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1. ccecccssseeessseeeeeseeeseeseeneees Gateway feature assnnssssnnneennnunnnennnnnnnnn mennan ne Technical specifications Declaration of Conformity Class A Declaration of Conformity Class B Index Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Introduction 9 1 Introduction 1 1 Preface The devices of the CENTAURI II family are professional audio gateways In other words they are audio codecs with extensive network ability Internet Intranet LAN WAN They support all common coding procedures and transmission protocols Similar to the introduction of the precursor the CENTAURI in the year 2000 the CENTAURI II is his competitors ahead and offers you additional features to be unparalleled CENTAURI ip CENTAURI AD The concept of the audio gateways is a new dimension in quality handling and Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 10 CENTAURI II User Manual flexibility at audio transmissions The CENTAURI family offers both analogue and digital audio compliant with AES 3 at up to 96KHz sampling rates with 24 bit resolution A D and D A converters Coding algorithms such as G 711 G 722 MPEG 1 2 Layer 2 MPEG 1 2 Layer 3 MPEG 2 4 AAC AAC LD AAC HE MP3PRO APT X and Enhanced APT X are all available in addition to its ability to handle linear audio All of which combined with networking via ISDN X 21 V 35 and Ethernet further serve to illustrate the CENTAURI Fami
2. CENTAURI II User Manual Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications MAYAH CENTAURI FLASHCAST are registered Trademarks All other trademarks are acknowled with this CENTAURI II User Manual as of System Softwareversion 3 2 0 139 Order No CIIUM001 Revision February 2008 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications For copying this manual even by extract an explicit written permission of Mayah Communication GmbH is required Contents 3 List of Contents 0 Part Introduction 9 Wi Profatt derana T OE O EA O 9 2 S t p installaiO M a at aaaea ara eR ee ee 10 3 Scope of Delivery a ar aaae aee a aa aaae ae an aaa cee T Ae E deasa aea a a enaa aaa 10 4 Environment and Operating Conditions sss ssssuusssennnenunnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nannaa 11 5 CONNECTS sea aaa tein lactaaiva waateacsutsveiaiWacassdsdeissanauniveusalnasatuvevsadatacsesveasinaasue 11 Part Il Necessary settings for framed connections 14 FlashCast technology and different kind of codecs cccceeseeeseeeeeeeneneeeeeeeeenens 14 2 ISDN Compatibility List icicssccissevvsisisasaeseivsnsdecsseitedaiiocdsaeivtisinaaawteseaasaadessuvevanvecaseanvedbiaaaawen 15 3 How to get a framed ISDN connection tO saassssssnsunnenunnnenunnnunnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nannaa 17 another MAYAH c d t iing ea eaa a aaea a a aa aa daaa aea aa aa E 17 CoC EE E a SE A E T 18 CDQPrima CDQ1000 CDQ2000 CDQ2001 Telos Zep
3. Recreation of lost packets in a FEC 4 4 Matrix Media Packets Column FEC Packets Row FEC Packets As you can see in the pictures above all lost RTP media packets can be rebuilt Just if the referring FEC column and row misses RTP packet recreation is impossible 3 Parameters Generally a lot of matrix combinations are available However to enhance the clarity CENTAURI offers most typical FEC parameters described in the diagram below Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 65 Most typical FEC Parameters 1 Due to the nature of the decoding scheme for CR mode the actual latency will be significantly higher than the theoretical 2 Due to the nature of the decoding scheme for CR mode the potential number of packets that can be recovered is much higher and depending on the pattern of which packets are lost Description of FEC parameters in the diagram above e L D Number of columns L and rows D e Mode C column FEC only CR column and row FEC e Overhead Overhead introduced by FEC Example L 4 D 2 gt matrix size 8 packets gt 4 column FEC packets generated and transmitted per matrix equals 50 Buffer size In order to perform the FEC operation L x D packets have to be retained in a buffer The above diagram presumes an MPEG TS transmission with 7 packets combined in one media packet so that one media packet has the size of 7 x 188
4. This dialog selects which Communications Interface is to be used The options are e ISDN if available e X 21 V 35 if available e Net for IP connections e Loop Note The bit rate for ISDN connections must be divisible by 64 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 86 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 5 7 3 5 8 3 6 3 6 1 FEC mode enables to set the FEC mode Forward Error Correction for RTP IP connections More info about FEC can be found in chapter Necessary settings for framed connections How to establish IP connections Forward Error Correction Subcodec The CENTAURI I family can run more than 1 internal codec so called sub codec for the following situations e CENTAURI II 4000 4001 can run 4 sub codecs for IP transmission e CENTAURI II 3000 3001 3300 3301 GANYMED 1102 and MERKII can run 2 sub codecs in Dual mode Not available for GANYMED 1102 Gateway Mode Backup Mode Although CENTAURI supports more than 1 sub codecs only one user interface is available This setting lets the user select which sub codec the input and the display applies to Status Menu Level Status 1 IEDR No connection The first status dialog shows the following audio levels referring to full scale in dB from top to bottom left encoder level i e left channel of audio input right encoder level i e right channel of audio input left decoder level i e left channel of audio output
5. Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 167 5 4 2 Get dialtone 9 Min Digits for Ext Call 5 Entered number 1234 Dialed number 1234 Entered number 01234 Dialed number 901234 Timeout sets the interval time between Redial attempts measured in seconds Note You can enter values other than those listed although the maximum value is 65 535 seconds Redial defines the number of Redials which will be attempted A Redial will occur if the other party cannot be reached either through being busy if there s no response or if the other party disconnects drops the call Note You can enter values other than those listed but the maximum possible value is 65 535 attempts Audio delay sets the audio delay applied to the ISDN interface The maximum value is 5 000 ms Increasing this value can make ISDN connections more stable by providing a larger longer buffer For instance the audio delay buffer can compensate jitter X 21 configuration configures CENTAURI s II X 21 V 35 ports Note that this is only available if an X 21 V 35 card is installed and detected at Power up otherwise the option will be greyed out Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 168 CENTAURI II User Manual X 21 V 35 configuration dialog X 21 Configuration x x 21 Channel a gt x 21 Modes M x 21 Clocking fratita z x21 Protocol x21 audio Delay f
6. 002 txt are used for CENTAURI s with system software version gt 2 1 0 0 Load Centauri File lets the user load respectively re load ctr caf and csr files Files with the extension ctr and caf are script files consisting of CENTAURI commands as described in the Communication Reference Manual www mayah com content download pdfs manuals communication reference_man pdf Files with the extension ctr are also created by e Save Phonebook or e Save Settings Files with extension caf are CENTAURI II actions files used in CENTAURI II event action programming as described in application note 16 on Mayah Website www mayah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e 016 pdf Files with the extension csr are CENTAURI II registry script files You can find more info about this in chapter Miscellaneous Helpful Readme Files Load CENTAURI II File dialog Suchen in a phonebook files a ea Hi phonebook 2005 01 19 18 30 ctr phonebook 2005 01 20 12 phonebook 2005 01 19 18 32 ctr phonebook 2005 01 20 12 phonebook 2005 01 19 18 34 ctr phonebook 2005 01 20 12 2 phonebook 2005 01 19 18 48 ctr 2 phonebook 2005 02 18 12 2 phonebook 2005 01 19 18 51 ctr phonebook 2005 04 21 14 phonebook 2005 01 19 18 55 ctr phonebook 2005 04 29 16 E gt Dateityp Centauri Files ctr x Abbrechen j Z Centauri Files ctr Centauri Action Files caf Cen
7. 1 55 kbit s Baudrate Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 179 defines the baud rate of the Ancillary data port Note This setting only specifies the maximum physical value NOT the actual amount of ancillary data sent inside the audio data stream The following baud rates are allowed e 1 200 e 2 400 e 4 800 e 9 600 e 19 200 e 38 400 e 57 600 e 115 200 Since system software version 2 0 0 96 additionally the following baud rates are selectable e 3 600 e 7 200 e 14 400 e 56 000 Data Bits sets the number of bits used to represent one single character of data The following are permissible values e5 e6 e7 e 8 Parity sets the parity bit used for error detection in a digital transmission path Definition of parity A technique to test the integrity of digital data by checking an extra bit that holds a 0 or 1 depending if the data is an even number of 1 bits or an odd number of 1 bits The following parity values are permissible e None e Even e Odd Stop Bits sets the number of Stop bits used to indicate the end of a byte The following values are permissible e 1 e2 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 180 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 4 7 Handshake sets the mode of ancillary auxiliary data handshaking Handshaking means that signals are transmitted back and forth to control i e to
8. Elements of Centauri Il Remote 177 e Analog XLR 3M e TOSlink digital i e optical digital output e AES EBU digital i e balanced electrical output DB 9F e ADAT ADAT interface also uses optical port TOSlink With ADAT the following channel combinations are possible 1 Standard e 2 channels ADAT12 ADAT34 ADAT56 ADAT2324 2 Multi channel see item mode in menu item Settings Codec e 4 channels ADAT14 ADAT58 e 6 channels ADAT16 e 8 channels ADAT18 Mono Channel Mix In Mono Channel Mix out When in Mono mode this selects which audio channel s is are used e Left Only the left audio signal is used e Right Only the right audio signal is used e Mixed L R 6 dB signal is used Digital Out Sync Source defines the AES EBU output clock source Note If any of the internal sources is selected the AES EBU Sample rate is also affected Audio Level In sets the Input level of the A D converter in the range of fsc to 0 dBu fsc full scale coding of A D converter Usually fsc of CENTAURI I means 18 dBu but there are also CENTAURI s II with a full scale of 15 dBu or 22 dBu Reducing the value of Audio Level in means amplifying the input audio This reduces the scale range of the A D converter This can cause the A D converter to clip sooner and thus distortion will occur earlier when the fsc point is reached Audio Level out sets the maximum possible analogue Output level in th
9. Elements of Frontpanel Control 109 appropriate interface f SNMP Server sets the IP address of the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol manager This address will be used as the destination for the SNMP traps g Transferrate defines the transfer rate speed for the appropriate network interface to either e Auto i e auto sensing the network data rate e 10 Mbit s e 100 Mbit s h Duplex selects the operating mode for the appropriate interface as e Auto i e auto sensing of duplex mode e Half e Full i SNMP Traps The CENTAURI I can handle SNMP Traps according to SNMP version e 1 0 e 2 0 e 1 1 e 2 1 j Packetsize defines the packet size of the IP datagrams used The maximum value is 1 514 bytes k Packetsizemode selects the mode how CENTAURI II creates IP packets There are three possibilities e variable default This means that the payload is rounded to the next full frame or audio block Advantage No fractional audio frames or blocks in the IP packets Disadvantage With algorithms with no fix frame length e g AAC it can happen that the max possible packet size is exceeded e fixed This means that IP payload is exactly the same as the packet size value set at item packetsize i e it is not rounded to the next full audio frame or audio block Advantage Even with algorithms with variable frame length the packet size is fix Copyright 2008 Mayah Communication
10. RTP SDP RTSP SIP must be selected Note IP Port selection If RTP or SDP SAP unchecked is selected then additionally a port can be entered The port is delimited to the IP address by a v e g 225 0 0 11 5008 Which port is used by default depends on the system software version a Ports if system software version lt x 2 0 30 5004 1 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x 5006 2 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x 5008 3 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x 5010 4 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x b Ports if system software version gt x 2 0 30 5004 1 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x 5014 2 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x 5024 3 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x 5034 4 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x Explanation x 2 for CENTAURI I and x gt 2 for Centauri Il GANYMED 1102 and MERKkII Note 2 If UDP RTP SDP RTSP or SIP is selected then right mouse clicking on 1 edit field opens a pop up menu which enables you to select if encoder decoder or both gets connected default Note 3 SDP SDP stands for session description protocol SDP also uses RTP but additionally a sdp file is created on the CENTAURI II Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 236 CENTAURI II User Manual Flash card in the folder www In this SDP file all necessary transmission info for the other side codec is stored e g VLC player 0 8 2 reads this file and afterwards connects to the CENTAURI ll More info about SDP can be found at chapter lt
11. SSegeqgegeege Rea RK a a wR III DS SSS N on 4 z By the LED level meter you will receive notice about the signal strength of the incoming and or of the outgoing signal The level of the level meter can be configured via front panel menu item SETUP FRONTPANEL LEVELMETER At audio inputs the first LED of a row lights up orange even if no audio is there Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 80 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 2 2 Status LED s encoder decoder status A a m amp connect connect power G ome eee S a activity framed alarm 7 4 ISDN ISDN dual codec a _ ee ae multipt cas _ a meme 2 X 21 V 35 X 21 V 35 gateway 2 Ss Scones ly Gomes Sa E1 E1 backu p The CENTAURI II has three status LED columns You are getting informed about the system health of the system regarding the Encoder Decoder or the status of the CENTAURI Il Connect Lights up when a connection is established to another codec Activity framed Lights up when a synchronized connection is established to another codec ISDN IP X21 E1 the used connection will light up Power Lights up when the CENTAURI II is turned on Alarm Lights up in case of an error e g too hot fan error voltage error Flashing when an update failed and the CENTAURI II System software was damaged Dual Codec Lig
12. Security In this dialog security settings for e Dial protection e ISDN service protection can be set B20 O NAL FROTECTIQH ISDH SERVICE FROTECTION a Dial Protection Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 112 CENTAURI II User Manual DIAL PROTECTION Manual Accept TAU Dial protection ISON OFF Dial protection IP OFF Manual Accept determines how Incoming connections are accepted e auto Accepts all calls that are permitted by Dial in protection ISDN and or Dial Protection IP automatically manual Accepts all calls manually dbpos Accepts all calls that are permitted by Dial in protection ISDN and or Dial Protection IP manually dbneg Accepts all calls that are not permitted by Dial in protection ISDN and or Dial Protection IP manually the others are accepted automatically Dial Protection ISDN When Dial Protection ISDN is set to On only connections from ISDN numbers which are stored in the Phone book will be accepted according to rules of Manual Accept Dial Protection IP When Dial Protection IP is set to On only connections from IP addresses which are stored in the Phone book will be accepted according to rules of Manual Accept b ISDN Service protection IZ0N SERVICE PROTECTION E IZ0N SERVICE PROTECTION E no profile no profile speech speech unrestricted dig info unrestricted dig info restricted dig info restricted dig
13. The factory default setting is for both the user and password strings to be empty Please note both entries are case sensitive Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 198 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 5 5 Set FTP Password sets FTP access User and Password to a CENTAURI Il Set FTP password dialog x User Admin Password Power ftp_usrpwd Admin Power By factory default the CENTAURI II FTP access data is e User Admin e Password Power Please note that this FTP access data is case sensitive Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 199 5 5 6 Profiles allows creation editing or deletion of Profiles Profiles dialog a E 0 auto a 7 g G 711 mono 64000 5000 auto analog 1 auto 7kH2 pki G 722 mono 64000 16000 auto analog 2 auto l2 24 mono 64 MPEGL2 mono 64000 24000 auto analog 3 auto l2 32 mono 64 MPEGL2 mono 64000 32000 auto analog auto l2 44 mono 64 MPEGL2 mono 64000 44100 auto analog auto l2 48 mono 64 MPEGL2 mono 64000 48000 auto analog auto l2 32 js 128 MPEGL2 joint 128000 32000 auto analog oO on A auto l2 44 js 128 MPEGL2 joint 128000 44100 auto analog M b lsig_mode on 192 168 1 78 sig_led 00000000 192 168 1 78 gt Definition of Profile A Profile is a macro of codec settings they are executed by using a Phone book entry Note Profiles cannot be executed separately only i
14. The main menu comprises the same items as the wheel button i e e Connect e Disconnect e Phone book e MAYAH Website Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 134 CENTAURI II User Manual 4 5 1 Z MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer CONNECT DISCONNECT PHONEBOOK MAYAH WEBSITE SETTINGS EXPERT SECURITY STATUS IMPORT EXPORT CENTAURI HI COMMUNICATIONS VERSION 3 2 0 17 NAME ADDRESS TIME INTERFACE PROTOCOL ALARM Connect Menu enables to establish IP Network ISDN or X 21 V 35 connections or to set CENTAURI II to loop mode E MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer CENTAURI 3000 192 168 1 81 12 50 41 LOOP ISDN NET X 21 DSS1 EURO ISDN MAN are ae Connect CONNECT DISCONNECT PHONEBOOK MAYAH WEBSITE SETTINGS EXPERT SECURITY STATUS IMPORT EXPORT CENTAURI HI NAME ADDRESS TIME INTERFACE PROTOCOL ALARM CENTAURI 3000 192 168 1 81 13 08 13 LOOP ISDN NET x 21 DSS1 EURO ISDN 4 5 2 Disconnect Menu oxi So 3 CENTAURI ji WEB REMOTE CONTROL ACTIVITY ACTIVITY TO FROM 6 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono oxi ENCODER ACTIVITY ACTIVITY TO FROM G 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono terminates an existing
15. Versions System 3 2 0 139 RATT 32 4 11 0 34 IF 2 5 1 195 ISOM 1 0 1 41 Y displays the versions of the different software of CENTAURI Il For the regularCENTAURI user just the system version is important The system version displays the firmware state Factory Default enables to reset miscellaneous parameters of CENTAURI II to factory default values The following selection can be made All resets all categories listed below System Encoder Decoder ISDN if ISDN card is available Audio IP X21 if X 21 V 35 card is available Common Phone book Profile SNMPTrap EventAction TTLOutput Timeouts Regulation Frontpanel Session Ports In the appendix of the Communication Reference manual link www mayah com content download pdfs manuals communication reference_man pdf it is described what parameters are really reset Note Since reset parameters are lost if they are not saved before please handle this Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 120 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 8 6 10 item with care Timeouts TIMEOUTS Disconnect 745 Stat Framing 30 remote control Backup time 6000 The following timeouts can be set a Disconnect defines the period in seconds after which a connection is dropped if no valid framing is achieved Ideally it should be set higher than the G 722 SRT timeout value its default value is 45 Seconds b Stat framing de
16. e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm G 711 e Encoder sample rate 8 KHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote 2 Second possibility When a is put in front of an ISDN number automatically a telephone call gets established G 722 MPEG L2 and MPEG L3 mono connections Both CENTAURI II and AVT telephone supports J 52 Therefore a framed connection can be achieved with the following settings e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm G 722 MPEG L2 or MPEG L3 e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 27 e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote However with this configuration CENTAURI always receives MPEG L3 audio data because of J 52 capability exchange Furthermore it must be considered that the AVT telephone just can decode MPEG L2 but it cannot encode i e transmit MPEG L2 Therefore a symmetric G 722 connection between a CENTAURI and AVT telephone can just be achieved with the following settings e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm G 722 e Encoder sample rate 16 kHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format J 52 e Decoder dependency local e Decoder algorithm G 722 e Decoder sample rate 16 kHz e Decoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Dec
17. 136 163 Automatic accept 144 182 Automatic close of remote 195 Automatic disconnect 195 Auxillary Data 262 AVT Magic 15 28 AVT Telefon 15 AVT telephone 26 B Backlight 113 Backup 117 268 Backup Feature 144 182 Backup Mode 117 BCF 31 Bias 123 Bitrate 139 171 Bit resolution 171 Bit rate 139 171 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 282 CENTAURI II User Manual Board 223 Broadcast mode 182 Broadcast mode 182 C Cabin temperature 152 223 caf file 161 Call by call 136 163 CDQ1000 15 18 CDQ2000 15 18 CDQ2001 15 18 CDQ2012 15 CDQPrima 15 18 CENTAURI II web help 153 Centronics Port 266 Change to at automatic remote settings 190 Chassis Fan 152 223 Clipping level A D converter Codec clock 151 219 Codec dialog 171 Codec name 149 217 Codec serial number 149 217 Codec software versions 151 220 Command line parameter 252 Communcation Interface 104 Communication interface 139 171 Communication parameters 187 Communication reference commands 192 Compatibility list 15 components 152 222 Com ports at automatic remote settings 190 Configuration Backup 144 182 Configuration Gateway 144 182 Configuration network card 33 Connect 84 232 Connect menu 134 Connectors 11 Contrast 113 Control multiple Mayah codecs 247 CPE 171 143 176 CPU core voltage 152 223 CPU fan 152 223 CPU Performance 152 223 CPU temperature 152 223 csrfile 161 ctr file 16
18. 232 X 21 audio delay 167 X 21 channel 167 X 21 clocking 66 167 X 21 configuration 167 X 21 connection 67 70 73 X 21 dialog 167 X 21 mode 167 X 21 port 167 X 21 protocol 167 X 21 versus V 35 66 Y You Com Reporter Set 15 You Com Set2 15 You Com Set2 24 289 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications
19. By pressing 1 or 9 you can jump to the start end of a long selective list Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 84 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 4 3 5 3 5 1 3 5 2 Mask Display and Key Control The mask display and the key control will follow these rules ANALOG LEVELS UAT Output Level 15dBu The mask title is top left Analog Levels It is shown inverse The action description is found to the right of the mask title In Figure 1 the request is SELECT ITEM since no selection has been made As soon as one of the list items is selected with the arrow keys and activated by pressing gt its name appears in the mask top right see Figure 2 This list item now reacts to the key input In order to leave this list item and save the setting made one must press 5 After pressing the key in phone book or communication profile the OK or CANCEL dialogs appear In this the OK icon is pre selected and furnished with a thicker outline see Figure 3 Pressing the key again gives positive confirmation of the whole dialog in this case In all other dialogs the also altered setting is immediately taken over from the dialog with B If in the case of phone book or communication profile dialogs you leave the dialog without making any changes i e you want to quit the dialog then press and select the Cancel icon When you now press D the dialog is closed without being saved or changed To cancel
20. Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 184 CENTAURI II User Manual G 722 data streams They are e G 722 with H 221 in band signalling H 221 uses a small amount of the data capacity i e 1 6 kbit s of 64 kbit s to transmit the synchronization information in band Although G 722 H 221 is a recommended EBU standard it s not very widespread e G 722 SRT Statistical Recovery Timing Synchronization requires finding the start bit of every G 722 octet and is reached by evaluating the data pattern of the signals statistically We DON T recommend that you use a pure sine wave signal whilst trying to achieve synchronization using G 722 coding CENTAURI codecs will auto detect a G 722 H 221 data stream since they evaluate the H 221 in band signalling information However as G 722 SRT signals do not have such signalling CENTAURI II only switches to the G 722 SRT setting when the G 722 timer expires and framing has yet to be achieved This G 722 timer starts once the first ISDN line is connected It is recommended that the G 722 SRT timeout be set to 30 Seconds This value is high enough not to interrupt any auto detection process but should still be acceptable for framing up Note You can enter values other than those shown but the maximum possible value is 9 999 seconds Disconnect Timeout defines the period in seconds after which a connection is dropped if no valid framing is achieved Ideally
21. EURO ISDN ALARM CENTAURI JIM B Bug fix E Enhancement C Change I Internal SENDING ENCODER ACTIVE ACTIVITY CONNECT TO 811551657 6 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono RECEIVING DECODER ACTIVE ACTIVITY GONNE FRAMED FROM 811551657 MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 156 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 2 Elements of Centauri II Remote Preface This Remote Control Software is for use with Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP enabling the user to control all CENTAURI I parameters such as connection details Phone book entries and Profiles Some extra features like Timed Event control and updating via FTP or the Internet has also been added The Remote Control program may be used to communicate with a CENTAURI II either via e an IP connection Win socket control connection using port 2000 by default or e by RS 232 using the 9 pin cable DB9F DB9YF Null Modem supplied Language Request Dialog at start At first start of CENTAURI II remote control the following dialog is shown Language Request x Language english Don t show again set remote parameters Iv C RS232 IP Port ip Addr Baudrate Desktop Shortcut 10 0 0 79 192 168 1 180 192 168 1182 192 168 1 61 This dialog enables to e to select the language of the remote control e to set the remote control parameters for RS232 cont
22. RTP rtp 10 0 0 79 rtp 10 0 0 79 AAC MPEG4 32 kHz 256 0 kbit s j ine AAC MPEG2 32 kHz 256 0 kbit s Joint Stereo CENTAU Ri Ci sys_time 4 2 2008 9 42 45 10 0 0 Mayah Centaur sig_mode on e IP ISDN Password Request enables or disables the IP ISDN Password functionality For more info about IP ISDN password consult Set IP ISDN Password By default this item is NOT enabled e UDP Scan at Start By default the Remote Control program UDP identify scans the LAN for Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 209 CENTAURI codecs provided IP control is selected This dialog allows the function to be switched off If this scan is disabled the list box on the main program window shows the IP address used in the last session which may no longer be valid Stop Connect UDP If this item is checked and the DISCONNECT Button is pressed then at UDP IP connections additionally the decoder is stopped By default this item is not checked Level meter interval ms This activates or de activates a level meter display on the main program window provided IP control is used It is NOT available when RS 232 communication between PC and CENTAURI II is used If the interval is set to 0 then the level meter display is Disabled Otherwise CENTAURI II sends its level info to the remote by UDP ata rate defined by this interval value Ple
23. Sets the algorithm of the profile e G 711 e G 722 e MPEGL2 e MPEGL3 e MP3 Pro e AAC MPEG4 e AAC MPEG2 e AAC LD optional e AAC HE e Linear e 4SB ADPCM optional e Std APT X sync optional e Std APT X no optional Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 91 Enh APT X 16 enhanced APT X with 16 bit optional Enh APT X 20 enhanced APT X with 20 bit optional Enh APT X 24 enhanced APT X with 24 bit optional AES EBU transparent c Sample rate Sets the sample rate of the profile d Bit rate Sets the bit rate of the profile e Mode Sets the mode of the profile to one of the following Standard e mono e dual mono e stereo e joint stereo Multi channel Audio optional Multi channel can be used with all APT X algorithms linear AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE provided the referring additional function is enabled Multi channel audio applies ADAT interface e 4 Channels e 4 Channels 2CPE 4 audio channels in CPE mode are used CPE Channel Pair Element means that a front and rear audio channel pair is encoded This mode is just available for AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE e 4 Channels MPEG 4 audio channels are used In this context MPEG means that a center a right a left and a rear audio channel is encoded This mode is just available for AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE e 6 Channels e 8 Channels f Format The inverse multiplexing format
24. The following items can be configured a Interface selects which interface to configure fo DECODER ACTIVE ACTIVITY GGNNECT FRAMED FROM 811551657 MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono e Interface 1 Electrical RJ45 network card e Interface 2 Optical network card b Address sets the IP address for the appropriate interface e g 192 168 10 50 c Netmask sets the subnet mask for the appropriate interface e g 255 255 255 0 d Gateway sets the IP address of the default network Gateway for the appropriate interface e DNS Server sets the IP address of the DNS Domain Name System server for the appropriate interface Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Web Remote 139 f SNMP Server sets the IP address of the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol manager This address will be used as the destination for the SNMP traps g Transferrate defines the transfer rate Speed for the appropriate network interface to either Auto i e auto sensing the network data rate 10 Mbit s 100 Mbit s h Duplex selects the operating mode for the appropriate interface as e Auto i e auto sensing of duplex mode Half duplex e Full duplex i Packetsize defines the packet size of the IP datagrams used The maximum value is 1 536 bytes j Audio Delay sets the audio delay applied to the IP interface The maximum value i
25. allows you to define which of the return paths you wish to use PMP functionality works with any of the following CENTAURI II Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 117 3 8 6 4 3 8 6 5 MERKII Worldnet Tokyo e Millennium 2 CDQPrima CDQ2000 2001 Note Even negative return channels can be selected A negative return channel means that all multi point locations still receives the audio but the central CENTAURI does not decode any audio Note 2 Multipoint can not be used if one the following features is active e Dual mode e Gateway e Backup Mode Gateway enables to configure the gateway feature of the CENTAURI II Gateway functionality means that CENTAURI I routs received audio from one interface to another one e g MPEGL2 audio received at ISDN is sent out as MPEGL3 audio via IP The following parameters can be selected e off Gateway functionality is disabled e current setting Routing to last established connection e phone book Routing to a phone book entry Note A general description of the CENTAURI gateway feature can be found at chapter Miscellaneous Gateway Note 2 Gateway feature can not be used if one the following features is active e Dual mode e Multipoint e Backup Mode Backup Mode enables to configure the backup feature of the CENTAURI II Backup feature means that CENTAURI establishes automatically anot
26. auto aac 48 js 1 Decoder Profile 36 auto aac 46 js 1 Interface ISDN C IP ASI X21 Loop 08115505961 ve 08115505961 sig_mode on sig_led ooo000000 192 168 1 8 e At a backup scenario using ISDN for fail over the ISDN cables must be connected to the last SO ports e g at a CIM40 ISDN card and a bit rate of 128 kbps the ISDN cable must be connected to S04 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 271 4 2 Different IP ports at the sub codecs At RTP different sub codecs use different RTP ports see also chapter Necessary settings for framed connections How to establish IP connections IP Ports This means that e g sub codec 2 uses port 5014 and 5015 by default provided system software version gt 3 2 0 30 However when the backup connection should be established to sub codec 1 of another Mayah codec then the ports 5004 and 5005 must be used Therefore at the backup phone book entry the IP address must be look like this lt IP address of other side codec gt 5004 e g 88 217 252 72 5004 5 Useful hints 5 1 Independent testing of main line and backup line It is strongly recommended to test independently the main line connection and the backup line connection i e test of both connections with inactive backup mode However the notes of item 3 and 4 should be considered 5 2 Backup mode on both Mayah codecs When backup line is established between the sa
27. date and the referring format manually e Timezone configuration data for synchronization with a NTP server a Date amp Time DATE amp TIME l hl Y 08 01 2008 Tuesday 24 HOUR 12 38 27 For date the following formats can be selected e D M Y Day Month Year e g 08 01 2008 for 8th of January 2008 usually used in Mid Europe e MD Y Month Day Year e g 01 08 2008 for 8th of January 2008 Middle Endian format used in USA e Y M D Year Month Day e g 2008 01 08 for 8th of January 2008 International date format according to ISO 8601 this is the most logic data format since chronological order corresponds to alphabetical one For time format it can be selected between e 24 hour format e 12 hour AM PM format b Timezone sets parameters necessary for time synchronization with a NTP Network T ime Protocol server How such a time synchronization works with CENTAURI II is described in Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 124 CENTAURI II User Manual application note 21 link www mayah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e 021 pdf The following parameters can be set Bias The bias is the difference in minutes between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and local time All translations between UTC and local time are based on the following formula UTC local time bias Standard STANDARD STANDARD Bias min e Year 0 Month 10 Day of Weck Tund
28. e Latest official CENTAURI II version e Latest beta CENTAURI II version e Latest pre CENTAURI II version This can take a few seconds If successful the Update Version list is automatically filled out with the info on the latest official and beta releases Now update via internet is possible If it is not successful the display shows Cannot connect to Mayah homepage and the list remains empty and update via internet is impossible Steps to follow for internet update e Select the latest official or the latest beta version in the Update Version list box e Start update by clicking OK e Update runs automatically Duration time of internet update With a fast internet access e g Internet access by DSL 2 minutes Set Key Code enables the additional functions in CENTAURI 300x CENTAURI 330x and CENTAURI 400x using a key code Previously enabled functions are also checked Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 216 CENTAURI II User Manual Set key code dialog Key Code x Serial Number KMM pA Ee key Code AAC Vv SNMP Vv aac ap i sen appoN F aac ne F Mspr F ar paer r NTP d mca Me near E Nc AAC MPEGa M Mc aac HE Ewa m ackup SO AAC SNMP NTP LINEAR MIC Isys_keycode Additional functions Algorithms e Linear Enables linear audio via IP e AAC LD Enables MPEG4 AAC Low Delay algorithm e 4SB ADPCM Enables 4SB ADPCM algorit
29. e Script_x21_ settings 001 txt respectively Script_x21_settings 002 txt Necessary file for menu item File Save Settings e Iphlpapiw95 dll This file is just necessary if the CENTAURI I remote is used with Windows 95 and the file iphlpapi dll is not found in the Windows system directory Command Line Parameters of Remote The CENTAURI II remote can be easily started with the correct Remote settings by using Command Line parameters An Example of starting the CENTAURI II Remote Control with Command Line parameters Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 253 Shortcut to Centauri_II_ remote exe Properties 2 x General Shortcut Security N f Shortcut to Centauri_ll_ remote exe Target type Application Target location application Target ion Centauri_Il_ remote exe ip 192 168 1 96 I Runin separate memory space Run as different user Start in G TECHNIK LUDWIG CENTAURINREMOTEST Shortcut key None Run Normal window Comment oOo O O Find Target Change Icon Cancel Apply Command line parameters for RS232 control e 1 Parameter rs232 e 2 Parameter Number of the com port e g 1 for com port 1 e 3 Parameter Used baud rate Command line parameters for IP control e 1 Parameter ip e 2 Parameter IP address of the controlled CENTAURI II e 3 Parameter IP port optional Hint how to apply command line parameters e Create a sho
30. right decoder level i e right channel of audio output Furthermore the following info s are given a Selected interface at bottom b If a connection is active or not at bottom When a connection is active then the IP address the number ISDN or the port Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 87 3 6 2 3 7 3 7 1 X 21 V 35 is displayed c Info about synchronization state of digital audio input at top left O means that a digital audio clock is detected E means that a digital audio clock is detected and CENTAURI II locks to it Encoder Status The second status dialog can be reached with MW key when the level status is shown At an active connection here the encoder coding settings are shown Decoder Status The third status dialog can be reached with M key when the encoder status is shown At an active connection here the decoder coding settings are shown Lines Status The fourth status dialog can be reached with M key when the decoder status is shown At an active ISDN or X 21 V 35 connection here the connection times of the B channels ISDN or the ports X 21 V 35 are displayed This dialog is not visible if the interface is set to IP or loop Presets Menu New Session Entry This dialog enables to create a new session entry The following IP sessions can be created and established via Front panel e MPEGTS e DMB General informations about sessions c
31. see alphabetic phonebook in menu item Expert Options Functions Execution of phone book entry Select the appropriate phone book entry in the list and click either the CONNECT or the OK button Deleting a phone book entry Select the appropriate phone book entry in the list and click the DEL button Editing a phone book entry Select the appropriate phone book entry and either double click on it or press the E button on your keyboard This opens the Edit phonebook dialog Creating a new phone entry Click on the NEW button This opens the new phonebook dialog Display Phonebook in alphabetic order Right mouse click on the Name header Display Phonebook in sequential order Right mouse click on the header The dialog is closed by clicking the Cancel button Connect dialog choose whether to connect via ISDN to connect to dedicated X 21 V 35 lines to establish any IP connections or to loop the CENTAURI II Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 233 Connect dialog Conect S si I Interface SER C x 21 v 3C IP Loop lip_broadcast The Connect dialog is opened by either e clicking the Connect wheel button or e pressing C on the keyboard see short cut keys Interface The look of the Connect dialog is context sensitive relative to the selected interface Copyright 2008 Mayah Communica
32. with 13 segments e u law as used in USA and Japan also non linear PCM but 15 segments Note If G 711 law is not set properly then strong disturbances occurs at G 711 transmissions b G 722 SRT Timeout defines the G 722 timeout measured in Seconds Generally there are two methods to synchronize G 722 data streams Generally there are two methods of determining the octet start byte start in G 722 data streams They are e G 722 with H 221 in band signalling H 221 uses a small amount of the data capacity i e 1 6 kbit s of 64 kbit s to transmit the synchronization information in band Although G 722 H 221 is a recommended EBU standard it s not very widespread G 722 SRT Statistical Recovery Timing Synchronization requires finding the start bit of every G 722 octet and is reached by evaluating the data pattern of the signals statistically We DON T recommend that you use a pure sine wave signal whilst trying to Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 146 CENTAURI II User Manual achieve synchronization using G 722 coding CENTAURI codecs will auto detect a G 722 H 221 data stream since they evaluate the H 221 in band signalling information However as G 722 SRT signals do not have such signalling CENTAURI II only switches to the G 722 SRT setting when the G 722 timer expires and framing has yet to be achieved This G 722 timer starts once the first ISDN lin
33. 1 1 Codec settings Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Interface IP RTP e Encoder dependency Remote e Encoder algorithm Algorithm supported by the other side codec Note With SAP streaming the CENTAURI II supports the algorithms AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE e Decoder dependency Remote 1 2 Establish Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select interface to IP e Select SDP e Click on IP address field 1 with right mouse button to open a popup menu and select encoder e Check SAP e Type in the IP address e Click the OK button to establish connection 2 Configuration steps at CENTAURI Il decoder 2 1 Codec settings Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Interface IP RTP e Encoder dependency Remote e Decoder dependency Remote 2 2 Establish Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select interface to IP e Select SDP e Click on IP address field 1 with right mouse button to open a popup menu and select decoder Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 48 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 4 12 e Check SAP e After the SAP box is checked the list box of 1 is updated with the currently available SAP streams one of these SAP streams must be selected e Click the OK button to establish connection x Interface C ISDN X 21 V 3 IP Loop Numbers Address Port ITEE C RTP
34. 18 Time 151 219 Time Control dialog 195 Time outs 120 Time settings 123 Timeouts 120 T Online SIP 48 TOS 60 Transfer rate adaption 60 TS 262 TTLIVVO 266 TTL Input Output 266 Tyan board 223 Type of Service 60 Sie UDP 232 UDP Multicast 37 UDP Unicast 34 UDP broadcast mode 182 UDP scan at start 204 UDP stop connect 204 Udp scan at automatic remote settings 190 Unicast RTP 35 Unicast UDP 34 Unicast versus Multicast 34 Update via FTP 213 Update via Internet 214 Update via ISDN 126 212 Update via RS232 211 Update with null modem cable 211 User disk 152 223 User disk free 152 223 V 35 107 232 V 35 channel 167 V 35 configuration 167 V 35 connection 67 70 73 V 35 mode 167 V 35 port 167 V35 clocking 167 Versions 119 151 220 VIA board 223 VLC media player 43 VN4 104 136 163 W Web browser remote release notes 154 Web control login 131 Web Remote connect menu 134 Web Remote disconnect menu 134 Web remote first steps 130 Web Remote main menu 133 Web Remote main window 133 Web Remote phone book menu 135 Web Remote Preface 130 Web Remote profiles menu 148 Why Web Remote 130 Winamp 40 41 Windows registry 248 Windows Remote Control preface 156 Winsock error codes 62 WorldNet Chicago 31 WorldNet Milano 31 WorldNet Rio 31 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Index WorldNet Tokyo 31 www mayah com 135 www mayah com help 153 X X 21 107
35. 2 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 277 6 11 215 x ote Control for CENTAURI II for help press F1 File Settings Expert Status Help ee Ee Sub Codec 1 Jame Centauri II 82 CENTAURI HI 192 168 1 82 Centaur dec_mode Receiving Decoder Activity Activity T 14 59 57 LoopISDNERx 21 RTP MPEGL3 MPEGL3 32 kHz 32 kHz 64 0 kbit s 64 0 kbit s Mono dec_mode mono 192 168 1 82 gt Mayah Technical specifications nalog Audio Specifications Connections old plated Neutrik 3 pin XLR Input socket Output plug utput A D converter C4 bit sigma delta Sampling rates O82 44 1 and 48 kHz Input impedance 25 kOhm symmetrical 100 Ohm symmetrical Output 18 dBu 0 005 at 1 kHz Signal to noise ratio 95 dB Speak over_ 95 B R phase difference 0 5 Coding algorithms Linear ISO MPEG 1 2 2 5 Layer III 4SB ADPCM Standard and enhanced APT X and Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 278 CENTAURI II User Manual PCF AAC LD ata Interface Specification etwork Interface Cards ISDN BRI 2B D umber of B channels Data rates Layer Ill 8 to 320 kb s in steps of 8 kb s Layer 11 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 192 224 256 320 and 384 kb s 722 48 56 and 64 kb s dditional Data Channel onnection DB9 socket Baudrate 1200 2400
36. 2 0 21 For this the bit rate list box must be right mouse clicked to open a popup menu Following selections are possible e 8 e 12 e 16 default e 20 e 24 Encoder Decoder Mode selects the audio mode to be used Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 175 Standard e mono e dual mono e stereo e joint stereo Multi channel Multi channel can be used with all APT X algorithms linear AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE provided the referring additional function is enabled see menu item Expert Set Key Code Multi channel audio applies ADAT interface e MC 4 4 audio channels are used e MC 4 CPE 4 audio channels in CPE mode are used CPE Channel Pair Element means that a front and rear audio channel pair is encoded This mode is just available for AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE e MC 4 MPEG 4 audio channels are used In this context MPEG means that a center a right a left and a rear audio channel is encoded This mode is just available for AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE e MC 6 6 audio channels are used e MC 8 8 audio channels are used Encoder IMUX sets the Encoder IMUX Inverse Multiplexer format to e Auto e CDQ H 221 e Musictaxi e J 52 e Micda e APTX Note Inverse Multiplexing is vital for the correct synchronization of the multiple B channels used in an ISDN transmission If the IMUX format is set to Auto then CENTAURI automatically uses the corre
37. 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 Mode 8 data bits 1 stop bit andshake TL interface onnection unction ontrol interfaces eyboard 6 keys with cursor dial function and status keys evel displa ormal and clip LEDs emote control nterfaces onnection Bit rates 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 bps with RS232 ontrol data bits 1 stop bit no parity bit o Or Xon Xorr nvironmental conditions torage temperature 40 to 70 C 40 to 158 perating temperature to 45 C 41 to 113 F elative moisture 20 to 80 non condensing lectromagnetic compatibilit EN 50081 1 EN 50082 2 ower suppl 90 to 250 VAC 47 to 65 Hz lt 60 Watt Dimensions and weight ae mount 19 inches 48 26 cm able version 17 13 inches 43 48 cm 2 2 inches 30 99 cm et weight bout 14 4 Ibs 6 6 Kg gt UJ Cc a B25 socket ndication event action progamming 5 0 Modus andshake Connection SD Modus O Z m I gt 6 12 Declaration of Conformity Class A Declaration of Conformity in accordance with Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Act FTEG and Directive 1999 5 EC R amp TTE Directive Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 279 6 13 MAYAH Communications GmbH Am Soeldnermoos 17 85399 Hallbergmoos Germany declares that the product Centauri lii 300x 330x 400x incl ISDN Option Telecommunications terminal equipment with intended
38. 5004 e Click the OK button to establish connection 2 Multicast UDP connection to GANYMED 1002 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 39 CENTAURI II is the Multicast sender and GANYMED 1002 is Multicast receiver 2 1 Multicast sender 2 1 1 Codec Settings Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency Local e Decoder dependency Remote The audio quality of the multicast stream is determined by the encoder settings of algorithm sample rate bit rate and mode of the Multicast sender 2 1 2 Establish Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select interface to IP e Select UDP e Type in the Multicast IP address Click the OK button to establish connection 2 2 Multicast Receiver GANYMED 1002 The configuration of the GANYMED 1002 must be done via direct commands entered via a telnet session or the program twschat The direct commands of the GANYMED 1002 are described in the GANYMED 1002 manual 2 2 1 Establish Connection 2 2 1 1 Create Multicast entry in GANYMED 1002 In GANYMED 1002 up to 9 Multicast entries can be stored with the command mcast_set The command syntax of mcast_set is mcast_set lt param1 gt lt param2 gt lt param3 gt param 1 entry number param 2 IP address of CENTAURI II param 3 name of entry Example mcast_set 1 225 0 0 2 test 2 2 1 2 Establishing Multicast connection with GANYMED 1002 A Multica
