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3. 03 19149 04 54000 03 20615 09 03 33994 04 54010 03 20712 04 54300 03 75489 08 That s My Story LEGAL ID WQIK The Way You Love Me LIVE TALK OVER DAYPART R On a Night Like This RECORDED PROMO Cold Day in July IMAGE SWEEPER When Somebody Loves You BACKSELL LIVE B PROMO 420 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 180 3 10 23 01 08 10 102301 09 178 3 10 23 01 09 10 102301 09 206 3 10 23 01 09 30 102301 09 246 3 10 23 01 09 10 10230109 207 3 10 23 01 09 10 23 01 09 31 877 774 1040 32 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide MUSIC MASTER Technical Support 888 855 8829 Ensure you have been updated to Music Master version 2 0 Duplicate your existing music database In Main Menu go down below the menu to Datafile Add Database and copy the old one Name it with Prophet in the title Go back into the program ESC to Datafile again and select the database to work in Go back into Music Master to create your NexGen interface In Main Menu go to Schedule then Interface then Music Master Interface Manager Install External Product Interface It is best to use a Standard Definition File In your Data File Manager select Audio Wizard Prophet Modify the path by installing LOG2ASC DEF This exports your daily logs By default this directs the file to the A drive but you can edit the path to direct the file to another location if when you are networked Save
4. Clear All Record DTMF Conference Next Call Delay Unit Lines OFF OFF OFF OFF CallTRAC Activity Screen Line Indicates which phone line a caller is calling in on Drop Line Press this button to disconnect from the call Caller Information Displays a text message indicating something about the caller or the callers comments On Hold On Air Pressing these buttons will either remove the associated caller from on hold status or on air status depending upon their current status Hold Places the current call on hold Air Pressing this button will allow both participants in the phone conversation to be heard on the air Quick Message Pressing this button will present a list box allowing you to select a previously prepared message This message may then be sent to other users of CallTRAC such as the screener Create Message An empty text box will appear when this button is pressed You may then type any message to other users of CallTRAC Dump Delay Use this button to eliminate the on air broadcast delay 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 76 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Cough In the unlikely event of the unavoidable need to expectorate this button will interrupt the on air broadcasting for as long as the button is held down On air broadcasting will resume when the button is released Clear All Lines This button will delete all lines of text under Ca
5. G G RaRbRaG lic 2c 3c 4c 5c6c7c8c 5 6 7 8IGGGGGGGGGGGGG G G G BOTTOM ROW IN1R IN2R IN3R IN4R INSR INGR IN7R IN8R G OUT 1 RIOUT2 A G Back of Prophet Systems ACU Start Spot Block La Lb LclG 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a7a8al1 2 3 4 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011121314 1516 TOP ROW INL IN2L IN3L IN4L INSL INGL IN7L IN8L G OUT1L OUT2L G SILENCE CONTROL RELAYS MPX OUT PARALLEL INPUTS G G 1G G G G G G G iG RaRbRdG tc 2c 3c 4c Sc 6c 7c 8c 5 6 7 8IGGGGGGGGGGGGG G G G BOTTOM ROW IN1R IN2R IN3R IN4R INSR IN6R IN7R IN8R G OUT 1 RIOUT2 R G Audio Out Positive ACU 1 DEVICE ASSIGNMENT An easy method for assigning ACU 1 s to the proper device 1 2 or 3 1 Press and hold the 1 and 3 source numbers simultaneously until the POWER SYNC indicator lamp is flashing This indicates the box is in the programming mode 2 Notice which source indicator lamp is lit If 8 is on the ACU 1 is set to device 1 Number 7 on would indicate it is set to device 2 and both 7 and 8 would mean it is set to be device 3 3 To change the setting from device 1 to device 2 momentarily press 8 This will change the source display from 8 to 7 Pressing 8 again will set the ACU 1 to device 3 both 7 and 8 are lit If you want to change a device from 3 to 2 press 7 and it will deduct one from the device assignment number and in this case the ACU 1 will have only 7 lit which indicat
6. Once you have the Inputs defined select the PhoneTRAC icon from the Config toolbar to access the PhoneTRAC Config dialog box Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 79 PhoneTRAC Configuration Currently the PhoneTRAC utility uses the Circuit Werkes DR 10 as the access device The system will accommodate up to two DR 10 units per CPU Each DR 10 requires exclusive access to a SeaLevel card using separate cables Access Devices Within the Access Devices area you will find three buttons labeled New Edit and Delete If this is the first time installing and configuring the PhoneTRAC utility you ll need to press the New button to select the DR10 one access device Phone TRAC Access Device Config 71x Modem Name TeS In the Access Devices area type an E feo Werkes DR10 identifying name for your device CPU Assigned To r Play Devices Select the CPU that will be running the Provera 3 i AS14215 1 Wave Out phoneTRAC utility in the CPU Assigned Opto Set Record Devices To area Set 1 Md fi 4514215 1 Wave i ee From the Type drop down list select the Status Play Record Circuit Werkes DR10 currently this is the Enabled Disabled Rescan for Play Rec Devices only choice From the drop down list in the OPTO Set area select the appropriate Set If you have only one DR10 unit installed the proper set number will be Set 1 If you are installing two DR10 units and this
7. Phone TRAC User Config 2 x User Information Spot Range Default Spot Adding a new User 7 you must login as Name e N Voice Set Start End q Spot Cut Supervisor After logging in as Supervisor T E e p Email to this address navigate to the PhoneTRAC General Config No menus Cannot record IV PT Admin jp Sek Spots screen config PhoneTRAC Spot Cut Dial In Access Devices fo jm m s zzz i Not Assigned Assigned Select the Create New User button and DATO ore peo fi e pof ew Device 22200 f1 22200 j1 enter the name of the person to be added to m l a i the list of users Once you press the OK fo ff lt i a feo fi fa peo fi 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 82 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Configuring and Editing a User User Information The User Name is displayed and cannot be changed The Password needs to be set using the number of digits designated in the PhoneTRAC Config dialog shown above The Supervisor can grant Administrative privileges to another User by checking the PT Admin box If you want to prevent the user from recording using PhoneTRAC yet allow the user to playback recordings check the cannot record box The User regardless of privileges granted has the discretion to play or not play the menus when calling in by checking or unchecking the No Menus box Spot Range Enter th
8. This is the name of the file that NexGen Digital is to load into the log This can be a literal filename or one with variables that will use the log s date to determine the filename If you desire to use the latter here is a legend of the variables you use M M 2 Digit Month DD 2 Digit DAY YY 2 Digit Year Y1 1 Digit Year Y4 4 Digit Year DW Characters based on the day of the week text will be derived from daily fields see DW 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 14 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide DW Definitions for Filename Entries here will be substituted in the filename based on the day of the week of the log date For example if MON is entered and the log being loaded is a Monday log and the format reads r music DW LOG NexGen Digital will attempt to find a file called R MUSIC MON LOG Event Number The audio number being loaded into the system If the event is a spot type event non song and no cut is indicated the system will load a Rotation of this number into the log Event Length If the width is 8 NexGen Digital assumes a format of HH MM SS otherwise it will be total seconds Log Date Not required but if present will validate that the date within the load file is the same as the log date these fields tell NexGen Digital where to find the Month Day and Year of the log Check in first line only indicates that the date will only be in the first
9. To transmit or request Music Load click Music Load and select the desired option If the station is configured to send the entire log in place of Music Load then the entire log will be sent To transmit or request Traffic Load click Traffic Load and select the desired option If the station is configured to send the entire log in place of Traffic Load then the entire log will be sent Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 73 To request the Verification site click Verify and select the desired option To re transmit a VoiceTRAC select the VoiceTRAC in the log and right click Select Transmit To re transmit VoiceTRACs for a whole hour click Transmit VoiceTRAC and select the hours for which VoiceTRACs need to be transmitted To transmit VoiceTRAC deletions select the VoiceTRAC in the log and press Delete On deletion of a Voice TRAC in the log the Transmit dialog displays VoiceTRAC Recorder When you save a VoiceTRAC or click Next the Transmit dialog displays WANcasting receive If the WANcasting autoload feature is enabled The entire log traffic load music load verification files and VoiceTRAC additions and deletions are received and loaded without any additional user interaction Requests for log traffic load music load and verification files are also entertained without any user interaction If a song is sent as a common song and it falls in the common song number range in this site then it is
10. Type Balanced Connector Female DB 26 High density Level 10 to 24dBu in 0 5dBu steps Load Impedance 600ohms or greater D A converter 20bit Oversampling S N Ratio 1 92dB minimum THD N 2 90dB minimum Sample Rates 8 to 50kHz with 100Hz resolution Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz 1dB DIGITAL INPUT ee AES EBU EIAJ CP 340 Typel IEC 958 Professional yP S PDIF e e CP 340 Typell IEC 958 Consumer Connector Female DB 15 Female DB 45 Highdensity Sample Rates 32 44 1 and 48kHz DIGITAL OUTPUT AES EBU EIAJ CP 340 Typel IEC 958 Professional S PDIF Se ie M CP 340 Typell IEC 958 Consumer Connector Female DB 15 Female DB 15 High density Sample Rates 32 44 1 and 48kHz SIGNAL PROCESSING DSP 80MHz Motorola DSP56301 8 bit unsigned PCM 16bit signed PCM 1 Layer 1 Decode only MPEG 1 Layer 2 Audio Formats MPEG GENERAL Dimensions PCI form factor 9 x 4 5 x 0 6 225mm x 115mm x 15mm Weight 16 oz 454g max Operating Temperature OC to 70C 5V TBDmA Power Requirements 12V TBDmA 12V TBDmA 1 S N Ratio is the difference between a 1kHz 14dBu sinewave and digital zero using an A weighting filter 2 THD N measured using a 14dBu 1kHz sinewave sampled at 48kHz and A weighting filter AudioScience Inc 1999 This page left blank intentionally SEALE VEL SYSTEMS INCORPORATED DIO 32 PCI USER MANUAL Part 8004 oman penis m Phone
11. C33 it 3B oo UTE u7 Y1 6808868 88GB 868686868 CANENIEEIENI TEA C37 C38 Be Be 3 825 Page 13 Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Appendix D Compliance Notices Appendix D Compliance Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in such case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense EMC Directive Statement Products bearing the CE Label fulfill the requirements of the EMC directive 89 336 EEC and of the low voltage directive 73 23 EEC issued by the European Commission To obey these directives the following European standards must be met EN55022 Class A Limits and methods of measurement of radio interference characteristics of information technology equipment EN55024 Information technology equipment Immunity characteristics Limits and methods of measurement
12. Technical Description Tables API Port bit reference numbers for Absolute and Relative Addressing R Read W Write R W Read or Write API Port Absolute Address function API Port Relative Address function Port Type Input Port Opto Input D Output Port API Bit Absolute API Bit Relative Port Bit Address function Address function O R O R AO Input 1 R 1 R A1 Input 3 R 3 R A3 Input 5 R 5 R A5 Input 7 R 7 R A7 Input 9 R 9 R B1 Input 10 R 10 R B2 Input 11 R 11 R B3 Input 12 R 12 R B4 Input 13 R 13 R B5 Input 14 R 14 R B6 Input 15 R 15 R B7 Input 16 RW o W CO Output 17 R W 1 W C1 Output 18 RW 2 W C2 Output 19 R W 3 W C3 Output 20 RW 4 W C4 Output 21 R W 5 W C5 Output 22 RW 6 W C6 Output 23 R W 7 W C7 Output 24 RW 8 W DO Output 25 R W 9 W D1 Output 26 RW 10 W D2 Output 27 R W 11 W D3 Output 28 RW 12 W D4 Output 29 R W 13 W D5 Output 30 R W 14 W D6 Output 31 R W 15 W D7 Output Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 7 Technical Description Direct Hardware Control In systems where the users program has direct access to the hardware DOS the table below gives the mapping and functions that the 8004 provide The address of each eight bit port is calculated as shown in the table on the followi
13. _ ab Ok oO x v iaa O s E v gt Q d9 a 5 Q W O gt 5 y L E ac Bo Q Va gs ps X O gt eu 9 o r NWN 0o tT 0 Oo KR gt 9o o NA Q S Io a o NH KR o o gt r FH KF gt KF n gt gt A A A A This page left blank intentionally PSI Shifts IDs amp Liners for Station Market Check the days each shift applies to Have own which Shifts show or daypart TUE Describe the types of satellite generated liners below Magic calls network format sweeps etc Liner A Liner B Liner C Liner D Liner E Liner F Liner G This page left blank intentionally PSa PROPHET SYSTEMS reeves es Users at Station Market Staff Person User Name Password typically first alphanumeric name and last 4 6 initial characters Position or Spot talent Responsibility Yes No This page left blank intentionally This page left blank intentionally 28 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Configure your NexGen Digital Music Export As with any music software programs you have similar tasks to produce virtually the same output format Many guidelines for preparing Selector are applicable to other programs Read the Selector instructions to better understand what you will do with yours Contact your music system software support department for help with configuring your specific traffic syst
14. 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 6 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide This page left blank intentionally Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 7 Preparing for NexGen Digital Installation O wall Space Have wall space behind racks prepared preferably with plywood backing for mounting of pre wired 66 punch blocks Ll Racks Racks must be 19 rack enclosures Power strips should be mounted outside of the rear rail We recommend Middle Atlantic WRK 44 32 Rack Enclosures with the WRK RR44 Additional Rail Kit 44 Space LJ Power A 20 amp dedicated circuit for each rack should be wired to an outlet or power strip L Modem Line Technical Support uses remote access software to dial in for online training upgrading the system and troubleshooting You need to have a dedicated modem line in place for this purpose C Audio Cable There should be 13 stereo audio cables to each air studio and 5 stereo audio cables to each production room The cable should be pre run to all studios and punched down to any in studio blocks Use Multi Pair Dual Pair Broadcast Cables 24 AWG LI satellite Wiring The Audio Cable should also be readied for wiring audio and closures from the satellite receivers to the rack area for delayed broadcast feeds or live satellite switching Ll Tone Decoder Verify all audio sources to be used If there are more than eight additional ACU 1 units may need
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16. Control Board 4 15 2002 This page left blank intentionally Sample Digital Reel To Reel Workstation Network 1 Network 2 Network 3 4 15 2002 This page left blank intentionally Sample Phone System Configuration CTRL Workstation Outboard Sub Mixer Local Rec Play Card Telephone Hybrid Mic Processor PHONE CHANNEL INPUT Studio Console AUDITION OUT 4 15 2002 This page left blank intentionally PS Prophet Systems Basic Audio Wiring Diagram Using PROPHET SYSTEMS AudioScience 4215 Audio Cards Audio Server Control Room Typically not used in eee Server 5 is asummed output p pmm age to 5 7 5A 3 2 T to a On Air Console MIX Summed output Audition Out to 1 Record Control Play 1 Control Play 2 Control Play 3 Use any modules ACU 1 Override Recommended but not necessary Program Out Prophet Systems ACU 1 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 NOTES y Output 1 1 All lines are stereo par 2 Striped wire is Right 3 White wire is This page left blank intentionally ACU 1 DRR w 2 boxes i Satellite Wiring Diagram innovations Ground Satellite Closures Start Spot Block Audio Out La Lb LclG 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a7a8al1 2 3 4 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011121314 1516 TOP ROW INTL IN2L IN3L IN4L INSL INGL IN7L IN8L G OUT1L OUT2L G SILENCE CONTROL RELAYS MPX OUT PARALLEL INPUTS G 1G G G G G G G
17. EN60950 IEC950 Safety of information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Warning This is a Class A Product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Always use cabling provided with this product if possible If no cable is provided or if an alternate cable is required use high quality shielded cabling to maintain compliance with FCC EMC directives Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 14 Warranty Warranty Sealevel Systems Inc provides a lifetime warranty for this product Should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during this period Sealevel Systems will at it s option replace or repair it at no additional charge except as set forth in the following terms This warranty does not apply to products damaged by misuse modifications accident or disaster Sealevel Systems assumes no liability for any damages lost profits lost savings or any other incidental or consequential damage resulting from the use misuse of or inability to use this product Sealevel Systems will not be liable for any claim made by any other related party RETURN AUTHORIZATION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM SEALEVEL SYSTEMS BEFORE RETURNED MERCHANDISE WILL BE ACCEPTED AUTHORIZATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING SEALEVEL SYSTEMS AND REQUESTING A RETURN MERCHANDISE AUTHORIZATION RMA NUMBER Sealevel Systems Incorp
18. autoloaded If it falls outside the common song range it becomes user viewable data If a spot is an emergency spot or autoload spot and it matches the range for these events then it is autoloaded If it falls outside the range for these events it becomes user viewable data All songs and spots which do not qualify for autoload are user reviewable To review these data click Data Transfer from the main NexGen Digital screen if there are events requiring user intervention the Data Transfer button flashes All the reviewable data are listed in the Data Transfer screen To play a song or spot select it and click Play To load songs or spots select them from the list and click Load If the spot number already exists a dialog displays to give you the option of either overwriting the existing number or selecting a new spot number To delete events select the event and click Delete The event is marked as to be deleted To restore a to be deleted event select the event and again click Delete Data are irrevocably deleted once the Data Transfer screen is closed Click Print to print out the user viewable data Click Refresh to update the Data Transfer screen and display any new waiting items 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 74 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide CallTRAC Configuring CallTRAC Use this dialog to specify the phone system interface and delay setups The relays first need to
19. the user can create their own voice set Creating a new Voice Set To create a new Voice Set navigate from the Name a a o NexGen main toolbar to config PhoneTRAC to VeineFles the PhoneTRAC General Config dialog screen TEXT FILE EXISTS apex IEE 4 In the center of the dialog screen you ll find the one GOOD r two GOOD Voice Sets section four GOOD five GOOD six GOOD seven GOOD ad dhe ane In the list on the left is the User Default Set nine GOOD x Welcome to the PhoneTRAC system GOOD From the drop down list on the right select a Please enter password GOOD g Password has not been entered in time GOOD voice set and press the Copy button A dialog Validating password GOOD You are not authorized to access this dial in GOOD box will appear requesting a new name for this Password entered is not valid GOOD Reenter your password GOOD Voice Set After entering the new name it will Accessing the system GOOD gt open the Voice Set Config screen Highlight the file you wish to edit and press the Editor button The NexGen Mini Editor will open allowing you to enter whatever you wish When you ve finished editing the voice set you ll return to the General Config screen where you can now select your new Voice Set from the drop down list on the right and load it for use or select it from the drop down list on the left to make it the default Voice Set Users
20. 24 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Export Use the Format Export Data dialog to tell the Audio Server what information to export about the currently playing event and how to export it This data can be used by RDS radio display systems display panel integrated into a station website or any other area of your enterprise where you need information like this Common Settings Export Format s kink kkk Riis Active Select from the drop down list whether the export is active or not If No no processing occurs Format Select from the drop down list the export format for the information The choices are Standard Audio Sense TCP IP Notification and PDT Standard uses the format defined in the boxes below Audio Sense and PDT use a proprietary format Use TCP IP Notification for WAN or Internet environments Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 25 Output Select how you want the exported data outputted enabled for Standard Audio Sense and PDT formats Your choices are File Printer Comm and AES 18 Append to File Overwrite File Determines whether the output file is overwritten each time a new audio starts playing or is appended to by the new audio information Send Songs Determines whether song audio data is to be exported Send Others Determines whether non song audio data is to be exported Name This is the name of the file to
21. Audio Change Audio Active only when either Wizard Editor or Mini Editor are being used Format Select from the drop down list the audio format Sample Rate Select from the drop down list the sample rate for this audio format Compression Select from the drop down list the compression for this audio format Other Audio Format Silence Trimming Check the box preceding Trim silence from ends of audio if you want NexGen to automatically trim the silence from both ends of the audio Normalization Check the box preceding Normalize audio if you want NexGen to automatically set the level of the resulting audio Recommended standard level is 10 dBFS Audio Change Audio Active only when either the Wizard Editor or Mini Editor are being used Format Select from the drop down list the audio format Sample Rate Select from the drop down list the sample rate for this audio format Compression Select from the drop down list the compression for this audio format Auto Traffic Load From the drop down list of CPUs select the one that will be tasked with auto loading traffic 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 60 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Network System Backup CPU Select from the drop down list which CPU will be tasked with acting as backup CPU for the system Network Delay ms Reduces network traffic by introducing this much delay Recommended delay is 50 ms IP Mask This is a
22. Extractor TMLOAD Wizard or other means and written to Volume G that audio is also automatically backed up to Volume H on Server 2 As new songs are loaded onto Server 2 and written to Volume J that audio is also automatically backed up to Volume on Server 1 Utilizing this crisscross method a new audio event exists on two discrete file storage servers on G and H or J and I This is the minimum audio file server fault tolerant scheme and up to ten sets of primary secondary pairs can be defined depending on your need Archived and deleted audio writes are handled similarly with the original write going to a primary volume and the backup volume on another audio file storage server Audio Storage Server Failure Scenario What Happens The client in the illustration above normally accesses Volume G for a particular audio file when it is not on the local hard disk If Server 1 suddenly goes offline the client automatically and immediately switches to Server 1 s backup volume on Server 2 Volume H to retrieve the audio file A flag is tripped in the NexGen Digital Status screen to warn of the server failure Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 105 Since writes are no longer possible to Volume G on Server 1 they are loaded into Volume J on Server 2 When Server 1 returns online you run the Mirror utility accessed from the NexGen Digital Utilities area to backup all changes made during the fault New and chang
23. MTBF is calculated as greater than 150 000 hours excluding relays Relay Life expectancy is dependent on actual application usage Physical Dimensions Board length 6 00 inches 15 24 cm Board Height including Goldfingers 4 2 inches 10 668 cm Board Height excluding Goldfingers 3 825 inches 9 716 cm Note Please see Appendix D for board layout and dimensions Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 10 Appendix A Troubleshooting Appendix A Troubleshooting Following these simple steps can eliminate most common problems without the need to call Technical Support 1 Install software first After installing the software then proceed to adding the hardware This places the required installation files in the correct locations 2 Identify all I O adapters currently installed in your system This includes your on board serial ports controller cards sound cards etc The I O addresses used by these adapters as well as the IRQ if any should be identified 3 Ensure that there is no conflict with currently installed adapters No two adapters can occupy the same I O address and may not be allowed to share IRQs 4 Make sure the Sealevel Systems adapter is securely installed in a motherboard slot Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 11 Appendix B How To Get Assistance Appendix B How To Get Assistance Please refer to Troubleshooting Guide prior to calling Technical Support 1 Read this manual thoroughly bef
24. OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes To add a new virtual station configuration record click New Using the following as a guideline configure the new virtual station and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 38 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide User Use this screen to set up users on the system including passwords and rights to access specific functions For system administrators this is your single most powerful tool for setting up exactly who has access to what in all there are nearly 100 screen and function view edit and print permissions you can set to fine tune system access USER 2 x Name of User res User Attributes Confirm here peee To view edit add or delete a user In Fra E Station p User Template configuration click User on the Config nsoe200 3 None selected H screen button bar The User Prima Rights Save As T Apply to all stations Configuration screen shows all current Save Apply Delete users to see just a list of talent only Beer sion p Rights by Category ALL Production users check Show talent only users in Control Room Al _Resticted None the toolbar area Secondary rights for Status MV Access To delete a user s record select the user record you want to delete and cl
25. Play Device 3 play devices wrsporaubroor a fwPSIOO1AUDIONT rl x poor as wPSIO01AUDIO02 riz Does fwPSIO01AUDI003 riz Play Device 4 Play Device 5 Play Device 6 frone J NONE ti me None NONE Cancel Miscellaneous Settings F CPU is an Emergency Control Room Miscellaneous Settings M Enable Autoload for Wancasting I Fire Liners and Legal IDs from Keyboard Click the checkbox adjacent to the settings you M Fire Audio Server Events from Keyboard want enabled for this CPU Checking CPU is an IV Fire Audio Server Events Using Keyboard Right Left Arrows T Ignore Play Optos During Relay Momentary M Allow CPU to switch to a Hot Spare as an Emergency Control Room CPU MV CPU is a Hot Spare Emergency Control Room will designate this CPU If this is checked you will also need to designate the Play Devices for each station Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 49 Input Use this screen to configure your input devices by controlling CPU and station To view edit add or delete an input device s configuration click Input on the Config screen button bar The Input Configuration screen shows all currently configured input devices and associated CPU card type slot bit and station Click a column head to sort the list by that column To delete an input device s configuration record select the input record you want to delete and click Delete Click YES on th
26. Servers Start with production rooms This will allow the dub in processes to begin Use proper grounding and shielding techniques to minimize ground loop and RFI problems Workstations can provide a balanced or unbalanced output be sure to interconnect properly Connect the control room workstation outputs to desired console or switcher inputs via supplied male DB 9 connection Connect control room workstation inputs to desired audio sources via the supplied male DB 9 connectors Connect production room workstation outputs to desired console inputs via supplied male DB 9 connectors A full real time editor workstation requires four discrete console input channels Connect production room workstation inputs to desired console bus feed via the supplied male DB 9 connectors Connect audio server outputs to switch input use input 2 Audio server outputs must be sub mixed into a single satellite box switcher input Active mixing is required if audio server outputs must also appear discretely on the control room console Passive mixing or simple ganging will work for most satellite applications Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 15 Connect other desired sources to satellite box switcher inputs Refer to the online help for suggested input assignments This will allow you to use configuration default settings Connect the satellite box switcher outputs to air chain Install a bypass switch to hard wire rout
27. Unique Two Character SEND CODE Enter a unique two character code to be used as the SEND CODE used in naming the packets for the system This character code is completely random Site Description Enter a site description also used for tracking the packets File Server Name for this site Enter the file server name This is the file server where incoming and outgoing packets are stored pending transmitting or processing Time Zone for this site Enter the time zone of this site WANcasting uses the time zone to determine the difference in the timings between two sites to prioritize the sending of packets to be transmitted Data Transfer Enable Data Transfer Click this checkbox to enable or disable the WANcasting module for the current site Enable Heads and Tails Transfer Click this checkbox to enable or disable heads and tails transfer Number Range for Common Songs Enter the song number range you want treated as common songs When you send a song that is numbered within this range WANcasting sends it as an autoload song If the song also falls in the common song range for the receiving station it is then autoloaded i e automatically loaded without any user interaction required Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 65 Number Range for VoiceTRAC Enter a range of numbers for WANcasting to use to identify Voice TRACs This is necessary because in NexGen Digital VoiceTRACs are not ass
28. and Ending levels at which you wish the system to begin trimming You may either move the slider or press the forward or backward arrows to set these levels Audio Change Audio Active only when either Wizard Editor or Mini Editor are being used By checking this box you re telling the system to convert all songs that you import to the format specified in the following fields Format Select the audio format from the drop down list Sample Rate Select the sample rate for this audio format from the drop down list Compression Select the compression for this audio format from the drop down list Normalization Check the box preceding Normalize audio if you want NexGen to automatically set the level of the resulting audio Recommended standard level is 10 dBFS when audio conversion is necessary VoiceTRAC Format Silence Trimming Check the box preceding Trim silence from ends of audio if you want NexGen to automatically trim the silence from both ends of the audio When you check this box a slider will appear so that you may set the Beginning and Ending levels at which you wish the system to begin trimming You may either move the slider or press the forward or backward arrows to set these levels Normalization Check the box preceding Normalize audio if you want NexGen to automatically set the level of the resulting audio Recommended standard level is 10 dBFS Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 59
29. and click OK The message displays in the CallTRAC window and is immediately available in the Quick Messages function Quick Message enter text for a quick message Conce 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 78 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Configuring PhoneTRAC The PhoneTRAC utility allows a user to record an audio event remotely using the telephone Software Configuration Initial configuration of the NexGen Digital software is accomplished by selecting the Config icon from the Main Toolbar _ i s fe s L eo s er From the Config screen select the Input icon define inputs for each of the ten keys on the telephone keypad in addition to Off Hook On Hook and Connected Begin defining inputs by pressing the New icon from the Input screen see dialog boxes below After you ve defined the inputs your list of inputs should resemble the list shown below pe Df a PhoneTRAC SeaLevel None Assigned PhoneTRAC SeaLevel None Assigned PhoneTRAC SeaLevel None Assigned PhoneTRAG SeaLevel None Assigned PhoneTRAC SeaLevel None Assigned PhoneTRAC SeaLevel None Assigned PhoneTRAC SeaLevel None Assigned PhoneTRAC SeaLevel None Assigned PhoneTRAG SgaLevel None Assigned PhoneTRAC SeaLevel None Assigned OR_10_OFF_HOOK PhoneTRAC SeaLevel None Assigned 10_ON_ PhoneTRAC SeaLevel None Assigned DR_10_CONNECTED PhoneTRAC SeaLevel None Assigned
