Virtual Voice Processor III
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1. esses 3 Packaging and return of the equipment 3 Maintenance of your Processor eroe o esee nonne nean anu u ananas 4 Storing your equipment for a long period without use 4 EU declaration of Conformity e eL eere rere er enean aan nnns 5 ADDIGUVIGUODIS iii 9 l INTRODUCTION aussi ainda sa sua asas AE sa sds RUE 11 MEET eer TCC eR Tre ERE MEEI VEN EE DRE 11 IL INS A ON ssssaiaiaico runas ssa a acordos cidade densas adiada dada 12 E Physical InstallaliOli sasaisassasasasascsssaidndasisica KERN CREUSE A EUER cas nad 12 B Electrical Installation rese ee eee e rre 13 II 1 CONNECUONS essaskeinmiexi iens EI PX EFE FEAR EN PIE C TENE PF EDEN FERREA 14 ALR audio In QUE saidas a onn Ob OO CERRO D RU ER GR RR 14 XLR AES EBUTO7 QUE nicis ciacs skeusdouaEcsHEuSUSEuxudE is EaRrEER ancas FERMEN ES 16 RS 232 RS 232 MOOG cisciiua cius sivaxGvhiuv aC acus Ea uuu dad iai Pnad ge 18 Port Ethernet optional iss koi KD D RECTE RR RR sida 18 Local Switches GPI Q iiissssssuuuEu uVAMEER ERRARE i aaa id a 19 league M 20 11 2 The front panel of the VVP 111 eere 21 11 3 Installing the Master Gate software rene 22 11 4 Connecting your processor to2. Registered standards EN 55103 1 EN 55103 2 IEC 61000 4 5 IEC 61000 4 6 IEC61000 4 11 Ce We IDT Sound Processing Corporation declare that products referenced this above to which refers this declaration relate satisfy the provisions of Directive s of the council n 73 23 EEC of February 19th 1973 modified by the Directive n 93 68 EEC of July 22nd 1993 n 89 336 EEC of May 3rd 1989 modified by the Directives n 92 31 EEC of April 28th 1992 and n 93 68 EEC of July 22nd 1993 and are in conformity with the standard s referenced this above or other nominative document s Sylviane TESSIER Jean Marc HERBAUT President Engineering manager X IDT Sound Processing Corporation Technoparc 5 All e Moulin Berger 69130 Ecully France Tel 33 0 472 18 19 20 Fax 33 0 472 18 19 21 E mail mail idt fr com Web www idt fr com SAS au capital de 37 000 RCS LYON 450 741 921 N TVA FR 88 450 741 921 APE 221G Ecully on December 15th 2005 191 Virtual Voice Processor HI Audio Processor User Manual MENU Important Wamlhg E cscucuunis vuxvwcx aUe gau EFE EUEREN Ou PEMRUENEARN EE xXFME EVE ERR T IEV EU NEN NUM EE 2 Location of the equipment e eere eoe ee ee eere eene unu 2 Power SUDDIV Links kk iria isa rd 2 SOMETHING TO READ BEFORE SETTING UP eere 3 Test or loan period of the equipment
3. I accept the terms in the License Agreement Ido not accept the terms in Ehe License Agreement Mullsart Install System 2 15 z Back Cancel Read the user licence carefully accept the terms and click next ei Choose Components a Choose which Features of IDT Master Gate you want to install ah AL 2 iF Check the components vou want to install and uncheck the components vou don t want to install Click Mext to continue Select the type of install Or select the optional EE Master Gate components vou wish to E Tools install mE Icons Description Position vour mouse aver a component ba see its description Space required 15 4MB Mullsart Install System 2 15 z Back Cancel You can also install the configuration tool for the Ethernet cards if you have this option installed in your processor and place an icon for the application and or the upgrade on your desk top or in the Quick Launch bar 23 pr Master Gate Setup IN O x Choose Components Choose which Features of IDT Master Gate you want to install Check the components vou want to install and uncheck the components vou don t want to install Click Mexk to continue Select the type of install Or select the optional components you wish to install Space required 20 0MB Mullsart Install System 2 15 Custom m afi Tools Description Position vour mouse ac
4. 5 Basic rules for presets By a right click you can access a full menu PRESET FILE Mame INPUT MODE FACTORY MODIFIER LOCAL SwWwite REM AME Ba mio INE APC H 29 0AA SAF TE S AE DUPLICATE HATUR MATURE 2 ASMAN SAn 1 amp 240 a HATUR COPY MHATURAL GAIN vos sarv1s a0 Pa SOFT Sor APC vagos 15 40 BE Sort DELETE Y sor 4PC 2509 1987 1540 4 LOPY TO Disk LOCAL SWITCH Fk HONE ID m iun p N By this menu you can rename your preset make a copy before modifying for example copy to a clipboard to paste elsewhere on your Windows desktop for example delete it unless it s On Air You also have other functions copy to disk so you can copy it to a hard disk and the Local Switch so you can allocate a pin from the Local Switch GPIO An arrow in the column input mode allows you by a scrolling list to allocate an analogue or digital input Useful information the latest modification or the Factory Preset of origin is also displayed 61 111 3 Calibration To ensure that standards are met and to conform to other equipment in your audio chain our processors can be calibrated a process that will take just a few minutes of your time Calibration is advisable when there are measurement discrepancies when the machine has not been used for some time or when there has been an electrical problem WARNI NG This process will cut the audio signal and will replace it
5. configuration parameters Note The Hit below shows the network name applied to your TCRAIP option its Mac address along with the board Internal program Version 5 New Processor MAC Address 00 03 64 01 F2 C0 Version 1 0 10 E a 33 Select your processor and click next NB This window can be useful for your network administrator He can read the MAC addresses of your processors essential to create DHCP reservations ue IP Remote Manager x uL IP REMOTE MANAGER v ou gr MA i Processor address setting This step is directly connected to TCP IP connectivity You are about to choose addressing mode Dynamic Addressing DHCP Your pracessorOls address wil be automatically assigned by the router or the server Fixed Addressing You assign the IP addres the subnet mask and the gateway Note Product name is useful onty in Dynamic mode o Addressing mode Fixed address Dynamic Address DHCP Product name Hew Processor TEP Part Fixed Address settings IP Address 192 168 0 20 Subnet mask Gateway 102 153 0 1 a z ro Te E B C ROADC PROCESSING MAC Address 00 03 64 01 F3 C0 Kernel version 1 0 10 Firmware version 1 0 10 DEFAULT PARAMETERS On this window you ll be able to give your processor a name NETBIOS and a fixed IP address Ask your administrator to give you the other parameters Subnet mask gateway to ensure that
6. 50 or 60 Hz with no need for any manual change We advise you to use fuses with high power of cut ceramic body T2A 250V for use on a 230V network and T4A 250V for 115V B Specifications Connector type Fuse Type Pour 115V 4AT 250V Pour 230V 2AT 250V From 88 to 132 VAC 176 to 264 VAC automatic Power switch Consumption f110V 240V 130 VA 20 Il 2 The front panel of the VVP III fT Compact FLASH B Navigation and enter are controlled by the wheel and the Esc button e he wheel allows you to move horizontally and vertically to go through the various options of the display by turning towards less or more Push on the wheel and you validate your choice e Press Esc and cancel the modifications in progress and to exit the menus User friendly menus allow you to access the main features of the VVP III without having to link up to your computer B Supplementary RS 232 port To facilitate the access to the VVP III when it is rack mounted and when you cannot stay linked to the processor permanently IDT has placed a supplementary RS 232 port on the front panel Connector type Cabling 2 RX 3 TX 5 Ground Max length B Compact Flash slot For nomadic engineers IDT had the idea to allow the saving of presets or even a full back up of the processor on a Compact Flash type card not supplied The slot is on the front panel to ensure easy access for loading presets an
7. Level select at the top right of the dialogue box Process For the right output Out Right The parameters for audio I O for the selected input will be validated For the input apply or not the phantom power delivered by the VVP III and you can adjust the sensitivity and the phase 180 of the input from your microphone For the outputs adjust the analogue and digital levels EP nm l t4 Mt ET PP gam PRESET PROCESS LIMITER keYTOOLS LEVEL ErrRA ss Dla GRAH Miz 3 Noise Gate Calibration In the SETUP menu and NOISE GATE CALIBRATION of the Master Gate you have access to the following window which will allow you in some clicks to calibrate the Noise Gate of the VVP III Noise Gate Calibration IHPUT HPEETRLIIE CONTROL This function allows you to make a spectrum analysis of the input audio source of the VVP III and to apply the measure to the curve of Gate Threshold so allowing you to calibrate Noise Gate to allow to pass the dominant frequencies and on the contrary reduce or kill the unwanted frequencies Three modes of measures are proposed to you 57 o Fast o Mid o Slow To register and apply the curve maintain the left click of the mouse pressed on the view Input Spectrum of the window Noise Gate Calibration then loosen when the curve seems to you to correspond to the spectre which you wish to apply A double click in the Input Spectrum window allows you to show in
