RTS XCP-ADAM-MC Wartungshandbuch

1 9350-7532-000 Rev A October 30, 2003

Telex Communications 10 Intercom Configuration Description The intercom configuration is split into two groups: resources and options. Resources are

Telex Communications 100 20. From the Output Action Type drop-down list, select Load File. A File Name drop-down list appears. Note: All setup file

Telex Communications 101 Use Keypanel Keys to Control Talk and Listen for Non-Keypanel Devices This example demonstrates an IMPORTANT note about cer

Telex Communications 102 7. Once you have created the UPL Resource Alphas, click Done. The Edit Alpha Description screen closes and the Resource Al

Telex Communications 103 Once you have finished assigning the UPL Resources to keypanel keys, access the keypanel setup screen for the intercom port

Telex Communications 104 7. From the UPL Resource drop-down box, select the first UPL resource you created (for example, PL1). 8. From the Output

Telex Communications 105 Inter-panel Dim Tables An Inter-panel Dim Table is simply a list of two or more keypanels that are located in close proximi

Telex Communications 106 Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description DIM text field The DIM text box displays the DIM entry number. The Dim

Telex Communications 107 Assignment. Note: To select more than one port at a time, press Ctrl on the keyboard and then select the ports to add. 1.

Telex Communications 108 Go to Special Lists Alpha View Go to Keypanel View Adjust Crosspoint Settings for this Port Go to Crosspoint Volume View Go

Telex Communications 109 XPT (Crosspoint) When one intercom port talks to another intercom port it does this via what is commonly referred to as a c

Telex Communications 11 Connecting to ONLINE Mode from FILE Mode Once you have finished making changes to the intercom system in File mode and have

Telex Communications 110 Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description Port text box The Port field displays the system assigned number for th

Telex Communications 111 Port display column The Port field displays the system assigned number for the port. Alpha display column The Alpha field

Telex Communications 112 Gain Gain is simply the increase of a signal accomplished by increasing the size of the amplitude. AZedit uses Unity Gain.

Telex Communications 113 Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description Port text field The Port field displays the system generated port number

Telex Communications 114 Invert Selection button The Invert Selection button reverses the selections made. For example, if 3 ports are highlighted,

Telex Communications 115 Note: The default level of +0.0 dB is also called the unity gain level. Normally, the list in the center of the screen will

Telex Communications 116 the crosspoint listen gain level for the currently viewed port. The port you select becomes highlighted. Alpha display col

Telex Communications 117 Other Alphas The Other Alphas screen lets the user assign names and descriptions for party lines, IFB's, UPL Resources

Telex Communications 118 Party Line Alphas Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description PL display column The PL column displays the system g

Telex Communications 119 IFB Alphas Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description IFB display column The IFB column displays the system genera

Telex Communications 12 To connect using SERVER Mode, do the following: 1. From the Online menu, select Server Mode. A check mark appears next to S

Telex Communications 120 Special List Alphas Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description SL display column The SL column displays the system

Telex Communications 121 GPI Output Alphas Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description RY display column The RY column displays the system g

Telex Communications 122 ISO Alphas Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description ISO display column The ISO column displays the system genera

Telex Communications 123 UPL Resource Alphas Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description UR display column The UR column displays the system

Telex Communications 124 GPI Input Descriptions Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description DI display column The DI column displays the sys

Telex Communications 125 Inter-panel Dim Descriptions Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description DIM display column The DIM column displays

Telex Communications 126 Common Tasks Move a User to a New Intercom Port As you set up your intercom system, you will establish many types of relati

Telex Communications 127 1. From AZedit, click UPL. The User Programming Logic setup screen appears. 2. Scroll through UPL Statements list checkin

Telex Communications 128 4. Click Do Search. The Search Status screen appears showing the results of your search. This list contains the names of

Telex Communications 129 18. Using the normal procedure for assigning alphas to the ports, assign alphas in the intercom port. For information on A

Telex Communications 13 1. If you have been working on a setup file, perform a Save. 2. If you are not connected to the Intercom system, make a Co

Telex Communications 130 Enable Trunking Trunking allows you to connect up to 32 systems together. One reason for a trunked system is to allow for m

Telex Communications 131 Download Firmware Updates Updating Master Controller Firmwaree Warning! The following procedure will cause one or more br

