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Televic TCS5500 Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Installation manual to TCS5500 Televic NV/SA...
  • Page 2 Televic NV. Copyright © 2002 Televic NV. All rights reserved. Installation Manual to TCS5500 Title...

  • Page 3: Tcs5500 Conference & Interpretation System: Installation Manual

    All terms mentioned in this manual that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. Televic NV/SA cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    General Information Safety Information .....................1 Applicable standards ..................2 TCS5500 – the Digital Conference & Interpretation System Overview ......................3 Components of the TCS5500 Conference & Interpretation System ....4 TMS5500 ....................5 TIS5500....................5 Central equipment ..................5 The system cables ..................6 The software control suite (optional) .............6 The technology used ................7...
  • Page 6 The lock functionality ................. 32 The menu buttons ................33 Structure of the CPU5500 central unit’s operating menu ....... 34 Overview ..................... 35 The main menu ................... 36 The conference menu (1 of 2) ............. 37 The conference menu (2 of 2) ............. 38 The interpretation menu (1 of 4) ............
  • Page 7 IP Address ....................72 IP Netmask ...................73 Time .....................73 Date ......................73 CPU5500 Defaults ................73 Init Mode ....................73 Version ....................73 Test .......................73 Reboot ....................73 The language menu – overview ...............74 Usage....................74 Change of subparts ...................75 Interface units..................75 Interpreter desk ..................75 Fault detection ....................76 Survey ....................76 Troubleshooting ....................79 If problems occur …...
  • Page 8 Serial Connection cable ..............103 Connectors ..................104 Cable check ..................110 Appendix F: EU5500 – SPL connections Extension unit (8 branches) ................115 Extension unit (4 loops) ................116 Redundancy options for EU5500 , SPL5525 and Confidea-L units ..... 117...

  • Page 9: General Information

    General Information General Information Safety Information The Televic TCS5500 Digital Conference & Interpretation System is state of the art and has been designed to meet quality. Nevertheless, the individual components of the conference system can cause danger for persons and material assets if the safety requirements are neglected.

  • Page 10: Applicable Standards

    Applicable standards ISO 2603 - 1998 IEC 914 IEC 268 EN 55013 EN 55020 EN 60065 EN 55103-1/-2 IEC60914...

  • Page 11: Tcs5500 - The Digital Conference & Interpretation System

    System Overview If you require high-quality conference and interpretation equipment to support the communication process, then the TCS5500 Digital Conference & Interpretation System is the solution to your problem. The TCS5500 Digital Conference & Interpretation System exploits all the advantages of digital communications technology and offers its users a series of important features: ...

  • Page 12: Components Of The Tcs5500 Conference & Interpretation System

    Components of the TCS5500 Conference & Interpretation System A TCS5500 Digital Conference & Interpretation System basic setup consists of the following components:  TMS5500 (microphone system),  TIS5500 (interpreter system),  CPU5500 (central unit, rack),  system cables,  and if required, the software control suite for the conference system.

  • Page 13: Tms5500

    TCS5500 TMS5500 TMS stands for Televic Microphone System and consists of microphones, loudspeakers, voting units, intercom (room equipment):  INT5500 : delegate controller interface  SPL5525 : digital signal splitter  DM(L)5500 : delegate microphone  CM(L)5500 : chairman microphone ...

  • Page 14: The System Cables

    The CPU5500 central unit is the core of the TCS5500 Digital Conference & Interpretation System. During the conference, the central unit will manage the speech of the delegate units and the interpreter units. The system cables The system cables transmit the digital audio and status information.

  • Page 15: The Technology Used

    It is also possible to use the information contained on the badges. The technology used Both the control and sound transmission of the TCS5500 Digital Conference & Interpretation System are digital, resulting in excellent quality. The language channels are transmitted over a 16 kHz bandwidth at a 16-bit resolution.

  • Page 16: Ps5500

    Solution: TIS: 6 * 5W = 30W TMS: 3 * 10 * 5W = 150W We need a power supply with a capacity of min. 180W. The power supply 48V/10A can exactly produce 480W (branches 533W out of the net), but there must be a reasonable reserve of 20%.
  • Page 17 TCS5500 Connectivity  The 230 V mains is connected to the PS5500 by means of a male connector at the back of the power supply. switched mains outlet is available at the rear of the frame.  six female Phoenix connectors are provided at the rear of the PS5500 1U to branch off the 48 V ...