8. MIC 2 Sect Natural a Natural LINE st Sect Soft w Sect Style 1 Style 2 2 Sect Natural 47 Ili SETTINGS 111 1 Quick Start Up First launch of the application Once you have found the connection you want and the processor you want to connect to click its name The software will start up and you will get this Welcome screen If the time and date on your PC are not the same as the VVP III the software will suggest synchronizing the 2 LINK PROCESSOR CLOCK TO PG CLOCE YES Mo Choose to put the VVP III at the same time as the PC or not and ENTER 48 The main Window of the control software will appear Take a few minutes to get familiar with this window as it will be your companion throughout your work on the VVP III bea v4 4 40 d 2E al ka A Pb re ica Ta Pancras M d TE 4 unu i CEM ai Fi AE aE ei 4 pr ri p Fi Em Eb E n jn Her E LELA autiro Faint Pane min He eb t iE Put bai n EP a E C WS S CM e ees Mugs Rares ne RamrkgT Halc kSW WHITES Toole LEVEL Eragi Demasra f EEE gi ah 1 Misa Tr ob hac rne d hl a aS Deer mei d ow i itl Im I 1 q DEST PTE 1 mI Aia Burr ub o meer Marimar a a err firmar 3 Beet GET e 2 oor Aryen d Seer aor TEL or aru L Haus Hsu d Ao EET Hue x fem fee d a 3 Feo Bort E oe Marie e Meee Sone 3 a Sect rue E jy E Aenor Harum Sji Bett Bre 3 zx rem ftn d 1 ess d
9. able to transfer file to another processor Moreover the measurements may differ from one machine to another It is imperative then to do a full calibration on each unit NOTA BENE Decibels dB Volts Peak to Peak Volts RMS Vrms Vcc Vpp 1 10 Vpp 0 388 Vrms 1 38 Vpp Vcc 0 489 Vrms 238 0 615 Vrms 66 Virtual Voice Processor III HIGH PASS PM NOISE PROCESS DARUM LOW PASS SIBILANCE 1 LIMITER ANALOG EQ GATE FFT EQ FILTER CANCELER OUTPUT 1 HIGH P iens PARAM o NOISE PROCESS PARAM Low pass gt SIBILANCE p iurrer ANALOG INPUT E GATE FFT EQ deitas CANCELER OUTPUT 2 AES OUTPUT IDT SOUND PROCESSING CORPORATION VIRTUAL VOICE PROCESSOR III SIMPLIFIED BLOC DIAGRAM 67 Examples of uses for the VVP Ill a pce pi ac SO o Remote control GPIO Local switches WE JlEthernet Radio studio T network 68 General specifications Frequency response 0 0 4dB 10 20000Hz Bypass mode System distortion 0 01 THD de emphasised Signal to Noise 92 dB unweighted 20 Hz 20 kHz I O Delay 3 milliseconds Internal sample rate 96 kHz Internal resolution 40 bit floating point I O resolution 24 bit Maximum O vershoot 0 1 dB Phase Response Linear 20 Hz 20 kHz Process Architecture FFT Fast Fourier Transform DSP 4 Sharc 21065 High pass filter ajustable from 0 to 150 Hz Maximum number of Fac
10. big the view Gate Threshold of the Master Gate GATE THRESHOLD CONTROL STIS 2 The Presets The Virtual Voice Processor III is delivered with a list of Factory Presets These presets constitute the departure point for your sound settings and correspond to different radio programme categories You can go quite simply to the category that corresponds to your programme type but we strongly advise or to go through the different categories of Factory Presets to have a full idea of what is on offer Processing on the VVP III works on an upgradeable algorithmic platform that we call a Layer Each Layer has a version number and a list of Factory Presets which correspond WARNI NG as the product evolves there are new Factory Presets which will always refer to a version of layer even if we do all we can to ensure compatibility between the various layers 58 The Preset explorer Use Just below the display of the vu meters you will see the icon bar which allows access to each function To access the Factory Presets click the Preset icon To the left you will see the explorer for the VVP III At the top of the tree you will find 2 folders in the Digital Virtual Processor Factory Presets and User Presets o The Factory Presets Folder dj VIRTUAL VOICE Processor This folder contains all the Presets supplied by ms IDT To avoid any confusion between the Factory USER PRESETS E SRS c Presets and the User Prese
11. communication can be established between your PC and the processor This window will also allow you to return to a dynamic address assigned by a DHCP server By default the TCP communication of our processors is 5001 This parameter can be changed Ask your network administrator before making any modifications This port can be re directed via a firewall or a router for remote internet connections Here again your administrator can help configure the equipment for this kind of connection 34 Firewall Access control The IDT Sound Processing Corporation Ethernet cards have a simplified firewall which accepts or refuses connections coming from several IP addresses These parameters should be set up with your network administrator iii Remote manager OOE IP REMOTE MANAGER BEE 4 Security rules a This screen is designed ta set TCP IP access security The first rule is to forbid remote IP settings modification In that case only a local intervention using the serial port will be allowed To prevent any intrusion you can activate the Address filtering mode Thus only addresses defined in the below list will have access to the processor A priority hierarchy is alsa possible the highest addresses in the list will always have a higher priority than the addresses below To modify addresses order click on the one you want to move then use the up and down arrows according to the order you want t
12. for save recall and upgrade facilities Power Voltage 80 to 265 VAC 50 60 Hz 130 VA Connector IEC EMI suppressed Safety Standard CE DBT Environmental and Dimensions Operating Temperature 0 to 50 Cor 32 to 122 F Humidity 0 to 95 RH non condensing Size 19 One rack unit high Weight 6 Kg 13 2 Ib IDT Sound Processing Corporation reserves the right to make changes without previous notification Illustrations descriptions and characteristics are not contractually binding and not engage the responsibility of the manufacturer IDT SOUND PROCESSING CORPORATION 917 chemin Pierre DREVET 69300 CALUIRE France Tel 33 0 472 18 19 20 Fax 4 33 0 478 08 29 83 Web www idt fr com e mail mail idt fr com
13. i E mri T a a gt mm Te El F Processor selection Tha fallaving list shows all the processors which have bean detected by the Digital Virtual Upgrader lick an the product you vish to upgrade then newt to go to the following step GASA avr tha product paw anh be upgrade thes au be go fe tha Fedora chee Lia b Vir buds ome Processor II FEE IIS Farian 1 0 3 b Gy lal Bare Processor 3 Fil CEPE FH Farelo 1 1 4 Digital Encoder Plar C Fhi DEFF Versicn 1 1 3 Select the processor to upgrade then click next 38 Py Digi al TID Il 3 Eos T a 1 iL 1 r3 jITAL VIRTUAL UPGRADER z cm s i MM hank oa e D m HA O s a Tz d 1 a T uil j at Tr A T Available upgrades an your computer The bollaving al shoves the wd grade lies Wat have been deteded en pour csmgulie e Wa do only dile the filed thal are compalibla wilh your cormsputar To ius all of he upgrade Hlad khak ara om your computer cick on Era other poiiilbha upgard ad bukom e The infarmakian frame shows the upgrade related infarrnatinn Tales the opaca fila ke next bo contio the procerz LUI Surrey conti ition apariada hber poima upgrades opas Encoder Plus E We FM This upgrade solves the following points A Sddiien ol the deiteh of the OF a by Papeete Ld crs Kha Local Switch TT Medificanar of the datinpt ar far fhe Matter Cabe t Fbudr S amp y
14. manual may not be familiar to all readers Decibel Full scale level concerning the maximum level digital stream only Decibel unloaded dBm in an impedance of some load DHCP Dynamic Host Control Protocol Decoder Information DI Decoder Information o SSS O IP internet Protocol o O PI JProgramidentifcaton SS Radio Data System o Radio Data System Radio Frequency D A COE Traffic Program o Traffic Program Universal Encoder Communication Protocol ye vot cree Grete DT 10 INTRODUCTION After years of success on the digital sound market with the DVP IDT decided to go further by proposing fully equipped highly efficient processors taking up a minimum of space at the best price possible The 1U range from IDT has been designed to meet the needs of broadcasters by proposing powerful processors using Sharc DSPs from Analog Devices a technology which gained the Cool Stuff Award award for IDT at the NAB Las Vegas in 2000 This range proposes IU rack processors thus using a minimum amount of space but with the power of a rack 3 4 U or even more Thanks to the up gradable nature of the processors both hard and software wise they are without doubt the most complete and cost effective solution on the broadcast market today The Virtual Voice Processor III is full digital This manual will guide you through the set up of the VVP III that you have just received 1 This symbol
