Falcon 15 manual

Contents Operating manual FalconFM & ST Broadcast Digital Audio ProcessorPage 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS 13 ST VERSION DESCRIPTIONTABLE OF CONTENTS HARDWARE SETTINGS2 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ENGFalcon 15 ST INTRODUCTION ENG2.1FALCON 15 - AVAILABLE VERSIONS Falcon 15 FMSAFETY WARNINGS CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES 3 SAFETY WARNINGS / ISTRUZIONI PER LA SICUREZZASAFETY WARNINGS / ISTRUZIONI PER LA SICUREZZA ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA4 SAFETY WARNINGS SAFETY WARNINGS5 CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES6 ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA7 WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE8 INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDADManufacturer 9 FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONSFIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS ModelFIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS 9.3FUSE REPLACEMENTBLOCK DIAGRAM FM VERSIONSDIAGRAM FM & STST VERSIONS digital coder MPX+RDS11 FM VERSION DESCRIPTION FM VERSION DESCRIPTIONFM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.2REAR PANEL VIEW FM VERSIONFM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.4OUTPUT CONNECTOR11.5SYNC-INAND SYNC-OUTCONNECTORS 11.3AC CONNECTION11.7ANALOG AUDIO INPUT Female XLR FM VERSION DESCRIPTION11.6AUXILIARY INPUTS 11.9SERIAL PORTS FM VERSION DESCRIPTION11.8DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT DESCRIPTION FM VERSION DESCRIPTION11.10 DIGITAL DATA PORT DIRECTIONFM VERSION DESCRIPTION PageFM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.11 THE MENU TREEFM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.12 FRONT PANEL OPERATION12.1.2ADJUSTING THE INPUT AUDIO LEVEL 12 IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSIONIN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 12.1.1 SELECTING THE INPUT ANALOG OR DIGITALIN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 12.1.3 CHOOSING THE PROPER AGC OPERATIONPage IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION12.2THE VOICE OPTIMIZER 12.3.3 ADJUSTING THE MPX OUTPUT LEVEL IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION12.3.1 SETTING THE PREEMPHASIS 12.3.2 MONO - STEREO OPERATION12.3.5 ENABLING SYNC OUTPUT IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION12.3.4 CALIBRATING THE PILOT LEVEL AND PHASE 2Select the Peak Reference Tone option12.3.7 BYPASS MODE IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION12.3.6NOISE GATE SETTING Noise Gate D=2.0 KHz IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION31.5dB IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 12.5SETTING THE SPLIT MODES12.6.1 SERIAL PORT SETUP IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION12.6ADDITIONAL DATA AND SETTINGS 12.6.2 SYSTEM INFO13 ST VERSION DESCRIPTION ST VERSION DESCRIPTIONST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.2REAR PANEL VIEW ST VERSION13.4DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT ST VERSION DESCRIPTION13.3AC CONNECTION 13.6ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT Male XLR ST VERSION DESCRIPTION13.5SERIAL PORTS ST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.7ANALOG AUDIO INPUT Female XLRST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.8FALCON 15 MENU TREE ST versionST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.9FRONT PANEL OPERATION14.1.2ADJUSTING THE INPUT AUDIO LEVEL 14 IN / OUT SETTINGS ST versionIN / OUT SETTINGS ST version 14.1.1 SELECTING THE INPUT ANALOG OR DIGITALIN / OUT SETTINGS ST version 14.1.3 CHOOSING THE PROPER AGC OPERATIONIN / OUT SETTINGS ST version 14.2THE VOICE OPTIMIZERIN / OUT SETTINGS ST version 14.3.1 SETTING THE PREEMPHASIS14.3.3 BYPASS MODE IN / OUT SETTINGS ST version14.3.2 ADJUSTING THE AUDIO OUTPUT LEVEL 2Select the Peak Reference Tone option14.3.4 MONO - STEREO OPERATION IN / OUT SETTINGS ST version14.3.5NOISE GATE SETTING Noise Gate 14.4.1 SERIAL PORT SETUP IN / OUT SETTINGS ST version14.4ADDITIONAL DATA AND SETTINGS 14.4.2 SYSTEM INFO15 CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE15.2THE FALCON 15 PRESET TABLE CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVECHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE 15.3CHOOSING A CURVE16 THE REMOTE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE THE REMOTE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE16.4PC CONTROL SOFTWARE OVERVIEW THE REMOTE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE16.3RUNNING THE PROGRAM 17 ACCESSING THE TARGET FROM THE PC ACCESSING THE TARGET FROM THE PC17.1.1 SELECTING THE PC SERIAL PORT ACCESSING THE TARGET FROM THE PC17.1THE SETUP PANEL 17.1.3 FRONT PANEL ‘LOCK’ FUNCTION ACCESSING THE TARGET FROM THE PC17.1.2 OTHER SETTINGS 18 RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version onlyRDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.3CHANGING THE RDS / RBDS OUTPUT LEVELRDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only PageRDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.5.1 RDS / RBDS SERVICES DESCRIBED18.6.2 THE PROGRAM SERVICE NAME EDITOR RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only18.6PROGRAM SERVICE NAME PS 18.6.1 SCOPERDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.6.3 PS SEQUENCESMax lenght 32 characters RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only18.6.4PS SCROLLING PageRDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.7ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIESMETHOD A RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only18.8AF METHODS A AND B RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only METHOD BRDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only Page19 HARDWARE SETTINGS HARDWARE SETTINGS1MAKING THE PROCESSOR READY FOR UPGRADING 20 FIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADESFIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADES FIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADES 2 PC OPERATIONFIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADES 20.2PC SOFTWARE UPGRADEGENERAL FEATURES 21 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS REMOTE CONTROLRDS / RBDS CODER FM version only 22 WARRANTYWARRANTY ENG 23 WEEE Directive - 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