  • Page 18: Some Important Data

    Some important data  The distance between the central unit CPU5500 and the first interface unit INT5500 or splitter SPL5525 in the branch, may maximum be 100 m .  The distance between two splitters SPL5525 may be max.  One branch may maximum consist of 10 interface units or Splitters (depending of the total length of the system cable).

  • Page 19: Tms Room Equipment

    TCS5500 TMS room equipment From the central unit a TMS-network starts consisting of interface units. On these interface units, microphones, channel selectors, voting panels and loudspeaker units are connected. There are models to be placed on the table and others are surface mounted.
  • Page 20 Technical data Dimensions (H x W x D) 85 x 182 x 42 mm Mounting Dimensions (H x W x D) See drawing below Weight Ca. 950 g Color Stainless steel Housing Metal Part Number 71.67.5046 Fig.: INT5500 dimensions The interface units can be mounted (screwed) at the bottom of the tables.

  • Page 21: Digital Signal Splitter (Spl5525)

    TCS5500 Digital Signal Splitter (SPL5525) The SPL5525 makes it possible to connect Confidea wireless delegate units, Confidea–L delegate units , Wireless Confidea access Point, flushmount combi panels and Oled DCSL , to the TMS bus of the CPU5500. Each SPL5525 has 4 ports to which 20 devices can be connected in daisy chain.

  • Page 22: Table Top Units

    Table top units Interphone: the handsets (IHS5500) The connection must always be done on a MIC and DCS port with the same number! Four interphone handsets can be connected to one interface. Encoder settings To set the intercom number of the handset you need to adjust two rotary switches on the circuit board.

  • Page 23: Units For Flush Mounting

    TCS5500 Units for flush mounting Microphones (DML5500, CML5500, DML5500/XLR and CML5500/XLR) Fig.: CML5500 Fig.: DML5500 Fig.: DML5500/XLR Fig.: CML5500/XLR At the bottom you find a 10-pin shielded modular RJ jack: a connection is made with the microphone input of the interface with a black (dark gray) cable.
  • Page 24 PB2  Jumper needed when a standard 2-thread microphone is used. This is the default setting. Remove the jumper when a 3-thread microphone is used. Dip switches settings Switches 1 and 2 can be used to adjust the microphone amplification. Switch1 Switch2 Amplification 11 (+20.8dB)
  • Page 25 TCS5500 Channel selectors, voting panels & loudspeakers LS5500 : Loudspeaker. DCSL5500 : Delegate channel selector with LCD backlighting. MMP5500 : Microphone management and message panel.* LCP5500 : Level control panel. V3P5500 : Voting Panel with 3 buttons. V5P5500 : Voting Panel with 5 buttons.
  • Page 26 CPU5500 WARNING AUX OUT / T 3.15 A L ( 230 V) CONTROL T 7 A L ( 115 V) USB - FDD ELECTRICAL COM 2 LPT1 HAZARD. AUTHORIZED AUX OUT 1 AUX IN 2 AUX IN 1 PERSONNEL ONLY. KEYB COM 1 AUX OUT / CONTROL...
  • Page 27 TCS5500 Fig.: dimensional drawing DML5500 / CML5500  VTP5500 / VFP5500 / VTB5500 / VFB5500 / V3P5500 / V5P5500 / V3B5500 / V5B5500 / Mounting Flush mounting Dimensions (H x W) 50 x 135 mm Cut/out Dimensions (H x W) Approx.
  • Page 28  DCSL5500 / O(LED)DCSL 5500 Mounting Flush mounting Dimensions (H x W) 50 x 135 mm Cut/Out Dimensions (H x W) Approx. 45 x 120 mm Height of characters 8 mm Weight Ca. 140 g Color Matt black Front Plate Steel Part Number DCSL 5500 71.67.5051...
  • Page 29 TCS5500 The ODCSA connects in daisy chain wiring to a SPL5525. For a detailed picture please refer to the picture for the DCS5500 unit. The cutout dimensions are the same but 90 degrees rotated. CPU 5500 WARNING AUX OUT / T 3.15 A L (...