15. step consists in getting rid of any continuous voltage on the right channel To do that join up your oscilloscope ar millivaltmeter by applying maximum resolution As the preceeding steps use the Coarse and then the Fine cursar to adjust precisely the output level With the Coarse and Fine help adjust the level to obtain a continuous voltage of 0 00 wolt When this step is finished click on Next 1003 1003 BI BI ap 4 co ag an an BO BO 00 4003 58 PREVIOUS MEXT GUIT 4 Right Channel gt nOutput Level Calibration The last step consists in calibrating the output level s for the left channel you have to refer to the analog output level which you have fixed on the VVP see screen on the background For example if you have fixed the output level at 606 you have to obtain 4 37 peakpeak Volt As the preceeding step use the Coarse and then the Fine cursor to adjust precisely the output level MB to visualize the dB gt peakpeak Volt equivalence table do a right click When this step is finished click on Next to go to the following one 1003 1003 BD BD 20 20 ani 18 an BO BO 00 1003 59 PREVIOUS GUIT 65 Once you ve adjusted the levels click quit We advise you to save the calibration file on your hard drive or floppy so you can access it immediately Warning A calibration file is dedicated to one processor You will not be
16. 1 0 Upgrade Pers Version 1 1 3 Upgrade success If the software does not display this window then close down and restart your processor then start the process from the beginning Should the operation fail again call the IDT Sound Processing Corporation Hotline immediately 4 3 IP Upgrader The IP Upgrader software has been specially designed to aid the upgrading of the IP board from the IDT Sound Processing Corporation This software is included in the standard installation programme which has been delivered with your unit An icon is created in the start up menu programs IDT Sound Processing Tools To make this update you have to use the connector RS 232 of the IP board Click this icon to begin the process of update of your IP BOARD The following Window will appear jit IP Upgrader Setup 1O x Installing L Please wait while IDT IP Upgrader is being installed Ad Lud Extract IDT IPBoard dll 82 E Mullsort Install system 2 15 Glose Gancel The ended installation the following screen displays 42 IF Riar Lgngr nado LP card firmware update Search for ICF IP connectivity processors Welcome to the d card Firmware update This application will install a firriware udpdate bo your processors JP cond pl at e puth the Botton below t5 pracesd with the scan cm your c rputerg r rial porti JMPORTART Hile jura Bue pue JP card oy covas mek pour c
17. B Line Input Cabling Ground 1 Hot point 2 Cold point 3 15 XLR AES EBU In Out The digital I Os of the VVP III are linked by 3 Pin XLRs The wiring is the following Pin number 1 Ground Pin number 2 Hot Point Pin number 3 Cold Point B XLR Input As with any professional audio unit the inputs are female so you need to use a male XLR to bring the digital audio into the VVP III B XLR Output The audio output connectors are male so you need female XLRs to take the Signal out of the VVP III The VVP III has an advanced synch mode To ensure a perfect synchronisation whatever the digital chain you can configure your VVP III in the following ways e Synch Master e Synch Slave In the first case the VVP III will act as transmitter and will deliver the synch frequency to the other units in the digital chain In the second case the VVP III will act as a receiver and will be controlled by an external clock 16 B BNC Synchro I O The VVP III has a female input socket so you will need a male BNC to link up to the synch B Specifications Input Type A Balanced on transformer AES type AES 3 Professional Cabling Ground 1 Hot point 2 Cold point 3 Impedance 110 Ohms Maximum Level jo dBfs Output Type Balanced on transformer AES type AES 3 Professional Cabling Ground 1 Hot point 2 Cold point 3 Impedance 110 Ohms Maximum Level Jo dBfs 17 RS 232 R
18. GP 1 0 Local Switch The V VPII has very advandced Local Switches GP I O access The SUB D 25 connector located at the processors rear is represented here Thanks to this l screen you will be able to set each Pins action Tau have 24 command pins called In Pin 1 to 24 Pin configuration can be done by clicking on the pin number l Connectors LED For the In pins pin 1 to 24 the LED shows the last activated Pin Nate Pin state is not saved after switching aff the processor B Specifications onnectortype SUB D 25 point female Cabling Max Length Pinl Preset1 Pin2 Preset2 Pin3 Preset3 up to 24 Pin25 Masse 19 AC Input 5n TE ET P i In order to ensure that the processor is protected from all disturbances the VVP III is protected by an extremely efficient power supply filter This filter also has 3 other functions e ON OFF SWITCH e Container of the fuses e EC standard cable socket WARNING as you will have seen there are ventilation outlets just next to the filter To ensure optimized ventilation never obstruct these outlets WARNING to guarantee an optimized protection to respect the Low Power Directives standards we advise you to always use ceramic temporized fuses The VVP III has a direct ground link and we advise you wherever possible to use this to ensure perfect grounding The VVP III has a wide band power supply meaning it can take from 115 or 230 volts in
19. S 232 Modem The VVP III has 2 types of RS 232 standard serial inputs i 88 1 225 XU Local Switches amp alarms RS 52 Modem o BAS GER ERB REE SR B The possibility of leaving a modem connected permanently As you can see one of the serial ports is called RS 232 Modem This port allows the use of a modem to facilitate its set up This port is optimized for use with a modem but can still be used for normal communication use B Specifications Port RS 232 Connector type Cabling 2 RX 3 TX 5 Ground Max Length Port RS 232 Modem Connector type Cabling 1 DCD 2 TX 3 RX 4 DTR 5 Ground 7 RTS 9 RING Max Length Port Ethernet optional The VVP II has an RJ45 Ethernet port available for an IP link internet Protocol LEDs can be viewed next to the connector to show the state of the network Connectortype RJ45 Cabling 10 Base T X data out RX data in Col Collision Max Length 100 metres 18 Local Switches GPI O The Local Switches is aimed at switching presets by local switch and the feeding of the LEDs On the VVP III the connector is a SUB D 25 points The VVP III allows the switching between presets This is done by the grounding of one of the 24 pins of the connector The switching can be done by a continuous contact or by a fugitive contact Access the Local Switch window in the Master Gate go to the SETUP menu then select LOCALSWITCH GPI O
20. SECT SECT SECT SECT SECT SECT SECT STYLE 3 HTYLE 2 STYLE 1 4 OFT MATURAL OTYLE 3 OTYLE 2 STYLE 1 OFT MAT URAL STYLE 3 JTYLE STYLE 1 J OFT HATURAL JTYLE 3 OTYLE Z JTYLE 1 OFT FI ATURAL OTYLE CTYLE 1 oJ OFT MATURE L BO St The Phone tag This tag controls the of the phones jack on the front panel and to choose whether you wish to listen to the Signal before or after processing The Quick Compare tag Allows the rapid switching between your presets and thus a quick compare between them 55 11 2 First settings The first thing to do is to set the input levels 1 Setting the levels Level settings for the process 1 In the Level select at the top right of the dialogue box Process For the left output Out Left The parameters for audio I O for the selected input will be validated For the input apply or not the phantom power delivered by the VVP III and you can adjust the sensitivity and the phase 180 of the input from your microphone For the outputs adjust the analogue and digital levels E see IM t4 M He P wr ESET r1 Se PRESET PROCESS LIMITER KEYTOOLS Level BYHASS DIAGRAM mM l Ee EE SUE zm 40 DE sn 5B E 1 i F OW d nd 12 12 12 D dBu 7 D 42 a ES 4 24 0 dB ere ter it Ree ee atl nn E PIT D T aji 56 Level settings for the process 2 In the