39. 64 kbit s e Decoder mode mono a normal telephone Since CENTAURI II has implemented the G 711 algorithm it can be used as a telephone hybrid i e it can call telephones and it can be called by telephones A law and p law Worldwide two standards for digital telephony exists e A law Non linear PCM coding with 13 segments used in Europe e u law Non linear PCM coding with 15 segments used in North America and Japan CENTAURI supports both standards but it must be set via remote menu item Settings Others CENTAURI Il establishes a telephone connection to a telephone For telephone connections the ISDN service speech or telephony is used whereas for G 722 MPEG APT and 4SB ADPCM connections the ISDN service unrestricted digital info is necessary Therefore the CENTAURI must be told to establish telephone connections This can be done by two ways 1 First possibility Set CENTAURI to G 711 configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 31 2 3 13 e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm G 711 e Encoder sample rate 16 kHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote 2 Second possibility When a is put in front of an ISDN number automatically a telephone call gets established A telephone calls a CENTAURI II Recommen
40. 7 CKD OUT 8 gt IN 8 CKD oO OUT i a TN 1 CAD pad OUT 2 Ss INZCAD or uJ ede pie oO OUT 4 4 IN CAD out 5 IN 5 CAD J OUT 6 J m J aT IN 7 CAD a oul 3 a IN 8 CAD Vv a INTERNAL PSU CVIEW FROM CENTAURI BACKSIDE gt CVIEW FROM CENTAURI BACKSIDE EXAMPLE CONNECTION RELAY OUTPUT EXAMPLE CONNECTION PASSIVE INPUT Hax 1A DC AC D OND _ a IN 1 CKD IN1 es oe IN 2 0O IN 2 IN 3 CKD IN 3 LOAD OUT CCI aS ma cura a IN 5 CKD IN5 IN 6 CKD IN 6 4U EXT T CO INS che ms MAX 24V DC AC aTe cC IN 8 CKD IN 8 eg nis mi OUT 3 CNOD IN 2 CAD m 2 a os Cae IN 3 CAD IN 3 IN CAD IN ar S cen IN 5 CAD INS art aa IN 6 CAD IN 6 or soup IN 7 CAD IN IN 8 CAD IN 8 ov 5 ALL RELAY CONTACTS POTENTIAL FREE CVIEW FROM CENTAURI BACKSICED Simple schematic how Opto Input works 1r Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 268 CENTAURI II User Manual 6 9 Backup feature One of the new features of CENTAURI II is the backup feature System version 3 2 0 0 or higher is recommended 1 General Backup means that CENTAURI II establishes automatically a fail over line when the main line loses framing Furthermore while fail over line is active still the main line is watched CENTAURI switches automatically back to main line when it reaches framing state In backup mode CENTAURI runs two sub codecs whereas the first sub codec is responsible for the main line and the last sub codec
41. APT X algorithms Left only with APT X algorithms Right only with APT X algorithms Auto It detects the ancillary format automatically provided a MPEG format is used this does not work with APT X ancillary data i Profile Audio Type Sets the audio type i e source for Encoder and destination for Decoder to one Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 93 3 7 8 3 7 9 of the following e Analog e TOSlink i e optical digital input e AES EBU i e balanced electrical input e ADAT ADAT interface uses optical TOSlink port With ADAT the following channel combinations are possible e Standard 2 channels ADAT12 ADAT34 ADAT56 ADAT2324 e Multi channel 4 channels ADAT14 ADAT58 6 channels ADAT16 8 channels ADAT18 Edit Profile Entry Bi Select entry to cdit D EDIT PROFILE ENTRY AUTOL 2J S Mame Leat TE CaTa ETA AUTOL i MHOHO d Type MPEG Layers AUTOALSfdd elses AUTOL ddi HOHO d Samplerate 46000 AUT OAL SH StISHZS Bitrate 126000 AUTOL dir MOHO d Mlode aloink stereo This dialog will edit an existing profile entry Details regarding the possible changes are shown in New Profile Entry Delete Profile Entry B Select entry to delete QE AUTOITKEHZ FEI AUTOM ACH iJ Siit B Conti Do you really want to delete AUTOMACHSZIMONOFEd autotfkKH2 pki AUTOM ACH dS zs AUTOM ACHMdIMONOred AUTOMACHSIIS HES CANCEL Thi
42. CENTAURI Il 4 MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer Settings Audio SETTINGS AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT analog analog MONO CHANNEL MIX IN MONO CHANNEL MIX OUT mixed mixed EXPERT ANALOG LEVEL IN ANALOG LEVEL OUT 18 0dBu x 18 0dBu DIGITAL OUT SYNC SOURCE Internal 48 kHz kd ok cancel SENDING RECEIVING NAME CENTAURI 3000 ENCODER ACTIVE DECODER ACTIVE ADDRESS 192 168 1 81 ACTIVITY GOGNNECT ACTIVITY GGNNECT CONNECT 5634 Sec FRAMED INTERFACE LOOP ISDN NET X 21 PROTOCOL DSS1 EURO ISDN TO 811551657 FROM 811551657 ALARM SS G 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono CENTAURI HI The following items can be configured a Audio In sets the Audio Input source to one of the following Analog XLR 3F TOSlink digital i e optical digital input AES EBU digital i e balanced electrical input DB 9F ADAT digital ADAT interface also uses optical port TOSlink With ADAT the following channel combinations are possible 1 Standard 2 channels ADAT12 ADAT34 ADAT56 ADAT2324 2 Multi channel 4 channels ADAT14 ADAT58 6 channels ADAT16 8 channels ADAT18 b Audio Out sets the audio output to use one of the following Analog XLR 3M TOSlink digital i e optical digital output AES EBU digital i e balanced electrical output DB 9F ADAT ADAT interface also uses optical port T
43. IMUX format of the profile can be set here to e Auto CDQ H 221 Musictaxi J 52 Micda e APTX Inverse multiplexing is needed in ISDN connections to synchronize the B channels If the IMUX format is set to Auto usually CENTAURI uses the correct IMUX format Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 92 CENTAURI II User Manual Exception 1 Ifa CENTAURI establishes a connection to a CDQPrima using algorithm MPEG L2 and the line format is H 221 thenCENTAURI II must be configured with Algorithm MPEGL2 Bit rate 384 kbit s even if a lower bit rate is set on the CDQPrima IMUX Format CDQ H 221 Exception 2 If you dial to a APT X codec then the IMUX format must be set APTX g Dependency Choose between Remote Local Remote means that the CENTAURI I will use FlashCast Technology FlashCast Technology means at ISDN CENTAURI Il CENTAURI I and CENTAURI II Sendlit Connections The connecting CENTAURI II will assign the transmission parameter CENTAURI II None Mayah Codec Connections The CENTAURI II will analyse the data stream and emulate the receiver If necessary changes in the parameters will be done automatically and adjusted best possible For most of the connections REMOTE will be the right choice h Ancillary Data Defines how the Encoder and Decoder embeds the ancillary data in the audio data stream Following settings are possible e CCS J 52 Musictaxi Barco None only with
44. ISDN error 34e3 ISDN error 34e4 ISDN error 34e5 ISDN error 34e6 ISDN error 34ef ISDN error 34ff 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 ISDN Error messages ISDN Password ISDN Services 197 203 ISDN active layer 1 ISDN answer delay ISDN protocol 104 163 144 182 144 182 ISDN Redial 136 163 ISDN Timeout oe fe 136 163 Jate 104 136 163 Jitter 227 Jitter compensation Journal 127 Key Control 84 60 a ee Language 118 Language Request 156 Language Selection 156 Large main Window 204 Lastconnection 85 Level LED s 79 Level meter option 204 Level Status 86 Levelmeter mode of frontpanel 114 Lines Status 87 Load ctr File 161 Log file 162 Log file path 204 Log Files 127 Login 131 Looking of remote 204 Lost Packets 227 MAC address 118 Main menu 133 Main window 133 242 Mandatory Files 251 Manual 229 Manual accept 144 182 Mask Display 84 Max audio output level 143 176 Max numbers of com ports to scan 204 MAYAH codec DTE to another x 21 V 35 codec 70 MAYAH codec DTE to MAYAH codec DCE via crossover cable 73 MAYAH codec DTE to MAYAH codec DTE 67 Mayah Homepage 135 229 Mayah Website 135 229 MAYCOM EASYCORDER 15 30 MDI 227 Media Delivery Index 227 Media Player 41 Memory 152 223 min digits 136 163 Minimal digits for external call 136 163 Copyr
45. L3 AAC and all APT X algorithms The following selections are possible for MPEG L2 Auto CCS J 52 Musictaxi Barco All other MPEG algorithms Auto APT X algorithms None Left Right e Ancillary data transfer with help of an extra ancillary data stream called TS This just works with RTP IP transmissions but with all algorithms In this case the ancillary data format must be set to TS j Encoder Bandwidth The possible options depends on the chosen algorithm MPEG algorithms Using MPEG algorithms the bandwidth is determined by used the sub bands Hereby usually the optimized settings are used specified by the coding algorithm licenser These licensers are Coding Technologies Fraunhofer Thompson If the bandwidth is set on AUTO then the frequency range follows the licenser advice If the bandwidth is set on FULL the bandwidth will be calculated by Bandwidth Sample rate 2 2 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 98 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 8 2 G 711 The following settings are possible e Auto Band pass Frequency range 300 Hz 3 4 kHz e Full Low pass 20 Hz 3 4 kHz k Encoder Protection This option handles the activation and deactivation of the encoders CRC protection It works with different parameters for MPEG algorithms CRC Cycle Redundancy Check Three parameter can be set 0 default 1 off 2 on Audio Decoder DECODER DECODER MPEG Layers
46. MPEG Code of Practice 3 release www pro mpeg org based on rfc 2733 www ietf org rfc rfc2733 txt Opposed to other FEC schemes used for e g satellite transmissions this algorithm correct single bits inside an IP packet but the recreation of entirely lost IP packets This is essential for the use in IP based networks since due to the nature of these networks the most common transport problem is a complete loss of one or several successive packets burst loss 2 How it works FEC generates additional packets using matrixes Every FEC matrix has got L columns and D rows to create additional packets but with following restrictions Lx D lt 100 lt L lt 20 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 63 4 lt D lt 20 FEC packets are generated from RTP packets by a XOR exclusive or operation Each FEC packet corresponds to one row or column The FEC packets are transmitted on dedicated ports in separate streams There is always a stream for column FEC packets 2 ports above media port usually port 5006 optional also row FEC packets can be sent 4 ports above media port usually port 5008 Lost Packets at a RTP transmission using a FEC 4 4 matrix ononon TT DE Media Packets Row FEC Packets FEC r 9 10 11 LP LP 13 14 Q l Column FEC Packets Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 64 CENTAURI II User Manual
47. Necessary settings for framed connections gt How to establish IP connections SDP streaming gt Note 4 SAP SAP stands for session announcement protocol More or less it is an enhancement of SDP but the SDP files are not downloaded from a special device but they are available under the IP address 224 2 127 254 If SDP and Decoder is selected and SAP is checked then the CENTAURI II looks at IP address 224 2 127 254 for session description protocols Encoders using SAP send their SDP files to this Multicast address Every time the SAP box is newly checked the list box of 1 is updated with the currently available SAP streams Here the syntax of the listed SAP streams lt IP address of SAP encoder gt lt hash id of SAP encoder gt lt name of SAP encoder gt x Interface ISDN C X 21 35 IP C Loop Numbers Address Port TCP C RTP C RTSP C UDP SDP C SIP ea M SAP taf 192 168 1 78 49005 Centauri WL Soyo PLX More info about SAP can be found at chapter lt Necessary settings for framed connections gt How to establish IP connections SAP streaming gt Note 5 RTSP RTSP stands for real time streaming protocol Note 6 SIP SIP stands for session initiation protocol More info about SIP can be found at chapter lt Necessary settings for framed connections gt How to establish IP connections SIP connections gt e Loop x Interface eeesecsseseeeos C ISDN C X 21 V 3C IP oop Numbers A
48. OFF Backup mode OFF Although CENTAURI supports two individual sub codecs only one user interface is available This setting lets the user select which sub codec the input and the display applies to 3 8 6 2 Dualmode With ISDN CENTAURI I can be used as two separate mono codecs However the following restrictions will apply e Maximum sample rate 32 kHz Mode mono o Maximum bit rate 64 kbit s except for MPEG L2 This setting defines on which B channel the second sub codec starts to communicate For example Dual mode on B channel 2 means that B channel 1 is assigned to the first sub codec and all other B channels are assigned to second one If dual mode at B channel 0 then dual mode is de activated and CENTAURI II functions as a single codec without the above restrictions Note Dual mode just can be set if the communication interface of both sub codecs is set to ISDN If this is not true dual mode can not be set or does not work properly pending on the system software version Note 2 Dual mode can not be used if one the following features is active e Multipoint e Gateway e Backup Mode 3 8 6 3 Multipoint determines which return Channel is used on a Point to Multipoint transmission Using ISDN Point to Multipoint means that a CENTAURI codec can transmit One audio signal out to multiple ISDN destinations However with Point to Multipoint PMP CENTAURI II just can decode one return channel This option
49. Port e IP address e Add CENTAURI II this is only visible if UDP scan is disabled e Delete CENTAURI II this is only visible if UDP scan is disabled e Make Valid only visible if IP control was valid before this dialog was opened Note By default the Remote Control program scans the LAN using a UDP identify broadcast at Start up for any CENTAURI codecs provided IP control is used However this scan can be disabled using a Registry entry The list of available codecs can be increased or decreased with Add CENTAURI II or Delete CENTAURI II You can select either of the two remote control interfaces RS232 Control If no CENTAURI codecs were detected by the Com port scan initiated when the Remote Control program starts you can select an alternative Com port with this dialog Note The number of available Com ports to be scanned can be set using the dialog Expert Options Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 189 The control baud rate can only be changed if RS 232 control was active before the dialog was opened The baud rate can be set to any of the following values e 9 600 e 19 200 e 38 400 e 57 600 e 115 200 If the baud rate is changed and the change is confirmed by clicking OK on the dialog the CENTAURI II gets re booted This is necessary to make the Remote baud rate change valid The default Baud Ra
50. SDP Decoder C UDP C SDP Encoder ea V SAP 192 168 1 62 13321 Centauri testnummer 64 192 168 1 96 1558 CentaurilI 3001 SIP connections Since CENTAURI II system version 3 2 0 78 SIP is supported 1 General The Session Initiation Protocol SIP has been developed by the IETF 1 nternet Engineering Task Force and is described in rfc 3261 www ietf org rfc rfc3261 txt This protocol can be used to establish modify and terminate multimedia sessions and is currently used in most Voice over IP VoIP and Internet telephony applications As aclient server protocol SIP is similar to HTTP and SMTP e mail Its requests and responses are text strings containing information about the session that is to be established SIP addresses are composed using a syntax similar to e mail addresses e g sip centauri3000 mayah com The complete separation of signalling and transport layer i e of connection data and media data as implemented in SIP allows the user to establish a connection in a unified way without prior knowledge of the exact location of other participants and not depending on the nature of the transferred data The SIP protocol can furthermore be used to let two devices auto negotiate the parameters e g algorithm sample rate of the multimedia session The constantly growing acceptance of SIP due to recent developments in fields like Internet telephony and UMTS guarantees for a steady growth and expans
51. Select item no name EncProfile autorg 11 DecProfile auto g 711 Interface Net Dest 1 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 89 3 7 5 3 7 6 The following parameters can be set Name The maximum length of a name you can enter are 256 chars The display can show about 16 chars EncProfile The encoder settings of this phone book entry are chosen here DecProfile The decoder settings of this phone book entry are chosen here Interface The used communication interface is chosen here Dest Depending the chosen interface the entry may vary ISDN Up to 8 ISDN Numbers can be entered here X 21 V 35 These connection possibilities are given Connection via Port 1 Please enter 1 at 1 Connection via Port 2 Please enter 2 at 2 Sending the signal via Port 1 and 2 Enter 1 at 1 and 2 at 2 IP Enter the IP Address or SIP Address For UDP connections an u for TCP connections a t for SIP connections sip for SDP connections http and for SAP connections sap must precede the IP address Since RTP is default at RTP isno prefix is necessary Edit Phonebook Entry IM Select entry to cdit MT SSE Select item CEMTSURL Le 1E TEST LOOF i l Centauri L2 1B Test CENTAURI Le c amp TEST LOOP 1 EncProfile auto l2 43imonolbd CENTAURI L 1B TEST LOOP 2 may CENTAURI L 26 TEST LOOP 3 DecProfile autofl2i43imonolbd Interface ISDN MUSICTARL LOOP
52. TEST 10 FKI TELEFON LOOP TEST Dest 1 70811551662 This dialog enables to modify an existing phone book entry Delete Phonebook Entry ANT MAGIC L J 52 TEST 11 COGFRIMA TEST 31 CENTAURI L 1B TEST LOOP 0 CENTAURI Le 2B TEST LOOP 71 CENHTAURI L 16 TEST LOOP 2 CENTAURI L3 2B TEST LOOP 3 Do you really want to delete CDGPrima Test 9 Choose the designated phone book entry by using the UP DOWN keys and confirm with the RIGHT key Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 90 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 7 7 New Profile Entry This dialog enables to create a new profile entry Up to 256 profile entries can be made Profiles are used in phone book entries as encoder or decoder settings EDIT PROFILE ENTRY EDIT PROFILE ENTRY Mame no name Dependency Remote Type Enh Format Automatic Samplerate Ancillarymode Auto Bitrate 384000 Device 1 Mode Shere Source ANALOG The following parameters can be set a Name The profile name can be selected with a max length of 20 chars We suggest that the name is based on the settings of the profile entry For instance Name auto I3 32 mono 64 Auto states the IMUX Format L3 states the algorithm e g MP3 32 states the sample rate e g 32 kHz mono states the mode e g mono 64 states the bit rate e g 64 kbit s Using this name convention will give you the most needed information in the name b Type
53. The G 722 SRT timeout starts running after an ISDN connection is established and stops if framing is reached By default the G 722 SRT timeout is set to 30 seconds see remote menu item Settings Others This means that usually the CENTAURI needs 30 seconds to be framed to a G 722 SRT audio stream G 722 SRT framing can be fasten by the following CENTAURI II settings see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency local e Encoder algorithm G 722 e Encoder sample rate 16 kHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format J 52 e Decoder dependency remote AVT Magic CENTAURI II is fully compatible to AVT Magic with the algorithms G 722 MPEG L2 and MPEG L3 Furthermore CENTAURI II and AVT Magic supports J 52 G 722 connection Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm G 722 e Encoder sample rate 16 kHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote MPEG L2 L3 connections with 64 kbit s AVT Magic always returns G 722 when the calling CENTAURI II uses the following configuration e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote With this configuration the CENTAURI II tells the AVT Magic by J 52 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary set
54. all other dialogs it is sufficient to press 4 If an arrow pointing up and or down appears in a display there are then other lines above or below the lines shown that you can shift up or down using W and MW and then bring onto the display Connect Menu Disconnect This dialog enables to terminate a connection Connect This dialog enables to establish a connection IP ISDN X 21 V 35 depending on the selected interface Therefore the appearance of this dialog can vary Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 85 3 5 3 3 5 4 3 5 5 3 5 6 Last This dialog enables to reestablish the last dialed connection via IP ISDN X 21 or V 35 This function is similar to the Redial button on a normal telephone Phonebook This dialog enables to dial a phone book entry A CENTAURI I phone book entry will start following macros e Setting the encoder parameter through a profile entry e Setting the decoder parameter through a profile entry e Choosing an interface ISDN X 21 V 35 IP or LOOP e Accomplishing a connection optional if an IP address a number ISDN or a port X 21 V 35 is entered Note If no IP address number or port is entered a phone book entry works as an auto configuration script Session This dialog enables to establish a session entry More info about sessions can be found in chapter Presets Menu New Session Entry Interface COM INTERFACE
55. assigned and to request the CENTAURI s IlSerial Number Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 150 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer SECURITY IDENTIFICATION TIME SOFTWARE HARDWARE HEALTH IMPORT EXPORT CENTAURI HI Items Name Identification NAME Centauri 3000 SERIAL NUMBER NO00129D55325 NAME ADDRESS CONNECT INTERFACE LOOP ESDN NET X 21 PROTOCOL DSS1 EURO ISDN ALARM CENTAURI 3000 192 168 1 81 11181 Se ENCODER ACTIVITY ACTIVE TO 811551657 6 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono oxi ok cancel DECODER ACTIVITY ACTIVE FROM 811551657 MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono This field shows the CENTAURI name Here a new CENTAURI I name can be entered Serial Number This field displays the CENTAURI s II Serial No Since this is the MAC address of its Ethernet port it is impossible to edit this If no S No is displayed it s possible that no Ethernet card was detected during boot up Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Web Remote 151 4 8 2 Time enables setting the CENTAURI s II time and date E MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer SETTINGS EXPERT SECURITY STATUS IDENTIFICATION TIME SOFTWARE HARDWARE HEALTH IMPORT EXPORT CENTAU Rij 4 8 3 Soft
56. but not implemented by the equipment sending the cause However the information element is not required to be present in the message in order for the equipment sending the cause to process the message 34e4 Invalid information element contents This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause has received an information element which it has implemented however one or more fields in the information element are coded in such a way which has not been implemented by the equipment sending this cause 34e5 Message not compatible with call state This cause indicates that a message has been received which is incompatible with the call state 34e6 Recovery on timer expiry This cause indicates that a procedure has been initiated by the expiry of a timer in association with error handling procedures 34ef Protocol error unspecified This cause is used to report a protocol error event only when no other cause in the protocol error class applies 34ff Inter working unspecified This cause indicates that there has been inter working with a network which does not provide causes for actions it takes thus the precise cause for a message which is being sent cannot be ascertained Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 262 CENTAURI II User Manual 6 7 Ancillary Data Background 1 General Some audio transmissions also require the transfer of additional information data This additional information data
57. by clicking OK the Remote Control program switches control to the selected device Note Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 192 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 5 5 5 1 Clicking OK here is context sensitive If No is selected in Change to clicking on OK starts a new UDP scan However if another item is selected the dialog closes and control is transferred to the selected device Expert Menu Direct command enables the Remote Control program to communicate with a CENTAURI II using Direct Commands as defined in the Communication Reference manual www mayah com content download pdfs manuals communication reference_man pdf Direct command dialog Direct Command x Command Answer List of Command Categories help sys Show system commands help com Show common commands help enc Show encoder commands help dec Show decoder commands help ISDN Show ISDN commands help x21 Show X 21 commands help e1 Show E1 commands help ip Show IP commands help Audio Show Audio commands Enter a CENTAURI I command in the Command field and confirm by clicking OK CENTAURI II will execute the command and return an answer into the Answer field below Example enc_algo asks for the current Encoder algorithm The whole command set is fully described in the CENTAURI II Communications Reference Manual which can be freely downloaded from the Mayah website www mayah com However a hel
58. by the dedicated X 21 V 35 line 1 Cables Standard X 21 DTE cable 2 Transmit A 2 Transmit A 3 Receive A td Cs Receive A Signal Timing T4 A 6 Signal Timing A Z Signal Ground ___ 8 CS Signal Ground Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 71 Standard V 35 DTE cable 1 Frame Ground FG Frame Ground FG RDA RDA CTS CTS Receiver Signal Receiver Signal Element Timing B Element Timing B Wire RET B 14 Transmit Data B Transmit Data B TDB TDB RDB RDB 2 Configuration of X 21 interface The X 21 interface settings can be configured via menu item Settings X 21 The following settings are recommended for X 21 e X 21 mode DTE e X 21 clocking T4 or T4T1T4 e X 21 protocol X 21 The following settings are recommended for V 35 e X 21 mode DTE e X 21 clocking T4 or T4T1T4 e X 21 protocol V 35 3 Configuration of Codec Settings The codec settings can be configured via menu item Settings Codec 3 1 Configuration for MPEG transmissions e Interface X 21 V 35 e Encoder dependency Remote e Encoder bit rate clock rate of X 21 V 35 line Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 72 CENTAURI II User Manual e Decoder dependency Remote 3 2 Configuration for G 722 and APT X transmissions e Interface X 21 V 35 e Encoder dependency Local e Encoder algorithm Must be identical on all involved encod
59. by the user agent SIP simple session establishment 2 100 Trying 2 180 Ringing 3 200 OK User SACK Se User Agent 1 Agent 2 Media Connection RTP E 2 200 0K n A A Session Description Protocol SDP file is appended to messages 1 and 3 sometimes also to message 4 With the help of these SDP files the user agents can negotiate the parameters algorithm bit rate sample rate to be used with the media connection While this mechanism is suitable and well defined for VolP applications where the number and parameters of algorithms are limited it requires some further improvements in order to function with a larger number of professional algorithms To terminate a session any user agent simply sends a BYE message which is acknowledged by a 200 OK message from the other end Then the session will be terminated Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 51 2 2 2 Call Proxying The above example of a direct SIP session between two clients is of course neither practical nor realistic Most of the time as stated in the example given in 2 1 intermediate servers are involved in a session establishment One of the most common types of servers is a proxy server If connecting through public networks a SIP negotiation will most probably involve one or more proxy servers Location Service SIP Call Flow 3 fritz mayah com 4 fritz lab
60. can be used as Multicast Sender and Multicast Receiver e CENTAURI s I and GANYMED 1002 1 Multicast UDP connection to other CENTAURI MERKII and GANYMED 1102 It must be distinguished between the Multicast sender and Multicast receivers 1 1 Multicast Sender The Multicast sender determines the quality of the Multicast stream 1 1 1 Codec Settings Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency Local e Decoder dependency Remote The audio quality of the multicast stream is determined by the encoder settings of algorithm sample rate bit rate and mode of the Multicast sender 1 1 2 Establish Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select interface to IP e Select UDP e Type in the Multicast IP address e g 225 0 0 2 Note A special port can be selected by the optional suffix lt port number gt e g 225 0 0 2 5004 e Click the OK button to establish connection 1 2 Multicast Receiver The quality of the audio received by Multicast is determined by the Multicast Sender 1 2 1 Codec Settings Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency Remote e Decoder dependency Remote 1 2 2 Establish Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select interface to IP e Select UDP e Type in the Multicast IP address e g 225 0 0 2 Note A special port can be selected by the optional suffix lt port number gt e g 225 0 0 2
61. can make IP connections more stable by providing a larger longer buffer For instance the audio delay buffer can compensate jitter problems Packetsize Mode selects the mode how CENTAURI II creates IP packets This item is just available if system software version 2 2 0 0 or later is implemented There are three possibilities e variable default This means that the payload is rounded to the next full frame or audio block Advantage No fractional audio frames or blocks in the IP packets Disadvantage With algorithms with no fix frame length e g AAC it can happen that the max possible packet size is exceeded e fixed Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 171 5 4 4 This means that IP payload is exactly the same as the packet size value set at item packetsize i e it is not rounded to the next full audio frame or audio block Advantage Even with algorithms with variable frame length the packet size is fix Disadvantage IP packet can have fractional audio frames or audio blocks e sync Same as fixed but additionally packets are transmitted in synchronized intervals Advantage Same as with fixed but additionally adaptation to network equipment which has got problems with unsynchronized packets Disadvantage Same as with fixed Forward Error Correction FEC creates additional redundant data which enables to recreate lost IP packets on the receiver side This item
62. codec can transmit One audio signal out to multiple ISDN destinations However with Point to Multipoint PMP CENTAURI II just can decode one return channel This option allows you to define which of the return paths you wish to use PMP functionality works with any of the following e CENTAURI II MERKII Worldnet Tokyo e Millennium 2 CDQPrima CDQ2000 2001 Note The number of possible return channels is calculated by number of PMP channels number of B channels 64kbit s encoder bit rate Note 2 Even negative return channels can be selected A negative return channel means that all multi point locations still receives the audio but the central CENTAURI I does not decode any audio Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 148 CENTAURI II User Manual 4 7 4 7 1 k UDP Broadcast Mode enables UDP broadcast mode All UDP audio datagrams are now addressed to the UDP broadcast address 255 255 255 255 and UDP broadcast reception is enabled I Backup enables to configure the backup feature of the CENTAURI II Backup feature means that CENTAURI establishes automatically another connection if framing is lost Two Backup parameters can be set Backup time The backup time can be selected in ms Backup time is the time the backup event framing lost must minimum last before the backup connection is established Note The permitted maximum value is 30 000 ms e Backup connect
63. connection or deactivates loop mode Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Web Remote 135 4 5 3 Phonebook Menu enables to e to execute e to create e to edit or e to delete a CENTAURI II phone book entry CENTAURI supports up to 256 phone book entries E MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer oj xj COMMUNICATIONS Phonebook 0 24 of 12 CONNECT Name 1 Enc Profile Dec Profile Interface DISCONNECT PHONEBOOK Centauri L2 1B Test loop 0811551662 5 ISDN MAYAH WEBSITE Centauri L2 2B Test loop 0811551662 0811551662 8 ISDN SETTINGS Centauri L3 18 Test loop 0811551662 9 ISDN EXPERT Centauri L3 2B Test loop 0811551662 0811551662 ISDN SECURITY SendiIt L2 1B Test 0811551660 ISDN STATUS SendIt L2 2B Test 0811551660 ISDN SendIt L3 1B Test 0811551660 ISDN SendIt L3 2B Test 0811551660 ISDN PkI Telefon loop Test 02219250931 ISDN CDOPrima Test 0811551657 0811551657 ISDN IMPORT EXPORT gt gt Phonebook 25 49 SELECTED INDEX 3 edit delete NAME CENTAURI 3000 ADDRESS 192 168 1 81 ACTIVITY ACTIVITY TIME 13 22 02 INTERFACE LOOP ESDN NET X 21 PROTOCOL DSS1 EURO ISDN To FROM ALARM CJ G 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono CENTAURI HI 4 5 4 Mayah Website opens your browser window and attempts to connect to the Mayah website www mayah com Copyright 200
64. is different to 1 The ancillary bit rate bit rate is calculated to abr data volume time to get samples as 8 fi nf At MPEG algorithms the frame interval fi depends on the samples per frame sf and the sample rate sr It is calculated to fi sf sr gt abr as sr 8 sf nf Furthermore at MPEG algorithms the samples per frame varies at the different coding algorithms e MPEG L2 MPEG L3 1152 e AAC MPEG 2 AAC MPEG 4 AAC HE 1024 e AAC LD 480 4 1 Max Reached Ancillary Baud rate at transport inside of audio data It must be considered that usually audio data has got priority to ancillary data Therefore the below listed values are just the max ones and additionally ancillary data can also be delayed Table of max reached ancillary baud rates at transport inside of audio data Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 265 MPEG L2 MPEG L3 MPEG 2 AAC Auto 320 63 75 6 MPEG 4 Enh APT X Left Right 256 63 6 76 3 16 Bit 4 2 Max Reached Ancillary Baud rate at transport with help of an extra TS stream Here the ancillary data block has got a size of 30 Byte Table of misc ancillary data rates at TS format and packet size 1 frame 4 3 Bit rate versus Baud rate Since often ancillary data is transported on asynchronous serial lines a start bit and stop bit must be added to every byte to reach synchronization Therefore the ancillary data baud
65. it should be set higher than the G 722 SRT timeout value its default value is 45 Seconds Note You can enter values other than those shown but the maximum possible value is 9 999 seconds ISDN Answer Delay defines the telegram interval used in ISDN connections in milliseconds It depends on the system software version how it works CENTAURI Il system software lt 2 1 0 2 With an ISDN connection the called CENTAURI I sends out a telegram once the first B channel is connected and the ISDN answer delay has expired The default value of 3 000 ms is usually long enough but if there are framing problems with multiple B channel ISDN connections this value can be increased CENTAURI Il system software gt 2 1 0 2 With an ISDN connection the called CENTAURI II sends out its telegram 10 times till the ISDN answer delay expires The default value is 5 000 ms Note Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 185 You can enter values other than those listed up to the permitted maximum of 30 000 ms ISDN Active Layer 1 determines whether ISDN Layer 1 stays active all the time or not When CENTAURI II is used in the Netherlands this value should definitely be set to ON Dial In Protection selects whether Dial in Protection is activated for e ISDN e P e ISDN and IP When Dial in Protection is set to On only connections from ISDN numbers or I
66. item Expert Direct Command All the default IP ports of CENTAURI II are listed in the appendix of the Communication Reference Manual www mayah com content download pdfs manuals communication reference_man pdf 2 Remote control port The remote control port is IP remote port first IP audio port 1 Therefore the default IP remote port is 2000 3 RTP audio ports By default the RTP audio ports are a System version lt x 2 0 30 Sub codec 1 5004 and 5005 for RTCP Sub codec 2 5006 and 5007 for RTCP Sub codec 3 5008 and 5009 for RTCP Sub codec 4 5010 and 5011 for RTCP b System version gt x 2 0 30 Sub codec 1 5004 and 5005 for RTCP Sub codec 2 5014 and 5015 for RTCP Sub codec 3 5024 and 5025 for RTCP Sub codec 4 5034 and 5035 for RTCP Note x 2 for CENTAURI and x 3 for CENTAURI II MERKII and GANYMED 1102 However the RTP audio ports can be changed at establishing the connection by enhancing the IP address with the delimiter and the requested RTP port For instance 225 0 0 11 5015 This establishes a connection to Multicast address 225 0 0 11 using the port 5015 4 SAP port SAP announcements are sent on port 9875 You can get more info about SAP at SAP streaming Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 57 2 4 15 5 UDP level information This remote control software makes CENTAURI sending out i
67. kHz 128 kbps joint stereo This audio is P multicasted to the LAN in the quality AAC MPEG2 48 kHz 128 kbps stereo 2 Parameters to set For Gateway mode two kind of parameters must be set 2 1 Gateway connection The gateway connection is the connection to which the audio received by sub codec 1 is routed to It can be e The last connection or e A phone book entry recommended 2 2 Audio interfaces The audio is internally routed via the audio interfaces Therefore the audio output of sub codec 1 must be identical to the audio input of the gateway sub codec usually sub codec 2 i e in case of gateway mode uses a phone book entry the audio type of the encoder profile of this phone book entry must be the same as the audio output of sub codec 1 Therefore very often the following configuration is used e Audio output of sub codec 1 adat12 e Audio type of encoder profile of gateway phone book entry adat12 When audio should also be routed back then the audio input of sub codec 1 must correspond to the audio type of decoder profile of the gateway phone book entry Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 274 CENTAURI II User Manual Note The audio is routed in an non decoded state i e even in gateway mode sub codec 1 first decodes the audio before it routes it to the gateway sub codec usually sub codec 2 This means that even in gateway mode no trans coding is used and therefore every gateway audio routi
68. maximum value depends of the implemented audio card and may have following values e 18 dBu e 22 dBu Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 103 3 8 3 4 3 8 3 5 ANALOG LEVELS In Qut Qutput Level Adjust Adjust MRS ee Using ADJUST the user can adjust the needed value with the up down keys Besides ADJUST the standard values 15 dBu and 18 dBu can be selected directly Audio Settings Here some miscellaneous but rarely used audio settings can be done a ADAT AES Master This item activates or deactivates the ADAT Mastermode Turned off CENTAURI digital audio is be clocked via the ADAT input interface optical TOSlink interface if a clock is supplied to this interface Turned on the CENTAURI II acts as the clock generator for ADAT audio interface By default it is turned off b All SRC s off This item enables to switch off all internal sample rate converters of CENTAURI II The internal sample rate converters just must be switched off i e this item must be set to on when algorithm AES EBU transparent optional is used Usually and by default the sample converters must be switched on i e this item is set to off for proper operation of CENTAURI Il c AES EBU out prof This item enables or disables professional mode for AES EBU output By default professional AES EBU output is disabled Digital Out Synchonisation DIGITAL AUDIO OUT SYNC B Select audi
69. message was the prior receipt of a STATUS ENQUIRY message 349f Normal unspecified This cause is used to report a normal event only when no other cause in the normal class applies 34a2 No circuit channel available This cause indicates that there is no appropriate circuit channel presently available to handle the call 34a6 Network out of order This cause indicates that the network is not functioning correctly and that the condition is likely to last a relatively long period of time e g immediately reattempting the call is not likely to be successful 34a9 Temporarily failure This cause indicates that the network is not functioning correctly and that the condition is not likely to last a long period of time e g the user may wish to try another call attempt almost immediately 34aa Switching equipment congestion This cause indicates that the switching equipment generating this cause is experiencing a period of high traffic 34ab Access Information discarded This cause indicates that the network could not deliver access information to the remote user as requested i e a user to user information low layer compatibility high layer compatibility or sub address as indicated in the diagnostic 34ac Requested circuit channel not available This cause is returned when the circuit or channel indicated by the requesting entity cannot be provided by the other side of the interface 34af Resources unavailable unspecifi
70. not provided a connect indication within a prescribed period of time 3495 Call rejected This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause does not wish to accept this call although it could have accepted the call because the equipment sending this cause is neither busy nor incompatible 3496 Number changed This cause is returned to a calling user when the called party number indicated by the calling user is no longer assigned 349a Non selected user clearing This cause indicates that the user has not been awarded the incoming call 349b Destination out of order This cause indicates that the destination indicated by the user cannot be reached because the interface to the destination is not functioning correctly The term not functioning correctly indicates that a signalling message was unable to be delivered to the remote user e g a physical layer or data link layer failure at the remote user user equipment off line etc 349c Invalid number format This cause indicates that the called user cannot be reached because the called party number is not in a valid format or is not complete 349d Facility rejected This cause is returned when a facility requested by the user cannot be provided by the network Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 258 CENTAURI II User Manual 349e Response to STATUS ENQUIRY This cause is included in the STATUS message when the reason for generating the STATUS
71. of Partner Status Bar Encoder Settings Description of main window elements 1 LED s e Remote Status The Remote Status LED displays if remote connection is active or not Green LED Remote connection is active Red LED No Remote communication e Line Status The Line Status LED s show which lines are connected It depends on the selected interface how many Line Status LED s are displayed Loop No LED NET One LED ISDN Number of LED S Number of available B channels X 21 Two LED s Meaning of Color White LED Line is not connected Green LED Line is connected The number IP address codec is connected to is displayed when the user moves the mouse over the referring LED Alarm Status The Alarm Status LED shows if codec hardware alarm is active or not The reason for an alarm can be checked via menu item Status Health Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 243 White LED No Alarm Red LED Alarm is active e Encoder and Decoder Activity The Encoder respectively the Decoder Activity LED informs if encoder or decoder is working White LED Encoder respectively decoder is inactive Yellow LED Encoder respectively decoder is in state creating created or starting Green LED Encoder respectively decoder is started 2 Labels e Name The name of the codec which can be set via menu item Status Identification e IP Address The IP address of the
72. protocol implementation is used 1 1 Codec Settings of Multicast sender Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency Local e Decoder dependency Remote The audio quality of the multicast stream is determined by the encoder settings of algorithm sample rate bit rate and mode of the Multicast sender 1 2 Codec Settings of Multicast receiver Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency Remote e Decoder dependency Remote 1 3 Establish Connection Multicast Sender and Receiver Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select interface to IP e Select RTP e Type in the Multicast IP address e g 225 0 0 2 Note A special port can be selected by the optional suffix lt port number gt e g 225 0 0 2 5004 e Click the OK button to establish connection 2 Multicast RTP connection to other decoders Old RTP protocol implementation is used provided system software lt Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 41 2 4 8 2 1 0 46 2 1 Codec Settings of Multicast sender Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency Local e Decoder dependency Remote The audio quality of the multicast stream is determined by the encoder settings of algorithm sample rate bit rate and mode of the Multicast sender 2 2 Establish Connection Multicast Sender Click the CONNECT but
73. received via X 21 V35 port 2 or Port 1 amp 2 Audio data stream is sent out via X 21 V35 port 1 and 2 simultaneously i e two audio data streams via two dedicated lines or IMUX Port 1 amp 2 One audio data stream is split and sent out via X 21 V 35 port 1 and 2 using CCS inverse multiplexing e Click the OK button to establish connection Note Usually port 1 is selected Note 2 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 70 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 5 5 The X 21 V 35 connection must be established on both MAYAH codecs 5 Disconnect X 21 V 35 Connection Just press the DISCONNECT button Note The X 21 V 35 connection should be disconnected on both MAYAH codecs 6 Auto reconnect of X 21 V 35 connections As long as a X 21 V35 connection is not disconnected the CENTAURI looks for the appropriate clocking on the X 21 V 35 line all the time This means that a switched off X 21 V35 line is detected automatically by CENTAURI II as soon as it is re activated 7 Meaning of LED s at X 21 V 35 connections e Blinking Connect LED Bit rate of CENTAURI II and clock rate of X 21 V 35 line does not correspond e Lit up Connect LED Clock rate of X 21 V 35 line is detected e Lit up Framed LED Framed X 21 V 35 connection MAYAH codec DTE to another X 21 V 35 codec When a MAYAH codec is connected via a dedicated X 21 V 35 line to another codec usually both devices use DTE mode i e the clock is supplied
74. servers are usually located at an SIP service provider or ISP In house solutions e g using an Asterisk Server are also possible By registering itself with the registration server the current IP address of the mobile Centauri is mapped to a SIP address like sip centauriB mayah com Now Centauri A can use this SIP address to connect to Centauri B To accomplish this Centauri A first contacts a Location Server that maps the SIP address to the current IP address of Centauri B and redirects the call to this IP address Now a direct session can be established between Centauri A and B For a more detailed explanation of this process please see 2 2 3 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 50 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 2 A closer look at SIP 2 2 1 Simple Session establishment An SIP session between two clients is established using a handshake mechanism Illustration 2 shows a simple call flow used to establish and terminate a media session After an invitation by user agent 1 UA1 the callee user agent 2 UA2 tries to find the requested callee 2 100 Trying and indicates the incoming call to the user 2 180 Ringing If the user at UA2 accepts the call a 200 OK message is sent and UA1 acknowledges the response with an ACK message Now a direct media connection between the two user agents is established In some cases e g an automatic answer mode the messages Trying and Ringing are not sent
75. the internal file timezone dat and validates them immediately Otherwise changes of time zone settings becomes valid at next start of CENTAURI Il Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 125 3 8 6 13 G 711 Options G 711 OPTIONS G 1 711 A law G T11 Level 0dE G T isdn service speech This dialog enables to set miscellaneous parameters for G 711 use ISDN telephony The following parameters can be set a G 711 North America Japan and Europe use a different coding method for ISDN telephony Thus the following alternatives are available e A law as used in Europe uses non linear PCM with 13 segments e law as used in USA and Japan also non linear PCM but 15 segments Note If G 711 law is not set properly then strong disturbances occurs at G 711 transmissions b G 711 level Sometimes G 711 signals i e normal telephone signals are over modulated and therefore their too high audio levels can cause distortions Therefore G 711 attenuation can be set to e 0 dB no attenuation e 6dB e 12dB c G 711 ISDN service Here the service used for G 711 calls are set It can be selected between e Speech default and standard and e Telephony Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 126 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 8 6 14 3 8 6 15 Reboot Misc Ancillary Time Settings G 711 a Sustem update soft reboots the CENTAU
