Wheatstone LXE User manual

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LXE D IGITAL A UDIO C ONSOLE
Networked AoIP Broadcast Console
Installation Guide & User Manual
Designed & built by
New Bern, North Carolina, U.S.A.

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Manual 011899 - Revisions
initial release, March 2018 (rev A)
updated entire manual, March 2022 (rev B)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
❖Publication Information .......................................................... 2
❖Safety Instructions & Hazard/Warning Labels ..................... 4
❖1 –Introducing the LXE Console ............................................ 5
LXE Overview ................................................................ 6
Warranty & FCC Compliance Statements .................. 9
❖2 –LXE Hardware Installation ................................................ 10
Locating the LXE Components .................................... 10
Mix Engine Connections .............................................. 12
LXE Console Power Up ................................................. 13
❖3 –LXE Apps and Console Configuration .............................. 14
LXE Software Apps ....................................................... 16
Using the Navigator App.............................................. 16
LXE Surface Setup App ................................................ 31
Using the LXE GUI ......................................................... 36
❖4 –LXE Operation and Applications ...................................... 48
LXE Surface Operation ................................................. 48
LXE Mix Engine Controls .............................................. 56
LXE HDMI 1080P Monitor ............................................. 56
Using the LXE Console ................................................. 58
LXE Applications ........................................................... 67
❖5 –LXE Service Information ................................................... 70
❖Appendix A –Creating a WNIP Network .............................. 74
❖Appendix B –LXE Frame Dimensions .................................... 77

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1 INTRODUCING THE LXE CONSOLE
hanks for joining the growing ranks of broadcasters
employing Wheatstone products designed and built in our
New Bern, NC factory. To obtain maximum benefit from the
LXE console, please read through this Introduction chapter
and Chapters 2 and 3 prior to installing the LXE console.
For those in a hurry, an LXE Quick Guide has a summary of the
physical connections, software applications, Surface operations, and HDMI
monitor views. The Quick Guide ships with the console (a PDF version is
included on the USB flash drive that also ships with the LXE console). All
Wheatstone customer docs can be downloaded from www.wheatstone.com
under the Support & Downloads menu item.
An LXE console consists of these main components:
LXE Surface –This is the part commonly referred to as the “LXE con-
sole”since it holds the board operator’s control panels.
An LXE Surface consists of one or more frames which have multiple
Input, Monitor, blank, or accessory panels installed. LXE frames are
available in various widths holding from five to forty-five panels.
Frames are available in tabletop, wedge, and flush-mount styles,
which can be mixed in one LXE console to allow an LXE Surface to be
split into multiple small frames for tabletop workspace or to allow a
host or producer to have local control over their show elements while
the board operator handles the main console control duties. An LXE
Surface can also be virtualized by the GlassLXE application running on
a touchscreen HDMI monitor.
An LXE Surface can even be in two places at once. A frame can be split
so one part is in a talk studio, allowing a show host local control over
the studio mics and local playback elements, while the main frame still
resides in the control room. Since each Surface frame connects to a
network switch port, using a single Ethernet cable, the main Surface
could be in the air studio while several small “satellite Surfaces” could
be in a talk studio, a newsroom, and a sports bullpen, giving each lo-
cation control over their own mics and local playback elements. Figure
1-1 shows a 20-channel LXE console divided into three flush-mount
frames with workspace between the three frames.
Figure 1-1 LXE Surface Using Multiple Flush-Mount Frames
Each LXE Surface includes these components:
▪Input Panels –LXE uses field-replaceable plug-in Input
panels. Each is a complete fader channel strip with a
100mm conductive plastic fader (manual faders are stand-
ard, motorized faders are optional), twelve push buttons
with programmable color LEDs for Channel On, Channel
Off, Talkback, Cue, bus assigns for PGM, AUD, AUX, and
OL, Set, Mode, and two “Soft” or programmable buttons,
two color Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) channel info
displays, and a rotary encoder with push-to-take control
for on-the-fly channel source selection.
▪Headphone output –A board operator headphone amp is
included in the LXE Surface. A ¼” TRS jack with a ten-foot
cable is included so the jack can be conveniently mounted
below the countertop near the Surface.
▪Monitor Panels –Up to four Monitor panels are support-
ed, with two types of control room panels for the monitor
speakers and board operator headphones, and two studio
panels with cue and studio level controls. Each has control
buttons laser-etched for dedicated functions while other
buttons are blank for field-programmable button functions.