21. Virtual Voice Processor Ill Digital Audio Processor User Manual WI Sound Processing Corporation I mportant Warning Never open the equipment unless authorised to do so by a member of the IDT Sound Processing Corporation technical team and please follow the instructions to the letter Location of the equipment The equipment must be located in a dry and well ventilated area The equipment should not be subjected to ambient temperatures over 45 C and should be as far as possible from heat sources like transmitters or radiators The ventilation outlets of the Equipment must in no case be obstructed Every precaution must be taken to make sure that no liquid should enter the equipment Should this happen unplug the equipment immediately Power Supply The fuses in the power supply are standard 2AT 250V In case of use on a 115 Vac network they must be changed for fuses high power of cut ceramic body for 4AT 250V The equipment needs an AC power supply of 115Vca or 230Vca 50 60Hz and must be properly earthed There is an earth screw on the equipment for that purpose Should the equipment not be in use for a certain period it should be unplugged The cables linked to the equipment must not be twisted pinched crushed or changed in any way All standards stipulated must be respected maximum length shielded etc Please replace immediately any cable that is damaged Never try auto maintenance or repairs on an
22. a PC esee 27 Configuring the connections erro eie eere ee eren nennen unn 28 1 Direct CONNCCEON osse DIPENDE e ERG en 28 2 Connection Dy MOGOGIT aiiis icu iau su suu a RES SRENUDIRSER E NNEEURRUKNEARNEN UU ROEREM URINE 30 HEN e DER 32 B Attribution of a fixed IP address for your processor 32 B Firewall Access control esee es es 35 B SNTP synchronization e oeee ee erronee nennen unn nnns 36 11 5 Additional software e ereee eere ere nennen nnn 37 1 IP Remote Manager assiisssssiscanidnisssadsica dana Eu MEER ENTER aana 37 2 Digital Virtual Upgrader I eon euo u uaa E au aa k wv a aUa E ais euo x ura PR eS rr EE ERE 37 CEU Mi 42 A Live Recall suss iiisocuiex EFRON XEETA VE RNREESU MIA CRM OE EEXREERMR NE RYN M EFE S 45 IIT SETTINGS essas sais cu in XR Or d ES Ea EXE Ve dE RR add E FRE mE RF EE X VERRE YNS 48 DLS Quick Start UD ise dis arEiE ENENR aaa 48 First launch of the application eere 48 Lie Ihe Tools TIDS aiia ui a n ACO DERFEUOD RE ER FR RICE ERE TN 50 2 MENU DAP sina nao d EO CHER RO ORE ROO ROO ERE ED CC FOIE ER 51 3j The vu metes nisi iii das ida V xao MR Er GDDERCORR OU QURO CORR iD REED CUR 52 4 Central CON Dal usi o qr CORE RE RENE KD CK E FOL ONERE MEE LR dd 52 5 T
23. art Wantineg Ae v u d Ene ha precisar updating it s dalicata ctep exerythinr g hat bean dane in oegar do fale vou and decora Haii proceii Do mek rudh take Ea tiene bo maad al the inbormalen at wa dadlinaied bo you You will nor be guided hap by ibep Fail belles bra quida Em Ge lies slap pow will sele the wanted osne erebeor We be weed im order be upgrade your processor For the moment there is only the serial port that can be used but tomorow you will be able to upgrade through Modem or TORI Check n ihe paria pit ave B Hirm Hid rod ar af phi pr E E b are Coche e per Piri tk hr qu bti Click the serial port connection the other connection options are faded and will be available later 37 As when you launch the Master Gate the programme will scan all the serial ports Processor celectinn The fallewirg list Rosg all the pracettaorg which have bean detected by thee Digital Virtual Upgrader lick an the product you wish t upgrade than hack ta ga ba R falleuwing rt p Chek oe Ehe prd pog wk Ao cria Bhan Teint hs go do Hie Fslisuina cap 0 es adro so DON Once the search has been finished the programme will display the various processors you can upgrade Pu Dragal od Virtaal Liperin TT ip EBN N S LEE BO EN E LI E P Ws X om CWE H 1 P d p a T ae ai FF m att im
24. bration signal generator interne clock Configuration of the local switches GPIO Help Loading plug ins Loading a license About information on the processor System I nformations This information is available from the Master Gate software in the menu HELP About VAVA TEE CALLED VERSION Tuam d 8 PEDDLIDTVERSILDE HARDY ERdION 9 4 FSH4S4ACVYWERSIOM 1 5 HOSTVWERSIOMW 41 1 BrMPWERSIOM a1 Da GROUPRPSVWERSIOMNM O O2E RELOCVERSION 0 11 PORBINWERSIONW 0 0 1 DESCRIPTIONVWERSION 0 0 0 POINFOWERSION 0 0 9 BLILDTVvERBILDEF Da CRPLOCLOCKVERSIOMN 0 5 Z CPLOSYWOHROVERSION 0 1 F FMW GIN ESTATE 255 FM EINES Uh 1 74 EPFIIBIFHERRLDDERBHHSHPMBSEBELDAY D FM GIMEPROCESSLS604Y O FM EGIMEPROCESSHOUR O FMW GIN EPROCESSMINUTE oO EFIDBIFHEBTRABHSH BBLDAY LI EFLDBDIHEBTRABHBHLBBLDAY O EM EGIM ERB YRASSHOUR LI ENGIHNHEEYPADIMIINLITE O el ee SIR ela ae REGE ae lala lee ER P rstessor E REG COPYRIGHT IDT z 51 3 The vu meters il oo T T 1 3 pH T D ss E y 17 D E AD al va L aid A SA GATE aL E VA PROCESS 20 12 Mill r3 rn Fa ra a oo dll Ae Ci T Fel E mour I r4 OUT a J6 V fast ES SEES Es UTE FINAL FH PUT OWE 40V4H CED POINT PROCESSING LIMITER OUTPUT The top part of the screen is dedicated to the vu meters Everything has been done to gua
25. by a sinus Don t start this ON AIR Start by clicking Calibration process in the Advanced sub menu of the Setup menu A series of windows will appear to help you through the process Before starting link up the audio outputs to measurement equipment The measurements can be in dBs Volt peak to peak or in Volts 62 Calibration Procedure This procedure is meant for the Virtual Voice Processor s analog outputs BE AWARE THAT 4 SIGNALS GENERATOR WILL BE ACTIVATED DURING THE PROCEDURE NEVER LAUNCH amp CALIBRATION IF THE PROCESSOR IS CURRENTLY Iss MB for this procedure you need to use an oscilloscope or a precise voltmeter amn is the timing you need for a complete calibration NEXT UIT To calibrate the equipment click Next the following window will appear 1 Left Channel gt nContinuous Voltage Calibration The first step consists in getting rid of any continuous voltage To do that join up your oscilloscope or millivaltmeter to the left output by applying maximum resolution Two cursors are your disposal ta carry aut this calibration Coarse to adjust roughly Fine to adjust precisely With the Coarse and Fine help adjust the level to obtain a continuous voltage of 0 00 volt When you have finished this step click on Next 1003 1003 BD BO 20 70 20 20 204 L E iX mnm ED 5 ED 1004 1004 PREVIOUS I4 EXT GUIT 63 The fir
26. d Digital virtual U aver a component bo i IF Remote Mar see its description i IP Upgrader Y User Rights Ma d Broadcaster Ri i Icons Ez Desktop P pu OF a 1 oT z Back Cancel Then click next I IDT Master Gate Setup INT A LLL A Li L FN gl x Choose Install Location Choose the Folder in which to install IDT Master Gate Setup will install IDT Master Gate in the Following Folder To install in a different Folder click Browse and select another Folder Click Nest to continue Browse Space required 20 0MB Space available 6 266 Mullsart Install System 2 15 z Back Cancel Choose the folder where the programme will be located by default C Program Files IDT Sound Processing and click next 24 JE Choose Start Menu Folder L Choose a Start Menu Folder For the IDT Master Gate shortcuts Aa i Liei Select the Stark Menu Folder in which you would like to create the program s shortcuts You can also enter 4 name to create a new Folder Accessoires Acronis D marrage Jeux Outils d administration Mullsart Install system 2 15 lt Back Install Cancel You can modify where you will find the shortcuts in the Start menu of Windows Then click Install oi Installing L Please wait while IDT Master Gate is being installed d Le Registering C Program FilesMDT Sound Processing Common Transport Modem ocx LSS Skipp
27. d or restoring a stored back up 2 11 3 Installing the Master Gate software WARNI NG The Master Gate software is compatible with the following operating systems Windows 2000 Windows XP IDT Sound Processing Corporation cannot guarantee that the software will run under other OSs Installation Insert the CD Rom in your computer The install programme will start up pr Master Gate Setup E Gl x Welcome to the IDI Master Gate oetup Wizard This wizard will quide vau through the installation of IDT Master Gate IE is recommended that vou close all other applications Sound Processing Corporation before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system Files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue IDT BOUND PREECE sInG CORPORATION Web site wam b i c m Technical support supprime cn Click next 22 ax License Agreement Please review the license terms before installing IDT Master Gate ah aL i dr fir Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement END USER LICENCE FOR IDT MASTER GATE IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY Please make sure that you read and understand carefully every rights and El Hanie limaitatianoe dacceibed im Han EA viam 1 i om Tamnthea t IF you accept the terms of the agreement select the first option below You must accept the agreement to install IDT Master Gate Click Mexk to continue