Telex Communications 132 When the Master Controller is finished, the new software version will appear in the version field of the Version Status scr

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Telex Communications 134 Appendix A AZedit Keyboard Shortcuts

Telex Communications 135 Keyboard Shortcut Description Context CTRL+R Toggle key restriction state Keypanel assignment CTRL+SHIFT+R Toggle key re

Telex Communications 136 CTRL+2 View talk level 2 key assignments Keypanel screen CTRL+3 View talk level 3 key assignments Keypanel screen CTRL+4

Telex Communications 137 CTRL+F12 Edit alpha for current resource (must be enabled in preferences) All screens CTRL+SHIFT+D Firmware download Sta

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Telex Communications 139 Appendix B AZedit Quick Start

Telex Communications 14 Procedure to change the master controller intercom configuration settings AZedit Intercom Configuration Settings Initially,

Telex Communications 140 Introduction After you are finished connecting the PC containing the installed AZedit software to the Intercom system fram

Telex Communications 141 3. After you have named party lines, IFB's, etc, you can start assigning keypanel keys to talk and listen to those as

Telex Communications 142 7. Click the IFB button. The IFB screen appears. 8. From the IFB list, select the IFB you want to configure. 9. Double-c

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Telex Communications 144 Glossary of Terms Abort Changes When Abort Changes is selected, any changes made to the online configuration (since the l

Telex Communications 145 C Connect If AZedit is operating in FILE mode*, click the Connect button connect to the intercom system. Before connectin

Telex Communications 146 From the Options menu, select Preferences. 1. Click the Alphas tab. To Activate: 2. Select the Automatically check for d

Telex Communications 147 Copy When selectable, Copy duplicates all of the information on the screen you are currently viewing. Copy is available fr

Telex Communications 148 D DBX Links Use DBX Links to view information about the links between DBX (Dual Bus Expansion) cards in a multi-frame ADAM

Telex Communications 149 Dim Number The Dim Number is a representation of the Dim table. The number and description is generated from the Other Alph

Telex Communications 15 Screen Descriptions

Telex Communications 150 E Edit button The Edit button accesses additional and advanced setup features for the current port or keypanel. Exit Selec

Telex Communications 151 G Gain Use Gain to adjust crosspoint and party line gains. Increase the level of a sound by increasing the amplitude of th

Telex Communications 152 I ID Number Pane When you are viewing most screens, the ID Number Pane displays the identification number of the resource

Telex Communications 153 Intercom Configuration Use Intercom Configuration to view the number of available resources and options, such as intercom p

Telex Communications 154 K Keypanel / Ports Setup Keypanel/Ports Setup provides access to the Keypanel / Ports setup screen, where you can set up k

Telex Communications 155 L LCP-102 Assignment Use the LCP-102 Assignment to set up an optional LCP-102 Level Control Panel. LCP key assignment Use

Telex Communications 156 Log to Serial Port When Log to Serial Port is selected the output talk and listen key activity is logged in ASCII text form

Telex Communications 157 M Master Controller Status Use Master Controller Status to view connection status and data communication errors between th

Telex Communications 158 Mode Pane The Mode Pane indicates the current operating mode as follows: • FILE Indicates that the computer is not commun

Telex Communications 159 N New If you are currently editing a file in FILE mode, clicking New will clear all settings and open a new, blank setup

Telex Communications 16 Keypanels and Ports The Keypanel/Ports screen displays essential keypanel information, such as Port numbers, Keypanel and P

Telex Communications 160 O Open • If you are currently editing a file in FILE mode, clicking Open will clear all settings and open a file that yo

Telex Communications 161 P PAP and LCP-102 Status Use PAP and LCP-102 to view connection status and data communication errors between the master co

Telex Communications 162 Panel type description The Panel Type Description is the current panel type as reported by the intercom or as set by the us

Telex Communications 163 Paste Special Paste Special gives you greater control over pasting than when using the Paste command. You can: • Paste por

Telex Communications 164 Port Edit Box The Port Edit Box displays the port number for the port setup currently being viewed. Typing a different port

Telex Communications 165 Ok ? Indicates that the data device connected to the port is a keypanel with an unknown or earlier version of software. OK

Telex Communications 166 Print prints the configuration information for the current window. For example, to print the configuration information for

