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AVAILABLE SHARK VERSIONS AND OPTIONS
- Shark L MPX: Input Audio Limiter + MPX stereo encoder
- Shark L MPX/RDS: Input Audio Limiter + MPX stereo encoder + RDS / RBDS encoder
- Shark MPX: MPX stereo encoder
- Shark RDS: RDS / RBDS encoder
- Shark MPX/RDS: MPX stereo encoder + RDS / RBDS encoder
- SHK- RS232: 2 additional serial RS232 ports
- SHK-D-IN: Digital Audio Input – AES/EBU and TOS-LINK
- SHK-SPLITt: Split circuit for MPX signals
- SHK-LAN: TCP/IP remote interface – available only for RDS and LIM/MPX/RDS versions
- SHK-4XX: 2 additional Seriali ports RS422/485
GENERAL
- Dimensions: 1 rack unit, 352 x 483 x 44 mm
- AC Rate: 230 Vac 50 Hz / 115 Vac 60 Hz +-10%
-Type of power supply: Transformer based
- Operating temp. range: -5 to +50 °C
COMPUTER INTERFACE
- Connection capabilities: Serial, Modem, 10/100BaseTX Ethernet
- Modem: Any dial-up modem - either GSM or Pots - can be connected to Serial Port for remote control.
- Serial Port: 4 RS 232 (2 on series + 2 optional) or 2 RS232 + 2 RS485 (optional), optically decoupled
- Serial Connection Rate: 1200 - 2400 - 4800 - 9600 - 19200 - 38400 Baud
- TCP/IP Ethernet: RJ45 connector for 10/100 Mbps networks using CAT5 cabling
- Pc Control Software: Dedicated, running on Windows XP sp2 or Windows 2000 Prof. sp4
- Supported Protocol: UECP - SPB 490 (Version 6.02)
REMOTE CONTROL - GPI/O INTERFACE
- Inputs: 5, optocoupled, floating
- Connector: SubD 15 pin female, EMI suppressed
- Purpose: MPX, SCA, RDS inputs - Injection of a reference MPX signal for RDS sync purposes
AUX IN (1 AND 2)
- Connector Type: Floating BNC, EMI suppressed
- Pass-through Level: -40dB to + 20 dB trimmer adj max 24 Vpp input
- Frequency response: 30 Hz to 80 KHz +-0.1 dB
- Distortion: < 0.03%
- Input Impedance: > 10 Kohm
- Purpose: MPX, SCA, RDS inputs - Injection of a reference MPX signal for RDS sync purposes
SYNC-OUT / SYNC-IN
- Connector Type: Floating BNC, EMI suppressed
- Purpose: TTL-level (5Vpp) 19 KHz Pilot Ref. Out / TTL Input for RDS Synch (ETS compliant)
MPX, RDS & MPX+RDS OUTPUTS
- Number of Outputs: 2, individually buffered, repeating the same signal
- Connectors: Two BNC, floating over chassis ground, EMI suppressed
- Load Impedance: 600 Ohm or greater
- Source Impedance: 10 Ohm
- External MPX summation: With external MPX injected into Aux 1 (Aux 2 if selected by jumper)
- Composite output level: -9.0 dBm to +15.0 dBm (0.1 dBm step)
ANALOG AUDIO INPUT
- Connectors: Two EMI-suppressed XLR female
- Input Impedance: 600 Ohms / 10 Kohms electronically balanced, jumper selectable
- Nominal Input Level: Software adjustable from -9 dBm to +15 dBm
- Level Range: -21 dBu to +24 dBu
- Max Input Level: +24 dBu
- Input CMRR: > 60 dB (20Hz-20KHz)
- Headroom: 10 dB (default) / 20 dB (Full Range Mode)
- Automatic Changeover: Automatic switchover to digital input in the event digital source extinguishes
DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT
- Connector Type: XLR female & optical tos/link. XLR transformer balanced & floating
