Sonifex AVN-PX8x4C User manual

Manufacturers of audio & video
products for radio & TV broadcasters
Sonifex
Presenter Mixer System
HANDBOOK

Presenter Mixer System Handbook
Contents & Figures
        
       AVN-PX8x4C   
AVN-MPPR     AVN-MPTR   
   
  1
  
     
   
    
    
 
 
              
                 
             
                  
          
             
             
               
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    
For the latest Sonifex handbook information please visit the
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Contents
Product Warranty - 2 Year Extended i
Sonifex Warranty & Liability Terms & Conditions i
1. Definitions i
2. Warranty i
Unpacking Your Product ii
Repairs & Returns iii
CE Conformity iii
Safety & Installation of Mains Operated Equipment iii
Voltage Setting Checks iii
Fuse Rating iii
Power Cable & Connection iii
WEEE Directive iv
Atmosphere/Environment iv
1. Sonifex Presenter Mixer System Manual 1
Overview 1
2. AVN-PX8x4C Mix Engine Rack 2
Front Panel Controls 3
Status LEDs 3
OLED Display 3
Menu fast keys 3
Power button 3
Reset button 3
Rear Panel Connections 4
Network Ports 4
Standard GPIO Connector 4
Analogue Audio Inputs & Outputs 5
Audio Levels and dBFS equivalences 5
3. AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit 6
Front Panel Controls 7
Status and Mixer ID LEDs 7
Rotary Controls 8
Headphone sockets 9
GPO button 9
Reset button 10
IP address reset 10
Rear Panel 10
Network Connector 10
Mix Output Mono Analogue Output 10
Standard GPIO Connector 10
Hardware ID Settings 10

Presenter Mixer System Handbook
Contents & Figures
Contents
Mounting the AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit 10
4. AVN-MPTR Technician Remote Unit 11
Front Panel Controls 11
Status LEDs 11
Mixer Selection buttons 12
GPO and Enable button 12
OLED Display 12
Menu fast keys 12
Reset button 12
Power button 12
Rear Panel 13
Network Connector 13
Standard GPIO Connector 13
5. Third Party API 14
6. Operational Specification 15
Startup 15
Authorisation 15
Control Precedence 15
Group/Studio Assignment 16
Configuration 17
7. Webpages & Local Display Settings (Mix Engine) 18
Mix Engine web page menu structure 18
Information Web Page 19
Audio Config -> VM Sources Web Page 20
Audio Config -> VM Metering Web Page 21
Audio Config -> AoIP Output Streams Web Page 22
Audio Config -> Physical Audio Setup Web Page 23
Group Config -> Allowed Devices Web Page 24
Group Config ->VM Assignment Web Page 26
Group Config ->Group Assignments Web Page 27
Group Config ->Group Aliases Web Page 28
Misc Settings Web Page 28
System Web Page 29
Mix Engine local screen menu structure 30
8. Webpages (Presenter Remote) 32
MPPR web page menu structure 32
Misc Settings Web Page 32
System Web Page 33
9. Webpages & Local Display Settings
(Technician Remote) 34
MPTR web page menu structure 34
Misc Settings Web Page 34
System Web Page 35
MPTR local screen menu structure 36
10. Technical Specifications 37
Fig 2-1: AVN-PX8x4C Front and Rear 2
Fig 3-1: AVN-MPPR Front and Rear 6
Fig 3-2A: AVN-MPPR Front Panel Illumination In Normal
Operation 8
Fig 3-2B: AVN-MPPR Front Panel Illumination With Knob
Pressed 9
Fig 3-3: AVN-MPDB Presenter Controller Desk Mount
Bracket 10
Fig 4-1: AVN-MPTR Front and Rear 11
Fig 7-1: Information Web Page 19
Fig 7-3: Source Dialog 20
Fig 7-4: Physical Input Dialog 20
Fig 7-5: AoIP Input Dialog 20
Fig 7-2: Audio Config -> VM Sources Web Page 20
Fig 7-6: Audio Config -> VM Metering Web Page 21
Fig 7-7: Audio Config -> AoIP Output Streams Web Page 22
Fig 7-8: Audio Config -> Physical Audio Setup Web Page 23
Fig 7-9: Group Config -> Allowed Devices Web Page 24
Fig 7-10: Group Config -> Editing a device 25
Fig 7-11: Group Config -> Adding a device 25
Fig 7-12: Group Config ->VM Assignment Web Page 26
Fig 7-14: Confirmation Dialog 27
Fig 7-13: Group Config ->Group Assignments Web Page 27
Fig 7-15: Group Config ->Group Aliases Web Page 28
Fig 7-16: Misc Settings Web Page 28
Fig 7-17: System Web Page 29
Fig 7-18: Misc Settings Web Page 32
Fig 7-19: Misc Settings Web Page 34

Warranty Registration
Sonifex Limited ●61 Station Road ●Irthlingborough ●Northamptonshire ●NN9 5QE ●United Kingdom
Tel: [phone] ●Fax: [phone] ●Email: [e-mail] ●Internet: www.sonifex.co.uk
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Warranty
Register Online for an
Extended 2 Year Warranty
As standard, Sonifex products are
supplied with a 1 year back to base
warranty.
If you register the product online, you
can increase your product warranty to
2 years and we can also keep you
informed of any product design
improvements or modifications.
To register your product, please go online to www.sonifex.co.uk/register
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Warranty Registration
Sonifex Limited ●61 Station Road ●Irthlingborough ●Northamptonshire ●NN9 5QE ●United Kingdom
Tel: [phone] ●Fax: [phone] ●Email: [e-mail] ●Internet: www.sonifex.co.uk
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Warranty
Product Warranty - 2 Year Extended
            
