Axel Falcon 15 User Manual

Falcon 35 MKII FM, ST/WEB, TV Digital Audio Processor User Manual (Rev. 3.5) Sede BOLOGNA: Via Caduti Di Sabbiuno 6/F –

SAFETY WARNINGS / ISTRUZIONI PER LA SICUREZZA Page 10 6 SAFETY WARNINGS / ISTRUZIONI PER LA SICUREZZA SAFETY WARNINGS CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ

SAFETY WARNINGS Page 11 7 SAFETY WARNINGS The installation and servicing instructions in this manual are for use by qualified personnel only.

CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES Page 12 8 CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES - Lire ces consignes - Conserver ces consignes - Observer tous

ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA Page 13 9 ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA - Leggere le presenti istruzioni - Conservare queste i

WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE Page 14 10 WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE - Diese Hinweise LESEN - Diese Hinweise AUFHEBEN - Alle Warnhinweise BEA

INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD Page 15 11 INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD - LEA estas instrucciones - CONSERVE estas instruccion

UNPACKING AND INSPECTION ENG Page 16 12 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Your equipment was packed carefully at the factory in a container design

FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS ENG Page 17 13 FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS 13.1 POWER SUPPLY CABLE A power supply cable of ap

FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS ENG Page 18 13.3 FUSE REPLACEMENT The power supply socket has an integral fuse drawer containing the A

I/O BASIC SETTINGS ENG Page 19 14 I/O BASIC SETTINGS 14.1 ANALOG AUDIO INPUT IMPEDANCE The analog input impedance may be set to 600 Ohm,

This manual is for use with the following product : Falcon 35 FM, ST/WEB, TV Axel Technology SRL All Rights Reserv

I/O BASIC SETTINGS ENG Page 20 14.3 50 US / 75 US OUTPUT PREEMPHASIS SETTING (FM VERSION ONLY) The frequency characteristic of analog L

MPX BOARD CONNECTIONS (FM VERSION ONLY) ENG Page 21 15 MPX BOARD CONNECTIONS (FM VERSION ONLY) Available as an option on the FM version,

MPX BOARD CONNECTIONS (FM VERSION ONLY) ENG Page 22 The MPX OUT 1 (BNC connector) provides the FM composite signal + any RDS signal (inte

MPX BOARD CONNECTIONS (FM VERSION ONLY) ENG Page 23 15.2 THE MPX BOARD – BLOCK DIAGRAM

THE ‘SPLIT’ MODE (FM VERSION ONLY) ENG Page 24 16 THE ‘SPLIT’ MODE (FM VERSION ONLY) The MPX SPLIT mode (available as an option on FM ve

THE ‘SPLIT’ MODE (FM VERSION ONLY) ENG Page 25 EXAMPLE N° 1 – SPLIT activation by TTL command (connector internal view) external TT

GENERAL DESCRIPTION ENG Page 26 17 GENERAL DESCRIPTION 17.1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND SIGNALLINGS The processor front panel contains 3

GENERAL DESCRIPTION ENG Page 27 1 ON/OFF Switch: main ON/OFF switch, the LED inside switches on/off accordingly. The power supply socket

GENERAL DESCRIPTION ENG Page 28 17.3 DISPLAY DESCRIPTION 1. ON AIR Preset: shows the current processing curve. The presets ranging fr

AUDIO I/O AND SERIAL PORT WIRING ENG Page 29 18 AUDIO I/O AND SERIAL PORT WIRING Where possible use balanced connections for the audio i

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 3 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS...

AUDIO I/O AND SERIAL PORT WIRING ENG Page 30 8.2.1 Converting between AES/EBU and S/PDIF interfaces There are a number of differences i

AUDIO I/O AND SERIAL PORT WIRING ENG Page 31 18.5 SERIAL PORTS The processor features two optoisolated serial ports for remote control t

BROWSING THE MENU TREE ENG Page 32 19 BROWSING THE MENU TREE This chapter describes all of the parameters and functions you can access

BROWSING THE MENU TREE ENG Page 33 To browse the menu: - The Enter button (or pressing the shuttle knob) has a dual function: to allow a

BROWSING THE MENU TREE ENG Page 34 19.1 FM VERSION – MENU TREE ⏐⎯ FIRMWARE VERSION ⏐⎯ DISPLAY REFERENCES (automatic carousel of B

BROWSING THE MENU TREE ENG Page 35 19.2 ST / WEB VERSION – MENU TREE ⏐⎯ FIRMWARE VERSION ⏐⎯ DISPLAY REFERENCES (automatic carousel

BROWSING THE MENU TREE ENG Page 36 19.3 ‘TV’ VERSION –MENU TREE ⏐⎯ FIRMWARE VERSION ⏐⎯ DISPLAY REFERENCES (automatic carousel of B

I/O CALIBRATION AND SYSTEM SETUP ENG Page 37 20 I/O CALIBRATION AND SYSTEM SETUP The processor is designed for easy installation and se

I/O CALIBRATION AND SYSTEM SETUP ENG Page 38 20.2 ANALOG INPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT Skip this step if you are not using the analog inputs.