30. and right arrows to specify the stream number for this audio device Pot Number Drag the slider or click the left and right arrows to specify the pot number for this audio device 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 56 System NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Use this screen to specify the CPU to be used for time synching and set other system variables You can only select a CPU that has already been configured in the network To view edit add or delete system configuration click System on the Config screen button bar The Modify System Record dialog shows the currently configured system Time Sync TimeSyncTime 000 00 000 mes IG iz cry Aservon nape 200 Hl IP Mask Dae aw OS a C ASERV001 NGDB 2001 TimeSync Delay sec CPU Select the CPU from the drop down list on which the station will rely for time synching TimeSync Time The time to which an incoming OPTO closure should update the system TimeSync Window sec The amount of time before and after the sync time in which a time sync will be accepted The application of the time sync will be offset by the entered amount This is to keep time sync pulses from being applied exactly at the top of the hour when audio server activity is at its peak for the hour Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 57 Configure Audio Type Ranges Click to access a form for specifying the audio types and number
31. and the end of the last spot block It creates new spot blocks if necessary W Replace entire hour This method erases everything all events including spot blocks in the hour It creates new spot blocks D Delete spots in spot blocks It erases the contents of the spot blocks without erasing the Spot Block and Spot Block End markers Then it loads the empty blocks with traffic It does not create any new spot blocks After setting the load options for each hour click OK to begin importing traffic The progress bar starts to fill up This normally takes less than one minute When it finishes the Station Log is loaded with the appropriate events NOTE Maximum number of characters per line per file is 350 Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 13 Music The file your music system creates for input into NexGen Digital should be a file that has information formatted in specific columns of the file The Music Load File Configuration dialog instructs f Music Load File Configuration Ponepiy Gos NexGen Digital where to find Ss i e the load file and what the load l ae file contains CE 2 oe C a a At the top of the screen is a drop down list of templates that you can use to automatically fill out the appropriate fields for some of the more common music scheduling programs The following describes the various fields but note that not all fields are required Path Filename
32. be configured under config output To view edit add or delete the CallTRAC configuration click CalITRAC on the Config screen button bar The CallTRAC Configuration dialog shows the currently configured phone interface and relays Phone Interface Unit Setup Sa ie EET Phone Interface Unit Name Satur Select the phone interface unit name from the drop down list If no name Call Limit appears check the hardware 2 a Minutes defined under config gt CPU gt I O Seconde Number of Phone Lines Enter the number of phone lines installed COM Port Used Select from the drop down list the communication Jutout 2001 port used by this phone interface Call Limit Enter the number of minutes and seconds for limiting the call length Relay Identification Relay for Delay Dump Select the relay name from the drop down list If no name appears check your output definitions in config gt output Relay for Cough Select the relay name from the drop down list If no name appears check your output definitions in config gt output Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 75 Using CallITRAC Use this display to control on air phone conversations or interviews after configuring CallTRAC Call TRAC 12 x Line Drop Line Caller Information On Hold On Air H ort Ca e o 3 Drop Line Off O Message a Create 6 Drop Lire Off Message 8 Drop Line Off
33. complete to your satisfaction click Create DRR to create the DRR log file and close the DRR window DAR machine starts 18 25 seconds new song spot or recoiding later the Audio show is created in Server starts playing production and the wha the DAR Wizerd Edtor is machine is recording opened to record what the Audio Server is playing Recording DRR highlights To record highlights or selected audio segments from the recording DRR the operator must open the Wizard Editor in the Production window at a workstation other than the audio server or DRR machine When the DRR file that is being recorded starts playing the operator can record the audio and listen for highlights When a highlight segment is determined the operator will need to stop the recording and cut that segment so it can be used in the future 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 110 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide DRR process DRR recordings are playable 18 to 25 seconds after the recording has begun depending on the sample rate refer to the table shown here You play a DRR recording by scheduling the audio file to be played 18 to 25 seconds after it is scheduled to begin recording Play while recording delay Sample Compression Delay m Rate Rate Seconds ee ee ee ee i SC1 OTolo Of al tatu ta i 20 as Note that DRR recordings greater than one hour should be broken into one hour blocks This is because
34. constantly changing contact our support department for the latest list of events Log Time If Linker Load is selected an event that has a time will be assigned a Hard Start Time Otherwise the only field that is mandatory is the HOUR field to insure that the songs are inserted into the correct hour The AM PM field is looking for a one letter indication of A or P used only if military time is not possible Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 17 Title This field will contain the song title a comment description or a comment for a VoiceTRAC slot depending on the event being loaded into the log Cut Song cut number If no cut number a rotation is assumed Auto load Music The Auto load Music option when enabled will scan the path for a valid traffic file name to load If it encounters a valid music file name it will automatically load that file into the appropriate log The system uses the station number and date from the file name to determine the log into which the traffic is to be loaded Checking the Auto load checkbox within the Auto load Music area will enable this function The Auto load CPU must be identified under Config PSi System Auto load Music Configuration Options Generate traffic load error report Check this box to print a traffic load error report This report indicates if any events failed to load into the log Generate missing audio report To view a report showing any events t
35. device for additional commands that may be specific to the device Comments This field is optional You may enter explanatory comments here Database db DataBase Address Primary Database IP Enter the primary database s IP address Secondary Database IP Enter the secondary database s IP address only if using two databases Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 91 Resources We have made every effort to ensure your system is well mannered and reliable the complexity of the NexGen Digital interactivity with so may uncontrollable variables however guarantees some hair pulling at some point Each system ships with complete manufacturer documentation you should store this material in a safe place for reference Because of the endless permutations possible for any given NexGen Digital system we cannot duplicate and keep current manufacturer s documentation in this Guide NexGen List Server The single best prospective action you can initiate is to become a member of our list server NexGen Listserv is a moderated discussion group that provides a forum for discussing issues related to NexGen Digital To subscribe to the NexGen Listserv send an email to ListServ ListServ idbsu edu and include in the body of the email only the following command Subscribe Wizard L FirstName LastName You will receive a confirmation of your subscription by return email To post a question or other
36. down list which CPU will receive diagnostic information Used primarily by Prophet Systems Technical Support Hot Spare Monitor If you are set up to use pooled hot spare for this system select the monitor CPU that will be responsible for detecting the need for hot spare activation Notification This is a relay that will be turned on in case of a failure in the system Currently if a mapped drive fails or if one of the databases is not running on a redundant database system the relay will be turned on Delay Time The Delay Time ensures that each machine has access to the network by dividing up the write process When one machine is utilizing the network it will write in segments then stop for the time period specified here then continue to write This gives other machines on the network time to access the database or otherwise utilize the network 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 62 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Drive List This section lists each drive and what drive if any is it s backup drive BACKUP as well as what it will backup songs amp spots songs STATUS Miscellaneous Settings Check this box to clear the counts when a new element is added to a rotation When a new cut is added to a rotation the system will clear the count of the number of times the existing cuts have played All cuts will begin the rotation process with a zero count Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Syst
37. e Contact Voltage Maximum 100 Volts DC or AC Maximum e Contact Current Maximum 5 Amps DC or AC RMS e Contact Resistance Initial 15 Ohms e Rated Life Low Load 200 Million Closures Maximum Load 100 Million Closures e Contact Speed Operate 5 mS Release 5 mS Bounce 5 mS e Maximum Operating Speed 600 Hertz Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 4 Technical Description Output Ports Reed Relay Pin Assignments DB 37 Male Labeled as Output Port C Bit Relay P2 Pin Port D Bit Relay P2 Pin 0 K16 2 20 0 K8 10 28 K14 4 22 K6 12 30 K12 6 24 K4 14 32 Kil 7 25 K10 8 26 7 K9 9 27 Ground 18 36 37 19 5 Volts 12 Volts 1 Software The DIO 32 PCI ships with Sealevel Systems Seal O suite of Windows 95 98 NT drivers SeaI O provides the user with a consistent and straightforward API allowing the developer to concentrate on the details of the application as opposed to low level driver development Popular development environments including Visual C Visual Basic and Delphi are supported for application development Seal O includes a utility for configuring the driver parameters under Windows 95 98 and Windows NT further simplifying installation For DOS QNX Linux and other operating systems please refer to the software included with your card Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 5 Technical Description Programming Application Programmers Interface API Most modern operat
38. in log commands Select the relay s you will be using and click gt to move them to the right window and make them active Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 33 Serial Port This dialog box allows you to configure the Serial Port Commands Serial Port Command x The Serial Port Command can be inserted into the log as a command or included in a macro that appears in the SP ASIS nM A O rn log This allows you to control a peripheral device from Serial Port Command your log such as turning on or switching a satellite Comments Noe SCS channel one coe Name Enter a command or macro you wish to insert into the log The device you wish to control must be configured under config cpu IO Serial Port Command Enter the command string for the peripheral device If you need to add a carriage return to the end of the command string place a r at the end to add a new line to the command string place a n at the end xFF would be hex FF 123 would be octal 123 to enter a tab t a vertical tab requires v See the documentation packaged with the peripheral device for additional commands that may be specific to the device Comments This field is optional You may enter explanatory comments here 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 34 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide EAS Properties Select to enter the primary and secondary EAS prope
39. individuals click Save As when you complete a user rights configuration you want to save Checkmark apply to all stations if you want this template available to all stations in the network Enter a name for this new template and click OK To apply a template enter the user information and select a template from the drop down list Primary Rights For each NexGen Digital area you select in the window a set of checkboxes displays Check the boxes that correspond to the specific rights you want given to this user for this area The example above shows the rights available for Control Room 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 40 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Shift Use this screen to set up shifts on the system including appropriate comments The shifts you define become available for selection from the Active Control Room Log To view edit add or delete a shift configuration click Shift on the Config screen button bar The Shift Configuration screen shows all configured shifts by station and with comments Click a column head to sort the list by that column To delete a shifts record select the shift record you want to delete and click Delete Click YES on the warning message to delete the record or NO to exit without deleting the record To edit a shifts record select the shift record you want to edit and click Edit Make the changes you want and click OK to save the changes an
40. line of the load file and not every line of the load file Event Code If left blank all events in the load file are presumed to be song events The Event Code field is dependant on the Linker Load checkbox see below If Linker Load is left unchecked the Event Code is expecting a two digit number Check the complete list of Event Codes for the proper code If an Event Code is not used all events will be assumed to be songs and loaded into Empty Song Slots in the log unless using Linker Load Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations SONG LINERA LINERB LINERC LINERD LINERE LINERF LINERG LEGAL_ID SPOTBLOCK INTRO OUTRO RESYNC SOURCE_ON SOURCE_OFF RELAY_MOMENTARY SATELLITE_MODE MANUAL_MODE SHIFT_CHANGE SPOT COMMENTS AUTO_MODE SPOT_BLOCK_END RELAY_ON RELAY_OFF DEFAULT_SOURCE PLAY_NEXT_EVENT BLOCK_FILL_ON BLOCK_FILL_OFF FADE_OUT_AUDIO LIVE_COPY PRISTINE_RELAY_ON PRISTINE_RELAY_OFF RESYNC_MODE_ON RESYNC_MODE_OFF 15 TIME_ANNOUNCE TIME_ON_UNER_ON TIME_ON_UNER_OFF HOUR_FILL_ON HOUR_FILL_OFF TEMP_ANNOUNCE TEMP_ON_LINER_ON TEMP_ON_LINER_OFF TEMP_SHIFT_LOCAL TEMP_SHIFT_NETWORK IGNORE_COMM_OPTO_ON IGNORE_COMM_OPTO_OFF SILENCE_SENSOR_ON SILENCE_SENSOR_OFF MEMO_SPOT DESCREPANCY_ON DESCREPANCY_OFF PHONE_CALL EST_START_POINT LIVE_NEwSs SET_SONG_PITCH FADE_AND_GO PAUSE EMPTY_VOICETRAC_SLOT SET_SHOW_PITCH OPTO_PROCESS_ON OPTO_PROCESS_OFF COMM _PORT_COMMAND TRA_LOAD Pos S
41. non audio spot with copy that will appear on the screen for the announcer Live tags will also have that feature Create your NexGen Traffic Export Create Block statements for every stopset on the line above the first spot You will need to be set up to export to your current system and NexGen concurrently until you are completely switched to run on NexGen Before you do anything consider the following Can you create a new export configuration without altering your current one Is your current setup exporting the same fields listed below Count the columns If you add the Block statements now will your current system mind them Following are the configurations for the most common traffic scheduling systems Contact your traffic system software support department for help with configuring your specific traffic system Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 23 Media Star Technical Support 888 271 2395 Option 2 In NexGen Config Station Traffic the MediaStar template can be applied The path filename is T 2 digit station number like 01 mm dd yy trf Verify each station with the corresponding path filename T same station number mm dd yy 003 CBSI Technical Support 800 547 3930 Main menu 5 System Mtnce amp Controls 6 Set log transfer controls System Audio Prophet NexGen Reconcile YES Transfer YES Keep Image files 15 Days Transfer spot rates N A Path A WXXX for now
42. number NexGen will accept a maximum of 8 characters in this field to allow for an hour value Block Length Some traffic systems allow for telling NexGen Digital how long the Spot blocks should be this field provides that information The length will be in seconds unless the width is set to 5 Maximum number of digits for this field is 3 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 10 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Log Time The only required field is the HOUR field which is used to validate that the load is occurring in the correct hour AM PM Pos is the column in which an A or P occur in the load file this value tells NexGen Digital in which column that information will be found NexGen accepts a maximum of 2 characters for the Hour Pos and 2 characters for the Minute Pos The AM PM Pos will accept no more than 1 character Sorting With this option turned on when traffic is loaded it will sort all spots in each block according to tempo in either ascending or descending order The tempo to use for each spot is taken from the rotation s tempo field Traffic Map Settings Traffic MAN x The Traffic Map option allows you to assign a value to a key or letter from the alphabet to compensate for the Key AddOn difference in spot number ranges between sites K 2000 P 6000 For example if you set up the Key value P to equal 6000 Edit since a certain type of spot is within tha
43. of Song Block End of Spot Block Notification Relay None z didda 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 6 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Category Name 70 s Lite Rock a 70 s Lite Roch Fill Category If fill categories have been defined within the NexGen Digital system either via Production Songs or this dialog they are displayed in the selector or its drop down list CURRENTS Dance You can view or edit an existing fill category select the category and click modify or Add a new category Fade Fade Time Enter in milliseconds the default fade time for this station Crossfade Enter in milliseconds the default crossfade time for this station Crossfade is the amount of overlap used for the Fade and Go events If this value equals the Fade Time the effect will be that the next event will start as soon as the prior event starts fading out This is the typical setting Logs Number of Days to Build Ahead Indicates how many days ahead the overnight routines should build logs If a log is not created the overnights will create an empty log based on the day of the week clock Number of Old Logs to Keep When the overnights run you can have the system retain a certain number of logs based on this value Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 7 Format Configuration Section Traffic Use this dialog to config
44. properly When the audio server executes this event it preps itself to handle the daylight savings shift once the current hour completes If you restart the audio server between the time that this event executes and the daylight savings hour the automatic handling of daylight savings will not take place One second prior to the daylight savings shift for example at 1 59 59 the audio server completely halts for two seconds allowing the system to perform the time shift After this two second halt the audio server looks at all events currently playing and shifts their start times accordingly If the shift is forward the subsequent hour will either be re synched if re sync is on or the times will be adjusted according to the new play times If the shift is backward the daylight savings hour will in essence be two hours long Therefore it is important you overfill this hour when creating your logs If you have any further questions or concerns regarding the NexGen Digital handling of the Daylight Savings time shift please present them to your Prophet Systems contact 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 98 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Database Server Stop and Start Proper shutdown and startup of the NexGen Digital database server involves only a few steps but must be implemented correctly to prevent system failure and loss of data The following documentation details the exact proc
45. ranges for the system The audio types you select here are represented in the Production screen with buttons in the Production toolbar If an audio type is not selected here it is not available in Production The ranges specified here are used for organizing the system and separating audio events when they arrive via WANcasting Production Defaults Click Production Defaults to display a dialog used to specify production parameters Specify default End dates Archive dates and Erase dates for the system System Paths Click this button to set the network path to the Operating folder Archive folder Overnight folder and Transaction folder By default this is set to R NexGen by Prophet Systems Backup paths are set here as well generally in a folder with the same name but on a different network drive Days Messages Kept Read Enter the number of days that read messages should be kept before they are deleted Unread Enter the number of days that unread messages should be kept before they are deleted Audio Format Used when AFC is installed on a CPU 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 58 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Song Format Silence Trimming Check the box preceding Trim silence from ends of audio if you want NexGen to automatically trim the silence from both ends of the audio when audio conversion is necessary When you check this box a slider will appear so that you may set the Beginning
46. root of 25 resistor value The following table shows four common input resistors and the ranges associated with each Input Resistor Value Turn On Max Input Range Max Current Volts Volts The maximum input voltage can be increased by increasing the input resistor accordingly Because socketed DIP resistor networks are utilized they can easily be replaced with a different value This can be done at the factory if necessary The input circuits are not intended for monitoring 120 volt AC circuits In addition to being too high a voltage for the circuits it is dangerous to have that high a voltage on the card Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 3 Technical Description Sensor Input Ports Pin Assignments DB 37 Female Labeled as Input Port A Bit Pl Port B Bit 18 37 0 17 36 16 35 8 27 15 34 7 26 14 33 6 25 13 32 5 24 12 31 4 23 11 30 3 22 Ground 2 20 21 12 Volts 19 5 Volts 1 Output Ports Reed Relay Reed relays provide very high quality long life low current 10 Watt maximum dry contact switch closures Reed relays are not suited for high current applications and can be destroyed by inductive load switching where a spark occurs across the contacts internally The relays are normally open and close when energized Each relay can be individually energized by writing a 1 to the proper port bit Relay Specifications e Contact Power Ratings 10 Watts Maximum
47. standard IP mask used to eliminate outside packets Overnights Check the Run Automatically box if you want the overnight routines to begin at a given time each day without human intervention Recommended Options The Options dialog allows you to select or deselect numerous various functions available in the overnight routines For additional detail visit Utilities Overnights Run on CPU Select the CPU you want the overnight routines to run on from the drop down list of CPUs NOTE It is NOT recommended that this be a CPU that is vital to remaining on the air such as an audio server Time to Start Enter the time in 24 hour format the overnight routines are to begin Email Setup NexGen provides an Email option that can be configured to generate a message containing designated system information acquired from the Overnight routines In the event our Technical Support Staff needs to troubleshoot your system this utility can be implemented to provide valuable system information The e mail dialog box requires the NexGen Site Name Email CPU or the CPU belonging Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 61 to the person that will typically be sending the e mail Additional options include Overnight E mail Options and Emergency E mail Options Utilities Feed Through Routing Used with the ASI 4601 audio card checking this will allow AES audio to be routed through the card Debug CPU Select from the drop
48. that fluctuate wildly The key measuring the temperature accurately is to mount the sensor in a standard enclosure It provides very accurate air temperature readings ACU Installation page 3 6 An alternative to buying a standard enclosure is to make one using inexpensive materials The primary raw material is two 12 inch wide louvered wood shutters louvered doors might also work Cut the shutters so you end up with four equal lengths of shutter about 13 to 16 inches long A little improvising may be required depending on the style of shutter or door Some can be cut along a solid horizontal reinforcement piece and others will require the end louvers to be stabilized with glue or a piece of wood In either case you will build a box with the four pieces of shutter using them for the four walls The floor and roof of the box are made of 3 8 inch exterior grade plywood Attach three of the four sides together with glue and nails or screws The pieces of shutter should be oriented so the louvers will drain outside of the enclosure Attach this assembly to the floor The roof should overhang about 3 inches on all sides Attach the roof with a couple of 1 4 inch spacers near the front so that it slopes slightly to the rear This will prevent water from standing on top The remaining wall should be attached with two hook and eye sets so it can be removed use 1 4 spacers on front to slope roof for water drainage 3 8 exterior grad
49. the VID file the file that represents the wave image has a size limit and will only display up to about 3 5 hours Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 111 Simultaneous Recording on Four Cards DRR is now capable of recording on four cards at the same time Select the number of cards to record on in the Digital Reel to Reel Configuration dialog shown here by changing the number in the of Record Cards combo box Digital Reel to Reel Configuration 2 fecere 2 e feoeo x afenar xl poira al fwe al afara Paves vl frais al a porat a mpri z e arte al A sar Recni a m pafen a 16 Piy Lren FH frecoccaart m 2 fecoccaanz Sl somes Ray a reota 4 recoccadts 2 Trea E EL Each card that will be recorded on must also have the OPTOs configured in the Record Card Mapping section of the DRR configuration The record card must also be mapped to a satellite box in the Satellite Box section It is important for you to note that both OPTO Records and Timed Records can be used on cards one through three You can use the fourth card however only for Timed Records 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 112 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide DRR troubleshooting DRR Configuration Errors The following are configuration errors only These are not errors in the program Problem DRR Log is displaying an incorrect DRR number Possible Solution 1 The
50. the station record you want to delete and click Delete Click YES on the warning message to delete the record or NO to exit without deleting the record To edit a station s configuration record select the station record you want to edit and click Edit Make the changes you want and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes To add a new station configuration record click New Using the following as a guideline configure the new station and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes STATION 2 x Name of Station Fade m Logs Nane 2001 Fade Time days to build ahead Station Configuration Fields 000 03 000 Status Fill Category Inactive Crossfade of old logs to keep Z ites _ w ooo or c00 Name of Station a ala Pz Enter the name for this station usually its Traffic Music Verity Export Advanced Settings call letters of Executed Events to Show in Control Room Gerez of d ds F i Status Inactive Active Lenath of Pad Destination Relay Song fo milliseconds Nore E p Serial Port Click the appropriate radio button Spot fe milliseconds EAS Properties Time to Display Live Copy News Text Before Spots Start fe Milliseconds Spot Blocks Notification Relay T Close End Of Song Notification Relay in All Modes See Contig Play to assign relays Close End Of Song Block Notification Relay E Miliseconds Before End
51. this as a private file R for Return Your choice gives you a long list down that reads A NOID NOHOURMARKERS NOTRAFFIC OUTPUT T m1 d1 y2 ASC B 28 99 03 99 17 1 8 99 3 1 24 99 54 1 4 and so on This is the equivalent to the linear configuration in Selector Make sure you hit F10 to save and Escape all the way out Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 33 All songs will automatically be given the 03 code for NexGen to see To export stopsets or special events you need to edit or insert log notes in your clocks As long as you are editing your NexGen ready database you can adjust all of it now Go to Format Clock Editor Choose a clock to edit and see columns for ID Start Runs El element Element Discrp The El codes you use are L for sweeper amp comment log notes and S for stopset log notes Type the letter in that column and then follow this format in the description column Axxyyyyyy description The in the first column is required The xx is the record type Here is where you use the same codes as in Selector s media code 04 for sweepers 08 for stopsets and 09 for comments The y field represents the cart If there is no cart to export you still need the carrots The description field is optional and can contain up to 24 characters Log note examples Sweeper 04 510004WXXX Legal ID Comment 09 Voice Track here Stopset 08 20 stopset You will st
52. to be ordered to accommodate all of your sources If needed purchase a tone decoder for all satellite sources Ll Control Board Inputs The system will need up to 8 play modules for each control area Three or four for the Audio Server and up to four for the Control Room CPU Determine which networks must be connected to the satellite box switchers ACU 1 including the programs to be recorded by the DRR Confirm satellite sources LJ Control Cable A 25 pair CAT 5 trunk cable is needed for remote start and stops LJ Hvac Generally the rack room equipment will draw 20 000 30 000 Btu load Usually a 2 3 ton AC capacity is necessary to keep the equipment at or below 72 degrees F 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 8 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide This page left blank intentionally Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 9 Equipment Set Up Unpack inspect and set up the NexGen Digital equipment 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 10 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide NexGen Digital Broadcast Equipment This section outlines the steps involved with installing a NexGen Digital system Your goal should be to get as much of the installation done before the arrival of the equipment and PSi Installation Specialist This allows a greater training period for you and your staff Be sure to finish all items on the Pre Installation checklist This
53. to exit without saving changes To add a new destination configuration record click New Using the following as a guideline configure the new destination and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes Destination 2 x Name Type Undefined C Probel Enter a unique name for this destination CPU C SAS ASERV001 NGDB 2001 CPU Select the controlling CPU for this destination from the drop down list Type Click the radio button that matches this switcher cal Bit Position Drag the slider or click the left and right arrows to specify the bit position for this destination 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 54 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Play back Use this screen to configure your playback audio devices by controlling CPU To view edit add or delete a playback device s configuration click Playback on the Config screen button bar The Playback Configuration screen shows all currently configured playback devices and associated CPU card type slot and stream number Click a column head to sort the list by that column To delete a playback device s configuration record select the record you want to delete and click Delete Click YES on the warning message to delete the record or NO to exit without deleting the record To edit a playback device s configuration record select the p
54. tolerant benefits this process minimizes network traffic during the most critical times Failure Scenario What Happens The PLAY routine invoked with NexGen Digital executes audio by first searching the local drive then the primary volume of the audio file storage server then the secondary backup volume If the audio file storage servers and database servers are all unavailable NexGen Digital switches to running locally A warning note on the NexGen Digital title bar tells you that the local drive and local database are being used exclusively for running the station using the logs loaded from the overnights In this manner an audio server can run on its own using the preloaded logs the audio server becomes a standalone unit Additionally if the audio is playing locally when the search is downed the audio experiences no interruption Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 107 Silence detection Hot swap Hot swapping is the ability to remove and replace a failed part with a good part without requiring system or hardware shutdown or other exceptional measures Hot spare CPUs are set up to receive records of a failed station and all associated data files and to go online almost immediately to assume that station s identity There are three hot sparing models that can be incorporated into the NexGen Digital system Router based pool model best for a one to one hot spare ration Dedicated r
55. use Load Music and VoiceTRAC Log Changes Check to enable the site station to send music and VoiceTRAC log changes to the remote site Uncheck to prevent the site station from sending music and VoiceTRAC log changes to the remote site Remote Time zone Select the time zone for the remote site This helps in establishing the priority of the data packet to be sent Remote Drive Enter the path name on the remote where data packets are to be initially transferred The remote site picks up the packet from this location and processes it Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 69 How to configure WANcasting Station Settings Data Transfer Sctup 2 x System To configure WANcasting for specific stations click _Setinae_ Config from NexGen Digital and click Data Station Transfer In the dialog select the station from the Station List NexGen 2000 NexGen 2001 NGDB 2000 E Settings under Station Station List that you want to configure and click Review the following discussion and screen examples for information on how to set up the station to enable WANcasting A previous section describes the process for configuring the system for WANcasting Transmit Use this dialog to set transmittal options by H L EEC EE KIEJ Transmit Receive station Options include enabling of VoiceTRAC I Transmit Music Traffic amp TRAC changes done to current day s Log traffic files music fi
