop-down list controls are adjusted with the touch screen only.

  • Page 27: Processing Activity Metering (Gain-Reduction Meters)

    The AGC gain-reduction meters in the metering area show the activity of the 5 AGC (automatic gain control) processing bands within the Omnia.11. The leftmost meter shows the activity in the LO (low) band followed by the ML (mid-low), MH (mid-high), HI (high) and SH (super-high) bands.

  • Page 29: Chapter-3: Setting Up For Your System

    You should see the following Network configuration screen. If not, touch the Network icon button to display it. The Network setup screen is where you set up the Omnia.11’s network parameters for remote control and/or Livewire use. NOTE: A reboot will be required after changing any of the network parameters.
  • Page 30 Accepts data in the form of four octets to describe the Ipv4 gateway address assigned to the Omnia.11’s network interface. The entries have the form of: [ octet] . [ octet] . [ octet ] . [ octet] which when entered may appear as a network address such as: 192.168.0.1...

  • Page 31: Livewire Setup

    Livewire Setup © Touch the Livewire icon button to bring up the Livewire setup screen: Here you can select Livewire channels and name the available Livewire inputs and outputs. There are 2 stereo Livewire output channels and 2 stereo Livewire input channels available. Entries are changed as in the Network setup screen by touching the white box to bring up the on-screen keyboard.

  • Page 32: System Setup

    System Setup Touch the System icon button to bring up the System setup screen Here you can select the timeout duration for the LCD backlight and calibrate the touch screen. Backlight timeout choices are 5, 10 or 15 minutes (of inactivity). To calibrate the touch screen, touch the Calibrate button and follow the on-screen instructions.

  • Page 33: Input/Output Configuration And Metering

    Input/Output Configuration and Metering It is of the utmost importance that the Omnia.11 be properly configured for the system that it will be used in. This will ensure optimum performance of the entire system, maximum quality and loudness over the air.

  • Page 34: Input Metering

    setting, on Using the L ly the left channel phase is inverted and using the R setting, only the right channel phase is inverted. NOTE: These settings are present as a convenience to correct 180-degree stereo phase errors in the input audio to the processor or in another device after the processor.

  • Page 35: Output Configuration

    Output Configuration All Output configuration settings can be found in the Basic tab on the Output screen. Output metering can be found in both the Summary and Detail tabs. (See Output Metering below) There are 6 selection buttons on the left side of the Menu area. 5 of these group the output controls that are displayed by output type and a 5 button brings up the FM Options menu.

  • Page 36: Aes/Ebu

    AES/EBU There are 4 similar controls in each of the AES Output 1 Level and AES Output 2 Level groups: Master controls the AES/EBU digital output level of both the left & right channels simultaneously. Note: The Master control in the “AES Output 1 Level”...

  • Page 37: Livewire

    Livewire There are 4 similar controls each in the Livewire 1 Level and Livewire 2 Level groups: Master controls the Livewire digital output level of both the left & right channels simultaneously. Note: The Master control in the “Livewire 1 Level”...

  • Page 38: Composite

    RF signal coverage areas, the amount of perceived multipath is reduced as well, resulting in the perception of a much cleaner overall signal with better penetration and coverage. The Omnia.11 defaults to a setting of Stereo, using the full L-R signal for maximum separation. We suggest that you leave it in that mode, but the other settings are available for those who wish to experiment, including a setting of full Mono.

  • Page 39: Fm Options

    In certain parts of the world, the average multiplex signal power must be controlled to reduce adjacent channel interference. The currently enforced standard falls under the ITU BS-412 regulations. The Omnia.11 FM has a very effective Multiplex Power Limiter that may be enabled to comply with these regulations.

  • Page 40: Diversity Delay

    Diversity Delay The 3 buttons below the numerical diversity delay time display are used to set the precise diversity delay time (typically used for HD Radio installations) that will be applied to any output that is set to the FM channel. If diversity delay is not used, be sure the numerical display is showing all zeros.

  • Page 41: Detail Tab

    HD OUTPUT shows the real-time peak output level of the “HD” channel before the output level controls referenced to the maximum output level of 0 dBFS. Normally, these meters will be peaking all the way up near 0dBFS when the metered channel is active. These can be used as a quick way to check that the HD output channel is active internally.