76. tolerance range it causes an alarm to be raised CPU core voltage tolerances AMDKE6II min 2 1V max 2 3V AMD Duron 800 MHz min 1 5V max 1 7V Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 226 CENTAURI Il User Manual AMD Duron 1000 MHz min 1 7V max 1 8V Intel Celeron 1100 1300 MHz min 1 4V max 1 55V Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz min 1 4V max 1 55V e 3 3Volt Voltage If the value is outside its tolerance range it causes an alarm to be raised 3 3V voltage tolerances NMC board min 3 135V max 3 465V Epox board min 3 135V max 3 465V TYAN board min 3 135V max 3 565V Shuttle board min 3 135V max 3 565V SOYO board min 3 135V max 3 565V VIA board min 3 135V max 3 465V DFl board min 3 135V max 3 465V e 5Volt Voltage If the value is outside its tolerance range it causes an alarm to be raised 5V voltage tolerances NMC board min 4 6V max 5 25V Epox board min 4 6V max 5 25V TYAN board min 4 6V max 5 25V Shuttle board min 4 6V max 5 25V SOYO board min 4 6V max 5 25V VIA board min 4 6V max 5 25V DFl board min 4 6V max 5 25V e 12Volt Voltage If the value is outside its tolerance range it causes an alarm to be raised 12V voltage tolerances NMC board min 9V max 14V Epox board min 9V max 14V TYAN board min 9V max 14V Shuttle board min 9V max 14V SOYO
77. two fields shows encoder version and the last two fields shows the decoder version e AAC MPEG2 AAC MPEG2 codec version The first two fields shows encoder version and the last two fields shows the decoder version AAC LD MPEG 4 AAC low delay codec version The first two fields shows encoder version and the last two fields shows the decoder version e MPEG L2 MPEG Layer 2 codec version The first two fields shows encoder version and the last two fields shows the decoder version e MPEG L3 MPEG Layer 3 codec version The first two fields shows encoder version and the last two fields shows the decoder version MPEG L3 Pro MPEG Layer 3 Pro codec version The first two fields shows encoder version and the last two fields shows the decoder version e APTX 100 APT X codec version The first two fields shows encoder version and the last two fields shows the decoder version 4SB ADPCM 4SB ADPCM codec version The first two fields shows encoder version and the last two fields shows the decoder version Note The parameters shown in this dialog can only be changed via a system software update Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 222 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 6 4 Hardware shows the hardware modules CENTAURI I has detected on boot up CENTAURI hardware dialog Centauri II Hardware x Series 3001 This dialog is also displayed when the CENTAURI Remote Control program starts See m
78. usually sub codec 2 is responsible for the fail over line Since backup feature runs two sub codecs it is similar to the gateway feature However the main difference is that at backup the last sub codec is active when the first sub codec is not framed whereas at gateway feature the last sub codec is active when the first sub codec is framed X 21 satellite line with ISDN fail over CENTAURI Il BACKUP 1 Dy LAX s stereo digital AES EBU g IP 4 g MPEG 1 2 N Layer 2 CENTAURI II a 256 kbps A stereo digital AES EBU CENTAURI II Backup Line ie e e e e MPEG 4 AAC 256 kbps In the diagram above an X 21 satellite transmission using MPEG L2 with a bit rate of 256 kbps is backuped with an ISDN connection using AAC MPEG 4 with a bit rate of 128 kbps Since AAC MPEG 4 is a much more efficient coding algorithm than MPEG L2 both main line and fail over line reaches nearly transparent quality 2 Parameters to set For Backup mode two parameters must be set Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 269 2 1 Backup time The backup time determines in ms how long the main line must be unframed since it is switched to the fail over line Furthermore the backup time is also the fallback time from backup connection to main connection 2 2 Backup connection The backup connection can be e The last connection or e A phone book entry recommended Note To p
79. values CENTAURI 2000 CENTAURI 3000 CENTAURI 3300 CENTAURI 4000 GANYMED 1102 No CENTAURI 2001 CENTAURI 3001 CENTAURI 3301 CENTAURI 4001 ISA or USB MERKII USB e Number of installed headphone ports This field just informs if one or more headphone ports are available 1 but it does not inform about the real number of headphone connectors Possible values CENTAURI 2000 CENTAURI 3000 CENTAURI 3300 and CENTAURI 4000 0 CENTAURI 2001 CENTAURI 3001 CENTAURI 3301 CENTAURI 4001 and MERKII 1 Note The parameters shown in this dialog cannot be changed except by installing new CENTAURI hardware Such a hardware upgrade should only be done by the Mayah factory For more information please contact your local Dealer or Mayah Communications via info mayah com Health informs the user about the following CENTAURI II health parameters Motherboard CPU performance RAM memory Flash card capacities CENTAURI I temperatures CENTAURI I voltages State of CENTAURI II fans CENTAURI II health dialog Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 224 CENTAURI II User Manual Centauri II Health x Motherboard DF CPU Core Voltage fasi7v0 M CPU Performance 1200 MHz 3v Voltage assy M Memory fsm Sv voltage f5207 M System Disk 12725 kB 12 v voltage fizesev M System Disk Free e967 kB W 12v voltage fizv FM User Disk i9108 kB user Disk Free 16994 kB M cru Temperatu
80. via a dialog which is opened by double clicking in the appropriate field Comment A comment can also be assigned to a hot key This comment will be shown when the user moves the mouse over the hot key in the main Program window The comment can be any character string with the maximum length of 256 characters Hot keys to which no functionality is assigned are disabled and greyed out By default no hot keys are defined Hot keys with no functionality are disabled and greyed Any changes made to these Options dialog will become valid when OK is clicked Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 211 5 5 11 Update via RS232 updates the CENTAURI II firmware via the RS232 Com port connection Dialog of Update via RS232 xl Update Progress E Update Message Receiving update file 315392 Bytes 9 Requirements RS232 control CENTAURI update file upd must be available The current update file can be downloaded from Mayah website www mayah com or can be acquired from support mayah com Warning If your CENTAURI s Il system firmware is earlier than 1 1 0 44 you must update to system software version 1 1 0 44 first The system software version can be checked at menu item Status CENTAURI Software Versions The update file for system software version 1 1 0 44 can be acquired from support mayah com Ignoring this warning can result in the update corrupt
81. 008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 173 mode Interface selects which Communications Interface is to be used The options are e ISDN if available e X 21 V 35 if available e IP not available with CENTAURI 2000 2001 e Loop Encoder Decoder follows sets the Encoder Decoder dependency to either e remote e local In Remote mode the CENTAURI II employs MAYAH s FlashCast technology This means e For CENTAURI II CENTAURI I and CENTAURI Il Sendlt transmission The CENTAURI II establishing the connection dictates the parameters used e CENTAURI Il non Mayah Codecs transmission CENTAURI evaluates the settings of the other codec and configure itself accordingly In most pratical cases Remote is the optimum choice Encoder Decoder Algorithm selects which algorithm is used by the Encoder and Decoder e G 711 i e digital telephone e G 722 e MPEG 1 2 L2 e MPEG 1 2 L3 e AAC only available on CENTAURI II 3000 3001 and CENTAURI II 4000 4001 e AAC LD must be enabled by a key code via Expert Set Key Code e MP3 Pro must be enabled by a key code at via Expert Set Key Code e AAC HE must be enabled by a key code via Expert Set Key Code e Linear must be enabled by a key code via Expert Set Key Code e 4SB ADPCM must be enabled by a key code via Expert Set Key Code e APT X must be enabled by a key code via Expert Set Key Code e Enh APT X 16 i e enhanced APT
82. 1 PERS Ure ie eee 7 0 10 0 0 82 gt Items e Input Bit rate IBR Bit rate of payload data plus header usually IEE802 3 IP UDP RTP received by the decoder This data is measured every second and the results are shown in the red graph in the upper right chart e Output Bitrate OBR Bit rate of payload data plus header usually IEE802 3 IP UDP RTP sent by the encoder This data is measured every second and the results are shown in the green Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 228 CENTAURI II User Manual graph in the upper right chart Received Jitter RCVJ Jitter of the data received by the decoder according to rfc 3550 www ietf org rfc rfc3550 txt Here jitter describes a variation of the reception period between two adjacent packets This value can help to set the right reception buffer at item audio delay in menu item Settings Network This data is measured every second and the results are shown in the purple graph in the lower right chart Sequence Errors Number of the packets received in the wrong order meanwhile the last minute At RTP usually some sequence errors can be corrected automatically depending on the set audio delay menu item Settings Network If a sequence error can not be corrected any more it becomes a lost packet see below This data is measured every second Lost Packets Number of the lost packets meanwhile the last minute Without FEC Forward Error Correction any los
83. 1 Current action at automatic remote settings 190 Cursor Keys of Frontpanel 82 D Date 151 219 Date format 123 DCE 66 107 D channel depending settings 104 136 163 D channel protocol 104 136 163 Declaration of Conformity Class A 278 Declaration of Conformity Class B 279 Decoder algorithm 139 171 Decoder audio type 143 176 Decoder Bit rate 98 decoder configuration 139 171 Decoder dependency 98 139 171 Decoder follows 139 171 Decoder format 98 Decoder mode 98 Decoder Protection 98 Decoder sample rate 98 Decoder signal 98 Decoder signal format 171 Decoder Status 87 Decoder stream 98 Decoder stream format 171 Decoder type 98 Define hotkeys 204 Delete Phonebook Entry 89 Delete Profile Entry 93 Delete Session Entry 88 Destination 143 176 DFI board 223 Dial in protection 144 182 dialtone 104 136 163 Digital out sync source 103 143 176 Direct command dialog 192 Disconnect 84 237 Disconnect dialog 237 Disconnect menu 134 Disconnect timeout 120 144 182 Display Log file 162 DMB 87 201 DNS Server 108 138 169 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Index 283 Domain Name System 108 138 169 DRT128 31 DSS1 104 136 163 DTE 66 107 DTE versus DCE 66 DTE DCE 66 DTS 52 Dual mode 116 144 182 Dualmode 116 Dual mode 144 182 Duplex mode 108 138 169 Duplex mode adaption 60 SEa Edit Phonebook Entry 89 Edit Profile Entry 93 Edit Session Entry 88 En
84. 2 2 0 0 V2 0 0 32 Ve 0 0 g5 V2 0 After retrieving the versions the connection is cut to let the user select the right version for update The right version must be chosen with cursor keys and confirmed with the D key to start the update procedure Usually an ISDN update will take 6 10 minutes In versions list dialog the ISDN update can be aborted with the key Journal Wi Select an entry For details B 03 07 2003 15 35 42 03 07 2003 15 35 24 3 11551bbe 03 07 2003 15 34 50 311551657 03 07 2003 15 23 54 311551661 02 07 2003 15 34 15 11 10 2007 15 07 53 This item shows the connections of your CENTAURI II as listed in the internal log files e logact txt and e logold txt The detailed connection info can be shown by selecting an entry with the cursor keys and confirming the selection with the D key Note If you wish to delete the journal please connect to CENTAURI II via FTP and delete the files LOGACT TXT and L OGOLD TXT Deleting these files via the front panel is impossible The FTP access data is by default e Host lt IP address of CENTAURI II gt e User ID Admin e Password Power Note 2 Detailed log file information can be shown with help of CENTAURI I remote at menu item File Display Log File Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 128 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 8 8 System Health System health Po 12 OF z l2 DE Flash 108kKB Free 16455k6 in
85. 2 400 3 600 4 800 9 600 14 400 19 200 38 400 56 00 57 600 115 200 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 122 CENTAURI II User Manual Note This setting only specifies the maximum physical value NOT the actual amount of ancillary data sent inside the audio data stream b Databits sets the number of bits used to represent one single character of data The following are permissible values 8 e 7 e 6 5 c Parity sets the parity bit used for error detection in a digital transmission path Definition of parity A technique to test the integrity of digital data by checking an extra bit that holds a 0 or 1 depending if the data is an even number of 1 bits or an odd number of 1 bits The following parity values are permissible e None e Odd Even d Stop Bits sets the number of Stop bits used to indicate the end of a byte The following values are permissible 1 2 e Handshake sets the mode of ancillary auxiliary data handshaking Handshaking means that signals are transmitted back and forth to control i e to start and stop the transmission The following values are possible e None e Xon Xoff RTS CTS e DSR DTR Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 123 3 8 6 12 Time Settings TIME SETTINGS Date amp Time Timezone This dialog enables to set e Date amp Time setting of time
86. 2008 Mayah Communications 108 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 8 4 4 e Dualport When set to yes then the data stream is delivered parallel to both ports f Delay sets the audio delay applied to the X 21 V 35 interface The maximum value is 5 000 ms Increasing this value can make X 21 V 35 connections more stable by providing a larger longer buffer For instance the audio delay buffer can compensate jitter Network This dialog enables to configure one of both network cards of CENTAURI II If two network cards are installed then the first one is responsible for remote control the second one for audio over IP NETWORK NETWORK InterFace SNMP Server 255 255 255 255 Address on 165 1 82 Transferrate Auto Metmask 255 255 255 0 Duplex Ak Gateway 132 165 1 100 SAMPTraps 1 0 DONS Server 132 165 1 2 Packetsize 7256 NETWORK SHMPTraps 1 0 Packetsize 7256 Packetsizemode Yariable a Interface selects the network to configure Usually just one network card is installed b Address sets the IP address for the appropriate interface e g 192 168 10 50 c Netmask sets the subnet mask for the appropriate interface e g 255 255 255 0 d Gateway sets the IP address of the default network Gateway for the appropriate interface e DNS Server sets the IP address of the DNS Domain Name System server for the Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications
87. 3 01 53 Date 27 06 2006 Juni 2006 sys_time note sys_time 27 6 2004 Heute 27 06 2006 Items e CENTAURI II Time This displays CENTAURI s II internal clock The setting can be edited e CENTAURI II Date This displays the date of CENTAURI s II internal clock The setting can be edited Note Should the internal battery fail CENTAURI s II time and date are lost Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 220 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 6 3 System Software displays the CENTAURI software versions CENTAURI II software dialog xi AAC HE MPEGS aac HPEG2 Jmac p SS Prea o Peec o MPEG a Pro aex ass abee 1 0 1 0 System Version displays the CENTAURI I system software version For the normal CENTAURI user this is the only important software information RTT 32 DLL Version Real time kernel version RTIP DLL Version IP protocol stack version ISDN DLL Version ISDN CAPI driver version 1 BRI ISDN DLL 4 Version respectively USB Stack Version if system software version gt 2 0 0 121 ISDN CAPI driver version 4 BRI respectively USB Stack version if system software version gt 2 0 0 121 SRC DLL Version Sample rate converter library version Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 221 AAC HE and MPEG4 AAC HE and AAC MPEG4 codec version The first
88. 34d3 A suspended call exists but this call identity does not This cause indicates that a call resume has been attempted with a call identity which differs from that in use for any presently suspended call s 34d4 Call identity in use This cause indicates that the network has received a call suspend request The call suspend request contained a call identity including the null call identity which is already in use for a suspended call within the domain of interfaces over which the call might be resumed 34d5 No call suspended This cause indicates that the network has received a call resume request The call resume request contained a call identity information element which presently does not indicate any suspended call within the domain of interfaces over which calls may be resumed 34d6 Call having the requested call identity has been cleared This cause indicates that the network has received a call resume request The call resume request contained a call identity information element which once indicated a suspended call however that suspended call was cleared while suspended either by network timeout or by the remote user 34d8 Incompatible destination This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause has received a request to establish a call which has a low layer compatibility high layer compatibility or other compatibility attributes e g data rate which cannot be accommodated 34db Invalid transit networ
89. 4 is 128 auto 2 48 js 128 auto 13 32 mono 64 Algorithm Mode G 711 Mono G 722 Mono MPEG Layer2Mono MPEG Layer2Mono MPEG Layer2Mono MPEG Layer2Mono MPEG Layer2J Stereo MPEG Layer2J Stereo MPEG Layer2J Stereo MPEG Layer3Mono Bitrate 64 kbit s 64 kbit s 64 kbit s 64 kbit s 64 kbit s 64 kbit s S Rate 8 kHz 16 kHz 24 kHz 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 128 kbit s 32 kHz 128 kbit 128 kbit 64 kbit s s 44 1 kHz s 48 kHz 32 kHz IMUX Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Audio T analog analog analog analog analog analog analog analog analog analog Follows Remote Remote Remote Remote Remote Remote Remote Remote Remote Remote Anc Data auto auto auto auto auto auto auto auto auto auto gt gt Profiles 25 49 SELECTED INDEX 0 NAME ADDRESS CONNECT INTERFACE PROTOCOL ALARM CENTAURI 3000 192 168 1 81 8905 Sec ENCODER ACTIVITY LOOP ISDN NET X 21 DSS1 EURO ISDN To 6 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono ACTIVE 811551657 DECODER ACTIVITY FROM ACTIVE 811551657 MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono Profile entries are used in phone book entries to set the encoder and decoder settings More about the adjustable profile parameters can be found in chapter Elements of Front panel Presets Menu New Profile Entry 4 8 Status Menu 4 8 1 Identification enables the CENTAURI I name to be
90. 8 Mayah Communications 136 CENTAURI II User Manual 4 6 Settings Menu 4 6 1 ISDN used to configure CENTAURI s II ISDN settings Settings ISDN GET DIALTONE B CHANNEL MSN ID conec D CHANNEL PROTOCOL PREDIAL NO DSS1 Euro ISDN 1 2 3 4 EXPERT MIN DIGITS FOR EXT CALL 5 SECURITY o z 6 af 8 TIME OUT IN SEC 8 MN REDIAL o cancel SENDING d RECEIVING d NAME CENTAURI 3000 ENCODER ACTIVE DECODER ACTIVE ADDRESS 192 168 1 81 ACTIVITY GOGNNECT ACTIVITY GOGNNECT CONNECT 1553 Sec FRAMED INTERFACE LOOP ISDN NET X 21 PROTOCOL DSS1 EURO ISDN To 811551657 FROM 811551657 ALARM SS G 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono Conran C The following items can be configured a D channel protocol The D channel protocol can be set to e DSS1 Euro ISDN NI1 North America 5ESS North America Jate Japan DSS1 ext VN4 obsolete national French protocol Austel obsolete national Australian protocol b B channel MSN ID Here the MSN D channel protocol DSS1 or VN4 or the ID all other D channel protocols for each B channel is entered The most common reason to use an MSN are e Multiple ISDN devices using the same ISDN service uses one ISDN bus e g CENTAURI I and telephone are connected to the same ISDN bus e CENTAURI II is connected to a PBX Private Branch Exchange Note If a CENTA
91. 81 13506 Se LOOP ISDN NET X 21 DSS1 EURO ISDN LJ WEB SENDING ENCODER ACTIVITY ACTIVE TO 811551657 6 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono REMOTE CONTROL AUTHOR WERNER LUDWIG FABIAN UFER oxi CENTAURI I 2005 MAYAH COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVING DECODER ACTIVITY ACTIVE CONNECT FRAMED FROM 811551657 MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 154 CENTAURI II User Manual 4 9 3 Release Notes shows the e enhancements e e changes c and e bug fixes b of the miscellaneous versions of the CENTAURI web browser remote Z MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer COMMUNICATIONS Release Notes SETTINGS EXPERT SECURITY STATUS IMPORT EXPORT 2006 05 09 2006 05 10 MANUAL ABOUT 2006 07 26 RELEASE NOTES 2006 07 26 2006 07 26 Description Version 3 2 0 14 2006 Phonebook entry for Backup or Gateway is possible now Gateway Backup Multipiont Return Channel and Dual mode are mutually exclusive now lt settings others gt index htm new layout Version 3 2 0 15 2006 New names used for some AAC codecs Profiles troubleshooting deleting profiles troubleshooting deleting phonebook entries fener aan se fanned E Agenda NAME CENTAURI 3000 ADDRESS 192 168 1 81 CONNECT 13784 Se INTERFACE LOOP ISDN NET X 21 PROTOCOL DSS1
92. A EENE teers 104 ISDN X 21 Network Security Frontpannel oi ccriscssideccsssiscncccacacacdvocesaraceyasevinsnetues sobsoueeuesuusncaepesadedstessatieiastasuccseubsuevecu cocdduconadasedus soansaisvadeussoursusveusa Frontpanel Headphone Levelmeter Miscellaneous Subcodec Dualmode Multipoint Gateway Backup Modeizii 2 sitters eee A N oie lea Su es ee 117 Languages erroei aea at eee asec tea ere teas RaRa E ANa adn TENTA aae caus ate nad maa ANE 118 identification saarena ieee eta cen eweeevele even genet nea eas EE conquer enon ea at eee eee 118 NOISIONS S er eben 3 de a Ae toe eee ee ere ht tas Zee tee Neate at vce Me 119 Factory Default scsi it sects ha seis A eed Date 119 WUC OULS Sere aaa aaa es ete ra cots aa A a Oe ena gae Wied a a TIEA LE ASS R ate ana Seat eet eG 120 Ancillaty 2482 ee ee aaa eee A a eel eevee E 121 TME SOWING Si st 2 teres Sede the hs tae ce eater eat ere Aine Aes to ake 123 Ge Options 7 256 ha he SO EE E or a id A ee 0 125 FREDOOUS etcehics tree E AOE melee sors ese eee at hoe poet ae en wer aa wa hare N a AE aa tee R A E an a 126 System Update Ki 126 J m l OO a cececcee dev a r T Ea a sounweddesecendevevscuesau sates snedeunds suseccmesvuer ences suceveseyunessdervecbesendenti coc 127 System Healt in isiviiccccsssncecccsneccaccduecceasssniscasivusvendsecssscacdbsoccecssiseecsususopentsssisdedsoesoseadsscsencesicoeadeciddesdssisvnsddccnsnssecedose 128 Part IV Elements of Web Remote 130 1 PROTACC iivc
93. AURI II User Manual 5 8 4 5 8 5 Hot Keys The CENTAURI I Remote Control program allows you to define 8 hot keys CENTAURI remote hot keys bar HF EP FH Yl Definition of a CENTAURI II Remote Control hot key A hot key is a button to which the user can assign a special function such as e A CENTAURI I direct command All CENTAURI II direct commands are described in Centauri Communication Reference Manual see also menu item Expert Direct command e A Centauri script file with the ctr suffix Furthermore you can assign a comment to each hot key A comment is a short description of its functionality The maximum length of a comment is 256 characters The comment is displayed when the user moves the mouse over it Assigning a function and a comment to a hot key is described at Expert Options on the hot key topic Note As all hot key commands and comments are written to the Windows Registry at lt HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Mayah Communications CENTAURI Il Remote Hot Keys gt the hot key assignments and comments can easily be copied from one PC to another Short Cut Keys When the CENTAURI II Remote Control program is running the following keyboard short cuts can be used General e F1 Opens the Remote Control Help at the appropriate point e g Pressing F1 at Settings Codec Encoder algorithm opens the Help for Encoder Decoder algorithm e F2 If a direct command is a
94. Bitrate 20000 Samplerate 45000 Mode Sheree Bitrate 20000 Dependency Remote Mode Sherea Ancillar Akg Dependency Remote Protection igi The content of the dialog choice will vary the given situation That means that the CENTAURI II just shows parameters which are adjustable a Decoder Type sets the algorithm to e G 711 e G 722 e MPEGL2 e MPEGL3 e MP3 Pro e AAC MPEG4 e AAC MPEG2 e AAC LD optional e AAC HE e Linear e 4SB ADPCM optional e Std APT X sync optional e Std APT X no optional e Enh APT X 16 enhanced APT X with 16 bit optional Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 99 e Enh APT X 20 enhanced APT X with 20 bit optional e Enh APT X 24 enhanced APT X with 24 bit optional e AES EBU transparent b Decoder Stream This item is just available for the algorithms AAC MPEG 4 and Linear Selection for AAC MPEG 4 e AUTO default e RAW e ADTS e LOAS Selection for Linear e AUTO default e LOW BYTE FIRST e HIGH BYTE FIRST Normally AUTO is correct The other options were implemented for compatibility reasons to other codecs c Decoder Sample rate sets sample rate d Decoder Bit rate sets bit rate e Decoder Mode sets the audio mode to e Mono e Dual Mono e Stereo e Joint Stereo or e a Multi channel mode optional Multi channel can be used with all APT X algorithms linear AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE p
95. ENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm G 722 e Encoder sample rate 16 kHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format J 52 e Decoder dependency remote MPEG connections With MPEG connections it makes no difference for the CENTAURI II configuration if the CENTAURI calls the Musictaxi VP or vice versa Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote AETA Hifiscoop AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 CENTAURI can communicate with AETA Hifiscoop 3 AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 with the algorithms G 722 MPEG L2 MPEG L3 only Hifiscoop 3 and 4SB ADPCM mono mode The configuration AETA Hifiscoop 3 AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 must be identical to get framing G 722 Generally there are two methods to get byte framing with G 722 e G 722 with H 221 inband signaling G 722 H 221 G 722 H 221 uses 1 6 kbit s of the 64 kbit s B channel capacity for sending inband information This inband information can be evaluated for framing e G 722 with statistical framing G 722 SRT G 722 SRT SRT statistical recovery timing evaluates statistically where every byte starts However this just works with real statistical signals music speech etc but not with non statistical signals like sine waves AETA Hifiscoop 3 AETA Scoopy
96. ETA Hifiscoop 3 AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote 4SB ADPCM mono connection With 4SB ADPCM mono connections it makes no difference for the CENTAURI II configuration if the CENTAURI II calls the AETA Hifiscoop 3 AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 or vice versa Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm 4SB ADPCM e Encoder sample rate 32 kHz Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 26 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 3 8 e Encoder bit rate 128 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format micda e Decoder dependency remote AVT PKI telephone The CENTAURI II is fully compatible to the old and the new AVT telephone The following connections are possible to the old AVT telephone also called PKI telephone e G 711 e G 722 The following connections are possible to the new AVT telephone e G 711 bidirectional e G 722 bidirectional e MPEG L2 only in direction from CENTAURI to AVT telephone e MPEG L3 Normal telephone connection to AVT telephone When the AVT telephone establishes the call it must be switched to G 711 mode When the CENTAURI establishes the G 711 connection it must be told to use telephone instead of data service This can be done by two ways 1 First possibility Set CENTAURI II to G 711 configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec
97. Encoder algorithm MPEG L2 e Encoder sample rate requested sample rate e Encoder bit rate requested bit rate e Encoder IMUX format J 52 e Decoder dependency local e Decoder algorithm MPEG L2 e Decoder sample rate same as encoder sample rate e Decoder bit rate same as encoder bit rate Note The J 52 capability exchange does not include the operational mode Therefore the CENTAURI always follows the mode of the AVT Magic Since with 64 kbit s connections operational mode is mono it is strongly recommended that in this case the AVT Magic should be set to mono Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 30 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 3 11 2 3 12 a MAYCOM Easycorder The CENTAURI II is compatible to the MAYCOM EASYCORDER with MPEG L2 provided Centauri software x 2 0 5 or later is used x 2 for CENTAURI and x gt 2 for Centauri Il GANYMED 1102 and MERKIl MAYCOM Easycorder software version 6 4B only supports the bit rate of 64 kbps Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency local e Encoder algorithm MPEG L2 e Encoder sample rate 24 or 48 kHz depends on the sample rate of the EASYCORDER e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency local e Decoder algorithm MPEG L2 e Decoder sample rate 24 or 48 kHz depends on the sample rate of the EASYCORDER e Decoder bit rate
98. File Load CENTAURI I _File e Readme_disable_phone_profile_shortcuts txt describes how keyboard shortcuts of the phone book and profiles dialog can be disabled Registry script file Registry_script_file_ disable_phone_profile_shortcuts crs e Readme_file_phonebook txt describes how CENTAURI I can use Phone book and Profile entries which are stored in a file instead of internally in CENTAURI For instance this feature means that all CENTAURI II codecs controlled on a LAN can use the same Phone book Registry script file Registry_script_file_phonebook crs e Readme_ip_logfile txt describes how to create a log file listing which PC controls which Mayah codec For instance this could be used to tell any Mayah codec user on the LAN that at that moment he she cannot control a particular Mayah codec as it is currently controlled by another PC This only works if UDP scan is disabled Message dialog which tells the CENTAURI I user that another PC controls his her CENTAURI II Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 255 6 6 Centauri II Message x No remote control communication to device Device already connected to io7000 192 168 1 25 Registry script file Registry_script_ip_logfile crs e Readme_isdn_control txt describes how CENTAURI I can be controlled via ISDN e Readme_isdn_message_duration txt describes how to set the display time of ISDN error messages in ms Registry sc
99. First Descent Encode in 1 264 Play movies full screen All aboard for The track that Steve Jobs The Happy Elf the magical kicked keynote featuring ourney everything off address from songs of Harry for Hard Fi the California Connick Jr Theatre Save movies 00 00 00 4 O 2 4 11 SAP Streaming SAP streaming is more or less an enhancement of SDP streaming see SDP streaming SDP and SAP streaming are supported with system software version 2 1 0 50 or later General SAP stands for session announcement protocol Same as SDP streaming see SDP streaming a SDP file is created but additionally the SDP information is sent to the Multicast address 224 2 127 254 The SAP decoder Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 47 retrieves the SDP information from this Multicast address and not from the SDP Encoder SAP announcements are sent on port 9875 There are two advantages of SAP streaming compared to SDP streaming a Since the SDP file must not be retrieved from the encoder device unidirectional connections are sufficient e g important for satellite transmissions b At Multicast address 224 2 127 254 the SDP information of all SAP streaming encoders is available and not just the SDP information of one device More info about SAP can be found in rfc 2974 www ietf org rfc rfc2974 txt 1 Configuration steps at CENTAURI Il encoder
100. I s II which are detected by the UDP scan plus the currently controlled unit The CENTAURI II shown is the currently Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 245 controlled one An UDP scan is executed when the program starts or if the shortcut SHIFT U is pressed see Short cuts e Status Bar The Status bar enables you to view the communication between the CENTAURI I and the Remote Control program The second panel of the Status bar shows the last command sent to the CENTAURI Il whereas the third panel displays the last CENTAURI II response If Timeout is displayed in the third panel then Remote Control access is not available The status bar is not shown by default but it can be activated in Expert Options at item Show Statusbars valid next start Level Meter This displays the Encoder and Decoder audio levels in the following order left to right Encoder channels Input channels 1 to 8 are displayed At mono or stereo operation channel 1 is the left and channel 2 the right audio channel Decoder channels Output channels 1 to 8 are displayed At mono or stereo operation channel 1 is the left and channel 2 the right audio channel Note The Level meter display can only be displayed when using IP control For more info about how to activate level meter display please go to Expert Options at item Level meter interval ms Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Misce
101. II CENTAURI II and CENTAURI II Sendlt Connections The connecting CENTAURI II will assign the transmission parameter e CENTAURI IIl None Mayah Codec Connections The CENTAURI II will analyse the data stream and emulate the receiver If necessary changes in the parameters will be done automatically and adjusted best possible For most of the connections REMOTE will be the right choice h Encoder IMUX Format sets the Encoder IMUX Inverse Multiplexer format to e Auto e J 52 e CDQ H 221 e MICDA e APTX e Musictaxi Inverse Multiplexing is vital for the correct synchronization of the multiple B channels used in an ISDN transmission If the IMUX format is set to Auto then CENTAURI automatically uses the correct IMUX format Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 97 Exception 1 If a Centauri Il is to establish a connection to a CDQ Prima set to MPEG L2 and the line format is H 221 then Centauri must be configured with Algorithm MPEGL2 Bit rate 384 kbit s even if the Prima uses a smaller bit rate IMUX Format CDQ H 221 Exception 2 If you dial to a APT X codec then the IMUX format must be set to APTX i Encoder Ancillary data Generally there are two possibilities to transmit ancillary data e Ancillary data transfer inside of the coded audio In this case the ancillary data is transported inside of the audio stream It just works with all MPEG algorithms MPEG L2 MPEG
102. Mayah Communications 256 CENTAURI II User Manual faulty ISDN cable disconnected ISDN cable incorrectly wired ISDN socket incorrectly terminated network 3302 Protocol error layer 2 Failure in the data link layer One possible reason was that the Mayah codecs D channel protocol does not correspond to that of the ISDN switching exchange see also D channel protocol in menu item Settings ISDN 3303 Protocol error layer 3 Failure in the network layer One possible reason was that the Mayah codecs D channel protocol does not correspond to that of the ISDN switching exchange see also D channel protocol in menu item Settings ISDN 3480 Normal call clearing This is no error It just means that the CENTAURI II receives a disconnect from the network according ETS 300 102 1 Q 9331 3481 Unallocated unassigned number This cause indicates that the destination requested by the calling user cannot be reached because although the number is in a valid format it is not currently assigned allocated 3482 No route to specified transit network This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause has received a request to route the call through a particular transit network which it does not recognize The equipment sending this cause does not recognize the transit network either because the transit network does not exist or because that particular transit network while it does exist does n
103. NTAURI II 1 determines the quality of the transmission by its configuration MPEG codecs without handshake MPEG codecs without handshake just pump out their audio data after the ISDN connection is established regardless if they are called or if they initiate the call The most wide spread codecs without handshake e CDQPrima CDQ2000 2001 CDQ1000 Telos Zephyr Telos Xstream e Roadrunner For Instance If a CENTAURI II is connected to a CDQPrima then always the CDQPrima Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 15 2 2 determines the settings of the connection The CENTAURI emulates the CDQPrima and follows its settings MPEG codecs using J 52 Generally the J 52 standard comprises two main features e Inverse Multiplexing according to H 221 standard e Capability exchange according to H 221 and H 242 standard At J 52 transmissions there is a capability exchange between both codecs after connection is established This capability exchange guarantees that always the maximum quality is used for encoding This maximum quality is determined by the maximum quality which can decoded by the other codec The most wide spread J 52 codecs are e CENTAURI e CENTAURI II e MERKII e Worldnet Tokyo e AVT Telephone e AVT Magic For instance If a CENTAURI I calls a AVT Magic using MPEG L2 it is possible that it receives MPEG L3 audio data since this is the maximum qua
104. Necessary settings for framed connections 19 problems Thanks to FlashCast technology mostly just the following CENTAURI parameters must be set to reach a framed connection see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote Generally CDQPrima CDQ1000 CDQ2000 CDQ2001 and Telos Zephyr are codecs which just pump out there audio data stream without any handshaking This means that the CENTAURI I always follows the settings of these devices regardless of which codec side establishes the connection Symmetric G 722 connections only CDQPrima CDQ1000 Telos Zephyr Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote Generally there are two methods to get byte framing with G 722 e G 722 with H 221 inband signaling G 722 H 221 G 722 H 221 uses 1 6 kbit s of the 64 kbit s B channel capacity for sending inband information This inband information can be evaluated for framing e G 722 with statistical framing G 722 SRT G 722 SRT SRT Statistical recovery timing evaluates statistically where every byte starts However this just works with real statistical signals music speech etc but not with non statistical signals like sine waves CDQ Prima and CDQ1000 support G 722 H 221 and G 722 SRT whereas Telos Zephyr just supports G 722 S
105. ON TIME SOFTWARE HARDWARE HEALTH IMPORT EXPORT CENTAURI 4 9 4 9 1 Manual COMMUNICATIONS System Health CPU PERFORMANCE 1200 MHz MEMORY 128 MB SYSTEM DISK 12725 kByte SYSTEM DISK FREE 9463 kByte USER DISK 19108 kByte USER DISK FREE 16457 kByte NAME ADDRESS CONNECT INTERFACE PROTOCOL ALARM CENTAURI 3000 192 168 1 81 12481 Se LOOP ISDN NET x 21 DSS1 EURO ISDN Help Menu CPU CORE VOLTAGE 1 508 3 3 VOLTAGE 3 304 5 VOLTAGE 5 138 12 VOLTAGE 12 587 12 VOLTAGE 12 Y SENDING ENCODER ACTIVE ACTIVITY GOGNNECT TO 811551657 6 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono oxi TEMPERATURE CPU 53 C TEMPERATURE CHASSIS 38 C FAN CPU 1800 RPM FAN CHASSIS 1800 RPM ok cancel RECEIVING DECODER ACTIVE ACTIVITY GOGNNECT FRAMED FROM 811551657 MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono jumps to English CENTAURI II web browser help link www mayah com content download pdfs manuals centaurill man_eng pdf 4 9 2 About informs about web browser version and the authors Z MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer SETTINGS EXPERT SECURITY STATUS IMPORT EXPORT MANUAL ABOUT RELEASE NOTES CENTAURI HI COMMUNICATIONS VERSION 3 2 0 17 NAME ADDRESS CONNECT INTERFACE PROTOCOL ALARM CENTAURI 3000 192 168 1
106. OSlink Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 144 CENTAURI II User Manual With ADAT the following channel combinations are possible 1 Standard 2 channels ADAT12 ADAT34 ADAT56 ADAT2324 2 Multi channel 4 channels ADAT14 ADAT58 e 6 channels ADAT16 8 channels ADAT18 c Mono Channel Mix In Mono Channel Mix out When in Mono mode this selects which audio channel s is are used Left Only the left audio signal is used Right Only the right audio signal is used Mixed L R 6 dB signal is used d Audio Level In sets the Input level of the A D converter in the range of fsc to 0 dBu fsc full scale coding of A D converter Usually fsc of CENTAURI means 18 dBu but there are also CENTAURI s II with a full scale of 15 dBu or 22 dBu Reducing the value of Audio Level in means amplifying the input audio This reduces the scale range of the A D converter This can cause the A D converter to clip sooner and thus distortion will occur earlier when the fsc point is reached e Audio Level out sets the maximum possible analogue Output level in the range of fsc to 0 dBu f full scale coding of D A converter Usually fsc of CENTAURI I means 18 dBu but there are also CENTAURI s II with a full scale of 15 dBu or 22 dBu Reducing the value of Audio Level out means attenuating the analog output audio f Digital Out Sync Source defines the AES EBU output clock source N
107. P addresses as appropriate which are stored in the Phone book will be accepted Accept Mode determines how Incoming connections are accepted e auto Accepts all calls that are permitted by Dial in protection automatically e manual Accepts all calls manually e dbpos Accepts all calls that are permitted by Dial in protection manually e dbneg Accepts all calls that are not permitted by Dial in protection manually the others are accepted automatically Dual Mode At B channel With ISDN CENTAURI can be used as two separate mono codecs However the following restrictions will apply e Maximum sample rate 32 kHz e Mode mono e Maximum bit rate 64 kbit s except for MPEG L2 This setting defines on which B channel the second sub codec starts to communicate For example Dual mode on B channel 2 means that B channel 1 is assigned to the first sub codec and all other B channels are assigned to second one If dual mode at B channel 0 then dual mode is de activated and CENTAURI functions as a single codec without the above restrictions Note Dual mode just can be set if the communication interface of both sub codecs is set to ISDN If this is not true dual mode can not be set or does not work Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 186 CENTAURI II User Manual properly pending on the system software version Select Sub codec Although at special applications e g Dual mode Back
108. PBX FEX FEX digits 0 Predial National International PBX and PBX digits When CENTAURI II is connected to a PBX or ISDN switch it is often necessary to add a number for external access e g 9 PBX digits determines the number of digits BEFORE the additional preceding PBX number becomes valid For example PBX 9 PBX digits 5 Entered number 1234 Dialed number 1234 Entered number 01234 Dialed number 901234 Predial Sometimes it is necessary to use a special provider to guarantee the quality of the ISDN service or the carriage of ISDN calls through a Gateway Usually a special provider can be selected by dialing a special call by call number before the normal number This Predial Number precedes EVERY dialled number Direct dial or Phone book National determines how a national call is shown For example National 0 identification of national call 811551762 number displayed 0811551762 International determines how an international call is shown For example international 00 identification of international call 49811551762 number displayed 0049811551762 d Redials REDIAL Redials 0 Redial wait 0 Redials Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 107 3 8 4 3 defines the number of Redials which will be attempted A Redial will occur if the other party cannot be reached either through being busy if there s no re
109. PES which may or may not be MPEG encoded The multiplexing process discerns 2 different schemes 1 1 Transport Stream TS e intended for storage and transmission in non error free environments e fixed length 188 byte e multiple reference clocks possible e e g Broadcasting ATM 1 2 Program Stream PS not covered in this chapter e intended for storage and transmission in error free environments e large multiple length packets e single reference clock e e g DVD Creation of transport stream in CENTAURI Il Audio Audio j sora Elementary stream MPEG standard Packetization of an elementary stream into TS packets elementary stream TS packet TS packel TS packet TS packel TS packet TS header 2 Elements of MPEG TS Here the MPEG 2 TS terms supported by CENTAURI are explained 2 1 Packet A packet is the basic unit of the MPEG 2 Transport Stream and consists of a packet header an optional adaption field and or an optional payload field A packet is a cell of 188 bytes with a header size of 4 bytes and a payload adaption field size of 184 bytes Stuffing of a TS packet is possible Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 54 CENTAURI II User Manual TS packet header TS packet Synchronization byte Transport error indicator Payoad unt start indicator adaption fieki Transport prionty Transport scrambling control r Header adapt fiski A
110. RI II by executing the direct command sys_reboot A hard reboot can be done by using the power switch on the rear side However the result of soft reboot and hard reboot is the same System Update SYSTEM UPDATE Address dighe START UPDATE This dialog enables to update your CENTAURI II via ISDN by dialing to a MAYAH ISDN update server However it is recommended to update your CENTAURI II via e FTP see menu item Elements of CENTAURI II Remote Expert Update via FTP or e Internet see menu item Elements of CENTAURI II Remote Expert Update via Internet using CENTAURI Windows remote control Furthermore update via RS232 is possible too see menu item Elements of CENTAURI II Remote Expert Update via RS232 The following items can be set a Address Here the ISDN number of the MAYAH ISDN update server should be entered Inside Germany the number is 0811551661 From outside Germany the syntax of the update address is 49811551761 whereas stands for the predial number for international calls which can vary in different countries For Instance Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 127 3 8 7 e Update number in UK 0049811551661 e Update number in the USA 01149811551661 b Start Update Executing this item first tries to reach the MAYAH ISDN update server to retrieve the available versions Bi Available versions EER 3 2 0 65 MEWEST 3 2 0 0 V
111. RT The inband information of G 722 H 221 can be evaluated immediately by Flash Cast technology and therefore CENTAURI I frames very quickly G 722 SRT does not supply any information which can be detected by Flash Cast technology but when the G 722 SRT timeout is expired CENTAURI switches automatically to G 722 SRT The G 722 SRT timeout starts running after an ISDN connection is established and stops if framing is reached By default the G 722 SRT timeout is set to 30 seconds see remote menu item Settings Others This means that usually the CENTAURI needs 30 seconds to be framed to a G 722 SRT audio stream G 722 SRT framing can be fasten by the following CENTAURI II settings see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency local e Encoder algorithm G 722 e Encoder sample rate 16 kHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 20 CENTAURI II User Manual e Encoder IMUX format J 52 e Decoder dependency remote Symmetric MPEG L2 L3 connections up to 128 kbit s no H 221 inverse multiplexing Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote Symmetric MPEGL2 connections to CDQPrima using H 221 inverse multiplexing For getting a framed connection between a CENTAURI I and a CDQPrima which uses H 221 inverse multiplexing different CENTA
112. TAURI II User Manual 2 4 13 user agents 3 Configuration steps on CENTAURI Il side 3 1 Codec settings Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Interface IP RTP e Encoder dependency Remote e Encoder algorithm Algorithm supported by the other side codec e Decoder dependency Remote 3 2 Establish Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select interface to IP e Select SIP e Type in the SIP address e Click the OK button to establish connection x Interface C ISDN C X 21V35 IP C Loop Numbers Address Port f TCP RTP C RTSP C UDP C SDP SIP CentauriA mayah com l v Encoder and Decoder Encoder Decoder 4 Recommendable settings for miscellaneous SIP providers 4 1 T Online e Registrar tel t online de e Stun Server stun t online de e Packet size 156 Bytes Configuration via menu item Settings Network MPEG Transport Stream Since CENTAURI II system version 3 2 0 92 MPEG TS is supported This chapter does not describe the whole MPEG TS standard but the features supported by CENTAURI II 1 General The MPEG TS standard which was adopted as ISO IEC 13818 1 defines ways Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 53 of multiplexing more than one stream audio video and data into one program A program consists of one or more Program Elementary Streams