28. e should be changed to respect the electrical standards of your country IDT Sound Processing Corporation cannot guarantee any breakdowns should a non standard cable be used 13 Il 1 Connections XLR audio In Out Analog Out Right Analog Out Left The audio inputs of the VVP III are linked by XLR 3 Pin connectors The wiring is the following Pin number 1 Ground Pin number 2 Hot Point Pin number 3 Cold Point B XLR Mic Input As with any professional audio unit the inputs are female so you need to use a male XLR to bring the audio into the VVP III The VVP III has a balanced input on the transformer I MPORTANT the entry stage accepts balanced and unbalanced signals B XLR Line Input As with any professional audio unit the inputs are female so you need to use a male XLR to bring the audio into the VVP III The VVP III has an electronic balanced input I MPORTANT the input stage accepts both balanced and unbalanced inputs B Output XLR The audio output connectors are male so you need female XLRs to take the signal out of the VVP III As for the input the VVP III balanced electronic output 14 IMPORTANT the output is protected against unbalancing cold point to ground so if needs be you can use this type of link B Specifications Mic I nput Type Balanced on the transformer Cabling Ground 1 Hot point 2 Cold point 3 Impedance 1 5 K Max Level Adjustable from 40 40 d
29. ect the serial cable supplied to the RS232 serial port of the PC female connector and to the male RS232 port of your processor front or rear of the unit Warning DO NOT MISTAKE THIS PORT FOR THE MODEM PORT By Modem Connect the Modem to the modem port of the processor The necessary cable is not supplied by IDT Sound Processing Corporation IDT Sound Processing Corporation can only guarantee that the modem connection works correctly with modems that are HAYES compatible US robotics for example By TCP IP If you have taken the Ethernet option with your processor you can connect via TCP IP In this case fix an RJ 45 class 5 cables to the RJ 45 port on the rear of your processor You can use a Straight cable to link to a hub or a Switch or a to link directly to the network card of your PC or your router ADSL for example 2 Configuring the connections The first thing to do is to launch the Master Gate To do so click one of the icons created during the installation of the programme A screen will appear and the programme will look for the processors connected to the serial ports of your computer ab EET EET MEA T IP Connection Serial port Digital Encoder Plus od FM 04 DE De 17 Digital Band Processor f FM 04 2 OF df Virtual Voice Processor 04 2 OF de l Direct connection Normally nothing has to be done to get the connection When the application is first launched t
30. ed IDT_ScrollManager dll Skipped IDT Resource dl Output Folder Cv INDO SA Fonts Skipped BankGothic LE Bb EEF Skipped TTO248M_ TTF Skipped verdana ter Output Folder C Program Files IDT Sound Processing Common Transport Skipped IP acx Skipped Madem acx Skipped Serial acx Registering C Program Files IOT Sound PracessingycommantTransportAIP acx Registering C Program FilesMDT Sound Processing Common Transporti Modem ocx Mullsart Install system 2 15 Back Cancel The programme begins its installation which can take a few minutes You can keep an eye on the progress by clicking More info Wait for the completion of the installation 25 eit Master Gate Setup Ioj x Completing the IDT Master Gate setup Wizard IDT Master Gate has been installed on your computer Click Finish ko clase this wizard sound Processing Corporation IDT BOUND PRECECRGINOE CORPORATION Web sibe wem ii i c m Technical support supportqidt ircom Back Cancel You should restart your computer to make sure that the programme is properly installed You can always restart later but the programme may not work properly if you don t do it You have correctly installed the Master Gate All you have to do now is link up to the processor 26 11 4 Connecting your processor to a PC There are several ways to connect your PC to an IDT processor Direct connection Serial port RS232 Conn
31. he central WIROOW usei sao vea DU KE ERXRAR EN QUERRXEE ERR ERR MR 53 6 SENE Dal EI RI ase EE RM KIM CU EIS SEU DX ARM SERRE SEIS 53 7 The window Key Tools gt eoe oee eere eren nene nnn nnn nnn 54 8 Ihe other tags srini Ev du uina oo wk R dun ul da a 55 I1152 FIFSE SeEHIHOS iriiciei orsi 5292208 0908005199 087 casadas andas usina Eus aUa ca Dodo aan Rss 56 1 Setting the levels roin eundo E eU a Eo C ai 56 B Level settings for the process 1 56 B Level settings for the process 2 57 B Noise Gate Calibration eere eere eren nnn 57 2 Ihe PIeSBES codi ixi Ex EL c a WR VR OC ER ERE NR E ERE ERR RR RN E 58 The Preset explorer Use eee ee eren nnn 59 The Factory Presets Folder i oce ois euuvuu sus inre E ska usFEKEH FEM niniiostm adia 59 The User Presets folder iisiascvssssisa sa Eegeek da FEsavARER cKE VE ERE aERURFREE REA 59 II ess Fee S e pio a osi n reer rrrre rere etree rere rere cere ee RC RC HR CN RU CR E E 62 Simplified bloc diagram of the VVP 111 eere 67 Examples of uses of VVP 11 wisiscivcsacaastnndaidsisatanaccansncunswenenndpanapsanavadesenaienes 68 General SHSCITICALI ONS sc quais a ei va x i RR ROUTER CER E D RR RR ERE RR 69 Abbreviations Some of the abbreviations used in this
32. he programme will display the processors connected to the serial ports of the computer Choose the processor you want to link up to and double click its name If you want to re launch the detection of the processors click the Serial Port icon on this screen 28 If the connection doesn t work make sure your serial ports are configured as follows Communications Port COMI Properties To access these parameters go to the Peripherals Management window and double click the COM port that you want to parameter Different configurations can work but IDT Sound Processing Corporation cannot guarantee that everything will be without problem 29 2 Connection by Modem To link up by modem click the Modem icon on the Welcome screen of the Master Gate The following screen will appear which is a kind of phone book of the processors you can connect to Modem Phonebook 4 Mey entry Modify entry Delete entry Ecully 33 4721818 21 Ecully 33 47217879 20 Call Cancel By clicking New Entry you can add a processor by entering the name of the programme the town where the equipment is located and above all the phone number to call NB IDT processors automatically reply when there is a call on the line connected to the modem Make sure you are well protected by passwords 30 3 Connection by TCP IP To link up by TCP IP as for the modem you can click on the IP Connection icon of the We
33. he ties rre is white pour prscestar will ba synchranired with the pounce Seopa iF reb D ni AWA an he aun A buman do rave ihe Genres an de Bimar adh GMT 201 00 Europe IP adreii 1 135 221 server BHTO 192 163 7 1 Tirme range Far syrichre in LL CI HTP gyrschana a sete On this screen you specify the Time Zone the IP address of the SNTP server the interval of synchronization in minutes then the activation or not of the synchronization 36 11 5 Additional software 1 IP Remote Manager Put back you in the section Attribution of a fixed IP address for your processor 2 Digital Virtual Upgrader II The Digital Virtual Upgrader II software has been specially designed to aid the upgrading of your 1U processors DEP DBP and VVP from the IDT Sound Processing Corporation This software is included in the standard installation programme which has been delivered with your unit An icon is created in the start up menu programs IDT Sound Processing Tools Click this icon to launch the upgrade process of your processor The following Window will appear M Digital virtual Upgrader 11 l l 0 x s Ca Ls A 1 4 Lp Ba di i H 1 T Processor upgrade search Welowne to the Gigital virtual Upgrader this tool iz for updating vour processos ds you do know all of cur product are able to evolve the Cigital wirtual Upgrader ir the techralagg r latest pel E E p
34. indicating separate collection for electrical and electronic equipment consists of the crossed out wheeled bin diamo mean that the product is covered by the directive 2002 96 EC 2 The electric and electronic elements must be separately cast in containers foreseen for that purpose by your municipality 3 The preserve protect improve the quality of the environment and the protect of human health 4 For more information concerning the elimination of your former device please contact your city hall the service of the waste of your municipality or still the salesman or the distributor where you bought this product 11 Il INSTALLATION Dedicate one hour to the installation WARNING IDT declines all liability should the rules of installation below not be respected B Physical Installation As you will have noticed all IDT products are of a 19 inch format so that it fits into dedicated racks The following indications must be respected We advise using a rack mount however the front panel was designed to be sturdy enough to be self supporting with the four screws firmly implanted The ventilation of your processor the ventilation has been studied to make sure that all heat generated is evacuated Air is sucked in by two ventilators placed on the right and is expired at the rear and to the left of the unit These ducts should absolutely not be obstructed Make sure that your processor is placed where hot air ca