  • Page 43: Chapter-4: Introduction To Omnia.11 Processing

    “smart” enough to know whether a program element is pre-processed or not and act accordingly. The Omnia.11 is able to do as little further “damage” as possible to already processed content (such as a song from a modern hyper-compressed CD) while acting more aggressively on more dynamic, less pre-processed material.

  • Page 44: Where To Begin

    Wideband AGC. Presets Omnia.11 is equipped with a selection of factory presets that can be used to instantly configure the processing for common applications. The currently loaded preset is displayed in the Status Bar, just above the Limiters icon button.

  • Page 45: Saving User Presets

    This filter removes clipping harmonics and prevents them from affecting the SCA and RDS region. Please use the composite clipper sparingly. We suggest no more than about 0.5dB and you may find that none is needed at all with the Omnia.11!

  • Page 47: Chapter-5: Detailed Processing Adjustment

    +0.5 dB or - 1 dB, or in 1 or 2 step increments. Try turning different functions on and off. Working this way, you will be able to get a better feel for the sound that the Omnia.11 is capable of producing on your station and with your programming.

  • Page 48: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram If you look closely at the Icon Buttons at the top of the Omnia.11’s screen, you will see that they form a block diagram or flow chart of the processing path your audio takes through the fully digital, DSP based processing stages within the Omnia.11:...

  • Page 49: Wide Band Agc Metering (Summary Tab)

    WB AGC Metering Screen (Summary Tab) Wide Band AGC (WB) (Basic Tab) The Basic tab here includes not only the adjustments for the WB AGC but also for the Omnia.11’s Bass and Stereo Enhancement functions. Touch the WB button and then the Basic tab to access the basic controls for the Wide Band AGC.
  • Page 50 In fact, it may look like the WB AGC is gated most of the time. This is normal! It is due to the Omnia.11’s new smart windowed gating algorithms. (see Window in the Advanced tab section on the next page for more info) Don’t worry! This WB AGC will intelligently ride gain for you over a wider range with less side-effects than ever...

  • Page 51: Wide Band Agc (Wb) (Advanced Tab)

    Wide Band AGC (WB) (Advanced Tab) Touch the WB button and then the Advanced tab to display the advanced controls for the Omnia.11’s smart Wideband AGC section. There are 4 variable controls and 2 drop-down controls located in the WB AGC Advanced tab menu area: Window: At a setting of “0.0”...

  • Page 52: Enh (Basic Tab)

    Vocals will stay up-front and the sonic details of musical instruments will be heard with an apparent slight loudness increase. The Stereo Enh control has a range of “0.0” (OFF) to 11 and the amount of dynamic width expansion can be observed on the rightmost vertical bargraph marked “ST” in the Meter Area. The system should be initially auditioned using light amounts of stereo enhancement, with an initial setting of 4 to 6 recommended as a starting point.

  • Page 53: Agc

    The 5-Band AGC section works on the average level of the program material and can act both as a dynamic equalizer and as a compressor/leveler depending on settings and the dynamics in the program material itself. There are 3 control groups in the 5-Band AGC section, XO, AGC and Mixer: The output of the Wide Band AGC section feeds the 5-Band AGC section through a crossover.

  • Page 54: Agc Metering (Summary Tab)

    AGC Metering (Summary Tab) The 5 gain reduction meters show AGC activity from the top down in dB and the AGC crossover frequencies in use are shown just above the gain reduction meters. Gating is indicated by bright yellow outlines around the blue gain-reduction meters.

  • Page 55: Low-Delay Dj Monitor Output

    DJ’s will like. The normal main output’s latency is 36.5ms, too much for headphone monitoring. If your station is using a profanity delay ahead of the Omnia, a separate processor such as our Omnia ONE Studio Pro can be used on your pre-delay feed to give the DJ’s a comfortably processed headphone feed.
  • Page 56 DJ Mix: The controls here allow you to get a customized mix of the 5-Band AGC sections’ output to feed the special DJ processing. Each band defaults to a “middle” setting of 0.0dB so your changes will be offsets in + or – dB. You can use these controls like a 5-Band equalizer to tailor the sound applied to the D J 3-...