113. Type Character string IP addresses of CENTAURI s II still be addressed these IP addresses are shown in the list box of the main window if no UDP scan is done e IPControl Type Character series in capitals TRUESIP Control FALSE RS232 Control Note This registry entry is obsolete since remote version 2 0 0 21 It is replaced by the registry entry KindOfControl in main directory of CENTAUR remote registry entries Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 251 6 3 e IPPassword Type Character string in capitals TRUESIP control with IP password request FALSESIP control without IP password request e Levelinterval Type DWORD 0 No levels gets displayed at IP control gt 0 With IP control levels are displayed update interval value 50ms e Port Type Character string Port of IP remote control default IP control port is 2000 e UDPScan Type Character series in capitals TRUE default CENTAURI II Remote Control performs UDP scan when program starts FALSE CENTAURI does not perform a UDP Scan when the program starts Registry entries of sub directory Last Dialed Numbers This is where the last dialed ISDN numbers are saved as character strings Structure of the entries lt B channel gt _ lt order of the numbers gt Example 2_3 3 rd last dialed number of the 2nd B channel Registry entries of sub directory Last IP Addresses This is where the last dialed IP addresses are saved as character s
114. URI configurations can be used depending on which codec side establishes the calls If CENTAURI II calls a CDQPrima using H 221 inverse multiplexing the following CENTAURI Ilconfiguration must be used see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm MPEG L2 e Encoder bit rate 384 kbit s even if less than 384 kbit s are used e Encoder IMUX format CDQ H 221 e Decoder dependency remote If a CDQPrima using H 221 inverse multiplexing calls a CENTAURI then the following configuration is also possible besides the above mentioned e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote Asymmetric G 722 MPEG connections not possible with CDQ1000 Asymmetric connections use different parameters for sending i e encoding and receiving i e decoding In this case the CENTAURI II should use the following configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency local e Encoder algorithm algorithm of the decoder of the other side codec e Encoder sample rate sample rate of the decoder of the other side codec e Encoder bit rate bit rate of the decoder of the other side codec e Encoder mode mode of the decoder of the other side codec e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency local e Decoder algorithm algorithm of the encoder of the other side codec e Decoder sample rate sample rate of the encoder of the other side codec C
115. URI II remote control can be created automatically The following items can be selected No No desktop shortcut is selected Yes no rmt params Just a desktop shortcut of CENTAURI remote control is created but without any command line parameters Yes rmt params The target property of the desktop shortcut includes command parameters for language selection remote parameters according to the selection in this dialog For more info about command line parameters please consult chapter Miscellaneous Command Line parameters Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 159 5 3 File Menu 5 3 1 Save Phonebook saves the current Profile and Phone book entries into a file with the suffix ctr This ctr file uses CENTAURI Il commands as described in the Communication Reference Manual www mayah com content download pdfs manuals communication reference_man pdf These commands can also be used in menu item Expert Direct Command Save Phonebook dialog Speicher a phonebook files e c E 2 phonebook 2005 07 13 10 52 ctr E phonebook 2006 02 09 14 2 phonebook 2005 07 26 11 15 ctr phonebook 2006 02 09 14 phonebook 2005 08 05 15 33 ctr phonebook 2006 02 09 14 2 phonebook 2005 09 08 10 31 ctr phonebook 2006 03 03 15 phonebook 2005 11 28 08 29 ctr phonebook 2006 06 01 10 phonebook 2005 12 13 13 50 ctr phonebook webserver ju
116. URI Il is connected directly to an ISDN DSS1 S bus and no other device shares this ISDN bus then no MSN s must be entered Directly means Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Web Remote 137 that no PBX is used Note 2 At D channel protocols NI1 and 5ESS an ID must be assigned for every B channel c B channel SPID SPID Service Profile Identifier is just available for the North American protocols NI1 and 5ESS However at these two protocols the SPID must be necessarily set for every B channel d Get Dial tone When CENTAURI II is connected to a PBX or ISDN switch it is often necessary to add a number for external access e g 9 Enter the number required via this dialog Note This number precedes EVERY dialled number when the length of the number is gt min digits for external call e Min digits for ext call determines the number of digits BEFORE the Get Dial tone number becomes valid For example Get dial tone 9 Min Digits for Ext Call 5 Entered number 1234 Dialed number 1234 Entered number 01234 Dialed number 901234 f Predial No Sometimes it is necessary to use a special provider to guarantee the quality of the ISDN service or the carriage of ISDN calls through a Gateway Usually a special provider can be selected by dialing a special call by call number before the normal number This Predial Number precedes EVERY dialled number whether it is dial
117. X 21 V35 line is detected automatically by the MAYAH codec as soon as it is re activated Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 73 2 5 6 7 Meaning of LED s at X 21 V 35 connections e Blinking Connect LED Bit rate of CENTAURI II and clock rate of X 21 V 35 line does not correspond e Lit up Connect LED Clock rate of X 21 V 35 line is detected e Lit up Framed LED Framed X 21 V 35 connection MAYAH codec DCE to MAYAH codec DTE via crossover cable Since MAYAH codecs support DCE and DTE mode it is possible to simulate an X 21 dedicated line between two MAYAH codecs without having a real dedicated X 21 line For this just one MAYAH codec must be set to DCE mode to supply the clock Furthermore a special DCE DTE cable is necessary 1 Cables X 21 DCE DTE crossover cable 4 FrameGND J1 0 Frame GND 14 Transmit B 16 0 Receive B 16 Receive B 14 Transmit B 11 SignalTimingT4 B 12 Signal Timing T2 B 12 SignalTimingT2 B 9 Signa Timing T4 B 2 Configuration of X 21 interface The X 21 interface settings can be configured via menu item Settings X 21 The following settings are recommended for the first MAYAH codec DCE MAYAH codec e X 21 mode DCE e X 21 clocking T2T4 e X 21 protocol X 21 The following settings are recommended for the second MAYAH codec DTE MAYAH codec e X 21 mode DTE e X 21 clocking T4 e X 21 p
118. X with 16 bit must be enabled by a key code via Expert Set Key Code e Enh APT X 20 i e enhanced APT X with 20 bit must be enabled by a key code via Expert Set Key Code e Enh APT X 24 i e enhanced APT X with 24 bit must be enabled by a key code via Expert Set Key Code e AES EBU transparent must be enabled by a key code via Expert Set Key Code Note Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 174 CENTAURI II User Manual At transparent AES EBU streaming a special clocking is necessary Please find more info in application note 23 on Mayah Website www mayah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e 023 pdf e DRM must be enabled by a key code via Expert Set Key Code Encoder Decoder Stream Signal The algorithms AAC MEG4 AAC HE and linear can also be specified more detailed if system version is gt 2 1 0 50 For this the algorithm list box must be right mouse clicked to open a popup menu Following selections are possible a AAC MPEG 4 stream format e auto e raw e adts e loas b AAC HE signal format e auto e implicit e explicit backward e explicit non backward c Linear stream format e auto e low byte first e high byte first Encoder Decoder Sample Rate sets the Encoder Decoder Sample rate Encoder Decoder Bit Rate sets the Encoder Decoder Bit rate Encoder Decoder Bit Resolution At linear also the bit resolution can be specified if system version is gt 3
119. You Com Set 2 supports G 722 H 221 and G 722 SRT CENTAURI Il establishes a G 722 connection to AETA Hifiscoop 3 AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency local Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 25 e Encoder algorithm G 722 e Encoder sample rate 16 kHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format J 52 e Decoder dependency remote AETA Hifiscoop 3 AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 establishes a G 722 connection to CENTAURI II Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm G 722 e Encoder sample rate 16 kHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote MPEG connections With MPEG connections it makes no difference for the CENTAURI II configuration if the CENTAURI II calls the AETA Hifiscoop 3 AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 or vice versa Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm algorithm of AETA Hifiscoop 3 AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 e Encoder sample rate sample rate of AETA Hifiscoop 3 AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 e Encoder bit rate bit rate of AETA Hifiscoop 3 AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 e Encoder mode mode of A
120. a Nica 128 e Encoder dependency local e Encoder algorithm APT X no sync i e Standard APT X no sync e Encoder sample rate 32 kHz e Encoder bit rate 256 kbit s e Encoder mode dual mono e Encoder IMUX format APT e Decoder dependency local e Decoder algorithm APT X no sync i e Standard APT X no sync e Decoder sample rate 32 kHz e Decoder bit rate 256 kbit s e Decoder mode dual mono Note to sample rate at APT X algorithms When APT X algorithms are used then the sample rate is determined by the bit rate and the mode The sample rate is calculated with the following formulas ch number of audio channels 1 for mono 2 for stereo br bit rate sr sample rate e Standard APT X no auto sync sr br ch 4 e Standard APT X auto sync sr br ch 4 e Enhanced APT X 16 bit sr br ch 4 e Enhanced APT X 20 bit sr br ch 5 e Enhanced APT X 24 bit sr br ch 6 How to establish IP connections Configuration of Centauri Network Card The general configuration of the electrical and optical network card of the CENTAURI II can be done via menu item Settings Network Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 34 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 4 2 2 4 3 Unicast versus Multicast IP point to point connections are called unicast Multicast is used to establish point to multi point IP transmissions Unicast can use UDP and TCP as transport protocol CENTAURI UDP unicas
121. a aAa A A aaaea aea iaa Ai Eaa aeara NEEND A AAFAA ENa aiotaan 219 System Software aAa ae a teat aa aa aeaa eae a ar a aaa 220 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Contents 7 Part VI COON OO aA FWD i O N O Hardware A aaa aeneae eos aeaiee aoaaa aa Nsa aeia aE Healthy sesivscevstwcsesesestcecnescnevedanvetetieltenueniiereevecd RTP Statistics a ccc aarp cceectensiecseccescessnersacetsenececee Help Men faias feasted shee ceeds aii ais Ma al amsoi eens Mayah Homepage s ssesnsnsnnnnsnnnnnnnrnnnurnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnn Info About a a aa eee Wheel button dialogs and Special Keys Phonebook dialog s ssesnesusnnrunnurnnnurnnnnrnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnn Connect dialog sesesessesseeseesesseseneneesseeseeseeenes Disconnect Dialog csscescesestessesseeeeesseseesseeeeeees Hot Keys discisteiecdscsssindcssscacccassecciverssctvarsdseutvenscess Short Cut Keys ccsccssssesessesseesessesseessesseesensenenes Main Window cccceecsseeeeeeesseesenseeeeeeeeeeees M M WNA OW vavctesesctscscucstescttecseceivecscveueucvivesseavasscce see Miscellaneous Multiple Centauri Control Registry Entries of Remote Mandatory Files of Remote Command Line Parameters of Remote Helpful Readmes sssnnssnnnennnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna Most frequent ETSI ISDN Error Messages Ancillary Data Background GPIO Interface saasssnsssnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn mennan Backup feature
122. a aAa aA Aao en Ea Enada aaan 169 Codec configuration Audio configuration Ancillary Data configuration ccccseeseessesseseessesseeseesseessesenenneseseeeseesenssnesessueseseeesaasousnnesaesenennesensseesnensneeaes 178 SIP config rati N aaant ae aa aee Taaa aana aa aaa a e a a e a reaa Oaa aaan A aAa a Eaa 180 Others configuration i sccccccseccccrssscecssciseatiancareccspsiscacecpeeceacrdusceadedvassesnsitisueddoesiseudessseeaducescedecsdsnsstedireadeetsoossacesued 182 Remote Settings Manual ccssscecessesseessessesseesseeseesessneseeseesseesaeseeeseeseesseesneesaeseesenssaeseusnnesaesanensecsnssesenenaese 187 Remote Settings AUTOMATIC cseceesseseeeeseesesseesseesnesseesnenseseesseesaeseneneeseessaeseessassaesanesaesenennasaesenesaecsnssesenesaese 190 5 Exper MeN eee ee Sr a on en a S 192 Directeommand ma aaa aa aeae reel Boca sence arrea etek danedated aea E eaa aea aE e aA a EN edbtercus a oae E a Eent 192 System RESE csctiincasccssecesccecdcectencssecenceadvadedusnssieacessusosscarsousacestseeedesuseessuseinecssoesuosaedoaisansasecceecadteseisseviuseadsenssecsense 194 ITATTA EAE AA EA E E AA O Os E E A E E A A EEN 195 Set IP ISDN P ssSWotrd cccscecssssenessesseeseesesseeseessessaeseessessaeseneneesaeseneneeseesseesaessaesaesuesaesuennesaesenenneseesseesneesnenaee 197 Set FTP PassWord c scsccsssssessersnessesseessenecseesensesssessecseeseecsnensesseesnenseceessnensecseesneseneseesenenneneessneneeseeeanenen
123. able detailed log file 204 Enable disconnect dialog 204 Enable IP ISDN Password Request 204 Enable multiple codecs control 204 Enable super user password dialog 204 Encoder algorithm 139 171 Encoder audio type 143 176 Encoder bandwidth 94 Encoder Bit rate 94 encoder configuration 139 171 Encoder dependency 94 139 171 Encoder follows 139 171 Encoder format 94 Encoder mode 94 Encoder Protection 94 Encoder sample rate 94 Encoder signal 94 Encoder signal format 171 Encoder Status 87 Encoder stream 94 Encoder stream format 171 Encoder type 94 Enhanced status messages 204 Environment and Operational Conditions 11 Epox board 223 Exit 163 a ae Factory Default 119 Failover 117 268 FEC 62 169 FEC mode 86 Files of Remote 251 Firmware 119 151 220 FlashCast technology and different kind of codecs 14 Forward Error Correction 62 Frontpanel Backlight 113 Frontpanel Contrast 113 Frontpanel language 118 Frontpanel LED S 79 80 Frontpanel Preface 78 FTP access 81 FTP Password 198 Function Keys of Frontpanel 82 G G 711 attenuation 125 182 G 711law 125 144 182 G 711 level 182 G 711 options 125 G 711 service 125 G 722 SRT timeout 120 144 182 Ganymed 1002 37 42 Gateway 108 117 138 169 272 Gateway feature 144 182 General Purpose Input Ouput 266 Get dialtone 104 136 163 Glensound G 722 codec 27 Glensound GSGC6 31 GPIO 266 H Hardware 152 Hardware dialog 222 Head
124. ackup feature can be found at chapter Miscellaneous Backup Gateway enables to configure the gateway feature of the CENTAURI II if the referring additional function is implemented see menu item Expert Set Key Code Gateway functionality means that CENTAURI I routs received audio from one interface to another one e g MPEGL2 audio received at ISDN is sent out as MPEGL8 audio via IP The following parameters can be selected e off Gateway functionality is disabled last Routing to last established connection e phone book Routing to a phone book entry The phone book entry can be selected in the right edit field by typing in the number of the phone book entry or by mouse double clicking to open the phone book Note A general description of the CENTAURI gateway feature can be found at chapter Miscellaneous Gateway Remote settings manual Using this context sensitive dialog Remote Control s parameters can be set manually Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 188 CENTAURI II User Manual Remote settings manual dialog Remote Settings manual xj gessssn C RS232 IIP occse Port 2000 z Baud Rate IP Addr 192 168 1 96 Make alid Now Next Start This dialog is context sensitive If RS 232 is being used the following items are displayed e Com port e Baud rate If IP is being used the following fields are displayed e
125. ah Communications 214 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 5 14 update to system software version 1 1 0 44 first The system software version can be checked at menu item Status CENTAURI Software Versions The update file for system software version 1 1 0 44 can be acquired from support mayah com Ignoring this warning can result in the update corrupting the Flash card inside the CENTAURI II Steps to follow for FTP update e Click on OK e A dialog for selecting a CENTAURI update file opens e Start the update by selecting the update file e Update runs automatically including rebooting of CENTAURI II Duration time of FTP update 1 5 minutes Update via Internet updates the CENTAURI II from an update file located on the Mayah website www mayah com Dialog of Update via Internet x Update ersion ficial version 3 Bytes of update file transferred by http 1276177 29 Windows 2000 Requirements e IP control e Activate connection to Internet If this is selected a message reminds the user that an active connection to the Internet is necessary Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 215 5 5 15 Centauri II Message x Internet update needs a connection to an ISP When the Update via Internet dialog is visible the CENTAURI Remote Control program tries to retrieve from www mayah com versions info about
126. ah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e 020 pdf 4 Adapt packetsize Sometimes interruptions and distortions of IP transmissions are caused by the fact that the upload and or download capacity is too small Therefore it should be considered the really needed bit rate is higher than the bit rate of encoder due to the IP overhead At UDP transmissions this IP overhead does not fluctuate and can be calculated exactly More details about UDP IP overhead calculation can be found in chapter IP Overhead Usually the bigger packet size is the smaller the IP overhead is However there is one restriction If the payload audio data plus the IP overhead is bigger than max possible packet size value allowed by the CENTAURI I network card i e 1 514 Byte at electrical CENTAURI Ethernet card then the rest of the payload is written to next packet This can cause very big IP overheads Therefore the CENTAURI II enables to set the IP packet size mode to variable and fix 4 1 IP packet size mode The IP packet size mode can be set at menu item Settings Network to provided system software version 2 2 0 0 or later is used e variable default This means that the payload is rounded to the next full frame or audio block Advantage No fractional audio frames or blocks in the IP packets Disadvantage With algorithms with no fixed frame length e g AAC it can happen that the max possible packet size is exceeded e fixed This means that IP pay
127. amples for IP overhead calculation at UDP connections with variable packet size 64 Byte Packet size 2 blocks IP overhead 128 46 128 1 10 35 9 Bit rate 256 kbit s Sample rate 48 kHz Packet size 1 frame Frame length 256 48 144 Byte 768 Byte IP overhead C768 46 768 1 10 6 Mono 32 Byte Mode Stereo Stereo 64 Byte Packet size 2 blocks IP overhead 128 46 128 1 100 35 9 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 59 The following diagram shows the percentaged IP overhead at Algorithm MPEG L3 Sample rate 48 kHz UDP packet size 180 Byte default value packet size mode var default value relative Overhead 30 000 25 000 20 000 g 15 000 e relative Overhead 10 000 5 000 0 000 100 200 300 400 Bit rate kbps 3 2 RTP Similar to UDP calculation but it must be considered that the size of all headers is 58 Byte instead of 46 Byte Example Algorithm MPEG L2 Sample rate 48 kHz Bit rate 256 kbit s Frame length 256 48 144 Byte 768 Byte IP Overhead 768 Byte 58 Byte 768 Byte 1 100 approx 7 6 3 3 MPEG TS Each MPEG TS packet is 188 Byte long and consist of e payload 184 Byte e MPEG TS Header 4 Byte Since CENTAURI II uses MPEG TS with UDP the whole overhead of one packet is 50 Byte see item 2 3 3 3 1 Theoretical optimu
128. an Ds 5 Milliszccondsk The standard date specifies a system time structure that contains a date and local time when the transition from daylight saving time to standard time occurs on this CENTAURI Il If this date is not specified the month member in the system time structure must be zero If this date is specified the day light date value in the time zone structure must also be specified To select the correct day in the month set the year member to zero the day of week member to an appropriate weekday usually Sunday and the day member to a value in the range 1 through 5 Using this notation the last Sunday in October can be specified 5 is equal to the last Daylight DAYLIGHT DAYLIGHT Bias min o Year Month z3 Day of week Sunday Ds 5 Milliscconds HN The daylight date specifies a system time structure that contains a date and local time when the transition from standard time to daylight saving time occurs on this CENTAURI II If this date is not specified the month member in the system time structure must be zero If this date is specified the standard date value in the time zone structure must also be specified To select the correct day in the month set the year member to zero the day of week member to an appropriate weekday and the day member to a value in the range 1 through 5 Using this notation the last Sunday in March can be specified 5 is equal to the last Save saves the time zone settings in
129. an be found in chapter Necessary settings for framed connections How to establish IP connections MPEG Transport Stream SESS Name unused Subcodec 1 Phonebook OFF The following parameters can be set a Session name Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 88 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 7 2 3 7 3 3 7 4 The maximum length of a session name is 256 characters b Session mode The session mode can be selected to e MPEG TS see also chapter MPEG Transport Stream e DMB Digital Media Broadcast If session mode is set to unused the session is inactive c Sub codec Here the sub codec is selected Every sub codec number stands for a different destination i e it is assigned to a different elementary stream Note e CENTAURI II 3000 3001 supports up to 2 sub codecs e MERKII 3000 3001 supports up to 2 sub codecs e GANYMED 1102 supports up to 2 sub codecs e CENTAURI II 4000 4001 supports up to 4 sub codecs d Destination One destination can be set for every sub codec of a session It can be set to e current setting i e last IP connection e phone book entry Edit Session Entry This dialog enables to modify an existing session entry Delete Session Entry Choose a session entry by using the UP DOWN keys and confirm its deletion with the B key New Phonebook Entry This dialog enables to create a new phone book entry Up to 256 phone book entries can be made
130. and ip_remote 192 168 1 99 5014 connects to the second sub codec of the CENTAURI 400x with the IP address 192 168 1 99 provided system software version gt x 2 0 30 2 2 Disconnect RTP connection The RTP connection can be hung up with the command ip_remote off SDP Streaming Another way to stream to software players is using a SDP file This feature is supported with system software version 2 1 0 50 or later General SDP stands for session description protocol Such a SDP file includes information such as type of media audio video etc transport protocol e g RTP coding format algorithm bit rate source IP address destination IP address used port If system software version 2 1 0 50 or later is used then such a SDP file is created automatically on the CENTAURI I Flash card at folder www after a SDP connection is established The player can http download and parse the SDP file to get connection info More info about SDP can be found in rfc 2327 www ietf org rfc rfic2327 txt Software players supporting SDP and tested with CENTAURI II VLC media player version 0 8 2 Quicktime version 7 0 3 1 Configuration steps on CENTAURI II side 1 1 Codec settings Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 44 CENTAURI II User Manual Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Interface IP RTP e Encoder dependency Remote e Encoder algorithm Algorithm supported
131. ase remember that a short interval will generate a high level of traffic on the network but a large interval will mean less reliable level info A good compromise is 200 ms By default the level meter interval is set to 0 i e the level meter is de activated Position of Message Box determines whereabouts the message box see Enhanced Status Messages is displayed The following locations can be selected Top Left The CENTAURI I message box is displayed at the top left of the screen Centre The CENTAURI I message box is displayed in the centre of its own window By default the location is set to Top Left Max Number of Com Ports to Scan determines how many Com ports are scanned when the Remote Control program is started When the CENTAURI II Remote Control program starts it tries to connect to a CENTAURI II using the following hierarchy Command line parameters see Command Line parameters most recent Remote Control parameters e g Com 2 at 57 600 Default parameters i e Com1 with 38 400 Com Port scan Com port scan starts The scan sequence always starts with Com1 For instance Number of Com ports to scan 4 means that Com1 Com 2 Com 3 amp Com 4 are all scanned The default setting is 1 i e Com 1 will be scanned SMTP Host allows entry of the SMTP host of the e mail system It is needed if the log file produced automatically by Time Control is to be sent out by e
132. aud rate 38 400 e Data Bits 8 e Parity no e Stop Bits 1 e Flow Control no When RS232 remote control connection is successfully established then every pressing of the lt ENTER gt button on your computer keyboard will be answered with the IP address of CENTAURI Il Now direct commands can be sent to CENTAURI II All direct commands are listed and described in the Communication Reference manual link www mayah com content download pdfs manuals communication reference_man pdf However CENTAURI II does have an echo at RS232 control Therefore you should activate the local echo on your terminal program The direct command for changing the IP address is ip_address e g ip address 192 168 1 82 sets the IP address of your CENTAURI II to 192 168 1 82 Note Of course the CENTAURI Windows remote control also supports RS232 control Login After clicking on CENTAURI I image you will be asked for web remote access data Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 132 CENTAURI II User Manual Enter Network Password 2 x gt Please type your user name and password Site 192 168 1 83 Realm WebRemoteControl User Name WebAdmin Password u 7 Save this password in your password list Cancel The Web remote access data of CENTAURI II is by default e User Name WebAdmin case sensitive e Password WebPower case sensitive Changing the Web control access data The web control acces
133. be connected to S04 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 276 CENTAURI II User Manual 4 2 Different IP ports at the sub codecs At RTP different sub codecs use different RTP ports see also chapter Necessary settings for framed connections How to establish IP connections IP Ports This means that e g sub codec 2 uses port 5014 and 5015 by default provided system software version gt 3 2 0 30 However when the gateway connection should be established to sub codec 1 of another Mayah codec then ports 5004 and 5005 must be used Therefore at the gateway phone book entry the IP address must be look like this lt P address of other side codec gt 5004 e g 88 217 252 72 5004 5 Useful hints 5 1 Independent testing of main line and gateway line It is strongly recommended to test independently the main line connection and the gateway line connection i e test of both connections with inactive gateway mode However the notes of item 3 and 4 should be considered 5 2 No ancillary data transfer By default the ancillary data is not routed together with audio 6 Configuration The gateway mode can be configured via menu item Settings Others 7 Looking of Remote main window When gateway mode is active the selected sub codec is also displayed in the main window It can be switched between the sub codecs with the short cut key combinations lt STRG gt lt 1 gt sub codec 1 and lt STRG gt lt 2 gt sub codec
134. blic IP address NAT stands for N etwork Address Translation The public IP address is necessary since the SIP device on the other end needs this info to find the local client In this field an IP address or an URL can be entered This setting is optional Account Id Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 111 3 8 4 5 Here the SIP registration profile can be selected Account active Just an active profile cause an registration However only an inactive profile can be changed Therefore at a new profile first Active must be set to off After all registration info is entered Active must be set to on to validate the registration Account Registrar The Registrar is the SIP registration server which resolves the SIP address to a real IP address The SIP client must register itself to a Registrar first before it can use its service In this field an IP address or an URL can be entered The registration comprises the following access data Name Password Phone Number just necessary for a few registrars Account Phonenr Here the phone number of the registration access data can be entered max 256 chars This access data is just necessary for a few registrars Account Username Here the name of the registration access data can be entered max 256 chars Account Password Here the password of the registration access data can be entered max 256 chars
135. board min 9V max 14V VIA board min 9V max 14V DFl board min 9V max 14V e Minus12Volt Voltage If the value is outside its tolerance range it causes an alarm to be raised 12V voltage tolerances NMC board min 14V max 9V Epox board min 14V max 9V TYAN board min 14V max 9V Shuttle board min 14V max 9V SOYO board min 14V max 9V VIA board min 14V max 9V DFl board min 14V max 9V e CPU Fan If the revs of the CPU fan runs slower than 3 500 RPM it will generate an alarm Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 227 5 6 6 e Chassis Fan If the revs of the Chassis fan runs slower than 3 500 RPM it will generate an alarm Note The Parameters and values shown in this dialog cannot be changed RTP Statistics informs the user about the status of an RTP connection Therefore this menu item is just available if an RTP connection is active at CENTAURI II Furthermore system version x 2 0 93 or later must be installed Note x 2 for CENTAURI and x 3 for CENTAURI II MERKII and GANYMED 1102 RTP statistics dialog ioi xi Input Bitrate IBR 71 kbps Input Output bitrate a pe ee PSC a a AEE eee ae ee eae Sl 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Lost Packets fio Beit ee M en ie eee N v a Jitter ms 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 1 3 6 1 2 1 87 1 3 1 7
136. by the other side codec Note With SDP streaming the CENTAURI II supports the algorithms AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE Note 2 The software player VLC media player version 0 8 2 supports AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE e Decoder dependency Remote 1 2 Establish Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select interface to IP e Select SDP e Click on IP address field 1 with right mouse button to open a popup menu and select encoder or decoder e Do not check SAP e Type in the IP address Note A special port can be selected by the optional suffix lt port number gt e g 225 0 0 2 5004 Note 2 SDP connections can be unicast and multicast connections e Click the OK button to establish connection Note If system software version 2 1 0 50 or later is used the SDP file is created automatically The name of the SDP file depends on the selected sub codec sub codec 1 stream1 sdp sub codec 2 stream2 sdp sub codec 3 stream3 sdp sub codec 4 stream4 sdp 2 Configuration steps on software player side How to establish such an SDP connection depends on the software player Therefore please consult the referring manual Just to give you examples here the steps to execute at VLC media player version 0 8 2 and at Quicktime version 7 0 3 VLC media player e Step to menu item lt File Open Network Stream gt e Select tab Network e Select radio button HTTP HTTPS FTP MMS e Type in at URL
137. bytes 1316 bytes An FEC packet has the size of a media packet plus a special FEC header of 16 bytes 1316bytes 16 bytes 1332 bytes A matrix size of 4 x 2 8 corresponds thus to a buffer of 8 x 1332 10656 bytes Latency This shows what a given buffer size corresponds to at a certain line speed 3Mbps 10Mbps 100Mbps 10656bytes x 8 85248 bits 3 Mbps 0 02842s 28 42ms Note This is just the theoretical minimum latency Encoding time decoding time and decoding buffer are not evaluated Especially in CR mode with certain Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 66 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 5 2 5 1 2 5 2 2 5 3 patterns of packet loss the latency will be significantly higher e Recovery The maximum number of IP Packets that can be recovered In CR mode this value is determined by the pattern of which packets are lost 4 Configuration steps on CENTAURI Il side FEC can be set at menu item Settings Network provided CENTAURI II system version 3 2 0 122 or later is installed How to establish X 21 V 35 connections X 21 versus V 35 The CENTAURI II X 21 V 35 protocol can be set via menu item Settings X 21 X 21 and V 35 are both synchronous transmission standards However X 21 uses balanced signal and handshake lines whereas V 35 has got balanced signal lines but unbalanced handshake lines Therefore the range of V 35 cables is undefined whereas X 21 allows cable length up to 1 km Furthermore the
138. ches sacet eee anne cecezccede cee etceioect eccecente cutex sted ecuascocs stcaquetecueycetcesterducdetecesudersdensceesoues 149 Time Software UC ERS LC Amo No eR Health EO E r e e E r aae rea E e aae eae AESA huaa ao se e aa Ea Eaa aaa EKEren 9 Help Menun ienai ennaa aa anaandaa aaa a aeaa Naaa a aaea a Saen Maj a i i OOE EO a E E a E a aar aa ued a a a N EE a a Aeae a Aae ADoUt niae aeaa eTA ae eee NN es a rere Release Notes Part V Elements of Centauri Il Remote 156 PrelaCe piirne aeei E O A E EEE 156 2 Language Request Dialog at start sseccceseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeesneneeeseneeeeneneees 156 3 Pie MOU ceo e E a E 159 Save PhONebDOOK EA EEEE E EA E E 159 Save Settings wisisivciccscsssnsacccsececacaiuecccdssavscasivisvendssceseacacbsonctensiseecadsvubnesbvueisiedsosveseudessseuceslsseadectsdeosdeisvndddesvsnscacedoea 160 Load Centauri File a a a a area a aa a aaraa aaa raa ae Ea Eae ae Sea AE a aae a aasa aeaii 161 Display Log file ipisna aea aaa aaee aaa aaa a a a E aaae aa aAa AaS Eaa aiaa 162 Eit S OT A E S 163 A Semings MEME NEEE EE EERE OT 163 ISDN CONFIQUIATION iascrcsisccicssscusssanoncecacaiascetwiatniadddoedtececssudaceusdoussdasicesetivcivededdsasucaaeasseadadun eaaa aaia Eaa eaaa 163 X21 CONFIQUIATION areren anodas aa aa ar rerea aaeeea aeaa ae EAA aa aaaea E aeaaea ASe EE AA EA NAE AEEA aaan inaa 167 Network Configuration s reenen reaa a aaa eaae aana a p aa a aaae AA aaa Aaa aeda aaaea aaae aeaa aa
139. ck on the display field A pop up menu is open which enables the following selection e Log txt i e original log lines e Lognew ixt i e interpreted log lines Pressing the F2 button displays the meaning of the shortcuts of the original log lines Exit terminates the Remote Control program closing the Help display as well When the Remote Control program is terminated the following Registry Entries are written back e Left and top position of program s main window so that the Remote Control program re starts at the same position on the desktop e Type of remote control either RS 232 or IP so that the program will re start using the same interface as the previous time provided no Command Line parameters are used to start the program e Registry entries when RS232 control is used Baud rate Com port Maximum number of com ports to scan e Registry entries when IP control is used IP address IP Port All IP addresses shown in the list box in the program s main remote window so long as an UDP scan is NOT enabled at start up default Settings Menu ISDN configuration used to configure CENTAURI s ISDN settings It is just available if ISDN hardware is installed and detected otherwise it s greyed out Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 164 CENTAURI II User Manual ISDN configuration dialog x D Channel Protocol pss1 Euro ISDN x fic Rate Adapti
140. codec which can be set via menu item Settings Network e Connection Time This shows the duration of the currently framed ISDN connection However this is measured by the program and can differ from the real connection period If CENTAURI II is not connected via ISDN the Windows clock time is displayed e Interfaces This label informs what communication interfaces are installed and which interface is selected Light Gray Interface is not installed Gray Interface is installed Gray background Interface is selected e Protocol The displayed protocol depends on the selected communication interface ISDN The D channel protocol is displayed The D channel protocol can be selected via menu item Seittings ISDN NET If no IP connection is active the standard IP protocol is displayed which can be set via the direct command ip_protocolmode default value is RTP At IP connections the protocol can be RTP UDP or TCP X 21 V 35 Can be selected to X 21 or V 35 ISDN Number or IP Address of Partner This label displays the ISDN number or the IP address to which the line is connected At ISDN the following conditions must be true the feature is supported by ISDN network and Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 244 CENTAURI II User Manual Calling Line Identification Restriction CLIR is not enabled on the other side If CLIR is enabled is shown instead of the number Encoder Setti
141. connection e Establish a unidirectional RTP connection on both CENTAURI s e Use a special codec configuration on the establishing CENTAURI 2 1 Special configuration on establishing MAYAH codec Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Decoder dependency local 2 2 Special configuration on non establishing MAYAH codec Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Decoder dependency remote Note At such bidirectional RTP connections different settings for sending and receiving can be used The encoder settings determine which quality is sent whereas the decoder settings determine which quality is received Note 2 In opposite to bidirectional UDP connections bidirectional RTP connections can be disconnected by one side i e the establishing side provided they were established by one side 3 Meaning of LED s at RTP connections e Lit up Connect LED RTP sending CENTAURI II e Lit up Framed LED Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 37 2 4 5 2 4 6 RTP receiving CENTAURI II TCP Unicast TCP connections can be established by CENTAURI s of type 300x 330x 400x MERKII and GANYMED s 1102 TCP Transmission Control Protocol is a transport protocol ISO OSI layer 4 with the following features e connection based e flow control e error control How
142. ct IMUX format However Exception 1 Ifa CENTAURI II is to establish a connection to a CDQ Prima set to MPEG L2 and the line format is H 221 then CENTAURI II must be configured with e Algorithm MPEGL2 e Bit rate 384 kbit s even if a lower bit rate is set on the CDQPrima Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 176 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 4 5 e IMUX CDQ H 221 Exception 2 If you dial to a APT X codec then the IMUX format must be set APTX Audio configuration defines the most important audio parameters for the CENTAURI Il Audio configuration dialog xi faudioIn z audio Out faaog vy Mono Channel Mix In Jieft M Mono Channel Mix Out Jieft E Digital Out Sync Source internal 48 kt gt AnalogLevelIn a dBu Analog Level Out fs dBu laudio_aessf 48000 Audio In sets the Audio Input source to one of the following e Analog XLR 3F e TOSlink digital i e optical digital input e AES EBU digital i e balanced electrical input DB 9F e ADAT digital ADAT interface also uses optical port TOSlink With ADAT the following channel combinations are possible 1 Standard e 2 channels ADAT12 ADAT34 ADAT56 ADAT2324 2 Multi channel see item mode in menu item Settings Codec e 4 channels ADAT14 ADAT58 e 6 channels ADAT16 e 8 channels ADAT18 Audio Out sets the audio output to use one of the following Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications
143. ctively of the command category e Right mouse button Opens a pop up menu which enables to save all entered direct commands except for the ones help is preceded Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 194 CENTAURI Il User Manual 5 5 2 System Reset enables CENTAURI to be reset to its default values System reset dialog System Reset E e r lisDNReset r ear Reset r anneal SNMP Traps Reset I any The following categories can be reset e System e Encoder e Decoder e ISDN e Audio e X 21 e Common e Phonebook e Profile e Ancillary Data e Timeouts e SNMP Traps e Event Action Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 195 5 5 3 e Network only available with RS232 control e All Before executing a Reset please select check only those items which you really want to reset Reset All selects ALL items which will also cause a reset of phone book entries and profiles Please consult the Communication Reference Manual Appendix D for a full description of what is reset by the different items The Communication Reference manual can be downloaded from the Mayah website www mayah com Note A Network Reset is only feasible when using RS 232 control since resetting this category will prevent communication because the IP address is also reset Time Control Time control is a new Remote Control feature allo
144. daption field contro 2 2 PID Packet Program identifier The PID is used to identify distinct elementary streams within the transport stream The PID is a 13 bit value what allows the differentiation between a maximum of 8192 different PID s TS packets with a PID of 0 1 or 2 are special packets that include program specific information PSI The PID s in the range from hexadecimal 0 to 15 are reserved by the ISO IEC 13818 1 2 3 Program A program in an MPEG TS is defined as a collection of PID s that are related to each other audio video and data Each Transport Stream comprises of one or more programs The easiest comparison of a program might be a TV or radio channel At the moment CENTAURI supports only one program stereo audio channel 2 4 Program Specific Information PSI The PSI information is used by the decoder to learn about the currently received decoded transport stream The MPEG 2 TS standard defines 4 tables from which the first 2 are currently used in the CENTAURI Il Table Name Abbreviation PID Program Association Table 0 x OOOO Program Map Table Dynamically defined in PAT Conditional Access Table 0 x 0007 Network information Table Dynamically defined in PAT 2 4 1 PAT Program Association Table The PAT contains a complete list of all programs in the transport stream along with the PID Program Identifier for the PMT Program Map Table of each program More or less PAT is a s
145. ddress Port If the Loop interface is selected the internal Encoder is directly connected to Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 237 the internal Decoder This function is for test purposes e g to check the audio quality through the Encode Decode process To make a connection The selection of Communication interface and establishing the connection is initiated by clicking OK The dialog is closed as soon as the CENTAURI connects or frames up 5 8 3 Disconnect Dialog allows you to disconnect any or all ISDN lines Disconnect dialog y Remote Control for Centauri IT g O x File Settings Expert Status Help 7 m f Centauri 3001 192 168 1 96 7 Sending Receiving Nar TT nix Decoder Activity r fline s all i AAC MPEGS 32 kHz 54 0 kbi 64 0 kbit s CENTAURI HM Centaur dec_mode g dec_mode mono 192 168 1 96 gt Mayah The disconnect dialog is opened by e Clicking the Disconnect Wheel button or e pressing the keyboard button End see also short cut keys To disconnect Lines are disconnected by clicking the OK button Note By default all lines are dropped automatically when executing a Disconnect However the user can activate the Disconnect dialog by checking the option Enable disconnect dialog menu item Expert Options Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 238 CENT
146. ded CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote an APT X codec If the software plugins for APT X algorithms are enabled see menu item Expert Set Keycode then CENTAURI II is fully compatible to nearly all APT codecs APT codecs and their options Legend implemented o not implemented Disclaimer Mayah Communications disclaims any liability for the correctness of the APT codec options table shown below Since APT algorithms do not have any header or inband information which can be evaluated by Mayah Flash Cast technology it is mandatory that the Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 32 CENTAURI II User Manual CENTAURI follows the configuration of the other side APT codec Generally the following CENTAURI configuration is recommended see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm APT X algorithms used by the other side APT codec e Encoder sample rate sample rate used by the other side APT codec e Encoder bit rate bit rate used by the other side APT codec e Encoder mode mode used by the other side APT codec e Encoder IMUX format APT e Decoder dependency remote Special cases 1 MAYAH codec MAYAH codec respectively MAYAH codec WorldNet Tokyo APT X connection If on both sides codecs system software version 2 1 0 47 or late
147. dialog x Ca Ce Co ccna 1ifa IT Magic L2 1 52 Test 09115271230 0911527123 autoli 9 CDQPrima Test 0811551657 0811551657 auto l2 32 js 1 Centauri L2 1B Test loop 0811551662 auto l2 48 mon Centauri L2 2B Test loop 0811551662 0811551662 auto l2 48 js 1 Centauri L3 1B Test loop 0811551662 auto 13 32 mon o N FF OO Centauri L3 2B Test loop 0811551662 0811551662 auto 13 32 js 1 14 MPEGTS AAC LD u192 168 1 35 auto aacld 48 j 13MPEGTS AAC MPEG 4 1 u192 168 1 35 auta asoiaa a Zl b lsig_mode on sig_led 00000000 192 168 1 96 gt The Phonebook dialog is opened either by e left mouse clicking the Phonebook wheel button or e pressing the key board button p see short cut keys Definition of phone book entry A phone book entry is a macro which executes the following e Encoder profile entry e Decoder profile entry e Selection of one of the communication interfaces ISDN X 21 V 35 IP or loop e Establishing a connection optional Note If no ISDN number no X 21 V 35 port or no IP address is entered then a Phone book entry will not establish any connection but acts like an auto configuration script The factory default condition has12 phone book entries installed Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 232 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 8 2 The maximum number of Phone book entries is 256 The Phone book can be displayed in either sequential or in alphabetical order
148. e Edit Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 203 5 5 9 Session dialog Connection a session Click on CONNECT button or the OK button on the panel Deleting a session Select the appropriate session entry in the list and click the DEL button The dialog is closed by clicking Cancel on the dialog panel ISDN Services determines which ISDN services are accepted by CENTAURI II ISDN Services dialog Speech Facsimile afi Video telephone sec l ideo frelen PacketMode aoa 56 kB s rate adapt zoo CLYDE CECI a isdn_cipvalue 192 168 1 78 isdn_cipvalue 604045374 192 168 1 78 gt Note Ex factory the default enabled services are e Speech e Unrestricted dig info e Restricted dig info e 3 1 kHz audio e 7 kHz audio Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 204 CENTAURI II User Manual e Telephony e 7 kHz telephony You are strongly advised NOT TO CHANGE these Enabled services as this can restrict the ISDN functionality of your CENTAURI I codec 5 5 10 Options allows the user to configure the CENTAURI Remote Control to his her needs Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote Options dialog Options 86 CE C emo sys_reboot Reboot C Centauri Load Phi exec_phonePhoneb The following items can be set e Enable Disconnect Dialog If this it