Telex Communications 167 R Redo Redo recreates up to 20 consecutive changes that you previously canceled with the Undo button. Redo clears every t

Telex Communications 168 Remote Intercoms Use Remote Intercoms to view the status of remote intercoms. From this screen, you can choose to clear key

Telex Communications 169 Restrict talk key To prevent a keypanel operator from changing a key assignment, select the Restrict check box (R) above

Telex Communications 17 5. Click OK. The changes you made are applied to the program and the Keypanel / Port Configuration screen closes. Note: Whi

Telex Communications 170 S Save If you are currently editing a new file in FILE mode, clicking Save will let you select a file name and location t

Telex Communications 171 Search Search helps you locate all intercom keys that are assigned to talk or listen to a particular intercom port, party

Telex Communications 172 Note: You can set AZedit to always enter SERVER mode at startup: In the Options menu, select Preferences. Click the Startu

Telex Communications 173 Standby Controller Status Use Standby Controller Status to view connection status and data communication errors between the

Telex Communications 174 T Toolbar Toolbar turns the toolbar ON or OFF. The toolbar is located at the bottom of the screen, above the Status Bar.

Telex Communications 175 U UIO-256 Status Use UIO-256 to view connection status and data communication errors between the master controller and any

Telex Communications 176 V View Log View Log starts an auxiliary program called Log Viewer, which lets you view files that have been saved with the

Telex Communications 177 W Warn on Exit A Warn on Exit message appears to confirm whenever you attempt to exit AZedit.

Telex Communications 178 X XPT (CROSSPOINT) Use the XPT (Crosspoint) window to view intercom ports that are currently talking and/or listening to e

Telex Communications 179 INDEX A Abort Changes ...146 About AZedit ...

Telex Communications 18 Screen Item Field Type Description Alpha Names. 1. From the Alpha drop down list, select the Alpha assigned to the port.

Telex Communications 180 G Gain...44, 114, 153 Gain Controls ...

Telex Communications 181 PANEL STATUS BITMAP GRID...163 Panel type description...

Telex Communications 182 Stby MC Status - Status Column...175 Sunglass Icon...

Telex Communications 19 Screen Item Field Type Description different pages to edit page setups. 1. From the Keypanel/Port Settings drop down list

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Telex Communications 20 Screen Item Field Type Description latching function of the alpha or port number assigned to the corresponding key. 3. Se

Telex Communications 21 Right-Click Guide to the Keypanel/Port main screen Built into AZedit are many different ways to get to the same information,

Telex Communications 22 Right-click in a Listen Keys field A popup menu appears that gives you the options to: Info: displays import keypanel/port

Telex Communications 23 Right-click in a Talk Keys field A popup menu appears that gives you the options to: Info: displays import keypanel/port in

Telex Communications 24 General Keypanel Setup To setup a keypanel do the following: 1. On the Keypanel / Ports screen, select the intercom port yo

Telex Communications 25 Port Configuration for Non-Keypanel Usage The following are items that you may want to configure in an intercom port when co

Telex Communications 26 Restricting Setup Page Reassignment for all Intercom Ports Using Copy and Paste This procedure shows you how to quickly rest

Telex Communications 27 Key Restriction Setup using Copy and Paste Special This procedure shows you how to quickly set all the restriction check box

Telex Communications 28 10. Click Clear All. All items in the Paste Special screen are deselected. Note: You must select All Setup Pages, and then

Telex Communications 29 Assigning Auto-Follow to all Listen Keys using Copy and Paste Special This procedure shows you how to quickly set all listen

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Telex Communications 30 Note: You must select All Setup Pages, and then deselect All Setup Pages to activate the Individual Key Settings check boxes

Telex Communications 31 Assigning Keys Warning: Before attempting any kind of key assignment make sure the "Upload Alphas" message is not

Telex Communications 32 • You can assign a key by position the cursor in the key assignment text box and then entering the name. Be aware, if there

Telex Communications 33 Keypanel/Ports Configuration The Keypanel/Ports configuration screen is used to configure a keypanel in the intercom system.

Telex Communications 34 Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description Panel display The Panel field displays which panel is being configured

Telex Communications 35 Screen Item Field Type Description by Panel Type is the preferred mode because the user cannot assign more keys than are a

Telex Communications 36 Right-Click Guide to the Keypanel/Port Configuration Setup screen There are no right-click menus for this screen.