  • Page 30: Headphone

    Fig.: dimensional drawing LS5500 Headphone Tel 151 The TEL 151 lightweight dynamic delegate headphones were especially developed for modern conference applications. It is provided with a 1.5 m connection cable with a 3.5 mm mono jack connector. As an option, hard shells are available to replace the soft ear pads TEL 10 The TEL10 professional dynamic headphones were especially developed for simultaneous interpretation applications and are...

  • Page 31: Microphone

    5-pins XLR connector. Memory chip card CC5500 The Televic memory chip card CC5500 allows for easy personalization of the voting procedure. They can be customized as follows (per min 100 pieces):  only a serial number ...

  • Page 32: Tis Interpreter Equipment

    TIS Interpreter equipment Interpreter desk (ID5500) The interpreter desk has 2 RJ-45 jacks to interconnect the desk in TCS 5500-D the TIS network. The RJ jacks are labeled IN and OUT. Via a system cable the interpreter desk can be connected to the central relay 1 relay 2 relay 3...

  • Page 33: Central Unit

    Central unit Basic equipment of the central unit (CPU5500) The heart of the TCS5500 system is the central unit CPU5500. At the back of the central unit you can see the in- and outputs of the different boards present in the central unit. The numbers on the figure correspond with the explanation below in the figure.
  • Page 34  PC TIS: PC control suite INTSYS (interpreter management) running and connected to the CPU5500  FTP: FTP session open  TELNET: TELNET session open  CAMERA: camera option selected  OP.DESK: operator desk option selected 4. F1 menu button 5.

  • Page 35: Supplementary Boards In The Central Unit

    TCS5500 24. Serial Port COM2 connector 25. USB-FDD connector: service applications only 26. LPT1 parallel port: service applications only 27. AUX OUT / CONTROL port with D-SUB15 connector 28. Analog Output AUX OUT 1 with XLR-3M socket for balanced output signal 29.
  • Page 36 When more than 4 TMS branches (or 2 TIS branches), an extension unit (EU5500) can be used. With the extension unit, 8 branches are created. The extension unit is connected with the cental unit via a regular TMS or TIS port and a clockport(*). The number of extension units is unlimited.

  • Page 37: Technical Data

    TCS5500 Input Analog input (reference: -10dBFS digital) [dBV] [dBu] [mV] -14.3 -12.0 -2.3 AOP: Analog output panel This panel is used to output a selected channel of the TMS-network on an 3pin XLRM connector front mounted. The channel can be chosen by pushing the ‘up’...

  • Page 38: Operation

    Operation With control PC(s), Ethernet connection The PC(s) and CPU5500 must have access to the same Ethernet network. Setting the appropriate network parameters in the TMS and TIS control software enables communication on an Ethernet based TCP/IP network. WARNING AUX OUT / T 3.15 A L ( 230 V) CONTROL...

  • Page 39: Configuring The Conference System

    TCS5500 Configuring the conference system Overview This chapter provides instructions on how to:  operate the CPU5500 User Interface,  initialize the microphone system,  set the operating microphone mode,  adjust the audio settings for the loudspeaker,  activate and configure the auxiliary inputs and outputs, ...

  • Page 40: Introduction To The Cpu5500 Central Unit's Operating Menu

    The startup display After turning on the central unit(which takes about one minute), the start display appears, showing the TCS5500 Digital Conference & Interpretation System main menu where you can choose between five menu choices (when ENTER has been pressed): ...

  • Page 41: The Menu Buttons

    TCS5500 unlock the menu. When the buttons are released the locking symbol ) will disappear from the lower right corner of the main menu. Note: The locking symbol also appears on certain central units in a coupled environment. Specifically, they appear on the slave central units.

  • Page 42: Structure Of The Cpu5500 Central Unit's Operating Menu

    Structure of the CPU5500 central unit’s operating menu The menu trees on the following pages can be used as a quick reference guide when configuring the conference menu. In the menu tree the following information is given for each menu item: ...

  • Page 43: Overview

    TCS5500 Overview  The main menu item and the main menu.  The Conference menu – Part 1 of 2  The Conference menu – Part 2 of 2  The Interpreter menu – Part 1 of 4  The Interpreter menu – Part 2 of 4 ...

