Axia element v.2.0 Operation manual

element®v. 2.0
Installation & User’s Guide
Includes StudioEngine and PowerStation
Manual Rev v1.8.1 — April 2016
p/n 1490-00058-004

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Information To User. Warning:
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate ra-
dio-frequency energy. If it is not installed and used
as directed by this manual, it may cause interference
to radio communication. This equipment complies
with the limits for a Class A computing device, as
specied by FCC Rules, Part 15, Subpart J, which
are designed to provide reasonable protection against
such interference when this type of equipment is op-
erated in a commercial environment. Operation of
this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
interference. If it does, the user will be required to
eliminate the interference at the user’s expense.
NOTE: Objectionable interference to TV or radio re-
ception can occur if other devices are connected to
this device without the use of shielded interconnect
cables. FCC rules require the use of only shielded
cables.
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limits for radio noise emissions set out in the Radio
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merique n’emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depas-
sant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques
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This device complies with the requirements of the
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Important Safety Information
To prevent risk of electric shock: Disconnect power
cord before servicing. If fuse replacement is required,
please note: For continued protection against re, re-
place fuse only with same type and value.
Caution
The installation and servicing instructions in the
manual are for use by qualied personnel only. To
avoid Electric Shock, do not perform any servicing
other than that contained in the operating instruc-
tions unless you are qualied to do so. Refer all ser-
vicing to qualied personnel.
Electrical Warning
To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not expose
this product to rain or moisture. Keep liquids away
from the ventilation openings in the top and rear of
the unit. Do not shower or bathe with the unit.
This equipment is designed to be operated from a
power source that includes a third “grounding” con-
nection in addition to the power leads. Do not defeat
this safety feature. In addition to creating a potential-
ly hazardous situation, defeating this safety ground
will prevent the internal line noise lter from func-
tioning.
Ventilation Warning
The Axia PowerStation, StudioEngine and Power
Supply/GPIO Nodes require the free ow of air for
adequate cooling. Do not block the ventilation open-
ings in the top and rear of the unit. PowerStation,
StudioEngine and the Power Supply/GPIO Node
must be mounted with a blank rack spacer above or
damage may occur.
Failure to allow proper ventilation could damage the
unit or create a re hazard. Do not place the unit on
a carpet, bedding, or other materials that could inter-
fere with the rear and top panel ventilation openings.

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Notice
All versions, claims of compatibility, trademarks, etc.
of hardware and software products not made by Axia
mentioned in this manual or accompanying material
are informational only. Axia makes no endorsement
of any particular product for any purpose, nor claims
any responsibility for operation or accuracy.
Warranty
This product is covered by a Two Year limited war-
ranty, the full text of which is included in the rear
section of this manual.
Service
You must contact Axia before returning any equip-
ment for factory service. Axia will issue a Return
Authorization number, which must be written on the
exterior of your shipping container. Please do not
include cables or accessories unless specically re-
quested by the Technical Support Engineer at Axia.
Be sure to adequately insure your shipment for its
replacement value. Packages without proper authori-
zation may be refused. US customers please contact
Axia technical support at [phone]. All oth-
er customers should contact their local representative
to arrange for service.
We strongly recommend being near the unit when
you call, so our Support Engineers can verify infor-
mation about your conguration and the conditions
under which the problem occurs. If the unit must
return to Axia, we will need your serial number, lo-
cated on the rear panel.
Credit Where Credit’s Due
Much gratefulness and declarations of kinship
to Bruce Wilkinson, Milos Nemcik, Gints Linis,
Michael Dosch and the rest of the Axia team in help-
ing to assemble this manual. Kudos, guys — you are
owed more beers than I can count. - c.n.
About This Manual
This manual covers the details of the Element broad-
cast console, PowerStation and StudioEngine. How-
ever it is assumed in this document that you are fa-
miliar with Livewire’s basic concepts, as outlined in
the companion Introduction to Livewire: System
Design Reference and Primer or Audio Over IP:
Building Pro AoIP Systems with Livewire by Steve
Church and Skip Pizzi, available from Elsevier Press.