Telex Communications 37 Keypanel / Ports Configuration Advanced Use the Advanced tab to further configure an intercom port for use with a keypanel.

Telex Communications 38 Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description Priorities text field The Priorities field gives the user a numerical op

Telex Communications 39 Screen Item Field Type Description Trunk Priority Description Depending on how many trunking ports are setup, there may be

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Telex Communications 40 Screen Item Field Type Description However, if the private keypanel talks to another keypanel, it will be heard. The keypa

Telex Communications 41 Right Click Action Right-Click Result Right-click in any of the following fields: IFB Priority Trunk IFB Priority Trunk Pr

Telex Communications 42 Panel Poll Delay Activation Panel Poll Delay is typically used when a keypanel's data line is connected to the intercom

Telex Communications 43 Gain Setup for Output Port Gain is simply the increase of a signal accomplished by increasing the size of the amplitude. AZe

Telex Communications 44 Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description Point to Point Listen Gains RTS Keypanels are calibrated to send and re

Telex Communications 45 Screen Item Field Type Description fill with the appropriate port number. 1. From the Input Port Alpha drop down list, se

Telex Communications 46 Screen Item Field Type Description Output Gain text field The Output Gain setting is the amount of gain the output level

Telex Communications 47 Port Alpha Ports are the individual channels that devices are connected to within the intercom system. Devices can include:

Telex Communications 48 Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description Port column display The Port column displays the port identification numb

Telex Communications 49 Go to Keypanel View (opens Keypanel/Ports screen) Adjust Crosspoint Settings for this Port (opens the Crosspoint Status scre

5 Proprietary Notice The RTS product information and design disclosed herein were originated by and are the property of Telex Communications, Inc. Te

Telex Communications 50 Assigning Alphas (names) to Intercom Ports Intercom ports have names called Alphas. As a default, they have generic names, s

Telex Communications 51 Alternative Method of Assigning Alpha If you want to change the name for a particular intercom port while you are viewing th

Telex Communications 52 Party Lines A party line, also called a conference line, is a group of intercom ports that can talk and/or listen to each ot

Telex Communications 53 Screen Items Screen Item Field Description PL text box The PL box shows the number of the party line for which you want t

Telex Communications 54 permanent talker. NOT PL Listener button Use the NOT PL Listener button to deselect a port or ports as permanent listeners

Telex Communications 55 1. Click De-select All to de-select all ports in the current screen view. Invert Selection button The Invert Selections bu

Telex Communications 56 used Go Back to look at previously viewed screens. Search: From the Search popup menu, you can: Search for this panel (open

Telex Communications 57 Assigning Alphas to Party Lines Party lines have default names, such as PL01, PL02 etc. You can change these names to someth

Telex Communications 58 Setting Up a Party Line Party lines are primarily set up for party line members, with occasional access by keypanel operator

Telex Communications 59 Assign a Party Line to the Keypanel Once you have assigned ports that can talk or listen to the party line, you can assign i

6 Table of Contents Introduction...8 Features...

Telex Communications 60 6. Click OK. The party line alpha appears in the keypanel display field. Note: Remember; SEND all your changes to the Inte

Telex Communications 61 Setting Audio Levels To and From a Party Line To set audio levels to and from a party line, do the following: 1. From the S

Telex Communications 62 Set Overall PL Gains This procedure shows you how3 to set overall gain for selected Party Lines. To set the overall PL gains

Telex Communications 63 IFBs (Interrupted Fold Back) IFB is a method for a keypanel operator to interrupt an audio source that someone is listening

Telex Communications 64 However, you can control how many IFB's are available for use by changing the intercom configuration settings. Alpha l

Telex Communications 65 Right-Click Guide to the IFB Screen Built into AZedit are many different ways to get to the same information, by buttons, me

Telex Communications 66 Assign IFB Alphas IFB Alphas appear in the keypanel display window to whichever key it is assigned. To assign IFB Alphas, do

Telex Communications 67 Configure an IFB To configure an IFB, do the following: 1. Click the IFB button. The IFB screen appears. 2. From the IFB l

Telex Communications 68 Listen Source To use the Listen Source feature, a pre-fade mic feed from the talent's mic, through the mix console, and

Telex Communications 69 Assign a IFB to the Keypanel Once you have assigned ports that can talk or listen to the party line, you can assign it to a