  • Page 57: Agc (Advanced Tab)

    Makeup Gain: Sets the amount of gain to be filled in during quieter, softer program passages. The range is “0.0” (off) to “11” (maximum). This function is also program dependent, and it interacts somewhat with the main Attack and Release time constants. As the attack/release times are modified, the system also scales the Make-Up Gain time constants.

  • Page 58: Agc Mixer (Basic Tab)

    AGC Mixer (Basic Tab) The output of each of the 5 AGC bands is then summed together in a mixer. There are 5 variable controls (LO mix, ML mix, MH mix, HI mix and SH mix) in the Basic tab for the Mixer that set the output level of each of the 5 AGC bands over a + or –...

  • Page 59: Limiters Crossover (Advanced Tab)

    Limiters Crossover (Advanced Tab) The 2 drop-down controls in the Limiters crossover Advanced tab allow you to modify the crossover frequency points of the LO (LO to ML) and SL (SL to LO) limiter bands. The ML to MH, MH to HI and HI to SH crossover points are not adjustable.

  • Page 60: Limiters (Basic Tab)

    Limiters (Basic Tab) There are 4 variable controls in the Limiters menu area and all of them are “global”. That is, they affect all 6 limiter bands simultaneously and equally. The first global control is an overall Drive control that allows you to adjust the amount of gain reduction in the entire 6-Band Limiter section at once.
  • Page 61 Care is needed when adjusting this control because higher settings will cause less limiting to occur, and the resulting uncontrolled peak energy will go to the following final limiter/clipper stages instead. Thus, with this control you can artistically trade off dynamic limiting against brick wall final limiting/clipping, as each has its own “sound.” As the limiter threshold is lowered, (made more negative) the peak output level of the limiter is reduced.

  • Page 62: Limiters Mixer (Basic Tab)

    Limiters Mixer Menu (Basic Tab) FM Final Limiter (Clipper) (Basic Tab) The Ultra LoIMD main clipper is the Omnia.11’s final limiting stage for the analog FM channel. Here is where the Omnia.11’s loudness and qu ality...

  • Page 63: Fm Final Limiter (Clipper) (Advanced Tab)

    Bass Clip Smooth: This control adds a smoothing filter to the bass clipper that can make it sound less harsh on some material. The default is all the way up (11.0). The control is here if you prefer your bass to sound “harder” and less smooth, similar to the Omnia-6’s bass clipper’s “Tight”...

  • Page 64: Fm Channel Clipper Metering

    Clipper Metering (Summary Tab) HD Final Limiter The Omnia.11’s HD channel shares the same processing as the FM channel up through the 6-Band Limiter stage. The HD channel gets its own final mixer, bass enhancer and final limiter plus Omnia’s exclusive Sensus®...

  • Page 65: Hd Channel Metering

    HD Channel Metering The HD channel’s metering shows you the activity in the Bass Clipper, Sensus codec conditioner and Final Limiter. These are gain-reduction meters similar to those in the Limiter section and read from the top down. HD Metering (SummaryTab) HD Channel Bass Enhancer (Basic Tab) Touch the Bass button to display the controls for the HD channel’s bass enhancement functions.

  • Page 66: Hd Final Limiter (Basic Tab)

    HD Final Limiter (Basic Tab) The HD channel employs an advanced look-ahead limiter to provide absolute precision peak control. This limiter as been designed to minimize processing side-effects like IM distortion, which are usually associated with limiters of this type. This allows this limiter to sound extremely transparent. This type of peak controller is used instead of a clipper because it does not generate the same high levels of harmonic distortion as a Clipper does.

  • Page 67: What Is Sensus

    What is Sensus®? First we wil l present some important information about our unique Sensus® technology that will allow you to maximize th e audio quality and minimize the audible artifacts of the codec process: Overview Until now, digital signal processing has been a more pr ecise numeric implementation of well-known analog methods.
  • Page 68 --- Important Note --- It is extremely important (especially for bitrates below 96kbps) not to directly audition the HD output of the Omnia.11 for audio quality without the audio being first routed through a codec! Why? The processed HD output has been ‘pre-corrected’ for the characteristics of the following codec and because of this the audio may contain strange sounding artifacts that will imitate the ‘inverse’...