35. l Audio Output Configuration Stereo per AES EBU AES3 20 or 24 bits resolution Impedance 110 ohms Sampling Rate Software selectable free running at 32 kHz 10 PPM 44 1 kHz 10 PPM 48 kHz 10 PPM 96 kHz 10 PPM Synchronisation mode Internal free running or external or delivery mode for 32 44 1 48 96khz Word Length Selectable 18 20 24 bits Jitter Less than 5 ns rms Status bits Output channel status can be generated Input User bits are optionally passed through the output Connector XLR female EMI suppressed Filtering RFI filtered Effective 0 5 1000M Hz Digital Sync Input Output Configuration Two mode input to provide sync Output to deliver sync Impedance 75 ohms Sampling Rate for Input mode 32 44 1 48 96khz Sampling Rate for Output mode Software selectable 32kHz 10 PPM 44 1kHz 10 PPM 48kHz 10 PPM 96kHz 10 PPM Connector BNC female Remote computer interface Configuration Two RS 232 Connector One Sub D 9 pin female and one Sub D 9 pin male on the back side and one Sub D 9 pin female on the front panel Baud rate Auto selectable baud rate 9600 to 115200 bauds Remote control Configuration Fully remote controllable by external modem or with the TCP IP option Rate 9600 to 115200 baud Local Switch GPI Configuration 24 inputs software controllable Compact Flash Memory Type Compact flash Configuration 1 slot
36. lated by the icon bar It s here that you will take full control of all the parameters of the VVP III Below the Process window of the VVP III 6 State bar Located just below the main window the state bar displays permanently essential information and allows you 2 instant access commands The displays e Stand By Lit if the processor is in stand by The setting of the threshold is accessible via the Key tools Mic In Lit if the active preset is using the mic input Line In Lit if the active preset is using the line input Digit Left Lit if the active preset is using the left digital input Digit Right Lit if the active preset is using the right digital input Overload An overload can create distortion so this is your protection 53 7 The window Key Tools REY TOOLS i B x FENA LJ In e HighPass Filter high pass filter e LowPass Filter low pass filter e Sibilance Cancel Sibilant canceller This command reduces more or less the annoying elements at the top of the spectre as the sibilants on the word e Fidelity Restore the same sound colour to your processing sound as the original source 54 8 The other tags 100 75 PHONE OUTPUT INPUT 50 25 QUICK COMPARE E S5 SECT ar amp JECT P gf Becr gf Secr gf Secr ur a ECT SECT SECT SECT SECT SECT DECT SECT JECT SECT JECT SECT
37. lcome screen of the Master Gate IP book is displayed and the phone book of the processors you are connected to by TCP IP xj Few entry Modify entry Delete entry Ecully 182 158 0 2 Call Cancel By clicking New Entry you can add a processor by entering the name of the program the town where the equipment is located and above all the IP address of the Ethernet card NB As for a modem connection the processors reply to each request so think about protecting them with passwords 31 To link up via TCP IP you need to know the IP address of your processor DHCP By default the Ethernet cards supplied by IDT Sound Processing Corporation are configured to always request an IP address from DHCP server on the network you re linked to You should then ask the network administrator to give you the IP address attributed to your processor and possibly to create a DHCP reservation for this address to make sure it s never changed If your processor has a fixed address attributed to it and you wish to return to an automatic configuration of the TCP IP parameters you should follow the following steps and select Dynamic addressing DHCP in the Address Parameter screen of the processor Attribution of a fixed I P address for your processor If your network does not have a DHCP server and you connect directly by a crossed RJ45 cable to the processor or if this is imposed by your administrator you can at
38. n be evacuated The ideal location is in an open rack dry area where ideally it is not exposed to high temperatures behind a window with bright sunshine a radiator amplifier etc IDT processors have been tested to work in environments where the temperatures go from 0 C to 45 C IDT Sound Processing Corporation cannot guarantee that its processors work perfectly outside these temperatures 12 B Electrical Installation Good grounding IDT processors are CEM certified guaranteeing that the equipment can function in an electro static environment The key is to make sure that the equipment is properly grounded as results please fix all 4 screws of the front panel to the rack to allow All IDT processors also have a ground connector at the rear of the unit which allows a connection to the rack NB don t forget to connect the ground link of the rear panel to the rack The right fuses The fuses in the power supply are fuses with high power of cut ceramic body 2AT 250V In case of use on a 115 Vac Network they should ideally be changed for fuses with high power of cut ceramic body 4AT 250V The equipment needs an AC power supply of 115Vac or 230Vac 50 60Hz and must be properly earthed There is an earth screw on the equipment for that purpose Should the equipment not be in use for a certain period it should be unplugged The right Cable IDT are supplied with standard IEC AC cables The cables are French standard This cabl
39. nchranizatian af changes made on Khia prozuiiord bent paral infe aca and the software ATTEHTIZOH To have bull cpm p atib anh hit upgrade make pur t haus indtellad at beet Che warden 1 2 of Ung Master Gals application Dhisgilal Errciribor Phas gt FF EEPGFH Pit boa iera do bo The programme will then display the various files available on your processor to be upgraded By selecting a file you will see in the information window to the right the corrections that have been brought by this upgrade Once the right file has been selected click next The programme will then analyse your processor for the upgrade Py Digit al ITE Upp aster il Upgrade analysis Tha Digital Virtual Ug aradar Fas analyrad vour gracarr 5 rdar ce ligt tha werk that hag to Ea eise Warning Fouad carslully Goede indicabend thar daicibs eearviting vou have to knee bulcog the upgrade starts You minh Bo start bie upgrade click oo sat iH gal ra farm tian Digital Ermcushor Plur de Fo CERO 39 PS Digital Virtual Upgrader I ez DIGITA ms al Upgrade analysis Tha Digital Virtual Ug grader Fas analyrad vour procarr A rdar ce ligt tha werk that hag t Ea eise Warning Raed carabully Wadi irdicalsonsi thay dacibs everything you have bo kios Galore tha upgrade starts rou nua Bo diari H eee ecko au Aa T ek b LLLA E nr gun uel a Warning Rit upgrade will Earn pour procetbar gff Check thit
40. nned on roses fn ten the Process Drive ln a bigger screen daube elipl en the Preces Dee graphie EE E RS dE EZ m Ta By Parti that Frite funcias de Sa ihe gray cross stich is underneath the cr Process Drive La fonction Process Drive augmente au r duit jl action du process LEVEI plus le Process Drive est lev plus la r duction dynamique est importante et plus le rattrapage de faible niveau est augment 4 l inverse plus le Process Drive est faible plus le process est neutre L affichage du travail dynamique op r par le Process est visible dans le Vu m tre FFT du haut le s lecteur du type d affichage doit tre positionn sur Process Pour visualiser le Process Drive en grand cran effectuez un double clic dans le graphe Pour By Passer la fonction Process effectuez un clic sur la croix grise qui se trouve au dessous du 50 2 Menu bar FOUP POPPE POPPE PURER PUPP PEPE PPP To ensure optimized ergonomics all the main accesses have been centralized in the central icon bar The menu bar regroups secondary accesses which are less frequently required by the user The main accesses are the following File Save and retrieving presets the calibration general parameters and full back up of the equipment Exiting the software Set Up Name of the processor Phase Scrambler Auto Back Up Configuration AES EBU Advanced settings AES Errors Compensation Sub Cali