  • Page 44: The Main Menu

    The main menu Select Select Volume=_______ CPU5500 Enter 1 Conference Exit P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 Exit CPU5500 Menu locked/ 2 Interpretation unlocked CPU5500 3 Aux-In/Out Aux Out 1 Volume =00 XLR=00 Select Channel=00 Status =OFF Aux Out 6 Volume =00 HP/LS=00 Select Channel=00...

  • Page 45: The Conference Menu (1 Of 2)

    TCS5500 The conference menu (1 of 2) Page | 37...

  • Page 46: The Conference Menu (2 Of 2)

    The conference menu (2 of 2) Page | 38...

  • Page 47: The Interpretation Menu (1 Of 4)

    TCS5500 The interpretation menu (1 of 4) Page | 39...

  • Page 48: The Interpretation Menu (2 Of 4)

    The interpretation menu (2 of 4) Page | 40...

  • Page 49: The Interpretation Menu (3 Of 4)

    TCS5500 The interpretation menu (3 of 4) Page | 41...

  • Page 50: The Interpretation Menu (4 Of 4)

    The interpretation menu (4 of 4) Page | 42...

  • Page 51: The Aux-In/Out Menu (1 Of 2)

    TCS5500 The AUX-IN/OUT menu (1 of 2) Page | 43...

  • Page 52: The Aux-In/Out Menu (2 Of 2)

    The AUX-IN/OUT menu (2 of 2) Page | 44...

  • Page 53: The System Menu (1 Of 2)

    TCS5500 The System menu (1 of 2) Page | 45...
  • Page 54 The System menu (2 of 2) Page | 46...
  • Page 55 TCS5500 The Language menu (1 of 1) Page | 47...

  • Page 56: Working With The Main Menu

    Working with the main menu The main screen The main screen contains two important elements. The first is a Volume = volume bar that can be altered using the jog wheel. During a conference the volume can be set lower or higher when necessary. The second element is an indication of the ports.

  • Page 57: The Conference Menu - Overview

    To operate the microphone system of each delegate the conference system needs to initialize the microphone system. Initializing the microphone system The first time you start using the TCS5500 Digital Conference & Conference Interpretation System in a new set-up you have to begin with an 5 Initialise Units initialization.

  • Page 58: Choosing The Conference Mode

    In case you want to delete a conference unit from the configuration, you have to select the microphone number on the central unit in the Delete Unit menu item. Once you have selected the appropriate Delete Unit number and pressed the ENTER button, then you can remove the Micro Number=01 conference unit.
  • Page 59 TCS5500 conference unit is in request, the red signal ring of the microphone will flash if this option is selected.  With request no clear: enables the participant to send a request to the conference operator. However, he cannot cancel his request.

  • Page 60: Max Number Of Simultaneously Active Microphones

    Max number of simultaneously active Conference microphones 2 Max # Microphones In the operating mode No request, With request, With request – No Clear and Direct Access the maximum number of microphones Max # Microphones which may be active is relevant. This number can be set in the Max Max Micro=4 # Microphones menu item.
  • Page 61 TCS5500 Automatic gain reduction # active microphones The limiter Gain is used to achieve a constant level of audio output Micro from the microphone. When the delegate raises or lowers his voice, 2 Limiter Gain or changes the distance from the microphone, the level can change.

  • Page 62: Resetting The Microphone System

    Limiter Gain Gate Gate Input level [dBr] Micro Micro couple is used to couple two microphones together, so that if 3 Micro Couple one microphone is activated, the other is automatically activated as well. Micro Couple 1. 0000/0000 This menu allows to activate/deactivate the coupling of 2.
  • Page 63 TCS5500 The Test Tone comes in useful when you are testing the loudspeakers of the delegate units. Activate the Test Tone option whenever you are not sure that the loudspeaker of a delegate unit is working correctly. The Test Units option will activate the LEDs of all delegate units Options one by one in the sequence they were initialized.

