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Processore Audio Digitale a 5 Bande. SuperBass, LookAhead Limiter. MPX Stereo Generator, Stereo Enhancer, Clipper MPX, ITU-R BS412. Programmazione Preset, Audio/MPX Fault Changeover, Ingressi e Uscite digitali, Circuito Network/Split.
RDS : Codificatore RDS per servizi statici. 1 dataset.
RDS Plus: Codificatore RDS per servizi Statici e Dinamici. 6 Dataset intercambiabili ad orario, interconnessione con Audio/MPX Changeover, TMC,EWS,IH, TDC ed RT+. ASCII Parser per sistemi di Automazione. UECP 6.02
GENERAL
- Dimension: 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
- Processing architecture: Fully Digital based on DSP 24bit/100Mhz.
- Operating temp. range: - 5 to + 50 °C
AUDIO PROCESSOR
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
- Frequency Response: 30 Hz - 15 KHz (-0.1 dB) - Analog Processing Chain
- Sample Rate: Depending on processing being performed, from 47.5 to 760 KHz
- Total System Distortion: 0.008% - (0.005% at 1 KHz)
- Output Noise: The Falcon five’s noise floor, in bypass mode, is primarily governed by the dynamic range of CS8420 digital rate converter, which has a specified Dynamic Range of 126 dB
- Stereo CrossTalk: >-80 dB (from 30 Hz to 15 KHz)
PROCESS ARCHITECTURE
- Min. Processing Delay: as low as technically possible: max 4 msec for all processing curves
- Number of Presets: 10 Factory Presets + 10 User Presets
- Preset Memory type: Non volatile memory, factory presets protected against accidental deletion
- Preset Import / Export: import / export from and to a file, either in groups or individually
- Wizard procedure controls: Density, Compression, Equalization, Expansion
5-BAND PROCESS
- Falcon five Elite Audio: Agc Drive, Agc Attack, Agc Gate Thr,
- Preprocess: Stereo Enhancer, Pre-Process Equalizer, Speech Detector
- Falcon five Audio: Agc Drive, Agc Attack, Agc Gate Thr,
- Preprocess: Speech Detector
- Falcon five Elite Audio: Band1, Band2, Band3, Band4, Band5
- Process: compressor, Process Mode, Band Coupling, Density, Brillance, SuperBass
- Falcon five Audio: Band1, Band2, Band3, Band4, Band5
- Process: compressor, Process Mode (without lookahead), Density, Brillance
SOUND ENHANCING
- Stereo Enhancer: Band, Depth, Fx Lim & Drive
- Super Bass: On/Off, Bass Type & Drive
- Brilliance: On/Off & Level
- Speech Detector: Automatic, 9 operating modes
INPUT & OUTPUT
ANALOG AUDIO INPUT
- Connectors Two EMI-suppressed XLR female.
- Input impedance: 600 / 10K / 50 K ohms electronically balanced, jumper selectable
- Input Configuration: Stereo / Mono / L+R / Mono R / Mono L. Flat, 50 mcrosec or 75 microsec pre-emphasis sel.
- Nominal Input Level (sensitivity): adjustable from -10.0 dBu to 12.0 dBu; +24 dBu max
- Input Signal-to-Noise: 108 dB (A weighted)
DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT
- Connector Type: XLR female. XLR transformer balanced & floating. 110 Ohm impedance
- Input Configuration: Stereo / Mono L+R / Mono R / Mono L. Flat, 50 or 75 microsec pre-emphasis
- Formats: AES3/EBU
- Input Rates: 32/44.1/48/64/88.2/96 KHz with automatic selection and jitter correction, 16/20/24 bit res.
- Nominal Level adj (sensitivity): From 0.0 dBFs to -25 dBFs (0.1 dBu step)
- Dynamic Range: 125 dB (Typ), 122 dB (Min)
ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT
- Connectors: Two, EMI-suppressed XLR-male. Balanced or unbalanced. 600 Ohm
-Configuration: Stereo. Flat or pre-emphasized (50 or 75 microsec). +-3 microsec pre-emphasis correction
- Output Level: (100% peak mod.): adj -6 dBu to + 20 dBu peak, into 600 Ohms load, 120% Peak Mod. allowed
- Stereo CrossTalk: >-70 dB, 20 Hz - 15 Hz
- Signal-To-Noise: >100 dB (A Weighted) - >97 dB (unweighted), 20 Hz - 15 Hz
- Distortion: 0.005% THD, 20 Hz - 15 Hz
- Hardware bypass: Internal relays connect to respective analog audio input in the event AC Power drops
DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT
- Connector Type: XLR male 110 Ohm impedance
- Formats / Configuration: AES3/EBU, flat or pre-emphasized (50 or 75 usec)
- Sample Rates: 32/44.1/48/64/88.2/96 KHz internal or synchr. to audio input. 16/20/24 bit
- Output Level: From 0.0 dBFs to -25.0 dBFs (0.1 dBFs Step)
AUX IN (1 AND 2)
- Connector Type: floating BNC, EMI suppressed
- Pass-through Level: -40dB ÷ + 20 dB trimmer adj. max 24 Vpp input
- Frequency response: 30 Hz ÷ 80 KHz +/- 0.1 dB
- Distortion: <0.03 %
- Input Impedance: >10 Kohm
SYNC-OUT
- Connector Type: floating BNC, EMI suppressed
- Purpose: TTL-level (5Vpp) 19 kHz Pilot Ref. Out for synchronizing external RDS coders.