56. various cuts must have a valid date valid day parting not be archived and so forth Produce audio events and audio event cuts in such a manner that the individual event or cut does not repeat too often while adhering to the specified percentage NexGen Digital employs two types of rotations System rotations which are automatically generated from one audio event and its associated cuts User defined rotations which you explicitly set up in Production 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 118 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide System rotations A system rotation automatically generates to fill a special purpose need It contains all of the cuts for an audio event with each cut having an equal chance of selection For example if an audio event has four cuts each cut is assigned a percentage play value of 25 You can manually change those percentages but if a new cut is added the percentages default to equal amounts and overwrite your manual changes For example If you manually change the play percentage of the four cuts for an audio event to 30 30 30 and 10 and then create a fifth cut of the audio event the system rotation automatically readjusts each cut play percentage to 20 five cuts each playing 20 of the time The system rotation automatically updates whenever you create a new cut or make changes to the audio event This update resets the counters so that the new cut has as equa
57. was sent with your Welcome Package and was included in the previous section Unpack and Inspect Equipment The NexGen Digital system will come as several boxes the number of which is determined by the size of your system At times it may be quicker to drop ship components direct from our supplier If this is the case the parts will come in separate boxes to your address You should have received a shipping list with the components shipped from your NexGen Digital supplier that will list all parts shipped and from where they were shipped Please compare the items on the shipping list with the items received f you are short a part please call Technical Support at 877 774 1040 Inspection Before connecting power to any of the equipment inspect each component for shipping damage As you unpack examine the equipment carefully and write down any damage that you observe If equipment is visibly damaged immediately call our toll free support line at 877 774 1040 Follow the manufacturer instructions enclosed with the equipment The internal components are sensitive to and can be damaged by electrostatic discharge Check screws and electrical components inside the boxes and the equipment If there are any loose parts call technical support Ensure cards are seated firmly inside computers Save all manuals warranty cards boxes and original packing Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 11 Set Up the Equip
58. you can edit an existing record add a new record delete a record or copy a record to use as a template for a new record A Ayi J E E y s a gt B GB CA 4 wee Station VStation User Shift Input Output Source Dest Play System manter calltRac Message GR Port db Note For detailed technical descriptions of specific NexGen Digital system hardware components and options please refer to the provided manufacturer s documentation Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 3 Using the Editing Functions In most configuration areas you can edit create new delete and copy item configurations An exception is System which you use to specify a CPU name to use as a time synching source The following edit buttons give you access to these functions T OR BG Edit New Delete Copy Sawe Print Edit To edit a record either double click the record in the list or select the record and click the Edit button New To create a new record click the New button The appropriate form displays for that configuration area Delete To delete a record select the record in the list and click the Delete button or press your keyboard s Delete key A confirmation message displays and you must select Yes to delete the record or No to void the process Copy To copy a record select the record in the list you want to copy and click the Copy button A dialog similar to the following displays this example i
59. 0 22 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Event Description As expected this provides a description of the event It identifies the event as a spot song or other event type and will export a maximum of 45 digits Length This field provides you with the length of the event as played so you can determine whether or not the event played completely NexGen will export a maximum of 8 digits for this field Sequence Some traffic systems produce a unique sequence number for every play of every spot during the day and this number is used when the Verify file is created to give a full circle accounting of the spot s status The only thing NexGen Digital does with this field is store it into the log event to be fed back to the traffic system if a Verify file has been created NexGen will export a maximum of 10 digits including leading zeros if the Include Leading Zeros box is checked Log Time This field will export the time at which an event played Spot Number This field will export a maximum of 6 digits and will provide the number of the event Cut Number This describes the column number of the Cut Number and how many digits it is able to accommodate NexGen is capable of exporting up to 150 cuts with a maximum width of 3 digits The cut number is optional typically the cut number is left blank which loads rotations of the spot into the log Verify ID This field is meaningless to NexGen Digital but is sto
60. 0 31 32 33 34 38 39 68 In 72 amp 73 below you see the identification of the timing of the spot Revision A Not used Event time in HH MM SS format Not used Cart Not used CBSI Account Not used Sequence Not used Event description 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 25 Your program log that goes to the studio can still have your program notes and comments for transmitter readings etc But your traffic export should be configured to be simple like this sample CBSI export 09 52 30 0000 00000 00 IBLOCK 0000 09 53 00 7070 0080 00097 11 AMSOUTH BANK 0060 09 53 30 7171 0082 00098 00 WALGREEN COMPANY 0060 109 54 00 8104 0084 00098 66 AUDI ABC 0030 109 54 30 8383 0086 00094 34 PREMIERE PULSE 10030 10 21 30 0000 00000 00 IBLOCK 0000 10 22 30 8135 0090 00088 86 IMIDWEST CENTER STRESS ABC 0060 10 23 00 8133 0092 00096 47 IM amp M MARS ABC 0030 10 23 30 8102 0094 00093 00 AMERIDEBT ABC 0030 10 34 30 0000 00000 00 IBLOCK 0000 Be aware some traffic systems like CBSI may not like Block lines as the first event in the hour at 0 00 schedule a blank line before 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 26 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide DARTS Technical Support 334 749 5641 With DARTS you can easily create an export for NexGen right now and continue to perform parallel exports Instead of changing system configurations you ju
61. 00 240 Volts AC 50 60 Hz Fuse 120 VAC 0 50 A slow acting 120 Volt installations 240 VAC 0 25 A slow acting 240 Volt installations Interference Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules 5 2 Mechanical Specifications Dimensions 16 75 w x 8 5 d x 1 75 h mounts in standard 19 EIA rack Weight 6 Ibs ACU Specifications page 5 This page left blank intentionally Prophet Systems Innovations 21 Traffic and Music Information for the most common Traffic and Music Scheduling systems 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 22 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide TRAFFIC AND MUSIC NexGen Digital systems can interface easily with most traffic and music scheduling systems Contact your traffic system vendor for information on compatibility Traffic All spots will need to be numeric If you have alphanumeric spots now your best bet is to start changing them now to all numeric With NexGen Digital you will not need to have different carts for each station to play the same spot you need only record one If you do air different versions of one spot you can have multiple cuts rotating and or airing on any selected stations All new spots should be given and recorded with numeric cart numbers Live reads get their own valid cart s and will be in NexGen as Memos You traffic each one and it runs as a
62. 3 5 Audio Input Termination 3 5 Adjusting Audio Input Level 3 5 Connecting Multiple Units 3 5 Temperature Sensor Calibration and Placement 3 5 Section 4 Troubleshooting and Repair 4 1 Common Problems and Possible Solutions 4 1 4 2 Safety Warnings 4 2 4 3 Factory Service Policy 4 2 Section 5 Specifications 5 1 Electrical Specifications 5 1 5 2 Mechanical Specifications 5 1 5 3 Schematic Diagrams 5 2 5 4 Component Layouts 5 5 5 5 Parts List 5 7 ACU Table of Contents Section Safety Information WARNING The ACU 1 Audio Control Unit should be installed only by qualified technical personnel An attempt to install this device by a person who is not technically qualified could result in a hazardous condition to the installer or other personnel and or damage to the ACU 1 or other equipment Please ensure that proper Safety precautions have been made before installing this device Before connecting AC power to the ACU 1 verify that the internal power supply is configured for the appropriate voltage Do not remove or defeat the ground prong of the the AC plug The ACU 1 is designed for indoor use in a dry location Installation and operation in other locations could be hazardous High Voltage Since the ACU 1 operates on 120 240 volts AC dangerous and potentially lethal voltages will be present if the cover is removed while it is connected to AC power For this and other reasons service should be performed only by a qu
63. 4 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 EEEE EEEE EE EEEE CUVUUUOUNV ENERO Figure 3 2 Connector boards The large DIN type connector that attaches the screw terminal connector board to the ACU 1 is keyed to fit in only one direction Please observe proper connector board orientation when wiring a connector board that is not attached to the ACU 1 3 2 4 Audio I O Connections Audio input connections are made through the right block of screw terminal connectors on the rear panel of the ACU 1 The eight audio inputs are connected on terminal positions 33 56 counting from the left of the left connector block The audio inputs are balanced Left channel audio is connected on the top row of terminals Right channel audio is connected on the bottom row of terminals Input number audio channel and polarity are all indicated on the rear panel Audio output connections are also made through the right block of screw terminal connectors There are two sets of audio outputs at terminal positions 58 63 The audio on both sets of output terminals is the same The audio outputs are balanced Left channel audio is connected on the top row of terminals Right channel audio is connected on the bottom row of terminals Audio channel and polarity are indicated on the rear panel 3 2 5 Silence Sensor Output Connec
64. 9 Verify Sequence Some traffic systems produce a unique sequence number for every play of every spot during the day and this number is used when the Verify file is created to give a full circle accounting of the spots played status The only thing NexGen Digital does with this field is store it into the log event to be fed back to the traffic system if a Verify file has been created NexGen will accept a maximum of 20 characters in this field Spot Text File Path This defines the path to a file containing text to be associated with the loaded spot including full filename Typically a user will enter this text via the Spot editor provisions have been made however to have the text loaded in at Traffic Load time If there are no other spots with the given spot number and there is a Text File to read in the system will read in the text from the text file and attach the text to the To Be Recorded spot NexGen will accept a maximum of 30 characters in this field Cut Number This describes the column number of the Cut number and how many digits it is able to accommodate NexGen is capable of accepting up to 150 cuts with a maximum width of 3 digits The cut number is optional typically the cut number is left blank which loads rotations of the spot into the log Spot Number This is a reference to the NexGen Digital spot number When loaded via Traffic Load NexGen Digital will use this number and insert a Rotation of this
65. A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 29 Default Audio Event to Fill Empty VoiceTRAC Slot If the log contains VoiceTRAC slots that for some reason don t get VoiceTRACs recorded to them rather than have no station identification you may opt to generate a certain audio type to cover for the lack of VoiceTRAC Your Choices are Liners A through G or Legal ID Miscellaneous Settings Play Thru Top of Hours and Re syncs in Auto Mode With this checked if the system encounters a top of hour or a re sync in the log as the next event it will play through that event Pause Audio Server on Text Event if in Auto Mode or Spot Block When checked the system will pause the log when it encounters a text event Generate Verify File for Station for Overnights Checking this will cause the system to generate a Verify file for this station automatically in accordance with the format defined elsewhere in station configuration Classical Station Checking this changes the labels on some of the Production fields of songs as follows comment gt composer artist gt conductor alt_artist gt orchestra composer gt soloist licensor gt soloist Check Crossfades of Spots against Intros of Songs When the system is playing a spot type event spot segue etc prior to going into a song type event checking this box will cause the system to check the crossfade of the spot against the intro of the song to make sure that it will no
66. D Aux In PORT AO 37 GREY RED To Record Aud Out NOTE The SeaLevel DIO 32 PCI manual page 4 ols Aud Out incorrectly states pins 1 and 19 Correct voltage for 3 amp GND ca soars shaded send 5V OUTPUT DO NOT USE THE 12V OUTPUT Tie left amp right To Play Send 1 Diodes are IN914 Resistors are 2 7k watt channels together Z FF 2 DR 10 uses balanced audio Aaj Record and PA aA ian Wiring Diagram 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 90 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Serial Port Command This dialog box allows you to configure the Serial Port Commands The Serial Port Command can be inserted into the log as a command or included in a macro that appears in the log This allows you to control a peripheral device from your log such as turning on or switching a satellite channel Name Enter a command or macro you wish to insert into the log The device you wish to control must be configured under config cpu IO Sl Serial Port Command Serial Port Command Enter the command string for the peripheral device If ee you need to add a carriage return to the end of the command string place an r at the end to add a new line to the command string place an n at the end xFF would be hex FF 123 would be octal 123 to enter a tab t a vertical tab requires v See the documentation packaged with the peripheral
67. DO PDDO Base 4 Base 5 IRQEN IRQST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Note All ports are set to input after reset or power up Interrupt source is Base 0 bit DO When selecting the Interrupt Mode always disable interrupts prior to changing or setting states This will help prevent inadvertent or un expected interrupts from occurring When using the high and low level interrupts a change in state of the input must occur before the interrupt can be cleared The device providing the input to Base 0 bit DO must do this 0 0 PADO 7 Port A Base 0 PBDO 7 Port B Base 1 PCDO 7 Port C Base 2 PDDO 7 Port D Base 3 Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI 0 0 0 IRCI 0 0 IRCO IRCO 1 Interrupt Mode select Base 5 IRCI IRCO 0 0 low level 0 1 high level 1 0 falling edge 1 1 rising edge IRQEN enable interrupts Base 5 0 disabled 1 enabled disabled after reset or power up IRQST interrupt status Base 5 1 interrupt pending reading the bit clears interrupt Bit can not be written Page 9 Specifications Specifications Environmental Specifications Specification Temperature Range 0 to 50 C 20 to 70 C 32 to 122 F 4 to 158 F Humidity Range 10 to 90 R H 10 to 90 R H Non Condensing Non Condensing Power Consumption Supply line 12 VDC 5 VDC Rating Optional Use 450mA Mean Time Between Failures MTBF
68. Digital system recording devices may not have been defined yet Network Address Enter this CPU s IP network address if it is not already displayed Click Clear IP to clear the field and enter a new address TIP If you re not certain what the IP address for this CPU is make sure you are logged into the network open an MS DOS window and type IPCONFIG on the command line Press Enter and note the IP address Type EXIT on the command line to close the MS DOS window Local Playback Local Playback Configuration 24x Row Playback f e Click Local Playback to configure the playback Wall Row 2 Creative001 Wall Row 3 Creative001 devices for the Wall ButtonBar and VoiceTRAC Wall Row 4 Creative001 ad Wall Row 5 Creative001 This is where you can assign a Playback device for Wall Row 6 Creative001 Wall Row 7 Creative001 ini RS Raia any of the Playback Items after defining those VVall Row 9 CreativeD01 7 Wall Row 10 Creative001 devices in Config Play Wall Row 11 Creative001 Wall Row 12 Creative001 ButtonBar Row 1 Creatie001 ButtonBar Row 2 Creative001 ButtonBar Row 3 Createli01 ButlonBar Row 4 Creative001 ButtonBar Row 5 Creatie001 ButtonBar Row 6 Creative001 VoiceTRAC Row 1 Creative001 Select an item from the window list and select a VoiceTRAC Row 2 Creatwel01 P A VoiceTRAC Row 3 Creative001 playback device for this item from the Playback VoiceTRAC ButtonBar Creative001 CartDeck Row 1 Creative001 Device drop
69. E NN IIIll ddddd A M D RRRRR FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFP FFFFFFFFFF or XQ LLLLL TTTTT BB EE NN IIIll ddddd A M D RRRRR FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE FFFFFFFFFF Where X Device Number S Start time in milliseconds from midnight T End Time in seconds from midnight L Length of recording in milliseconds B Begin OPTO number E End OPTO number N Source Number auto start level limit d auto start delay limit A auto manual recording mode M stereo mono recording mode D digital analog recording Not currently used R Recording sample rate F Filename OPTO records also have extra data starting at position 80 0 based Position 80 will have an X in it Positions 81 through 87 will contain the record number of the audio file Position 130 will have an E and positions 232 through 238 will also contain the record number of the audio file Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations Relay XR SSSSSSSS VVV NN Where X Device Number S Start time in milliseconds from midnight V OFF ON or MOM Momentary N Source Number Re sync XS SSSSSSSS Where X Device Number S Start time in milliseconds from midnight Timed Record Command Y turns source on and T assumes it is already on XT SSSSSSSS LLLLLLLL NN III ddddd A M D RRRRR FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFeE 115 FFFFFFFFFF or XY SSSSSSSS LLLLLLLL NN lIlll ddddd A M D RRRRR FFFFFFFFFFFFEFFFFFFP FFF
70. FFFFFFF Where X Device Number S Start time in milliseconds from midnight L Length of recording in milliseconds N Source Number auto start level limit d auto start delay limit A auto manual recording mode M stereo mono recording mode D digital analog recording Not currently used R Recording sample rate F Filename 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 116 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Using DRR To access the DRR Log window click Logs from the NexGen Digital main window In the Logs window click DRR The DRR Log window tool bar shows the following options Logs Clocks Copy Hour Delete Hour Delete Log Generate Log and Print Log A clock is similar to a template that you use to build the DRR log There is a clock for every day of the week for each DRR machine A clock can be very basic and contain only Top of Hours or a clock can contain several DRR events that will be used to create a new DRR log To generate a new log click Generate Log On the dialog box that opens select the date of the log to generate and the clock template to use to generate the log To add events to a Clock or Log double click anywhere in the list box in the DRR window A dialog pops up and lists eight event types that can be added to the DRR log These event types are OPTO Record Timed Record Relay Momentary Relay Off Relay On Source Off and Source On To ad
71. Fill Determines how much pitch can be applied to contents of a spot block to get the length to the correct size The Maximum settable is 4 The audio server will not stretch or squeeze beyond these limits and will only use as much as it needs to correct the length of the spot block to the maximum value 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 36 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Number of Executed Events to Show in Control Room Drag the slider or click the left and right arrows to specify the number of executed events up to five to be displayed in the Active Control Room Log Length of Pad This feature is used in the rare occurrence that you want to have silence between audio events These settings allow you to determine how much silence is forced between Spots or Songs Typically this is only used in Classical formats Song Enter the maximum allowable dead air pad for a song in milliseconds Spot Enter the maximum allowable dead air pad for a spot in milliseconds Destination This is used when a router option has been purchased The value here represents the output on the router that is used for this station Time to Display Live Copy News Text Before Spots Start When the audio server is playing back a live copy news spot this value determines how much lead time the audio server will display the text on the screen before the end of the current audio Notification Relay This is a
72. Music Department Organize your program schedule Gather all recorded material to be put in NexGen Choose an hour that will be least intrusive on listeners and staff to input the material into the system Provide copies of all clocks used for day to day operation to your station engineer Locate jingle liner and legal ID master tapes for quick dub in Start with the generic ones and then progress to the show and shift specific elements Prepare to match stopsets between program clocks music scheduling software satellite and canned programs and traffic Confirm with traffic that the programming and traffic clocks have an identical number of breaks for every hour Use the following forms to Lay out how your week uses each clock Describe the clock for each letter ex Rush 3 stopsets and write the letter into the hours it is used This will help you copy hours and days across Prepare your shifts for each show daypart Each satellite show should have a shift which allows its own IDs and liners to generate automatically when OPTOs are received Record staff information including their passwords so you can create them as users and give them rights to the system later Keep a copy of the forms for your PSi Installation Specialist 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 This page left blank intentionally CLOCKS lt af of af wl uw of rl gt l x al S z of al ol a ol DI gt 3 x Fen fp
73. NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Petey ht phys COPYRIGHT 2000 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations P O Box 887 Ogallala Nebraska 69153 USA All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission This publication is provided without warranty of any kind implied or expressed including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and the correctness of data in this guide Prophet Systems Innovations may make improvements or changes in the products and programs described in this document at any time www prophetsys com Table of Contents DIF O CU CHO a PE E eeanuscetcaccsebenddaaabasansueddanass 1 How Long Will tt Take eo c cisice ecteecnnceteeeneaetudenecedueeenaetuevnnnetueeestebusenesedtedeecsGteneneaaes 3 CUSLOMEM SUPPOME saiedocd date de ncndatecelien cues E N N 4 WMS toch cc pes EE ENE O Gees auea E E E tusanttsaearant E 5 Pre Installation Checklist 0 cceeeeeceeeeeee cents eeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaaeeeseeaaeeeeeeeeneeseeeees 7 Eg ipment Selt OD isis ccssisscsceccsnsciacdsansesesdarsneesscuacetecenssasucenseneddess 9 Unpack and INSpect s ccce sie cececsesceteeeeneeteneecedeedeeceuueceecetee eeeniuisneedetie bes EE E 10 SOt Up Equipment saievccssnerscccveescce seeyescerdveennciGaeueeds E iseeseanverts 11 Power Up Equipment 0 ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeee
74. OM1 change COM port as necessary Baud 19200 change baud rate as necessary Bits 8 change bits as necessary Parity None change parity as necessary StopBits 1 change stop bits as necessary BuildAll False BuildPorts RouterType SAS16000 change as necessary SourcePorts 0 change as necessary DestinationPorts 0 change as necessary Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 121 Edit RouterType SourcePorts and DestinationPorts to reflect the router you are configuring For example an SAS 16000 configuration might look like this RouterType SAS16000 or SAS64000 or ProBel SourcePorts 32 total number of source ports DestinationPorts 32 total number of destination ports Save WIZARD INI and exit your ASCII text editor Step Three Run ROUTER EXE This step writes the source and destination names and pairings into the NexGen Digital Broadcast database Start ROUTER again The NexGen Router Controller System screen displays In the NexGen Router Controller System menu bar click Settings and click to uncheck Local Port Names In the NexGen Router Controller System menu bar click Transfer and click Continuous Build A Build dialog displays On the dialog click All then click OK RE NexGen Router Controller System Fie Transfer Settings Help PEPI J Za 2 4 tote EuildOB Settings About Connect Click Status The Status screen displays showing the router s input and output ports as t
75. OURCE_OFF_ALL MAP_UDE_OPTO BLK_FILL_POS UDE_RANGE_BEGIN UDE_RANGE_END TOH END_OF_DAY If Event Codes are used all events and only events with an event code of 03 will insert themselves into Empty Song Slots All other events will load into the NexGen Digital log in relationship to the songs 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 16 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide 04 is used for spots which use the Event Number field to load the correct spot as well as special import events dependent on the Title field as follows note there is no space in any of these commands LINERA Loads a Liner A event into the log LINERB Loads a Liner B event into the log LINERC Loads a Liner C event into the log LINERD Loads a Liner D event into the log LINERE Loads a Liner E event into the log LINERF Loads a Liner F event into the log LINERG Loads a Liner G event into the log LINERH Loads a Legal ID event into the log PAUSELOG Loads a Pause Log event into the log uses the LENGTH field described below if supplied If no length Pause Log will be indefinite UDE lt NAMEOFMACRO gt Loads a Macro into the log NOTE The letters UDE must be followed immediately by the name of the Macro you wish to load with no space between If the load routine can match the Macro name to one that exists in the system it will be loaded into the log The Linker Load option uses many more event types and is
76. Reconcile path same Files sent to auto mmddyy dat Reconcile files mmddyy rec CBSI has a field for System where you choose Prophet however some stations use the CBSI Standard Log Export 1 0 which can also work Station must be set up for Table of Events Select 5 for Menu E then 1 Set Traf Sys Controls then 1 Gen Sys Controls 9 Use Table YES that creates the table Main menu 1 then 8 Change location of Comm avails Next screen enter choose 11 Table of event names Go to 1 type Block and length of very 1st stopset in 12a hour Don t need cart or length Enter out Return to prior screen where you can see all the days Choose 1st day to work on midnight hour First avail above 1st avail spot type in T enter type 1 enter then you will see E1 If you have stopset lengths Copy hours that are the same but do not copy 12am 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 24 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Set up avails but do not copy your hours until the Block s are set up When copying highlight both avails and event numbers CBSI s Optional event numbers are not used An event with the date of the generating traffic log must be created with no cart and this must be the first thing on the program log each day after the Sign On Program Here is the CBSI export file structure by columns 1 5 6 13 14 15 19 20 25 26 3
77. Secondary When the original primary database volume on Server 1 is fixed and Volume S rebooted it is reconstructed from the new primary on Server 2 and then Client S assumes its new role as the secondary database y During this failure and reconstruction process the primary database icon in the status screen first goes red turns yellow as it is being reconstructed then turns green when it has been fully reconstructed and verified 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 106 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Local database redundancy Every audio server maintains a local database This local database includes critical information for the audio server station s including up to three days of logs The audio server build process executed in the overnight routines moves a copy of all audio in the logs to the local C or D AS_RUN directory All current log audio event files are written to the local hard drive In a normally functioning system NexGen Digital looks first to the local drive for requested audio files then to the primary volume and then to its backup volume The local database exclusive of the overnight produced logs and audio is updated in real time This real time update allows local access of the production data During normal operation the audio files are accessed from the local drive Only changes in the play list must be retrieved over the network Besides the fault
78. Section 3 Installation WARNING The ACU 1 Audio Control Unit should be installed only by qualified technical personnel An attempt to install this device by a person who is not technically qualified could result in a hazardous condition to the installer or other personnel and or damage to the ACU 1 or other equipment Please ensure that proper Safety precautions have been made before installing this device Before connecting AC power to the ACU 1 verify that the internal power supply is configured for the appropriate voltage Do not remove or defeat the ground prong of the the AC plug The ACU 1 is designed for indoor use in a dry location Installation and operation in other locations could be hazardous 3 1 System Includes The ACU 1 Audio Control Unit package contains these items e Audio Control Unit model ACU 1 e rack mounting hardware e screw terminal connector boards attached e rechargable battery installed e power cable and fuse for use in the US e operation manual The ACU 1 does not include software or a host computer This device is meant to be incorporated into an audio system consisting of external audio sources and a host system that is provided by the user or a third party value added reseller 3 2 Installing the Unit The ACU 1 is housed in a standard EIA single space 1U 19 inch rack mounted case The system generates little heat and can be installed in most any convenient rack space It may be desirable to mo
79. T SOURCE which indicates that there is no audio switching the audio is fed directly into the DRR machine s audio card s without any audio switching at all of Record Cards Indicates the quantity of Record cards up to four contained on the CPU NOTE It is important for you to note that both OPTO Records and Timed Records can be used on cards one through three The fourth card can only be used for Timed Records Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 45 Com Port Settings Com Port Baud Rate Parity Data Bits and Stop Bits Describe how the Satellite box communicates with the CPU NOTE For DRRs this does NOT need to be set up under the Config gt CPU gt IO settings You can have up to four ACU1 units with unique addresses on a single serial chain Watchdog A watchdog process can be enabled requires wdog_tsr com to be loaded prior to windows startup This value is the number of seconds that the watchdog timer will count down minimum is 5 seconds and ZERO indicates that the feature is disabled While the DRR is running it will keep resetting the watchdog timer If there is a system failure and the DRR controller stops responding the timer will reach zero and reboot the CPU Momentary This is the length of time in milliseconds that a Momentary relay lasts Record Card Mapping This section of the DRR configuration deals with mapping of OPTO isolated closures OPTOS The first two OPTOs for each
80. ach input the ACU 1 uses a technique we call virtual level presets By storing the gain of each channel at critical points in time and restoring that gain from memory at appropriate times audio dips and bursts are virtually eliminated during switching The ACU 1 handles virtual level presets automatically and without outside intervention ACU System Description page 2 3 2 5 6 Silence Sensor The ACU 1 contains individual silence sensors for both the left and right output channels The audio detection threshold and alarm delay times are set through data commands Silence alarm status can be polled by data commands Presence and loss of audio are indicated by LED s on the front panel of the ACU 1 Relay contacts are also available on the rear panel for a pair of SPDT relays that open or close on detection of silence on one or both audio channels 2 5 7 Multiplex Output The ACU 1 has eight open collector outputs that follow channel selection called multiplex outputs MPX The open collector can be used to select a channel on an external device when an audio channel is selected on the ACU 1 2 5 8 Control Relays There are eight general purpose control relays in the ACU 1 that can be used to control outboard equipment The relays are operated by data commands and the relay action can be momentary or maintained latched 2 5 9 Clock Calendar The ACU 1 contains a real time clock that is synchronized to the 50 60 Hz AC power line This re
81. alified technician If the fuse in the ACU 1 is replaced the new fuse should be of the same type and rating as the original fuse This is indicated on the rear panel The ACU 1 as any electronic device can fail in unexpected ways and without warning Do not use the ACU 1 in applications were a life threatening condition could result if it were to fail ACU Safety Information page I I Section 2 System Description 2 1 General Description The Audio Control Unit model ACU 1 is an eight stereo input by one stereo output audio switcher The system also incorporates silence sensors parallel logic inputs multiplex outputs control relays a clock calendar and an optional temperature sensor The unit can operate on either 120 volts or 240 volts AC It is set for 120 volts AC operation when shipped from the factory The ACU 1 is housed in a standard EIA single space 1U 19 inch rack mounted chassis There are eight channel selection switches System status is given through LED s visible through the front panel There are indicators for channel selection audio level and various other elements of system activity and behavior Audio input and output connections are made via screw terminal connectors on the rear panel The screw terminals are detachable for easier system installation and removal The serial data connection is made via a standard 9 pin D connector The optional temperature sensor is connected to a 3 5 mm connector The mai
