Falcon 15 Technical Specifications, General Features, Analog Stereo Audio Input, Agc Operation

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

ENG

 

 

 

21 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL FEATURES

Weight

Around 4.5 Kg

Dimensions

1 rack unit, 352 x 483 x 44 mm

ANALOG STEREO AUDIO INPUT

AC Rate

220 Vac / 110 Vac

Preset curves

30, factory programmed

DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT (optional)

Conversion

24 bit

Connector Type

XLR female el. balanced

Max Input Level

+ 20 dBu

Level Range

-12 dBu to 12 dBu (1 dB step)

Impedance

600Ohm / 10KOhm EMI -suppressed

AGC Range

+/- 20dB (Sensitivity Relative)

AGC OPERATION

AGC Speed

0 to 6 dB/sec (adjustable - 0.2 dB step)

AGC Hold time

Selectable, from 0 to 3 sec

PROCESSING

 

N° of Bands

3 (Bass, Mid, High)

 

 

N° of presets

30

 

THR: related to the chosen Preset

BASS Compress. ATCK Time: 80ms, REL Time: 250ms

 

Compr. Ratio: 1:INF

MID Compressor

THR: related to the chosen Preset

ATCK Time: 30ms, REL Time: 90ms

Connector Type

Formats

Sampling Rates

Configuration

Input Sensitivity

AGC Range

AGC Max Gain

HIGH Compress.

Broadband Limiter

Dynamic expander (noise gate)

XLR el. bal. + optical Tos link

AES/EBU, SPDIF

32 KHz / 44.1 KHz / 48 KHz / 96 KHz automatic selection and jitter correction 200 mVpp

0 to -20dBFs

Selectable 8, 10, 12, 15 or 20 dB

THR: related to the chosen Preset

ATCK Time: 10ms, REL Time: 50ms

Compr. Ratio: 1:INF

ATCK Time: 5ms, REL Time: 50ms Applied to high frequencies band

Gate threshold adjustable between - 51dB and - 80dB

 

Compr. Ratio: 1:INF

STEREO AUDIO OUTPUT (ST version only)

Connector Type

XLR male el. balanced

Conversion

24 bit

Impedance

600Ohm / 10KOhm EMI -suppressed

 

 

Level

- 10 dBm to +14 dBm (0.5 dBm Step)

BY-PASS MODE AGC Off, Gain Ofst 0dB,Out Lvl 0dB

 

Expansion ratio 2 : 1 (fixed)

REMOTE CONTROL

Serial Ports

2 RS232 SubD 9P optically decoupled

Baud Rate

19200 Baud

LOW PASS 15 KHz INPUT FILTER

IIR 8Th-Order-Elliptic , 15KHz / -0.1dB, 17KHz / -60dB

SIGNAL PROCESS FILTERS

Frequency Resp.

30 Hz-15 KHz (+/- 0.1 dB)

Output Noise

-90 dB (A-weighted)

THD

0.01%

PassBand Ripple

+/- 0.1 dB

MPX OUTPUT (FM version only)

Conversion

24 bit

Pilot Frequency

19 KHz ± 1 Hz

Pilot Injection

–15.5 to –25.0 dB (0.1 dB step)

(from 5.6 % to 16.8 %)

 

Pilot Phase

Adjustable +/- 12 degrees (1 dB step)

S/N

>85 dB

Stereo Separ.

55 dB Typical on the whole band

Crosstalk M / S

60 dB

LP 400Hz

BP 400Hz-5Khz

BP 5Khz-15Khz

High Fr. Denoiser

Crosstalk S / M

38 KHz Suppr

MPX out level

Output Imped.

Output Connector

Pilot ref. output

Preemphasis

IIR 2th Order-Butterworth

IIR 4th Order-Butterworth

IIR 4th Order-Butterworth

Threshold Adjustable –51 to -80 dB

60 dB

Less than measurable level

-9.0 dBm to + 15.0 dBm (0.1 dBm Step)