I/O CALIBRATION AND SYSTEM SETUP ENG Page 39 20.4 VOICE CONTROL (ST AND FM VERSIONS ONLY) Some human voices (particularly male voices) e

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 4 22.4 FLOOR AGC...

AGC CALIBRATION AND SETUP (FM and ST / WEB versions) ENG Page 40 21 AGC CALIBRATION AND SETUP (FM and ST / WEB versions) 21.1 AGC SPEE

AGC CALIBRATION AND SETUP (FM and ST / WEB versions) ENG Page 41 For best performance, we recommend using Hold = 0Sec (Mode 2) for musica

AGC CALIBRATION AND SETUP (TV version) ENG Page 42 22 AGC CALIBRATION AND SETUP (TV version) 22.1 OPERATIVE PRINCIPLES On the contrary o

AGC CALIBRATION AND SETUP (TV version) ENG Page 43 22.4 FLOOR AGC Floor AGC acts both on the digital and analogue inputs and set the c

SETUP OF DISCRETE (L & R) AUDIO OUTPUT ENG Page 44 23 SETUP OF DISCRETE (L & R) AUDIO OUTPUT 23.1 ANALOG OUTPUT LEVEL You can a

SETUP OF DISCRETE (L & R) AUDIO OUTPUT ENG Page 45 23.4 ANALOG OUTPUT PRE-EMPHASIS The XLRs analog output is intended for applicat

SETUP OF DISCRETE (L & R) AUDIO OUTPUT ENG Page 46 23.6 DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT PRE-EMPHASIS (ST VERSION ONLY) The digital audio output

SETUP OF DISCRETE (L & R) AUDIO OUTPUT ENG Page 47 To enable the output power limiting: DEFAULT SCREEN OUTPUT CALIBRATION menu P

SETUP OF WEB OUTPUT on the ‘ST’ version ENG Page 48 24 SETUP OF WEB OUTPUT on the ‘ST’ version The Web-designed output is recalled by the

SETUP OF MPX OUTPUT (FM version only) ENG Page 49 25 SETUP OF MPX OUTPUT (FM version only) 25.1 MPX OUTPUT LEVEL* The MPX signal (+ any

AVAILABLE VERSIONS Page 5 2 AVAILABLE VERSIONS 2.1 FM VERSION Thanks to its state-of-the-art digital technology, the processor integrates, a

SETUP OF MPX OUTPUT (FM version only) ENG Page 50 25.2 MPX OUTPUT PREEMPHASIS (FM VERSION ONLY)* The Mpx output is with pre-emphasis alw

SETUP OF MPX OUTPUT (FM version only) ENG Page 51 25.4 RDS SIGNAL LEVEL CONTROL (FM VERSION ONLY) *** The processor generated RDS signal

ADDITIONAL SETUP TASKS ENG Page 52 26 ADDITIONAL SETUP TASKS 26.1 SERIAL PORT ENABLING (SERIAL MODULE) The Serial Module menu visualiz

ADDITIONAL SETUP TASKS ENG Page 53 26.3 READING OUT THE FIRMWARE CODE The Firmware Code menu page displays the internal firmware serial

CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE (all versions) ENG Page 54 27 CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE (all versions) 27.1 INTRODUCTION Once you hav

CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE (all versions) ENG Page 55 SUPER BASS PRESET DESCRIPTION LEVEL TYPE BASS LEVEL MID 1 MID 2 MID 3 HIGH WIDE

CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE (all versions) ENG Page 56 • Super Bass Level The Super Bass Level parameter sets the level of the Bass En

CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE (all versions) ENG Page 57 There are two ways to design or customize a curve: A. From among the existing

THE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE (FM , ST/WEB, TV versions) ENG Page 58 - when this option is selected with ‘Enter’, the changes made up until tha

THE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE (FM , ST/WEB, TV versions) ENG Page 59 28.3 MONO-DIRECTIONAL MODE (REMOTE) The picture shows the mono directi

AVAILABLE VERSIONS Page 6 2.2 ST / WEB VERSION The ST version with firmware version newer than 3.10 now includes also WEB processing for diff