82. and IP address to send export messages to Connect to a remote client via TCP IP to a designated port If a connection is lost or not initially established NexGen Digital Broadcast attempts to re connect at regular intervals A ping notification is sent every 10 seconds allowing the recipient to know that communication still exists A mode change notification is sent whenever the current mode auto live assist satellite changes A play notification is sent prior to and at the time of the execution of a spot block Included in this notification is the length of the block to be played The amount of advance notice time defaults to 15 seconds but can be controlled by the user of the system If the current mode is live assist notification is sent n seconds prior to the completion of the previous audio since the actual time of execution is unknown Other Options Truncate milliseconds When enabled truncates the exported length to a tenth of a second as opposed to a full 3 digit millisecond value This is used to provide clarity to the length field Pre notify time in milliseconds Checking this box will cause the system to send a notification prior to Export Settings Section Click a button under the Settings Section to bring up dialogs you use to specify parameters for source relay data transfer data transfer mapping and EAS properties Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 27 Advanced Settings Clic
83. and computers to their respective UPS units Any equipment that directly connects to the servers will need to be powered through the UPS If you have a hot standby file server ensure that it and any associated external drives are powered through a different power supply than the main file server This will limit the possibility of bringing both servers down with the loss of a single power supply Connect monitors keyboard mouse and other peripherals i e drives modems switches Connect the monitor s power to a surge protector The surge protectors have EMI and RFI suppression capabilities that will greatly reduce noise Connect the printer to the main file server Do not connect any printers to the UPS Printers cause a UPS to drain very quickly and are not mission critical during a power failure 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 14 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Power Up Equipment Power up the SCSI drives and all other peripherals attached to the servers i e monitors hubs printers Power up the workstation peripherals i e monitors drives switchers modems Power up the file servers Watch for the SCSI drive count IDs and errors in the boot up process Once the file server has reached the network monitor screen the file server should be ready for workstations to log in Power up the workstations Watch for boot process errors Connect Audio Lines to Workstations and Audio
84. ant to set up a background recording of a spot from the Production screen open the production screen check to see that Spots is highlighted and press the New button to create a new spot Give the spot an appropriate name in the Title field and press the DRR button in the lower right area of the dialog box A popup box will appear requiring a length for the recording After a length has been entered and you ve pressed OK another dialog box will appear allowing you to select from which source you want to record this spot The next dialog box to appear provides you with the opportunity to change record settings such as Format Type Sample Rate and Compression for this particular recording Finally after pressing OK in this box you will be asked if you wish to send the DRR information Recording will begin in the case shown above 11 seconds after you press OK 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 48 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide CPU I O Settings I CPU I O Settings BoordA Board B a BoordC Board D 3 CommA e CommB 3 CommC i CommD Item Connected Quantity ssa i Click I O to set the input output I O for each defined Port comm1 F device attached to a COM port Station Selection x Station r Station Name NGDB 2001 Click the button for each station controlled by this CPU to set the audio Play Device 1 Play Device 2
85. asks Stopset select No Stopset breaknotes will be in Stopset Design so for those say Yes For comments fill the Media Code with 09 and stopsets 08 You ll notice that once you edit a breaknote in one clock it is updated for each clock where it is used We want to say a comment is a stopset so that NexGen does not schedule it as a sweeper We use the 09 code so NexGen knows it is really a comment Some stations prefer to rotate their sweepers in a Selector song category Instead of changing your sweeper control to breaknotes you can continue to do that You will need to code your Song Design as the soft ME then go to every song inserting the 03 media code and every sweeper inserting the 04 The Media field is 4 characters in the song screen and you need to place those numbers in the left 2 spaces for it to work If you already use the Media field for CD numbers try the Texture TX field and configure that to the first two columns of your export in Song Design Bonus You can mass change with the Texture field Again check your stopset breaknotes against the program clock and traffic setup They must be equal every hour Be careful with adjacency sponsorships some traffic departments tend to schedule them as individual breaks In your Selector clock programming they would require adjacent stopset breaknotes Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations Here is a sample of a Selector music export
86. ations 67 How to configure WANcasting System Mappings To set the Mappings for the system click Mappings under System on the Data Transfer Setup dialog A system mapping is typically a production only mapping that isn t tied to a station on the local system Therefore the system mapping won t interact with VoiceTRACs or Logs For each new mapping click New and set the parameters according to the following Station number at Remote Site KLOL Select the station number to which the selected station or site is to be mapped 2 KLOL Acid Rock Remote Station Site Name i YG ae a Enter the station or site name to which the selected station NexGen or site is to be mapped 10000 to 10500 0 0 0 0 Software Version at Remote Site v Select the version of PSi software running on the remote GMT 09 00 Yakutsk J site Auto load spots Range Enter the spot number range for autoloading If the WANcasted spot number falls in this range and the remote site is configured for autoloading the spot is autoloaded 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 68 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Auto load Emergency Spots Enter the emergency spot number range for autoloading If the WANcasted emergency spot number falls in this range and the remote site is configured for autoloading the spot is autoloaded Transfer Session Number Select the STS session number you want to
87. ay has passed Type Click the radio button that matches this card type Device Click the radio button that corresponds to the card slot in which this device is installed Bit Position Drag the slider or click the left and right arrows to specify the bit position for this output device 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 52 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Source Use this screen to configure your source devices by controlling CPU and station If you are configuring for a router click here for information on setting up a router from scratch To view edit add or delete a source device s configuration click Source on the Config screen button bar The Source Configuration screen shows all currently configured source devices and associated CPU source type box number card address and number position Click a column head to sort the list by that column To delete a source device s configuration record select the source record you want to delete and click Delete Click YES on the warning message to delete the record or NO to exit without deleting the record To edit a source device s configuration record select the source record you want to edit and click Edit Make the changes you want and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes To add a new source configuration record click New Using the following as a guideline configure the new sour
88. bles you can use MM 2 digit month DD 2 digit day YY 2 digit year Y1 1 digit year Y4 4 digit year DW Characters based on the day of the week text will be derived from daily fields DW Definitions for Filename Explained below Log Date Not required but if present will validate the date within the verify file is the same as the log date These fields tell NexGen Digital where to find the Month Day and Year of the log NexGen will export a maximum of 8 characters in this field Event Status Reports the status of the event as to whether or not the event played not played ejected or no audio found The results are displayed using a two digit code The code 0 indicates the system skipped this event due to block overfill the code 1 indicates that the event has played at this time code 2 is not used 3 indicates that the event was re synced and skipped by the system 4 indicates that the event was skipped by the user code 5 indicates that the event start time was outdated and skipped by the system code 6 indicates that the event was skipped because of an Audio Server restart code 7 indicates some kind of play error was encountered code 8 indicates the event was skipped because the audio was in the process of being recorded code 9 indicates the event was skipped because no audio could be found for this event code 30 indicates a general Not Played error 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 104
89. buffer Play Stream 2 PCMadPEG 334KB buffer Play Stream 3 PCM PEG 384KB buffer Play Stream 4 PCMAMPEG 384KB buffer BLOCK DIAGRAM AD Digital volume 0 100dB 10 to 20d Bu A 0 Stereo balanced input M 0 AES EBU or P DIF input AES EBU or P DIF jumper selectable 10 to 20d Bu A a Stereo balanced ouput LY 0 AES EBU or S P DIF output AES EBU or P DIF jumper selectable 10 to 20d Bu A 0 Stereo balanced ouput M 2 AES EBU or S P DIF output AES EBU or P DIF jumper selectable 10 to 20d Bu A 0 Stereo balanced ouput a AES EBU or P DIF output AES EBU or P DIF jumper selectable 10 to 20d Bu A 0 Stereo balanced ouput LY 9 AES EBU or P DIF output AES EBU or P DIF jumper selectable 10 to 20d Bu Ks me fo Stereo balanced ouput mixer CONNECTORS Analog I O 26pin High Density DB LOO Ge io OQO Digital 1 0 15pin High Density DB Ron O02 ono GJA G orn O PA el om ROW O0 Q ron 290 Orn RNR Ope AESO2 5 G sr GND O50 AESO3 5 C si G G row AESO3 OQO B60 Il SPECIFICATIONS ANALOG INPUT Type Balanced Connector Female DB 26 High density Level 10 to 26dBu in 0 5dBu steps Impedance 20K ohms A D converter 20bit 128X Oversampling S N Ratio 1 92dB minimum THD N 2 88dB minimum Sample Rates 8 to 50kHz with 100Hz resolution Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz 1dB ANALOG OUTPUTS
90. cccssecsesdesesssaecesbssvecdesd uesscuscssnssseiasesavoeevevessvestss 15 2002a Sealevel Systems Incorporated All rights reserved Introduction Introduction Overview The DIO 32 PCI provides 16 reed relays that can latch power data or other electronic signals for control applications and 16 optically isolated inputs to allow monitoring of off board switch closures relays or for any other general purpose monitoring needs The DIO 32 PCI is PCI 2 1 bus compliant Addressing data and control signals are TTL compatible What s Included The DIO 32 PCI is shipped with the following items If any of these items are missing or damaged contact the supplier e DIO 32 PCI Interface Adapter e Sealevel Systems Software Installation Card Setup The DIO 32 PCI is a fully compliant PCI Plug and Play adapter All card resources i e I O address and IRQ are auto assigned by either your system BIOS or your Plug and Play operating system For Windows Users Choose Install Software at the beginning of the CD and select the Digital O software drivers and install SealO System Installation The DIO 32 PCI can be installed in any of the PCI expansion slots Turn off PC power Disconnect the power cord Remove the PC case cover Locate an available PCI slot and remove the blank metal slot cover Gently insert the DIO 16 PCI into the slot Make sure that the adapter is seated properly Replace the screw Replace
91. ce device and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes Name Enter a unique name for this source device Source BE m Name m Typa PSi 2 C Undefined CPU ET E CPU C Direct Source C Probel JASERV001 NGDB 2001 Prophet Select the controlling CPU for this source device from the CSAS Device C SeaLevel drop down list SUE ee eee C ss2 C Local Type m Bit Position Mi jis a Click the radio button that matches this source type Corcel Bit Position Drag the slider or click the left and right arrows to specify the station s hardware number position for this source device Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 53 Destination Use this screen to configure audio switch destination by controlling CPU To view edit add or delete a destination configuration click Destination on the Config screen button bar The Destination screen shows all currently configured destinations by CPU Click a column head to sort the list by that column To delete a destination configuration record select the destination record you want to delete and click Delete Click YES on the warning message to delete the record or NO to exit without deleting the record To edit a destination configuration record select the destination record you want to edit and click Edit Make the changes you want and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel
92. contacts L R represents the left or right channel and a b c represents the relay normally open normally closed and common relay contacts Control Relays 1 8 a b are screw terminal connections for the control relay contacts Numbers 1 8 identify the relay and a b represents the normally open relay contacts Normally closed contacts are not available but can be simulated by system programming commands MPX Out 1 8 are screw terminal connections for the multiplex open collector outputs These outputs follow the audio input selector when only a single channel is selected Parallel Inputs 1 16 are screw terminal connections for the 16 logic level parallel inputs These inputs have internal 5 VDC pull up resistors Audio Inputs 1 8 L R G are screw terminal connections for the eight balanced audio inputs L R denotes left or right channel and G identifies or audio and ground Audio Outputs 1 2 L R G are screw terminal connections for the two balanced audio outputs L R denotes left or right channel and G identifies or audio and ground The two audio outputs are identical ACU System Description page 2 2 2 5 Electrical Functions and Description The Audio Control Unit is relatively sophisticated for an audio switching device Audio switching tasks are handled intelligently and effectively without infringing on program source material And a variety of I O options give the ACU 1 the ability to signal or control outboard equipment so
93. d Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 93 VoiceTRAC Log To Archive Enter the number of days to keep the VoiceTRAC active before it is archived by the system Archive To Erase Enter the number of days to keep the VoiceTRAC archived before it is erased by the system Configuring Individual Archive Erase Dates You can configure the archive and erase dates for each audio record individually From NexGen Digital Broadcast click Prod and then click on the type of audio you wish to view Select the audio record for which you wish to configure the archive and erase dates Click Edit to bring up the record s properties dialog Archive Enter the date mm dd yyyy on which this specific audio record is to be automatically archived Erase Enter the date mm dd yyyy on which this specific audio record is to be automatically erased Automatic Archiving and Erasing Once archive dates are configured for an audio record either on a system level or on an individual basis the system takes care of archiving or erasing these records on the date that they are to be archived or erased The overnight routine which is executed at the end of each day performs the automatic archiving and erasing of audio records The overnight routine goes through every audio record in the system and compares the archive and erase dates with the system dates If it is past the archive date that s been set then the audio r
94. d For each station select the appropriate play and record devices Enter other information as appropriate Click Local Playback to configure the local playback Click Station Pots to configure the station pots Click DRR to configure the DRR settings if the CPU will be used as the DRR machine Click IO to configure the CPU s input output settings 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 38 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide User For each user on the system enter the name they will use to logon and their password Select the station and assign rights by selecting or deselecting from the list You can build up a library of templates and apply those as necessary for standardized access rights You can select all rights for each rights category by choosing the rights category in the Primary Rights list box and clicking This Station in the Set row of buttons You can remove all the rights in a category by clicking This Station in the Clear row of buttons You can set or clear all the rights in a category for all stations by clicking All Stations Shift By station name each shift and add any appropriate comments a E Watation VStation This is an optional configuration and is not required to take a configured station live If you are in a WANCcasting environment use VStation to configure virtual stations including traffic and music load configurations and other relevant information These Virtual stat
95. d If enabled a line with three spaces at the beginning will be assumed to be a song note You can have up to 10 concurrent lines of song note material after a song event The text will be loaded into the database and associated with the song event Don t Create To Be Recorded Songs When not checked and the load routine attempts to load a song number that does not exist the default action is to load the song into the log and create a To Be Recorded Song in the Production area When checked the system will simply not load the song nor create a To Be Recorded song and will report this discrepancy to the Load Error Report upon completion of the load Spot Text File Path The path to a text file containing spot text to be associated with the spot being loaded into the log Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 19 Verify NexGen allows the user to define a format to Export text files to identify exact play times for songs Music Verify or Spots Traffic Verify Many scheduling products allow for a return file some do not Select the Verify button to display the Verify dialog If verification formats have been defined within the NexGen Digital system they will be displayed in the selector or its drop down list You can view or edit an existing definition or Save a new configuration Troffic or Music HEI When you click Verify the following dialog asks you to specify Traflic Yerty whether you wish to v
96. d an event to the log drag and drop the desired event from the dialog box to the DRR log list box Depending on the event selected a series of dialogs open for you to fill in additional required event parameters To copy hours click Copy Hour On the dialog box that opens select the DRR machine and date to copy from and select the DRR machine and date to copy to Select the hours to copy from and the hours to copy to Finally select the type of copying to perform and click OK To delete a log select from the drop down lists the machine and date of the log to delete and click Delete Log To print a log or clock load the clock or log and click Print Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 117 Rotations Rotations are automatically generated or user defined collections of unique audio events or cuts excluding songs generally production events with special properties and uses NexGen Digital treats rotations essentially the same as other audio events rotations can replace a single audio event and they can be dragged and dropped into logs the Active Control Room Log the button bar and so forth There are some distinctions and rules involving rotations though that govern their appropriate use Background The NexGen Digital rotation algorithm employs two primary rules for defining how rotations are processed Use only valid audio events for percentage calculations for example the audio event and its
97. d exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes To add a new shift record click New Using the following as a guideline configure the new shift and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes Ce Oki Name of Shift Name of Shitt RoachMan Enter a unique name for this shift Select Station NexGen 2001 a Select Station Shat Number 5 From the drop down list select the station for this shift Comments Graveyard Shift Number Enter a shift number for this shift Comments OK Cancel iia dai Enter comments you want associated with this shift Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 41 CPU Use this screen to configure your CPUs and assign stations to be controlled by this CPU Each CPU can control up to eight stations each discrete NexGen Digital system can control up to 128 stations for a minimum of 16 CPUs networked in the system During initial system setup and configuration you may need to return to this set of CPU configuration screens incrementally as other subsystems are configured To view edit add or delete a CPU s configuration click CPU on the Config screen button bar The CPU Configuration screen shows all currently configured CPUs and the CPU s IP address Click a column head to sort the list by that column To delete a CPU s configuration record select the CPU record you want to delete and click Delete Click YES on the warning message to dele
98. down list CartDeck Row 2 Creative001 CartDeck Row 3 Creative001 CartDeck Row 4 Creative001 Queue Pot 1 WPSI01AU01001 ribo Lox J c Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 43 Station Pots Click Station Pots to identify the pot values 0 99 for each station EST Pots Configuration Select a station from the drop down list and use the slider control to assign a value to each pot Ports These settings allow you to SASTDRR1 route any of your sources to 2 i ee a any destinations as defined in i Psi 3 g CFG Destinations zi Creative001 pi WPSIODIAUDIOOT ril j WPSIOOTAUDION ril WPSIOOTAUDIOOT ril x g 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 44 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Digital Reel to Reel DRR Digital Reel to Reel Configuration Click DRR to configure your digital reel to reel system Each CPU that will be running the DRR module needs to be set up To access the screen shown below go to Config CPU and press the DRR button The following outlines what each configuration item represents of Logs to Build Ahead When the overnight routines run they can be configured to automatically ensure that DRR logs are created several days out This setting indicates how many days for which the overnights should create DRR logs Satellite Box Used This contains a list of supported audio switchers including DIREC
99. e plywood for top and bottom 12 wide wood shutters for sides m 4 x 4 wood post Front View Side View Figure 3 5 Standard Enclosure Mount the enclosure on a 4 inch square wooden post The floor of the enclosure should be 4 feet above the ground Drill a small hole in the floor near the edge of the post for the sensor cable to come through A 1 4 inch hole drilled in one of the walls about an inch above the floor makes an easy way to insert a calibration thermometer without removing the louvered panel see section 3 3 2 The enclosure should be given at least two coats of white exterior paint inside and out Place the enclosure at least 20 feet from the nearest building preferably on grass covered soil It should be as far away as possible from concrete and pavement Do not place the enclosure near air conditioner compressors or under trees Run the cable for the sensor up the post and through the hole in the floor Lay the sensor in the center of the floor of the enclosure Be careful not to cut or puncture the outer insulating jacket of the cable The inner conductors must be protected from the weather If an extension cable is used wrap electrical tape around the connectors to seal out moisture When visiting the enclosure during the summer months you might want to take a can of wasp and hornet killer with you They just love to build nests in these things ACU Installation page 3 7 Section 4 Troubleshooting and Repai
100. e PhoneTRAC list and edited by pressing the Edit User button Press the OK button to exit 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 84 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide PhoneTRAC Hardware Installation and Configuration Components required for PhoneTRAC installation 1 each DIO 32 PCl SeaLevel card 1 each SeaLevel I O cable 1 each DR 10 Circuit Werkes box 1 each audio card with balanced play and record outputs 1 each 37 connector patch cable 3 each 1N914 silicon switching diodes 3 each 2 7k Ohm watt resistors 1 each wiring diagram 1 each standard Telco line as used with a PC modem Installation procedure Install the SeaLevel DIO 32 PCI card Install audio card if necessary Connect the audio card play and record to the DR 10 per the wiring diagram Note that the DR 10 uses balanced audio Connect the I O cable to the SeaLevel card Connect the DR 10 patch cable to the SeaLevel Input side of the I O cable Connect the cable to the DR 10 per the wiring diagram It is necessary to physically verify with a meter that the 5V output of the SeaLevel is used Do not use the 12V output or damage may be incurred by the DR 10 Ensure proper polarity when installing the diodes Connect the DR 10 Telco Line jack to the Telco line Connect the power to the DR 10 last Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 85 Tuning Start the Wizard Editor Using a telephone dial the Telco number for
101. e Start and End Spot number where you wish to save your recordings Default Spot Enter the Spot and Cut number where you wish to save your recording by default If you designate no spot or cut number your spot will be saved with this spot and cut number Dial In Access Select the access device you wish this user to access the system with from the Not Assigned column on the left If you only have one DR10 device installed on the CPU only one unit will appear in the Not Assigned column If more than one device is installed select the device you wish to assign and press the gt If you wish to assign all devices press the button Quick Spots These are pre selected spots Using these spot numbers you can simply call in using your access code and enter the number of the spot you wish to record Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 83 If no Spot exists make it a This option is a Supervisor setting The user can only record one type of spot audio Note When you call and record an audio event you MUST press the save button in order to preserve your recording Press OK to exit and save your settings or press Cancel to exit without saving Adding an existing NexGen user to the PhoneTRAC list of users If you want to add a current NexGen user to the list of PhoneTRAC users find their name in list of NexGen users click on the user name to highlight it and press the The name can now be located in th
102. e site station to send music and VoiceTRAC log changes to the remote site Uncheck to prevent the site station from sending music and VoiceTRAC log changes to the remote site Remote Time Zone Select the time zone for the remote site This helps in establishing the priority of the data packet to be sent Remote Drive Enter the path name on the remote where data packets are to be initially transferred The remote site picks up the packet from this location and processes it 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 72 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Enabling Auto load on a CPU To enable autoloading for WANcasting from the Main Toolbar select Config and click CPU Select the desired CPU and click Edit In the CPU dialog select Enable Auto load for WANcasting checkbox to enable autoloading click again to disable Auto load CPU 2 x e LPU is an Emergency Control Room 10 60 114 217 See sme Se po ad 1dd04 WANcasting transmit Once you have properly configured the system and stations for WANcasting you can WANcast directly from Production Logs and VoiceTRAC recorder areas in NexGen Digital Production Click Transmit to transmit songs spots promos segues shows fills news beds bits effects and memos From the pop up Transmit dialog select the sites where these events are to be transferred to and click OK Logs From the Logs screen you can WANCcast
103. e warning dialog to delete the record or NO to exit without deleting the record To edit an input device s configuration record select the input record and click Edit Make the changes you want and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes To add a new input configuration record click New Using the following as a guideline configure the new input device and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes Name perno a Enter a unique name for this input device CPU ation o DB 2001 z Select the controlling CPU for this input device from the drop down list Station Select the station for this input device from the drop down list Note that the station names that show in this list are dependent on the CPU name you selected If your station does not appear in the list make sure the correct controlling CPU is selected first 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 50 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide OPTO Events Select the OPTO event type from the drop down list Type Click the radio button that matches this card type Device Click the radio button that corresponds to the card slot in which this device is installed Bit Position Drag the slider or click the left and right arrows to specify the bit position for this input device Output Use this screen to configure your output devices by cont
104. ear printers The location should accommodate easy access to the sides front and back panels for emergency servicing 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 12 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Audio server Put the audio server close to your audio chain Once it is up and running it seldom needs any attention It does not need to be in your control room an audio rack is a good place for it Most stations put the audio server next to the file server The UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply included with the system for the file server is configured to be big enough to handle the audio server as well Control Room If your control room needs to run in manual mode at times you will need a workstation to allow you to manually control the audio server Place the computer in the studio where it can get adequate ventilation and where you can have easy access to the CD ROM if CD Extractor is to be used If access to the CD ROM is not necessary you may desire KVM extenders to relocate the computer outside of the studio Place it away from being in direct line of any microphones Digital Reel to Reel DRR Place the DRR in the room where the switch can get access to all of the audio sources that will be brought in for recording Usually the DRR is placed close to the audio servers Real Time Editor RTE Place the RTE in the room where you will be doing the editing and where CD Extractor is used Ne
105. ecord gets archived if it is past the erase date that s been set then the audio record gets erased The overnight routine is automatically executed at the end of each day by the system You can also choose to execute the overnight routine manually and configure it to perform just the archive and erase task By doing so you can ensure at any time that all audio records in the system are in their proper state 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 94 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide 2 x Select the options for this session P festa re Danha To execute the overnight routine manually from NexGen Digital M Generate New Logs siti I Archive Old Logs _DeSelect Al M Delete Expired Audio r M Generate DAR Logs sini M Event Logs Cancel T Delete Production Copy IV Delete Expired Messages I Generate Song Library File I Send Email to Support Dept PSI V Copy Songs to Local CPUs PLY Files V Copy Spots to Local CPUs PLY Files I Verify Redundant Audio Broadcast click Utilities and then click Overnite On the dialog box uncheck all check boxes except Delete Expired Audio Click OK to save your changes and exit Delete Expired Audio Check this box so that the overnight routine performs automatic archival and deletion of audio records Manual Archiving and Erasing You can manually archive audio records prior to the configured archive date for the audio record
106. ed audio on Volume J are backed up to Volume and subsequent writes again alternate appropriately between the file storage servers Since it is not possible for a user to write directly to a backup volume there are no changes in Volume H to consider Additionally the overnights have an option to Validate Audio Mirroring this ensures that all audio is backed up to the secondary server NexGen Digital Database Redundancy The previous illustration shows an additional volume on each server a primary volume on Server 1 and a secondary volume on Server 2 Database redundancy is designed so that it can be implemented on existing audio file servers or on unique servers at the user s discretion Like the audio redundancy scheme database protection relies on all writes and updates going to the primary database with the secondary database acting as the mirrored device In case of the primary s failure however there are some differences in how that failure is processed Failure scenario what happens If the primary database on Server 1 becomes inaccessible the discovering client pings the secondary database on Server 2 If the secondary database responds the client sends a packet to all clients instructing all clients to switch over to the secondary database Subsequent reads and writes are directed to the secondary volume A flag is triggered in the NexGen Digital Status screen Database Database a vot gs Primary
