Axel Falcon 15 User Manual

Falcon 3i User Manual FM Audio Processor (Rev. 2.0 ENG)

ENG | SAFETY WARNINGS / ISTRUZIONI PER LA SICUREZZA 10 2 SAFETY WARNINGS / ISTRUZIONI PER LA SICUREZZA SAFETY WARNINGS CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IM

APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE | APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE 100 2.1.7 Analog Connection and a RDS Encoder (Loop-Through)

APPENDIX F – FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE | APPENDIX F – FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE 101 21 APPENDIX F – FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE The most recent firmw

APPENDIX F – FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE | APPENDIX F – FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE 102 f. Select the PC serial port on the screen g. Switch off the

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION -FALCON 3I | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION -FALCON 3I 103 22 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION -FALCON 3I GENERAL VALUE Dimension 434x351x44

WEEE Directive – Informativa RAEE | WEEE Directive – Informativa RAEE 104 23 WEEE Directive – Informativa RAEE 11In line with EU Directive 2002/96/

GUARANTEE | GUARANTEE 105 24 GUARANTEE The product is covered by a one-year ex-works manufacturer’s guarantee. Do not open the device. The guarante

FINAL NOTES AND AXEL TECHNOLOGY CONTACT DETAILS | FINAL NOTES AND AXEL TECHNOLOGY CONTACT DETAILS 106 26 FINAL NOTES AND AXEL TECHNOLOGY CONTACT DET

FINAL NOTES AND AXEL TECHNOLOGY CONTACT DETAILS | FINAL NOTES AND AXEL TECHNOLOGY CONTACT DETAILS 107

ENG | SAFETY WARNINGS 11 3 SAFETY WARNINGS The installation and servicing instructions in this manual are for use by qualified personnel only. -

ENG | CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES 12 4 CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES - Lire ces consignes - Conserver ces consignes - Observer tous

ENG | ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA 13 5 ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA - Leggere le presenti istruzioni - Conservare queste is

ENG | WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE 14 6 WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE - Diese Hinweise LESEN - Diese Hinweise AUFHEBEN - Alle Warnhinweise BEAC

ENG | WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE 15 Inpoliger Netzschalter. In Notfälle oder für Wartungsarbeiten Netzkabel trennen. Der Netzstecker fungiert auc

ENG | INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD 16 7 INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD - LEA estas instrucciones - CONSERVE estas instruccione

ENG | INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD 17 El interruptor de alimentación es unipolar. En el caso de peligro, desconecte el cable de alimentac

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION | UNPACKING AND INSPECTION 18 8 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Your equipment was packed carefully at the factory in a containe

FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS | FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS 19 9 FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS 9.1 POWER SUPPLY CABLE A power s

ENG | INTRODUCTION 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...

FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS | FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS 20 9.3 FUSE REPLACEMENT The power supply socket has an integral fuse drawer

FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS | FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS 21 Perform the set-up under static control conditions. Static charges are

FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS | FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS 22 9.5 VENTILATION The equipment will operate as a free-standing unit with

FALCON 3i – GENERAL DESCRIPTION | FALCON 3i – GENERAL DESCRIPTION 23 10 FALCON 3i – GENERAL DESCRIPTION 10.1 FALCON 3I – FRONT PANEL N° CONTROL

FALCON 3i – GENERAL DESCRIPTION | FALCON 3i – GENERAL DESCRIPTION 24 10.2 FALCON 3I - REAR PANEL N° CONTROL NAME FUNCTION 1 “DIGITAL” UN

FALCON 3i – GENERAL DESCRIPTION | FALCON 3i – GENERAL DESCRIPTION 25 5 ANALOG OUTPUT ANALOG audio output of the Falcon 3i audio processor. Ele

BLOCK DIAGRAM OF FALCON 3i | BLOCK DIAGRAM OF FALCON 3i 26 11 BLOCK DIAGRAM OF FALCON 3i

INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE FALCON 3i CONTROL SOFTWARE | INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE FALCON 3i CONTROL SOFTWARE 27 12 INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE FA

INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE FALCON 3i CONTROL SOFTWARE | INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE FALCON 3i CONTROL SOFTWARE 28 5. Select a destination folder o

USE OF THE AUDIO CHANGEOVER ADDRESS MANAGER SOFTWARE | USE OF THE AUDIO CHANGEOVER ADDRESS MANAGER SOFTWARE 29 13 USE OF THE AUDIO CHANGEOVER ADDRES

ENG | INTRODUCTION 3 17.8 FALCON 3I CROSS OVER FREQUENCY ...

USE OF UNIVERSAL REMOTER SOFTWARE | USE OF UNIVERSAL REMOTER SOFTWARE 30 14 USE OF UNIVERSAL REMOTER SOFTWARE The Universal Remoter is powerful cont

USE OF UNIVERSAL REMOTER SOFTWARE | USE OF UNIVERSAL REMOTER SOFTWARE 31 14.2 “SINGLE TARGET MODE” CONNECTION Pressing Single Target Mode establish

USE OF UNIVERSAL REMOTER SOFTWARE | USE OF UNIVERSAL REMOTER SOFTWARE 32 14.3 DIRECT UPLINK VIA MODEM Every time the connection to the Falcon is

USE OF UNIVERSAL REMOTER SOFTWARE | USE OF UNIVERSAL REMOTER SOFTWARE 33 14.4 CONNECTION TO A DIAL-UP MODEM Whenever remote monitoring is require

USE OF UNIVERSAL REMOTER SOFTWARE | USE OF UNIVERSAL REMOTER SOFTWARE 34 modem receives the escape code, it enters the command status. Normally, se

FALCON 3i CONTROL VIA SOFTWARE | FALCON 3i CONTROL VIA SOFTWARE 35 15 FALCON 3i CONTROL VIA SOFTWARE Universal Remoter allows you to control the Fa

FALCON 3i CONTROL VIA SOFTWARE | FALCON 3i CONTROL VIA SOFTWARE 36 15.1 TYPE OF FALCON DEVICE CONNECTED On the left-hand side of the screen, you

FALCON 3i CONTROL VIA SOFTWARE | FALCON 3i CONTROL VIA SOFTWARE 37 15.2 "SETTINGS" SECTION The SETTINGS section contains some general wo

FALCON 3i CONTROL VIA SOFTWARE | FALCON 3i CONTROL VIA SOFTWARE 38 15.2.3 Aux. Settings - SCA inputs The Falcon 3i can have two composite MPX output

THE MPX GENERATOR | THE MPX GENERATOR 39 15.2.5 Audio Preset Manager and Alarm: This section has two sections, called “On Air Audio Preset Change”,

ENG | INTRODUCTION 4 2.1.4 Analog Connection and an RDS Encoder (SideChain)...

THE MPX GENERATOR | THE MPX GENERATOR 40 1.1 MPX SECTION The MPX section contains controls for the two multiplex outputs (MPX OUT-1 and MPX OUT-2)

THE MPX GENERATOR | THE MPX GENERATOR 41 16.1.4 MPX Clipper This value can be settable at between 95% and 105%, the MPX Clipper stage operates wit

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 42 17 AUDIO CONTROL This section of the manual specifies the operating mode of the audio control parameters. The sec

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 43 17.1 AUDIO INPUTS This section contains all the working parameters for the Falcon 3i analog and digital inputs. In

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 44 17.1.2 Phase rotator input In the input stage, the processor generates a phase rotation via a ‘phase rotator’ circu

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 45 17.1.3 Digital Input The balanced digital audio sensitivity ranges from -25dBFs to 0 dBFs, with 0.1dBFs- steps. The

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 46 17.2 AUDIO OUTPUTS This section contains all the working parameters for the Falcon 3i analog output and digital ou