- Formats: AES3/EBU & Spdif
- Input Rates: 32/44.1/48/64/88.2/96 KHz with automatic selection and jitter correction. 16 / 24 bit resolution
- Nominal Level adj: from 0.0 dBFs to -24 dBFs (0.1 dBu Step)
- Level Range: 0.0 dBFs to -36 dBFs
- Dynamic Range: 124 dB (32 KHz), 126 dB (44.1 KHz), 126 dB (48 KHz), 122 dB (96 KHz)
- Automatic Changeover: Automatic switchover to analog input in the event digital source extinguishes
MPX (STEREO) CODING
- Pilot Frequency: 19 KHz +- 1 Hz
- Pilot Injection: Adj from -25.0 dB to -15.5 dB (0.1 dB step) 6% to 18% of total deviation
- Pilot Phase: Adjustable +- 12 deg. (1 deg. step)
- S/N: >90 dB (on 100 KHz band)
- Composite out THD: 0.005% (typical on the whole band)
- Linear Crosstalk: >-80 dB, main channel to sub-channel or sub-channel to main channel (ref. to 100% modulation)
- Composite Clip Drive: +0.0 to +6.0 dB (0.1 dB step), software controlled (manually or automatically)
- Digital filtering / band: 30 Hz to 15 KHz (-0.1 dB), 17 KHz (-70 dB), 19 KHz (-100 dB)
- 57 KHz Protection: Better than 51 dB
- Crosstalk M to S / S to M: >65 dB (minimum)
- 38 KHz suppress.: < -80 dB (typical)
- Pre-emphasis: Off, 50uS, 75uS (+-0.1 dB)
- Freq Response: +-0.3 dB (30 Hz - 15 Hz)
- Stereo Separation: 70 dB (typical on the whole band)
LIMITER / AGC / STEREO ENH.
- Limiter modes: Disabled, Aggressive (Level 1), Protective (Level 2)
- AGC speed: 0.05 dB/s to 0.2 dB/s
- Stereo Enh. - Effect Levels: Off / Low / Normal / High
RDS / RBDS MODULATION
- RDS Signal generation: DSP-based, compliant to CENELEC EN 50067
- RBDS Signal generation: DSP-based, compliant to United States NRSC
- Coding / Modulation: Differential and bi-phase / Amplitude modulation double side band, with suppressed carrier
- Subcarrier frequency: 57 KHz +-3 Hz
- Bandwidth: +- 2.5 KHz (-60 dB) / +- 3.0 KHz (-80 dB)
- Linear Distortion: 0.01 dB
- RDS / RDBS output level: 0 to 1200 mVpp (10 mVpp steps)
- RDS phase: adj +-120 deg. (referred to MPX pilot). 1 deg step
- Synchronization: Either to external 19 KHz pilot tone or to external FM stereo MPX signal.
RDS PROGRAMMING
- RDS Command formats: fully compliant to UECP Forum document SPB 490 (ver. 6.01) plus extended manufacturer
- Static services: DI, PI, TP, TA, M/S, RT, LA, EG, ILS, LSN, LGI, PSN, RT, PTY, PIN, AF, EON, CT
- Dynamic services: EWS, IH, TMC, TDC
- RDS Groups: 0A, 0B, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 6A, 6B, 8A, 9A, 10A, 14A, 14B, 15B
- Character repertoires: ISO 8859: -1 (Latin 1), -2 (Ltin 2), -5 (Cyrillic), -7 (Greek), -9 (Turkish), -10 (Nordic languages)
- Data Sets: 4
- AF lists for each DS: 64, containing up to 25 freq each one
- PS messages for each DS: 64 (one of which programmable accordingly to UECP)
- Type of PS scrolling: Up to 64 chars long text. User controls: N° of repetitions, step size, scrolling speed
- RT messages for each DS: 16, with A/B flag control
- Scheduler: To program up to 64 events (PS, PS Scrolling, RT, PTY/PIN) to occur at any time
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