107. ed control room console program output typically switcher input 1 to satellite box outputs A bypass route must be available to allow for switcher maintenance Connect desired sources to DRR inputs Connect control lines Use proper shielding techniques to minimize ground loop and RFI problems Since you are installing this system while an existing system must remain operative you should plan for and provide dry contacts for eich system For every control function needed by the system two independent sets of dry contacts should exist Use the satellite box MPX grounds whenever possible The MPX grounds allow for multiple input controls without undesired interaction of OPTOs Connect logic to satellite box OPTO inputs and DRR OPTO inputs Use the DRR box MPX grounds whenever possible The MPX grounds allow for multiple input controls without undesired interaction of OPTOs 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 16 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide The DRR OPTOs are mapped in the DRR machine configuration menu This is the configuration for the layout DRR Device 1 DRR Device 2 DRR Device 3 OPTO 1 record start OPTO 7 record start OPTO 12 record start OPTO 2 record stop OPTO 8 record stop OPTO 13 record stop OPTO 3 user assignable OPTO 9 user assignable OPTO 14 user assignable OPTO 4 user assignable OPTO 10 user assignable OPTO 15 user assignable OPTO 5 user as
108. edure to ensure a well mannered stop and start of the database server Stopping the database server From Windows Right click on the database icon on the status bar and click Close Shut down Windows From Novell Shutdown or Unload psi_db and Down Starting the database server From Windows Create a shortcut to psi_db set the working path and on the command line use the following command format Format psi_db ip sip Where ip is the IP address of this computer s is the prefix for the second IP This is followed by the IP address of the secondary database server only used when there is a redundant database From Novell execute the command wizard from the command line If the wizard command is unavailable use the following commands Format psi_db ip path sip Where ip is the IP address of this computer path is the optional server path to the database files s is the prefix for the second IP This is followed by the IP address of the secondary database server only used when there is a redundant database Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 99 PSi SS 621 Audio Switcher The Prophet Systems Innovations SS 621 Audio Switcher is a 12 X 6 A B switch We designed this product to change audio feeds between an audio server and a dedicated hot spare for that audio server The SS 621 is not limited however to passing only balanced audio analog or digital you can also use it to route low
109. eeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeaes 14 She Di graM S 2 en ee eo eee eee ee 17 SUpplier GUIDES ssassn naapa aaa a ai 19 Traffic GI MUSIO ssiisisssrerioiinsseiios iar eran Rarer ERr EE 21 TAIG oa E E E S 22 Medid Sia preian E E E EE E E E E E 23 GBS loaie a aa a aa a a a aana 23 DART Sidariai eaaa aae ES AEE RENE 26 Programming and MUSIC ssrsosciscieneeu inie ian EE EN ENNET N E 27 Se ee E A E EE E E I E E E E E E staiees 28 MUSIC MASE eisti senian era AEE EEEE ENEE EE EEE 32 TU O icisisarsriniai aaa E eroaa 35 Program the DatabaSGesecrsnarin E E E 36 Training GHECKWSticccssiadaeicecesachsandacdtaanusvcesunen chante ueetbadead a a e a i AEA 39 This page left blank intentionally Prophet Systems Innovations 1 Introduction Introductory information Customer Support contact numbers and Pre Installation Checklist 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 2 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Welcome Thank you for choosing a Prophet Systems Innovations PSi NexGen Digital Broadcast system The Installation Guide is intended to be a resource for the station engineer and the production or music director at the initial stage to successfully set up the NexGen Digital Broadcast system After the initial set up a Prophet Systems Installation Specialist will come on site and train the staff to begin using the NexGen Digital Broadcast system The Installation Guide is generally straightforward
110. em SELECTOR Make an export format for NexGen Digital In Main Menu choose 7 Print Log then F4 Edit Log Formats Header Footer Design should be empty In Log Parameters name this log format Prophet There should be no artist notes no song notes and no unscheduled positions printed Under that window s Breaknote design you DO want Different Designs for Stopset This splits Breaknotes between stopset and non stopset and will allow you to export exact ID s sweepers artist liners etc to Prophet for full control In Song design Stopset Design and Non Stopset Design you will configure your Selector output so that your linear information on songs and breaknotes is placed into fields that Prophet will read when it imports Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 29 Selector fields with design codes C column L length Media Code C01 L02 MA breaknotes or ME songs ID number C 04 L 06 ID for songs amp non stopset breaknotes only Title C13 L24 TI Runtime C 38 L 04 OT songs or RO breaknotes Log Day of Week C43 L01 DO optional usually used for songs only Log Date divided by the following Month C 45 L 02 MO Day C 48 L 02 DY Year C 51 L02 YR Log Time C 54 L 02 AH Every field has the configuration area open for numbering the Line always 1 Column Length and Font always P The Media Code field first in each row is a two digit code telling N
111. emplate is a unique number reserved for your use if you leave without saving a song with that number however NexGen Digital does not again offer it up as available it instead steps up to the next available number in the range Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 127 This behavior is intended to protect your production efforts from inadvertent overwriting of existing audio Alternatively you can choose to have NexGen Digital always assign a unique number bypassing Get Unique Number In the NexGen Digital Config System Production Defaults dialog click Automatically create unique numbers for either or both songs and non songs When a unique number is required a search is started for the next available unique number at the pointer position This pointer is updated as requests are made Once it reaches 20 000 as in the example shown here it will reset to 10 000 and start over in the range If all numbers in the range are used you can increase the range or assign a new range for that audio type This method of assignment eliminates the possibility that two numbers of the same value are assigned simultaneously 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040
112. ems Inc guarantees our products to be free from manufacturing defect for a period of one year from the original date of purchase from Sine Systems Inc This warranty covers the parts and labor necessary to repair the product to factory specifications This warranty does not cover damage by lightning normal wear misuse neglect improper installation failure to follow instructions accidents alterations unauthorized repair damage during transit fire flood tornado hurricane or acts of God and or nature 4 3 2 Factory Return Policy The factory return policy only applies to equipment purchased directly from Sine Systems Inc Equipment purchased through a third party dealer is subject to the return policy of the dealer and arrangements for return or exchange must be handled through the dealer ACU Troubleshooting and Repair page 4 2 Sine Systems policy on returns and exchanges with the factory is broken down according to the following schedule 30 days no questions asked During the first thirty days from the date that equipment ships from our factory we will accept it back for a full refund less shipping charges provided that the equipment is still in new resellable condition with no cosmetic damage This does not constitute an evaluation program It is for legitimate purchases only less than 60 days may be returned less 15 restocking fee Between 31 and 60 days from the time we ship the equipment we will accept unmodif
113. ems Innovations 63 Data Transfer Use this screen to configure your data transfer WANcasting options Data Transfer Setting 2 x Site Config Data Transfer Priority Levels Transfer Paths WANcasting is the PSi technology that MeS eatin Seca 3 allows the transferring of data across Unique two character SEND CODE fe systems and stations via NexGen SADA Supcttet Digital and CFS 16 AudioWizard File Server Name for this site Development Timezone for this site GMT 07 00 Mountain Time US amp Canada v The data you can transfer include audio VoiceTRAC and logs which include traffic music load and verification files How to configure WANcasting System Settings To configure WANcasting at the system level click Config from the Main Toolbar and click Data Transfer In the resulting dialog box click Settings under the System area for access to the configuration dialogs Review the following discussion and screen examples for information on how to set up the system to enable WANcasting A subsequent section describes the process for identifying and configuring individual stations 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 64 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Site Config Number of STS Transfer Sessions Enter the maximum number of available STS Server Transfer System transfer session streams up to a maximum of 99 Typically each site is assigned one stream of its own
114. erification files from other sites 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 66 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Priority Levels Data Transfer Setting 71x Site Config Data Transfer Priority Levels l Transfer Paths Level 1 Events scheduled to play within hours There are five priority levels to define ae Level 2 Events scheduled to play within 3 hours the priority for any transmission is set F Level 3 Events scheduled to play within 18 hi depending on the time the event is a scheduled to ol ay Level 4 Events scheduled to play within 124 hours Level 5 Events scheduled to play within 148 hours For each level enter the number of hours within which the event is to play Data Transfer Data Transfer Setting 21x Local Transfer Path Site Config Data Transfer Priority Levels Transfer Paths Ent the lt f th This is th nter the local transfer path IS IS e local path you use for storing the incoming Local Transfer Path A Transter and outgoing packets from where they are transferred to the destined place if to be NetworkTransfer Path Spats Transfer transmitted or processed if to be received Network Transfer Path Enter the network transfer path The network transfer path is used for letting other sites know where the packet has come from and also for sending acknowledgements Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innov
115. erify Traffic or Music C Music Verily Format Selection Click on the format from the drop down list and click Select To edit or view the format configuration click Modify View To add a new configuration click Add You may also delete a format by selecting Delete Once you ve chosen the format you re using and either selected Add or Modify View the Verify Format Configuration dialog box will display 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 20 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Select Standard Template You can select your format template from several preloaded templates Applying a Standard Template will fill any required fields with default settings for the selected format Verify Format Configuration MediaStar E ees ee oe E A Age com ee el EE Format Name You can save the configuration settings under a format name The format name was selected or provided in the Format Selection screen the window that appeared just prior to this one Maximum number of digits for this field is 49 Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 21 Path Filename This is the filename under which NexGen will save the verify information This can be a literal filename or one with variables that will use the log s date to determine the filename Maximum number of digits for this field is 127 If you prefer to user variables here is a legend of varia
116. es device2 Pressing 7 again will set it to device 1 4 Once set to the proper device number press 2 to exit the programming mode For you binary counters do a binary count of the device 01 1 10 2 Psi DRR Timing Worksheet AM PROPHET SYSTEMS innovations som TE TP e eee eee eee som fT TP e EE ee eee eee swm SF TP e a ee eee eee from ST TP e o ee ee eee eee swm Sf TP e ee eee eee swm SF TP e eee eee eee www e This page left blank intentionally DRR Timing Worksheet PM PROPHET SYSTEMS innovations wom S S S A Q 2 oO q This page left blank intentionally Prophet Systems Innovations 19 Supplier Information User Guides for ASI 4215 Audio Card SeaLevel PCI Card and ACU 1 Audio Control Unit 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 20 Revision A NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide This page left blank intentionally 4 15 2002 AS14215 Record Play MPEG Audio Adapter The AudioScience AS14200 family of digital audio adapters enable multi stream recording and reproduction of MPEG Layer 2 digital audio on the PC platform Utilizing the 32bit PCI bus and the latest generation of 24bit DSPs from Motorola these cards were designed to deliver the highest performance available to the broadcast industry PCI Bus Record Stream PCM PEG 384KB buffer Play Stream 1 PCMAMPEG 384KB
117. es the setting the Digital Config CPU Dedicated HS to Config CPU Station for each station defined for that CPU under Dedicated HS Refer to NexGen Digital online Help for setup information from NexGen The audio server ASERV 1 then starts itself as the current audio server Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 103 Fault Tolerance Background The NexGen Digital fault tolerance scheme encompasses seven optional modes of protection Each mode is engineered to mesh seamlessly with any combination of other modes Audio storage server redundancy protects all your audio in case of server failure Database fault tolerance protects your data Local database redundancy local audio Silence detection and hot swapping Audio Server capability ensure on air continuity Emergency control room for live assist environments Premiere technical support Audio Storage Server The critical protection scheme engineered by PSi first considers the most valuable resource of a customer the audio library which constitutes the value of its product The value of the PSi scheme is its continuity of playback accessibility re synch ability and integrity The audio contents on a file storage server are backed up to another file server PSi recommends a Raid 5 configuration but other configurations are available PSi further defines special volumes on each server to accommodate a greater range of failure scenarios For th
118. ese audio events already have unique numbers prefixed with TI time TE temperature VT VoiceTRAC and LI liner 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 126 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Number Configuration For NexGen Digital to assign appropriate numbers automatically you will first need to tell it the number ranges you want used for specific audio types To set these number ranges In NexGen Digital access Config Click PSi System Click Audio Type Ranges For each audio type enter the number spread you want NexGen Digital to use in its calculations For example in the Low field for Songs enter 300001 as the first number in the range and in the High field enter 500000 as the last number in the range For all subsequent audio which meets the definition as Song NexGen Digital will assign it a unique number in the 300001 500000 range and will exclude all other audio types from that range Process Unless you are working with audio on the source production CPU NexGen Digital cannot ensure specific numbers within the audio range are reserved for your use For example if you click the Unique Next 5 button in Production for a list of five unique numbers those numbers may get used by someone else prior to your using them Songs Get next unique number pointer 10000 2000C a range In this case only when you explicitly click Get Unique Number from a new audio t
119. essed then the menu will play Pressing any key but the Play Menu key will perform the function and return to the Main menu Decrease Volume Decreases playback volume Increase Volume Increases playback volume Reload Spot Reloads the currently selected spot Save Spot Saves the recorded spot Note This must be selected to transfer the recorded spot to the storage server Send Notification Email Sends notification email to designated recipient This is intended to notify someone on site that the user has recorded a spot Log Out Logs user out of PhoneTRAC and disconnects line 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 88 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Select Spot Sub Menu Functionality Select Quick Spot Allows selection of a pre defined spot Select Spot By Spot Number Allows selection of spot by number then cut Command TouchPad sae Spo Ree gin Men Fa 2 3 Fa Record Stop En Ti Spot dkenu ders 0 Repeat Menu me i Menu 2 ae oe ae ao E mail 0 Repeat Menu Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations o 000000 oo 89
120. ets is shown in figure 3 3 Location Input Channel RN27 Audio Input 1 RN30 Audio Input 2 RN31 Audio Input 3 RN34 Audio Input 4 RN35 Audio Input 5 RN38 Audio Input 6 RN39 Audio Input 7 RN42 Audio Input 8 ACU Installation page 3 5 3 3 3 Connecting Multiple Units The audio switching capabilities of the ACU 1 can be expanded by connecting multiple units in parallel up to 10 units can be connected in a single system Our multidrop RS 232 allows all of the units to be connected to a single serial port on the host computer Normally only a single device can be connected to an RS 232 serial port so serial Y adapter cables are not common but they are available It is easy to make a cable that will work in this application Simply connect each pin of each D connector in parallel The RS 232 driver in the ACU 1 is switched to a high impedance state when the unit is not active This allows a direct parallel RS 232 connection without damage to the unit Software will only be able to activate one ACU 1 at a time Box 1 Right Channel Out H x Combined System Right Channel Out 0 Box 1 Left Channel Out 6 Combined System Left Channel Out Box 2 Right Channel Out Box 2 Left Channel Out gt Figure 3 4 Combining Audio Outputs of Multiple ACU I s The audio outputs of the ACU 1 should not be connected in parallel due to their low output impedance Figure 3 4 shows a simple combiner pad
121. evel defined below Manual starts recording immediately Ending Determines whether or not to turn the source off at the end of the recording Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 47 Format MPEG or DOLBY Note AudioScience Cards will NOT support recording in Dolby Type Stereo or Mono recording If Mono it will record program from the LEFT input as a MONO file Sample Rate 48000 44100 32000 are the choices the higher the number the better quality but also uses more hard drive space Compression Shows applicable compression ratios for the given sample rate The higher the number the LOWER the quality and less drive space occupied All ratios are XX to 1 ratios Auto Stop Level Inactive if Manual mode is selected above This represents a relative amount of audio required to start and stop recording in auto mode 1000 is roughly 100 Auto Stop Delay Inactive if Manual mode is selected above This represents how long the recording will continue with levels below the Auto Stop Level before terminating the recording A typical setting is 1 second though longer or shorter may be required depending on the program being recorded Background DRR Recording must be properly configured and active for this feature to function The value in this field indicates how much time is allowed between setting up a background DRR recording and the time it will actually begin recording For example if you w
122. exGen what type the corresponding event is In Song Design you can hard code the Media Code to be 03 so every song will have that next to it Non Stopset breaknotes have a hard coded 04 since any sweeper jingle or ID assigned by Selector will be represented similarly To hard code this field go to its Line column and hit F7 You get multiple lines to put the column information A 0 would be the in the first punctuation row and a 3 or 4 would be in the second For Stopset Design consisting of stopset marker and comment breaknotes set the field in normal fashion with the MA code and whether the breaknote is an 08 stopset or an 09 comment it will fill the line 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 30 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Ensure that you review every breaknote in every clock you run At the end of every music sweep where you go to a spot block you need a stopset marker breaknote This will tell NexGen that the next line sweeper or song you export will be after the next spot block in the log To edit any breaknote hit F5 on the Item and F5 again Stopset breaknotes can keep their Selector ID numbers but non stopset breaknotes Sweeps need to be created as new and the ID you assign is their corresponding number in Prophet Insert the new one delete the one you already had The Media Code will be hard coded for non stopset breaknotes so that can be left blank and where it
123. export data to including drive and path File Settings Field Separator Use to indicate what will be inserted between each field Choices for the Standard format are CR LF Inserts a carriage return and line feed between each field Tab Inserts a tab between each field Other Inserts the character contained in the field to the right in between each field Record Separator Use to indicate what will be inserted between each record Choices for the Standard format are CRILF Inserts a carriage return and line feed between each record Tab Inserts a tab between each record Other Inserts the character contained in the field to the right in between each record Standard Format Settings Each time an audio record starts playing you can have the system export up to 10 lines of data about that audio using the Standard format These fields define what data is exported and what labels to use for each field Lead Text This is optional text you enter which precedes the audio field upon export For example you may choose to use By before each artist s name Field to Export Select from the drop down lists to choose which fields are exported and in which order they appear in the export file 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 26 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide TCP IP Notification Settings If you had selected TCP IP for the export format these fields are active and contain the port
124. fication of a channel failure Most sites use either operator based detection or silence sense detection systems In dedicated hot spare configurations the determination must be initiated outside of the NexGen Digital software Once a failure has been determined the station s records and all associated data are copied from storage to the next available hot spare CPU in a pooled configuration or to the designated CPU for non pooled configuration The failed station s router destination is given over to the hot spare CPU which launches and continues to execute the station s log using LOCAL as the source Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 125 Unique Number Generation Audio events are automatically numbered when the database is explicitly re numbered or when audio events are copied or merged from outside sources The number format for example what you see in Production is xxxxxx yyy where x is a number and y is a cut You set the possible number ranges by audio type from NexGen Digital in the Config System area The logic for determining available numbers has to weigh several variables Next Number When you add new audio re number existing audio copy audio or merge audio loaded from outside sources NexGen Digital automatically assigns unique numbers to those new audio events NexGen Digital will do this for all audio types except Time Temperature VoiceTRAC Liners Th
125. gt E EEEE EREEREER 109 PINS ora ss orcs r E A Ea aae AE EE E a E A eh aie 117 Ro o ter GOTT BU ONT sssr nenna Ra EREE EERE ERER 119 Unique Number Generation 122 ccccccccccceesnseceeeseeeeeeeeeennensnsseeeeeeseeeaaaes 125 Prophet Systems Innovations 1 Configuration Set up the NexGen Digital system software 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 2 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Set up the NexGen Digital System This section provides you with an overview of setting up the major system software configuration and initial setup of those functions necessary to get NexGen Digital up and running After the system is set up refer to the online Help press F1 for detailed field specific information and how to examples Configuration Areas The Config screens are where you define maintain monitor and administer the hardware and software components that make up the NexGen Digital system Access the Config screens from the NexGen Digital desktop by clicking the Config button in the button bar at the top mec FERA Mes GIERE EEAO Status Macro Logs ot Control Utilities Support Archive Mail camrac Help Station ue Trantor Within the Config screens are up to 15 configuration areas represented by icons in the Config button bar and depending on how your system was set up each addressing specific elements of the NexGen Digital system configuration Within most configuration areas
126. guration m Settings to the Station configuration Traffic Mose Verify ERR VE EREE section for specific information on m of Executed Events to Show in Control Room n vss Source the fields and additional dialogs o jis JP P x neo Relay To view edit add or delete a Length of Pad Destination Bey 3 5 f Song fo milliseconds None z p station s configuration click Serial Port F 0 z VStation on the Config screen linac EAS Propetties button bar The Virtual Station m Time to Display Live Copy News Text Before Spots Start on Spot Blocks lo Millisecond Configuration screen shows all gies currently configured virtual Notification Relay I Close End Of Song Notification Relay in All Modes See Config Play to assign relays stations and the name of the Glose End OfSong Block Notification Relay a Millisecands Before End of Song Block controlling CPU if assigned Click End of Spot Block Notification Relay None a column head to sort the list by Cancel that column To delete a virtual station s configuration record select the virtual station record you want to delete and click Delete Click YES on the warning message to delete the record or NO to exit without deleting the record To edit a virtual station s configuration record select the virtual station record you want to edit and click Edit Make the changes you want and click
127. hat are missing the audio portion following a traffic load check this box Music Load Options These are checkbox switches you use to control how events get loaded into the log Linker Load With this turned on the music load program will replace the NexGen Digital log with the load file the music file must contain all events that need to play during the day including top of hour markers spot block markers and so forth This switch also switches to a different set of Event Numbers than are outlined above Please contact your Technical Support department for a complete list of events and event numbers for the Linker Load option Load Audio irrespective of Day Part Restrictions With this switch on the music load routine will not check station dayparting when loading a song If unchecked and if a song is not dayparted for that station day hour in the log the song will not load 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 18 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Delete Empty Song Slots After the music load is complete if this option is checked any song slots in the log that have not been filled will be deleted automatically If unchecked you will be prompted to delete them after the load is complete Report on Daypart Restricted Audios When checked the system will report songs that had daypart restrictions to the load error report Load Song Notes Allows loading song notes via the music loa
128. hey are being determined A progress bar along the bottom of the screen will disappear when all the ports have been built Only after the progress bar has disappeared indicating that all ports have been built from the menu bar click File Database Save as Local Names and click OK 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 122 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide From the menu bar click Settings Local Port Names to check To assign input ports to output ports click a port name in both columns and click Assign To assign multiple output ports click the input port again click a different output port and click Assign To see what ports are assigned click a port in one column and then click either Destination or Source as appropriate The assigned port or ports in the other column are highlighted Click Close to close the Status screen Serial Port Active lt lt Assign gt gt Destinations gt gt lt lt Source Rename Port Do not exit the NexGen Router Controller System it must remain running along with NexGen Digital Broadcast Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 123 Step Four Configuring NGDB In this final step you will configure sources inputs in the NexGen Router Controller System Status screen and destinations outputs in the NexGen Router Controller System Status screen and a few others from the Config area in NexGen Digita
129. however if you have any questions or require assistance please call our Technical Support Department at 877 774 1040 Additional Technical Documentation is available at http vww prophetsys com products techinfo Here you will find NexGen Digital User Documentation our Technical White Paper Series and cable diagrams What you will find in this guide Equipment Set Up and Configuration Unpack inspect and set up equipment Includes sample and site specific diagrams Supplier Information User Guides for audio card PCI card and audio control unit Traffic and Music Set up information for the most common Traffic and Music systems with NexGen Digital Training and Configuration Training on the NexGen Digital software set up and use by the PSi Installation Specialist CD Extractor CD X and Audio Format Converter AFC User Guides Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 3 How Long Will It Take Typically installations can take from three to eight weeks depending on the size of the site Other variables can make a large impact on the amount of time the installation will take A few of these are Ownership of the Project Having a key person or people take ownership of the project from initial system setup to training the staff will help the installation progress smoothly Designate either the Engineer or the Program Director since they will have the largest amount of duties with implementing and r
130. ick Delete Click YES on the warning message to delete the record or NO to Clear _ Selected Primary This Station All Stations Copy Station Create New User exit without deleting the record Set _ Selected Primary This Station All Stations Copy To New User Cancel Apply To edit a user s record select the user record you want to edit and click Edit Make the changes you want and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes To add a new user record click New Using the following as a guideline configure the new user and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 39 Name of User Enter the user s name This will be the name they use to log into the system Password Enter here Enter the password for this user Confirm here Re enter the password to confirm User Attributes ID Enter up to three characters as an ID for this user or leave blank and the system will supply an ID based on the first three characters of the user name Talent If this user is to be tracked as a talent resource check this box Station Select the station this user is to be associated with If she or he is associated with more than one station create a user profile for each station User Template To save a series of user rights templates which you can subsequently select to apply to
131. ied equipment back for a refund less shipping charges and 15 of the invoice cost This is to cover the cost of restocking the items which must then be sold at a discount as reconditioned instead of new no return after 60 days We will recondition the equipment for you according to our repair rates but we will not accept it for refund or exchange after 60 days from the initial purchase 4 3 3 Factory Service Policy Sine Systems is proud to offer same day repair service on all of our products When we receive damaged equipment we will repair it and ship it back the same day it arrives Because we offer immediate service we do not send loaner equipment If we cannot immediately repair equipment and return it we may ship a loaner unit at our discretion While we do not require prior authorization on repairs we suggest that you verify our shipping address before returning equipment for repair Sine Systems is not responsible for items lost in transport or delivered to the wrong address Emergency service may be made available on weekends or holidays at our discretion if arrangements are made with us in advance 4 3 4 Warranty Service There is no charge for repair service on items covered under warranty You are responsible for shipping charges to return damaged equipment to us for repair Damage due to negligence lightning or other acts of nature are not covered under warranty 4 3 5 Service Rates For service not covered under warranty
132. igned spot numbers while in CFS 16 VoiceTRACs do have spot numbers The number range you enter is used while transmitting a VoiceTRAC WANcasting assigns a spot number from this range to the VoiceTRAC to maintain compatibility between NexGen Digital and CFS 16 Maximum File Size for Data Site Config Data Transfer Priority Levels Transfer Paths Transfer M Enable Data Transfer T Enable Heads and Tails Transfer Enter the maximum allowable transfer Number Range for Common Songs oO to io file size Number Range for VoiceT RAC fasoot to s999 Maximum File Size for Data Transfer isso Mb Review All Songs Before Length for Head T0000 MS LengthforTal 10000 MS Loading Into System T Review all Songs before loading into system Checkmark this to nullify autoloading T Request Load Acknowledgement from sites transmitted to T Return Load Acknowledgement if requested from sending site com mon son gs and force user IV Activate Polling Routines to request data from other sites interaction for all songs before they are loaded Request Load Acknowledgement from sites transmitted to Click to enable or disable a load acknowledgement from the receiving site Return Load Acknowledgement if requested from sending site Click to enable or disable sending a load acknowledgement to the sending site Activate Polling Routines to request data from other sites Click to enable or disable the polling of log music and traffic load and v