7 Party Line Alphas ...118 IFB Alphas...

Telex Communications 70 IFB Priority Setup Set the IFB priority when you want to give one user access to the IFB over another user. For example, a d

Telex Communications 71 3. Click the Advanced tab The Advanced screen appears. 4. In the IFB priority field, enter the priority you want to assig

Telex Communications 72 Configure System IFB Priority Levels By default, the IFB priority level ranges from one to three (one being the lowest prior

Telex Communications 73 Special Lists A special list is a group of intercom ports a keypanel operator can talk or listen to by activating a single k

Telex Communications 74 Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description SL text box Displays the SL number assigned to the Special List being vie

Telex Communications 75 1. Highlight the port(s) you want to remove from the special list, and then click Add to SL. The port(s) you highlighted is

Telex Communications 76 Adjust Crosspoint Settings for this Port Go to Crosspoint Volume View Go to Party Line Volume View Go to Port Alpha View Fro

Telex Communications 77 Assign Special List Alphas Special lists have default names, SL01, SL02, etc. You can change the defaults to more meaningful

Telex Communications 78 GPI Out ADAM and ADAM CS intercom systems have a General Purpose Interface (GPI) port. GPI ports have eight control outputs

Telex Communications 79 external devices from User Programming Language (UPL) statements. For example, you can set up a UPL state that says to activ

8 Introduction Intercom system configuration has never been easier with the advent of Telex's AZedit Intercom System Software. AZedit is a Windo

Telex Communications 80 The Edit Alpha / Description screen appears. Note: The Ctrl+F12 may need to be activated before it will function properly. L

Telex Communications 81 Right-Click Action Result Highlight Port > Right Click A popup menu appears that gives you the following options: Info:

Telex Communications 82 Assign GPI Output Alphas GPI Outputs have default names, RY01, RY02, etc. You can change the defaults to more meaningful nam

Telex Communications 83 ISO ISO is a means for a keypanel operator to isolate a particular intercom port for private communication. While the interc

Telex Communications 84 Screen Items Screen Item Field Type Description ISO list column The ISO column displays the ISO number. This number canno

Telex Communications 85 Right-Click Guide to the ISO screen Built into AZedit are many different ways to get to the same information, by buttons, me

Telex Communications 86 Assign ISO Alphas ISOs have default names, IS01, IS02, etc. You can change the defaults to more meaningful names. You can al

Telex Communications 87 GPI In General Purpose Inputs and Outputs (GPIO or GPI) controls devices that use switch contact closures, DC voltages, or s

Telex Communications 88 GPI Inputs for UIO-256, ADAM, and ADAM CS: Connect +5 to +18 VDC between any GPI input and common to activate that GPI input

Telex Communications 89 Note: When No Key is assigned as the key type, the Key Type column will be blank. Status column display The Status column

Telex Communications 9 Getting Started The AZedit software comes with either two 3.5" floppy disks or a CD, used to install the application ont

Telex Communications 90 Search for panels with this key assignment (only available when a key assignment has been made)(opens the Search Status Scre

Telex Communications 91 Assign GPI In Alphas GPI Inputs can be used to activate key assignments. GPI Inputs can also be used as inputs to UPL statem

Telex Communications 92 UPL ADAM, ADAM CS, and Zeus matrices contain a feature called User Programmable Language (UPL) based on logical statements t

Telex Communications 93 Users can construct these statements easily using the drop-down lists on the Edit UPL Statement screen. There are cases wher

Telex Communications 94 A popup menu appears. 2. From the Popup menu, select Enable or Disable. The UPL statement is enabled (YES) or disabled (NO)

Telex Communications 95 previously canceled with the Undo Button. Go Back: lets you go back to previously viewed screens (up to 20). Go Forward: let

Telex Communications 96 UPL Statement Examples Timed Setup File Example This example shows how a UPL statement works. Let's say you have broadc

Telex Communications 97 Operator Usage The standard operators for input conditions (except for Current Time, Current Date, and Counter) are: AND bo

Telex Communications 98 Use a UPL Resource Key to Load a Setup File This example shows how you can set up a keypanel key that will load an intercom

Telex Communications 99 11. Select Change Assignment. The Select Key Assignment screen appears. 12. In the key type list, select the type of inte