  • Page 64: The Conference Menu - Example

    The conference menu - example Suppose the following circumstances apply: a TCS5500 Digital Conference & Interpretation System needs to be set up in a conference room in which a meeting with 10 participants will occur. One of these participants is a chairman and the participants will have to vote during the conference.
  • Page 65 TCS5500 Changing the delegate microphone settings The audio settings of the delegate microphone can be changed if for instance the gain is to high (with Larsen as effect) when multiple microphones are activated. The automatic gain reduction setting of the conference units can be changed by following the next sequence of steps.
  • Page 66 acknowledgment, this means that the conference unit is initialized.  Go back to the CPU5500 central unit and press the ENTER button to save the configuration. To add a conference unit, execute the Add Unit menu option. The red signal ring of the new conference units will start flashing. Press its MICRO button to initialize it.

  • Page 67: The Interpreter Menu - Overview

    Once the PRIOR button is released, the conference can proceed again in its normal operation. The interpreter menu - overview Next to the conferencing functionalities of the TCS5500 Digital Conference & Interpretation System we have an interpreter system. The interpreter system works closely with the interpreter desk units (ID5500), so you have to have access to these units when you want to use the interpreter system.

  • Page 68: Configuration

    The first booth is assigned to the English language, this means that its A channel is assigned to ENG. The second booth is assigned the French language, so its A channel is assigned to FRE and the third booth is assigned to the German language so its A channel will be GER.
  • Page 69 TCS5500 booth, the maximum number of channels and the operating mode between and within the booths. Maximum booths and desks The maximum number of booths that need to be configured can be Options set in the "Max # Booth" menu item. There can be a maximum of 1 Max # Booth 58 booths selected.

  • Page 70: Channel Configuration

    Mixed mode: more than one interpreter can translate to the same language. The audio signals of the translation are mixed and the interpreters are notified of this mixed audio signal by the flashing of their microphone indication led when they are translating simultaneously.

  • Page 71: Auto-Floor

    TCS5500 B channel The B channel can have a number of languages of which the interpreter is able to choose from at his interpreter desk. Within this menu item, the languages that can be selected can be defined. By using the jog wheel, any defined channel/language can be chosen.
  • Page 72 Booth 1 Booth 2 Booth 3 Booth 4 English FLOOR Russian German French English In the next illustration, Russian is the floor speech and the auto- floor facility is enabled for the Russian interpreter’s desk. This interpreter selects outgoing channel B and automatically relays an English translation of the floor speech as auto-floor to all other interpreter desks.

  • Page 73: Initializing The Interpreter System

    TCS5500 Initializing the interpreter system When the full initialization of the interpreter system is executed, all Interpretation of the red signal rings of the interpreter units will start flashing. 2 Initialise Units Press the MICRO button to send the configuration data to the central unit.
  • Page 74  Loudspeaker channel: this option allows the loudspeaker Advanced channel to be selectable or to be prefixed to the floor 2 LS Channel channel selection or headphone channel selection.  Limiter Gain : The limiter is similar to the one used in Advanced conference and can be used to adjust the level of ID5500 3 Limiter Gain...
  • Page 75 TCS5500  Intercom mode: when "Disabled" is selected, then no Advanced intercom functionality is allowed. When set to "Intercom 13 Intercom Mode Nr=Booth Nr" then intercom is possible, and the intercom number is equal to the assigned booth number. When "Individual Nr"...

  • Page 76: The Interpreter Menu - Example

    The interpreter menu - example In short, following overview provides the different steps to set up a interpreter system: 1. Define the number of booths via 2.Interpretation/1.Configuration/3.Options/1.Max # Booth . 2. Define the number of desks per booth via 2.Interpretation/1.Configuration/3.Options/2.Max # Booth/Desk .

  • Page 77: Auxiliary Menu - Overview

    TCS5500 Auxiliary menu – overview Usage CPU5500 The auxiliary menu is used to configure all analog inputs and analog outputs of the CPU5500 central unit. A number of external 3 Aux-In/Out devices, like a CD player or a microphone with preamplifier, could be connected to the auxiliary input.

  • Page 78: The Inputs

    The inputs Aux-In/Out The system has two auxiliary inputs. These inputs are labeled AUX IN 1 and AUX IN 2 at the back of the CPU5500 central unit. The 7 Aux In 1 two inputs are both XLR-3F connectors. Aux In 1 The same setting possibilities apply as for the output channels.