149. e Mayah ISDN update server first it just can be updated to system software version 1 1 0 44 Afterwards updates to higher system software versions are possible Steps to follow for an ISDN update In the Update Address field enter the number of the ISDN update server Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 213 5 5 13 Mayah ISDN update server within Germany 0811551761 within Europe 0049811551761 from USA 01149811551761 In the Update Version list box please choose the correct version for your codec Note Selecting Newer always updates the CENTAURI II to the latest version which is available on the ISDN update server Click on OK The CENTAURI II will dial into the Mayah ISDN update server retrieve the appropriate update file and loads it automatically after which the codec will reboot itself to activate the new firmware Duration time of ISDN update Approximately 6 minutes Update via FTP updates the CENTAURI II firmware via FTP Dialog of Update via FTP Update Centauri II via FTP x update Message Bytes transfered Requirements e IP control e A CENTAURI II update file upd MUST be available The current release can be downloaded from the Mayah website www mayah com or can be acquired from support mayah com Warning If your CENTAURI s I system firmware is earlier than 1 1 0 44 you must Copyright 2008 May
150. e is connected It is recommended that the G 722 SRT timeout is set to 30 Seconds This value is high enough not to interrupt any auto detection process but should still be acceptable for framing up c Disconnect Timeout defines the period in seconds after which a connection is dropped if no valid framing is achieved Ideally it should be set higher than the G 722 SRT timeout value its default value is 45 Seconds d ISDN Answer Delay defines the telegram interval used in ISDN connections in milliseconds With an ISDN connection the called CENTAURI II sends out its telegram 10 times till the ISDN answer delay expires The default value is 5 000 ms e ISDN Active Layer 1 determines whether ISDN Layer 1 stays active all the time or not When CENTAURI II is used in the Netherlands this value should definitely be set to ON f Dial In Protection selects whether Dial in Protection is activated for ISDN IP g ISDN and IP When Dial in Protection is set to On only connections from ISDN numbers or IP addresses as appropriate which are stored in the Phone book will be accepted g Accept Mode determines how Incoming connections are accepted auto Accepts all calls that are permitted by Dial in protection automatically e manual Accepts all calls manually dbpos Accepts all calls that are permitted by Dial in protection manually dbneg Accepts all calls that are not perm
151. e range of fsc to 0 dBu f full scale coding of D A converter Usually fsc of CENTAURI I means 18 dBu but there are also CENTAURI s II with a full scale of 15 dBu or 22 dBu Reducing the value of Audio Level out means attenuating the analog output audio Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 178 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 4 6 Ancillary Data configuration This allows you to configure the DB 9M RS 232 Ancillary data port on the rear of CENTAURI Il More info about ancillary data background can be found a t chapter Others Ancillary Data Background Ancillary data configuration dialog ancilary Data Settings ne Baudrate Encoder Format ato z Decoder Format ato z dec_ancmode dec_ancmode auto 192 168 1 Using CENTAURI Il you can send ancillary auxiliary data wrapped inside the data stream provided one of the following algorithms are used e MPEG 1 2 L2 e MPEG 1 2 L3 e AAC e AAC LD e All APT X algorithms Restrictions e MPEG 1 2 L2 using the CCS Ancillary data format allows a maximum baud rate of 2 320 e MPEG 1 2 L2 AAC and AAC LD can use maximum of 10 of the audio bit rate for ancillary data e MPEG 1 2 L3 can use maximum of 7 bytes per frame for ancillary data 1 frame has the length of 144 bit rate sample rate bytes Example Using MPEG L3 with a bit rate 64 kbit s and a sample rate of 32 kHz Maximum ancillary bit rate 7 64 144 64 32
152. eaming RTP Streaming to Ganymed 1002 cesseessessesseesensesseeseesseeseessessaeseeeseesaesenesaesoeesuesesseeseeesnesesaneneesenenneseneaes 42 SDP Sirea Ming seescicwescasscaccscaseasivdcacdssueverestuovisecedacadcdaucdcacutn seavstusdussussvevedddssssadsuvsecustivusseusvesessdssisuadddsdadedsusesevivdevenere 43 SAP Streaming nics cacscossonsecsctccncinsdeecdicssoceusdecsseconacenadacdedcendsonduseustndetesnseaacsnisacsacsoacduevndedatesasnaceonscccaeastaceadisbeduindeender 46 SIP CONNECTIONS EA AEE Eee AE case eater E Un aa eee Eee E LUNN tas 48 MPEG Transport Stream cccccesssseecesseeseessesseeseessnenseseessnesaeseneseeseaesaesaeesaeseesnesaeseneseeseessaeseneseeseeeenesesanennesaneas 52 IP Ports IP Overhead Optimize IP COMNe ction ccccccssssesnessesseesseesnessessnensesensseessesseesnessaesnesenesaeseneseesaeseneeaesenssesseeseesenenuesoesanensennes 60 WINSOCK EMON COUGS sq cecccccacc ida AT sucecsaesecuensotsecndecaganddessaces secs seus ctGecedeueebcesiouracectacs lt vec adseestce 62 Forward Error Correction FEC ccscsssssssssssssssssessessessnessessneseesseessesseesaeseeesnesaeseeeseeseesseesaneneesenesnesesenennasaneas 62 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications CENTAURI II User Manual 5 How to establish X 21 V 35 connections cccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeseeeeeeeeeseaeeeesseaesenseeeeesneeeenss 66 X 21 versus V 35 X 21 clocking DTE versus DCE Mayah codec DTE to Maya
153. ec DTE When two MAYAH codecs are connected via a dedicated X 21 V 35 line 67 usually both devices use DTE mode i e the clock is supplied by the dedicated X 21 V 35 line 1 Cables Standard X 21 DTE cable 2 Transmit A 2 Transmit A 3 Receve A fh Cs Receive A Signal Timing T4 A 6 Signal Timing A Z Signal Ground 8 Signal Ground Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 68 CENTAURI II User Manual Standard V 35 DTE cable 1 Frame Ground FG Frame Ground FG RDA RDA CTS CTS Receiver Signal Receiver Signal Element Timing B Element Timing B Wire RET B 14 Transmit Data B Transmit Data B TDB TDB RDB RDB 2 Configuration of X 21 interface The X 21 interface settings can be configured via menu item Settings X 21 The following settings are recommended for X 21 e X 21 mode DTE e X 21 clocking T4 or T4T1T4 e X 21 protocol X 21 The following settings are recommended for V 35 e X 21 mode DTE e X 21 clocking T4 or T4T1T4 e X 21 protocol V 35 3 Configuration of Codec Settings The codec settings can be configured via menu item Settings Codec 3 1 Configuration for MPEG transmissions e Interface X 21 V 35 e Encoder dependency Local first MAYAH codec and Remote second MAYAH codec Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 69 e Encoder bit rate clock rate of X 21 V 35 line e Decod
154. ed This cause is used to report a resource unavailable event only when no other cause in the resource unavailable class applies 34b1 Quality of service unavailable This cause is used to report that the requested quality of service as defined in the ITU T recommendation X 213 cannot be provided e g throughput or transit delay cannot be supported Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 259 34b2 Requested facility not subscribed This cause indicates that the requested supplementary service could not be provided by the network because the user has not completed the necessary administrative arrangements with its supporting network 34b9 Bearer Capability not authorized This cause indicates that the user has requested a bearer capability which is implemented by the equipment which generated this cause but the user is not authorized to use 34ba Bearer Capability not presently available This cause indicates that the user has requested a bearer capability which is implemented by the equipment which generated this cause but which is not available at this time 34bf Service or option not available unspecified This cause is used to report a service or option not available event only when no other cause in the service or option not available class applies 34c1 Bearer capability not implemented This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause does not support the bearer capability req
155. ed either by e left mouse clicking the Phonebook wheel button or e pressing the key board button p see short cut keys Definition of phone book entry A phone book entry is a macro which executes the following e Encoder profile entry e Decoder profile entry e Selection of one of the communication interfaces ISDN X 21 V 35 IP or loop e Establishing a connection optional Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 201 5 5 8 Note If no ISDN number no X 21 V 35 port or no IP address is entered then a Phone book entry will not establish any connection but acts like an auto configuration script The factory default condition has12 phone book entries installed The maximum number of Phone book entries is 256 The Phone book can be displayed in either sequential or in alphabetical order see alphabetic phonebook in menu item Expert Options Functions Execution of phone book entry Select the appropriate phone book entry in the list and click either the CONNECT or the OK button Deleting a phone book entry Select the appropriate phone book entry in the list and click the DEL button Editing a phone book entry Select the appropriate phone book entry and either double click on it or press the E button on your keyboard This opens the Edit phonebook dialog Creating a new phone entry Click on the NEW button This opens the new phonebook dialog Display P
156. edit field lt IP address of CENTAURI Il gt lt name of SDP file gt Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 45 e g 192 168 1 78 stream1 sdp e Click the OK button to establish connection 21D x File View Settings Audio Video Navigation Help a m m a o E 4 1 00 hhttp 192 168 1 78 stream1 sc_ opens Lx Media Resource Locator MRL Open http 71 92 168 1 78 stream1 sdp 7 Alternatively you can build an MAL using one of the following predefined targets File Disc Network DirectShow C UDP ATP Pot faes Od Force IPve UDP RTP Multicast Addess o ize HTTP HTTPS FTP MMS URL 192 168 1 78 streaml sdp C RTSP URL hey Allow timeshifting J Stream output Settings I Caching 1200 mes Quicktime e Step to menu item lt File Open URL gt e Select tab Network e Type in at Enter an Internet URL to open http lt IP address of CENTAURI Il gt lt name of SDP file gt e g http 192 168 1 78 stream1 sdp e Click the OK button to establish connection Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 46 CENTAURI II User Manual Apple QuickTime Jo File Edit View Window Help Enter an Internet URL to open http 271 92 168 1 78 stream1 sdp hd Cancel Yours Mine And Ours Paramount Pictures Syriana Warner Bros Pictures Rent Sony Pictures Transamerica Weinstein Company
157. een the four different streaming qualities by either e menu item Settings Others at Select sub codec Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 42 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 4 9 or e using at main window the short cut key combination CTRL lt number of stream gt RTP Streaming to Ganymed 1002 Similar to HTTP streaming to software media players see HTTP streaming also GANYMED s 1002 can fetch audio from a CENTAURI 400x In this case multiple GANYMED s 1002 can connect to the four different qualities of CENTAURI 400x by using Unicast RTP At side of the CENTAURI 400x the Unicast RTP stream is just multiplied The big advantage of this Unicast RTP streaming to GANYMED 1002 compared to Multicast is that the connections just must be established on the GANYMED 1002 side 1 Configuration steps on CENTAURI 400x side Since CENTAURI 400x just waits for the connection requests of GANYMED s 1002 it is just necessary to configure the different qualities This is done by two steps 1 1 Selection of sub codec With CENTAURI 400x four different qualities are available since four different sub codecs can be selected The selection of the sub codec can be done via remote menu item Settings Others 1 2 Codec settings For the referring sub codec the streaming quality can be determined by the codec settings Please consider that the GANYMED 1002 just supports the coding algorithms MPEG L2 MPEG L3 AAC MPEG2 a
158. el lt number gt used if dual mode 0 and system software of controlled CENTAURI II is min 2 0 0 57 A negative multi point return channel means that nothing is decoded see also multi point return channel at menu item settings others F3 analyses the encoder decoder and line settings e F5 let the phone book and profiles retrieve at next phone book or profile operation Right mouse button on encoder or decoder settings opens the dialog of menu item Settings Codec Info about dialog see menu item Help Info about Just works with a Internet access and b if the edit field displaying the latest version has got the focus Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 240 CENTAURI II User Manual e Double click the latest version info field to download the latest remote version e opens the pdf file with the release notes of the latest remote version Connect dialog e s button and focus on encoder profile list or decoder profile list displays the referring selected profile e Right mouse On 1 opens a pop up menu which let the user select if encoder decoder or both gets connected at a UDP or RTP connection Phonebook dialog e button allows editing the currently selected Phone book entry same as mouse double clicking a phone book entry see also Edit Phonebook Enter executes the currently selected Phone book entry same as clicking Connect with the mouse Delete delete
159. em is selected clicking the DISCONNECT Button in the main window opens a disconnect dialog which allows disconnection of individual lines Otherwise all lines are simultaneously disconnected by clicking DISCONNECT By default this is NOT selected so ALL lines are disconnected when the button is clicked e Enhanced Status Messages 205 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 206 CENTAURI II User Manual If this is selected enhanced Status Messages are shown for File Save Phonebook File Save Settings Download CENTAURI II scripts see menu item File Load CENTAUR File Retrieving profiles see menu item Expert Profiles Retrieving phone book see phonebook dialog Retrieving encoder decoder line and interface settings at main window ISDN error messages Enhanced error messages consist of text part e g the line of CENTAURI script which is being executed percentage bar e g how many lines of a CENTAURI II script have been executed Centauri Message x Download file phonebook 2006 06 26 14 10 ctr Execute profile_addentry auto I3 44 mono 64 By default this is not checked Show Hardware Status at Start If this is selected the hardware status dialog is shown when Remote Control program starts See menu item Status CENTAURI Hardware By default this is NOT selected e Enable Super User Password Dialog When selected all sub menus
160. ent to CENTAURI and on the right the last received response from the CENTAURI II Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 208 CENTAURI II User Manual e Enable Multiple CENTAURI s II enables control of multiple CENTAURI II codecs by opening multiple instances of the Remote Control program This feature is ONLY available when control is via IP By default this item is NOT selected which means that picking another CENTAURI II from the drop down list in the main window changes to control to the new CENTAURI II Otherwise if this item is selected choosing another CENTAURI II from the drop down list causes a new instance of the Remote Control to open The new instance now controls the most recently selected CENTAURI Il whilst the first instance controls the previous CENTAURI II Control of multiple CENTAURI s II Remote Control for CENTAURI II for help press F1 5 x File Settings Expert Status Help m Dy Centauri wi Soyo PLX 10 0 0 78 x ing Receiving 10 0 0 78 00 01 16 Loop Net x 21 DSS1 MPEGL2 48 kHz EiRemote Control for CENTAURI II for help press Fi File Settings Expert Status Help a ml ol Ol a a a a File Settings Centauri 3000 10 0 0 81 Receiving Centauri 3000 Encoder Decoder a I 10 0 0 81 Activity m Activity 09 45 13 On IP Audio qonis LoopISDNERx 21 Framed m
161. enu item Expert Options Items e CENTAURI II Series this Remote Control program is designed to control 200x 300x 330x and 400x CENTAURI codecs A special version of the Remote Control software exists for CENTAURI 3500 For more info please contact support mayah com e Number of available B channels only available if CENTAURI II has an ISDN card Possible values CENTAURI 2000 2001 0 2 or 4 i e 0 1 or 2 BRI CENTAURI 3000 3001 0 2 4 or 8 i e 0 1 2 or 4 BRI CENTAURI 4000 4001 0 2 4 or 8 i e 0 1 or 4 BRI MERKII 2 4 or 8 i e 0 1 or 4 BRI GANYMED 1102 0 e Number of installed X 21 cards Possible values 0 or 1 e Number of installed network cards Every CENTAURI even a CENTAURI 2000 2001 has an electrical network interface In addition there is the option of a second network card electrical or optical for CENTAURI 300x 330x and 400x models Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 223 If a CENTAURI has two interface cards then the IP Remote Control will be via the first interface network card and IP audio via the second network card If a network card is not detected CENTAURI II will show an alarm Possible values are CENTAURI 2000 2001 MERKII GANYMED 1102 1 CENTAURI 3000 3001 1 or 2 CENTAURI 3300 3301 1 or 2 CENTAURI 4000 4001 1 or 2 e Number of installed flash cards Possible values 1 e Kind of LCD displays Possible
162. er even negative return channels can be selected A negative return channel means that all multi point locations still receives the audio but the central CENTAURI I does not decode any audio UDP Broadcast Mode enables UDP broadcast mode All UDP audio datagrams are now addressed to the UDP broadcast address 255 255 255 255 and UDP broadcast reception is enabled Backup enables to configure the backup feature of the CENTAURI II if the referring Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 187 5 4 9 additional function is implemented see menu item Expert Set Key Code Backup feature means that CENTAURI establishes automatically another connection if framing is lost Two Backup parameters can be set Backup time In the list box the backup time can be selected in ms Backup time is the time the backup event framing lost must minimum last before the backup connection is established If off is selected the backup functionality is switched off Note You can enter values other than those listed up to the permitted maximum of 30 000 ms Backup connection In the right edit field the backup connection can be selected If it is empty then the last connection will be used Additionally a phone book entry can be selected by typing in the number of the phone book entry or by mouse double clicking to open the phone book Note A general description of the CENTAURI II b
163. er dependency Remote Note Unlike with ISDN and IP connections at X 21 V 35 transmissions there is no signalling when the network layer is established Therefore there is no initiation point to start the normal telegram exchange between CENTAURI s set to remote Thus the dependency of one CENTAURI must be set to local to pump out audio data all the time The CENTAURI II set to local also determines the algorithm the sample rate and the mode 3 2 Configuration for G 722 and APT X transmissions e Interface X 21 V 35 e Encoder dependency Local on both MAYAH codec e Encoder algorithm Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Encoder sample rate Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Encoder bit rate clock rate of X 21 V 35 line e Encoder mode Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Decoder dependency Local on both MAYAH codec e Decoder algorithm Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Decoder sample rate Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Decoder bit rate clock rate of X 21 V 35 line e Decoder mode Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders 4 Establish X 21 V 35 Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select the interface to X 21 V 35 e Select the X 21 V 35 port to Port 1 Audio data stream is sent and received via X 21 V35 port 1 or Port 2 Audio data stream is sent and
164. ers and decoders e Encoder sample rate Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Encoder bit rate clock rate of X 21 V 35 line e Encoder mode Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Decoder dependency Local e Decoder algorithm Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Decoder sample rate Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Decoder bit rate clock rate of X 21 V 35 line e Decoder mode Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders 4 Establish X 21 V 35 Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select the interface to X 21 V 35 e Select the X 21 V 35 port to Port 1 Audio data stream is sent and received via X 21 V35 port 1 or Port 2 Audio data stream is sent and received via X 21 V35 port 2 or Port 1 amp 2 Audio data stream is sent out via X 21 V35 port 1 and 2 simultaneously i e two audio data streams via two dedicated lines or IMUX Port 1 amp 2 One audio data stream is split and sent out via X 21 V 35 port 1 and 2 using CCS inverse multiplexing e Click the OK button to establish connection Note Usually port 1 is selected 5 Disconnect X 21 V 35 Connection Just press the DISCONNECT button 6 Auto reconnect of X 21 V 35 connections As long as a X 21 V35 connection is not disconnected the MAYAH codec looks for the appropriate clocking on the X 21 V 35 line all the time This means that a switched off
165. ers to system version 3 2 0 123 However gateway feature also works with version 3 2 0 0 For more info you can also contact support mayah com 1 General A gateway is defined as a device that performs protocol conversion between different types of networks or applications A network conversion can be done at all seven layers of the ISO OSI reference model Gateway feature of CENTAURI II means that audio received via one communication interface can be rerouted to another communication interface e g audio received via ISDN can be IP multicasted in a LAN In gateway mode CENTAURI II runs two sub codecs When the connection of the sub codec 1 is framed then the gateway connection on the last sub codec usually sub codec 2 is established automatically Since gateway feature runs two sub codecs it is similar to the backup feature However the main difference is that at backup the last sub codec is active when the first sub codec is not framed whereas at gateway feature the last Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 273 sub codec is active when the first sub codec is framed Audio received via ISDN is IP multicasted in a LAN stereo digital MPEG 1 2 AES EBU Layer 2 128 kbps ji CENTAURI II MPEG 2 AAC CENTAURI II stereo analog XLR LAN WAN 128 kbps AUDIO STORAGE GANYMED 1002 GANYMED 1002 In the diagram above audio is received via ISDN with quality of MPEG L2 32
166. ersion 2 0 0 132 or later e RTP Realtime Transport Protocol protocol bases on UDP User D atagram Protocol Therefore the RTP implementation of CENTAURI II is an enhancement of the UDP implementation In opposite to the pure UDP implementation RTP guarantees the right sequence of packets at the receiver side e RTP supports the following features payload type identification sequence numbering time stamping source identification e RTP is implemented according to rfc 3550 www ietf org rfc rfc3550 txt If possible RTP is the recommended IP transmission method between Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 36 CENTAURI II User Manual CENTAURT s Il 1 Unidirectional RTP connections Unidirectional IP connections between two CENTAURI s II can established by the following steps 1 1 Codec Settings Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec valid for both CENTAURI s Il e Interface IP e Encoder dependency Remote e Decoder dependency Remote The establishing CENTAURI determines the algorithm the sample rate the bit rate and the mode of the transmission 1 2 Establish Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select interface to IP e Select RTP e Type in the IP address of the other codec in the address field e Click the OK button to establish connection 2 Bidirectional RTP connections There are two ways to establish a bidirectional RTP
167. ession announcement protocol 46 Session description protocol 43 Session initiation protocol 48 Sessions 87 201 Set FTP Password 198 Set IP ISDN Password 197 Set Key Code Dialog 215 Setup of codec 10 Short cut keys 238 Show hardware at start 204 Show Statusbars 204 Shuttle board 223 Signal format 171 SIP 48 SIP Configuration 180 SIP Global Proxy 108 180 SIP ID 108 180 SIP Registrar 108 180 SIP registration access name SIP registration access password SIP registration access phonenumber SIP registration activation 108 180 SIP registration profile 108 180 SIP Settings dialog 180 SIP STUN Server 108 180 Size of main Window 204 SMTP host 204 SMTP id 204 SMTP user 204 SMTP userid 204 SNMP Manager 108 138 169 Software Plugins 215 Software versions 119 151 220 SOYO board 223 SPID 104 136 163 SRC switch off 103 108 180 108 180 108 180 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 288 CENTAURI II User Manual Status LED s 80 Stop connect UDP 204 Stream format 171 Sub codec 115 Subcodec 86 115 144 182 Subnet mask 108 138 169 system components 152 222 System disk 152 223 System disk free 152 223 System Health 128 152 223 System reset dialog 194 System software 151 220 System software version 119 System status 152 223 System temperature 152 223 System Update 126 T TCP 37 232 Technical specifications 277 telephone hybrid 15 30 Telos Xstream 21 Telos Zephyr
168. ever at CENTAURI IP connections especially in the WAN it is strongly recommended to prioritize UDP or RTP to TCP since UDP prevents data peaks caused by delayed acknowledgements 1 Bidirectional TCP connections TCP connections between two CENTAURI s I are always bidirectional They can by established by the following steps 1 1 Codec Settings Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec valid for both CENTAURTI s Il e Interface IP e Encoder dependency Remote e Decoder dependency Remote The establishing CENTAURI determines the algorithm the sample rate the bit rate and the mode of the transmission 1 2 Establish Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select interface to IP e Select TCP e Type in the IP address of the other codec in the address field e Click the OK button to establish connection Multicast UDP Multicast UDP connections can be established by CENTAURITI s of type 300x 330x 400x MERKII and GANYMED s 1102 The main difference between Unicast and Multicast is described in Multicast versus Unicast The basics of Multicast are described in application note 9 on Mayah website Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 38 CENTAURI II User Manual www mayah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e 009 pdf Multicast UDP connections can be established between e CENTAURI s MERK s Il and GANYMED s 1102 CENTAURI I
169. face e MC 4 4 audio channels are used e MC4CPE 4 audio channels in CPE mode are used CPE Channel Pair Element means that a front and rear audio channel pair is encoded This mode is just available for AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE e MC 4 MPEG 4 audio channels are used In this context MPEG means that a center a right a left and a rear audio channel is encoded This mode is just available for AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE e MC6 6 audio channels are used e MC8 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 142 CENTAURI II User Manual 8 audio channels are used g Encoder IMUX sets the Encoder IMUX Inverse Multiplexer format to Auto CDQ H 221 Musictaxi J 52 Micda e APTX Note Inverse Multiplexing is vital for the correct synchronization of the multiple B channels used in an ISDN transmission If the IMUX format is set to Auto then CENTAURI I automatically uses the correct IMUX format However Exception 1 Ifa CENTAURI II is to establish a connection to a CDQ Prima set to MPEG L2 and the line format is H 221 then CENTAURI II must be configured with e Algorithm MPEGL2 e Bitrate 384 kbit s even if a lower bit rate is set on the CDQPrima e IMUX CDQ H 221 Exception 2 If you dial to a APT X codec then the IMUX format must be set APTX Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Web Remote 143 4 6 4 Audio defines the most important audio parameters for the
170. fines the G 722 timeout measured in seconds Generally there are two methods to synchronize G 722 data streams Generally there are two methods of determining the octet start byte start in G 722 data streams They are G 722 with H 221 in band signalling H 221 uses a small amount of the data capacity i e 1 6 kbit s of 64 kbit s to transmit the synchronization information in band Although G 722 H 221 is a recommended EBU standard it s not very widespread G 722 SRT Statistical Recovery Timing Synchronization requires finding the start bit of every G 722 octet and is reached by evaluating the data pattern of the signals statistically We DON T recommend that you use a pure sine wave signal whilst trying to achieve synchronization using G 722 coding CENTAURI codecs will auto detect a G 722 H 221 data stream since they evaluate the H 221 in band signalling information However as G 722 SRT signals do not have such signalling CENTAURI II only switches to the G 722 SRT setting when the G 722 timer expires and framing has yet to be achieved This G 722 timer starts once the first ISDN line is connected It is recommended that the G 722 SRT timeout be set to 30 Seconds This value is high enough not to interrupt any auto detection process but should still be acceptable for framing up c Remote control sets the remote control timeout in seconds This timeout refers to any win socket IP control connec
171. forms about the system health of the CENTAURI II The following parameters are shown a Temp informs about the system temperature the temperature inside chassis of CENTAURI II If temperature is too high usually gt 60 C then an alarm is raised b CPU CPU performance in MHz c Mem RAM memory in MB d Fan Revs per minute of the CPU fan If this value is too low then an alarm is raised e Flash indicates the capacity of the user partition of the internal CENTAURI I Flash card The user partition is assigned to drive D f Free indicates the amount of free space on the user partition of the CENTAURI II Flash card g Voltages If one of the voltages is out of tolerances NOT OK is shown and an alarm is raised Note More detailed information of CENTAURI I health is supplied by CENTAURI II remote and the referring manual chapter of remote menu item Status Health Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 130 CENTAURI II User Manual 4 2 Elements of Web Remote Preface Often CENTAURI II is controlled via an IP network However sometimes the control computer does not uses Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP Vista but another operational system as Linux MACOS or Windows CE In this case the Windows remote control for CENTAURI Il cannot be used Therefore CENTAURI has got a web browser control included Generally it should run on any web browser but it was tested with the following
172. gistrar first before it can use its service In this field an IP address or an URL can be entered The registration comprises the following access data Name Password Phone Number just necessary for a few registrars 1 3 Name Here the name of the registration access data can be entered max 256 chars 1 4 Password Here the password of the registration access data can be entered max 256 chars 1 5 Phone number Here the phone number of the registration access data can be entered max 256 chars This access data is just necessary for a few registrars Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 182 CENTAURI II User Manual 1 6 Active Just an active profile causes an registration However only an inactive profile can be changed Therefore at a new profile first Active must be set to false After all registration info is entered Active must be set to true to validate the registration 2 Other SIP Settings 2 1 Stun Server A STUN server Simple Transversal of UDP Through NATs is necessary that a Client behind a NAT or NATs can find its public IP address NAT stands for Network Address Translation The public IP address is necessary since the SIP device on the other end needs this info to find the local client In this field an IP address or an URL can be entered This setting is optional 2 2 Proxy Here the global proxy must be entered The global proxy is responsible for how SIP
173. gnature MAYAH Communications GmbH Am S idnermoos 17 85399 Hallbergmoos Germany Tel 49 0 811 5517 0 Fax 55 http www mayah com Hallbergmoos 20 12 2007 E mail into mayah com 7 Gat Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Index 281 Index u law 125 144 182 12V voltage 152 223 ae 224 2 127 254 46 mao oe 3V voltage 152 223 _5 5ess 104 136 163 5V voltage 152 223 A About 153 Accept mode 144 182 Accept mode 144 182 Activating SIP registration 108 180 Active layer 1 144 182 ADAT Mastermode 103 AEQ 3001 15 AEQ 5001 15 AES EBU transparent 103 AETA Hifiscoop 15 24 AETA Scoopy 15 24 AEV Millennium 15 A law 125 144 182 Algorithm 139 171 Alphabetic Phonebook 204 Analog Levels 102 Ancillary baud rate 121 178 Ancillary data 121 178 Ancillary Data Background 262 Ancillary Data Baudrates 262 Ancillary data bits 121 178 Ancillary data dialog 178 Ancillary data format 178 Ancillary handshake 121 178 Ancillary parity 121 178 Ancillary stop bits 121 178 APT X codec 15 31 Arrow Keys of Frontpanel 82 ASI Basics 75 attenuation 182 Audio Decoder 98 Audio delay ip 108 138 169 Audio destination 101 143 176 Audio dialog 176 Audio Encoder 94 Audio In out 101 Audio levelin 143 176 Audio level out 143 176 Audio Levels 86 Audio routing 272 Audio source 101 143 176 Audio type 143 176 Audio level in 143 176 Audio level out 143 176 Austel 104
174. h Codec DTE cescsssssseenessessnessesseessesseenessessnesaeseneseeseessaeseeesuesenesneseesenenneseneas 67 MAYAH codec DTE to another X 21 V 35 codec scsecessssssesessessesseceeesessesseeseesenenessesseseeesuesenesneseesenenneseeas 70 MAYAH codec DCE to MAYAH codec DTE via crossover Cable sscessssssessesssssesseesnesseesnenseseneneseeees 73 6 How to establish ASI connections eccceescceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceseeeeeeeeaneeeeeeseeaesenseeesenseenenss 75 ASI B i S 552i aeaea aeara aa aa Meee aeaa aa a a tea a a aaa aaa eb ana aaaea E a aoaaa a 75 Part Ill Elements of Frontpanel Control 78 PretaGe oeeie a E ENNE AA sabddeastauendecbandavadsdowcnnsaatscvscennisaunideenneues 78 2 LEDS penia a AA A Aa AAAA A AAA AEA AA Aaa E ANAE Aa ANAA AAEREN AEREA E 79 Level LED S Ca E ae aaa a a i 79 Status LED S mini A A Ne daet ai E e ee a SS 80 gt Colo Ke MEANE E E T 81 HotKeys e aeaa aana aeaa apse a ea aaaeeeaa aa ARE a A aaa eaa areas a aA a aaa anaoa aandaa eR a ERa 81 FUNCTION KOYS ciiciieccscesiieccesesscavacsscctativencissasecddvnsseacecpcecd esdosisiatissdsecisnadecpsuci ersscediidusedsi sssnaddeepsacdecesecedeisineciiatvnadans 82 ATTOW KGYS tectisyincdscsesecccsoacearadecedateydeaaitoassadetsncsuadeeseadeany A E E leccvalsioeadiearceaass 82 NUMEPIC K YPad scisidicssascccnsscactcncestcentevecedsnsacedadeacancensscecssersbandsesinscdsenbsncdespeacdvernnceaisiseusi vetsucdecsencdecconcdaeeriseetiuevsucane 83 4 Ma
175. h Exchange Note If a CENTAURI Il is connected directly to an ISDN DSS1 S bus and no other device shares this ISDN bus then no MSN s must be entered Directly means that no PBX is used Note 2 At D channel protocols NI1 and 5ESS an ID must be assigned for every B channel SPID Service Profile Identifier SPID s are only in use with the D channel protocol NI1 and 5ESS in Northern America At these two protocols it is mandatory to assign every B channel a separate SPID Please ask the local ISDN provider for further details b Protocol PROTOCOL Proto c ol Active layer OFF Answer time SOO0 This item enables to select the D channel protocol to DSS1 Europe NI1 North America 5ESS North America Jate Japan VN obsolete French national protocol usually replaced by DSS1 e AUSTEL obsolete Australian national protocol usually replaced by DSS1 Furthermore this item enables to set Active layer 1 mode determines whether ISDN Layer 1 stays active all the time or not When CENTAURI II is used in the Netherlands this value should definitely be set to ON Answer time defines the telegram interval used in ISDN connections in milliseconds The called CENTAURI I sends out its telegram 10 times till the ISDN answer delay expires The default value is 5 000 ms Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 106 CENTAURI II User Manual c PBX Private Branch Exchange
176. h Website www mayah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e 003 pdf All the GPIO outputs can be set with the CENTAURI command TTL_IO The direct commands of CENTAURI are described in the Communication Reference Manual www mayah com content download pdfs manuals communication reference_man pdf Differences of the GPIO interfaces The TTL I O interface has got 5 inputs and 5 outputs Its pin layout is described in the CENTAURI Interface Manual link at www mayah com content download pdfs manuals centauri interface_eng pdf The Opto Input Relay Output interface has got 8 inputs and 8 outputs Its pin layout is shown below There are three good reasons for using the optional Opto Input Relay Output card e 8 additional inputs and outputs are available for event action programming and far end switching e The relays are capable of switching much higher loads 1A at 24V than the TTL outputs which can sink only 4 mA or source just 1 mA e Opto inputs and relay outputs are potential free Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 267 Pin layout of CENTAURI Opto Input Relay Output interface CENTAURI OPTO IN RELAY OUT INTERFACE CONTACT DESCRIPTION INTERNAL SYSTEM GND EXAMPLE CONNECTION ACTIVE INPUT GND hdd IN 1 CKD w an 3 5 IN 2 aa OUT 3 45y H a abe OUT OMIN 2 5V 7 MAK 7 SVF IN CKD ao ouT S i f 5 IN 5 CKD Z OT 6 CEXTERNAL SUPPLYD O IN 6 CKD H QuT IN
177. her connection if framing is lost The following parameters can be selected e off Backup mode is disabled e current setting Backup to last established connection e phone book Routing to a phone book entry Furthermore the Backup time can be set via Setup Miscellaneous Timeouts Note A general description of the CENTAURI II backup feature can be found at chapter Miscellaneous Backup Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 118 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 8 6 6 3 8 6 7 Note 2 Backup mode can not be used if one the following features is active e Dual mode e Multipoint e Gateway Language B Select language MHGLI H selects the front panel language to either e English e Spanish or e German Identification IDENTIFICATION Ha Centauri S000 SN NOOO SD55325 Identification dialog comprises the following items a ID Here the name of the CENTAURI II is displayed and can be changed b SN Here the CENTAURI serial number is displayed Since usually the serial number of the CENTAURI II is the MAC Media Access Control address of the first network card it is impossible to edit this serial number If no Serial number is displayed it s possible that no Ethernet card was detected during boot up In this case the ALARM LED of the CENTAURI I will light up Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 119 3 8 6 8 3 8 6 9 Versions
178. hing should be connected at these ports Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 14 CENTAURI II User Manual Necessary settings for framed connections FlashCast technology and different kind of codecs Remote versus local When dependency is set to remote CENTAURI uses FlashCast technology at ISDN and X 21 V35 connections FlashCast technology means that the CENTAURI II analyses the data stream for header or inband information and uses these information to emulate the other side codec When dependency is set to local then CENTAURI encode respectively decode the audio data according to the codec settings see Settings Codec regardless if framing is reached or not However emulating codecs can mean different behaviour depending on the fact if CENTAURI communicate with codecs using either handshake or not Furthermore not all encoded audio data includes any header or inband information which can be evaluated by FlashCast technology MPEG codecs using handshake When a connection is established between codecs using handshake always the codec which establishes the connection determines the parameter of the connection The most wide spread codecs using handshake are e CENTAURI with dependency remote e CENTAURI II with dependency remote e MERKII with dependency remote e Worldnet Tokyo e Sendlt e Musictaxi e Opticodec For instance If CENTAURI II 1 dials to CENTAURI II 2 then CE
179. hm e AAC HE Enables AAC HE algorithm e MP3 Pro Enables MP3 Pro algorithm e APT X Enables APT X and APT X no sync algorithms e Enhanced APT X Enables enhanced APT X algorithms with 16 20 and 24 bit e AES EBU transparent Enables transparent streaming of a AES EBU digital audio signal e DRM Enables AAC SBR algorithm for DRM Digital Radio Mondial only available for DRM Encoder Protocols e SNMP Enables Simple Network Management Protocol e DHCP Enables Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol e NTP Enables Network Time Protocol Modes e MC APT Enables multi channel mode for APT X algorithms Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 217 5 6 5 6 1 e MC Linear Enables multi channel mode for linear audio e MC AAC MPEG4 Enables multi channel mode for AAC MPEG4 algorithm e MC AAC HE Enables multi channel mode for AAC HE algorithm Others e Gateway Enables Gateway functionality see menu item Settings Others If an item is checked it has been enabled How to enable additional functions e Contact your local dealer or Mayah communications for the key code of an additional function e Give the Serial Number of the CENTAURI II which will use the additional function e Enter the key code in the edit field Key Code e Confirm the key code by clicking OK If this was successful the new function is checked and is enabled Note e Additional fu
180. honebook in alphabetic order Right mouse click on the Name header Display Phonebook in sequential order Right mouse click on the header The dialog is closed by clicking the Cancel button Sessions allows creation and editing of up to 256 Sessions 1 256 Since CENTAURI Il system version 3 2 0 92 the following IP sessions can be created and established e MPEG TS e ISMA e DMB Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 202 CENTAURI II User Manual General informations about sessions can be found in chapter MPEG Transport Stream Session dialog i Sessions Oj x 1 off off off mpegts phonebook 14 off 5 isi se_mode isys_time 13 6 2007 10 16 38 10 0 0 82 gt Note Sessions use IP Phone book entries see Phonebook dialog Note 2 The number of available sub codecs determines the max number of audio elementary streams which can be transmitted in one session Therefore the number of destinations in the above shown figure is identical to the number of sub codecs This means e CENTAURI II 3000 3001 2 destinations e CENTAURI II 3300 3301 2 destinations e MERKII 2 destinations e GANYMED 1102 2 destinations e CENTAURI II 4000 4001 4 destinations Functions Editing a session Select the appropriate session and double click on it Alternatively press E on your keyboard or press the NEW button These actions will open th
181. hts up when this function was activated Multipt cast Lights up when this function was activated Gateway Lights up when this function was activated Backup Lights up when this function was activated Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 81 3 3 3 3 1 Keyboard Hot Keys The hot keys F1 to F4 can be freely programmed by assigning scripts Such a script consists of one are more direct commands as described in the Communication Reference manual link www mayah com content download pdfs manuals communication reference_man pdf The script can be created with any ASCII editor e g Windows notepad Each command must be written in a new line The script must have the following names e F1 CAF Script hot key F1 e F2 CAF Script hot key F2 e F3 CAF Script hot key F3 e F4 CAF Script hot key F4 To validate the scripts they must be copied on the CENTAURI CF card in the folder ACTIONS This can be done by FTP access to the CENTAURI Il The FTP access data is by default e Host lt IP address of codec gt e User ID Admin e Password Power Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 82 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 3 2 3 3 3 Function Keys MED m gt x lt 77 77 2 A g lt This dialog button allows you where ever you are in the menu to access the dial menu and establish a connection Disconnect Key This dialog button all
182. hyr cscssssssesessnessesseesnessesenessesseesseeseeseesenennessersnensenanes 18 UER a A E EAE A E E EE ATT 21 Musictaxt VP Pros a a aa a ata a aea ses Eear ga aeaa aa aaea aa aere aeaaaee a ada d aaaea Eaei 22 M sicta i VP r aree cctenccerceectesccesheenecesvecndes cece 23 AETA Hifiscoop AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 escssssesenesseeseeseessnessessneseesseessesesenessecsesseessneseesenenneseesanenenenes 24 AVT PK telephone i ciievicncccsvcuesneiesccteasivecsnsbsscdcceseccncecsscedvessoecvisisnaddsesiveccesnbancvacesccsittvasceueossedda ssscccecseccdectvoneststaneddio 26 a Glensound G 722 COdGC osa aaa a aa aeaa eaaa eaaa aeaaaee adaki 27 AVE Ee aE a E AE EE E T 28 a MAYCOM Easy order orreee airnn n ndee aanname nananana aiaa aA a Tan eea entenada aa aan aaa naa aiat eaaa ian daer da aean ania SERER 30 anormal telephone csicvscieccncseseccsceseasisecsrissoedecssencecedscecdeusesesvvarsnaddssviseccesssendvadescesiuvsaeceteraseddesssecacecseccdecsdonesisvineaess 30 an APT X codec ni 4 How to establish IP connections s s sssssssssssunnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnaman nnmnnn nnna 33 Configuration of Centauri Network Card s s esusnesensurnrnurnnnurnnnunnnrunnnnnnnnnnununnununnunnnnunnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnn anena 33 Unicast versus Multicast irinae n rran aaraa dainai aaraa ainan aaeeei rae realad nAi igrae raea a aataid eraai iaaa 34 Unicast UDP Unicast RTP TCP Multicast UDP Multicast RTP Http Str
183. ications 190 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 4 10 Remote settings automatic enables the user to scan e Com ports and or e Local area network LAN for connected CENTAURI s Il The remote scan starts when OK is clicked Remote settings automatic dialog Remote Settings automatic x Number of com rfo x jupp Scan Yes Current action Report Com Ports determines how many RS 232 Com ports are to be scanned starting with Com1 If the value selected is 0 the Com port scan is DISABLED UDP Scan CENTAURI codecs using system software version 1 1 0 44 or later can be auto discovered on the LAN by an UDP identify broadcast command Amongst other responses the following information should be returned Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 191 e IP address of each CENTAURI I responding e Serial number of each CENTAURI II responding e The name of each CENTAURI II system software version 1 1 0 114 or later Current versions of Remote Control execute the UDP scan automatically at start up provided IP control is being used However if a CENTAURI II is added or removed from the LAN requesting a new UDP scan can be helpful This remote version executes the UDP scan automatically at start provided IP control is used Nevertheless if a CENTAURI II gets added or removed from the LAN a new UDP scan can be helpful Plea
184. ight 2008 Mayah Communications 286 CENTAURI II User Manual Miscellaneous Settings 144 182 Mix 143 176 Mode 139 171 Mono channel mix 102 143 176 Motherboard 223 MPEG Transport Stream 52 MPEGTS _ 52 87 201 MPEG TS sessions 87 201 MS Media Player 41 MSN 104 136 163 Multi channel audio 171 Multi point return channel 144 182 Multicast RTP 40 Multicast UDP 37 Multicontrol 247 Multiple subscriber number 104 136 163 Multipoint 116 Musictaxi VP 15 23 Musictaxi VP Pro 15 22 N name 118 149 217 Netmask 108 138 169 Network 108 138 169 Network card 108 138 169 Network dialog 169 Network interface 108 138 169 Network Transferrate 108 138 169 New Phonebook Entry 88 New Profile Entry 90 New Session Entry 87 New start 126 NI1 104 136 163 Nica128 31 Nica64 31 NMC board 223 NTP 123 Numeric Keypad of Frontpanel 83 NXL 31 sO Operational Mode 139 171 Optical Inputs 266 Optimize IP Connections 60 Options 204 Others dialog 144 182 Own E mail 204 P packetsize 108 138 169 Packetsize adaption 60 Packetsize mode 108 169 Parallel Port 266 Parity 121 178 Password 197 198 PBX 104 136 163 PCR 52 Phoebook 85 Phone book menu 135 Phonebook 200 231 PID 52 PKI Telefon 15 PKI telephone 26 PMP 116 144 182 Point to Multipoint 144 182 Point to Multipoint 116 Position of message box 204 PredialNo 104 136 163 Preface 9 Prodys Pronto 15 Pr
185. info 3 1 KHz audio 3 1 KHz audio Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 113 3 8 5 3 8 5 1 IZ0N SERVICE PROTECTION E IZ0N SERVICE PROTECTION E Facsimile 23 OFF Facsimile 4 4 OFF telekex mixed mode OFF teletex processable mode OFF teletex basic mode OFF IZ0N SERVICE PROTECTION i x00 xapi OFF T 0 kHz telephony yide teleph First Video teleph sec Here you can set which ISDN services may accept calls Videokext telex OFF x ADD OFF x 200 OFF T 0 kHz telephony Note Ex factory the default enabled services are Speech Unrestricted dig info Restricted dig info 3 1 kHz audio e 7 kHz audio Telephony e 7 kHz telephony You are strongly advised NOT TO CHANGE these Enabled services as this can restrict the ISDN functionality of your CENTAURI I codec Frontpanel Frontpanel This dialog enables to configure the back light and the contrast of the LCD display of CENTAURI s I front panel FRONTPANEL Backlight im Contrast 30 a Backlight select if LCD back light is switched on or off b Contrast Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 114 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 8 5 2 3 8 5 3 sets the LCD brightness of the LCD display Depending on CENTAURI II hardware 30 or 38 are the most recommendable values Headphone This dialog enables to set the source and the volume