If you have not done so, please review that mate-
rial rst. In it we explain the ideas that motivated
Livewire and how you can use and benet from it,
as well as nitty-gritty details about wiring, connec-
tors, and the like. Since Livewire is built on standard
networks, we also help you to understand general
network engineering so that you have the full back-
ground for Livewire’s fundamentals. After reading
Introduction to Livewire you will know what’s up
when you are speaking with the network guys that
are often hanging around radio stations these days.
New in this Element v.2.0 Manual
This manual update, written in December 2011, de-
tails the workings of the Axia Element console when
used with StudioEngine or PowerStation. Major
changes in this manual are located in Appendix D:
Working With Phones, where new methods of con-
necting to Telos IP phone systems are outlined.
Axia Audio
1241 Superior Avenue
Cleveland Ohio 44114 USA
Phone: [phone]
Web: telosalliance.com
E-Mail: [e-mail]

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Table of Contents
Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Credit Where Credit’s Due . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
New in this Element v.2.0 Manual . . . . . . . . . iv
A Note From Frank Foti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Quickstart:
Element with StudioEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Making Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Software Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Quickstart:
Element with PowerStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Making Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
Software Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
Chapter One: Element with StudioEngine . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
StudioEngine Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
IP Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
StudioEngine Channel Settings. . . . . . . . . . .8
Set Your Console Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Chapter Two: Element with PowerStation . . . . . . . 11
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
PowerStation Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connections and IP Conguration . . . . . . . . .23
Livewire Source Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Source Conguration - I/O Subsystem . . . . . . . 24
Source Conguration - MixEngine . . . . . . . . .26
Destination Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Chapter Three: Working With Sources . . . . . . . . 29
Understanding Source Proles . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Source Prole Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Source Prole Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adding Backfeeds and GPIO to a Source . . . . . 37
Chapter Four: Conguring GPIO . . . . . . . . . . . 41
GPIO Port Denitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
GPIO Operator’s Microphone Logic. . . . . . . .42
GPIO Control Room Guest Microphone Logic . . 43
GPIO Studio (Monitor 2) Guest Microphone Logic44
GPIO Producer’s Microphone Logic. . . . . . . .45
GPIO Line Input Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
GPIO Codec Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
GPIO Telephone Hybrid Logic . . . . . . . . . . .48
GPIO Control Room Monitor Logic . . . . . . . . 49
GPIO Studio Monitor Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
GPIO Computer Playback Device Logic. . . . . .51
GPIO External Profanity Delay Logic . . . . . . .52
GPIO Film Legendable User Button Module / Acces-
sory Panel / Rack Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
GPIO Recording Device Logic . . . . . . . . . . .54
GPIO External Timer Control Logic . . . . . . . .55
Assigning GPIO to a Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
A word about the GPIO Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Input Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Output Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Chapter Five: Element Operations . . . . . . . . . . .59
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Show Proles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sources, Channels and Faders . . . . . . . . . 59
Mix-Minus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
GPIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Monitor Module and SoftKnobs. . . . . . . . .60
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Control Callouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Control Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
General Fader Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
4-Phone Module Channel Controls . . . . . . . . 66
Call Controller + 2-Fader Phone Module . . . . 67
Production Module Controls . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Standard Monitor Module Controls . . . . . . . . 69
2-Fader Monitor Module Controls . . . . . . . . .70
Source-Specic Channel Controls . . . . . . . . . 87
Studio Microphone Channel Operation . . . . .88
Phone Channel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Codec Channel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Chapter Six: Show Proles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Creating A Show Prole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Show Prole Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
The Channel Description Screen . . . . . . . . . .93
The Aux Send / Return Description Screen. . . . .96
Monitor Section Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Record Mode Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Group Start Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Phone Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Chapter Seven: Virtual Mixer (VMIX). . . . . . . . .103
What is VMIX? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Constructing Virtual Mixes with VMIX. . . . . . . .103
Manipulating Streams With VMODE . . . . . . . . .106
Chapter Eight: Advanced Element Controls . . . . . . 111
Element Conguration Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
The Element Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
The Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
The Customize Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Log, Log History and Log Setup Menus . . . . . .114
The Screenshot Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
The Modules Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