              
          
         
           
          
       
Note:            
     
Sonifex Warranty & Liability Terms & Conditions
1. Definitions
         
        
            
           
          
   
           
   
             
       
            
            
           
    
           
         

           
            
           
        
        
2. Warranty
           
           
         
       
          
      
         
          
        
          
         
  
          
 
          
   
        
           
       

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Warranty
           
   
         
         

           

           
         
        
           
       
          
           
   
    
             
         
           
           
       
             
        
           
      
            
            
        
  
            
          
              
             
          
    
         
           
           
          
           
       
        
          
           
 
             
        
          
       
           
        
           
       
           
  
Unpacking Your Product
           
            
          


Warranty
           
        
           
             
      
Item Quantity
  
        
             

Repairs & Returns
            
      
        
 
Conformity
           
       
           
       

Safety & Installation of Mains
Operated Equipment
           
           
           
           
        
 
Voltage Setting Checks
           
            
             
           
     
Fuse Rating
              
            
            
          
        
Power Cable & Connection
            
 
            
           
         
           
      

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Safety & Installation
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1 Overview
         
            
      
              
      
Important note:           
        
Territory Voltage IEC Lead Type Image
          
       
 
  
        
  
        
WEEE Directive
      
         
        
      
        
          
           
          
             
           
             
          
Atmosphere/Environment
             
       
            
           

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Safety & Installation
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Overview 1
1. Sonifex Presenter Mixer System Manual
Overview
                
              
                 
              
               

   
         
               
            

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2 AVN-PX8x4C Mix Engine Rack
2. AVN-PX8x4C Mix Engine Rack
Fig 2-1: AVN-PX8x4C Front and Rear
            
            
             
            
               
          
        
         
          
             
           
              
        
              
             
              
             
      
           
              
             
          
      
      
        
        
          

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AVN-PX8x4C Mix Engine Rack 2
Front Panel Controls
Status LEDs
               
           
      
           
           
    
Led Name State Description
        
    
        
    
      
         
        
  
         
    


       
 


   
   
    
OLED Display
              
              
            
            
            
            
            
Menu fast keys
             
    
      
              
     
             
   
             
  
Power button
            
            
             
           
           
    
Reset button
            
      

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2 AVN-PX8x4C Mix Engine Rack
Rear Panel Connections
Network Ports
              
              
            
          
    
           
         
         
          
    
Standard GPIO Connector
            
          
         
            
                          
               
              
Pin Number Description
   
   
   
   
   
      
      
    
   
   
   
   
   
      
  

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AVN-PX8x4C Mix Engine Rack 2
Analogue Audio Inputs & Outputs
                         
         
Audio Levels and dBFS equivalences
                          
                       
                       
      
Pin Number Analogue Input Description Analogue Output
Description Pin Number Analogue Input Description Analogue Output Description
                     
                 
                   
                     
                 
                   
                     
                 
                   
                     
                 
                   
   

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3 AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit
3. AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit
Fig 3-1: AVN-MPPR Front and Rear
            
           
           
            
 






 
  
  
 
   
    
    
    
     
   
   
  
  
   
   


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AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit 3
Front Panel Controls
Status and Mixer ID LEDs
               
            
            
            
            
                

              
          
          
           
            
 
           
            
    
Led
Name State Description

        
         
    
        
    
    
  

         
  
         
  


          
        

        
        
  
          
   


       
 

   
   
    

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3 AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit
Rotary Controls
              
           
           
             
             
            
                
                 
               

            
            
            
             
              
             
            
              
 
             
           
               
         
Level Mode
Fig 3-2A: AVN-MPPR Front Panel Illumination In Normal Operation
             
            
           
             
            
        
          
            
          
             
            
         

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AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit 3
Metering Mode
Fig 3-2B: AVN-MPPR Front Panel Illumination With Knob Pressed
            
            
       
           
           
          
Virtual Mixer Assignment
              
              
             
          
          
            
             
          
             
   
Headphone sockets
XLR Mute
                
             
          
            
      
Attenuation
        
           
           
             
          
          
           
           
              
          
             
   
GPO button
           
               
             
            
             
            
             
              
               
 
    

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3 AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit
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4 AVN-MPTR Technician Remote Unit
Reset button
            
      
IP address reset
                  
               
             
             
            
              
              
      
Rear Panel
            
Network Connector
           
    
Mix Output Mono Analogue Output
             
     
Standard GPIO Connector
            
    
Pin Number Description
  
  
  
Hardware ID Settings
           
           
             
             
           
 
Mounting the AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit
    
     
        
         
     
         
            
      
        
          

Fig 3-3: AVN-MPDB
Presenter Controller Desk
Mount Bracket


AVN-MPPR Presenter Remote Unit 3

AVN-MPTR Technician Remote Unit 4
4. AVN-MPTR Technician Remote Unit
           
           
      
Led Name State Description
      
    
  

        
   
        
   
           

        
      

   
   
    
Fig 4-1: AVN-MPTR Front and Rear
             
          
            
             
            
            
           
     
Front Panel Controls
Status LEDs
               
           
           
          
            
     
   
  


  
 
 

     

  
 
    
    
   


           
          
        
     
     
    
          
           
        

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4 AVN-MPTR Technician Remote Unit
Mixer Selection buttons
            
              
           
           
               
          
                 
              
             
            
        
             
           
            
          
              
             
             
     
GPO and Enable button
           
            
           
            
              
           
             
            
       
OLED Display
             
             
            
            
           
           
              
  
Menu fast keys
             
    
      
            
        
             
        
              
       
Reset button
            
      
Power button
            
            
             
           
           
    