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To install new firmware, the first step is to download it to your PC. You might receive this via email from our support department, or you might find it on our website. After it is on your PC, browse to locate it, then click the Upload button to install it into the iPort. It will be stored the in bank checked in the ‘radio button’ above. For a unit in active use, you would store this in the bank that is not currently active. When the firmware has been successfully uploaded, click the Apply Selected Bank button to activate it.
V-Mixer and V-Mode
These are additional functions that can be performed on Livewire streams. These are the same as in the Livewire Engine we provide as part of an Element mixing console package, so if you are familiar with that, you will know how to use this.
V-Mixeroffers a way to sum streams to create mixed new ones. The iPort has two 5-input mixers. There is a main output, which includes the sum of all inputs, two submix outputs, which include the sum of each set of 5 inputs, and an individual unmixed output for each input. This latter is used when only gain control is required, with no mixing.
V-Modeoffers a simple function that is useful to split left/right channels, sum L+R, etc. The iPort has 8 channels of V-Mode.
Normally, these would be used to pre- or post-condition LW channel audio before or after the iPort’s inputs or outputs.
The virtual “fader” and other values may be entered into the V-Mixer and V-Mode Web page for fixed, manual control. Or they can be supplied dynamically over a network connection, using a special Telos/Axia protocol. The PathfinderPC software application offered by Axia can control these values in realtime. The protocol description is available upon request to 3rd parties who want to remotely control these iPort functions.
To Learn More
The axiaaudio.com website has a wealth of information on Livewire technology, the wide range of LW-equipped gear, and partners. The telos-systems.com site has a lot of information on MPEG codecs, networks, IP streaming, etc.
Our support team is standing-by to answer specific questions. In the USA, contact +1 216 241.7225. Worldwide, email support@telos-systems.com.