600 Ohm

BNC floating over chassis, EMI supp. TTL Level Wave

50 / 75 usec

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Contents Falcon FM & STOperating manual Broadcast Digital Audio ProcessorPage 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS 13 ST VERSION DESCRIPTIONTABLE OF CONTENTS HARDWARE SETTINGS2 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ENGINTRODUCTION ENG 2.1FALCON 15 - AVAILABLE VERSIONSFalcon 15 ST Falcon 15 FM3 SAFETY WARNINGS / ISTRUZIONI PER LA SICUREZZA SAFETY WARNINGS / ISTRUZIONI PER LA SICUREZZASAFETY WARNINGS CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES 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 SEGURIDAD9 FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONSManufacturer ModelFIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS 9.3FUSE REPLACEMENTVERSIONSDIAGRAM FM & ST ST VERSIONSBLOCK DIAGRAM FM digital coder MPX+RDS11 FM VERSION DESCRIPTION FM VERSION DESCRIPTIONFM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.2REAR PANEL VIEW FM VERSION11.4OUTPUT CONNECTOR 11.5SYNC-INAND SYNC-OUTCONNECTORSFM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.3AC CONNECTIONFM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.6AUXILIARY INPUTS11.7ANALOG AUDIO INPUT Female XLR FM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.8DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT11.9SERIAL PORTS FM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.10 DIGITAL DATA PORTDESCRIPTION DIRECTIONFM VERSION DESCRIPTION PageFM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.11 THE MENU TREEFM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.12 FRONT PANEL OPERATION12 IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION12.1.2ADJUSTING THE INPUT AUDIO LEVEL 12.1.1 SELECTING THE INPUT ANALOG OR DIGITALIN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 12.1.3 CHOOSING THE PROPER AGC OPERATIONIN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 12.2THE VOICE OPTIMIZERPage IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 12.3.1 SETTING THE PREEMPHASIS12.3.3 ADJUSTING THE MPX OUTPUT LEVEL 12.3.2 MONO - STEREO OPERATIONIN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 12.3.4 CALIBRATING THE PILOT LEVEL AND PHASE12.3.5 ENABLING SYNC OUTPUT 2Select the Peak Reference Tone optionIN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 12.3.6NOISE GATE SETTING Noise Gate12.3.7 BYPASS MODE IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 31.5dBD=2.0 KHz IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 12.5SETTING THE SPLIT MODESIN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 12.6ADDITIONAL DATA AND SETTINGS12.6.1 SERIAL PORT SETUP 12.6.2 SYSTEM INFO13 ST VERSION DESCRIPTION ST VERSION DESCRIPTIONST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.2REAR PANEL VIEW ST VERSIONST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.3AC CONNECTION13.4DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT ST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.5SERIAL PORTS13.6ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT Male XLR ST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.7ANALOG AUDIO INPUT Female XLRST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.8FALCON 15 MENU TREE ST versionST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.9FRONT PANEL OPERATION14 IN / OUT SETTINGS ST version IN / OUT SETTINGS ST version14.1.2ADJUSTING THE INPUT AUDIO LEVEL 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 PREEMPHASISIN / OUT SETTINGS ST version 14.3.2 ADJUSTING THE AUDIO OUTPUT LEVEL14.3.3 BYPASS MODE 2Select the Peak Reference Tone optionIN / OUT SETTINGS ST version 14.3.5NOISE GATE SETTING Noise Gate14.3.4 MONO - STEREO OPERATION IN / OUT SETTINGS ST version 14.4ADDITIONAL DATA AND SETTINGS14.4.1 SERIAL PORT SETUP 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 SOFTWARETHE REMOTE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE 16.3RUNNING THE PROGRAM16.4PC CONTROL SOFTWARE OVERVIEW 17 ACCESSING THE TARGET FROM THE PC ACCESSING THE TARGET FROM THE PCACCESSING THE TARGET FROM THE PC 17.1THE SETUP PANEL17.1.1 SELECTING THE PC SERIAL PORT ACCESSING THE TARGET FROM THE PC 17.1.2 OTHER SETTINGS17.1.3 FRONT PANEL ‘LOCK’ FUNCTION 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 DESCRIBEDRDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.6PROGRAM SERVICE NAME PS18.6.2 THE PROGRAM SERVICE NAME EDITOR 18.6.1 SCOPERDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.6.3 PS SEQUENCESRDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.6.4PS SCROLLINGMax lenght 32 characters PageRDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.7ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIESRDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.8AF METHODS A AND BMETHOD A RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only METHOD BRDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only Page19 HARDWARE SETTINGS HARDWARE SETTINGS20 FIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADES FIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADES1MAKING THE PROCESSOR READY FOR UPGRADING FIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADES 2 PC OPERATIONFIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADES 20.2PC SOFTWARE UPGRADE21 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSGENERAL FEATURES REMOTE CONTROL22 WARRANTY WARRANTY ENGRDS / RBDS CODER FM version only 23 WEEE Directive - 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