ALCO Professional™ Reporter Broadcast
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1. the contacts name Preview offline report Allow previewing a report when no call is in progress EB Preview Offline Report Playlist Manager Open the Playlist manager Send File Select a phonebook contact by clicking on the contact and then select and send file ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator O Ej ALCO Contacts Actions Help admin Panel Options Using this Options window you can change the following 1 Incoming codec for a call 2 Call type selection lets you select for all outgoing calls either as a Host or as a Reporter or to select the call type using the call type selection window which pops up before a call start 3 Input output devices for calls Admin Panel The Admin Panel is available only to a logged in Station Host fea Administrator Panel ADMINISTRATOR PANEL stationHost stationUseri Station ID NewStation stationUser2 User Limit 6 Create User Add User De ete User e Create User Station host can create station users in either of the ways 1 Add User Host is directed to create ALCO ID dialog with the current station ID Creates a new user and automatically adds the new user to the contact list of other station users Username is specified by Station Admin and can never be changed although the password can be changed 2 Invite User Station Admin can send an email invitation to the users to create their own ALCO acc2. ALCO Professional Reporter Broadcast Version 11 4 0 User Manual October 2012 Table of Contents TOUCA ssa e GS od onesies sd aa EFeaturescina Parameters sara raias ta N System Regue mEn S sorrerara oia Cos uEs Tas apa aas Downloading ALCO Professional Reporter CCO ae 5 22 cians ona eee ewe eia HOM OG assess atv cca se eed crete Seles esc cia susie ator E ek DONOS oct tases nec Ai aC de RU a a cb Play iSt E ade Cel 35255 RR a RE RR RR Introduction ALCO Professional Broadcast is an integrated IP audio Software Codec Soft Codec designed specifically to meet the demands of the broadcast industry for a high quality Internet audio link solution that provides outstanding audio quality with low latency and high connectivity It is a reliable IP link based on proprietary ATC Labs Audio Technology and proprietary low delay high fidelity audio compression technology Be it sports venue or concert hall field reporters can deliver high quality crystal clear audio to broadcasting stations all with extremely low audio coding delay ALCO Professional Broadcast uses any available IP network such as 2G 3G wireless or wired Internet amp hotspots ALCO Professional Broadcast allows the field reporter to transmit live onsite news for on air broadcast cost effectively and reliably over any available IP network including wireless broadband ALCO Professional Broadcast supports advanced features such
3. a new station to fill in the Station creation details 2 Fill in the other details of the Account creation dialog to create an ALCO ID Zil Create Account e s fl Create Account Co e ATC Labs Ae mem YY ATC Labs A ada Yi Personal Details Personal Details reter atm DT Account Creation Details Server ATC Labs USA Server v Change Station ID catin Aili dlik hira t tati Last Name Account Creation Details ATC Labs USA Server hd i mir DT Used in case of forgotten password Required Field Create Close The ALCO ID you created will be the ALCO ID for the host of the new station As a Station host you have the following privileges e Add users to your station e Delete users from your station e Invite users to join your station The station ID and the password will be used by any other person who wishes to join the station during the creation of the ALCO ID with the specified Station ID The maximum number of users that can be created within a station depends on the type of the license purchased Station ID Field Please make sure that all the members colleagues reporters at your radio station specify the same station ID in order to be able to search for your colleagues reporters and add them to your list ATC Labs USA Server Y atdabs APON Aamir GK OSIS i SISAL Change Station ID While creating an ALCO ID with a station other than the atcl
4. abs station click on change station ID to pop up the following dialog box and fill in the Station ID you are willing to join and also give its password How to use Signing In Ad i pe ALCO Professiona Aro g ALCO Tools Help Server Location ATC Labs USA Server Log In using your ALCO ID and password Server Location Server Location ATC Labs USA Server e ATC Labs USA Server This login makes use of the ATC Labs Server and makes available all the server contacts as well as fixed IP contacts e Local Login Allows only fixed IP contacts Interface Overview ALDE ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator EI lrg ALCO Contacts Actions Tools Help Host ALCO ATC Labs Server Login r E k Reporter One Reporter Two as Chat Reporter Three SE Call START PHONEBOOK Menu ALC ie ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator 3 ALCO Contacts Actions Tools Help ALCO Using this menu the logged in user can change the online status edit profile change password logout close the application minimize to taskbar and exit the application e e ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator f3 Contacts Actions Tools Help Online Status Online ES Edit Your Profile Busy N Change Password Invisible gt LogOut E Close O Exit Edit your profile You can edit the following elements of your profile First Name Last Name Email ID P