  • Page 79: System Menu - Overview

    TCS5500 System menu – overview Usage The system menu contains system wide monitoring and CPU5500 configuration options. Following options are present: 4 System 1. Peripherals 2. Miscellaneous 3. IP Address 4. IP Netmask 5. Time 6. Date 7. CPU5500 defaults 8.

  • Page 80: Miscellaneous

    4. UDP Config : this option sets the UDP Port, the Camera UDP IP address and the protocol 4 UDP Config (TLVCAM1..6) 5. UDP Display : this option sets the protocol used, Camera the address, the number of lines and 5 UDP Display the number of characters OPERATOR DESK:...

  • Page 81: Ip Netmask

    TCS5500 IP Netmask System The IP Netmask of the CPU5500 Central unit can be set through 4 IP Netmask this menu item. IP Netmask When the netmask has been changed, the CPU5500 will have to be rebooted. 255.255.128. Time The time of the CPU5500 central unit can be changed through this System menu item.

  • Page 82: The Language Menu - Overview

    The language menu – overview Usage The language menu is used to change the language of the CPU5500 CPU5500 Vx.xx menu. There are 6 languages to choose from: 5 Menu Language  English  French Menu Language  Dutch 1 Choose Language ...

  • Page 83: Change Of Subparts

    TCS5500 Change of subparts Interface units No microphones connected on the interface Simply change the interface unit by a new one. Nothing else needs to be done. Microphones connected on the interface  With operation PC Manual replacement: Change the interface unit. It is not necessary to shut down the CPU5500.

  • Page 84: Fault Detection

    INT5500 connected to the CPU5500. Log mode 70 : Gives a list of DSP and FPGA software version for each ID5500 connected to the CPU5500. Custom : Special debug loggings (Televic R&D only)  Interface test. Page | 76...
  • Page 85 TCS5500 There is no communication with the PC a) The system starts with the green 'request' LEDs of the TMS5500 system blinking. This means there the interfaces are not in sync with the central unit. b) The system starts with the green 'request' LEDs of the TMS5500 system blink 3 time shortly, a pause, and then again 3 times blinking.

  • Page 87: Troubleshooting

    Maintenance and care Use a damp cloth for cleaning the components of the conference system from time to time. Never use solvent-containing cleansers, as these could damage the surfaces of the components. Troubleshooting ● 79 Installation manual to TCS5500...

  • Page 89: Appendix A: Int5500 Connections

    1 channel selector DCSL 5500 The DCS(L)5500 units connected to the DCS ports of the INT5500 allows the user to listen to a chosen channel. Microphones can be connected to the MIC ports. Appendix A ● 81 Installation manual to TCS5500...
  • Page 90 1 Microphone – 1 voting panel INT 5500 DML 5500 V5B 5500 DML 5500 V5B 5500 DML 5500 DML 5500 The V5P5500/ V3P5500/ V5B5500 and V3B5500 units have an INT interface and can be directly connected to the DCS ports of the INT5500.

  • Page 91: Special Configurations

    The master microphone panel must be connected to port number 1 or 3 of the INT5500. This microphone panel must contain the shared microphone and audio path. Appendix A ● 83 Installation manual to TCS5500...
  • Page 92 The slave microphone panel must be connected to the INT5500 port number of the first microphone plus 1 (2 or 4). A mix of DML5500/DML5500-slave microphones and normal CML/DML5500 microphones on the same INT5500 is possible as long as the first two points are respected. LS5500 loudspeakers must be connected to the corresponding DCS-ports and will be muted together if one of the two DML5500/ DML5500-slave microphones is switched on.
  • Page 93  Push and release the DML5500-slave microphone button.  Release the DML5500 microphone button. DM5500-slave first assigned  Hold down the DML5500 microphone button.  Push and release the DML5500-slave microphone button.  Release the DML5500 microphone button. Appendix A ● 85 Installation manual to TCS5500...

  • Page 95: Appendix B: Camera Control Protocol

    Appendix B: Camera Control Protocol Overview The TCS5500 Digital Conference & Interpretation System supports a camera control. The commands which the camera control should understand will be described shortly. The camera control must be connected to the CPU5500 central unit through a RS232 connection (or Ethernet).