CAN Bus Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Brightness Control Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Phone Channels Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
User Modules Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
GPIO Conguration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Script Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
V-Mixer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
NTP Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Engine Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Sources & Proles Conguration Menu . . . . . . 117
Chapter Nine: StudioEngine Controls . . . . . . . . . 119
StudioEngine Conguration Screens . . . . . . . . . 119
The Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
The Fader Channels Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
The Return & Monitor Inputs Menu . . . . . . . . 119
The Program & Monitor Outputs Menu . . . . . . 120
The VMIX & VMODE Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
The Intercom Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
The Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
The Stream Statistics Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . .123
The Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
The Diagnostics Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Chapter Ten: PowerStation Controls . . . . . . . . . . 127
PowerStation Conguration Screens . . . . . . . . . 127
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Element Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Mix Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Audio I/O Subsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Ethernet Switch settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Appendix A: Specications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Table of Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Appendix B: CE Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . 141
Appendix C: FAQ / Diagnostics / Maintenance. . . . .143
Installing A New Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Module Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Fader Cleaning Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Appendix D: Working With Phone Hybrids . . . . . . 151
Telos VX Broadcast VoIP System . . . . . . . . . . .151
Nx12, Nx6, TWOx12, Series 2101 systems. . . . . .154
Call Controller Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Telos Two ISDN Hybrid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Telos One and Delta Hybrids . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Telos ONE-x-Six, Direct Interface and 1A2 Systems 160
Appendix E: Accessory Panels and User Panels . . . . 163
Appendix F: Channel / IP Worksheets . . . . . . . . . 167
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

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War of the Waves
Dear Valued Customer,
It’s with great pride and a tip of the hat to an incredible team that I congratulate you on your new Telos Alliance
product. Everything we do here at the radio division of the Telos Alliance is with one end goal in mind: To help
broadcasters declare victory in extremely competitive environments. By purchasing this product from us, in essence,
you have declared war on your competition.
After all, the majority of Telos Alliance employees were broadcasters themselves once, and the products we’ve
developed over the years have been designed as solutions to specic issues faced on the front lines of our industry.
We’re right there in the trenches with you and have the weapons you need in your arsenal.
Telos Systems is a catalyst to out-of-this-world sound, with the most powerful and popular broadcast telephone
systems in the industry; IP/ISDN codecs and transceivers; plus processing/encoding for streaming audio. We built an
industry on the back of these amazing telephony systems, and they are still going strong.
While we at the Telos Alliance never forget our roots, we are also blazing trails in terms of new technologies like
stream-encoding and AoIP, so that all types of broadcasters can excel in this ever-evolving digital world.
Omnia Audio not only lets you stand out on the dial with your unique signature sound via legendary audio
processors, audio codecs, and microphone processing, it lets you give your listeners a better streaming experience
across devices with innovative stream encoding/processing software and hardware.
Axia Audio is a driving force behind the AES67 AoIP standard, and its networked AoIP radio consoles, audio
interfaces, networked intercom, and software products continue to move AoIP adoption forward and help
broadcasters streamline operations with cohesive, smart, and feature-rich AoIP ecosystems.
Last, but certainly not least, 25-Seven has traditionally been known for its audio delays, but its Voltair watermark
monitor/processor has made a name for itself more recently as the disruptive product that helped broadcasters take
back their ratings and harness the true power of their listening audiences.
You work so hard on your programming day-in and day-out, it deserves technology that will optimize sound and
performance at every point in the airchain and online. Armed with Telos products, you have what you need to set
your competition squarely in your crosshairs.
With that, I’ll leave you to prep your armaments. I hope that you will enjoy your Telos Alliance products for many
years to come!
Sincerely,
Frank Foti
CEO, The Telos Alliance

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D hn ngs;  r
gnr.”  G.M. c chng
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GPIO Node/Power Supply unit.
5. Connect all Audio Node power cords and plug
them into your studio’s power receptacles.
6. “Capture” your console using the instructions in
Chapter 1 of this manual.
7. Follow the instructions found in Chapter 1 to
congure IP address settings for Element and the
StudioEngine.
8. Refer to the User’s Manuals packed with your
other Axia Audio Nodes for information on how
to congure IP addresses for these units.
Software Setup
When you’ve completed physically connecting your
Axia hardware, read through the remainder of this man-
ual to begin conguring the software options that deter-
mine how your new Element will operate.
• Chapter 1: Element with StudioEngine
• Chapter 3: Working with Sources explains how to
generate Source Proles and construct backfeeds for
selected sources.
• Chapter 4:Conguring GPIO tells how to associate
routable logic commands with any audio source.
• Chapter 5: Element Operations takes you under the
hood to explore in-depth software options.