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 47 17.3 SIGNAL GENERATOR One special feature of the Falcon 3i is the internal generator which produces sinusoidal sig

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 48 17.4 AUDIO PRE-PROCESS The two parts which are key to creating your own sound footprint for the station can be fou

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 49 there is no signal applied to the input, the ‘AGC GATED'‘ status is displayed on the screen. This condition i

ENG | INTRODUCTION 5 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 FALCON AUDIO PROCESSOR - VERSIONS AVAILABLE CODE# MODEL COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION A106360000 FALCON

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 50 17.5 AUDIO PROCESS Most audio processors use a combination of internal compressors, limiters, and clippers that a

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 51 Clipping: Clipping the audio waveform has no effect on an acoustics level as long as it is done with moderation.

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 52 17.7 MULTIBAND CONTROL MULTIBAND CONTROL AND MULTIBAND PROCESS /1 In the Multiband control page, you can define th

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 53 17.9 MULTIBAND CONTROL AND MULTIBAND PROCESS /2 The Multiband Process section contains four parameters: Coupling,

AUDIO CONTROL | AUDIO CONTROL 54 17.9.5 Final Limiter Section In the upper part of the control software you can see the Final Limiter with its ind

RDS / RBDS GENERATOR - GENERAL SETUP | RDS / RBDS GENERATOR - GENERAL SETUP 55 1. RDS / RBDS GENERATOR - GENERAL SETUP The Radio Data System (RDS)

RDS / RBDS GENERATOR - GENERAL SETUP | RDS / RBDS GENERATOR - GENERAL SETUP 56 17.10 RDS GENERATOR - RDS ENCODER BLOCK DIAGRAM 17.10.1 On/off, R

RDS / RBDS GENERATOR - GENERAL SETUP | RDS / RBDS GENERATOR - GENERAL SETUP 57 17.11.1 CHARACTER TABLES (FOR RT, PS, PTYN SERVICES) The Falcon 3i

RDS / RBDS GENERATOR - GENERAL SETUP | RDS / RBDS GENERATOR - GENERAL SETUP 58 17.12 FALCON 3I ACCESS RIGHTS In the RDS version, the Falcon 3i

RDS / RBDS GENERATOR - GENERAL SETUP | RDS / RBDS GENERATOR - GENERAL SETUP 59 17.13 STATIC RDS SETTINGS IN THE FALCON 3I The Static RDS section co

ENG | INTRODUCTION 6 1.4 FALCON 3I – DEPLIANT E BROCHURE Falcon 3i DIGITAL AUDIO PROCESSOR HIGHLIGHTS 1. 4-Band digital A

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 60 18 DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 18.1 INTRODUCTION TO DATASET1 The DataSet 1 multifunction menu inc

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 61 18.3 EON/PSN SERVICES IN DATASET 1 The PSN (Programme Service Number) List is used as a refe

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 62 18.4 PI (PROGRAMME IDENTIFIER) CODE The Main Network Panel contains all the settings relatin

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 63 18.5 DI (DECODER IDENTIFIER) DI (DECODER IDENTIFIER): This dropdown menu allows you to selec

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 64

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 65 M/S - Music/Speech is a double status signal which can signal whether music or speech is bei

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 66 18.9 ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES (AF) The alternative frequencies (AF) list or lists provide info

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 67 18.10 AF LIST CONSTRUCTION METHOD First loading procedure (Drag & Drop) Select the

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 68 You can now select the AF list to delete and press OK to delete it. A warning message is

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 69 18.11 “METHOD A” AND “METHOD B” FOR THE AF There are two ways of transmitting the AF lists:

MAIN FEATURES Falcon 3i is a Digital Audio Processor, a Stereo Generator and an RDS encoder, all in a single device, specifically designed for FM

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 70 PROCEDURE B (METHOD B) As mentioned earlier, Method B is used when there are large numbers of