  • Page 96: Examples

    STX = start transmit char (0x25 = ‘%’) ETX = end transmit char (0x0D) CRC = 16 bit sum of the ASCII characters between STX and CRC We will adopt a certain notation to explain the messages sent. All separate entities in a message are represented between curly brackets.
  • Page 97 When the camera control system should reset itself to its start position, then the following message will be received: %1r000052 When all microphones are deactivated simultaneously, then the following message received: %V00000116 Appendix A ● 89 Installation manual to TCS5500...

  • Page 99: Appendix C: Operator Desk Protocol

    Appendix D Appendix C: Operator Desk Protocol Overview The TCS5500 Digital Conference & Interpretation System supports a control panel such as AMX, Crestron (ie Dataton, …). The commands which the control panel should understand will be described shortly. The control panel must be connected to the CPU5500 central unit through a RS232 connection.

  • Page 100: Commands

    Commands All commands sent by the CPU5500 central unit start with a ‘%’ sign. The last character is a character which states the end of the transmission. Just before the end of transmission character, there are four characters within the command sent to the control panel which account for the CRC checksum.

  • Page 101: Examples

    If the same microphone is deactivated, then the following message is sent to the control panel from the central unit: %1l001015E. The control panel must acknowledge this command by sending the ACK character back to the central unit. Appendix E ● 93 Installation manual to TCS5500...
  • Page 102 If the microphone with number ‘002’ goes into request mode, then the following message is sent to the control panel from the central unit: %1D0020137. The control panel must acknowledge this command by sending the ACK character back to the central unit. When all microphones should be turned of, then the following command is sent to the control panel from the central unit: %1E000D6.

  • Page 103: Appendix D: Messenger Control Panel

    Appendix D: Messenger Control panel Overview The TCS5500 Digital Conference & Interpretation System supports a messenger control panel. The messenger panel enables the conference manager to answer a request initiated by a delegate. To use the messenger panel a ‘messenger button’ has to be provided on the microphone panel.

  • Page 105: Appendix E: Cables And Connectors

    Mic IN + grey Mic IN - orange Mic AGND black Mic 5V Mic DGND green PS Digital yellow Mic Call blue Mic Reset brown Mic Leds pink Mic Req Led Appendix E ● 97 Installation manual to TCS5500...

  • Page 106: Dcs5500 Connection Cable (Shielded)

    DCS5500 Connection Cable (Shielded) All DCS units are connected to the interface units with this type of gray cable. There are cables of 0.5m, 1m, 2m, 3m and 5m. Cable Connector Function CABLE 4PR. RJ45-8P FTP 26AWG CAT.5e 71.67.5105 71.67.5110 71.67.5120 71.67.5130 71.67.5150...

  • Page 107: Clk Cable Eu5500

    (8 contacts position) loaded) loaded) FTP 24 AWG CAT.5e 71.60.4002 Not loaded White/orange Orange White/Green CLK OUT - Blue CLK IN + White/Blue CLK IN - Green CLK OUT+ White/Brown Brown Not loaded Appendix E ● 99 Installation manual to TCS5500...

  • Page 108: Rsu - Rmu Cable (Roomcoupling)

    RSU – RMU cable (roomcoupling) This cable is to be used for connections between RSU and RMU Remark : Cat 6 is absolutely necessary !! Cable Connector 1 Connector 2 Function RJ45-10p 10c RJ45-10p 10c RJ45-10p 10c CABLE 4PR. (contact position) (8 contacts (8 contacts loaded)

  • Page 109: 14-P Flat Cable

    DCS interface, to a channel selector. Cable Connector 1 Connector 2 Function 6 pos micro 6 pos micro 14 pos flat cable match connector, match connector, male male CLK IN DATA IN DATA OUT CR SW CR Appendix E ● 101 Installation manual to TCS5500...

  • Page 110: Power Cable (48V)

    The Ethernet network is constructed with these kind of cables. The CPU5500, Control PC’s, RSU5500, etc must all be connected on the same Ethernet network with these kind of red cables. The cables are custom-made by Televic according the exact length. Cable Connector Function CABLE 4PR.

  • Page 111: Serial Connection Cable

    The schema of the cable described above is actually a null-modem cable. This means that a standard null-modem cable can be used to connect the central unit with a camera control system. Appendix E ● 103 Installation manual to TCS5500...