- Sync Out phase error: ± 2 degrees (maximum)
MPX, RDS & MPX+RDS OUTPUTS
- Output Connectors: 3 BNC, floating over chassis ground, EMI suppressed
- Load / Source Impedance: 600 / 10 Ohm
- External MPX summation: With external MPX injected into Aux 1 (Aux 2 if selected by jumper)
- Composite output level: 9.0dBm to +12.0 dBm (0.1 dBm step)
CHANGEOVER / MPX DETECTOR
MPX DETECTOR STAGE
- Input: Any external MPX signal applied to AUX-1 input (by default) or Aux-2 input / the same MPX generated by the Falcon processor.
- Controls: MPX deviation, Audio Presence, Pilot presence, RDS Presence / PI Code
- Purpose: Detecting an external MPX source, in order to replace it by self-generated MPX in the event of any fault.
INPUT CHANGEOVER
- Inputs: Stereo analog audio, AES / EBU audio, Auxiliary MPX
- Fail mode: Lack of analog or AES/EBU audio / any of MPX Detector controls
- Fail Time: From 1 to 120 seconds
- Restore Time: 1 sec to 250 sec (user settable)
MP3 PLAYER (available as an option)
-Storage card Type: SD CARD
- Supported audio files: .Wav and .Mp3 audio files
- Purpose: Back-up audio source: Replaces either the analog or the digital input
RDS / RBDS ENCODING
RDS PROGRAMMING
- RDS Command formats: fully compliant to UECP Forum document SPB 490 (Version 6.02) plus extended manufacturer ‘s commands list
- Static services supported:
PS Program Service
PI Program Identification
ECC Extended Country Codes
PTY Program-type
PTYN Program Type Name
TP Traffic-program
TA Traffic-announcement
MS Music Speech
DI Decoder Identification
AF Alternative Frequencies
PIN Program-item number
EON Enhanced Other Networks
CT Clock-time and date
RT Radio Text
LA Linkage Actuator
EG Extended Generic indicator
ILS International Linkage Set indicator
LSN Linkage Set Number
LIC Language Identification Code
SLC Slow Labeling Code
- Dynamic services supported:
ODA Open Data Application
TMC Traffic Message Channel
EWS Emergency Warning System
IH In House application
TDC Transparent Data Channels
RT+ Radio Text Plus
Groups: 0A, 0B, 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B,8A, 8B,
9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, 12A, 12B, 13A, 13B, 14A, 14B, 15B
Character repertoires (ref Cenelec tables E1, E2, E3): ISO 8859-1(Latin 1), ISO 8859-2(Latin 2),
ISO 8859-5(Cyrillic), ISO 8859-7(Greek),
ISO 8859-9(Turkish), ISO 8859-10(Nordic languages)
Data Sets: 6 (recall by software, UECP command, GPI or changeover status)
AF Freq. for each Data Set: 1000Freq. (Main PS), 400Freq. (Eon PS)
PS messages for each Data Set: 64 (one of which programmable accord ingly to UECP).
RT messages for each Data Set: 16 with A/B flag control
Scheduler: up to 64 events (PS, PTY/PIN) to occur at any time
Interface to external Radio Automation Systems: Achieved by dedicated ASCII protocol, for RT and PS Scrolling external-driven messages
REMOTE CONTROLS ON IH
- Purpose: Carrying of 4 contact closures on IH (In House Application) RDS service (silently)
- Remote controls input: GPI in on transmitting side
- Remote controls output: Relay outputs on receiving side
MPX OUTPUT
- Pilot Frequency: 19 KHz +/- 1Hz
- 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)
- Pilot distortion: 0.05 % (typical)
- Pilot distortion + Noise: 0.068% (on 100Khz Band)
- S/N: > 85 dB (on 100 kHz band)
- Composite out THD: 0.005 % (typical on the whole band)
- Stereo Separation: >70 dB (typical on the whole band)
- Linear Crosstalk: <–80 dB, main channel to sub-channel or sub-channel to main channel (referenced to 100% modulation).
- 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
- 38KHz suppress: < - 80dB (typical)
- Pre-emphasis: Off, 50uS, 75uS (+-0.1dB)
- Freq Response: ±0.3 dB (30Hz-15kHz)
- Operation: STEREO, MONO, L+R, L-R, Pilot Only
TEST CONDITIONS: OUT LEVEL = +12dBm, LOAD=600Ohm, PILOT LEV= -20Db MODE=STEREO
RDS MODULATION
- RDS Signal generation: DSP-based , compliant to CENELEC EN 50067
- RBDS Signal generation: DSP-based , compliant to United States NRSC
- Linear Distortion: 0.01 dB
- RDS / RBDS output level: -44.0 dB to -20 dB
- RDS phase: adj ± 120 deg (referred to MPX pilot). 1 deg step
COMMUNICATION
I/O COMMUNICATION
- Serial Ports: 3 x RS232 optoinsulated or 2 x RS232 + 1 x RS485 (option). 2400 - 38400 Baud. Se rial Port 1 & 2 support dial-up modem.
- Ethernet: 10/100 BaseT Ethernet on RJ45 connector
- Supported Protocols: SNMP, UECP, TCP/IP, NTP
- Communication tools: Web Server, dedicated Pc Control Software, textual Configuration Editor
- Front panel displays: Double Graphic display 160x32
GPI/O INTERFACE
-Inputs: 4, optocoupled, floating
- Outputs: 4 Relays
- Connector: 1 x SubD 25 pin female
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