186. ing the Flash card inside the CENTAURI II Steps to execute an RS232 update Click on OK A dialog for selecting a CENTAURI I update file opens Start the update by selecting the update file Update runs automatically When the Update finishes CENTAURI II reboots automatically to apply the firmware Hint RS232 update can be speeded up by increasing the RS232 remote control baud rate to 115 200 using File Remote Settings manual Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 212 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 5 12 Duration time of RS232 update Remote baud rate of 38 400 Approximately 18 minutes Remote baud rate of 115 200 Approximately 6 minutes Note Since data transfer using RS 232 is not secure sometimes it might sometimes be necessary to repeat the update and thus is NOT THE RECOMMENDED METHOD If there is an opportunity use IP control Update via ISDN updates the CENTAURI II firmware via ISDN Dialog of Update via ISDN Update Centauri II via ISDN x update Address psi1ss1761 update ersion Newest Update Progress a update Message Receiving update file 15 isys_serverupdat 15 Requirements e CENTAURI II with ISDN card e Atleast a single ISDN So Hint If your CENTAURI s I system firmware is earlier than v1 1 0 44 you must update to v1 1 0 44 first Therefore if a CENTAURI II with a system software version earlier than 1 1 0 44 dials to th
187. ion The backup connection can be selected to last or to a phone book entry Note A general description of the CENTAURI II backup feature can be found at chapter Miscellaneous Backup m Gateway enables to configure the gateway feature of the CENTAURI II Gateway functionality means that CENTAURI I routs received audio from one interface to another one e g MPEGL2 audio received at ISDN is sent out as MPEGL3 audio via IP The following parameters can be selected e off Gateway functionality is disabled e last Routing to last established connection e phone book Routing to a phone book entry The phone book entry can be selected in the right edit field by typing in the number of the phone book entry Note A general description of the CENTAURI gateway feature can be found at chapter Miscellaneous Gateway Expert Menu Profiles enables to e to create e to edit or e to delete a CENTAURI II profile entry Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Web Remote 149 CENTAURI supports up to 256 profile entries Z MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 xj SETTINGS EXPERT COMMUNICATIONS Profiles 0 24 of 256 Name auto g 711 PROFILES SECURITY STATUS IMPORT EXPORT CENTAURI HI wot nnewonrto auto 7kHz pki auto 2 24 mono 64 auto 2 32 mono 64 auto l2 44 mono 64 auto l2 48 mono 64 auto l2 32 is 128 auto l2 4
188. ion of infrastructure Since SIP supports the negotiation of bandwidth reservation and reservation is needed for good quality Internet telephony network providers will need to deploy mechanisms for bandwidth reservation Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 49 in their networks a critical need for all professional Audio Over IP applications In addition SIP is also part of the Next Generation Network NGN as defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI and is thought to be a replacement for ISDN Since ISDN will eventually disappear in most countries the designated successor has been appointed SIP 2 How SIP works 2 1 Application Example CENTAURI II A fixed location Registration Location Server 2 Session 3 Media Session negotiation public or in house e g ISP or Asterisk po cm Ebest Sa CENTAURI II B mobile unknown IP The above diagram shows two CENTAURTI s II in a possible SIP scenario While Centauri A is at a well Known fixed location with a fixed IP address e g in a control room Centauri B is built into an OB van and therefore uses an IP address unknown to Centauri A A direct session establishment from Centauri A to B e g using a direct RTP connection is therefore not possible To establish a session via SIP the first step to be taken is a registration of Centauri B with a registration server These
189. is called ancillary data or auxiliary data Such ancillary data can be for instance RDS Radio Data System The CENTAURI II supports the transfer of ancillary data by two ways e Ancillary data transfer inside of the coded audio e Ancillary data transfer with help of an extra ancillary data stream called TS Note Just to prevent misunderstandings it must be emphasized that the CENTAURI just transport the pure ancillary data but it cannot create encode or decode such ancillary data e g CENTAURI II is not a RDS encoder or RDS decoder 1 1 Ancillary data inside of the coded audio Some of coding algorithms implemented in CENTAURI II supports the transport of ancillary data inside of the audio data stream These coding algorithms are e All MPEG algorithms i e MPEG L2 MPEG L3 MP3 Pro all AAC algorithms e All APT X algorithms At MPEG algorithms the ancillary data format see menu item Settings Ancillary Data must be set to the following parameters depending on the codec on the other side e Auto e CCS for ancillary data compatibility to CCS codecs and if MPEG L2 bit rates gt 192 kbps are used e J 52 e Musictaxi e Barco especially for ancillary data compatibility to RE codecs At APT X algorithms the ancillary data format see menu item Settings Ancillary Data must be set to the following parameters depending on the codec on the other side e Left e Right Advantage This method is suppor
190. is just available if system software version 3 2 0 122 or later is implemented FEC can be set to e no default e lowestdelay e lowdelay e middledelay e lowbitrate e highsecurity FEC just can be used at RTP connections On the one hand FEC enhances the security that transmitted packets are received but on the other hand it increases the overhead and the delay For more info about Forward Error Correction please consult chapter Necessary settings for framed connections How to establish IP connections FEG Codec configuration provides access to configure the parameters of the Encoder and Decoder of CENTAURI II Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 172 CENTAURI II User Manual Codec configuration dialog Codec Settings xj interface Encoder Algorthm faprx E Decoder Mode Mono x idec_mode i mono Note The dialog is context sensitive and shows the permissible settings The sequence of dependency is Algorithm highest priority since it influences Sample rate Bit rate and Mode Sample rate which influences Bit rate and Mode Bit rate only influences mode Mode Exceptions Linear At linear PCM coding the bit rate is determined by both the sample rate and the mode used All APT X algorithms For all APT X algorithms the sample rate is determined by the bit rate and the Copyright 2
191. iteceiticicasccectvavctuusacncteacssuvcccevetsdsccccuctsesddacuacactvassvencecetedsssenscectvasssscbccucteussveeesseteds 130 2 First Steps secsi io cidetec aetececets T E E 130 Bs MOGI ewes ese bese Ba ae te tec cts E A AT T A A EE 131 A Main WAT OW szan Sc chess SSaccadaaie va ddeddvans ca cecdvccvads vieasessdeaueveddaddeucssusestedscdes sussieetisas 133 5 Mai Menu ecra a a a A a a 133 Connect MONU a a a a aA r a a a a A ea a aaa aa E an O Aaa A EA ra EE aaaeaii 134 Dis nN c MENU e a eect r a ae aa e a ea eae ta Aaaa e anO e aaae eaa aeai ab A a aaant 134 Phomebook Menu a a a a e a a a Ea A AAE Aera raa eniT 135 Mayah WebSite a S E T E S E AE 135 6 Settings Menu inaa sonaas anean ennaa aaah eonenna aaa raaa a aaas eean ano aa haab iaaa aaia 136 DN O r a r E a a a a a e araa aa Eaa a a a aAA raaa aasa Kaaa 136 Network aane aaa aeaaea ae Aa a aa a E eaa aaa a aaloe aaa aeaaaee sea easa aaee 138 Codet Re a T a a ee ne a ee a 139 AUGIO O aaae a eee eee oh aaa elt Ne eR tenet 143 Others xiecdeeh ep eecccecd cece E eee eat wea cad occ ce E deren evadatenershcsteed 144 7 IE Xpert Meni ca A us A dusuivetias 148 Profiles napata A a a aad ea Cen LE es es 148 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 6 CENTAURI II User Manual 8 Stats MON sicteisacssctercdeccscessnetssucnasesuvevudensssssausvucecsssssusssucnssestvasudacssarteusiusacseseraaieuestserrees 149 e a nese cases eo E ccc eccte ca
192. itted by Dial in protection manually the others are accepted automatically Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Web Remote 147 h Dual Mode At B channel With ISDN CENTAURI can be used as two separate mono codecs However the following restrictions will apply e Maximum sample rate 32 kHz Mode mono e Maximum bit rate 64 kbps except for MPEG L2 This setting defines on which B channel the second sub codec starts to communicate For example Dual mode on B channel 2 means that B channel 1 is assigned to the first sub codec and all other B channels are assigned to second one If dual mode at B channel 0 then dual mode is de activated and CENTAURI II functions as a single codec without the above restrictions Note Dual mode just should be set if the communication interface of both sub codecs is set to ISDN i Select Sub codec Although at special applications e g Dual mode Backup Gateway CENTAURI supports more than one sub code only one input interface is available This setting lets the user select to which internal sub codec the input and display applies to For dual backup or gateway mode 2 sub codecs can be selected This differs with a CENTAURI I 4000 4001 which contains 4 codecs j Multi Point Return Channel determines which return Channel is used on a Point to Multipoint transmission Using ISDN Point to Multipoint means that a CENTAURI II
193. k selection This cause indicates that a transit network identification was received which is of an incorrect format 34df Invalid message unspecified This cause is used to report an invalid message event only when no other cause in the invalid message class applies 34e0 Mandatory information element is missing This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause has received a message which is missing an information element which must be present in Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 261 the message before that message can be processed 34e1 Message type non existent or not implemented This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause has received a message with a message type it does not recognize either because this is a message not defined or defined but not implemented by the equipment sending this cause 34e2 Message not compatible with call state This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause has received a message such that the procedures do not indicate that this is a permissible message to receive while in the call state or a STATUS message was received indicating an incompatible call state 34e3 Information element non existent or not implemented This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause has received a message which includes information elements not recognized because the information element identifier is not defined or it is defined
194. l This item is just available for the algorithm AAC HE It can be selected to e AUTO default e IMPLICIT e EXPLICIT BACKWARD e EXPLICIT NON BACKWARD Normally AUTO is correct The other options were implemented for compatibility reasons to other codecs d Encoder Sample rate sets sample rate e Encoder Bit rate sets bit rate f Encoder Mode sets the audio mode to e Mono e Dual Mono e Stereo e Joint Stereo or e a Multi channel mode optional Multi channel can be used with all APT X algorithms linear AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE provided the referring additional function is enabled Multi channel audio applies ADAT interface e MC 4 4 audio channels are used e MC 4 CPE 4 audio channels in CPE mode are used CPE Channel Pair Element means that a front and rear audio channel pair is encoded This mode is just available for AAC HE and AAC MPEG 4 e MC 4 MPEG 4 audio channels are used In this context MPEG means that a center a right a left and a rear audio channel is encoded This mode is just available for AAC HE and AAC MPEG 4 e MC 6 6 audio channels are used e MC 8 8 audio channels are used g Encoder Dependency sets the Encoder dependency to either e Remote e Local Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 96 CENTAURI II User Manual Remote means that the CENTAURI I will use FlashCast Technology Remote FlashCast Technology means at ISDN e CENTAURI
195. lated X 21 V 35 connection is framed How to establish ASI connections ASI Basics ASI stands for Asynchronous Serial Interface In CENTAURI ASI is used to stream MPEG TS Mechanical and electrical specification ASI uses BNC connectors terminated with 75 Ohms The signalling level is 800 mV peak to peak Maximum cable length of the BNC cables is 300 meters Bit structure Every Byte is wrapped by a start and stop bit i e a start bit is sent followed by eight data bits and terminated by a stop bit Such a 10 bit structure is also called 8B10 coding Clocking ASI uses SDI clock described in SMPTE 259M i e a 27 MHz clock multiplied Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 76 CENTAURI II User Manual by 10bits This means a maximum brutto bit rate of 270 Mbps If lower bit rates are used then padding bits fill up the 270 Mbps Applications e STL Studio Transmission Line e SNG Satellite News Gathering and ENG Electronic News Gathering e SPTS single program transport stream e MPTS multiple program transport stream Others Competing standard is SMPTE 305M SDTI Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 78 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 3 1 Elements of Frontpanel Control Preface All audio gateways of the CENTAURI family have signal level display on the unit front Additionally CENTAURI of type 3001 3301 and 4001 have a display and a keyboard With these de
196. le sets the Encoder Decoder dependency to either e remote e local In Remote mode the CENTAURI II employs MAYAH s FlashCast technology This means e For CENTAURI II CENTAURI I and CENTAURI II Sendlt transmission The CENTAURI II establishing the connection dictates the parameters used e CENTAURI Il non MAYAH Codecs transmission CENTAURI evaluates the settings of the other codec and configure itself accordingly In most pratical cases Remote is the optimum choice c Encoder Decoder Algorithm selects which algorithm is used by the Encoder and Decoder e G 711 i e digital telephone e G 722 e MPEG 1 2 L2 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Web Remote 141 MPEG 1 2 L3 AAC AAC LD MP3 Pro AAC HE Linear 4SB ADPCM APT X Enh APT X 16 i e enhanced APT X with 16 bit Enh APT X 20 i e enhanced APT X with 20 bit Enh APT X 24 i e enhanced APT X with 24 bit d Encoder Decoder Sample Rate sets the Encoder Decoder Sample rate e Encoder Decoder Bit Rate sets the Encoder Decoder Bit rate f Encoder Decoder Mode selects the audio mode to be used Standard e mono e dual mono e stereo e joint stereo Multi channel Multi channel can be used with all APT X algorithms linear AAC MPEG4 and AAC HE provided the referring additional function is enabled see menu item Expert Set Key Code Multi channel audio applies ADAT inter
197. led by the Connect or Phone book buttons and is inserted AFTER the number supplied by Get Dial tone g Redial defines the number of Redials which will be attempted A Redial will occur if the other party cannot be reached either through being busy if there s no response or if the other party disconnects drops the call h Time Out in sec sets the interval time between Redial attempts measured in seconds Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 138 CENTAURI II User Manual 4 6 2 Network configures the electrical RJ45 and or optical network connections Note Every CENTAURI II has an electrical network connection The optical network card or a second electrical network card is optional E MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer COMMUNICATIONS Settings Network SETTINGS INTERFACE Electrical Network Carc EXPERT IMPORT EXPORT NAME CENTAURI 3000 ADDRESS 192 168 1 81 CONNECT 3858 Sec INTERFACE LOOP ESDN NET X 21 PROTOCOL DSS1 EURO ISDN ALARM CENTAURI HI ADDRESS 192 168 1 81 NETMASK 255 255 255 0 GATEWAY 192 168 1 100 DNS SERYER 15 xi TRANSFER RATE Auto z DUPLEX Auto z PACKETSIZE BYTES 256 AUDIO DELAY MS 192 168 1 2 SNMP SERYER 255 255 255 255 ENCODER ACTIVE ACTIVITY TO 811551657 G 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono
198. lie zl H Dateiname phonebook 2006 06 26 11 36 ctr Dateityp Centauri Files ctr Abbrechen The ctr file created by this menu label can be re loaded back into a CENTAURI II via the menu item Load CENTAURI II File 4 Note The first two command lines of this ctr file delete all old Profiles and Phone book entries This is done to prevent any error messages being created when re loading a ctr file Note 2 Additionally this menu item will create the following files 1 Readable Profile List ASCII file Path Same as ctr file Name profile list lt date gt lt time gt txt 2 Readable Phone book ASCII file Path Same as ctr file Name phonebook lt date gt lt time gt txt 3 Profile dat file as used internally in the CENTAURI II Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 160 CENTAURI II User Manual Path Path of CENTAURI remote application dat files Name profile dat 4 Phone book dat file as used internally in CENTAURI II Path Path of CENTAURI I remote application dat files Name phone dat 5 3 2 Save Settings saves CENTAURI Il s most important settings However which configuration settings are stored depends on the hardware detected For example the ISDN configuration will only be saved if any ISDN hardware is detected in CENTAURI Il The ctr file created consists of CENTAURI II commands as described in the Co
199. lity between these two codecs If you want to know how to prevent this asymmetric coding please consult How to get a framed ISDN connection to AVT Magic APT X codecs The APT X data stream does not include any header or inband information which can be evaluated by the FlashCast technology Therefore CENTAURI II must be configured properly for the APT X transmission You get more info about at How to get a framed ISDN connection to an APT X codec 4SB ADPCM codecs The 4SB ADPCM data stream does not include any header or inband information which can be evaluated by the FlashCast technology Therefore CENTAURI must be configured properly for the 4SB ADPCM transmission You get more info about at e How to get a framed ISDN connection to AETA Hifiscoop 3 AETA Scoopy You Com Set2 e How to get a framed ISDN connection to Musictaxi VP Pro ISDN Compatibility List This is just a short survey of the extensive compatibility features of the CENTAURI Il Please consult How to get a framed ISDN connection to for more detailed information Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 16 CENTAURI II User Manual Legend compatible o incompatible not implemented in foreign codec lt space gt not tested yet or no need AEQ 3001 AEQ 5001 AEV Milenium e e de e e a o AAC ADTS and AAC LA AVT Telephone ee a a ae a ee a a MAYCOM MAYCOM EASYCORDER EASYCORDER only ra bit rate of 64 ra eee eee
200. llaneous 247 6 Miscellaneous 6 1 Multiple Centauri Control You can control multiple CENTAURI s I provided that e IP control is used e At menu item Expert Options the item Enable Multiple CENTAURI s II is checked Control of multiple CENTAURI s II M Remote Control for Centauri II File Settings Expert Status Help Name Address 192 168 1 78 Time 00 16 46 Interface Loop Netx 21 Protocol DSS Line EE r rrr MPEGL2 Alarm 48 kHz Remate m 128 0 kbit s 128 0 kbit s Joint Stereo Joint Stereo ity m CENTAURI ID MAAL GEE COMMUNICATIONS Centaur isdn_protocol sys_time 26 6 2006 18 13 31 192 Mayah 192 168 1 62 rtp 192 168 1 96 rtp 192 168 1 96 APT X APT X 32 kHz 32 kHz 256 0 kbit s 256 0 kbit s Stereo Stereo Centaur ip_protocolmode 7 sys_time 26 6 2012 17 45 2 192 1 Mayah If the option Enable Multiple CENTAURI s I is checked selecting a new CENTAURI II in the list box will open another instance of the Remote Control program This new instance controls the newly selected CENTAURI II whilst the original instance controls the original CENTAURI Il By opening multiple copies of the program multiple CENTAURI s I can be controlled The second way to control multiple CENTAURI s II is to go to Settings Remote Settings manual and to select with IP control the option Make Valid Next Start For more information on this please consult the appropriate Help Cop
201. load is exactly the same as the packetsize value set in menu item Settings Network i e it is not rounded to the next full audio frame or audio block Advantage Even with algorithms with variable frame length the packet size is fixed Disadvantage Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 62 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 4 17 2 4 18 IP packet can have fractional audio frames or audio blocks e sync Same as fixed but additionally packets are transmitted in synchronized intervals Advantage Same as with fixed but additionally adaption to network equipment which has got problems with unsynchronized packets Disadvantage Same as with fix Winsock Error codes A list of winsock error codes can be opened with the following link http help globalscape com help support error_codes winsock_error_codes htm Forward Error Correction FEC Since system version 3 2 0 122 Forward Error Correction FEC is supported for all RTP connections 1 General In real life IP transmissions IP packets can be lost since routers discard them since they are damaged routers discard them since other traffic has got higher priority different routing FEC provides the possibility of error detection and or correction by adding redundant data Thereby retransmission or corruption of data can often be avoided at the cost of higher bandwidth needs and increased delay The FEC algorithm used by MAYAH is described in the Pro
202. lt the G 722 SRT timeout is set to 30 seconds see remote menu item Settings Others This means that usually the CENTAURI II needs 30 seconds to be framed to a G 722 SRT audio stream G 722 SRT framing can be fasten by the following CENTAURI II settings see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency local e Encoder algorithm G 722 e Encoder sample rate 16 kHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format J 52 e Decoder dependency remote Symmetric MPEGL2 L3 connections Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 22 CENTAURI II User Manual e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote Asymmetric G 722 MPEG connections Asymmetric connections use different parameters for sending i e encoding and receiving i e decoding In this case the CENTAURI II should use the following configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency local e Encoder algorithm algorithm of the Xstream decoder e Encoder sample rate sample rate of the Xstream decoder e Encoder bit rate bit rate of the Xstream decoder e Encoder mode mode of the Xstream decoder e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency local e Decoder algorithm algorithm of the Xstream encoder e Decoder sample rate sample rate of the Xstream encoder e Decoder bit rate bit
203. ly uniqueness The largest improvements to the very successful CENTAURI are e The Gateway functionality The Backup functionality e The Point to Multipoint functionality e The Dual Codec functionality The Multi channel functionality e g 5 1 transmission 1 2 Setup installation Attention a Installation in rack When installing the CENTAURI II in a rack or another assembly you should make sure that the housing rests on a guide rail or cross brace etc so that they can bear the weight of the device The device must rest on a support and not just fixed onto the front plate b Connecting cables The following should be considered to comply with declaration on conformity as described in the chapters Miscellaneous Declaration of Conformity Class A and Miscellaneous Declaration of Conformity Class B Connecting cables for monitor keyboard and USB must not be connected to the device while it is in use for normal function This is to avoid distortion at other devices nearby Connecting cables for audio RS232 network and ISDN must have an HF shield and have to be connected to an appropriate device to avoid distortion at other devices nearby 1 3 Scope of Delivery The scope of delivery can vary Please consult the packing list inside of CENTAURI I package Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Introduction 11 1 4 1 5 Environment and Operating Conditions Attention Do not subject the device to damp e g pro
204. m overhead The optimum i e minimum overhead is reached if e every MPEG frame just needs one packet and therefore the overhead just must be sent once for every frame e frame length 184 Byte Then the IP overhead is calculated to Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 60 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 4 16 IP Overhead 184 Byte 50 Byte 184 Byte 1 100 approx 27 2 3 3 2 Real overhead Since the real MPEG frame length is usually different to 184 Byte and CENTAURI cannot transport part of two frames in a MPEG TS frame the real overhead is usually much bigger then the theoretically optimum one Example 1 bad overhead Algorithm MPEG L3 Sample rate 48 kHz Bit rate 128 kbit s Frame length 128 48 144 Byte 384 Byte Frame length of 384 Byte means that 3 MPEG TS packets are necessary to transport one frame This means IP Overhead 3 MPEG TS packet All other overheads 384 Byte 1 100 3 188 Bytes 46 Byte 384 Byte 1 100 approx 82 8 Example 2 good overhead Algorithm MPEG L3 Sample rate 44 1 kHz Bit rate 56 kbit s Frame length 56 44 1 144 Byte 183 Byte Frame length of 183 Byte means that just one MPEG TS packets is necessary to transport one frame This means IP Overhead MPEG TS packet All other overheads 183 Byte 1 100 188 Bytes 46 Byte 183 Byte 1 100 approx 27 9 Optimize IP Connections Problems at IP a
205. mail Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 210 CENTAURI II User Manual By default the entry is empty e SMTP ID enters the SMTP UserID of the e mail account A UserID is not always necessary for a connection to an SMTP host but some servers do not allow mail to be sent without a valid ID It is used if the log file produced automatically by Time Control is to be sent out by e mail By default the entry is empty e Own E mail adds the sender s e mail address It is used if the log file produced automatically by Time Control is sent out by e mail and the recipients need to be informed of who sent the log By default the entry is empty e Log File Path defines where the log files produced by File Display Log File are to be stored This path setting can be entered manually or via the dialog The dialog is opened by double clicking on the Log File Path edit field By default it is set to the same path as that of the CENTAURI I Remote Control program e Hot Key Grid defines the function of the eight hot keys in the main program window see hot keys For every hot key there are two options Command This is where the hot key function is defined i e what s executed if the hot key is pressed Two kind of functionalities can be assigned Direct Command see also menu item Expert Direct Command CENTAURI II script file with the extension ctr The path of this script file can be entered manually or
206. mayah com 1 INVITE fritz mayah com 5 INVITE 2 100 Trying fritz lab mayah con User SIP Proxy s User Agent 1 ie Agent 2 8 100 Ringing 7 100 Ringing 10 200 OK 9 200 OK 11 ACK fritz lab mayah com The diagram above shows what a typical call flow including a proxy server looks like For reasons of simplicity the picture shows only one proxy server between the clients where in most public networks there would be a chain of several proxy servers The proxy server in this example is able to provide a location service by the means of a connection to a location server When the proxy receives an INVITE message it checks with the location server to find out the current location IP address of the callee UA2 and responds to the caller UA1 with a 100 Trying message In a next step the server sends the modified INVITE message to the callee A 180 Ringing message received by the proxy server from the callee is then forwarded to the caller The same happens to a 200 OK message The ACK message may then be sent directly to the callee since the caller may have learned the current address of the callee Please note that from the point of view of any of the involved user agents the session establishment is not differing from the simple call flow in 2 2 2 The proxy server or servers are completely transparent to the Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 52 CEN
207. me two Mayah codecs which are responsible for the main line then even on the none establishing Mayah codec the backup mode should be switched on The used backup phone book entry should be identical to the one of the establishing Mayah codec but with two changes e backup time should be about 1 000 ms less e no numbers or IP addresses in the backup phone book entry Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 272 CENTAURI II User Manual 6 10 6 Configuration The backup mode can be configured via menu item Settings Others 7 Looking of Remote main window When backup mode is active the selected sub codec is also displayed in the main window It can be switched between the sub codecs with the short cut key combinations lt STRG gt lt 1 gt sub codec 1 and lt STRG gt lt 2 gt sub codec 2 oes Control for CENTAURI II for help press F1 lol x File Settings Expert Status Help 7 T T i al Centauri II 62 192 168 1 82 Receiving Jame Centauri II 82 Encoder Decoder 192 168 1 82 Activity Activity 14 59 57 LoopISDNJERX 21 RTP Il ine m MPEGL3 MPEGL3 ai 32 kHz 32 kHz 64 0 kbit s 64 0 kbit s Mono CENTAURI Centaur dec_mode dec_mode mono 192 168 1 82 gt Mayah Gateway feature One of the new features of CENTAURI II is the gateway feature System version 3 2 0 123 or higher is recommended All in this chapter described features and configuration steps ref
208. mmunication Reference manual www mayah com content download pdfs manuals communication reference_man pdf These commands can also be used via Expert Direct Command Save Settings dialog Speichern a settings files z amp mg EJ Hi settings 2005 08 31 16 14 ctr settings 2006 01 24 15 34 c settings 2005 09 08 10 31 ctr E settings 2006 02 09 14 54 c settings 2005 10 24 17 22 ctr settings 2006 03 02 16 37 c settings 2005 10 25 16 54 ctr Al settings 2006 03 03 15 23 c 2 settings 2005 12 16 14 53 ctr settings 2006 04 05 13 21 c settings 2006 01 24 15 30 ctr settings 2003 10 23 ctr Dateiname settings 2006 06 26 11 40 ctr Dateityp Centauri Files ctr F Abbrechen The ctr file created above can be re loaded into a CENTAURI II using Load CENTAURI II File Note Exactly which configuration items are saved is determined by the following ASCII files script_general_settings 001 txt or script_general_settings 002 txt script_ip settings 001 txt or script_ip settings 002 txt script_isdn_settings_001 txt or script_isdn_settings 002 txt script_x21_settings 001 txt or script_x21_ settings _001 txt Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 161 5 3 3 It is MANDATORY that all these files are located in the sub directory script files of the Remote Control program to prevent an error occurring The script files ending with
209. much lower Actually reached ancillary data baud rates are listed below 3 Cable The ancillary data cable used by CENTAURI II is just a RS232 cross cable but in opposite to the remote cable the handshake pins should not be bridged Especially if the ancillary data is transported inside of the audio data and high ancillary baud rates should be reached handshake especially RTS CTS is strongly recommended Pin layout of CENTAURI II ancillary data cable Data Carrier Detector 4 Data Terminal Ready DCD DTR Data Set Ready DSR 3 Transmitted Data TD 2 Received Data RD 5 Ground GND S Ground GND 8 Clear to Send CTS Request to Send RTS 4 Max Reached Ancillary Baud rate Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 264 CENTAURI II User Manual The max reached ancillary bit rate abr depends on e how big is one ancillary data block transported in one audio frame MPEG algorithms respectively in one audio block non MPEG algorithms This parameter is called ancillary block size as and it is measured in Bytes e Duration of one audio frame or block This parameter is called frame interval fi and it is measured in ms e how many frames respectively audio blocks are located in one IP packet This is important since one IP packet can contain several audio frames or audio blocks but just one ancillary data block This parameter is called number of frames nf Just at IP this parameter
210. nctions are not free Coding algorithms are licensed software and each key translates to a royalty licence payment for the use of the algorithm e Key codes are calculated using the S No of the CENTAURI Il and can only be used by that unit Please contact your local Mayah dealer Mayah Communications or info mayah com to get the current prices Status Menu Identification enables the CENTAURI I name to be assigned and to request the CENTAURI s IlSerial Number Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 218 CENTAURI II User Manual CENTAURI II identification dialog z Name E SerialNumber No00129054511 sys_serial i sys_time 27 6 2006 13 0 27 Items e Name This field shows the CENTAURI I name It is here anew CENTAURI name can be entered e Serial Number This field displays the CENTAURI s II Serial No Since this is the MAC address of its Ethernet port it is impossible to edit this If no S No is displayed it s possible that no Ethernet card was detected during boot up In which case the ALARM LED of the CENTAURI II will light up Detection of Ethernet card can be checked with Status CENTAUR Hardware A change of CENTAURI I name becomes valid after clicking the OK button Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 219 5 6 2 Time enables setting the CENTAURI s I time and date CENTAURI II time dialog x Time 1
211. nd linear Necessary codec settings via remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency Remote e Encoder algorithm MPEG L2 MPEG L3 AAC MPEG2 or linear e Decoder dependency Remote 2 Configuration steps on GANYMED 1002 side The configuration of the GANYMED 1002 must be done via direct commands entered via a telnet session or the program twschat The direct commands of the GANYMED 1002 are described in the GANYMED 1002 manual 2 1 Establishing RTP connection A Unicast RTP connection can be established with the command ip_remote The command syntax of ip_remote is ip_ remote lt param1 gt lt param2 gt param 1 IP address of CENTAURI 400x param 2 IP port The port selection determines the sub codec of the CENTAURI 400x the GANYMED 1002 is connected to Which port must be used depends on the system software version Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 43 2 4 10 a Ports if system software version lt x 2 0 30 5004 1 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x 5006 2 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x 5008 3 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x 5010 4 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x b Ports if system software version gt x 2 0 30 5004 1 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x 5014 2 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x 5024 3 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x 5034 4 sub codec of CENTAURI 400x Note x 2 for CENTAURI and x gt 2 for Centauri Il GANYMED 1102 and MERKII Example The comm
212. nect dialog e Select interface to IP e Select UDP e Type in the IP address of the other CENTAURI II in the address field e Click the OK button to establish connection Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 35 2 4 4 2 Bidirectional UDP connections There are two ways to establish a bidirectional UDP connection e Establish an unidirectional UDP connection on both CENTAURI s e Use a special codec configuration on the non establishing CENTAURI II just valid for MPEG connections 2 1 Special configuration on non establishing CENTAURI II Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency local e Encoder algorithm same as encoder algorithm of the establishing Mayah codec e Encoder sample rate same as encoder sample rate of the establishing Mayah codec e Encoder bit rate same as encoder bit rate of the establishing Mayah codec e Encoder mode same as encoder mode of the establishing Mayah codec e Decoder dependency remote Note Even though such bidirectional UDP connections can be established by one side they must be disconnected on both sides 3 Meaning of LED s at UDP connections e Lit up Connect LED UDP sending CENTAURI II e Lit up Framed LED UDP receiving CENTAURI II Unicast RTP Unicast RTP connections can be established by CENTAURI s of type 300x 330x 400x MERKII and GANYMED s 1102 using system software v
213. nformations are supplied by the ISDN service provider Note There are still some ISDN lines which use 56kb s per B channel rather than 64kb s however they are mainly in North America Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 166 CENTAURI II User Manual Jate Austel D Channel Protocol aTe Japan eomp F With both the Jate and Austel protocols you MUST enter an ID Common Settings The following settings are available for all protocols Common Settings Get dialtone When CENTAURI II is connected to a PBX or ISDN switch it is often necessary to add a number for external access e g 9 Enter the number required via this dialog Note This number precedes EVERY dialled number even those dialled using the Connect or Phonebook buttons on the wheel symbol displayed in the Remote Control program window Predial No Sometimes it is necessary to use a special provider to guarantee the quality of the ISDN service or the carriage of ISDN calls through a Gateway Usually a special provider can be selected by dialing a special call by call number before the normal number This Predial Number precedes EVERY dialled number whether it is dialled by the Connect or Phonebook buttons and is inserted AFTER the number supplied by Get Dialtone Min Digits for Ext Call determines the number of digits BEFORE the Get Dialtone number becomes valid For example
214. ng means one more coding generation 3 Restrictions Theoretically any kind of transmission can be routed to any other kind of transmission However there are a few restrictions e f the gateway sub codec uses IP then IP RTP must be used e X 21 V 35 connections cannot be routed to another X 21 V 35 connection e Gateway mode cannot be used if backup mode dual codec mode or point to multipoint PMP is active 4 Considerations In the following considerations it assumed that the gateway sub codec is sub codec 2 which is the case for CENTAURI II 300x CENTAURI II 330x MERKII and GANYMED 1102 4 1 Last ISDN B channels Since there is no special parameter to determine which B channels are assigned to sub codec 1 main line and sub codec 2 gateway line in gateway mode the last available B channels are automatically assigned to sub codec 2 This means e At ISDN gateway phone book entries the last ISDN numbers must be used e g with a CIM40 ISDN card and a bit rate of 128 kbps the numbers must be assigned to 8 and 7 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 275 Edit Phonebook Entry Interface ISDN C IP ASI X21 Loop 08115505961 ve 08115505961 phone_showentry phone_showentry 13 Backup e At a gateway scenario using ISDN for sub codec 2 the ISDN cables must be connected to the last SO ports e g at a CIM40 ISDN card and a bit rate of 128 kbps the ISDN cable must
215. ngs This shows the encoder algorithm sample rate bit rate and mode By right mouse clicking on this settings the dialog of menu item Settings Codec is opened Decoder Settings This shows the decoder algorithm sample rate bit rate and mode By right mouse clicking on this settings the dialog of menu item Settings Codec is opened Audio Connection Status The Audio status can be On Air an ISDN connection has been established and has framed satisfactorily On IP an IP connection has been established and has framed satisfactorily On X 21 an X 21 connection has been established and has framed satisfactorily On V 35 a V 35 dedicated line connection has been established and has framed satisfactorily Loop the internal loop connection between encoder and decoder is established Framing a temporary display whilst the of connection is evaluated Furthermore a blue Framed LED indicates that decoder is framed e Selected Sub codec or PMP return channel This displays the following info Selected sub codec With a CENTAURI 4000 4001 or if dual mode is active see menu item Settings Others at item Dual mode at B channel Selected Point to Multipoint PMP return channel If PMP is active see menu item Settings Others at item Multi point return channel 3 Buttons and Hot Keys e Wheel button see Wheel buttons e Hot Keys see Hot keys 4 Others e Main Menu e CENTAURI II List This list shows all CENTAUR
216. nside Phone book entries see Phonebook dialog Ex factory 31 Profiles are installed in CENTAURI 200x units with 37 in CENTAURI 300x 330x 400x The maximum number of Profiles which can be stored is 256 Functions Deleting a profile Select the Profile to remove from the list with your mouse and click on DEL Editing a profile Select the required Profile and double click on it Alternatively press E on your keyboard Both actions will open the Edit Profile dialog Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 200 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 5 7 Creating a new profile Click on NEW on the panel This opens the Edit Profile dialog The dialog is closed by clicking either OK or Cancel on the dialog panel Phonebook enables Execute Create Edit or Delete on a Phone book entry Phonebook dialog ee eee eee eer ifar IT Magic L2 1 52 Test 09115271230 09115 auto l x 0811551657 0811551657 auto l2 32 js 1 CDQPrima Test Centauri L2 1B Test loop 0811551662 auto l2 48 mon Centauri L2 2B Test loop 0811551662 0811551662 auto l2 48 js 1 Centauri L3 1B Test loop 0811551662 auto 13 32 mon uo N e OO Centauri L3 2B Test loop 0811551662 0811551662 auto l3 32 js 1 14 MPEGTS AAC LD u192 168 1 35 auto aacld 48 j 13MPEGTS AAC MPEG 4 u192 168 1 35 auta aaciaa a Zl gt CONNECT NEW DEL lsig_mode on sig_led 00000000 192 168 1 96 gt The Phonebook dialog is open
217. nt Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 152 CENTAURI II User Manual 4 8 4 Hardware shows the hardware modules CENTAURI I has detected on boot up E MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer o xj COMMUNICA TIONS Hardware SETTINGS SECURITY IDENTIFICATION TIME SERIES 3001 X 21 CARDS 1 SOFTWARE HARDWARE NETWORK CARDS 1 HEAD PHONE PORTS 1 HEALTH IMPORT F EXPOR AUDIO INTERFACES FLASH CARDS 1 B CHANNELS 8 IPORT EXPORT Digital 12 channel VIDEO INTERFACE CARDS 0 ok cancel NAME CENTAURI 3000 ENCODER ACTIVE DECODER ACTIVE ADDRESS 192 168 1 81 ACTIVITY GOGNNECT ACTIVITY GGNNECT CONNECT 11939 Se FRAMED INTERFACE LOOP ESDN NET X 21 PROTOCOL DSS1 EURO ISDN TO 811551657 FROM 811551657 ALARM 6 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono CENTAURI HI 4 8 5 Health informs the user about the following CENTAURI II health parameters e CPU performance RAM memory Capacities partitions and free space of the internal drives located on CF card or disk on module CENTAURI I temperatures CENTAURI I voltages e State Revs of CENTAURI II fans in RPM Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Web Remote 153 Z MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer SETTINGS EXPERT SECURITY STATUS IDENTIFICATI
218. o ms audio_delayX21 X 21 Channel Item to select if X 21 V 35 port 1 or 2 should be configured X 21 Mode sets the X 21 V 35 port Mode to either DTE or DCE In DTE Data Terminal Equipment mode CENTAURI receives its clocking information from the network or a dedicated line In DCE Data Circuit Equipment mode CENTAURI II itself supplies the clocking information In most cases the DTE mode will be used X 21 Clocking sets the clocking format of the X 21 V 35 port In DTE mode T4 clocking is usually used In DCE mode T2T4 clocking is most commonly used The meaning of the different clocks is described in the Interface Manual link www mayah com content download pdfs manuals centauri interface_eng pdf X 21 Protocol selects the fixed line s connection protocol to either X 21 or V 35 format Audio delay sets the audio delay applied to the X 21 V 35 interface The maximum value is 5 000 ms Increasing this value can make X 21 V 35 connections more stable by providing a larger longer buffer For instance the audio delay buffer can compensate jitter problems Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 5 4 3 Network configuration configures the electrical RJ 45 and or optical network connections Note Every CENTAURI II has an electrical network connection The optical network card or a second electrical network ca
219. o out sync B eter internal 4okHz NTERNAL 32KH2 NTERNWAL 36KH2 defines the AES EBU output clock source If an internal source is selected different sample rates can be chosen Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 104 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 8 4 3 8 4 1 3 8 4 2 Interface Communication Interface COM INTERFACE InterFace With this dialog the used Communication Interface can be selected to e ISDN if ISDN card is installed e X 21 if X 21 V 35 card is installed e Net Ethernet Interface for IP transmissions e Loop Note At ISDN the bit rate must be divisible by 64 ISDN This dialog enables to configure the ISDN settings of CENTAURI Il This selection is just available if an ISDN card is installed ISDN Channel Protocol FEX Redials Delay 0 a Channel The item enables to set the MSN and or the SPID for every available B channel usually 4 or 8 B channels are available CHANNEL Channel MSN Multiple subscriber number In this field the MSN D channel protocol DSS1 or VN4 or the ID all other D channel protocols is entered Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 105 The most common reason to use a MSN are e Multiple ISDN devices using the same ISDN service uses one ISDN bus e g CENTAURI I and telephone are connected to the same ISDN bus e CENTAURI II is connected to a PBX Private Branc
220. o use one of the following e Analog e TOSlink digital i e optical digital output e AES EBU digital i e balanced electrical output DB 9F e ADAT digital ADAT interface also uses optical port TOSlink With ADAT the following channel combinations are possible Standard with 2 channels ADAT12 ADAT34 ADAT56 ADAT232 Multi channel e 4channels ADAT14 ADAT58 e 6channels ADAT16 e 8channels ADAT18 Note When Analog TOSlink or AES EBU is selected as audio output then Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 102 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 8 3 2 3 8 3 3 automatically the audio signal is also output at the other two interfaces i e at all audio outputs except for ADAT Mono Channel Mix MONO CHANNEL MIX Qutput LeFe In Mono mode this selects which audio channel is used e Left Only the left audio signal is used e Right Only the right audio signal is used e Mixed Left and Right audio signal is used L R 6 dB Analog Levels ANALOG LEVELS LELT Outpt Level Adjust Adjust p 15 006 enables you to set the max analog input level i e level before the A D converter respectively the max analog output level i e level behind the D A converter These levels are also called clipping levels a In Out Using IN the input level can be changed Using OUT the output level can be changed Both levels can be separately adjusted b Level The minimum value is 0 dBu The
221. oder mode mono MPEG stereo connections Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm MPEG L2 or MPEG L3 e Encoder bit rate 128 kbit s e Encoder mode joint stereo or stereo e Encoder IMUX format J 52 e Decoder dependency remote Since the AVT telephone does not support MPEGL2 for encoding CENTAURI II just can receive MPEG L3 audio data The setting IMUX format J 52 guarantees according to the J 52 standard that not both B channels gets established at the same time a Glensound G 722 codec Generally there are two methods to get byte framing with G 722 e G 722 with H 221 inband signaling G 722 H 221 G 722 H 221 uses 1 6 kbit s of the 64 kbit s B channel capacity for sending inband information This inband information can be evaluated for framing e G 722 with statistical framing G 722 SRT G 722 SRT SRT Statistical recovery timing evaluates statistically where every byte starts However this just works with real statistical signals music speech etc but not with non statistical signals like sine waves Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 28 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 3 10 Usually a Glensound G 722 codec just supports G 722 SRT G 722 SRT does not supply any information which can be detected by Flash Cast technology but when the G 722 SRT timeout is expired CENTAURI switches automatically to G 722 SRT