The monitor panels can be installed into any slots in any
LXE frame.
▪Accessory Slots –LXE frames typically have at least one
slot available to add an accessory panel like the EQ-LXE
panel for local hardware control over the EQ and Dynamic
processors included with LXE, the SW24-LXE programma-
ble button panel with 24 “Spare buttons,”or one of the
scriptable panels: SS4-LXE with four OLED buttons or the
SS8-LXE with eight OLED buttons. Unused slots are cov-
ered by BK-LXE blank panels.
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▪Meter Bridge –13-position and larger tabletop and
wedge frames each have a meter bridge which has two to
five digital meters plus a pan indicator and level indicators
for the four Send busses. One or two small cue speakers
are also mounted within these meter bridges.
LXE Mix Engine Blade –The 1RU Mix Engine (Figure 1-2) contains
the Surface Host processor, the LXE console’s DSP (Digital Signal Pro-
cessor) for signal mixing and control, and the WheatNet-IP (WNIP)
network interfaces. Two Mix Engine models are available. Blade-3 Mix
Engines (Figure 1-2, top) have sixteen LED meters to monitor the
main LXE console signals with various logic and status LEDs, along
with two 1.5” OLED displays, a rotary encoder, and two arrow buttons,
for menu selection and local control over the Mix Engine Blade. Blade-
4 Mix Engines (Figure 1-2, bottom) have additional DSP to support
several advanced features plus one 11” x 1.25” LED display to show
the LXE metering and sixteen easier-to-use displays for front panel
control. Two arrow buttons and a rotary encoder with push-to-take
control are used to step thru, select, and adjust parameters. Both
models have a front panel headphone jack for monitoring almost any
source in your WNIP system.
Figure 1-2 LXE Mix Engine Blade Models, front panel comparison
PS-1600 Power Supply –A 1RU 16V DC supply powers the LXE
Surface frame (or frames) using 16-foot locking power cables. Each
PS-1600 has three DC power jacks allowing up to three Surface frames
to be powered by each PS-1600. The connections on the power sup-
ply’s rear panel are shown in Figure 1-3. Redundant power connections
on the Surface frames are included to add a redundant PS-1600 supply
(an optional feature).
Figure 1-3 PS-1600 Power Supply, rear connections
Installation Kit –The LXE shipment includes: two IEC AC power
cords for the LXE Mix Engine Blade and the PS-1600 supply, a PS-1600
DC cable for each Surface frame, and a USB thumb drive with the PDF
documentation files and software installers for Navigator-3 and the
LXE Surface Setup app (LXE GUI), the two software apps used to con-
figure the LXE console, plus any other software applications which
were ordered with the LXE console.
Note: Navigator is a licensed application. A 30-day trial license is
included with your LXE console purchase. Contact Wheatstone
technical support (see page 2 for contact information) to obtain
your Navigator trial license. To continue being able to use all
Navigator features beyond the 30-day trial period requires
purchasing a Navigator-3 license from Wheatstone sales or from
an authorized Wheatstone dealer.
LXE OVERVIEW
The LXE console is a compact AoIP (Audio over Internet Protocol)
broadcast or production console using the WheatNet-IP (WNIP) networking
protocol. Designed for 24/7 operation, the console has three main
hardware components: a 1RU rackmount LXE Mix Engine Blade, the LXE
Surface, and the PS-1600 Surface power supply. The Mix Engine,
Surface, and PS-1600 supply are all fully FCC and CE certified.
The LXE console goes far beyond the usual “any source to any fader”
networking concept by bringing control surface configuration to a whole
new level. Every switch, fader, and rotary control across the LXE Surface is
completely programmable, available to be configured to perform any
number of pre-set or scriptable functions. The console architecture is
completely customizable to the end user’s requirements and functionality.
Physically compact, the LXE Surface is available in tabletop, wedge, and
flush-mount frame styles allowing an LXE Surface to be split between
multiple frames which can even be in different studios, if required.
The LXE Surface Setup app (LXE GUI) allows any Surface button to be
field programmed to change their default function, mode, and color since
the switches use RGB LEDs for illumination. Built-in software allows any
button to be scriptable, meaning one can create custom, or pre-set, scripts
to accomplish powerful functions at the touch of a button on as many
controls as needed. Multiple full-color OLED displays on every panel keep
pace with ongoing operations. Console event recall allows painless one-
touch console reconfiguration at the press of a button.