41. o set r RO Sund PROCESSING Everything is set P If so click on the End button to save the configuration on the board o Security settings Filtered addresses list an Maximum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 y 0 0 0 0 Remote configuration modification L address filtering activation e ro Priority addressing activation A Priority mail 0 0 0 0 Minirnunm 0 0 0 0 T MAC Address 00 03 64 01 F3 C0 Kernel version 1 0 10 Firmware version 1 0 10 AULT A T Back FIN TSH ad To finish click End The programme will then send the configuration to your processor after you have confirmed The processor can now communicate via TCP IP by using the fixed address 35 SNTP synchronization The Ethernet cards of IDT Sound Processing Corporation processors allows the synchronization SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol This function so allows synchronizing the hour of your processor as well as the integrated functions as the RDS lir remate Manager E E E 10 x F pr pua SHIP Synchronization This b p ales vou be donhigur the hime 2yhdhronmdalion viih a server SHT The processos lene vill automatically be synchronized with the EHTE time signal Tour processors time is precise in exery moment the suitching from summertime to wintertime is dace auteriatically Declare tha LP addrett af th SHTP teure your earreepandae time tome and E
42. om i Ser A Thee Here are the main aspects of the Control Window Menu bar Vu meters Icons Main Window State Bar Quick Compare and other screens to the right 49 1 The Tools Tips When you move your cursor over the titles of each function an information cursor will appear By doing a right click you will obtain the information concerning the action and the function of the element selected Pri lu n n a m 1 zl 104 Hh BD rE a um a a ECL r i pel Eu 4 aal bolo cb mE p FPF P TA TT FATE res n wu m FAIT a a it mi v be F FLOUER E dus Rame se Praia fF PADIT em HA ccu Tuus D ibl ur mim Di a itn n LTEEENEDE 4 I VRIHTEINE gre Bina a s Baur Girne o B FEE Bunk a meu Baer S Mee ha UP a a Seer Sine 3 n aset omia z wa Sear Bunk TE Ber sort a d Seer Maru TI Beef Bunk 3 a Bent Sine I ID DIE TI EES Sart T Bb H TumAL Ac Bess Symes TE BEEF MILE I A E Beer sine 2 Bust som I tt H Tumar it BET BTE I 4 BEER Bing i Ri Seer nam BEST H Tufar Fear irma Tha fanctian Pesci Hire inoremer nr r ducad ihs prigis acti lur mach Berni The fisher tha Prides Debs Hi iha grealee Hha yee redu es On Ui ether hand LAS II tha ao Drive the more neutral the prucess iit im Tha display of the dymanic reduction apolad by the VRIT gat be deen m the is pr af the inp ns d T display setectar has to be pesmo
43. ove h bhap iar pu f Click the icon Serial Port Connection the following screen displays e IP Riard ynpasse S lection du processeur Tha list below shows afl processors that vere detected by the IP card upgrader Click on the processor you vizh to upgrade then dick on next to install the upgrade Select the processor to be updated and click on Next button 43 When the IP board was updated the following screen displays e IP Riard Lgngr nado S upgrade finished The update was successful you can now dose the application a Click Finish then on Yes or No according to if you have another card IP to be updated Installing Please wait while IDT IP Upgrader is being installed iT IP Upgrader Setup o9 m dursarE Install System 2 15 Mn DANCE 44 4 Live Recall The Live Recall is a programme utility allowing you to switch from far the presets of your 1U processors by a serial RS 232 or TCP IP connection This software is included in the standard installation programme which has been delivered with your unit An icon is created in the start up menu programs IDT Sound Processing Tools Addressing of the processor Launch the application Live Recall Setup the following screen displays Live Recall Setup X Parameters Hew Ok Cancel Parameters Click the field Name New processo
44. oxes The processor will have been delivered with an install CD this manual the packaging case an RS232 cable and a mains cable Should any of these be missing IDT Sound Processing Corporation could invoice the part that is not returned Packaging and return of the equipment We prefer you use the original packaging which has been fully tested to endure extreme conditions IDT Sound Processing Corporation only sends equipment after repairs or upgrades in this packaging Should you return the equipment in a different packaging IDT Sound Processing Corporation reserves the right to invoice you f you are only returning a machine for repair or upgrade do not send any of the cables nor CD nor manual However it is essential that you enclose as much information as possible concerning the technical problem Should you decide to return the equipment definitively you must contact the sales department of IDT Sound Processing Corporation to obtain the partial or total refund of the equipment and enclose all parts pertaining to the equipment cables CD manual along with an explicatory note for the sales department Maintenance of your Processor Use a cloth that is dry or slightly moist to clean all metallic parts You can use a special glass cleaning product on the plastic protector of the display To remove the dust from the ventilation system switch off and unplug the processor then use a compressor to blow through the ven
45. peur pretadisr ia not baig urad Digital Ermoushor Plur de Fo I d The Upgrader will display the information concerning the progression of the upgrade NB Most of the upgrades include the reprogramming of the components of the unit There will be a cut in the audio during the upgrade Make sure then that your processor is not on air while it is being upgraded The upgrades also have an effect on the firmware of the unit and will delete all the data stored in the processor IDT Sound Processing Corporation has tried as much as possible to maintain the compatibility of presets between 2 versions but this is not always possible We therefore strongly recommend you test the presets created before putting them on air Click next if you accept the warnings displayed 40 FS Digital Virtual Upgrader I A q nl iu e Te pU ig a Le ee LIT uM ee ee e EE tyi a Upgrade in progress Warning Hawer rtap the procerr you will lore im Porta ct information that le bn POLUT prec rrr Li Drain LH ER dg E m rocerrar Digital Encoder Plus if Fi AmE O DEPRIFM Curae sani ron Veriion 1 1 0 Ling rinse ar AS Maris 2 1 20 The programme will then undertake the operations requested This process can take up to 10 minutes depending on the number of operations and the power of your PC FS Digital Virtual Upgrader IL Procaudier Digital Ercodas Elas dd FM Mattia c LH Ga Pet Perde E Fer Ei tres 1
46. r by default and enter the Name of the processor to be used In the type field you can indicate for example a location 45 Parameters New Delete Cancel In the field Transport select the type of connection to be used In the example above IP Then in the field Parameters enter the IP address of the processor to be used Parameters 132 158 1 208 Make the same thing to add others processors then click on Ok to validate the parameters and leave the application Live Recall Setup x Parameters Digital Encoder Plus Site 1 IP 132 158 1 208 Digital Band Processor Site IP 132 158 1 203 Digital Band Processor 4 Site 3 IP 132 158 1 210 Virtual Voice Processor ll Studio 1 132 188 1 211 Hew Delete Cancel 46 Launch the application Live Recall the following screen displays W Live Recall JD xl Digital Encocer Plus Natural Gain Optimised Digital Band Processor 2 2B Classical Digital Band Processor 4 2B CHR Loud Virtual Voice Processor MIC 2 Sect Natural LIME 2 Sect Soft A simple click on the field MIC or LINE allows you to select the preset to use as shows in the screen below W Live Recall E Bi x Digital Encoder Plus Natural Gain Optimised Digital Band Processor 2 2B Classical Digital Band Processor 4 2B CHR Loud Virtual Voice Processor
47. rantee an optimized vision so from left to right you can view instantly the following parameters VVP Input Action of the FFT Process FFT Process 1 GATE view of the reduction operated by the Gate function 2 PROCESS view of the dynamic treatment operated by Process 3 IN OUT simultaneous view of the input and the output of the VVP 4 AUTO allows the automatic routing of vu meters according to there you make changes Action of the Limiter Final Limiter Output level VVP Output 4 Central Icon bar The central icon bar allows access to the main control screens of the DEP Located in the centre optimised ergonomics are guaranteed E meee OTL t4 TE PRESET PROCESS LIMITER FEYTOOLS LEvEL ByPass DlAGrRar e Preset Access to the Factory Presets and User Presets Process Access to the heart of processing and allows you to sculpt your sound Limiter Access to the parameters of the limiter KeyTools Access to the automatic functions of treatment Level Access to the various Input and Output levels of the VVP III Bypass Access the By pass of each function of the VVP III Diagram Via a diagram you can visualize assign and fix the parameters and the position of the phones 22 5 The central window PROCESS rj eT ES a PELA RI BLU SS ctm da dB CSS 3 7 Crtercense SA Located just below the main icon bar the central window displays the various screens accessible and regu