222. of the Expert menu are protected by a SuperUser password The password is defined on the first appearance of the SuperUser password dialog If the SuperUser password is lost or forgotten it can be recovered by examining the Windows registry at lt HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Mayah Communications CENTAURI II Remote SuperUserPassword gt By default this IS selected as active Enable Detailed Log File selects whether Display Log File only displays log messages about established and terminated connections or ALL logged messages By default this is NOT selected Alphabetic Phonebook selects whether the Phone book entries of the Phonebook dialog are listed in numerical or alphabetic order Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 207 By default this is NOT selected e Large Main Window If this is selected the height and width of the Remote Control program window is doubled By default this is NOT selected e Show Statusbars valid next start enables or disables the status bar at the bottom of most Remote Control windows Note that the Remote Control program must be restarted to make any changes occur By default this is NOT selected This Status bar can be of assistance when observing communications between the Remote Control program and a CENTAURI II For instance The status bar of the codec settings dialog menu item Settings Codec shows on the left the last command s
223. of the headphone output HEADPHONE eters Decoder left channel Volum iT 45 a Source selects the headphone source to Decoder Stereo output audio signal Decoder Left Channel output audio signal Decoder Right Channel output audio signal Encoder Stereo input audio signal Encoder Left Channel input audio signal Encoder Right Channel input audio signal Note If a left or right item is selected the referring mono signal can be listened on both ears b Volume sets the headphone volume Levelmeter This dialog determines what audio levels are displayed on the 8 LED level meters of the front panel e None No audio levels are displayed e InOut default value Different audio levels for sub codec 1 are shown 4 audio input channels row 1 4 4 audio output channels row5 6 Left Audio input on row 1 Right audio input on row 2 Left audio output on row 5 Right audio output on row 6 e In Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 115 3 8 6 3 8 6 1 Different audio input levels for sub codec 1 are shown 8 audio input channels row 1 8 Left Audio input on row 1 Right audio input on row 2 e Out Different audio output levels for sub codec 1 are shown 8 audio output channels row 1 8 Left Audio output on row 1 Right audio output on row 2 e INOUT2 Different audio levels for sub codec 1 and 2 are shown Left and right audio in
224. ofiles 148 199 Program options 204 Prolink DSM100 31 Provider 136 163 PSI 52 PTS 52 Quicktime 43 R RAM 152 223 RE 661 15 Readme disable phone profile shortcuts 254 Readme file phonebook 254 Readme Files 254 Readme IP logfile 254 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Index 287 Readme ISDN control 254 Readme ISDN message duration 254 Readme one registry for all users 254 Readme position main window by command line 254 Readme readable settings file 254 Readme static UDP port 254 Readme UDP scan 254 RealPlayer 41 Reboot 126 Receive Jitter 227 Redial 85 Registry entries 248 registry script file 161 Relay Outputs 266 Remote parameters at start 156 Remote settings 156 Remote settings automatic 190 Remote settings manual 187 Remote settings 187 190 Report at automatic remote settings 190 Reset codec 194 rfc 2327 43 rfc 2733 62 rfc 2974 46 rfc 3261 48 rfc 3550 35 Roadrunner 15 RS232 remote settings 187 RS232 remote settings 187 RTP 232 RTP Multicast 40 RTP Unicast 35 RTP Statistics 227 RTP streaming to Ganymed 1002 42 Eon S N 118 149 217 Sample rate 139 171 Sample rate converter 103 Sample rate 139 171 Sampling rate 139 171 SAP 46 232 SAP streaming 46 Save Phonebook 159 Save Settings 160 Scope of Delivery 10 Scripts 81 SDP 43 232 SDP streaming 43 Security 111 Sendt 18 Sequence Errors 227 serialnumber 118 149 217 Session 85 s
225. ol Furthermore a desktop shortcut can be created Interface Here the remote interface can be set to e RS232 Control via RS232 serial port com port e P Win socket IP control connection Port The content of this list box is context sensitive Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 158 CENTAURI II User Manual At RS232 control List of available RS232 Com ports of the control PC At IP control Number of the port of the win socket By default this parameter is set to 2000 IP Addr Baudrate The content of this list box is context sensitive At RS232 control Here the RS232 baud rate can be set to 9 600 19 200 38 400 default and recommended 57 600 115 200 Note This settings must correspond to the one of CENTAURI Il Therefore usually 38 400 is the best choice At IP control Here the IP address of the CENTAURI II can be entered This remote program saves the last 200 entered IP addresses The last controlled IP address in shown in the text field Furthermore with click of right mouse button a popup menu is shown which starts a UDP scan A UDP scan sends out a general broadcast 255 255 255 255 and partial broadcasts e g 10 0 0 255 to find all MAYAH codecs in the network The found Mayah codecs replaces the old list However many networks devices e g routers blocks a broadcast Therefore usually just the LAN can be scanned Desktop shortcut Here a desktop shortcut of CENTA
226. on C On C Off Common Settings lisdn_spid 8 D channel protocol The following D channel protocols may be selected DSS1 Euro ISDN ISDN standard in whole Europe NI1 used in North America 5ess used in North America Jate used in Japan VN4 an old national French D channel protocol expiring Austel an old national Australian D channel protocol expiring DSS1 ext the DSS1 standard with small modifications for Taiwan D channel depending settings Part of the ISDN configuration dialog it s context sensitive to the selected D channel protocol Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 165 DSS1 DSS1 ext VN4 D Channel Protocol oss1 Euro ISDN prm AON The user can set the MSN Multiple Subscriber Number to which CENTAURI I will respond There are generally only two reasons to use an MSN if multiple devices with the same service using one ISDN bus if CENTAURI II is attached to PBX Private Branch exchange If a single CENTAURI I is connected to an externally provided So it s not necessary to add an MSN NI1 5ess D Channel Protocol ura North America fic Rate Adaption C On C of ISDN Rate C 64 kbitis C 56 khitis With the both North American protocols NI1 and 5ess it is mandatory to enter an ID and a SPID service profile identifier These i
227. one book dialog script file entering this field opens a dialog to select a CENTAURI II ctr Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 197 5 5 4 script file log file enter the e mail address where the log files should be sent to whereas double clicking this field opens the options dialog to enter the necessary e mail data see also menu item Expert Options An edited Timed Event is listed in the event table when the Edit Timed Event dialog is closed by clicking on OK but NOT if Kind None is selected A Timed Event can be erased by selecting it and pressing the DELETE button on your PC keyboard All Timed Events in the table become valid on closing the Timed Events dialog by clicking on OK Set IP ISDN Password lets the user define a Remote Access restriction for IP and or ISDN control Set IP ISDN Password dialog IP ISDN Password xj User Centauri II Password Mayah ictl_usrpwd This menu is only visible and enabled provided e RS232 control is used and e Item IP ISDN Password is checked in menu item Expert Options lf either IP or ISDN control is active this option is NOT available but if e Item IP ISDN Password is checked in menu item Expert Options and e Remote is started with IP or ISDN control then first a dialog asks for e user and e password Both of these must be correctly entered to gain Remote Control access to a CENTAURI II
228. oniy conab she pat ee TEA ee 64 kbps Telos Zephyr ft ew Tet es o o o o No compatibility with CCSN and a sample rate of 24 kHz Note CENTAURI can support the following AAC algorithms e AAC MPEG2 e AAC MPEG4 e AAC LD HE e AAC DRM Note 2 CENTAURI can support the following APT X algorithms Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 17 2 3 2 3 1 e Standard APT X e Standard APT X no sync e Enhanced APT X 16 bit e Enhanced APT X 20 bit e Enhanced APT X 24 bit How to get a framed ISDN connection to another MAYAH codec Symmetric G 711 G 722 MPEG connections Symmetric connections use the same transmission parameters for sending i e encoding and receiving i e decoding In this case the encoder and decoder dependency should be set to remote and the IMUX format should be set to auto see remote menu item Settings Codec If encoder and decoder follows remote the calling CENTAURI determines the parameters of this Centauri Centauri connection Both CENTAURI s communicate to each other by telegrams These parameters are transmitted to the called Centauri after the ISDN answer delay timeout is expired see remote menu item Settings Others This timeout starts when the first B channel is established Due to prevent that the parameters are sent out before all B channels are established the ISDN answer delay timeout sh
229. opyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 21 e Decoder bit rate bit rate of the encoder of the other side codec e Decoder mode mode of the encoder of the other side codec Telos Xstream CENTAURI II is compatible with the algorithms G 722 MPEG L2 and MPEG L3 to Telos Xstream Compatibility with AAC and AAC LD is under investigation Symmetric G 722 connections Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote Generally there are two methods to get byte framing with G 722 e G 722 with H 221 inband signaling G 722 H 221 G 722 H 221 uses 1 6 kbit s of the 64 kbit s B channel capacity for sending inband information This inband information can be evaluated for framing e G 722 with statistical framing G 722 SRT G 722 SRT SRT Statistical recovery timing evaluates statistically where every byte starts However this just works with real statistical signals music speech etc but not with non statistical signals like sine waves Telos Xstream just supports G 722 SRT G 722 SRT does not supply any information which can be detected by Flash Cast technology but when the G 722 SRT timeout is expired CENTAURI switches automatically to G 722 SRT The G 722 SRT timeout starts running after an ISDN connection is established and stops if framing is reached By defau
230. orted inside of the audio stream It just works with all MPEG algorithms MPEG L2 MPEG L3 AAC and all APT X algorithms The following selections are possible for MPEG L2 Auto CCS J 52 Musictaxi Barco All other MPEG algorithms Auto APT X algorithms None Left Right e Ancillary data transfer with help of an extra ancillary data stream called TS This just works with RTP IP transmissions but with all algorithms In this case the ancillary data format must be set to TS h Decoder Protection This option handles the activation and deactivation if the decoder can handle CRC protection It works with different parameters for MPEG algorithms CRC Cycle Redundancy Check Three parameter can be set 0 default 1 off Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 101 3 8 3 3 8 3 1 2 on Audio Settings Audio In Out AUDIO IN OUT Primi Ah LOG Audio out ANALOG a Audio In sets the audio input source to one of the following e Analog e TOSlink digital i e optical digital input e AES EBU digital i e balanced electrical input DB 9F e ADAT digital ADAT interface also uses optical port TOSlink With ADAT the following channel combinations are possible Standard with 2 channels ADAT12 ADAT34 ADAT56 ADAT232 Multi channel e 4channels ADAT14 ADAT58 e 6channels ADAT16 e 8 channels ADAT18 b Audio Out sets the audio output t
231. ot service the equipment which is sending this cause This cause is supported on a network dependent basis 3483 No route to destination This cause indicates that the called user cannot be reached because the network through which the call has been routed does not serve the destination desired This cause is supported on a network dependent basis 3486 Channel unacceptable This cause indicates the channel most recently identified is not acceptable to the sending entity for use in this call 3487 Call awarded and being delivered in an established channel This cause indicates that the user has been awarded the incoming call and Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 257 that the incoming call is being connected to a channel already established to that user for similar calls e g packet mode X 25 virtual calls 3490 Normal call clearing This cause indicates that the call is being cleared because one of the users involved in the call has requested that the call be cleared 3491 User busy This cause is used when the called user has indicated the inability to accept another call 3492 No user responding This cause is used when a user does not respond to a call establishment message with either an alerting or connect indication within the prescribed period of time allocated 3493 No answer from user user alerted This cause is used when a user has provided an alerting indication but has
232. ote If any of the internal sources is selected the AES EBU Sample rate is also affected Others adjusts a number of miscellaneous settings through this dialog which normally are not altered Note however that the correct configuration MUST be made for CENTAURI II to operate Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Web Remote 145 4 MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer ISDN ANSWER DELAY MS SELECT SUB CODEC 5000 z a CODEC G 711 LAW ISDN ACTIVE LAYER 1 MULTIPOINT RETURN CHAN AUDIO A law z o z OTHERS EXPERT G 722 SRT TIMEOUT 5 DIAL IN PROTECTION UDP BROADCAST MODE SECURITY 30 No co off STATUS PORTTA DISCONNECT TIMEOUT 5 ACCEPT MODE BACKUP z off HELP DUAL MODE AT B CHANNEL GATEWAY o z off BACKUPTIME 6000 ok cancel SENDING RECEIVING NAME CENTAURI 3000 ENCODER ACTIVE DECODER ACTIVE ADDRESS 192 168 1 81 ACTIVITY GOGNNECT ACTIVITY CONNECT 6416 Sec FRAMED INTERFACE LOOP ISDN NET X 21 PROTOCOL DSS1 EURO ISDN TO 811551657 FROM 811551657 ALARM G 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono centaunii A The following items can be configured a G 711 law North America Japan and Europe use a different coding method for ISDN telephony Thus the following alternatives are available A law as used in Europe uses non linear PCM
233. ould be set to min 3000 ms Furthermore IMUX format auto means the following at a Centauri Centauri connection e 1 B channel transmission No inverse multiplexing is used e 2 B channel transmission Musictaxi bonding is used e 3 to 6 B channel transmission J 52 inverse multiplexing is used Asymmetric G 722 MPEG connections Asymmetric connections use different parameters for sending i e encoding and receiving i e decoding In this case the encoder and decoder dependency should be set to local and the IMUX format should be set to auto see remote menu item Seittings Codec Furthermore the encoder settings of the calling Centauri should be used as the decoder settings of the called Centauri and vice versa Symmetric 4SB ADPCM connections Configuration for mono 4SB ADPCM connections see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder sample rate 32 kHz e Encoder bit rate 128 kbit s e Encoder mode mono Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 18 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 3 3 e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote Configuration for stereo 4SB ADPCM connections see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder sample rate 32 kHz e Encoder bit rate 256 kbit s e Encoder mode stereo e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote Symmetric APT X connections If one of the APT X algorithms is used then
234. ows you where ever you are in the menu to access the speed dial menu and hang up an existing connection Phone book Key This dialog button allows you where ever you are in the menu to access the phonebook choose one and dial it Head phone Key This dialog button allows you where ever you are in the menu to access the headphone configuration and change the volume or the source to listen at Arrow Keys With the UP DOWN keys you navigate through the complete menu Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 83 With the RIGHT key you activate the chosen field and get the submenu In some menus you will get to the ENTER mode e g IP address Phone Number With the LEFT key you delete in the ENTER mode or get a submenu back With the GLOBE key you activate the chosen field and get the submenu In some menus you will get to the ENTER Modus like RIGHT key 3 3 4 Numeric Keypad With the numeric keypad you can enter names phone numbers or IP addresses The input is similar to mobile phones Just press a key as often until the needed char is shown Assigned key 1 Assigned key 2 Assigned key 3 Assigned key 4 Assigned key 5 Assigned key 6 Assigned key 7 Assigned key 8 Assigned key 9 Assigned key 0 Assigned key Assigned key Hint 1 2AaBbCc 3DdEeFf 4GgHhli 5JjKKLI 6MmNnOo 7PpQqRrSs 8TtUUVV 9WwXxYyZz 0 lt SPACE gt
235. p function has been implemented provided a file called Communication Reference Manual txt is available in a subdirectory called Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 193 comref files The Remote Control Installation program automatically copies this file into this location The file Communication Reference Manual txt is just an ASCII text version of the Communications Reference Manual Kind of help commands e help This command returns all help categories e g help enc will show encoder commands e help This command shows all CENTAURI Il commands e help lt command_category gt This shows all CENTAURI II commands in a command category e g help_dec will display all decoder commands e help lt command gt This describes a CENTAURI command e g help enc_algo will show the user how to set encoder algorithms and how to ask for the currently valid encoder algorithm Special mouse and shortcut key features e F2 Analyses where the command entered in the command field is used in the CENTAURI I Remote and opens the appropriate chapter in this hypertext help For Instance If F2 is pressed and in command field enc_algo is entered then the hypertext help chapter for menu item lt Settings Codec Encoder algorithm gt is opened e Double clicking command command category in answer field Displays the description of the command respe
236. phone source 114 Headphone volume 114 Health 152 223 Helpful readme files 254 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 284 CENTAURI II User Manual Hotkeys 238 Hot Keys of Frontpanel 81 How to get a framed ISDN connection to a APT codec 31 How to get a framed ISDN connection to a Glensound G 722 codec 27 How to get a framed ISDN connection to a MAYAH ISDN codec 17 How to get a framed ISDN connection to a normal telephone 30 How to get a framed ISDN connection to AETA Hifiscoop AETA Scoopy You Com Set 2 How to get a framed ISDN connection to AVT Magic 28 How to get a framed ISDN connection to AVT telephone 26 How to get a framed ISDN connection to CDQ Prima CDQ2000 CDQ20017Telos Zephyr How to get a framed ISDN connection to MAYCOM EASYCORDER 30 How to get a framed ISDN connection to Musictaxi VP 23 How to get a framed ISDN connection to Musictaxi VP Pro 22 How to get a framed ISDN connection to Sendlt 18 How to get a framed ISDN connection to Telos Xstreaam 21 Http streaming 41 ID 104 136 163 Identification 118 149 217 IMUX Format 171 Info About 229 Info about Remote 229 Info about web browser remote Inofficial features 254 Installation 10 Interface 85 139 171 Inverse Multiplexing 171 IP 108 232 IP Address 108 138 169 IP audio delay 108 138 169 IP Configuration 138 169 153 IP Forward Error Correction 169 IP Overhead 57 IP packetsi
237. purpose complies with the essential requirements of 3 and the other relevant provisions of the FTEG Article 3 of the R amp TTE Directive when used for its intended purpose Health and safety requirements pursuant to 3 1 1 Article3 1 a harmonized standards applied EN 60950 1992 A1 1993 Protection requirements concerning electromagnetic compatibility 3 1 2 Article 3 1 b harmonized standards applied EN 61000 6 3 2001 A11 2004 EN 55022 1998 Class A EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Measures for maintaining immunity Connecting cables for monitor keyboard and USB must not be connected to the device while it is in use for normal function This is to avoid distortion at other devices nearby Connecting cables for audio RS232 network and ISDN must have an HF shield and have to be connected to an appropriate device to avoid distortion at other nearby devices Warning This is a Class A product In the domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures harmonized standards applied EN 61000 6 1 2001 IEC 801 2 Level 3 IEC 801 3 Level 2 IEC 801 4 Level 2 Place amp date of issue Firm stamp Name and signature MAYAH Communications GmbH Am S idnermoos 17 85399 Hallbergmoos Germany Tel 49 0 811 55 17 0 Fax 55 h uker http www mayah com maii intlo mayah com Hallbergmoos 20 12 2007 E Declaration of Conformity Class B Declara
238. put channel of sub codec 1 row 1 2 Left and right audio output channel of sub codec 1 row 3 4 Left and right audio input channel of sub codec 2 row 5 6 Left and right audio output channel of sub codec 2 row 7 8 e IN4 just available for CENTAURI II 4000 4001 Different audio input levels for sub codec 1 2 3 and 4 are shown Left and right audio input channel of sub codec 1 row 1 2 Left and right audio input channel of sub codec 2 row 3 4 Left and right audio input channel of sub codec 3 row 5 6 Left and right audio input channel of sub codec 4 row 7 8 e OUT4 just available for CENTAURI II 4000 4001 Different audio output levels for sub codec 1 2 3 and 4 are shown Left and right audio output channel of sub codec 1 row 1 2 Left and right audio output channel of sub codec 2 row 3 4 Left and right audio output channel of sub codec 3 row 5 6 Left and right audio output channel of sub codec 4 row 7 8 Miscellaneous Subcodec The CENTAURI family can run more than 1 internal codec so called sub codec for the following situations e CENTAURI II 4000 4001 can run 4 sub codecs for RTP IP transmissions e CENTAURI II 3000 3001 3300 3301 GANYMED 1102 and MERKII can run two sub codecs in Dual mode Not available for GANYMED 1102 Gateway Mode Backup Mode Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 116 CENTAURI II User Manual Misc Subcodec 1 Dyalmode 0 Multipoint 0 Gateway
239. r is implemented then it is no more necessary to configure the called codec to the right APT X settings Using the codec settings see menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote the calling CENTAURI II will tell the other CENTAURI MERKII or Tokyo the right APT X parameters 2 Glensound GSGC6 Configuration to get a framed connection to a Glensound GSGC6 using APT X e Encoder dependency local e Encoder algorithm APT X no sync i e Standard APT X no sync e Encoder sample rate 16 kHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency local e Decoder algorithm APT X no sync i e Standard APT X no sync e Decoder sample rate 16 kHz e Decoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Decoder mode mono 3 Nica 64 Configuration to get a framed connection to a Nica 64 e Encoder dependency local e Encoder algorithm APT X i e Standard APT X with sync e Encoder sample rate 16 kHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 33 2 4 2 4 1 e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency local e Decoder algorithm APT X i e Standard APT X with sync e Decoder sample rate 16 kHz e Decoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Decoder mode mono 4 Nica 128 Configuration to get a framed connection to
240. rate is 20 higher than the ancillary data bit rate 5 Configuration steps on Configuration steps on CENTAURI II side The ancillary data can be set via menu item Settings Ancillary Data Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 266 CENTAURI II User Manual 6 8 GPIO Interface General The CENTAURI II has got two GPIO interfaces GPIO General Purpose nput Output e TTL I O The TTL I O uses a DB25 female port e Opto Input Relay Output optional The Opto Input Relay Output uses a DB 37 female port The GPIO feature of CENTAURI can be used in two different ways e Far end switching The states of the inputs i e low or high are transmitted to outputs of the other side CENTAURI The transmission of these states is done inside of the ancillary data transport This feature enables to switch on off far end devices LEDs etc Event Action Programming One of the powerful features of CENTAURI is the event action programming The event action programming allows the enhanced user to adapt the CENTAURI to his her needs How event action works is generally described in application note 4 on Mayah Website www mayah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e 004 pdf The GPIO interfaces can also be used in event action programming For instance it is possible to control special functionality of CENTAURI just by open or close external switches A good example for this is described in application note 3 on Maya
241. rate of the Xstream encoder e Decoder mode mode of the Xstream encoder Musictaxi VP Pro Musictaxi VP Pro just allows symmetric connections with the algorithms G 722 MPEG L2 MPEG L3 and 4SB ADPCM CENTAURI II is full compatible to Musictaxi VP Pro except for 4SB ADPCM in stereo mode with 4SB ADPCM in mono mode there is no problem With G 722 MPEG L2 and MPEG L3 connections the CENTAURI configuration e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote guarantees framing since Mayah FlashCast technology makes a CENTAURI emulating a Musictaxi At Musictaxi connections always the calling side determines the parameters of the connection Due to guarantee this it is recommendable to use a different CENTAURI I configuration if CENTAURI II calls the Musictaxi CENTAURI II establishes a G 722 MPEG connection to Musictaxi VP Pro Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency local e Encoder algorithm algorithm of the connection e Encoder sample rate sample rate of the connection e Encoder bit rate bit rate of the connection Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 23 e Encoder mode mode of the connection e Encoder IMUX format musictaxi e Decoder dependency remote Musictaxi VP Pro establishes a G 722 MPEG connection to CENTAURI Il Recommended CENTAURI I configuration see remo
242. rd is optional Network configuration dialog Network Configuration ue STIs EG laudio_delaynet audio_DelayNET 0 192 168 1 Interface selects which interface to configure e Interface 1 Electrical RJ 45 network card e Interface 2 Optical network card Address sets the IP address for the appropriate interface e g 192 168 10 50 Netmask sets the subnet mask for the appropriate interface e g 255 255 255 0 Gateway sets the IP address of the default network Gateway for the appropriate interface 169 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 170 CENTAURI II User Manual DNS Server sets the IP address of the DNS Domain Name System server for the appropriate interface SNMP Manager sets the IP address of the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol manager This address will be used as the destination for the SNMP traps Transferrate defines the transfer rate Speed for the appropriate network interface to either e Auto i e auto sensing the network data rate e 10 Mbit s e 100 Mbit s Duplex selects the operating mode for the appropriate interface as e Auto i e auto sensing of duplex mode e Half duplex e Full duplex Packetsize defines the packet size of the IP datagrams used The maximum value is 1 536 bytes Audio Delay sets the audio delay applied to the IP interface The maximum value is 5 000 ms Increasing this value
243. re 44 C Pe CPU Fan ja400 RPM VV System Temperature 39 C iv Chassis Fan fazo0 RPM z WE a 4 OK lsys_bios lsys_bios MAYAH CEQ3000 2 1 0 AKnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnni With this dialog the reason for a CENTAURI I alarm can be investigated Items which are not checked cause a CENTAURI alarm With the information shown in this dialog you can investigate the cause of any alarm Any items which are not checked will be the cause Note 1 The values and tolerances given below are true for most CENTAURI I codecs Nevertheless there are exceptions If you encounter any discrepancy please contact your local Dealer directly or Mayah Communications via support mayah com Note 2 The Fallback temperature is the temperature which de activates an existing alarm Note 3 In case of a permanent alarm please contact your local Dealer or Mayah Communications directly via support mayah com Items e Motherboard and CPU Performance Possible values Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 225 NMC board AMD K6Il 400 and 500 MHz Epox board AMD K6II 400 and 500 MHz TYAN board AMD Duron 800 MHz and AMD Duron 1000 MHz Shuttle board Celeron 1100 and 1200 MHz SOYO board Celeron 1100 and 1200 MHz VIA board Celeron 1100 1200 and 1300 MHz DFI board Celeron 1200 and 1300 MHz or Pentium III 1400 MH
244. regeneration of the STC on the receiving side is affected by variable delay or jitter of the link 3 2 PTS Presentation Timestamp and DTS Decoding Timestamp The Presentation Timestamp and the Decoding Timestamp are added to the audio frame called Access Unit The PTS indicates when an audio frame should be removed from the receiver buffer decoded and presented while the DTS indicates when an audio frame should be removed from the receiver buffer and decoded Both PTS and DTS are entered in the bit stream at intervals not exceeding 700 ms The timestamps are expressed in units of one period of a 90 kHz clock retrieved from the 27 MHz system clock In an audio only stream e g at CENTAURI II the PTS is identical to the DTS Creation of PTS and DTS Time stamp PTS DTS Audio encoder System encoder Time stamp PTS t MPEG Systems System Time 2 multiplexed stream lock STC Time stamp PCR SCR Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 56 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 4 14 4 Configuration steps on CENTAURI Il side MPEG TS connections can be configured and established via menu item Expert Session IP Ports Generally it be must distinguished among six kinds of ports 1 TCP and UDP audio ports Here the ports are determined by the first audio port The first audio port is 2001 by default and it can be set by the direct command ip_audioport see menu
245. requests and messages are handled In this field an IP address or an URL can be entered This setting is optional 5 4 8 Others configuration You can adjust a number of miscellaneous settings through this dialog which normally aren t altered Note however that the correct configuration MUST be made for CENTAURI to operate Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 183 Other settings configuration dialog x E 722 SRT timeout s 30 Disconnect timeout s fs gt Dual mode atB channel fo z ne lip_broadcast lok G 711 law North America Japan and Europe use a different coding method for ISDN telephony Thus the following alternatives are available e A law as used in Europe uses non linear PCM with 13 segments e u law as used in USA and Japan also non linear PCM but 15 segments Note If G 711 law is not set properly then strong disturbances occurs at G 711 transmissions G 711 Attenuation Sometimes G 711 signals i e normal telephone signals are over modulated and therefore their too high audio levels can cause distortions Therefore G 711 attenuation can be set to e 0 dB no attenuation e 6 dB e 12 dB G 722 SRT Timeout defines the G 722 timeout measured in Seconds Generally there are two methods to synchronize G 722 data streams Generally there are two methods of determining the octet start byte start in
246. revent that any little framing toggle causes a switching to the backup line it is recommendable to set the backup time to minimum 2 000 ms This guarantees a stable backup behaviour Note 2 When in the backup scenario a X 21 V 35 transmission is involved then the minimum backup time must be 3 000 ms 3 Restrictions Theoretically any kind of transmission can be backuped with any other kind of transmission However there are a few restrictions e f the backup line uses IP then IP RTP must be used e X 21 V 35 connections cannot be backuped with another X 21 V 35 connection e Backup mode cannot be used if gateway mode dual codec mode or point to multipoint PMP is active 4 Considerations In the following considerations it assumed that the backup line uses sub codec 2 which is the case for CENTAURI II 300x CENTAURI II 330x MERKII and GANYMED 1102 4 1 Last ISDN B channels Since there is no special parameter to determine which B channels are assigned to sub codec 1 main line and sub codec 2 backup line in backup mode the last available B channels are automatically assigned to sub codec 2 This means e At ISDN backup phone book entries the last ISDN numbers must be used e g with a CIM40 ISDN card and a bit rate of 128 kbps the numbers must be assigned to 8 and 7 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 270 CENTAURI II User Manual New Phonebook Entry Name Backup Encoder Profile 36
247. ript file Registry_script_isdn_message_duration crs e Readme_one_registry_for_all_users txt describes how to change the registry path of the CENTAURI remote see also Registry Entries Registry script files a Registry_script_root_registry_local_machine crs b Registry_script_root_registry_current_config crs e Readme_udp_scan txt describes how the automatic UDP scan at start of CENTAURI Remote Control can be switched on or off The UDP scan looks into the LAN for available CENTAURI s Il By default the UDP scan is enabled e Readme_readable_settings file txt describes how a readable ASCII settings file can be created via remote menu item lt File Save Settings gt Registry script file Registry_script_readable_settings file crs e Readme_position_main_window_by_command_line_parameter txt describes how the position of the CENTAURI II remote main window can be set by a command line parameter e Readme_static_udp_port txt describes how to prevent that the port of UDP scan is incremented Registry script file Registry_script_static_udp_port crs Most frequent ETSI ISDN Error Messages A list of most frequent ETSI ISDN Error messages Clear Codes in hex 3301 Disconnect or broken line ISDN layer 1 failure no ISDN line is detected It was impossible to send and receive message between the Mayah codec and the ISDN switching exchange since there is no physical connection detected Possible reasons Copyright 2008
248. rogram starts FALSE Hardware status is not displayed when program starts e EnableProgressDisplay Type Character string in capitals TRUE Progress display on FALSE Progress display off e EnableSuperUserPassword Type Character string in capitals Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 250 CENTAURI II User Manual TRUE SuperUser password request at expert menu items FALSE no SuperUser password request at expert menu items e ISDNMessageDuration Type DWORD Duration of the display in ms of ISDN error messages default is 2000 ms e LogFilePath Type Character string Path where the log files are stored the default is the path of CENTAURI II _remote exe e MultipleCentauris Type Character string in capitals TRUE Selecting another CENTAURI I opens a new copy of Remote Control FALSE Selecting another CENTAURI II changes control of the current codec e PositionMessageBox Type DWORD 1 CENTAURI I message boxes is displayed at top left corner of screen 2 CENTAURI I message boxes is displayed at center of main window e ShowStatusBars Type Character string in capitals TRUE Remote Control windows show status bars at bottom FALSE Remote Control windows do not have status bars e SMTPHost Type Character string e SMTPUserID Type Character string Registry entries of sub directory P Settings for IP control e Address Type Character string Current IP Address e Address1 to Address200
249. rol IP Control This dialog is not shown at start if e the Don t show again box was activated in a remote session before However language request dialog can be reactivated for next remote session by remote menu item lt Settings Select Language at start gt e command line parameters with language selection are used see chapter Miscellaneous Command Line parameters Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 157 Note If command line parameters are used without language selection then a reduced language request dialog is shown without the possibility to set remote parameters Reduced language request dialog Language Request x Language z Don t show again E OK MASAH Elements of language request dialog Language Here the language can be selected to e English context sensitive help included German context sensitive help included French no context sensitive help Italian no context sensitive help Rhaeto Romanic no context sensitive help Don t show again When this box is checked the language request is no more shown at start However language request dialog can be reactivated for next remote session by remote menu item lt Settings Select Language at start gt Set remote parameters When this box is checked the enhanced language request dialog is shown The enhanced dialog enables to set remote control parameters for RS232 and IP contr
250. rotocol X 21 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 74 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 Configuration of Codec Settings The codec settings can be configured via menu item Settings Codec The following settings are recommended for the first MAYAH codec DCE MAYAH codec 3 1 Configuration for MPEG transmissions The following settings are recommended for the first MAYAH codec DCE MAYAH codec e Interface X 21 V 35 e Encoder dependency Local e Encoder bit rate clock rate to be tested e Decoder dependency Remote The following settings are recommended for the second MAYAH codec DTE MAYAH codec e Interface X 21 V 35 e Encoder dependency Remote e Encoder bit rate encoder bit rate of the DCE MAYAH codec e Decoder dependency Remote 3 2 Configuration for G 722 and APT X transmissions e Interface X 21 V 35 e Encoder dependency Local on both MAYAH codec e Encoder algorithm Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Encoder sample rate Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Encoder bit rate clock rate of X 21 V 35 line i e encoder bit rate of DCE MAYAH codec e Encoder mode Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Decoder dependency Local on both MAYAH codec e Decoder algorithm Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Decoder sample rate Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders e Decoder bit ra
251. rovided the referring additional function is enabled Multi channel audio applies ADAT interface e MC 4 4 audio channels are used e MC 4 CPE 4 audio channels in CPE mode are used CPE Channel Pair Element means that a front and rear audio channel pair is encoded This mode is just available for AAC HE and AAC MPEG 4 e MC 4 MPEG 4 audio channels are used In this context MPEG means that a center a right a left and a rear audio channel is encoded This mode is just available for AAC HE and AAC MPEG 4 e MC 6 6 audio channels are used e MC 8 8 audio channels are used Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 100 CENTAURI II User Manual f Decoder Dependency sets the Decoder dependency to either e Remote e Local Remote means that the CENTAURI II will use FlashCast Technology Remote FlashCast Technology means at ISDN e CENTAURI II CENTAURI II and CENTAURI II Sendlt Connections The connecting CENTAURI II will assign the transmission parameter e CENTAURI IIl None Mayah Codec Connections The CENTAURI II will analyse the data stream and emulate the receiver If necessary changes in the parameters will be done automatically and adjusted best possible For most of the connections REMOTE will be the right choice g Decoder Ancillary data Generally there are two possibilities to transmit ancillary data e Ancillary data transfer inside of the coded audio In this case the ancillary data is transp
252. rtcut of CENTAURI _remote exe on the desktop by dragging it with the right mouse button from the Explorer to the Desktop e Right mouse click on the CENTAURI I Remote Icon and select Properties e Select the shortcut tab named and add the Command Line parameters in the Target field after the target path e The full target path and the command line parameters should each be inside quotation marks e There needs to be a space between the Target path and the first command line parameter Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 254 CENTAURI II User Manual 6 5 files are unofficial Therefore there is no guarantee of 100 functionality e There must be a space between each and any further command line parameters Example e Using Control settings RS232 control via Com port 1 at baud rate 38 400 e Target location of the CENTAURI II remote C Mayah CENTAURI II _remote exe e Command line C Mayah CENTAURI l_remote exe rs232 1 38400 Helpful Readmes All the files mentioned in this chapter describe unofficial features of the CENTAURI Remote program If you are interested in one of the Readme files please contact support mayah com However all the features described in these Readme Since CENTAURI II remote 2 1 0 11 most of the features described in the readme files can be downloaded as Mayah codec registry script files file extension crs via menu item
253. s 110 CENTAURI II User Manual Disadvantage IP packet can have fractional audio frames or audio blocks e sync Same as fixed but additionally packets are transmitted in synchronized intervals Advantage Same as with fixed but additionally adaptation to network equipment which has got problems with unsynchronized packets Disadvantage Same as with fixed I Audio Delay sets the audio delay applied to the IP interface The maximum value is 5 000 ms Increasing this value can make IP connections more stable by providing a larger longer buffer For instance the audio delay buffer can compensate jitter problems m SIP Session Initiation Protocol configures all the parameters of SIP session More details about about SIP can be found in chapter Necessary settings for framed connection How to establish IP connections IP connections ae Ss ccount Registrar Hla Seleck ikem globalproxy i Account active OFF STUNserver istunserver or Stee ett Pde To 1251 1 Account Id 1 Account Phonenr sgroot Account active DFF Account Username eb Late loco ee Account Passweord at Globalproxy Here the global proxy must be entered The global proxy is responsible for how SIP requests and messages are handled In this field an IP address or a URL can be entered This setting is optional Stunserver A STUN server Simple Transversal of UDP Through NATs is necessary that a client behind a NAT or NATs can find its pu
254. s 5 000 ms Increasing this value can make IP connections more stable by providing a larger longer buffer For instance the audio delay buffer can compensate jitter problems Codec provides access to configure the parameters of the Encoder and Decoder of CENTAURI II Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 140 CENTAURI II User Manual 4 MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer COMMUNICATIONS Settings Codec ISDN SECURITY IMPORT EXPORT NAME ADDRESS CONNECT INTERFACE PROTOCOL ALARM CENTAURI HI INTERFACE CENTAURI 3000 192 168 1 81 4424 Sec LOOP ISDN NET x 21 DSS1 EURO ISDN ENCODER FOLLOWS Remote ENCODER ALGORITHM MPEG Layer2 ENCODER SAMPLE RATE 48 kHz ENCODER BIT RATE 128 kbit s ENCODER MODE Joint Stereo ENCODER IMUX Automatic ENCODER ACTIVE ACTIVITY TO 811551657 G 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono The following items can be configured a Interface iol x DECODER FOLLOWS Remote DECODER ALGORITHM MPEG Layer2 DECODER SAMPLE RATE 48 kHz DECODER BIT RATE 128 kbit s DECODER MODE Stereo ok cancel RECEIVING DECODER ACTIVE ACTIVITY FROM 811551657 MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono selects which Communications Interface is to be used The options are IP Loop b Encoder Decoder follows ISDN if available X 21 V 35 if availab
255. s data can be changed via RS232 control see chapter Elements of Web Remote First steps or a Win socket remote session using port 2000 Telnet session with port 2000 with direct command web_usrpwd The syntax of the command web_usrpwd lt user name gt lt password gt For instance web_usrpwd Centauri Mayah set the web control access data to e User Name Centauri e Password Mayah Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Web Remote 133 4 4 Main Window After successful login the main window of CENTAURI web remote is shown 2 MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer o x COMMUNICATIONS VERSION 3 2 0 17 g gt a b CENTAURI WEB REMOTE CONTROL NAME CENTAURI 3000 ENCODER ACTIVE DECODER ACTIVE ADDRESS 192 168 1 81 ACTIVITY GOGNNECT ACTIVITY GONNE CONNECT 61 Sec FRAMED INTERFACE LOOP ISDN NET X 21 PROTOCOL DSS1 EURO ISDN TO 11551657 FROM 811551657 ALARM C4 G 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono CENTAURI HI The main window of CENTAURI II web remote corresponds mainly to the one of the CENTAURI II Windows remote Therefore a description of the main window elements can be found at chapter Elements of Remote Control Main window However the web remote main window does not have all elements of the main window of Windows remote e g no level meters 4 5 Main Menu
256. s dialog will delete an existing profile entry Choose the profile entry you want to delete and press the key Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 94 CENTAURI II User Manual 3 8 3 8 1 Setup Menu Audio Encoder ENCODER ENCODER Type MPEG LayerS Bitrate 320000 Samplerate 45000 Mode iSkerea Bitrate 20000 Dependency Remote lode Shorea Format Automatic Dependency Femo k Protection O The content of the dialog choice will vary the given situation That means that the CENTAURI II just shows parameters which are adjustable a Encoder Type sets the algorithm to e G 711 e G 722 e MPEGL2 e MPEGL3 e MP3 Pro e AAC MPEG4 e AAC MPEG2 e AAC LD optional e AAC HE e Linear e 4SB ADPCM optional e Std APT X sync optional e Std APT X no optional e Enh APT X 16 enhanced APT X with 16 bit optional e Enh APT X 20 enhanced APT X with 20 bit optional e Enh APT X 24 enhanced APT X with 24 bit optional e AES EBU transparent b Encoder Stream This item is just available for the algorithms AAC MPEG 4 and Linear Selection for AAC MPEG 4 e AUTO default e RAW e ADTS e LOAS Selection for Linear e AUTO default e LOW BYTE FIRST Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 95 e HIGH BYTE FIRST Normally AUTO is correct The other options were implemented for compatibility reasons to other codecs c Encoder Signa
257. s the currently selected Phone book entry same as clicking DEL with the mouse Insert creates a new Phone book entry same as clicking NEW with the mouse e Right mouse button On header sorts the phone book sequentially On Name header sorts phone book alphabetically Edit phone book entry dialog e s button and focus on encoder profile list or decoder profile list displays the referring selected profile e Right mouse On 1 opens a pop up menu which let the user select if encoder decoder or both gets connected at a UDP or RTP connection Profile dialog e button allows editing the currently selected Profile same as double clicking a Profile see also Edit Profile Delete deletes the currently selected Profile same as clicking DEL with the mouse Insert creates a new Profile same as clicking NEW with the mouse Direct Command dialog e F2 Analyses where the command entered in the command field is used in the CENTAURI I Remote and opens the appropriate chapter in this hypertext help For Instance If F2 is pressed and in command field enc_algo is entered then the hypertext help chapter for menu item lt Settings Codec Encoder algorithm gt Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 241 is opened e Double clicking command command category in answer field Displays the description of the command respectively of
258. se remember that UDP scans only occur on the LAN segment they cannot pass through any routers or gateways However you can still control a CENTAURI II in the WAN even it isn t discovered by a UDP scan If UDP scan is required please select Yes in the appropriate field Current Action displays the current action of the Remote Control scan This can be helpful during a Com port scan when using RS 232 as it displays the settings which Com port and what baud rate are being carried out at that moment It is less important for the UDP scan since this only takes a couple of seconds Report lists all the CENTAURI II codecs detected by the last Remote Control scan either by Com port or UDP Initially when the scan starts the table is empty Should a CENTAURI codec respond then its details are added to the list CENTAURI Il detected through a com port e Com port number e Baud rate CENTAURI II detected at udp scan e IP address e CENTAURI II Name system software version 1 1 0 114 or later or e CENTAURI II serial number system software version lt 1 1 0 114 Change To Before a scan starts there s no choice It s No However should a CENTAURI codec be detected during a network scan see Report then it s details are added to the list provided of course it s not the currently controlled CENTAURI Il However if other than No is selected from this list and is confirmed
