Falcon 15 specification

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Falcon 15 manual

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Operating manual FalconFM & ST Broadcast Digital Audio ProcessorPage 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 13 ST VERSION DESCRIPTION TABLE OF CONTENTS HARDWARE SETTINGS 2 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ENG Falcon 15 ST INTRODUCTION ENG2.1FALCON 15 - AVAILABLE VERSIONS Falcon 15 FM SAFETY WARNINGS CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES 3 SAFETY WARNINGS / ISTRUZIONI PER LA SICUREZZASAFETY WARNINGS / ISTRUZIONI PER LA SICUREZZA ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA 4 SAFETY WARNINGS SAFETY WARNINGS 5 CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES 6 ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA 7 WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE 8 INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD Manufacturer 9 FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONSFIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS Model FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS 9.3FUSE REPLACEMENT BLOCK DIAGRAM FM VERSIONSDIAGRAM FM & STST VERSIONS digital coder MPX+RDS 11 FM VERSION DESCRIPTION FM VERSION DESCRIPTION FM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.2REAR PANEL VIEW FM VERSION FM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.4OUTPUT CONNECTOR11.5SYNC-INAND SYNC-OUTCONNECTORS 11.3AC CONNECTION 11.7ANALOG 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 DIRECTION FM VERSION DESCRIPTION Page FM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.11 THE MENU TREE FM VERSION DESCRIPTION 11.12 FRONT PANEL OPERATION 12.1.2ADJUSTING THE INPUT AUDIO LEVEL 12 IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSIONIN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 12.1.1 SELECTING THE INPUT ANALOG OR DIGITAL IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION 12.1.3 CHOOSING THE PROPER AGC OPERATION Page 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 OPERATION 12.3.5 ENABLING SYNC OUTPUT IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION12.3.4 CALIBRATING THE PILOT LEVEL AND PHASE 2Select the Peak Reference Tone option 12.3.7 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 MODES 12.6.1 SERIAL PORT SETUP IN & OUT SETTINGS FM VERSION12.6ADDITIONAL DATA AND SETTINGS 12.6.2 SYSTEM INFO 13 ST VERSION DESCRIPTION ST VERSION DESCRIPTION ST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.2REAR PANEL VIEW ST VERSION 13.4DIGITAL 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 XLR ST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.8FALCON 15 MENU TREE ST version ST VERSION DESCRIPTION 13.9FRONT PANEL OPERATION 14.1.2ADJUSTING THE INPUT AUDIO LEVEL 14 IN / OUT SETTINGS ST versionIN / OUT SETTINGS ST version 14.1.1 SELECTING THE INPUT ANALOG OR DIGITAL IN / OUT SETTINGS ST version 14.1.3 CHOOSING THE PROPER AGC OPERATION IN / OUT SETTINGS ST version 14.2THE VOICE OPTIMIZER IN / OUT SETTINGS ST version 14.3.1 SETTING THE PREEMPHASIS 14.3.3 BYPASS MODE IN / OUT SETTINGS ST version14.3.2 ADJUSTING THE AUDIO OUTPUT LEVEL 2Select the Peak Reference Tone option 14.3.4 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 INFO 15 CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE 15.2THE FALCON 15 PRESET TABLE CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE CHOOSING THE PROCESSING CURVE 15.3CHOOSING A CURVE 16 THE REMOTE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE THE REMOTE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE 16.4PC CONTROL SOFTWARE OVERVIEW THE REMOTE PC CONTROL SOFTWARE16.3RUNNING THE PROGRAM 17 ACCESSING THE TARGET FROM THE PC ACCESSING THE TARGET FROM THE PC 17.1.1 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 only RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.3CHANGING THE RDS / RBDS OUTPUT LEVEL RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only Page RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.5.1 RDS / RBDS SERVICES DESCRIBED 18.6.2 THE PROGRAM SERVICE NAME EDITOR RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only18.6PROGRAM SERVICE NAME PS 18.6.1 SCOPE RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.6.3 PS SEQUENCES Max lenght 32 characters RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only18.6.4PS SCROLLING Page RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only 18.7ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES METHOD A RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only18.8AF METHODS A AND B RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only METHOD B RDS / RBDS SETTINGS FM Version only Page 19 HARDWARE SETTINGS HARDWARE SETTINGS 1MAKING THE PROCESSOR READY FOR UPGRADING 20 FIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADESFIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADES FIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADES 2 PC OPERATION FIRMWARE E SOFTWARE UPGRADES 20.2PC SOFTWARE UPGRADE GENERAL FEATURES 21 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS REMOTE CONTROL RDS / RBDS CODER FM version only 22 WARRANTYWARRANTY ENG 23 WEEE Directive - 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