133. ill need to merge to your other system or create logs from your original datafile so ESC out to the main menu go below to Datafile then select the other database to work in until you return to more NexGen setup 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 34 Revision A NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide This page left blank intentionally 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 35 Training The PSi Installation Specialist shows you how to set up and use NexGen Digital 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 36 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Training The hardware setup is now finished At this point the staff will be trained to configure the software use the NexGen Digital system The PSi Installation Specialist will go over this section with you Program the Database Log into the NexGen Digital system using the password provided by PSi and access the Config screens click the Config button at the top of the NexGen Digital desktop The Config screens are where you define maintain monitor and administer the hardware and software components that make up the NexGen Digital system Depending upon several factors including additional capabilities your site may or may not have purchased there are potentially seventeen configuration areas within the Config screens represented by icons in the Config screen each addressing specific areas of the NexGen Digi
134. ing systems do not allow direct hardware access The SealO driver and API have been included to provide control over the hardware in Windows and Linux environments The purpose of this section of the manual is to help the customer with the mapping of the API to the actual inputs and relays for the 8004 specifically Complete documentation of the API can be found in its accompanying help file Interrupts Interrupt sampling can be set up in the API Port A bit zero is the interrupt source Refer to the API help file for more detailed information Relative Addressing Vs Absolute Addressing The SealO API makes a distinction between absolute and relative addressing modes In absolute addressing mode the Port argument to the API function acts as a simple byte offset from the base I O address of the device For instance Port 0 refers to the I O address base 0 Port 1 refers to the T O address base 1 Relative addressing mode on the other hand refers to input and output ports in a logical fashion With a Port argument of O and an API function meant to output data the first 0 output port on the device will be utilized Likewise with a Port argument of 0 and an API function designed to input data the first 0 input port of the device will be utilized In all addressing modes port numbers are zero indexed that is the first port is port 0 the second port is 1 the third 2 and so on Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 6
135. ions can then be WANcast to remote locations and transformed into live stations Staff Training Once the NexGen system is configured the PSi Installation Specialist will review proper recording procedures for Production Music CD Extractor Audio Format Converter etc proper NexGen clock building procedures for Programming and proper DRR clock building procedures for Programming and Engineering Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 39 Production LI Create station clocks and logs Ll Load traffic and music logs into station log LI set up music generation settings if applicable LI Create DRR clocks and logs LI set up DRR configurations LJ NexGen Digital Editor Ll Labeling fields L start dates End dates LJ Rotation schedules O Dayparts LJ Erase dates O Reports Spot Control Room Ll Live show interface L Modes of Operation auto manual satellite Ll Use clocks and logs Ll Load traffic and music logs O Configure and use reports L How to use time syncing O Set up and configure PC Anywhere 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 40 Revision A NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide This page left blank intentionally 4 15 2002 PSI PROPHET SYSTEMS eevee ss raining for Station Market Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Staff Person Job Responsibility Configuration CTRL Room Advanced Production Training This page left blank intentionally How to Get Technical Sup
136. ir on a per incident basis Damaged beyond recognition assessed on a per case basis Hopefully you have insurance In cases where the board is so badly damaged that it is not worth repairing we may at our discretion offer to replace the destroyed circuit board The options and costs vary widely in these cases so we will call with options All repairs must be billed to a credit card or shipped COD Specify which you prefer with your request for service At your request we will call with the total amount of the repair including applicable shipping charges so that suitable payment can be arranged before a COD shipment If you need a COD total do not forget to include a telephone number where you can be contacted 4 3 6 Instructions for Factory Service Please include a note with any specific information available about the equipment failure as an aid to our technicians Pack equipment carefully to avoid further damage in shipping We are not responsible for damage during transport When returning a system with multiple components we strongly suggest that you return the entire system We will repair the parts that are returned but lightning is rarely selective enough to damage only a single part of a system Be sure to include a street address for return shipping by UPS The repair will be delayed if you neglect to give us enough information to return your equipment this actually happens If you prefer a carrier other than UPS or wish us to bi
137. is scheme you must have a minimum of two file storage servers for a set of volumes and can have up to a maximum of ten sets of volumes 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 104 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Server Server As an example of how audio file storage server redundancy works 4 consider the illustration to the left Spot volumes are defined and operated similarly either on the same servers or a different set of Primary Primary servers Volume G Volume J In this simple example Server 1 has two audio volumes Volume G Secondary Secondary and Volume Volume G has been defined as a primary volume on Volume Volume H Server 1 and Volume as the backup volume for Server 2 Volume J Database Database a ae f i f Primary Secondary You set these definitions from within NexGen Digital via Config PSi Volume R Volume S System Server 2 also has two audio volumes Volume J and Volume H Volume J has been defined as a primary volume on Server 2 and Volume H as the backup volume for Server 1 Volume G Under normal circumstances new audio is written to a specific server s primary drive based on which server has the most available disk space At such point that available space is roughly equal audio would generally be written to the primary volumes alternatively You are prevented from writing directly to the backup volumes As new songs are loaded onto Server 1 via CD
138. is the second unit the proper set number will be Set 2 If this is the first time PhoneTRAC has been configured the Status Disabled and Play Record items will be checked and grayed out In order to select the Play and Record Devices you ll need to first press OK restart NexGen on the selected CPU and re open the PhoneTRAC Config Now that the system has detected your audio card s and scanned for Play Rec Devices you may select your Play Device and Record Device and select the Status Enabled item 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 80 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide General Settings From the drop down list select the number of Logon attempts you wish to allow when someone is trying to access the PhoneTRAC utility Up to five attempts may be allowed Phone TRAC General Config DA10 one From the drop down list select the number of password digits you wish to require of each user Minimum number of digits is three maximum number is seven Passwords must be numeric digits only Note Changing the Number of Password Digits will clear all currently set passwords Force PCM Saves If your system operates in PCM you ll want to check this option in order to save any recordings in PCM format instead of the PhoneTRAC native default format of MPEG Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 81 Voice Sets Currently the only Voice Set available is English however
139. issue simply send your email to Wizard L listserv boisestate edu Your email will be posted as soon as the moderator approves it Anytime someone posts something you will receive a copy of the posting via email Audio Cards NexGen Digital ships with a variety of AudioScience and other digital audio cards depending on your system specifications Refer to the included manufacturer s documentation for complete information on your specific cards Computers amp Servers NexGen Digital ships with a variety of servers and workstations depending on your system specifications These computers are carefully engineered and matched to provide you reliable and consistent performance on a standalone and networked configuration Refer to the included manufacturer s documentation for complete information on each computer in your NexGen Digital system 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 92 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Archiving Audio Records Archiving an audio record means storing the record in a state of inactivity disabling the use of the record by the system Archived items will not be selected for use in the log If the audio server runs into an archived event it will skip the audio and go to the next event The archived audio record is kept in this state for a user defined period of time after which it is erased permanently from the system During this archival period the record retain
140. k Advanced Settings to bring up a dialog to specify advanced settings for this station including audio duck parameters top of hour defaults and others STATION Advanced Settings Dupa ee Liner Ouput2001 a Pwen When Performing Top of Hour Execute First Event in Next Hour when Underfill is This value is used to prevent the system from using hour fill when the hour is short by only a small amount When the hour falls short but within this window the system will begin playing events from the next hour instead of filling with fill material Top of Hour Acts as Re sync Checking this box will allow the top of hour to act as a re sync in the log eliminating the need for a re sync at the end of the hour In Satellite Mode Store Liner Calls to Play at the End of Blocks If the system receives a liner OPTO during a spot block and this box is checked its execution will be deferred until after the end of block has played 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 28 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Turn Off Current Source When Playing a Single Audio If a single audio is played by the user outside of a spot block while in satellite mode the current source will be turned off for the length of the audio as if it had played from within a spot block Hour Fill Options Use Fill Material when Underfill is lt When the hour fill logic is filling out an hour and the shortcoming is within this a
141. l Broadcast From the NexGen Digital Broadcast desktop click Config The Configuration screen displays Click CPU If there is a named ROUTER device in the list make sure it has a valid IP address If there is no named ROUTER device create one The only information needed in the CPU configuration at this point is the name ROUTER and a valid IP Click Source to access the Source Configuration screen Click New to name and set the bit positions for all sources inputs for the router Each source must point to the ROUTER CPU If you are using hot spares one source must be named LOCAL in order for the hot spare to work properly should it need to come online Click Dest to access the Destination Configuration screen Click New to name and set the bit positions for all destinations outputs for the router Each destination must point to the ROUTER CPU Click CPU and select and open the named ROUTER CPU Configuration dialog Click Ports and assign the appropriate source if this is an Audio Server or destinations if this is for the DRR Click Station and select and open the appropriate Station Configuration dialog Select the destination for this station from the Destination drop down list Restart NexGen Digital Broadcast 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 124 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide LOCAL source and the hot spare Hot sparing is the ability to remove and
142. l a chance of playing as the older cuts You cannot remove audio event cuts directly from a system rotation instead delete the cut using the NexGen Digital Production area The system rotation number is the same as that of the audio event The title of the rotation is the same as the last cut added The system rotation plays a significant role in the NexGen Digital environment as it speeds up the retrieval of audio cuts with just one database access rather than an index search for all cuts of a specified event there is a maximum of 150 cuts for each audio event This tactic greatly increases the performance of the production system the Audio Server and most other NexGen Digital subsystems User Defined Rotations You create a user defined rotation from within the NexGen Digital Production area It can contain cuts for one particular audio event or a collection of cuts for different audio events You can specify play percentages for each cut in the rotation to suit your needs these percentages can be modified by adding or removing cuts or resetting the count to restart the percentage changes Because system rotations use the audio event s number for identification a user defined rotation number is uniquely defined upon creation Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 119 Router Configuration There are currently three PSi supported routers available with the NexGen Digital Broadcast system N
143. layback record and click Edit Make the changes you want and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes To add a new playback configuration record click New Using the following as a guideline configure the new playback device and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes If you have an AudioScience card set it up as device 1 streams 1 4 If you have Antex cards set them up as device 1 stream 1 device 2 stream 2 device 3 stream 3 and so forth Name Enter a unique name for this playback device CPU Select the controlling CPU for this playback device from the drop down list Type Click the button that matches this card type Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 55 PLAYBACK Device WPSI001AUDION2 ribo ASERV001 NGDB 2001 Click the button that corresponds to the card slot in which this device is installed ceew eevee Foren aI Start Relay From the drop down list of output relays select the relay you wish to use to activate this Play device Stop Relay From the drop down list of output relays select the relay you wish to use to deactivate this Play device Restrict Audio Server to select only for When this device plays it will only play the audio events checked here If an event is not checked here it will not play through this device Stream Number Drag the slider or click the left
144. les and verification files F7 Enable transmit of YoiceTRACS to other Sites transfer You can choose to enable or disable the I Enable transmit of Traffic files to other Sites transmission of an entire log in place of IV Enable transmit of Music files to other Sites V Enable request of Verify Files from other Sites music traffic loads and to accept site requests for Transfer entire Log after Music Load music traffic and verify files vi V Report uncovered VoiceTRACs on Logs To enable an option click in the adjacent F Allow Remote Site to request a Music File checkbox to checkmark the option Click again to IV Allow Remote Site to request a Traffic File clear the checkmark and disable the option PZ Allow Femote Site to recuse a Vanf Fie I Import Fade at Crossfade value from YoiceTRACs cancel 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 70 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Receive Use this dialog to set receiving options by station Data Transfer Setting IN 2141 Apply received Music amp Traffic changes to current day s Log Check this box if you wish to apply Music amp Traffic changes received via Data Transfer to the current day s log Apply VTRAC changes to current day s Log Check this box if you wish to apply VTRAC changes received via Data Transfer to the current day s Log Auto load Settings Set the number ranges for autoloading s
145. level control logic through the relay contacts Functional Description You can switch between audio servers via front panel momentary switches GPI signaling from up to four different locations or two discrete serial ports Front panel operation is protected from accidental operation by the use of an enable switch You set the operation to either require or not require simultaneous enable and selection closure The GPI inputs are internally referenced to allow a pull to ground activation The GPI also provides open collector output conformation of current switch state either A or B The serial ports are configurable to communication baud rates of 2400 to 38400 bps The switcher is configurable for power up default to the A B or last selected sources Physical Description The PSi SS 621 Audio Switcher is a single rack unit device with front panel selection switches and rear I O connections The audio connections are made via 18 five pin quick connect screw terminal blocks GPI I O is via a DB 15 connector and serial communication is via two DB 9 connectors 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 100 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide pin numbers Serial Status DB 15 Male Description DB 9 Females Remote Control J8 Ca Gl O p en Serial Protocol 9600 8 N 1 Serial status via a serial command See the Serial Status column in table above Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet S
146. ll to your shipping account we can usually accommodate these requests Many carriers do not accept COD shipments so credit card billing may be required for carriers other than UPS If you do not specify otherwise return shipments will be made by the UPS equivalent of the received shipping method i e Ground shipment 2nd Day Overnight We suggest that you verify our shipping address before sending equipment for repair Same day service does not apply if you ship to an incorrect address and or the carrier delivers the equipment too late in the day for repairs to be completed Sine Systems is not responsible for equipment that is not delivered to our factory It will be your responsibility to contact the carrier to retrieve your improperly delivered equipment ACU Troubleshooting and Repair page 4 4 Section 5 Specifications 5 1 Electrical Specifications Ports Balanced Audio In Out 3 5mm screw terminal connectors Control amp Logic I O 3 5mm screw terminal connectors RS 232 Data 9 pin female D type Temperature Sensor 3 5mm phone AC Power consumer type grounded Switches Input Source Select selectable interlocked toggle pushbutton Indicators Input Select green Power Sync green Unit Active green Parallel In green Temperature Sensor green Left Right Audio green Left Right Alarm red Output Level green yellow red Data RS 232 multi drop addressable 2400 to 115 2K baud AC Power 1
147. ller Information Record Off When this button is pressed it will either open the Mini Editor or stop recording by closing off the process of recording a phone call DTMF This feature may not be included CallITRAC This button identifies which machine the CallTRAC program is controlling Conference OFF Cancels a conference call Next Call OFF Cancels the next phone waiting in the queue Delay Unit OFF This feature is probably being incorporated into the Dump Delay button Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations T7 Message Use this dialog to create a set of stock messages to show in the Quick Messages function of CallTRAC To view edit add or delete Quick Messages click Message on the Config screen button bar The CallTRAC window dialog shows the current set of messages that can be selected from the CallTRAC Quick Message function To delete a message select the message you want to delete and click Delete Click YES on the warning message to delete the message or NO to exit without deleting the message To edit a message select the message you want to edit and click Edit Make the changes you want and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes To add a new message click New Using the following as a guideline enter the new message and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes Quick Message entry window Enter a message
148. ment Each NexGen Digital system may consist of several different types of computers including file servers audio servers real time editors and workstations Refer to the Site Diagrams Section for your specific site set up Cabling Map your cabling runs and keep a copy for the PSi Installation Specialist We recommend using shielded cable Plan out the control board inputs that the system will need and determine which networks must be connected to satellite box switchers Determine the source location Leave at least six feet of excess cable to allow for moving the equipment for testing and troubleshooting Avoid running over or near sources of notable EMI and RFI i e transmitters fluorescent lights motors and so forth Do not splice network cabling Avoid sharp bends that kink the cabling Label all cable ends File Server Once the file server is up and running it seldom needs any attention and should be secured as much as possible Put it into a safe cool and clean location Network switches should be located adjacent to the file servers for monitoring and emergency reassignment The file server location must contain a working phone within five feet of the servers The phone must be capable of making outgoing long distance calls The environment needs to be static free and as stable as possible in temperature and humidity The hard drives need to be on a stable and static free surface Do not locate them n
149. mount of time rather than choosing a song from the Fill Category the system will choose audio from the fill audio found in production Hour Fill Fade to Top of Hour If hour fill is necessary rather than possibly playing over the top of hour hour fill will fade the fill material to meet the top of the hour using the fade value defined for this station The Rotate Audio Algorithm This method pays no attention to the amount of space required Instead the system rotates through all the fill songs Best Fit Algorithm The default method takes any fill song that hasn t been used as fill in the past two hours and picks the best one to fit When playing Back Events at Adjusted Rate Close Relay The system can be set up to close a relay while playing back audio at a pitched rate By using this relay closure you can cause the audio to play back and sound faster Putting a piece of equipment inline you can pitch it back to the original speed thereby making it sound more normal Show Temperature Allows the control room to display the current temperature presuming a Temp Probe has been properly installed and configured in either Celsius or Fahrenheit Audio Duck Ducking audio means that the audio level of one type of audio will be reduced to allow the playback of another more clearly Press this button to configure Ducking For detailed configuration information please see Audio Ducking Settings Dialog below Revision
150. mpt to bypass the fuse If fuse replacement becomes necessary use one of the specified type and rating Failure to follow these instructions could result in a hazardous condition to the installer or other personnel and or damage to the ACU 1 or other equipment Please ensure that proper safety precautions have been made before installing this device ACU Installation page 3 2 3 2 3 Screw Terminal Connector Boards The majority of connections to the ACU 1 are made through two screw terminal blocks on the rear panel These blocks of connectors are detachable for easier installation Simply remove the two screws at each end of the connector board and pull the connector board straight away from the ACU 1 alninialalnialalalalalaiatalnialalalalalalalainiatalalalalalala alninialalalalalalalniniainiaialalalalalaiaiainialalalalalalaln 1 2345 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 ejojojojejejejejejlojejejejejejejejejejejejejejejejejejejejejeje OoOO0Oo0o0000000000000000000000000000J Oooooooo0o000000000000000000000000 OOoOo0ooo0o00000000000000000000000000Q 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 3
151. n power supply also connects through the rear panel 2 2 System Requirements While the ACU 1 can be operated manually to perform simple audio switching functions the true power of the unit is not utilized unless it is connected to a host computer The ACU 1 is not designed for any specific operating system or hardware platform The host system must have one RS 232 serial port to communicate with the ACU 1 However multi drop RS 232 allows the operation of up to ten Audio Control Units from a single serial port The ACU 1 requires a single grounded power supply outlet for power 2 3 Front Panel Indicators The front panel of the ACU 1 Audio Control Unit contains eight channel indicators eight status indicators for various system functions and two VU meters INPUT SELECT OUTPUT LEVEL POWER SYNC LEFT AUDIO ER UNIT ACTIVE LEFT ALARM 20 17 14 11 9 7 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 42 43 44 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PARALLEL IN RIGHT AUDIO RIGHT TEMP SENSOR RIGHT ALARM Audio Control Unit Model ACU 1 Sine Systems Channel Indicators illuminate when an audio input is selected on There is one indicator per audio channel for a total of eight POWER SYNC indicates that AC power is available and that the power frequency is within 0 01 of 50 60 Hz This indicator blinks for a half second each minute on the minute UNIT ACTIVE indicates that the unit has been selected and is sending and receiving data This is useful when t
152. ng Settings Dialog The settings in this dialog allow the user to reduce the level of one type of audio to allow the playback of another more clearly Events to Duck These are the events that are subject to ducking while overlapped by checked audio in left hand column AUDIO DUCKING 000 03 000 _ 000 03 000 000 03 000 If one of the audio types from the left hand column plays while one of the checked audio events at the top is playing the ducked the audio event checked at the top of this dialog audio will drop its volume to a level designated by the Fade to Level A standard Fade to Level would be 60 The aggressiveness of the fade can be adjusted by the Fade Time associated with the audio type that is being overlapped The longer the fade time the slower the fade up and fade down 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 32 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Source Allows sources to be assigned to this radio station When assigned they can be selected from the control room screen or inserted as log commands Select Source Select the source s you will be using and click gt to move them to the right window and make them active Select the Default Source and Default Commercial Source from the drop down lists Relay Allows relays to be assigned to this radio station iSelect Relay a et ei When assigned they can be selected from the control room 1 Output 2001 screen and used
153. ng page the cards base address plus an offset Reading the Inputs direct The inputs are active Low If no voltage is applied across one of the differential inputs it returns a one on that bit If an AC or DC voltage of sufficient magnitude covered above is applied it returns a zero on that bit Reading the Outputs relays direct The relay ports return the ones complement of the value that is currently being used to drive the relays When using the API the value is returned not the complement of the value Writing the Outputs relays direct The output ports are the only ports that can be written The relays on a standard 8004 are normally open To close a relay a one must be written to the appropriate bit Interrupts Interrupts can be set up as shown on the following page Port A bit zero is the interrupt source R Read W Write R W Read or Write Function Address Hex Port Type Available Base 0 Input Port Opto Input Base 1 Input Port Base 2 Output Port Reed Relays Base 3 Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 8 Register Description Mode D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 Do PAD7 PAD6 PAD5 PAD4 Technical Description PAD3 PAD2 PADI PADO PBD7 PCD7 PBD6 PCD6 PBD5 PCD5 Base 0 Base 1 PBD4 PCD4 PBD3 PCD3 PBD2 PCD2 PBDI PCD1 PBDO PDD7 0 PDD6 0 PDDS5 0 Base 2 Base 3 PDD4 0 PDD3 0 PDD2 0 PDD1 0 PC
154. nqnctossaaaderbanduenessdaaceshacdatonedscbecstaduecashacataneads 24 Advanced Settings 20 0 eee eeeeereeeeene ee eeenne ee eeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeseeeieeeseeiaeeeeeeneeeeseaas 27 OUNCE I E A N A A eu uted I EA 32 shal Poi eenean EE den EE den E 33 EAS Propertie S annann E E E A E E EE Ta 34 SPOt BIOCKS raian a R E AE EE A AAE RET 35 Virtual SION aireari ar eens creak Zea bean EEE ALENE EEEE EEEE NEREA a a 37 USOS ai aan E E ne ee 38 511 Laer er rere errr cee ere cya cee rer reee rene cen eer ee nner renee rere rer err eer eee 40 CPU seirer a a a a e aa aai ai a a 41 IMPUT OUtDUE eE E EAE E E 49 SOUNCO A E E E E EE E E E E E eee naa 52 Destination ieieyccesvenen lveyyetdevevsdanccusveudevevaeia N OEA 53 Play back 2iaii deal Gunnin E A E A na i 54 E E ES EAE E E E E A T PAA ETE A TET 56 Data Transfo ogane enie REEE EEEE EE EEEE EAE EE E EE A 62 RIE PG cserepes EE EEE EITE EEEE ARNEE 74 Phone TRAC cisse esseen inaa e aeae EEF 78 serial Port Command S srrsrerrresrespros ren ros ren rea Rn E E RRS ERT RRR ERARE ERRERA 90 Archiving Audio PROCON OS cciscsaccsececacccececiccs ceases acess cadens 92 Daylight Savings TWN accckeiciekeckeneneneneneneneneneieneRe 96 Database Serv Oi vii isis isi cisicivscisiciviccsicsvecisicisiccsicivacceicintcesicieecesicistausicisties 98 AUGIO SWHCRGl sisirin airain ainra ainai ain anaa 102 F lt Tolerant aso at ose cat eee te ets ete dca ctecececcics 103 RECOKGMO DRIR Gaeta nen ne neo REE nen n gt Pn nen En
155. o ways to access the Date Time dialog box Double click your mouse cursor on the time display on the far VIET A Ee T g gwon 7 i 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 right side of the Start bar or alternatively you can click on the 19 20 21 2 aAa 26 27 28 30 31 Start button move your cursor up to Settings until the menu g appears click on Control Panel and double click on Date Time Tma GMT 07 00 Mountain Time US amp Canada to display the Date Time dialog M Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes Daylight Savings Time in NexGen Digital Each time the log is generated NexGen Digital looks at the system settings to see if daylight savings needs to be taken into consideration Four factors are looked at to determine daylight savings First will the system automatically adjust the time for daylight savings This setting is found in the NT Windows Control Panel in the Date Time option Select the Time Zone tab on the Date Time Properties dialog The Automatically adjust clock for daylight savings changes check box must be checked the Win98 illustration shown here is used similarly s Although this check box should be checked on all NexGen Digital computers in your system the most important machines requiring this option are the Audio Servers Time Sync machine Overnight machine and the machine on which you generate your logs Second are you in a time zone whe
156. orated 155 Technology Place P O Box 830 Liberty SC 29657 USA 864 843 4343 FAX 864 843 3067 www sealevel com email support sealevel com Technical Support is available from 8 a m to 5 p m Eastern time Monday Friday Trademarks Sealevel Systems Incorporated acknowledges that all trademarks referenced in this manual are the service mark trademark or registered trademark of the respective company DIO 32 PCI is a trademark of Sealevel Systems Incorporated Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 15 Audio Control Unit Model ACU 1 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION This documentation is valid for Audio Control Unit hardware version 1 02p with firmware version 10 Gp Sine Systems Nashville Tennessee 615 228 3500 Table of Contents Section Safety Information Page 1 1 Safety Information 1 1 Section 2 System Description 2 1 General Description 2 1 2 2 System Requirements 2 1 2 3 Front Panel Indicators 2 1 2 4 Rear Panel Switches and Connections 2 2 2 5 Electrical Functions and Descriptions 2 3 Section 3 Installation 3 1 System Includes 3 1 3 2 Installing the Unit 3 1 Power Supply Adjustment and Fuse 3 2 Screw Terminal Connector Boards 3 3 Audio I O Connections 3 3 Silence Sensor Output Connections 3 3 Control Relay Connections 3 4 Multiplex Output Connections 3 4 Parallel Input Connections 3 4 RS 232 Data Connections 3 4 Temperature Sensor Connection 3 4 3 3 Installation Options
157. ords from the Available Records list Click lt the left angle bracket to move your selections to the archived Records list Click save to complete the archival process How to restore audio records manually Select a record or multiple records from the Archived Records list Click gt the right angle bracket to move your selections to the Available Records list Click Save to complete the restore process Additional Information You can perform archival as well as restore actions concurrently Double click on an audio record in either of the lists to get detailed information on the audio record Click Reset to set both the lists to the way they were when the Archive screen was opened or when the Save button was last clicked 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 96 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Daylight Savings Time The NexGen Digital products are able to handle daylight savings time shifts beginning with Version 1 1 for the fall shift and Version 1 2 6 for the spring shift Special processing must be performed however for NexGen Digital to handle the shift properly If the operator circumvents the process the shift will not be executed properly The following explains the process that NexGen Digital goes through when it handles a daylight savings change this paper 2 x Date Time Properties focuses primarily on NT systems Date amp Time r Date Lime There are tw
158. ore attempting to install the adapter in your system 2 When calling for technical assistance please have your user manual and current adapter settings If possible please have the adapter installed in a computer ready to run diagnostics 3 Sealevel Systems maintains a Home page on the Internet Our home page address is www sealevel com The latest software updates and newest manuals are available via our FTP site that can be accessed from our home page 4 Technical support is available Monday to Friday from 8 00 a m to 5 00 p m eastern time Technical support can be reached at 864 843 4343 RETURN AUTHORIZATION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM SEALEVEL SYSTEMS BEFORE RETURNED MERCHANDISE WILL BE ACCEPTED AUTHORIZATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING SEALEVEL SYSTEMS AND REQUESTING A RETURN MERCHANDISE AUTHORIZATION RMA NUMBER Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 12 Appendix C Silk Screen Appendix C Silk Screen 4 200 6 00 CI C2 C3 C4 ch C6 C7 C8 Z 2 g seseenen 72 oe ae se co cia cn c2 S 7 7 BESS 65 88 gt gt gt 5 C13 C14 C15 C16 L g e g eae B6 B8 6 amp 5 88 Bea es 2 e ne Se ez Be BB Bx max BX Bx as a a ga 3 RP1 R3 R4 C28 RS R6 R7 629 C27 CE EE S E C32 7 634 8004 Made a COG a VENGE TEN DENN RIEN IEI U6 uv in USA ss C31 L