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260. snennee 198 Profiles O a a a r r a ea A r a aapea Aae gel ecuneysuadencevsucsseceaseuest tees 199 lainele oole Ae REENA A E E S EE T T E e E A AEN 200 oe a ee E EE E E A A T 201 ISDN SEVI CES Asuna e aaaea aaaea EAE Eaa eaa a aa a Ea AE SEa aa E EEE 203 aote a E E E EE A A T A T 204 Update via RS232 cesssssssessesseseeeeessessnenseseeeseeesessneseeeseesaeseeesnesaesenennesaessuesaeseassaesessuesaesanenaesaneanenseesneseesensaaese 211 Update via ISDN i niiicccccsocssccccsecciecesescccenatuesesasssisacestsncnseccobsasactstonasdesdabeesustssaccensodsscadecssacsdsunocecdenssoosisisasuesboossneddzsoa 212 Update Via FTP isiiiccccisecnesscctesesssceisseccacarsetensininacueccuvonsectscssniedsvoadeudeacseesiutuvnadebssbvendsaosssaddei soacacdueisoassavudeessbebtencacssed 213 Update via Internet cccscssesseestessessersestesscesensecsceseeesseseesenesnensessnenneseeeaneneeseeeseeeesesneseesaneneesensanensecsnenseneneanens 214 Set Key Code sssscccssssssccescreccsccssecensussssconnsunsseccsnenecscassscceeasssccecunsssccensussseccensueconaassocseceuaccecuassaconssnasseceannenseacesece 215 6 Status Menu vccsciessisesicciccccvcctaaccssececcvaadasenavccadseasnaceseedaadccnceeusvadaddevaneaaiasccndnadeaad ad dduevencuadacad 217 ld ntific tio M Siaieisieivcccccaitawccewesuasiendseiluevtensuetviedsdatecatesubuausuuddaddvnuddutvaseylubicsdecdeiesdeaasenunsdvvundivhdiebutelbuedesedecevdecddene 217 Tim Oana ata ateta p eiaa A a a a aaaeeea
261. sponse or if the other party disconnects drops the call Redial wait sets the interval time between the redial attempts in seconds e Delay sets the audio delay applied to the ISDN interface The maximum value is 5 000 ms Increasing this value can make ISDN connections more stable by providing a larger longer buffer For instance the audio delay buffer can compensate jitter X 21 This dialog enables to configure the X 21 V 35 settings of CENTAURI Il This selection is just available if an X 21 V 35 card is installed eee lek ikem InterfFacem Mode OTE Clocks 4UTO Protocol X 21 Dualport Mo a Interface selects if X 21 V 35 port 1 or 2 if available should be configured b Mode sets the X 21 V 35 port Mode to either DTE or DCE In DTE Data Terminal Equipment mode CENTAURI receives its clocking information from the network or a dedicated line In DCE Data Circuit Equipment mode CENTAURI II itself supplies the clocking information In most cases the DTE mode will be used c Clocks sets the clocking format of the X 21 V 35 port In DTE mode T4 clocking is usually used In DCE mode T2T4 clocking is most commonly used The meaning of the different clocks is described in the Interface Manual link www mayah com content download pdfs manuals centauri interface_eng pdf d Protocol selects the fixed line s connection protocol to either X 21 or V 35 format Copyright
262. ssaeseesaesaesanesaesauesueseesaneseessnssaesenenaeseneaneseneans 89 Delete Phonebook Entry ccccesssseenessesseesseeseesesseesnessessnesaesseeseeseessaeseesaesaesanesaesoeesaesesseeseesenesaesenesaesenennesensoes 89 New Profile Entry ticccecsssseiecstceaciecseacesnsoeestesasnseroussccadesencsessnoetusiusnsdzvesnoncaccusaacssisocesisusseasresnsncvesusncsacestecasiveseesiaasendees 90 Edit Profile ENIN swvessesssaccstisecsdesssseccssevevsrscscudestiseecedsvaceddyusce ven seusacvebesoncetsvasadcvsssacctsctseautesboneucsdassatencsacedersedvusnvensets 93 Delete Profile Entry ccccsscssssesserstessecseessesscessessnenseseeesnensesenenenenessesseeseeseeanensesensneeseessnesneeaneceneaneneesnenneceneas 93 8 Setup Menu Audio Encoder AUDIO DE COUGN E E E EAT ehace ste tecteesapescudecdbesdtecsees ecciacurgesecedetetneratensndesgoersduc adiedeets Audio Settings riroraa da ri paaa aadi addaa asesuustesatevotvecnddsesesudddiveadeddaustaetidcvvendedustueaadsous Audio In Out Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Contents 5 Mono Channel MIX te 2 5 seca nb a aaea n odes Aa a ER R Aa aeons eee erae a a aea eTa ae Aaa rns tase Eaa Tea 102 Analog levels aminan a ea eve a A as ee E E A aE 102 Audo Seting SA a a a e a a e elses a a a E ea 103 Digital Out SynchonisSatiOM s ieina a eaaa a a ai anana cee ae ee AEE 103 a aE E A E A A E EE O A A AE 104 Communication Interface oeio a E ead R EEEE EE A AR
263. ssigned to a field pressing the F2 key will display the command description according to the Communication Reference Manual Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 239 Centauri II Message x Direct command enc_algo 3 3 2 Encoder Algorithm SNMP OID 1 3 6 1 4 1 6210 2 1 Command to set and get the Centauri s Audio Encoder Algorithm The following table shows the available algorithms Subaddressing possible see chapter 3 4 ALGORITHM SPECIFICATION Main Window e p button opens CENTAURI II Phone book same as pressing the Phone book section of the wheel button See also wheelbuttons e c button opens the Connect dialog same as pressing the Connect section of the wheel button see also wheelbuttons m button opens Mayah homepage www mayah com same as pressing the center section of the wheel button see also wheelbuttons End button disconnects the CENTAURI II same as pressing the Disconnect section of the wheel button see also wheelbuttons SHIFT U scans the LAN UDP for other CENTAURI codecs and fills up the CENTAURI Ilname list e SHIFT number executes the appropriate CENTAURI hot key assignment see also hot keys e CTRL number changes to multi point return channel lt number gt used if dual mode 0 or changes to sub codec lt number gt if dual mode gt 0 e SHIFT CTRL number changes to a negative multi point return chann
264. st connection can be established with the command mcast_select The command syntax of mcast_select is mcast_select lt param1 gt lt param2 gt param 1 entry number param 2 priority Example mcast_select 1 1 connects the first Multicast entry of GANYMED 1002 with the priority 1 i e higher priority then other Multicast connections 2 2 2 Disconnect Multicast connection of GANYMED 1002 The Multicast connection can be hung up with the command mcast_deselect 1 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 40 CENTAURI II User Manual 2 4 7 Multicast RTP Multicast RTP connections can be established by CENTAURI s of type 300x 330x 400x MERKII and GANYMED s 1102 The main difference between Unicast and Multicast is described in Multicast versus Unicast The main difference between RTP and UDP is described in Unicast RTP The basics of Multicast are described in application note 9 on Mayah website www mayah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e 009 pdf Multicast RTP connections can be established between e CENTAURI s MERK s Il and GANYMED s 1102 CENTAURI I can be used as Multicast Sender and Multicast Receiver For this the new RTP protocol implementation of CENTAURI II is used e CENTAURI s I and other decoders like Winamp 5 05 CENTAURI II is used as Multicast Sender e CENTAURI s I and GANYMED 1002 1 Multicast RTP connection to other CENTAURI MERKII and GANYMED 1102 New RTP
265. start and stop the transmission The following values are possible e None e Xon Xoff e RTS CTS e DSR DTR Encoder Decoder Format defines how the Encode and Decode embeds the Ancillary Auxiliary data in the audio data stream Following settings are possible e Auto It detects the ancillary format automatically provided a MPEG format is used this does not work with APT X ancillary data e CCS e J 52 e Musictaxi e Barco e None only with APT X algorithms e Left only with APT X algorithms e Right only with APT X algorithms e TS transport stream only with IP RTP Note TS only available if system software gt 3 2 0 4 SIP configuration This allows you to configure the settings for SIP connections Session l nitiation Protocol of CENTAURI II General informations about SIP can be found in chapter Necessary settings for framed connection How to establish IP connections IP connections Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 181 SIP Settings dialog lolx SIP Registrations p o Registrar mayah intern Name 30 Password E SIP Servers Stun server P 1 3 6 1 4 1 6210 24 1 0 1 SIP Registration Settings 1 1 ID Here the SIP registration profile can be selected 1 2 Registrar The Registrar is the SIP registration server which resolves the SIP address to a real IP address The SIP client must register itself to a Re
266. t connections can be uni and bidirectional CENTAURI II TCP connections are always bidirectional Multicast use the UDP as transport protocol CENTAURI Multicast transmissions are always unidirectional More details about Multicast and its implementation in CENTAURI I can be found in application note 9 on Mayah website www mayah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e 009 pdf Unicast UDP Unicast UDP connections can be established by CENTAURI s of type 300x 330x 400x MERKII and GANYMED s 1102 UDP User Datagram Protocol is a transport protocol ISO OSI layer 4 with the following features e connectionless no acknowledgements of received packets e no flow control sequence of IP packets is not guaranteed e no error control However at CENTAURI IP connections especially in the WAN it is strongly recommended to prioritize UDP to TCP since UDP prevents data peaks caused by delayed acknowledgements 1 Unidirectional UDP connections Unidirectional IP connections between two CENTAURI s II can established by the following steps 1 1 Codec Settings Configure the codec settings via menu item Settings Codec valid for both CENTAURTI s Il e Interface IP e Encoder dependency Remote e Decoder dependency Remote The establishing CENTAURI II determines the algorithm the sample rate the bit rate and the mode of the transmission 1 2 Establish Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Con
267. t packet means a data loss This data is measured every second Media Delivery Index MDI The Media Delivery Index displays the DF Delay Factor and the MLR M edia Loss Rate in the format DF MLR An exact description of the meaning of MDI is described in application note 24 on Mayah Website www mayah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e 024 pdf This data is measured every second Listeners Number of listeners of a RTP connection but at most RTP connections 0 is displayed This data is measured every second Input Output diagram This diagram shows the time characteristics of the input bit rate red graph and the output bit rate green graph X axis seconds Y axis kbps Note This diagram can be saved as a bitmap file or meta file by right mouse click on it Receive Jitter diagram This diagram shows the time characteristics of the receive jitter X axis seconds Y axis ms Note This diagram can be saved as a bitmap file or meta file by right mouse click on it Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 229 Special mouse features e Right mouse button A right mouse click on the Input Output Bitrate chart or Received Jitter chart enables to save the referring graph as a bitmap file or a meta file 5 7 Help Menu 5 7 1 Manual opens this Remote Control hypertext 5 7 2 Mayah Homepage opens your browser window and at
268. tauri Regi Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 162 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 3 4 Display Log file This facility is ONLY AVAILABLE when communicating with CENTAURI II using IP First it downloads the files e logact txt e logold txt from the CENTAURI Flash card USER partition using FTP These files are then interpreted and the resulting single file is automatically saved as lognew txt which is then displayed Display Log File dialog date 2006 06 28 time 11 08 49 extra info Codec il Algorithm MPEG Layer2 Bit rate 128000 bit s Sample rate 48000 Hz Mode Joint stereo date 2006 06 28 time 11 08 49 extra info Codec al Algorithm MPEG Layer2 Bit rate 128000 bit s Sample rate 32000 Hz Mode Stereo date 2006 06 28 v a By using Expert Options the user can determine if the displayed log file should be detailed or not The normal default log file simply records the start and end of a transmission The detailed log records additional information about e CENTAURI I syncer e Start and stop of the internal encoder and decoder e Alarm indications e Telegram informations e Framing informations e Update informations Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 163 5 4 5 4 1 e Any Dial in protection informations etc Note It is possible to display the original log lines by right mouse cli
269. te clock rate of X 21 V 35 line i e encoder bit rate of DCE MAYAH codec e Decoder mode Must be identical on all involved encoders and decoders 4 Establish X 21 Connection Click the CONNECT button to open the Connect dialog e Select the interface to X 21 V 35 e Select the X 21 V 35 port to Port 1 Audio data stream is sent and received via X 21 V35 port 1 or Port 2 Audio data stream is sent and received via X 21 V35 port 2 e Click the OK button to establish connection Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 75 2 6 2 6 1 Note Usually port 1 is selected Note 2 The X 21 connection must be established on both MAYAH codecs 5 Disconnect X 21 V 35 Connection Just press the DISCONNECT button Note The X 21 connection should be disconnected on both MAYAH codecs 6 Auto reconnect of X 21 V 35 connections As long as a DCE MAYAH codec is connected it also supplies a clock for the DTE MAYAH codec The DTE MAYAH codec looks for this clocking on its X 21 port as long as it is connected This means that the DTE MAYAH codec reconnects automatically to the DCE MAYAH codec 7 Meaning of LED s at X 21 V 35 connections e Blinking Connect LED the Bit rate of the DCE MAYAH codec and the DTE MAYAH codec does not correspond e Lit up Connect LED After connection the bit rate of the DCE MAYAH codec and the DTE MAYAH codec corresponds e Lit up Framed LED Simu
270. te is 38 400 recommended as a good compromise between speed and reliability Nevertheless any firmware updates uploaded using the Com Port Expert Update CENTAURI II via RS232 will be accomplished faster using the higher speed settings IP Control CENTAURI can also be controlled using IP using Port 2000 by default If you wish to use IP control you must first assign a unique IP address to the CENTAURI codec see Settings Network But note that the CENTAURI II must be accessible on the network used by the controlling PC you can check this by PINGing the allocated address from the PC running the program Some steps to follow to ensure successful Remote Control of CENTAURI II using IP e Connect CENTAURI to the network using its Ethernet RJ45 interface e Assign a unique IP address to the CENTAURI II preferably one on your network e Select the IP interface using this Remote Settings manual dialog e Enter or select an IP address from the IP Address list box e Decide if the changes to the remote CENTAURI II will become valid now or At Next Start of the CENTAURI II This selection is only available if IP control was valid before the dialog was opened If At Next Start is selected you can have multiple control sessions with different CENTAURI II s each one having a different IP address e Confirm the settings and close the dialog by clicking on OK Copyright 2008 Mayah Commun
271. te menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote 4SB ADPCM mono connection With 4SB ADPCM it makes no difference for the CENTAURI configuration if the CENTAURI Ilcalls the Musictaxi VP Pro or vice versa Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm 4SB ADPCM e Encoder sample rate 32 kHz e Encoder bit rate 128 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote Musictaxi VP Musictaxi VP just allows symmetric connections with the algorithms G 722 MPEG L2 and MPEG L3 CENTAURI II is fully compatible to Musictaxi VP In opposition to connections to Musictaxi VP Pro always the Musictaxi VP determines the parameters of the connection regardless of the fact if CENTAURI II or Musictaxi calls CENTAURI II establishes a G 722 connection to Musictaxi VP Recommended CENTAURI configuration see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm G 722 e Encoder sample rate 16 kHz e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder mode mono e Encoder IMUX format musictaxi e Decoder dependency remote Musictaxi VP must be set to G 722 Standby Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 24 CENTAURI II User Manual Musictaxi VP establishes a G 722 connection to CENTAURI Il Recommended C
272. ted by all communication interfaces of CENTAURI II e g IP ISDN X 21 V 35 etc Disadvantage It just runs with the above listed coding algorithms Note A deeper view inside this matter is also supplied by application note 15 on Mayah Website www mayah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e 015 pdf 1 2 Ancillary data transfer with help of an extra ancillary data stream Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 263 called TS Ancillary data can also be transported in an extra IP stream For this the ancillary data format must be set to TS see menu item Settings Ancillary Data This feature is supported by system software version 3 2 0 4 or later Advantage All coding algorithms supports ancillary data by TS Disadvantages e Ancillary data by TS just works with IP RTP e Increase of IP overhead 2 Port The CENTAURI II port responsible for ancillary data is located on the rear side of CENTAURI Iland it is labeled Ancillary Data Physically it is just a male DB9 socket following the RS232 standard The physical parameters of this port can be set in menu item Settings Ancillary Data Note The physical parameters e g baud rate are just the parameters of the RS232 hardware and mainly they are important for hardware connected to CENTAURI II However the selected baud rate is just the max possible one but usually the really transmitted ancillary data baud rate is
273. tempts to connect to the Mayah website www mayah com 5 7 3 Info About displays the following information about this Remote Control program e Version e Author e Copyright e Latest version provided Internet access is available CENTAURI II remote info dialog Info about Centauri II Remote Control ersion 3 2 0 3 international Author Werner Ludwig 2006 Mayah Communications latest Version 3 2 0 3 OK MANAH Note If you have Internet access the button edit field displays the latest CENTAURI remote version Double clicking on this edit field enables you to download it If this edit field has got the focus pressing the key opens the pdf file with Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 230 CENTAURI II User Manual the latest CENTAURI II release notes Note 2 You can get more information about this CENTAURI II Remote Control by using the right mouse button to click on the exe file CENTAURI l_remote exe in Windows Explorer and selecting Properties Centauri_remote_Centaurill exe Properties TED Lomments Company Name Internal Name Language Legal Trademarks Original Filename Product Name Product Version Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 231 5 8 5 8 1 Wheel button dialogs and Special Keys Phonebook dialog enables Execute Create Edit or Delete on a Phone book entry Phonebook
274. the command category e Right mouse button Opens a pop up menu which enables to save all entered direct commands except for the ones help is preceded RTP Statistics dialog e Right mouse button Clicking on the referring chart opens a dialog to save the Input Output Bitrate chart respectively Received Jitter chart as a bitmap file or a meta file Display Log File e Right mouse button Clicking on display field opens a pop up menu which let the user select if original log lines i e log txt or interpreted ones i e lognew txt are shown All dialogs e Enter same as clicking OK with the mouse e Escape same as clicking Cancel with the mouse Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 242 CENTAURI II User Manual 5 9 Main Window 5 9 1 Main Window The sections of the CENTAURI II Remote Control program Main Window are Hot Keys i F Encoder N IP A ress of Codec Selected XN Main Menu Decoder Subcodee or Name of Codec Centauri List Activity PMP en on mote Control far CENTALIRE If for hip press FE j ahi Audio Connection Sending Recolving P Centauri if 3991 Encoder p Decoder a Status Activ wy Se 10 0 0 78 Activity 5 g ime p 00 00 14 Connection ___ Loopiietx 22 Frome interi TS ae Protocol Jont stereo j _ Decoder Level Meter Settings Line Status i JASDN Wiewbae Alarm Status 9 1p Address Remote Status
275. the following codec configuration is necessary see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder bit rate must be identical at both CENTAUR s Il e Encoder mode must be identical at both CENTAURI s I e Encoder IMUX format APTX e Decoder dependency remote Furthermore the ancillary data format for encoder and decoder must be set to none left or right and it must be identical at both CENTAURI s I see remote menu item Settings Ancillary Data Sendlt Sendlt just supports symmetric ISDN connections with MPEG L2 and MPEG L3 with 64 and 128 kbit s However Sendlt use the same telegram communication like it is used between two CENTAURI s II if dependency is set to remote This means that the following CENTAURI settings should be used see remote menu item Settings Codec e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote Furthermore always the calling side determines the parameters of the connection i e if Sendlt calls the CENTAURI II then Sendlt determines the transmission parameters and if CENTAURI II calls Sendlt then the CENTAURI determines the transmission parameters CDQPrima CDQ1000 CDQ2000 CDQ2001 Telos Zephyr CENTAURI II is fully compatible to all algorithms used by CDQPrima CDQ1000 CDQ2000 CDQ2001 and Telos Zephyr except for algorithm CCSN combined with sampling rate 24 kHz with 48 kHz there are no Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications
276. tings for framed connections 29 capability exchange that its decoder supports G 722 In this case the AVT Magic always returns G 722 at 64 kbit s connections to be compatible to other G 722 codecs Therefore the following CENTAURI II configuration is necessary to get a symmetric MPEGL2 L3 connection between a CENTAURI and AVT Magic e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm MPEG L2 L3 e Encoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Encoder IMUX format J 52 e Decoder dependency local e Decoder algorithm same as encoder algorithm e Decoder bit rate 64 kbit s e Decoder sample rate same as encoder sample rate With this configuration the CENTAURI II pretend just to support the decoder settings J 52 capability exchange i e it forces the AVT Magic to send out audio data corresponding to the CENTAURI II decoder configuration MPEG L2 L3 connections with more than 64 kbit s With the following CENTAURI II configuration a framed connection with the AVT Magic can be achieved e Encoder dependency remote e Encoder algorithm MPEG L2 L3 e Encoder IMUX format auto e Decoder dependency remote However with this configuration CENTAURI always receives MPEG L3 audio data because of J 52 capability exchange If MPEG L2 should be received by the CENTAURI II it must pretend just to support MPEG L2 Therefore the following CENTAURI II configuration is necessary for a symmetric MPEG L2 connection e Encoder dependency remote e
277. tion as it is e g used by Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 121 3 8 6 11 the CENTAURI II Windows remote control It determines when CENTAURI release automatically an idle win socket IP control connection 0 means that this timeout is deactivated For instance this parameter can be helpful when the IP remote control session was temporarily interrupted by a faulty switch our router but CENTAURI II still thinks it is IP remote controlled If remote control timeout is set to 0 CENTAURI does not release the remote control port If it is set to 100 seconds then a new remote control session can established when the timeout is expired d Backup time sets the backup time as used by the Backup mode in milli seconds Backup time is the time the backup event framing lost must minimum last before the backup connection is established Ancillary ANCILLARY sbtteieied STOD Databits amp Parity Alone Stopbits 1 Handshake None This dialog enables to configure the DB9 M ancillary data port on the rear side of CENTAURI Il The ancillary format is set at Setup Audio Encoder and Setup Audio Decoder More detailed info about ancillary data transfer can be found at Miscellaneous Ancillary Data Background The following items can be set a Baudrate defines the baud rate of the Ancillary data port The following baud rates are allowed 1 200
278. tion of remote Type DWord e Form1PosTop Top position of remote main window at last termination of remote Type DWord e KindOfControl Type DWORD 0 RS232 control 1 IP control 2 ISDN control Note Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Miscellaneous 249 This registry entry is used since remote version 2 0 0 21 It replaces the obsolete registry entries IPControl in subdirectory IP and ISDNControl in subdirectory ISDNControl e LargeMainWindow Type Character string in capitals TRUE large main window FALSE normal main window e Language Type DWord just valid in the international version 1031 German 1033 English 1036 French 1040 Italian 2064 Rhaeto Romanic e MaxComPorts Number of com ports to be scanned with RS232 control Type DWord e SuperUserPassword Type Character string Registry entries of sub directory Dialogs Most of these the Registry entries can be set using Expert Options e AlphabeticPhonebook Type Character string in capitals TRUE Phonebook sorted aphabetically FALSE Phonebook sorted sequentially e Email Address Type Character string e EnableDetailedLogFile Type Character string in capitals TRUE Detailed Log File FALSE Simple Log File e EnableDisconnect Type Character string in capitals TRUE Disconnect Dialog shown FALSE No Disconnect Dialog shown e EnableHardwareStatus Type Character string in capitals TRUE Hardware status is displayed when p
279. tion of Conformity in accordance with Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Act FTEG and Directive 1999 5 EC R amp TTE Directive Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 280 CENTAURI II User Manual MAYAH Communications GmbH Am Soeldnermoos 17 85399 Hallbergmoos Germany declares that the product Centauri II 300x 330x 400x Telecommunications terminal equipment with intended purpose complies with the essential requirements of 3 and the other relevant provisions of the FTEG Article 3 of the R amp TTE Directive when used for its intended purpose Health and safety requirements pursuant to 3 1 1 Article3 1 a harmonized standards applied EN 60950 1992 A1 1993 Protection requirements concerning electromagnetic compatibility 3 1 2 Article 3 1 b harmonized standards applied EN 61000 6 3 2001 A11 2004 EN 55022 1998 Class B EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Measures for maintaining immunity Connecting cables for monitor keyboard and USB must not be connected to the device while it is in use for normal function This is to avoid distortion at other devices nearby Connecting cables for audio RS232 network and ISDN must have an HF shield and have to be connected to an appropriate device to avoid distortion at other nearby devices harmonized standards applied EN 61000 6 1 2001 IEC 801 2 Level 3 IEC 801 3 Level 2 IEC 801 4 Level 2 Place amp date of issue Firm stamp Name and si
280. tions 234 CENTAURI II User Manual e ISDN xi Interface SDN C x 21 v 3C IP Loop Numbers Address Port ea 0811551757 x If the ISDN interface is selected a maximum of 8 numbers can be dialled at the same time This depends on the number of available B channels see Status CENTAURI II hardware e X 21 V 35 I x Interface C ISDN X 21 V 3C IP Loop Numbers Address Port m Port 1 Port 1 Port 2 Portl amp 2 IMUX Port 1 amp 2 If interface X 21 V 35 is selected the following port combinations are available Port 1 The audio stream is sent out via X 21 V 35 port 1 Port 2 The audio stream is sent out via X 21 V 35 port 2 Port 1 amp 2 The same audio stream is sent out via both X 21 V 35 ports IMUX Port 1 amp 2 One audio stream is sent out on X 21 V 35 port 1 and 2 using Inverse Multiplexing Example A 128 kbit s MPEG L2 signal is sent out via X 21 V 35 port 1 and port 2 by using 64 kbit s at each port Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Centauri Il Remote 235 e IP x Interface C ISDN C X 21 35 TP C Loop Numbers Address Port TCP RTP C RTSP C UDP C SDP SIP je 239 192 2 1 If the IP interface is selected the audio stream is sent out via the electrical or optical network interface Thus a Destination IP address MUST be entered and either TCP UDP
281. ton to open the Connect dialog e Select interface to IP e Select RTP e Type in the Multicast IP address preceded with an r Note Since system software version 2 1 0 47 no more r is necessary Note 2 A special port can be selected by the optional suffix lt port number gt e g r225 0 0 2 5004 e Click the OK button to establish connection 2 3 Establish Connection other decoder Please consult the manual of the referring decoder for this Here the steps for Winamp 5 05 just works with MPEGL2 and MPEGL3 e Ensure that the latest in_rtp dll Plug in is installed e Step to menu item lt File Play URL gt e Type in rtp lt Multicast IP address gt lt port number gt Example rtp 225 0 0 2 5004 e Click the Open button to establish connection Http Streaming HTTP streaming means that CENTAURI 400x streams audio to a standard software decoder like Microsoft Media Player 9 Real Player 10 or Winamp The basics of CENTAURI 400x HTTP streaming is described in application notes 6 and 12 on Mayah website www mayah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e_006 pdf and www mayah com content download pdfs appnotes centauri a_n_e_012 pdf Useful hint how to configure the streaming audio quality directly by the remote If the algorithm parameter 2 of a CENTAURI 400x HTTP Commana File is set to none then the streaming quality can be set directly by menu item Settings Codec It can be switched betw
282. trings Registry entries of sub directory Last X 21 Port Last used port of dedicated line connections e Last_X 21_ Port Type Dword 1 Send out via port 1 2 Send out via port 2 3 Send out via port 1 amp 2 4 Send out via ports 1 amp 2 with Inverse Multiplexing Registry entries of sub directory Update e UpdateAddress Type Character string ISDN updating number Mandatory Files of Remote Mandatory files for CENTAURI II remote e CENTAURI l_remote exe The execution file of the CENTAURI I Remote Program Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 252 CENTAURI II User Manual 6 4 e CENTAURI Il_remote_help_eng This hypertext help file e CENTAURI Il_remote_help_content The file for the contents of this hypertext help e Communication Reference Manual txt Online Help for menu item Expert Direct Command e Framedclick wav File that simulates a relay click at framing or if framing lost e CENTAURI Language table txt Translation file for all language versions except for standard version using USA English e Readme txt Useful hints e Script_general_settings 001 txt respectively Script_general_settings 002 txt Necessary file for menu item File Save Settings e Script_ip settings 001 txt respectively Script_ip settings 002 txt Necessary file for menu item File Save Settings e Script_isdn_settings_001 txt respectively Script_isdn_settings 002 txt Necessary file for menu item File Save Settings
283. ts level information at port 2060 How to activate level display is described in help chapter of menu item lt Expert Options gt at item level meter interval 6 UDP Scan By default the port for UDP scan for available CENTAURI s II is incremented by every UDP scan At first UDP scan it starts with port 2061 However the port for UDP scan can be set to a fixed value by a registry entry This not officially supported feature is described in the readme file README_Static_UDP_Port txt If you are interested in this file please contact support mayah com IP Overhead 1 General At IP transmissions the data stream consists of e Payload pure audio data e g one or more MPEG frame e IP Overhead 2 IP Overhead in Bytes The IP overhead in Byte is at 2 1 UDP 46 Byte consisting of e IEEE802 3 18 Byte e IP 20 Byte e UDP 8 Byte 2 2 RTP 58 Byte consisting of e IEEE802 3 18 Byte e IP 20 Byte e UDP 8 Byte e RTP 12 Byte Note The RTP header is 12 Byte and not 16 Byte long since no contribution source identifiers are used 2 3 MPEG TS 50 Byte consisting of e IEEE802 3 18 Byte e IP 20 Byte Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications CENTAURI II User Manual e UDP 8 Byte e MPEG TS Header 4 Byte 3 IP Overhead percentage calculation 3 1 UDP If the packet size mode is set variable then the payload is also rounded to the next full audio frame MPEG or audio block Here some ex
284. udio connections between CENTAURI s I can be solved by the following actions e Increasing the IP audio delay on the decoder side e Adapt transfer rate and duplex mode e Adjust Type of service e Adapt packet size 1 Increasing the IP audio delay on the decoder side The IP audio delay can be set from 0 ms default up to 5000 ms at menu item Settings Network Increasing the audio delay means that first all received audio data is buffered before it is decoded Such buffering helps to prevent audio interruptions and distortions caused by jitters The bigger the receive buffer the more reliable the audio IP transmissions is On the other hand the audio delay increases 2 Adapt transfer rate and duplex mode Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 61 Sometimes interruptions or distortions of IP audio transmissions are caused by improper auto sensing of the network equipment switch hub router etc In this case the transfer rate and the duplex mode should be changed auto to the settings of the network This can be at menu item Settings Network Example With some network switches it is useful to change e transfer rate from auto to 100 Mbit s e duplex mode from auto to half 3 Adjust Type of Service CENTAURI supports ToS feature Type of Service Basic info and how to set the ToS is described in application note 20 on Mayah Website www may
285. uested 34c2 Channel type not implemented This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause does not support the channel type requested 34c5 Requested facility not implemented This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause does not support the requested supplementary service 34c6 Only restricted digital information bearer capability is available This cause indicates that one equipment has requested an unrestricted bearer service but that the equipment sending this cause only supports the restricted version of the requested bearer capability 34cf Service or option not implemented unspec This cause is used to report a service or option not implemented event only when no other cause in the service or option not implemented class applies 34d1 Invalid call reference value This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause has received a message with a call reference which is not currently in use on the user network interface Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 260 CENTAURI II User Manual 34d2 Identified channel does not exist This cause indicates that the equipment sending this cause has received a request to use a channel not activated on the interface for a call For example if a user has subscribed to those channels on a primary rate interface numbered from 1 to 12 and the user equipment or the network attempts to use channels 13 to 30 this cause is generated
286. ummary of the PID s of the PMT s PAT has got the PID 0 2 4 2 PMT Program Map Table PMT contains information about individual programs There is one PMT PID for Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections 55 each program The PMT combines all relevant PID s for the particular program You can say that the PMT provides the mapping between the program number and the program elements that comprise them 3 Synchronization of elementary streams For the reconstruction of the original program the MPEG 2 TS standard introduces mechanisms for synchronization of different streams within a program Therefore timestamps are inserted by the encoder These timestamps are based on the STC System Time Clock 27 MHz which is the reference for the program and the master clock of the audio signal After multiplexing the encoding system inserts a reference clock to regenerate the STC on the decoding side 3 1 PCR Program Clock Reference The PCR is the reference clock that is used to synchronize both encoder and decoder The PCR information is a 42 bit value of the adaption field which includes the PTS and DTS see item 3 2 The regeneration of the STC System Time Clock on the receiving side depends on transmitting PCR s through the system PCR s are inserted at a maximum interval of 100 ms and are measured in units of one period of a 27 MHz clock The synchronization
287. up Gateway CENTAURI supports more than one sub code only one input interface is available This setting lets the user select to which internal sub codec the input and display applies to If dual backup or gateway mode is used the selected sub codec either 1 or 2 is displayed in the main program window This differs with a CENTAURI II 4000 4001 which contains 4 codecs The sub codec can also be selected in the main window with help of short cut keys More info about short cut keys can be found in the help chapter Wheel button dialog and special keys Short Cut Keys Multi Point Return Channel determines which return Channel is used on a Point to Multipoint transmission Using ISDN Point to Multipoint means that a CENTAURI II codec can transmit one audio signal out to multiple ISDN destinations However with Point to Multipoint PMP CENTAURI II just can decode one return channel This option allows you to define which of the return paths you wish to use PMP functionality works with any of the following e CENTAURI II e MERKII e Worldnet Tokyo e Millennium 2 e CDQPrima e CDQ2000 2001 Note If PMP value is not set to 0 then the PMP return is also displayed in the main window If the value IS set to 0 PMP is deactivated The number of possible return channels is calculated by number of PMP channels number of B channels 64kbit s encoder bit rate Note 2 With system software version 2 0 0 57 or lat
288. vices therfore you can set up a connection to another communication partner immediately as soon as you have unpacked such a device and connected it up to the mains and ISDN CENTAURI I of type 3000 3301 and 4001 can be just controlled via IP or RS232 e g via Web remote control or Windows remote control CENTAURI offers both analogue and digital audio compliant with AES 3 at up to 96kKHz sampling rates with 24 bit resolution A D and D A converters Coding algorithms such as G 711 G 722 MPEG 1 2 Layer 2 MPEG 1 2 Layer 3 MPEG 2 4 AAC AAC LD AAC HE MP3PRO APT X and Enhanced apt X are all available in addition to its ability to handle linear audio All of which combined with networking via ISDN X 21 V 35 and Ethernet further serve to illustrate the uniqueness of the Centauri family The biggest improvements to the very successful CENTAURI are e The Gateway functionality e The Backup functionality e The Point to Multipoint functionality e The Dual Codec functionality The Multi channel functionality e g 5 1 transmission Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Frontpanel Control 79 3 2 3 2 1 Please send technical questions regarding the Centauri II and its front panel to support mayah com LED S Level LED S input output a amp X Gy ooo i i I a Ls A OC 9 amp A Ce
289. voltage levels of X 21 and V 35 are different The pin layout of CENTAURI II X 21 and V 35 plus pin layouts of miscellaneous cables is described in the CENTAURI interface manual at chapter 1 5 This interface manual can be found at www mayah com content download pdfs manuals centauri interface_eng pdf X 21 clocking CENTAURI II X 21 V 35 clocking can be set via menu item Settings X 21 CENTAURI X 21 V 35 interface supports three clock interfaces If these clocking interfaces are used for input or output clocking depends on the selected mode The default clocking for DTE mode is T4T1T4 whereas for DCE mode T2T4 The meaning of the different clockings are described in the CENTAURI interface manual at chapter 1 5 2 This interface manual can be found at www mayah com content download pdfs manuals centauri interface_eng pdf DTE versus DCE CENTAURI supports for X 21 V 35 DTE and DCE mode This mode can be set via menu item Settings X 21 DTE Data Terminal Equipment means that CENTAURI II gets its clocking from the dedicated X 21 V 35 line Usually this is the standard mode DCE Data Circuit Equipment means that CENTAURI II supplies the clocking for the X 21 V 35 dedicated line Usually this is not the standard mode but e g it can be used to connect two CENTAURI s back to back via Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Necessary settings for framed connections X 21 2 5 4 Mayah codec DTE to Mayah cod
290. ware displays the CENTAURI II software versions 2 MAYAH Communications Centauri II Web Remote Control Microsoft Internet Explorer SETTINGS EXPERT SECURITY STATUS IDENTIFICATION TIME SOFTWARE HARDWARE HEALTH IMPORT EXPORT CENTAURI HI COMMUNICATIONS Time NAME CENTAURI 3000 ADDRESS 192 168 1 81 CONNECT 11520 Se INTERFACE LOOP ISDN NET X 21 PROTOCOL DSS1 EURO ISDN ALARM COMMUNICATIONS Software RTT 32 DLL ERSION 4 11 0 34 RTIP DLL ERSION 2 5 1 195 ISDN DLL VERSION 1 0 1 41 USB STACK VERSION 0 0 1 155 SRC DLL VERSION 3 0 1 9 NAME CENTAURI 3000 ADDRESS 192 168 1 81 CONNECT 11692 Se INTERFACE LOOP ESDN NET X 21 PROTOCOL DSS1 EURO ISDN ALARM SS ENCODER ACTIVE ACTIVITY GOGNNECT TO 811551657 G 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono AAC SBR LATM 8 3 7 25 AAC ADTS 1 0 0 1 AAC LD 1 5 1 4 MPEG L2 2 1 1 2 MPEG L3 1 1 1 13 MPEG L3 PRO 1 42 1 43 APTX 100 1 2 1 1 ADPCM4SB 1 0 1 0 ENCODER ACTIVE ACTIVITY GONNECT TO 811551657 6 722 16 kHz 64 kbit s Mono 215 x RECEIVING DECODER ACTIVITY ACTIVE CONNECT FRAMED FROM 811551657 MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono oxi SYSTEM YERSION 3 2 0 139 ok cancel RECEIVING DECODER ACTIVE ACTIVITY GGNNECT FRAMED FROM 811551657 MPEG Layer2 48 kHz 64 kbit s Mono For the regular user just the system version firmware is importa
291. web browsers e Internet Explorer version 6 e Mozilla Firefox version 2 0 0 9 e Safari version 3 0 4 e Opera version 9 10 In case of Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP or Vista is used MAYAH recommends to use the CENTAURI Windows remote control First Steps After the web browser is open type in the IP address of your CENTAURI II In the example below it is 192 168 1 82 but by default it is 10 0 0 10 Address http 192 168 1 82 Web Remote Control Bre eee MAH COMMUNICATIONS For web remote controlling your CENTAURI II in the LAN please consider that the IP address of your codec must correspond to the subnet mask of the local network a Changing IP address via Front panel The IP address and all other IP settings of CENTAURI I can be changed via Front panel menu item Setup Interface Network Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Elements of Web Remote 131 4 3 b Changing IP address via RS232 If front panel control is not possible then CENTAURI II can be also controlled via RS232 remote control port rear side with direct commands For RS232 control the following requirements are necessary e A free RS232 com port on your control computer If no RS232 com port is available then a USB RS232 adapter can be used e An RS232 null modem cable e any ASCII terminal program as Telix or Windows hyper terminal The RS232 communication parameters of CENTAURI II by default are e B
292. wing the user to perform CENTAURI actions at times controlled by the PC s clock Time control dialog x eo Date time Interval Day Extra Info 1 Execute Logfile log file 26 06 2006 14 48 48 support m A new timed event can be created by clicking NEW to create an entry Existing entries can be edited by double clicking to select Both actions will Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 196 CENTAURI II User Manual open the Edit Time Event dialog 101 The following items can be configured for a time event e Name Name of the timed event maximum length is 300 characters e Kind Various kinds of timed events can be selected None disables a timed event Disconnect executes a disconnect End remote terminates this Remote Control program Phone book entry executes a phone book entry Execute script file executes a CENTAURI II ctr script file see Load CENTAURI II File Log file creates a CENTAURI II log file see Display Log File e Time The time of day the event should occur e Date The date on which the timed event should occur e Interval This parameter determines the interval between repeated timed events 0 to 30 days can be selected 0 means no repetition e Extra info This field is context sensitive to the kind of timed event none end remote disconnect this field is disabled phone book entering this field opens the ph
293. ximity to humidifiers etc heat e g proximity to radiators direct sunlight or mechanical stress e g shaking Make sure that the ventilation openings of the device are not obstructed when the device is in operation so that the air exchange necessary for the cooling of the device is not hindered The detailed environment and operating conditions are to be found in the chapter Miscellaneous Technical Specifications Connectors Digital AES EBU audio I O DB9F Analog audio I O XLR ISDN card optional Digital Optical ee eo a audio I O nia eaters a A ASI output eo BO o LA card optional Opto input Relay Output optional IRS232 Ancillary data port Redundant PSU with switch optional RS232 Remote port Note 1 Instead of the ASI output card a X 21 V 35 card or a second network card can be optionally ordered Note 2 The plugs for the X 21 connection does not conform to standards Instead of the usual 15 contacts in two rows SubD the socket plugs on the rear of the CENTAURI II 3000 3001 has 26 contacts in three rows HD The socket plugs can thus be used either as V 35 or X 21 connection A corresponding cable with Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications 12 CENTAURI II User Manual the necessary pin configuration can be obtained from MAYAH Note 3 The connectors for monitor VGA keyboard PS2 or USB are just for maintenance purpose For regular use not
294. yright 2008 Mayah Communications 248 CENTAURI II User Manual 6 2 Registry Entries of Remote The most basic way to define the behaviour of the CENTAURI Remote Control program is to edit its Registry entries However please be aware that only those proficient in Windows Power Users or Administrators should modify Registry entries as incorrect entries can inflict great harm to the whole operational system Hint It is recommended to take a backup copy of the registry before making any changes Snapshot of CENTAURI II remote registry entries ioj x Registry Edit View Favorites Help a Mayah Communications _ Type _Data Centauri II Remote lab Address REG_SZ 192 168 1 96 a Dialogs ab IPPassword FALSE J Hot keys R8 Levelinterval 0x00000001 1 SG a ab Port 2000 aE TRUE H A Last Dialed Numbers a 0x00000811 2065 H Last IP Addresses m ab H E Centauri Remote lab UDPSocketLocalddress 192 168 1 25 My Computer HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Mayah Communications Centauri II Remote IP CENTAURI Il remote control registry main path HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software Mayah Communications CENTAURI II Remote Registry entries of main path e Baudrate Baud rate with RS232 Remote control Type Character string e ComPort Current com port with RS232 control Type Character series in capitals Example COM1 for com port 1 e Form1PosLeft Left position of remote main window at last termina
295. z e Memory Possible values 32 MB 128 MB e System Disk indicates the capacity of the system partition of the internal CENTAURI Flash card The system partition is assigned to Drive C e System Disk Free indicates the amount of available space on the System partition of the CENTAURI Flash card If this is less than 500kB a CENTAURI II alarm is raised e User Disk indicates the capacity of the User partition of the internal CENTAURI II Flash card The user partition is assigned to Drive D e User Disk Free indicates the amount of available space remaining on the User partition of the CENTAURI Flash card If this is less than 2 MB an alarm is raised e CPU Temperature If this value is outside its tolerance it causes an alarm to be raised CPU temperature tolerances AMDKE6II 70 C fall back 65 C AMD Duron 800 MHz 90 C fall back 85 C AMD Duron 1000 MHz 90 C fall back 85 C Intel Celeron 1100 1300 MHz 69 C fall back 64 C Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz 69 C fall back 64 C e System temperature If the value is outside its tolerance range it causes an alarm to be raised System temperature tolerances AMDKE6II 55 C fall back 50 C AMD Duron 800 MHz 60 C fall back 55 C AMD Duron 1000 MHz 60 C fall back 55 C Intel Celeron 1100 1300 MHz 60 C fall back 55 C Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz 60 C fall back 55 C e CPU Core Voltage If the value is outside its
296. ze 108 138 169 IP packetsize mode IP Password 197 IP Ports 56 108 169 IP remote control manual 187 IP ISDN Password 197 IP Address 108 138 169 IP remote control ISDN 104 232 ISDN active layer 1 ISDN answer delay ISDN audio delay 187 144 182 144 182 163 ISDN compatibility list 15 ISDN configuration ISDN dialog 163 ISDN error 3301 ISDN error 3302 ISDN error 3303 ISDN error 3480 ISDN error 3481 ISDN error 3482 ISDN error 3483 ISDN error 3486 ISDN error 3487 ISDN error 3490 ISDN error 3491 ISDN error 3492 ISDN error 3493 ISDN error 3495 ISDN error 3496 ISDN error 349a ISDN error 349b ISDN error 349c ISDN error 349d ISDN error 349e ISDN error 349f ISDN error 34a2 ISDN error 34a6 ISDN error 34a9 ISDN error 34aa ISDN error 34ab ISDN error 34ac ISDN error 34af ISDN error 34b1 ISDN error 34b2 ISDN error 34b9 163 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 Copyright 2008 Mayah Communications Index 285 ISDN error 34ba ISDN error 34bf ISDN error 34c1 ISDN error 34c2 ISDN error 34c5 ISDN error 34c6 ISDN error 34cf ISDN error 34d1 ISDN error 34d2 ISDN error 34d3 ISDN error 34d4 ISDN error 34d5 ISDN error 34d6 ISDN error 34d8 ISDN error 34db ISDN error 34df ISDN error 34e0 ISDN error 34e1 ISDN error 34e2

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