5. act s name 2 Click on button to start the conference 3 To end the Conference click on ES button Chat as Host When you start a chat you are the host of the chat and can perform the following actions 1 Add more participant s to the chat 2 Drop participant s from chat ILCO Profeggonal Srosdeast Communicator oniactr Actions Tock Help Host ALCO ATC Labs Server Login Eh Close Chat Chat participants Entered Chats display Add to Chat button Enter Chat Opened Ch ts button Currently opened Chats Host side view of a Conference Chat Drop Participant ofa Chat Participant ofa Conference Chat ALCE E ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator ALCO Contacts Actions Tools Help Reporter Two ATC Labs Server Login Current Ch t Settings Input Sourcel Input Emi Livewire In 01 AXTA IP Driv we of md O HostaLCO Reporter One Reporter Three Opened Ch ts START Receiver Side view of a Conference Chat Add to Chat When you are the host of a Chat you can add more participants to the existing chat by clicking the ADD TO CHAT button which opens up a view to select the Contact s to be added ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator ALCO Contacts Archons Tools Help Host ALCO ATC Labs Server Login Current Ch t Reporter Two Check box to Reporter Three select participant to be added to an existing call Opened Ch ts PHONEBOOK Simultane
6. as Call Recording mp3 wav Real Time Text Messaging Playlists Handling Offline Reports amp Real Time File Transfer Multiple bit rate options 32 64 128 256 kbps are supported using ATC Labs proprietary high fidelity low delay perceptual audio compression technology Audio Communication Coder ACC ALCO Professional Broadcast features reliable point to point or point to multi point communication It allows up to 3 Host Reporter links on a single Call Features UW N NIN UNB Outstanding Audio Quality High Fidelity Stereo Mono Extremely low audio coding delay High connectivity through firewalls using ATC Labs SIP Server no need for fixed IP addresses Receive and share live audio from the field directly and continuously Conference Calls Call Hold and multiple Parallel Calls Mix more than one Audio Source Switch Codecs and or Bit Rated on the fly Technical Parameters Technical Parameters Support 32 64 128Kbps Frequency Response 20Hz to 15KHz Better than 0 06dB Distortion THD 20Hz to 15KHz lt 0 05 Signal to Noise Ratio 20Hz to 15KHz Better than 85dB System Requirements 1 Desktop laptop or Tablet recommended or any PC running Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 Operating Systems 2 Professional Microphone and Speaker either built in or separate 3 Internet Connection preferably high speed broadband 4 At least 1GHz processor 256 MB RAM minimum 50 MB free di
7. button for call type selection When u Call as a Host you have the following privileges 1 Add participants to a conference Call 2 Drop participants from a conference Call 3 Send a private message to a conference call participant 4 Change Codec type for each participant 5 Change volume levels for each participant 6 Change On Air and Monitoring device and their volume levels 7 Microphone mixing 8 Set participants delay used to set a delay of 3 sec during an inconsistent network so that the participants voice does not contain glitch but is delayed 9 Set On Air Device delay and Bleep ALCO Professional Broadesst Communicator E E Contacts Actions Took Help Host ALCO ATC Labs Server Login Conference Call Participant Display Button for adding more E Record Call participants to the existing Output Devices conference call Options Bleep Button Currently Opened Calls Drop participant from conference call Picture from Profile Participant speaker slider Participant speaker Button Participant s incoming codec change option Participant Call connection status Participant view of conference call at host side ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator O E ALCO Contacts Actions Tools Help Reporter Two ATC Labs Server Login Settings Conference call Participant display Record Call Incoming codec set by the host for Currently opened Calls indi