159. ormally and preferably the SAS 64000 SAS 16000 and ProBel System3 are set up and configured in PSi manufacturing prior to shipping the entire system in some cases you may need however to set up a new router at a later time or need to zero base the existing configuration and set it up from scratch This section describes the process you use to configure your router and set it up to run properly with NexGen Digital Broadcast Background Under normal circumstances router configuration and setup is done at PSi manufacturing prior to the system being shipped Because this is essentially a manufacturing process end user configuration requires a few minor concessions as noted further on The following instructions walk you through the setup and configuration of a router and are appropriate for any of the three routers we currently support SAS 64000 SAS 16000 and ProBel System3 With the exception of wiring as noted in the following table and number of sources and destinations these instructions apply to all three routers Step One User Serial Interface Pin Outs The user serial interface USI allows external serial control of the router in this case by NexGen Digital Broadcast This table shows the wiring scheme for each router Note that the ProBel is custom configurable in this respect and you will need to get pin assignments from the manufacturer Before continuing with software configuration of the router you must make
160. outer based pool model each spare is assigned a specific station to backup replaces primary audio server for that station Dedicated Router less model All audio routing and system control are outside of NexGen Additionally these three hardware components are required to implement this feature Hot spare CPU s Probel or SAS router Station silence detection Failure Scenario What Happens When a station s silence detector trips the station s records and all associated data are copied from storage to the next available hot spare CPU Ai R nen The failed station s router destination is given over to the hot spare Server CPU which launches and continues to execute the station s log est a When the repaired CPU is ready to recover the station you run a i i _ y utility to switch the station back to the repaired CPU from the hot ource est Spare spare 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 108 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Emergency Control Room For those environments using Live Assist on a regular basis a control room fault tolerance is available You designate a control room as an emergency control room and assign it to operate a given station All logs and audio are copied to this workstation for the given station audio server If access to the file server s is lost you fire an OPTO via a button and the emergency control room becomes the a
161. port PROPHET SYSTEMS innovations Off Air Emergencies Call PSi Technical Support IMMEDIATELY 877 774 1040 at Contact This page left blank intentionally NexGen Digital Broadcast User Guide PROPHET SYSTEMS COPYRIGHT 2000 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations P O Box 887 Ogallala Nebraska 69153 USA All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission This publication is provided without warranty of any kind implied or expressed including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and the correctness of data in this guide Prophet Systems Innovations may make improvements or changes in the products and programs described in this document at any time www prophetsys com Table of Contents Configuring NexGen Digital ccccccccccceseseeeeeeeeeeesseensnsneerneees 1 SEMIN Up saecsertveiieneetei Aste na n E EE E EE 2 E E PE AEE IE E AT P AEE T A E A O E A A T 5 Format Configuration Section 0 ccccceeeeeeetneee ee enneee ee eieeeeeteeeeeeceeeseeneeeeeenaeeeeeeaas 7 MUSIC wes ent 6 cvstadee artd des tiediaa abies E es ee eG Hee ee 13 M GUIRY a O ceded ce Aiea te ee ee 19 Standard Template sneri ys evewesds ckehearvenlenccetacecedsetaeaenea beads ete ataae ovaatakeanvehl aaa aeide ee eae 20 EEX POM sa fcsacestatadessensehcacteteiessenechvsadaas tenes cduacesha
162. pot Blocks If enabled the Audio Server will fill a spot block that has NOTHING in it If not enabled the system will only fill a spot block if some events are already present in the block Ignore Liners when Determining if Block is Empty If Enabled and a spot block contains only a LINER event the block will not fill unless autofill empty spot block is enabled Ignore Non Audio Events when Determining if Block is Empty If enabled and a spot block contains non audio events the block will not fill unless autofill empty spot block is enabled Fill at beginning of block if Block Fill Position is not present If checked and a Block Fill Position is not contained in the spot block the fill material will get loaded at the beginning of the spot block as opposed to the default END of the spot block Same Number Protection When Filling Block If the system needs to fill a block when this feature is enabled it will only use ONE occurrence of a fill number within the block For example the system chooses fill number 4500 as one of the pieces of audio for fill Should the system require a second piece of audio for fill for that block it will NOT select another cut of 4500 This is useful to put same type fill material in the same fill number and know that they won t be repeated within the block Include Fill Song Category If you wish to include song fill in your Spot Blocks you ll need to check this box Max Stretch Squeeze for Block
163. pots and m E E m E E emergency spots VoiceTRAC Replacement Settings Set options for VoiceTRAC replacement here This allows replacement of the event with the VoiceTRAC in the logs You can also enable or disable options for enabling music traffic and VoiceTRAC changes in the current day s log To enable an option click in the adjacent checkbox to checkmark the option Click again to clear the checkmark and disable the option Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 71 How to Configure WANCcasting Station Mappings To set the Mappings for each station click Mappings within the Station area on the Data Transfer Setup dialog For each new mapping click New and set the parameters according to the following Station number at Remote Site and Remote Station Site Name Select the station number to which the selected station or site is to be mapped Enter the station or site name to which the selected station or site is to be mapped Software Version at Remote Site Select the version of PSi software running on the remote site Auto load Spots Range and Auto load Emergency Spots Enter the spot number and emergency spot number range for autoloading If the WANcasted spot number falls in this range and the remote site is configured for autoloading the spot is autoloaded Transfer Session Number Select the STS session number you want to use Load Music and VoiceTRAC Log Changes Check to enable th
164. r 4 Problem Solutions Problem Solutions Problem Solutions Common Problems and Possible Solutions The ACU 1 does not power up Check that the fuse and internal jumpers are set for the appropriate voltage Make sure that the fuse is intact Check power cord for shorts or worn spots The ACU 1 powers up but there is no response to commands from the host computer When the ACU 1 is communicating with the host system the Unit Active LED will illuminate when it receives the attention signal portion of the command AT 1 assuming that the box address is set to the factory default of 1 If the LED does not illuminate then the ACU 1 and the host computer are not communicating There are several possible reasons for this a defective data cable incorrectly set box address mismatched baud rates The ACU 1 is factory set to 57 6K baud and box address 1 A straight through data cable will work for most computers If the ACU 1 communicates properly then stops try sending a carriage return without any data to clear the command buffer and send the command again If all else fails and communications cannot be reestablished the ACU 1 can be reset to the factory default settings through the front panel To do this press and hold Input Select buttons 1 and 8 simultaneously for two seconds Performing this procedure has the same effect on the system as the BXDF command The output audio level is low Make certain that yo
165. re daylight savings time is adjusted Again this setting is found in the NT Date Time Properties dialog under the Time Zone tab For Win98 you select time zones from a scrollable list on the main dialog shown here Make sure the proper time zone is selected for you This should be consistent on all machines in your NexGen Digital network Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 97 Third what day of the year and time of the day should the adjustment take place In many cases this is not a fixed date but rather the first or last Sunday of a given month This factor is located in the same location as number two above For Win98 the day and time are automatically adjusted based on the time zone you selected when the shift is automatically adjusted you receive a notice on the screen that it occurred Fourth how much and in which direction should the shift affect the current time Incredibly some time zones in the world shift their time by 2 hour This factor is located in the same location as number two above For Win98 the shift is automatically adjusted based on the time zone you selected If all factors have been met while generating the log NexGen Digital will insert an event in the log one hour prior to the shift This entry will show up as Daylight Savings Hour Start in your log and control room Do not move eject or manually execute this event otherwise the daylight savings shift will not work
166. re outside the United States please contact your NexGen Digital supplier for support procedures Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 5 Tips Before you start Here are some cautions tips and tricks that have been often brought to our attention from previous implementations Complete the Installation Guide up to the Training and Configuration section before the PSi Installation Specialist arrives This will ensure your staff gets the most out of the scheduled training time Plan to operate the old system until you have tested NexGen Digital thoroughly Once the staff is comfortable with the system go on the air Leave your old system up as a backup until the staff is comfortable with NexGen Digital We recommend you not advertise that you are switching to a new format on a particular date Run the system for a while and then advertise that you are switching after you are already up and running Never switch on the air right before a holiday There are many other distractions during a holiday you and your staff will need to keep focused during the transition This is new technology and a different way of working after you have switched over have someone scheduled to watch it closely for at least one week Following is a Pre Installation Checklist to guide you through initial preparation of your site Please complete this checklist before continuing to the Equipment Set Up section of this guide
167. record card are hard coded for START and STOP of the recordings The other OPTOs can be assigned as a liner call a call to play a spot block Play Next Event Fade and Go Fade out Audio or a Relay Momentary call These other OPTOs are captured when recording the SHOW audio type Satellite Box This section allows the users to assign which Satellite box number corresponds to a given record card Typically the numbers are the same which is much easier to follow 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 46 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Other Settings Source Before you can assign the DRR sources to the DRR you must first create them in Config Sources Once created you can come to this screen and assign any needed sources to this CPU s DRR Relay Before you can assign the DRR relays to the DRR you must first create them by going to Config Output Once created you can come to this screen and assign any needed relays to this CPU s DRR DRR Active If selected the CPU is identified as running the DRR module The next time that this CPU is restarted it will initialize all the DRR settings and launch the DRR Controller Record Use this to create the default record settings for each Record card The user can override these settings at the time of creating a new DRR event within a DRR clock or DRR log Mode Auto or Manual Auto mode waits to exceed the audio threshold defined in Auto Stop L
168. red for feeding back to the traffic system upon creating the Verify file NexGen will export a maximum of 20 characters in this field Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 23 Account This field is meaningless to NexGen Digital but stored for feeding back to the traffic system upon creating a Verify file This would be an account number assigned by you to assist in determining whether or not an event needs to be replayed NexGen will export a maximum of 20 characters in this field DW Definitions for Filename Entries here will be substituted in the filename based on the day of week For example if MON is entered and the log being loaded is a Monday log and the format reads r traffic DW LOG NexGen Digital will attempt to find a file called r traffic MON LOG NexGen will export a maximum of 30 characters for these fields Spot Range to Exclude If you wish to exclude a range of Spots from the Verify file check the Exclude box and enter the beginning and ending spot numbers of those you wish to exclude Events to Exclude from File If you wish to exclude any of these items from the Verify file check the appropriate box For example if you wish to exclude all events that are not spots items such as songs or traffic report check the box associated with All Non Spot Events Select Save to save all your changes and exit select Exit to exit without saving 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040
169. relay that will be turned on within X seconds of the end of a song or sport block and turned off at the completion of the event The purpose of the Notification Relay is to turn on a light indicating that the event is about to conclude The default is to turn on this relay only in Live Assist Mode Close End of Song Notification Relay in All Modes If unchecked will only be performed in Live Assist Close End of Song Block Notification relay X Milliseconds Before End of Song Block The amount of time from the end of the events to turn on the relay End of Spot Block Notification Relay This is where the End of Spot Block Notification Relay gets defined for this station and is a different relay than for Songs Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 37 Virtual Station Virtual Stations are used in setting up and utilizing WANcasting Use this screen to configure virtual stations including traffic and music load configurations and other virtual station specific information Wilh the exception of the StS SS 2x Active or Inactive selection Name of Station Fade alae which is unavailable for Virtual Available Fade Time days to build ahead o00 00 000 f Station the Virtual Station Status Fill Category fi ti th C Inactive Crossfade of old logs to keep con Igura ION IS e same as C Active Dans Mix 000 00 000 10 Station configuration Please refer 7S z m Format Confi
170. replace a failed part with a good part without requiring system or hardware shutdown or other exceptional measures Hot spare CPUs are set up to receive records of a failed station and all associated data files and to go online almost immediately to assume that station s identity There are three hot sparing models that can be incorporated into the NexGen Digital system Router based pool model The router based pool of hot spares works well when a one to one hot spare ratio is not desired or would not be practical to implement Dedicated PSi SS 621 model The PSi SS 621 switcher model creates a one to one hot spare ratio where each hot spare machine is assigned a station to back up This model requires a switcher to insert the hot spare machine in place of the primary audio server for a given station Dedicated router less model A dedicated router less model requires the site to provide any audio routing and control outside of NexGen Digital For a router based hot spare to work correctly a source must be defined as LOCAL In this manner if a hot spare comes online it won t attempt to use the failed CPU s source which will be unavailable Failure Scenario What Happens The first stage of implementation for a hot spare model is the detection system This can be as simple as an operator firing a GPI input to the NexGen Digital system or as complex as a multi channel off air monitoring system providing IP noti
171. report This report indicates if any events failed to load into the log Generate block overfill report Check this box to print a report indicating whether or not your log hours are overfilled or under filled and if so by how much 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 12 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Generate missing audio report To view a report showing any events that are missing the audio portion following a traffic load check this box To Load Traffic Select the Logs icon from the main toolbar From the Station drop down menu select the desired station Select the Station Log date to import traffic into Select Load traffic from the Logs screen toolbar The Traffic Load Options window opens Select Load Traffic and press OK Under Hour Load in the resultant Load Traffic window check the box next to each hour to be loaded with traffic For each hour use the drop down list to select one of four load options M Merge traffic with Station Log Use this method most of the time This method does not erase existing events It fills the existing spot blocks with events from the traffic interface file It does not create any new spot blocks R Replace between spot blocks Use this method when you want to replace everything except the events before the first spot block This method erases everything all events including spot blocks between the beginning of the first spot block
172. rolling CPU To view edit add or delete an output device s configuration click Output on the Config screen button bar The Output Configuration screen shows all currently configured output devices and associated CPU card type slot and bit Click a column head to sort the list by that column To delete an output device s configuration record select the output record you want to delete and click Delete Click YES on the warning message to delete the record or NO to exit without deleting the record To edit an output device s configuration record select the output record you want to edit and click Edit Make the changes you want and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes To add a new output configuration record click New Using the following as a guideline configure the new output device and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes Name Enter a unique name for this output device CPU Select the controlling CPU for this output device from the drop down list Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 51 Momentary Closure Time Enter the time in milliseconds for momentary closure If your station is configured to allow entry of a delay or offset value then entering 0 as the event length will cause immediate execution of this command a length greater than 0 will delay the execution of the command until the event length del
173. rough a 3 5mm connector on the rear panel of the ACU 1 The jack is labeled When the sensor is connected and operating properly the front panel indicator will illuminate ACU Installation page 3 4 3 3 Installation Options This section contains information that does not necessarily pertain to every ACU 1 installation but is pertinent in many cases 3 3 1 Audio Input Termination The ACU 1 main board has locations where terminating resistors can be added if necessary A pair of 620 ohm 1 4 watt resistors per channel is sufficient Each channel has two termination points one for the left input and one for the right input Figure 3 3 shows the locations of the termination points Audio Input Level Resistors SIPs 0 i 0 On fv va 0 AO Olas O Ol IO Ol O Oll 0 Off vall Ol 10 Olle 0 OU ou Uo ou vol ou VOUE C1 4RN32 RN37c116 C128 RN4B RN4I C124 o a aa aa Aa OCI OI OI Od Od Od Od Od Lo Oo C0 1L 1R 2L 2R 3L 3R 4L 4R SL SR 6L 6R 7L 7R 8L 8R Input Termination Points Figure 3 3 Input Level Resistors and Termination Points 3 3 2 Adjusting Input Audio Level The input audio level for each channel is factory set at 4dBm by the use of a 33K SIP resistor The input resistor SIP is in a socket and can be changed easily to adjust the input level Replacing the 33K SIP with a 3 3K SIP resistor will change the input level to 16dBm This is an appropriate level for consumer level audio sources The location of the SIP sock
174. rth Many questions can be answered with a review of the log The designated key person will gather as much relevant information as possible call the technical support number listed below In relating your issue please be concise Please do not call any other number including the toll free sales number your call cannot be rerouted and you will be asked to hang up and dial the technical support number The support person will make every attempt to answer your issue with a solution at the time of your call If the issue requires additional research or is complex for example we need to attempt to replicate the issue on our test system we may have to call you back Our interest is getting you back up to speed as quickly and efficiently as possible We may ask questions that have no apparent relation to the issue at hand but your responses are critical to establishing the best course of action Our focus is always to work with you to arrive at a solution regardless of the cause and get you up and running as soon as possible Please use the following numbers for issues involving customer and technical support services Toll Free Technical Support 1 877 774 1040 Fax 308 284 2382 Prophet Systems Innovations P O Box 887 Ogallala NE 69153 CDesk prophetsys com Daryl Webster Senior Manager of Customer Support Toll Free 1 877 774 1010 Direct 1 308 284 5028 Fax 308 284 4181 DarylWebster prophetsys com If you a
175. rties and additional parameters EAS Parameters Click Modiy i etere Primary and Secondary EAS Test Audio Allows for recording of the EAS TEST audio that is to precede the EAS tones from the EAS box When this audio number plays in the log the Audio Server will recognize that it is an EAS test and will fire the Macro defined below upon completion of the audio typically will be a relay closure to trigger the tones from an EAS box Macro This Macro will execute upon completion of the EAS audio Actual EAS Parameters These parameters are used in the event of an actual EAS activation as determined by the receipt of an EAS OPTO Text A message will appear on all machines with the control room for this station indicating to the user that an EAS message has arrived Macro Name This macro will be executed upon receipt of an EAS OPTO Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 35 Spot Blocks Select to enter specifications for the handling of spot blocks SPOT BLOCKS 2 x m Miscellaneous Settings IV Autofill Empty Spot Blocks I Ignore Liners When Determining if Block is Empty I Ignore Non Audio Events When Determining if Block is Empty Fill at Beginning of Block if Block Fill Position is not present I Same Number Protection When Filling Block T Include Fill Song Category m Max Stretch S queeze for Block Fill 0 00 4 00 oo 400 O00 Cancel Autofill Empty S
176. s Once archived you can also restore the record for the system before it is deleted To perform these operations access the Archive screen KO amp 2 mm Od es Ered Number Title Date Number 010051 001 Price To Pay 01 01 2010 000032 001 Beautiful Life 01 02 2100 000033 001 I Like To Move It 01 02 2100 000037 001 Childen 01 02 2100 000047 001 Mr Vain 01 02 2100 000048 001 Love Sees No Col 01 02 2100 000051 001 Running Up That Hill 01 02 2100 000056 001 Don t Wait 01 02 2100 000062 001 Hooked on Love 01 02 2100 000071 001 Eruption 10 26 2100 000083 001 Blue Moon 10 26 2100 000103 001 My Oh My 01 02 2100 000104 001 Barbie Girl 01 02 2100 000106 001 Doctor Jones 01 02 2100 000108 001 Be A Man 01 02 2100 000109 001 Lollipop Candyman 01 02 2100 MM Delete Modify Save Reset Play stop o o Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 95 From NexGen Digital Broadcast click Archive to display the archive screen Choose the audio type you wish to archive or reactivate Archived Records Displays all archived audio records of the selected audio type Available Records displays all available audio records of the selected audio type Play Plays the selected audio record You can select a record from either the Archived Records or the Available Records list boxes Stop Stops playing the audio record if it is being played How to archive audio records manually Select a record or multiple rec
177. s a comment Spot Add On This is NOT used for most traffic systems but a feature for those that need it This value is added on to all the spot numbers as they are loaded into NexGen Digital This is useful for Traffic Systems that have the same spot numbers being used for different clients for different stations For example A site has 4 radio stations uses Traffic System M Within the traffic system for station 1 spot 123 is Pepsi but on station 2 spot 123 is Monster com Using the Spot Add On field on station 1 you could enter 1000 and for station 2 you could enter 2000 When station 1 loads spot 123 it will actually load spot 1123 when station 2 loads it it will load 2123 Auto load Traffic The Auto load Traffic option when enabled will scan the path for a valid traffic file name to load If it encounters a valid traffic file name it will automatically load that file into the appropriate log The system uses the station number and date from the file name to determine the log into which the traffic is to be loaded Checking the Auto load checkbox within the Auto load Traffic area will enable this function The Auto load CPU must be identified under Config PSi System Auto load Traffic Configuration Options Delete existing traffic spots when loading hours If this box is checked all previously loaded traffic spots will be deleted Generate traffic load error report Check this box to print a traffic load error
178. s all of its properties and therefore can be restored to the active state at anytime While the audio record is flagged as archived in the database it maintains its assigned number and file identifier NexGen Digital Broadcast supports automatic and manual archival of audio records You can configure archive and erase dates on a system level that is applied to all the audio records that are produced in the system NexGen Digital Broadcast also allow you to configure the archive and erase dates for individual audio records thereby permitting selective archival and erasure of audio records Configuring System Archive Erase Dates To configure archive and erase dates at the system level from NexGen Digital Broadcast click Config and click System In the pop up dialog click Production defaults to access the configuration dialog for setting up system level archive and erase dates Production Defaults You can separately configure erase and archive dates for Songs and Other audio types at the system level This dialog also lets you configure the archive period for VoiceTRACs and phone calls Songs and Other Audio End date enter the date mm dd yyyy on which the audio record is to stop being selected for on air availability Archive date Enter the date mm dd yyyy on which the audio record is to be automatically archived Erase date Enter the date mm dd yyyy on which the audio record is to be automatically erase
179. s can be used to select or enable an external device when its audio channel is selected either by software or by front panel selection buttons The multiplex output is only active when a single audio channel is selected Outputs 1 4 are on the top row and 5 8 are on the bottom row The multiplex outputs are labeled on the rear panel 3 2 8 Parallel Input Connections The parallel logic inputs are appear on the left block of screw terminal connectors at positions 17 32 These 16 inputs are a set of ground referenced 5 VDC logic level inputs with internal pull up resistors The parallel inputs are provided for general purpose on off status sensing Parallel inputs 1 16 are labeled on the top row of terminals and the bottom row is ground for all 16 inputs These inputs are labeled on the rear panel 3 2 9 RS 232 Data Connection A 9 female pin D type connector is provided on the rear panel for data communications with the ACU 1 A straight through cable from the host computer to the ACU 1 should work nicely In other words a null modem cable should not be necessary and is not desirable for most installations Multi drop RS 232 allows multiple ACU 1 to be connected to the same host computer on the same RS 232 serial port A custom cable will be necessary for these installations The multi connector cable should simply connect each pin of each D connector in parallel 3 2 10 Temperature Sensor Connection The temperature sensor connects th
180. s from the Shift configuration area other Copy dialogs may differ slightly Source Station Source Shift NexGen 2001 F Alternate Destination Station Destination Shift NGDB 2001 SteveR 2 In this example the NexGen 2001 D Alternate shift record at station NexGen 2001 was selected as a template for the SteveR shift at station NGDB 2001 All stations active and inactive in the NexGen Digital system are available from the Destination Station drop down list 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 4 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Configuring for the First Time For new and expanding installations you would typically configure your NexGen Digital system in the following order Station CPU a Input Output Play Source System CPU b Destination Database Data Transfer User Shift VStation virtual stations CallTRAC Messages Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations a Station Use this screen to configure your stations including traffic and music load configurations and other station specific information To view edit add or delete a station s configuration click Station on the Config screen button bar The Station Configuration screen shows all currently configured stations and the name of the controlling CPU if assigned Click a column head to sort the list by that column To delete a station s configuration record select
181. s used to tell the Digital Reel to Reel Controller to record timed events record based on OPTOs turn sources on and off relay on relay off relay momentary and re sync The Digital Reel to Reel Controller reads the DRR Log File for the next task to perform and changes the hyphen in front of each line to a caret symbol after that line has been processed Path and Filename of the DRR Log File The path and filename of the DRR Log File is made up of the following OPERATING PATH DRR CPU NUMBER MMDDYY DRR Where OPERATING PATH R NexGen CPU NUMBER 1 DATE Jan 1 2000 The path and filename of the DRR Log File will be R NEXGEN DRR 001 01 01 00 DRR You edit the Operating Path in NexGen Digital from the System area in Config Locate the CPU number of the DRR machine on the bottom left corner of the main NexGen Digital screen Translating the DRR Log File The following is a list and explanation of the file formats for each DRR event type Source On XU SSSSSSSS NN Where X Device Number S Start time in milliseconds from midnight N Source Number Source Off XD SSSSSSSS NN Where X Device Number S Start time in milliseconds from midnight 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 114 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide N Source Number OPTO Record Command Q turns source on and O assumes it is already on XO LLLLL TTTTT BB E
182. satellite boxes are not being mapped one to one to the record cards Given the following setup Satellite box 1 Record card 1 Satellite box 2 Record card 3 Satellite box 3 Record card 2 Satellite box 4 Record card 4 e A source that is on device one will display in the DRR Log as being on DRR number 1 e A source that is on device two will display in the DRR Log as being on DRR number 3 e A source that is on device three will display in the DRR Log as being on DRR number 2 e A source that is on device four will display in the DRR Log as being on DRR number 4 This set up is actually acceptable however it is a little confusing to work with Possible Solution 2 The satellite box in the Digital Reel to Reel Configuration dialog is not of the same type as the source If the satellite box is configured as type ACU 1 and the source is type Sea Level the DRR Log display and the DRR Log File will be incorrect Problem DRR Log events are not showing up in the Digital Reel to Reel Controller Possible Solution A source is pointing to a device number for which there is no satellite box For example creating a source that points to device four when there are only two satellite boxes will create this problem To prevent this problem never assign a source to a device number that is greater than the number of satellite boxes defined Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 113 DRR Log File The DRR Log File i
183. se Default Liner if Unable to Generate Requested Liner If a liner is called for in the Audio Server the system will attempt to play a shift specific liner Checking this item will cause the system to attempt to resolve the liner with one from the default shift if it is unable to generate a liner for the current shift Accept Liner and ID OPTOs in Live Assist Mode When checked the system will accept liner and id OPTOs while in Live Assist Mode If this item is not checked the OPTOs for these types of events will be ignored Accept Liner and ID OPTOs in Automatic Mode When checked the system will accept liner and id OPTOs while in Auto Mode If this item is not checked the OPTOs for these types of events will be ignored Mute Satellite This checkbox dictates whether the given liner will cause the audio server to mute the current satellite source while it is playing If muted the satellite source will return upon the Crossfade value of the particular liner Momentarily Trip Relay When a relay is assigned here and the given liner is played the audio server will also generate a momentary relay closure on that relay More Miscellaneous Settings Return to Show Fade up Time When playing back a show and returning from a spot block the show s audio will fade up over this amount of time The shorter the value the more aggressively the show will return Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 31 Audio Ducki