  • Page 112: Connectors

    Connectors 15-SubD connector On the 15p-SubD connector AUX1 to AUX6 unbalanced outputs are available as well as 3 reserved control lines 3-pin XLR connector This connector is the most common one to be used for professional audio. XLRM connectors are used for the analog output on the AOP5500 and XLRF connectors are used as analog input on the AIP5500.
  • Page 113 ID5500 or DML(CML)5500/XLR. Pin assignment, 5-pin XLR Pin 1 Pin 2 Signal + Pin 3 Pin 4 LED + Pin 5 LED - Fig.: 5-pin XLR socket, female Fig.: 5-pin XLR connector, male Appendix E ● 105 Installation manual to TCS5500...
  • Page 114 Headphone connector/ external microphone connector The interpreter desks (ID5500), DCS(L)5500 and DCSA5500 units have a 3.5mm stereo phone jack for headphone connection. On the ID5500 there is also a 3.5 mm stereo phone jack for external microphone connection. The TEL 151 and Tel 10 both have a 3.5 mm mono phone jack. Pin assignment, Pin assignment, 3.5 mm stereo jack,...
  • Page 115 DCS interface to a channel selector. This connector is not used if the voting panel has an INT interface. Then, there is a direct connection to the INT5500. Appendix E ● 107 Installation manual to TCS5500...
  • Page 116 Pin assignment, AMP Micro Match 6pos, card reader Pin 1 Pin 2 CLK IN Pin 3 DATA IN Pin 4 DATA OUT CR Pin 5 SW CR Fig.: AMP micro match 6pos connector, female Pin 6 SUBD 9 connector This connector is used for operation with an operator desk or camera control system.
  • Page 117 Phoenix contact A phoenix contact is used to provide the EU5500 and FOC5501 with 48 Volt. Pin assignment, Phoenix contact Pin 1 GND 48V Pin 2 EARTH Pin 3 Fig.: Phoenix connector Appendix E ● 109 Installation manual to TCS5500...

  • Page 118: Cable Check

    The cabling of the TMS and TIS network can be checked with a cable tester for example the CTT5500 and CTR5500. In the following the test procedure will be explained. Test equipment Televic cable tester transmitter CTT5500 Fig.: CTT5500 Page | 110...
  • Page 119 Note that the TMS5500 and TIS5500 network uses RJ45 connectors in stead of the SUBD 9 connectors which were used in previous versions of the Televic conference system. Therefore a connector converter is necessary to test the cabling in the network.
  • Page 120 General setup Connect the transmitter on one end of the cable you want to test and the receiver on the other end. Use a connector converter if necessary. Connector converter Connector converter Transmitter Reciever Fig.: Cable test, general setup Start test 1.
  • Page 121 S norm signal line 2 S>S norm Signal line 1 S min short-circuit with S norm power line 6 S>S norm Power line 6 S min short-circuit with mass S norm Appendix E ● 113 Installation manual to TCS5500...

  • Page 122: Appendix F

    Appendix F: EU5500 – SPL connections Page | 114...

  • Page 123: Extension Unit (8 Branches)

    INFO EXTERNAL SPL5525 Not compatible with SDC8200 units ! No loops allowed Loop ( dual branche) functionality only effective if no other delegate unit types then Confidea-L are used in the loop Appendix E ● 115 Installation manual to TCS5500...

  • Page 124: Extension Unit (4 Loops)

    Extension unit (4 loops) 71.61.5052 EU5500-L (4 loops) Loop4 Loop3 Loop2 Loop1 CLOCK INFO EXTERNAL SPL5525 Not compatible with SDC8200 units ! No loops allowed Loop ( dual branche) functionality only effective if no other delegate unit types then Confidea-L are used in the loop Page | 116...

  • Page 125: Redundancy Options For Eu5500 , Spl5525 And Confidea-L Units

    Loop ( dual branche) functionality only effective if no other delegate unit types then Confidea-L are used in the loop Redundancy for cables , Redundancy Redundancy for cables and SPL5525 and EU5500-L for cables SPL5525 Appendix E ● 117 Installation manual to TCS5500...

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