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9. could be ACC at 128kbps The Input Device Volume can be adjusted while on a call Playlist Manager Playlist Manager allows you to create and manage playlists Different playlists can be created with various reports such that they can be played during calls Each report can be trimmed be setting their start and stop points Frequently Asked Questions 1 Can I work Offline No To use ALCO Professional it s mandatory to have Internet Connection preferably high speed broadband 2 I cannot Logon ALCO Professional won t accept my password Probably you have forgotten your password The previous password can be retrieved by clicking on the hyperlink Forgot your Password on the login page The password would be sent to you through Email You can also reset your password For this go to ALCO gt Change Password from the menu bar 3 There is a problem with hearing the audio at the Host Reporter end How can I fix this Check the microphone and speakers settings on your computer and also check if the Input Source 1 and On Air Device are correctly selected Sometimes this could also happen because of low volume levels So check the volume levels at both the ends Signal In and Signal Out 4 I had an Internet failure But even after the network is up again the connected call still shows idle If you are facing such a problem then just Logout of ALCO and Login again 5 I hear a lot of i
10. nterference during the call Reduce the volume levels and also try changing the codec levels to different values By making these small changes the interferences can be omitted
11. ount for this station The users will be able to choose their own ALCO ID but they need to manually add other station users to their contact list e Delete User Station host can permanently delete a station user Help Display the information about the latest ALCO Professional Reporter Version This menu has an option to display version information of the ALCO Professional application Te ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator 3 ALCO Contacts Actions Tools Help E Logging gt Critical E About ALCO Professional Verbose 1 About ALCO Professional Displays the version of ALCO Professional being used AlcoProfessional Version 11 4 0 ATCL Labs v y T Copyright 2008 2012 Patents Pending 2 Logging Used to change the way logs are being generated Adding a Contact to Phonebook Click on the Add a Contact button tg select Contacts gt New from the menu bar Server Contact A window pops up type in the name of the contact and click on the search button Select the contact you want to add and an invitation will be sent to the selected contact Once the invitation is accepted call chat and file transfer can be initiated with the added contact E Add Contact aomp Search A e vo Hello from Reporterl ACOD Full name EaD a a p Hal Tan Ona Tal Gatom Teli Tm Tee Bara ee ata com Reporter usas to acd you Do you want to occagtt Tall Tani Geen Tarsila aba
12. ous Calls and Chats Any time during a call or a chat you can switch to the phonebook by clicking the phonebook button and can start another Call Chat A maximum of three simultaneous calls are allowed All the three single simultaneous Calls are supported with a maximum of 3 participants in each For Chats the number of participants in a conference Chat limits to 3 ALE po ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator ALCO Contacts Actions Tools Help Host ALCO ATC Labs Server Login Opened Ch ts START PHONEBOOK A Conference Call and a Conference Chat in progress simultaneously Playing a report You can play a report during a call by selecting Report from the Input Source 2 dropdown box off Report Playlist Send a File Using ALCO Professional Reporter you can send files of any format to a contact using the following steps 1 Select a contact by clicking either on the contact name or on the contact s image Doing so will turn the contact name to appear in blue 2 Either right click on the contact name or select Actions gt Send File from the menu 3 A file browser will open to select a file to be sent 4 Once a file is selected the following dialog will appear showing that the file transfer will start as soon as the file sharing 1s accepted by the contact it 1s being sent to Ea AlcoProfessional A L Rx Waiting for acceptance C Users Doc