• Chapter 6: Show Proles illustrates how to set and
save unique “snapshots” tailored for specic opera-
tional situations that can be recalled whenever the
need arises.
Enjoy your new Element!
Quickstart :
Element with StudioEngine
The following chapters of this manual will give you
an in-depth understanding of the capabilities of your
new Element and StudioEngine, from installation to ad-
vanced functions. This Quickstart section isn’t meant
to take the place of the following chapters, but it will
help you get everything connected fast, and
point you to the parts of the manual you’ll
need to get up and running with a mini-
mum of fuss.
Making Connections
You’ve probably unpacked your boxes
and are sitting next to a pile of Axia gear,
wondering what to do rst.
Take a look at the diagram above: it rep-
resents a typical Livewire-connected studio. After con-
guring your Ethernet switch, here’s what you should do
to get going:
1. Using CAT.5e or CAT.6 Ethernet cable, con-
nect all of your Axia Audio Nodes (Analog,
AES/EBU, Microphone and Router Selector) to
100Base-T ports on your studio’s Ethernet switch.
2. Use CAT.6 Ethernet cable to connect your
StudioEngine to a Gigabit (1000Base-T) port on
the switch.
3. Use another CAT.5e or CAT.6 cable to connect
the Ethernet port on the back of the Element
GPIO Node/Power Supply to a 100Base-T port
on the switch.
4. Packed with your Element is a cable with 6-pin
Molex™ connectors. This is the power/commu-
nications cable. Lift the Element meter panel and
connect the end of the cable without the strain
relief to the corresponding port on the Element
connection panel. Connect the other end of the
cable to one of the jacks labeled “48VDC OUT-
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Quickstart :
Element with PowerStation
The subsequent chapters of this manual will give you
an in-depth understanding of the capabilities of your new
Axia Element and PowerStation, from installation to ad-
vanced functions. This Quickstart section isn’t meant to
take the place of the following chapters, but it will help
you get everything connected fast, and point you to the
parts of the manual you’ll need to get up and running
with a minimum of fuss.
Making Connections
You’ve probably unpacked your boxes and are sitting
next to a pile of Axia gear, wondering what to do rst.
Take a look at the diagram above: it represents a typi-
cal Livewire-connected radio studio with the PowerSta-
tion at its core. Here’s what you should do to get going:
1. Packed with your Element control surface is a
cable with 6-pin Molex™ connectors. This is the
power/communications cable. Lift the Element
meter panel and connect the end of the cable
without the strain relief to the corresponding port
on the Element connection panel. Connect the
other end of the cable to the jack labeled “DC/
CAN” on the back of your PowerStation MAIN.
2. Connect the DVI output on the rear panel to a
DVI-D compatible monitor before powering up
the PowerStation. Turn on the monitor.
3. If using an AUX, connect the MAIN and AUX
PSU2 connectors with the special cable provided.
4. Connect the power cords to the PSU1 receptacles
on the PowerStation’s rear panels and power up.
5. “Capture” your Element control surface faders by
holding the * and 2 keys for 5 seconds. Press #
when you see the CAPTURE prompt above each
channel.
6. Your hardware is now ready to go! However,
some basic software conguration is also needed.
Follow the instructions found in Chapter 2 to
congure IP address settings for Element and
the PowerStation. You will also need to setup
Livewire channels and assign your audio inputs
and outputs as described in Chapter 2. Factory
default IP address is 192.168.2.50.
Software Setup
The conguration of your PowerStation is accom-
plished by accessing its web interface. No dedicated
software is required. Conguration is not complicated,
but does require a little planning and setup.
When you’ve completed physically connecting your
Axia hardware, read through the remainder of this man-
ual to begin conguring the software options that de-
termine how your new PowerStation will operate when
used in a Livewire network with your other Axia gear.
• Chapter 2: Setup and Connections
• Chapter 3: Working with Sources explains how to
generate Source Proles and construct backfeeds for
selected sources.
• Chapter 4: Conguring GPIO tells how to associate
routable logic commands with any audio source.
• Chapter 5: Element Operations takes you under the
hood to explore in-depth software options.
• Chapter 6: Show Proles illustrates how to set and
save unique “snapshots” tailored for specic opera-
tional situations that can be recalled when needed.
Enjoy your new Element console!