48. st stage is to calibrate the DC on the left output You set the DC you have to first calibrate the output to obtain OV de tension continue 2 cursors allow you to obtain this measurement Coarse and lt Fine to get the precise value Then click next The next step is to calibrate the output level If at the output of the VVP III you have a level of 6 dBu you should obtain 4 37 Vcc As for the first stage there are 2 cursors Coarse and Fine to get the precise value check the table at the end of the chapter or right click on the screen to get the equivalent dB Vcc Vrms Left Channel gt nQutput Level Calibration The second step consists in calibrating the output level To do that you have to refer to the analog output level which you have fixed an the VVP see screen on the background For example if you have fixed the output level at 6dB you have to obtain 4 37 Volt peakpeak 45 the preceeding step use the Coarse and then the Fine cursor to adjust precisely the output level MB to visualize the dB gt peakpeak Volt equivalence table do a right click When this step is finished click on Next to go to the following one 1003 1002 4 85 BO BO on Jp 20i 1875 Do ED 5 ED 5 1004 1004 PREVIOUS EXT GUIT The following 2 stages are similar They refer to the right output of the VVP III 64 3 Right Channel gt nContinuous Yoltage Calibration The third
49. tilation ducts at no less than 15cm paying particular attention to the duct where the ventilator is placed to the left of the processor on 2U racks like the DVP and DBP 4 and to the right on IU racks like a DEP DEP2 or 4 and VVP Wherever possible protect the equipment from dust or other dangerous projectiles Should your processor have been exposed to fluids smoke or dust it must be thoroughly cleaned However your processor should not be opened unless you have the authorization from a technician from IDT Sound Processing Corporation without which your guarantee can be cancelled Call IDT Sound Processing Corporation in any such case Depending on the damage we can help you clean the processor or have the equipment returned to the company for a full revision Storing your equipment for a long period without use When you don t use your processor for a long period please store it in its original packaging in a temperate and dry area We advise you to use the plastic protective bag to avoid any possible corrosion We advise you to repack the processor exactly as you received it ensuring that you will find it in perfect working condition CE declaration of Conformity EU Declaration EN 61000 6 2 and EN 61000 6 3 IDT Sound Processing Corporation 5 allee Moulin Berger 69130 Ecully France Product application Product Name European Telecom ETS 300 384 Standard ETS 300 384 Al Safety Basic standards EN610006 2 EN610006 3
50. tory Presets 30 Maximum number of User Presets 60 Remote contact closure 24 inputs Compact Flash memory slot Analogue Mic Input 1 Configuration Mono Impedance 1 5 kOhms Type Balanced on transformer Mic pre amplifier Adjustable from 40 dB to 70 dB Equivalent Input Noise 120 dBu Common M ode Rejection Ratio 90 dB Connector One XLR female AD Conversion 24 bit 128X oversampled Analogue Mic input 2 Configuration Mono Impedance 1 5 kOhms Type Balanced on transformer Mic pre amplifier Adjustable from 40 dB to 70 dB Equivalent Input Noise 120 dBu Common M ode Rejection Ratio 90 dB Connector One XLR female AD Conversion 24 bit 128X oversampled Analogue Audio Output Configuration Stereo Source impedance 1 Ohms Type Electronically balanced Maximum O utput Level 24 dBu on 10 kOhms Load for THD N 0 01 18 dBu on 600 Ohms Load for THD N 0 05 Signal to Noise 100 dB unweighted 20 Hz 20 kHz Connector Two XLR Male DA Conversion 24 bit 128X oversampled Digital Audio Input Configuration Stereo per AES EBU AES3 16 18 20 or 24 bit resolution Impedance 110 ohms Sampling Rate 32 44 1 48 96kHz autodetect Status bits Input channel status is decoded for control Input User bits are optionally passed through the output Connector XLR female EMI suppressed Filtering RFI filtered Effective 0 5 1000M Hz Digita
51. tribute a fixed address to your processor To do so you must have installed the IP Remote Manager software Connect your PC to the RS232 serial port located next to the RJ45 of your processor Launch IP Remote Manager via the shortcut in the Start menu programs IDT Sound Processing Tools IP Remote Manager 32 IP Remote Manager mal Search for TCP IP connectivity processors Welcome to the IP Remote Manager This software will allow vou to configure your processors TCP IP option The aforementioned option has the following essential features Addressing made Dynamic or Fixed and all parameters involved with it TCP IP access security address filter priority arderLT Connections lag viewer IMPORTANT TORTIE option configuration fs availabe only using the serial port located st the right of tha PUGS connector To configure TEPIP option Click on the Serial Part button a communication part scan is going to automatically detect processors linked to your computer PRO SOUR PROCESSING Click the Serial Port button The software will scan all the serial ports of your PC to find the processor The software will then display the results of the search wi IP Remote Manager amp Processor selection The list below shows all processors that were detected by the IP Remote Manager Click an the processor you wish to configure then click on next to access your TCP IP option
52. ts we have identified fo z sect sor them by different icons Factory Presets with the Eh Sect Sort logo IDT and an orange triangle for the User a Presets T ur MIC The User Presets folder This folder can contain up to 60 Presets and is located directly in the memory of the VVP III 1 To load a Factory Preset into the User Presets folder There are 2 ways Choose the one you prefer e Select the Preset you want to load from one of the Factory Presets folders Drag and drop into User Presets or e Select the Preset you want to load from one of the Factory Presets folders Click it and then Copy Click the User Presets folder Right click PASTE 2 To rename a User Preset When you load a Factory Preset in the list of User Presets it will keep its original name Once it is in the list of User Presets you can rename it as you want To do so proceed as follows Select the Preset you want to rename Right click and select RENAME Type the name you want to give to your Preset 59 3 To delete a User Preset It is of course possible to delete a User Preset from the memory of the DEP Select the Preset you want to delete Right click and Delete You will be asked to click OK to Delete or Cancel 4 To put a User Preset ON AIR To put a User Preset ON AIR do the following Select the Preset you want to put on air Double click and the icon of the Preset will become The Preset is now On Air 60
53. y machine without the written authorisation of IDT Sound Processing Corporation or a maintenance expert mandated by the company a list can be supplied by IDT Sound Processing Corporation Should these conditions not be respected IDT Sound Processing Corporation shall suspend all guarantees Any damage which results can only be repaired by IDT Sound Processing Corporation and any repairs will be invoiced SOMETHING TO READ BEFORE SETTING UP The aim of this manual is for you to be able to install and start up your processor as efficiently and quickly as possible Most of the options and functions are described Should anything be missing call the company Most of the options and functions are described By a careful reading of this manual in particular the part dedicated to installation will assure a perfect set up of your machine Test or loan period of the equipment IDT Sound Processing Corporation has loaned you a processor This loan is not invoiced but care must naturally be taken to make sure that it is returned to IDT Sound Processing Corporation in exactly the same condition it was delivered to you The original packaging must be used including the plastic protector bag IDT Sound Processing Corporation could be invoiced Avoid damaging any part of the equipment paint aluminium etc clean with non corrosive products Protect the equipment from other elements by for example placing polystyrene pads between different b
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