13. rofile Picture Used in case of forgotten password Email alcoReporter atc labs com Change Password Let s you change your password Contacts Let s you add a new contact rename an existing contact delete an existing and also let you show or hide the offline contacts This menu provides options to manage the contacts Options include e Add a new contact e Rename or delete an existing contact e Also there is an option to hide or show the offline contacts ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator fi eee Contacts fa ds cal a Rename F2 Show Hide t w Offline Contacts Actions Lets you start a chat call only after selecting contact s by checking the check boxes against their names Also you can File a Report CT Al ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator EX ALCO Contacts Tools Help R File a Report BM Playlist Manager GH Send File Chat Select chat participants from the phonebook by checking the check boxes against them and then select chat from the menu to start a chat Or you can also directly start chatting with a single contact in the phonebook by clicking on button next to the contacts name Call Select call participants from the phonebook by checking the check boxes against them and then select chat from the menu to start a call Or you can also directly start a call with a single contact in the phonebook by clicking on button next to
14. sk space on the hard drive Audio over IP for ALCO Broadcast Downloading ALCO Professional Reporter 1 To download an evaluation copy which is a 3 day version submit a form from the following location http www atc labs com ALCOProfessional html 2 Click on the link to download the file Run the file on your computer 3 Follow the set up wizard to install the application on your computer Purchase license to activate the software for uninterrupted use Getting Started 1 Open ALCO Professional Reporter on your computer Locate the shortcut for ALCO from your computer desktop or under Start gt All Programs gt ALCO gt ALCO Professional and click to open 2 First time users who have not created the ALCO ID Click Don t have ALCO ID This opens a create account window Type all the required information and choose ALCO ID and Password confirm Password and enter your E mail address For this evaluation download user will be utilizing the atclabs Server Station ID during the evaluation period After entering these details click Create Important Note while creating new ALCO Professional Station ID Station Admin Anyone having the ALCO authorization code can establish his her own Station and its Station Users The authorization code can be used only once to create a Station The very first time when you use your authorization code do the following 1 Click on Station Admin Click Here to create
15. uments Report mp3 File Size 136 326 KB y Cancel 5 Once the file sharing request is accepted by the selected contact the file transfer starts A progress bar shows the progress of the file transfer a AlcoProfessional A o le E l C Users Documents Report mp3 File can be sent to all the participants of a call or chat by right clicking on the call and the chat page respectively Settings Input Sourcel The software automatically detects and lists the input source devices available on your machine Select the desired input source from the drop down menu Input Source2 Select any other input source either a playlist or a report from the drop down menu Outgoing Codec Outgoing Codec To select the audio transfer codec click on the Outgoing Codec Tab and choose the codec from the drop down menu ALCO Professional Reporter uses ATC Labs high fidelity low delay perceptual audio compression technology ACC Audio Communication Coder for audio transfer ACC is offered at 4 different bitrates 256kbps 128kbps CD quality 64kbps 15KHz FM quality and 32kbps FM like quality Important Note The outgoing codec can be changed while on a call to adjust the desired bit rate or codec For example Reporter could be transmitting the data outgoing codec to the Radio Station using the ACC at 64kbps and at the same time the incoming codec from the Radio Station
16. vidual participant START PHONEBOOK Participant Reporter side display of a Conference Call Call as a Reporter A reporter to reporter call is one to one call Both participants of such a call can convert call into a conference call any time by adding participants to the existing call Button for adding participants to the Single Call and converting it into a Conference Call Incoming Codec can be set by either of the Single Call Participants A e Wil ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator O E ALCO Contacts Actions Tools Help Reporter Three ATC Labs Server Login Single Call on Participant display gb Record Call ACC128 E Q u O ene Currently a opened Calls PHONEBOOK Add to call While calling as a Host you can add more participants to the existing call To add participants click on the Add to Call Button The following view will appear from where the Host selects participants by checking the check boxes against the names and adding them to call ALCO Professional Broadcast Communicator O O ALCO Contacts Actions Took Help Host ALCO ATC Labs Server Login Check Box to eee One TT select Reporter Two participant to Reporter Three be added to an existing call Starting a Chat 1 Select the participants of a conference Chat using the check boxes against the Contact s name To start Chat with a single contact click on the Chat button next to the Cont
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