184. sensed or read by the PC without the risk of damage due to ground loops or ground faults Each sensor input pair has a current limiting resistor that is used to limit the input current to the opto isolator The opto isolator has two back to back diodes internally This allows AC or DC signals to be sensed regardless of polarity When the applied voltage is high enough to cause the led in the opto isolator to turn on the output of the opto isolator goes low 0 volts and the signal is read as a low logic level binary 0 by the PC When the input signal is too low to turn on the opto isolator the output goes high and the port bit is read by the PC as a high logic level binary 1 Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 2 Technical Description The input impedance of each isolated input is approximately 560 ohms factory default The opto isolator requires approximately 3 mA to turn on The maximum input current is 60 mA Two things to consider when selecting the input resistor The first is turn on voltage for the circuit to sense and second is the maximum input voltage Maximum input voltage must not provide too much power to the input resistor and must also not overdrive the opto isolator input current specification The following formulas apply Turn on current 3 mA Isolator diode drop 1 1 V Resistor power Max 25 W Turn on Voltage diode drop turn on current x resistance Or 1 1 003 xR Maximum voltage square
185. signable OPTO 11 user assignable OPTO 16 user assignable OPTO 6 user assignable Note that the user assignable OPTOs can be assigned as any one type from the following list Liner A Liner B Liner C Liner D Liner E Liner F Liner G Legal ID Spot Block If multiple DRR switches are used all OPTOs will be received only through the first DRR switch Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 17 Site Diagrams Sample and Site Specific Diagrams for NexGen Digital Equipment 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 18 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide This page left blank intentionally Revision A 4 15 2002 Sample Rack Mount Configuration PROPHET SYSTEMS One Station Cisco Switch Rackmount Monitor Rackmount Keyboard KVM Switch DRR 1 ACU 1 1 DRR 1 ACU 1 2 DRP 1 PROD 1 ASERV 1 ACU 1 1 ASERV 1 ACU 1 2 ASERV 1 CTRL 1 File Server Universal Power Supply 4 15 2002 This page left blank intentionally Sample Production Real Time Editor Configuration PROPHET SYSTEMS i tlens Track 4 Production RECORD INPUT Production Board 4 15 2002 This page left blank intentionally Sample Control Room Configuration PROPHET SYSTEMS innevations Audio Server Playback 1 Audio Server Playback 2 Audio Server Playback 3 CONTROL ROOM Remote Control to Sat lt Switcher Control Room Playback RECORD INPUT
186. st take any finished traffic log and make it NexGen friendly In the first Shift 8 step below that allows you to select NexGen you may need an authorization code This will you have to get from your DARTS support tech Go to System Main Menu Choose 1 Daily Processing then 10 Download Logs to Automation System Select the station you are going to export for The new screen you see will say Download Logs to current system and the days of your logs will be lined up Press Shift 8 and then see the different automation systems that DARTS can export to with that log Select 8 Wizard for Windows or NexGen Digital depending on version Next there will be an option for a file output name and you can hit Y for keeping that by calendar date This returns you to the prior screen with the log days however you now see Download Logs to Prophet Systems Enter the log day of your choice When it asks to Add Block s to Stopsets select Yes Follow same steps as usual to download your log When you have completed exporting to NexGen go to your Downloading area again and press Shift 8 to go back to your other system setup Here is the DARTS export file structure by columns 6 Hour 9 Min 15 19 Cart 39 63 Description 66 Row log line disappearing in new update 72 Lgth of spot On the first line only Log Date 42 mm 45 dd 48 yy Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 27 Programming
187. sults in highly accurate time keeping with near zero long term drift If external power is lost time will be maintained by a backup battery for approximately 12 hours The NiCad battery recharges when external power becomes available again The ACU 1 also has a calendar that allows it to automatically adjust the clock between Standard and Daylight Savings Time On the first Sunday of April and the last Sunday of October the clock will be adjusted appropriately This feature is optional and can be disabled in regions that do not observe Daylight Savings Time 2 5 10 Temperature Sensor An external temperature sensor is available for the ACU 1 The sensor comes with a weatherproof capsule and 100 feet of shielded cable The length of the cable can be increased up to 1000 feet 300 meters using extension cables The external temperature sensor is calibrated and polled by data commands 2 5 11 Multidrop RS 232 Two or more ACU 1 s can be operated by the host system on a single RS 232 serial port using multi drop addressable RS 232 Each ACU 1 must be assigned a unique address in firmware Each ACU 1 will only respond to commands directed to the appropriate address A front panel indicator shows when a unit is selected by the host computer 2 5 12 Power Supply The power supply of the ACU 1 is adjustable for either 120 or 240 volts AC via internal jumpers The factory setting is for 120 volts AC ACU System Description page 2 4
188. sure that all wiring and pin out assignments are correct All SAS ports default to 9600 baud 8 n 1 Note make sure you have the most current router BIOS installed Port A Port B Tx Re Gna Tx Rx Gnd SAS 16000 05 9 SAS 64000 1 25 ProBel System3 Please refer to manufacturers documentation 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 120 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Step Two Modify WIZARD INI This next step is done to write a ROUTER section to the WIZARD INI file which you will then need to open and manually modify For this step NexGen Digital Broadcast must not be running Locate the file ROUTER EXE on the hard disk using File Explorer or File Find Double click ROUTER EXE a ROUTER DAT error message displays Click NO on the error message dialog the NexGen Router Controller System screen displays Click X in the upper right corner to exit the NexGen Router Controller System screen Do not make any changes in the NexGen Router Controller System screen at this time this action simply writes the necessary ROUTER section in the WIZARD INI file Using NOTEPAD or your favorite ASCII editor do not use Word or other non ASCII editor unless you re familiar with saving files to ASCII text format locate and open WIZARD INI and scroll to the ROUTER section That section should look similar to the following Router X_pos 35 Y_pos 19 Width 750 Height 530 Port C
189. t step on the vocal of the song typically marked by the intro post Don t Recue Stopped events if gt 50 complete If audio is stopped by a stream specific OPTO or the item specific stop and more than 50 of the audio has played checking this box will prevent the re cue of that event Instead it will assume the user is finished with the audio and the next item in the log will be cued up This is designed primarily for occasions when you re using the console to fire events and you want to be able to pull the fader down before the audio is complete and turn the pot off 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 30 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Don t Auto Switch OPTO Triggered Audio The default operation of the Play Next X OPTO is to replace the next event in the cue with an event from the X device and to then play that event By checking this particular config item the system will instead maintain a mini cue of events that are locked to specific devices indicated by a yellow background on the pot label Firing an OPTO for Play Next X will instead result in the playing of the event locked to device X Eject Event on Stop OPTO if Event is not Playing Checking this item will cause the first event that is assigned to device X to eject whether or not device X is locked Activation of this feature only occurs when the system receives a Stop X OPTO and nothing is playing on device X Liners U
190. t range then Delete when you receive a spot number p545 from another station the system will load the spot as number 6545 OK which will place it in the proper range for you system Cancel You can also use 2 characters as the Key value where for example PR might represent 7000 and spot PR545 would be 7545 Maximum number of digits for the Key value is 2 and 6 digits for the Add On DW definitions for filename Entries here will be substituted in the filename based on the day of week For example if MON is entered and the log being loaded is a Monday log and the format reads r traffic DW LOG NexGen Digital will attempt to find a file called r traffic MON LOG NexGen will accept a maximum of 30 characters for these fields Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 11 Log Date Not required but if present will validate the date within the load file is the same as the log date These fields tell NexGen Digital where to find the Month Day and Year of the log Check first line only indicates that the date will only be in the first line of the load file and not every line of the load file NexGen will accept a maximum of 2 characters in these fields Other Options Delete Traffic Load Markers Checking this box will cause any traffic load position markers appearing in the log to be deleted following traffic load Load Comments Loads any events that aren t blocks and don t have a spot number a
191. tal system setup For new and expanding installations you would typically configure your system in the following order refer to the Setup section of this guide for details on each Config area ca Station Configure your stations here including traffic and music load configurations and other relevant information CPU a Initially give each CPU in the system a name and enter its IP address If you know at this point which stations are to be controlled by this CPU use the Station buttons to select each station You ll be coming back to this configuration area to complete the CPU definitions such as naming Play Devices and so forth later Note that each CPU can control up to eight stations Fal Input For each station select the controlling CPU from the drop down list select the station and name the input card device Select the card type from the list select its device number specify its bit position and select the OPTO Event if appropriate Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 37 El Output Output The output device is associated with one CPU and is not station specific Select the CPU from the drop down list and name the output card device Select the card Type from the group of radio buttons select its device number enter the momentary closure time and specify its bit position i Pray Play For each CPU name each playback card it contains and select the card Type from the gro
192. te the record or NO to exit without deleting the record To edit a CPU s configuration record select the CPU record you want to edit and click Edit Make the changes you want and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes To add a new CPU configuration record click New Using the following as a guideline configure the new CPU and click OK to save the changes and exit or Cancel to exit without saving changes cpu 2 xi m CPU Name r Station JASERVOOINGDB 2001 DAARTEEN Local Record Device Miscellaneous Settings J CPU is an Emergency Control Room IV Enable Autoload for Wancasting Network Address I Fire Liners and Legal IDs from Keyboard 10 60 114 217 Clear IP IV Fire Audio Server Events from Keyboard Fire Audio Server Events Using Keyboard Right Left Arrows Local Playback DRR T Ignore Play ofp During Relay Momentary IV Allow CPU to switch to a Hot Spare Station Pots 10 V CPU is a Hot Spare Ports Cancel CPU Name Enter a unique name for this CPU The name can be up to 23 characters in length If you are configuring for a router click here for information on setting up a router from scratch 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 42 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Local Record Device Select the device that will be used locally for recording functions If you are initially configuring the NexGen
193. that it is easily integrated in a complete audio system 2 5 1 Audio Inputs Each of the eight stereo inputs is factory configured for balanced operation at nominal line level 4 dBm to 10 dBm By changing a socketed resistor network any or all inputs can easily be converted to consumer level unbalanced inputs 15 dBm 2 5 2 Audio Outputs The ACU 1 has two sets of audio outputs that contain identical program material Output levels are adjustable by internal trim pots between 0 dBm and 8 dBm The factory is 4 dBm at O VU The audio outputs are isolated and short circuit protected 2 5 3 Audio Switching The heart of the ACU 1 is an 8 x 1 stereo switcher The two isolated audio outputs are driven by the audio output of this switcher The switcher is a summing switcher any or all of the inputs can be switched on at the same time 2 5 4 Automatic Level Control The switcher contains an automatic level control ALC that acts to maintain the output level at approximately 0 VU The ALC will adjust the gain down rapidly if the audio level is too high or raise it up slowly if the audio output level is too low The operation is conservative and quite transparent regardless of the program material The goal of the ALC is to gently ride the levels much like a human operator It should have no effect on other audio processing that may be in use 2 5 5 Virtual Level Presets Rather than use potentiometers for level presets on e
194. that will sum the two audio outputs The combiner will have a loss of 6 to 9 dB depending on the load impedance at the combined system output audio terminals 3 3 4 Temperature Sensor Calibration The ACU 1 can read the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius To calibrate the ACU 1 temperature sensor a thermometer of known accuracy should be placed as close as possible to the temperature sensor Give the thermometer about ten minutes to stabilize in temperature Then set the ACU 1 to read the same temperature as the thermometer See the programming section for the appropriate commands for setting the temperature An alternate method to calibrate the temperature sensor is to fill a styrofoam cup with crushed ice and water Insert the sensor into the cup and allow a couple of minutes for the temperature to stabilize Shield the sensor and cup from direct sunlight Set the ACU 1 to read a temperature of 32 degrees F or 0 degrees C See the programming section for the appropriate commands for setting the temperature The temperature calibration and scale are stored in non volatile memory and will not be lost during a power failure even if the back up battery is not charged 3 3 5 Temperature Sensor Placement To get readings that give good correlation to those reported by the nearest NOAA weather station it is important to measure the temperature the same way they do Just hanging the sensor out a window will almost surely produce temperatures
195. the DR 10 When the DR 10 answers enter the unlock code if necessary VR 1 Hybrid Null Mute the telephone handset Start the Editor recording from the DR 10 Enter then 5 on the telephone to start the DR 10 generating a test tone While watching the level in the Editor adjust the VR 1 Hybrid Null pot to the minimum level shown on the level meter Stop the recording Send Level Adjust Load an audio file into the Editor Begin playback of the file to the DR 10 While listening to the handset adjust the Send Level pot in the direction that decreases volume Continue adjusting the pot until it stops Load PTVS_59 WAV file into the Editor Play the file while watching the yellow DTMF LED on the DR 10 board located in the upper left corner of the board next to the red power LED Adjust the pot slightly and re play the audio Continue this adjusting procedure until the yellow DTMF LED lights when the audio is played Adjust the pot slightly beyond the point at which the LED first illuminates 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 86 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Silencer Output Level Un mute the handset Begin a new recording in the Editor While watching the level in the Editor speak normally into the handset and adjust the Output Level pot until the level occasionally peaks into the yellow and red zone of the meter Do not adjust this pot so that the le
196. the cover 7 Connect the power cord Installation is complete PO Ne Ami Sealevel Systems DIO 32 PCI Page 1 Technical Description Technical Description The DIO 32 PCI provides four parallel input output I O ports The ports are organized as ports A B C and D Port A and B are input ports interfaced to optically isolated inputs while ports C and D are reed relay output ports Assuming an I O address of 300 Hex the following table shows the Port Addresses Base Address Hex Decimal Mode Port A Address 300 768 Input Port Opto Input Port C Address 302 770 Output Port Reed Relays Features e Selectable I O port addressing from 100H 3FFH e 2 sets SPST relays with each set having 8 relays e 2 eight bit input ports e DB 37 male connector for relay outputs e DB 37 female connector for optically isolated inputs e Highly reliable 10 VA DIP reed relays utilized e Multiple adapters can reside in same computer e All address data and control signals are TTL compatible Input Ports Ports A and B are 8 bit input ports connected to optically isolated input sensors Each sensor can be used to interface a voltage input and then sense whether the voltage is on or off Each sensor is isolated with respect to a common ground from every other sensor and also isolated with respect to the host PC ground This means that signals such as low level AC line voltage motor servo voltage and control relay signals can be
197. the name of the file that NexGen Digital will load into the log This can be a literal filename or one with variables that will use the log s date to determine the filename Maximum number of digits for this field is 127 If you prefer to use variables here is a legend of variables you can use M M 2 Digit Month DD 2 Digit DAY YY 2 Digit Year Y1 1 Digit Year Y4 4 Digit Year DW Characters based on the day of the week text will be derived from daily fields DW described below Description A description of the spot also where the system will look for the word BLOCK followed by one space to allow for the possibility of having a BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO spot in the log if the event is indicating the beginning of a Spot Block If the spot does not exist in the system a TO BE CREATED spot is made using the description found here as the spot title This field also provides the text for COMMENTS NexGen will accept a maximum of 52 characters in this field Verify Account This field is meaningless to NexGen Digital but stored for feeding back to the traffic system upon creating a Verify file NexGen will accept a maximum of 20 characters in this field Verify ID Another field that is meaningless to NexGen Digital but stored for feeding back to the traffic system upon creating a Verify file NexGen will accept a maximum of 20 characters in this field Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations
198. tions In addition to the front panel LED indicator the silence detector of the ACU 1 has a pair of relays that change state depending on the status of the left and right silence detectors The relay contacts appear on the left block of screw terminal connectors at positions 1 3 The left channel relay contacts are on the top row and the right channel relay contacts are on the bottom row The relay contacts are labeled a b c on the rear panel of the ACU 1 These labels correspond to the relay contacts according to the table below Label Relay Contact La Normally open contact left channel Lb Normally closed contact left channel Lc Common contact left channel Ra Normally open contact right channel Rb Normally closed contact right channel Rc Common contact right channel ACU Installation page 3 3 3 2 6 Control Relay Connections The control relay contacts appear on the left block of screw terminal connectors at positions 5 12 Only the normally open relay contacts are available but it is a simple task to simulate a normally closed contact through software commands to the ACU 1 There is no voltage on the control relay contacts The control relay contacts are labeled on the rear panel 3 2 7 Multiplex Output Connections The multiplex output connections appear on the left block of screw terminal connectors at positions 13 16 This set of outputs is a set of eight open collectors that follow the audio channel selection These output
199. udio server for that station The emergency control room runs completely in standalone mode using the logs and audio previously loaded into its local database To reattach to the original file server NexGen Digital must be restarted in the control room workstation Technical Support Because the NexGen Digital fault tolerance program is standardized PSi can inventory the exact equipment talent and hardware necessary to get any NexGen Digital system operational regardless of location and cause While it is hoped this resource is never required if there is a need there is an appropriate response at this level Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 109 Recording DRR Brief Depending on the sample rate DRR Digital Reel to Reel recordings are playable 18 to 25 seconds after the recording has begun You can play a DRR recording by scheduling the audio file to be played the appropriate number of seconds after it is scheduled to begin recording To record highlights from the recording DRR the operator must open the Wizard Editor in the Production window and record the DRR as it is playing When a highlight segment is determined the operator stops the recording and cuts that segment so it can be used in the future How to Create a DRR Log File Creating a DRR log file is very important because this file is what the Digital Reel to Reel Controller uses to record future events After the DRR log is
200. unning the NexGen Digital System This person is also designated as the go to for any issues relating to NexGen before calling Technical Support Time Spent on the Project The amount of time the Engineering department can spend with the system and the experience of the engineers will impact the installation timeframe Although the installation itself requires very little in depth computer knowledge a good understanding of computer systems is a plus Willingness of the Staff Most of your staff will be quite excited about getting a new digital system but there may be some that aren t Be aware of the staffs feelings toward this project and adjust your expectations accordingly Audio Recording A good rule is to take the amount of audio length that needs to be recorded and double it This allows for typing in database information and recording the spot or song This time frame can be greatly reduced by using pre stored music Other Projects Be sure to include any additional equipment upgrade or remodeling projects into the expected NexGen install time frame 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 4 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Customer Technical Support When you contact us Successfully and quickly solving your issue involves providing us as much information as possible about the issue i e check the log for any unusual messages talk to the person on the air at the time and so fo
201. unt the unit where front panel switches and indicators are convenient but this is not absolutely necessary Most of the wiring to the ACU 1 occurs on two 64 position depluggable screw terminal connectors that are attached to the back of the unit These connectors can be removed by releasing the two screws that fasten the connector boards to the ACU 1 ACU Installation page 3 3 2 1 Power Supply Adjustment The ACU 1 can operate on either 120 volts or 240 volts AC It is set for 120 volt AC operation when shipped from the factory Inside the unit are a set of jumpers that determine the input supply voltage If the unit is to be powered by 240 volts AC change the jumpers as shown in Figure 3 1 L L B 120 Volts AC 240 Volts AC O a u ia Cele Je i i BO C oy A D AO OD ba m a Figure 3 1 Power supply jumper select 3 2 2 Power Supply Fuse The main supply is fuse protected The fuse that is installed at the factory is suitable for U S installations Itis not necessary to remove the cover to replace the fuse should this become necessary The fuse rating is given on the rear panel of the ACU 1 WARNING Do not make any atte
202. up of radio buttons Select its device number and specify the stream and pot numbers If you have an AudioScience card set it up as device 1 streams 1 4 If you have Antex cards you set them up as device 1 stream 1 device 2 stream 2 device 3 stream 3 and so forth Sowce Source For each CPU name its source and select its source Type from the group of radio buttons Select its device number and specify the bit position System Select the CPU from the drop down list on which this CPU will rely for time synching Enter the time sync time window and delay if you would like them to be dfferent than the defaults Enter the Operating Archive Overnight and Transaction directory paths In the Overnights group check Run Automatically if you want the overnight routines to be run automatically Select the CPU to run the overnight routines on and enter the time to execute them Click Options to configure which overnight routines will be executed You can configure the Data Transfer Audio Type Ranges and Production Defaults by clicking on the appropriate button Double click on a drive letter in the drive list box to configure which directory will be used to store the different audio types You can also specify the number of days to save read and unread mail that is sent through the NexGen Digital system Sent oo CFU CPU b Return to the CPU configuration screens and complete defining the CPU with the devices you configure
203. ur software has instructed the ACU 1 to select the proper input channel s and raise the level appropriately Verify that none of the audio output terminal are grounded Check the audio level to the ACU 1 audio input s The ACU 1 is factory configured for an input level of 0 dBm to 10 dBm The audio input level can be adjusted See Section 3 for more information on hardware adjustments ACU Troubleshooting and Repair page 4 4 2 Safety Warnings WARNING The ACU 1 Audio Control Unit should be installed or repaired only by qualified technical personnel An attempt to repair this device by a person who is not technically qualified could result in a hazardous condition to the installer or other personnel and or damage to the ACU 1 or other equipment Please ensure that proper safety precautions have been made before installing or repairing this device High Voltage Since the ACU 1 operates on 120 240 volts AC dangerous and potentially lethal voltages will be present if the cover is removed while it is connected to AC power For this and other reasons service should be performed only by a qualified technician 4 3 Factory Service Policy These policies are effective August 1999 and are subject to change without prior notice If you purchased this equipment as part of a system from a third party you must contact your vendor for support The third party vendor is responsible for support issues 4 3 1 Factory Warranty Sine Syst
204. ure the traffic file format you intend to use for loading into NexGen Digital The file your traffic system creates for input into NexGen Digital should be a file that has information formatted with information in specific columns of the file This screen tells NexGen Digital where to find the load file and what the load file contains At the top of the screen is a drop down list of templates that you can use to automatically fill out the appropriate fields for some of the more common Traffic Systems The following outlines the various fields but note that not all fields are required CPU selected in Config gt system for Auto loading Traffic is This is the CPU identified in PSi System within Config from the main toolbar in the Auto Traffic Load area Traffic Load File Configuration Select Standard Template You can select your traffic system from several preloaded templates Applying a Standard Template will fill any required fields with default settings for the selected traffic system Format Name In the event you re using more than one traffic system you can save the configuration settings under a format name The format name was selected or provided in the Format Selection screen the window that appeared just prior to this one Maximum number of digits for this field is 49 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 8 NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide Path Filename This is
205. vel is generally at the rail or poor audio recording will result PhoneTRAC Command Listing Main Menu Functionality Play Start playback of the selected spot from the beginning of the audio If no spot has been selected yet then this will be the users default spot The spot file will be transferred from the storage server before playback begins Record Begins recording over the selected spot If no spot is selected then the users default spot will be used The only functional command at this point is Stop Stop Stops the currently playing audio or stops recording If playing audio back then playback may be continued from the stopped location by Resume Playback Resume Playback Resumes playback of selected spot from where it was stopped If the spot was not stopped then playback will start at the beginning of the spot This function only works for audio recorded in PhoneTRAC and spots that are PCM format Rewind Rewind the currently selected spot back X amount Fast Forward Fast forward the currently selected spot X amount Play Menu Plays the current menu This is either the main menu the options menu or the select spot menu Select Spot to Play Record Menu Enters into this sub menu Options Menu Enters into this sub menu Revision A 5 14 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 87 Options Sub Menu Functionality If the user has selected play menus in setup and the Options sub menu key is pr
206. we have a flat rate repair fee Flat rate repairs cover only components that fail electrically Mechanical damage will be assessed on a per repair basis Repair charges typically fall into one of these categories Shipping fees are not covered in the repair rate Minor programming adjustments or no damage 50 plus shipping Sometimes a system works exactly like it is supposed to when we get it or it can be fixed through a simple adjustment in firmware We will do our best to identify intermittent hardware problems and correct them The fee covers the time it takes our technician to thoroughly inspect and test the equipment ACU Troubleshooting and Repair page 4 3 Minor repairs are up to 150 plus shipping Five or fewer defective components are replaced in a minor to moderate repair This accounts for most of our repairs These repairs may cost less depending on the components replaced and the amount of time required to complete the repair Moderate repairs are 250 plus shipping Six to ten defective components are replaced in a major repair Again we may charge less depending on the components replaced and the amount of time required to complete repairs Major repairs cost more than 250 plus shipping This occurs rarely but it can happen If the equipment has blown traces and scorch marks from burned components it s a safe bet that it will take several components and quite a bit of bench time to repair We assess this type of repa
207. wo or more ACU s are used in a single system PARALLEL IN indicates the presence of data on any or all of the parallel inputs ACU System Description page 2 TEMP SENSOR indicates that the temperature sensor cable is attached and that the sensor is functioning LEFT AUDIO indicates that audio is present on the left audio channel LEFT ALARM indicates loss of audio on the left audio channel and signals the alarm condition RIGHT AUDIO indicates that audio is present on the right audio channel RIGHT ALARM indicates loss of audio on the right audio channel and signals the alarm condition 2 4 Rear Panel Switches and Connections The rear panel of the ACU 1 contains all the I O connections to the device and the power supply protection fuse Manone ZA e MER Ream a ron ke Model ACU O C J o o o o Sora oow S DEVASTE pranti os Naaman gt Sine Systems Power Supply is a standard three prong AC supply inlet as found on PC s and most other modern commercial electronic devices Fuse is a twist release type connector A 5 x 20 mm fuse is installed inside this connector The fuse value is indicated on the rear panel Temperature Sensor is a 3 5 mm connector for the optional temperature sensor RS 232 Data is a 9 pin female D type connector This is a standard serial data connector commonly associated with PC s Silence L R a b c are screw terminal connections for the silence sensor alarm relay
208. xGen Digital Workstation Workstations can be located many different places please consult your site diagrams to see where the purchaser of the system wanted the workstation placed Position monitors at least two feet away from any audio wires or audio source Monitors produce high frequency noise that can be picked up by your audio wires Revision A 4 15 2002 Prophet Systems Innovations 13 Connect the monitor s power to a surge protector The surge protectors have EMI and RFI suppression capabilities that will greatly reduce noise Mount switchers in tacks The location must be within 35 dressed cable feet from the associated workstation Since switches are the audio and control centers of your system make their location accessible from the front and back Ensure proper grounding on audio control and AC lines Connect and Power Up Equipment Connect Network Cables if applicable Ensure proper termination of all network connections Try to spread the loads evenly Be sure to label all switches and network lines going to or from them Document the switch load assignments and keep a copy for the PSi Installation Specialist Connect network switch es to the file server s Connect File Servers Audio Servers and Workstations Inter connect the file servers if applicable Connect power to all surge protectors line conditioners or UPS units supplied with the system Connect UPS to AC power supply Connect servers
209. ystems Innovations 101 Dip Switch SW 5 Selection Grid Digital inputs are pulled to Vcc five volts To select pulse low for gt 200ms To enable the front panel ENABLE switch remove and stow jumper JP1 behind SW4 Function SW 1 SW 2 SW 3 9600 DEFAULT OFF OFF N A Power up Default Last selected Server N A OFF 24 Hour Toll Free Technical Support 877 774 1040 102 The Switch Process NexGen Digital Broadcast Installation Guide The SS 621 switcher works the same going from using for example the diagram below ASERV 1 to BSERV 1 as it does from BSERV 1 to ASERV 1 While the switch between locations takes less than 5 seconds depending on the number of stations configured on that CPU there will be silence coming out of the switch during that momentary delay When a fault occurs this is the sequence involved SERIAL 1 SERIAL 2 SS 621 AUDIO SWITCHER 1 STEREO AUDIO WIRING MAIN STBY 4 STUDIO CONSOLE STUDIO 2 An OPTO on the SS 621 is activated by an operator silence sensor or some other external source to initiate a switchover to the designated backup audio server The SS 621 switcher sends a signal to the audio server taking over i e switching to ASERV 1 The audio server ASERV 1 sends a message to the current audio server BSERV 1 telling it to stop being an audio server and to switch to stand by mode The audio server ASERV 1 then copi

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