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 71 18.12 RADIO TEXT PANEL Once you have selected the Radio Text panel, you can enter up to 16 Ra

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 72

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 73 18.13 PIN – PTY SERVICES PIN / PTY EDITOR allows you to set up to 32 different PIN / PTY / PT

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 74 Please remember to enable PTY and PTYN groups in the Main RDS SERVICE panel. The group number

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 75 18.14 PROGRAMME SERVICE NAME The Programme Service Name is a text comprising no more than eig

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 76 18.15 VARIABLE PS ITEMS - STANDARD OPERATION The section below outlines some of the standard

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 77 18.16 THE SCHEDULER The Scheduler allows you to organize round-the-clock RDS transmission o

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 78 This section provides working knowledge of the Scheduler’s general features and step-by-step p

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 79 18.16.1 START Check that the clock shows the right current time. Highlight the event to be pr

ENG | INTRODUCTION 8 1.5 COMPARISON TABLE BETWEEN FALCON AUDIO PROCESSOR General Features Falcon 3i Falcon VS Falcon XT Note Price List / MSRP

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 80 18.16.4 SETTING THE SCHEDULER TIME AND DATE The Calendar area allows you to set the date and

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 81 The PSN 02 scheduled in the example above (Event 1) will be active as follows: From 07:10 to

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 82 Day of the WEEK option The event is launched every selected day of the week (in which case, t

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 83 EXAMPLE 8 Event 1: PSN. 00 (Main PS) is the default PS (i.e. It is transmitted whenever

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 84 EXAMPLE 10 (Use of PSN Stopped) Recommended PS scheduling includes a fixed PSN (i.e. 8 charac

DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION | DATASET 1 CONFIGURATION 85 18.17 EON NETWORK CONFIGURATION IN DATASET 1 The Enhanced Other Network feature can be used to

ALTERNATIVE DATASET 2 - CONFIGURATION AND RECALL | ALTERNATIVE DATASET 2 - CONFIGURATION AND RECALL 86 19 ALTERNATIVE DATASET 2 - CONFIGURATION AND

TECHNICAL APPENDIX | TECHNICAL APPENDIX 87 20 TECHNICAL APPENDIX This section provides all the technical explanations, and the connection pinouts to

TECHNICAL APPENDIX | TECHNICAL APPENDIX 88 20.3 APPENDIX C –ETHERNET/LAN CONNECTIONS 20.4 APPENDIX D –USB A/B CONNECTION

TECHNICAL APPENDIX | TECHNICAL APPENDIX 89 1.2 APPENDIX F - GPIO PORT The 15 pin HD SubD GPIO connector on the back of the Falcon 3i features four

ENG | INTRODUCTION 9

TECHNICAL APPENDIX | TECHNICAL APPENDIX 90 1.2.2 GP In connection via external signal activation (TTL) As shown in the diagram below, taking the vo

TECHNICAL APPENDIX | TECHNICAL APPENDIX 91 1.2.3 GP In correspondancy (Internal view) View from the back, ie within the SubD connector 15p HD. Conn

TECHNICAL APPENDIX | TECHNICAL APPENDIX 92 1.2.5 GP Out (Open Collector) correspondence

TECHNICAL APPENDIX | TECHNICAL APPENDIX 93 1.2.6 GP In and GP Out Correspondence – Test Board Circuit

APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE | APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE 94 2 APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE 2.1.1 Analo

APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE | APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE 95 2.1.2 AES/EBU Digital connection b. Falcon 3i connection

APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE | APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE 96 2.1.3 Analog connection and two transmitters c. Falcon 3

APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE | APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE 97 2.1.4 Analog Connection and an RDS Encoder (SideChain) d.

APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE | APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE 98 2.1.5 Analog Connection and an Axel Technology RDS encoder

APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE | APPENDIX G - FALCON 3I CONNECTION EXAMPLE 99 2.1.6 Analog Connection and an Axel Technology RDS encoder