  • Page 69: Appendix A: Performance Specifications

    Appendix A: Performance Specifications Omnia.11 FM All specifications are subject to change without notice. Note: Discrete I/O measurement s have been made in "Bypass" mode. FM composite easurements have been made using the "Proof_of_Perf" preset. enera Audi Speci fications Frequency Response: Complies with the standard 50 or 75 microsecond pre-emphasis curve within ±...
  • Page 70 Stereo Separation: > 65 dB, 30 Hz – 15 kHz. Linear Crosstalk: > -80 dB, main to sub or sub to main channel (referenced to 100% modulation). Non-linear Crosstalk: > -80 dB, main to su b or sub to main channel (referenced to 100% modulation).
  • Page 71 XLR-female, EMI-suppressed. Pin 1 chassis ground, pins 2 and 3 Connector: ansformer isolated, balanced, and floating – AES3 standard 110 ohm impedance. Digital Audio Output Stereo per AES3 standard. Output can be configured in software for flat or pre-emphasized response at 50 or 75 microseconds. Digital Sample Rates: Output sample rates software selectabl e for 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, and 96 kHz.
  • Page 72 Unit requires four EIA rack spaces for mounting. 36 lbs. / 16.3 kg hipping Weight: elos/Omnia Research and Development is constantly working to improve the quality of our products. ctual specifications are subject to change or improvement without notice.

  • Page 73: Appendix B: Troubleshooting/Service/Warranty

    We'll cover some basic troubleshooting techniques for isolating possible Omnia.11 problems in the field, and also how to obtain help or repair service from Omnia. To take complete advantage of this functionality, you only need a standard terminal program for DOS, Windo...

  • Page 74: Electrical And Mechanical Safety Note

    First double-check that the unit is receiving AC Line power. Check the line cord and its connection at both ends. Is the line cord plugged into an outlet that has AC power? Are the blue “11” and the ring around the jog wheel...
  • Page 75 If you need a new card for a unit, it needs to contain a "firstboot" image (this requires the Ethernet cable to be nplugged for one boot while the processor board acquires the I/O board's MAC automatically). n existing card can be reset to the firstboot state by issuing the command reset_firstboot in an ssh session lease contact Omnia Support for assistance.

  • Page 76: Obtaining Service

    Note: To ensure prompt service, the Return Authorization (RA) number must be written prominently on or near the shipping label on the box! Via the World Wide Web The Omnia Web site has a wide variety of information that may be useful for product support, applications http://www.omniaaudio.com/ information, soft ware updates, etc.

  • Page 77: Warranty

    Product must be delivered, shipping prepaid, to: Omnia, 1241 Superior Avenue East, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. Omnia, at its option will either repair or replace the Products and such action shall be the full exten t of Omnia’s obligation under this Warranty.

  • Page 79: Appendix C: Remote Control And Software Update Procedure

    Update Procedure Remote Control The above screenshot shows the Processing screen of the Omnia.11’s built-in remote control applet. This is a Java applet that requires the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from Sun Microsystems, version 1.4 or higher, to be installed on your computer. Once JRE is installed, th Remote Control applet is accessed through the Omnia.11’s built-in web page interface via...
  • Page 80 Once Java is installed on your computer, using a Web browser, connect to the IP address of your Omnia.11 as llows: (see Setup on Page if you need to enter the network parameters into the Omnia.11) 1. Open a standard...

  • Page 81: Remote

    If you are connecting from behind a router / firewall, be sure to forward the TCP ports used for the control and metering data to the Omnia’s local IP address. he factory defaults are Ports 4545 & 4546, respectively. Of note here is that the Java remote screen looks exactly like the front panel of the unit and works similarly, with...

  • Page 82: File Transfer

    Shown below is the top half of the File Transfer screen, which is used for saving and loading user processing presets to and from your computer. Any user presets on the Omnia.11 will show up as buttons under User Presets in the Download Presets section. 2 user presets are shown in the example screenshot above.

  • Page 83: I/O Configuration File Transfer

    Presets are saved as small, text-based files with the “.opr” extension. To upload a previously saved user preset to the Omnia.11, use the file entry box (or the browse button) to enter the path to the preset file name to be uploaded a nd press the “Upload”...

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