THE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE (FM , ST/WEB, TV versions) ENG Page 60 28.4 INSTALLATION A) Using standard Windows procedures, access the PC REM

THE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE (FM , ST/WEB, TV versions) ENG Page 61 28.5 SOFTWARE SETUP Run the program. If it is unable to immediately establ

THE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE (FM , ST/WEB, TV versions) ENG Page 62 It is now possible to set up or modify some modes regarding the software w

THE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE (FM , ST/WEB, TV versions) ENG Page 63 28.9 THE ‘RESTORE’ FUNCTION The ‘Restore’ function allows you to automat

THE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE (FM , ST/WEB, TV versions) ENG Page 64 28.10 BI-DIRECTIONAL CONNECTION MODE As explained earlier, this mode (av

THE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE (FM , ST/WEB, TV versions) ENG Page 65 28.11 THE ‘TARGET NAME AND GROUP NAME’ IDENTIFIERS As explained in the in

THE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE (FM , ST/WEB, TV versions) ENG Page 66 28.13 UNIDIRECTIONAL CONNECTION MODE The unidirectional connection mode is

THE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE (FM , ST/WEB, TV versions) ENG Page 67 The submenus available are the same ones available with the bidirectiona

Using the RDS SECTION (FM version ONLY) ENG Page 68 29 USING THE RDS SECTION (FM version ONLY) The processor includes, as an option, a co

Using the RDS SECTION (FM version ONLY) ENG Page 69 29.2 RDS SERVICES - QUICK SUMMARY PI The PI code consists of four hexadecimal digits

FM VERSION - BLOCK DIAGRAM Page 7 3 FM VERSION - BLOCK DIAGRAM –

Using the RDS SECTION (FM version ONLY) ENG Page 70 29.3 TA REMOTE CONTROL TROUGH OPTO INTERFACE The TA flag may be activated through a

Using the RDS SECTION (FM version ONLY) ENG Page 71 29.4 PS (PROGRAM SERVICE NAME) PANEL Click the PS button to access the main PS messa

Using the RDS SECTION (FM version ONLY) ENG Page 72 EXAMPLE 2 Accordingly to the settings in the picture here eabove, the processor wil

Using the RDS SECTION (FM version ONLY) ENG Page 73 29.7 HINTS AND TIPS ABOUT DYNAMIC PS MODE When programming PS durations in Dynamic m

Using the RDS SECTION (FM version ONLY) ENG Page 74 29.9 AF METHODS A AND B There are two ways to transmit lists of alternative frequenc

Using the RDS SECTION (FM version ONLY) ENG Page 75 As mentioned earlier, Method B is used with high numbers of alternative frequencies an

Using the RDS SECTION (FM version ONLY) ENG Page 76 29.10 HOW TO GET THE RDS OPTION AFTER PURCHASING THE EQUIPMENT The RDS option could

FIRMWARE UPGRADE PROCEDURE ENG Page 77 30 FIRMWARE UPGRADE PROCEDURE The processor comes from the factory with the most recent firmware

FIRMWARE UPGRADE PROCEDURE ENG Page 78 NOTE: depending on the processor version, the two motherboards could present 4 programming Jumper

FIRMWARE UPGRADE PROCEDURE ENG Page 79 J) Select the PC serial port on the screen K) Click Request button. L) Make sure the Ide

ST / WEB VERSION – BLOCK DIAGRAM Page 8 4 ST / WEB VERSION – BLOCK DIAGRAM

FIRMWARE UPGRADE PROCEDURE ENG Page 80 D) Copy (or move) the RDS key (unzipped) into that Firmware_Upgrade folder E) Run the file DAP_

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - FM version ENG Page 81 31 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - FM version GENERAL FEATURES Environmental 0 to 45 °C

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - FM version ENG Page 82 Order-Butterworth) Bass Enhancer Programmable High Thr Level Adj.– 6 to + 6 dB (0.5 dB

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - ST / WEB version ENG Page 83 32 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - ST / WEB version GENERAL FEATURES Environmental

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS - ST / WEB version ENG Page 84 SIGNAL PROCESS FILTERS USER CONTROLS Sampling rate 32 kHz to 96 kHz Super B

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – TV version ENG Page 85 33 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS – TV version GENERAL FEATURES Environmental 0 to 45 °C

WARRANTY ENG Page 86 Mid2 Band Filter Band Pass 1.5Khz-4.8Khz (IIR 4th Order-Butterworth) Mid1 Thr Level Adj.– 6 to + 6 dB (0.5 dB step)

TV VERSION – BLOCK DIAGRAM Page 9 5 TV VERSION – BLOCK DIAGRAM