With its built-in control flexibility and ability to access thousands of
signals (sources and destinations are limited only by the size of your WNIP
network), the LXE console takes facility workflows and audio control to a
whole new level.
Every LXE supports 32 faders, regardless of the physical Surface frame
size, or sizes, used. Any combination of physical and virtual faders can be
used—with full EQ & Dynamics processing control on every fader channel.
Addressing virtual channels can be done using the Layers feature or by
using the optional RemoteLXE or GlassLXE software apps. Each LXE
Surface interfaces seamlessly with a WheatNet-IP Intelligent Network
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associated logic data over CAT6 Ethernet cables. With a Blade-4 Mix
Engine, which has two Ethernet ports, you can add a redundant WNIP
Ethernet connection or configure the second port as a WAN connection to
support the dual built-in codecs (activating them is an optional feature).
A WNIP system can ingest and convert virtually any audio format from
unbalanced and balanced analog to microphone inputs to multiple flavors
of digital audio, including AES/EBU, S/PDIF, MADI, SDI, and AES67-
compatible AoIP signals, thru the various Blade-3 and Blade-4 I/O
Interfaces which are available.
The LXE HDMI monitor (customer-supplied) has pre-built “views”for
quick access to common audio controls. The Home View (Figure 1-4) has
four large bus meters, with smaller Aux Send and Mix-Minus meters along
with multiple monitor meters, a large analog and digital clock display with
a count-up/count-down timer. The View Select Buttons along the bottom
allow the board operator to access EQ & Dynamics controls, X/Y control
panels, Aux and Mix-Minus bus assigns, Event controls, and much more.
With a touchscreen HDMI monitor you can use the same type of gestures
used on smart devices. The HDMI display is also customizable like the LXE
Surface. A Custom View button allows one to use ScreenBuilder™ to create
Custom Views for the HDMI monitor thru using drag-and-drop objects
and using the built-in scripting wizard in the LXE GUI.
The optional RemoteLXE client software running on a laptop or desktop,
mirrors and allows remote control of the physical LXE console at the
station. The LXE console is networkable with any WNIP audio network, an
AES67-compatible AoIP system with end-to-end audio transport and logic
control, with an audio toolkit at every I/O point in the network, to enable
exceptionally intelligent deployment and operation.
Note: Your LXE console must be networked with one or more
WheatNet-IP Blades running v3.8.26 or later software to provide
audio I/O and add additional logic I/O since the LXE Mix Engine
and LXE Surface do not have audio inputs or outputs—outside of
the headphone jacks and the built-in meter bridge cue speaker(s).
Appendix A has an overview of networking your LXE console with
one or more Blades using gigabit Ethernet switches specifically-
configured for AoIP operation.
The Navigator and LXE GUI applications, when installed on any current
Windows PC/server networked with the LXE and your I/O Blades, are used
to configure the LXE for use in an on-air studio, a production room, a
newsroom, or for use in other live broadcast or streaming applications.
Chapter 3 covers how to install and use these two software apps to
configure your LXE.
Figure 1-4 HDMI Monitor Home View
The LXE Surface
An LXE Surface can consist of one frame, or it can be divided into
multiple smaller frames allowing a host or producer to have independent
control over their mic and their program elements. Regardless of frame
size or whether there’s one large frame or multiple smaller frames, each
LXE Surface will have multiple Input panels and, typically, one or more
Monitor panels. Each of these control panels plug into a Panel Host Card
within that frame using a single keyed ribbon cable for quick field
replacement with minimal interruption to operations in case of spills or
other damage to the Surface controls. Figure 1-5, on the next page, shows
the various physical control panels available for the LXE Surface.
Input modules, also known as fader channels (the left-most module in
Figure 1-5), have a rotary encoder at their top so the board operator can
select a new audio source from the list of sources set as “visible” on that
channel. Just below this encoder are two preset buttons: Set and Mode,
and two “soft buttons” which are ready for field programming.
The upper color OLED channel status display (Display 1) shows the
channel’s bus assignments and the source’s format and balance setting.
The second OLED display below the four main bus assignment buttons
(Display 2) shows the current channel source information (signal and blade
name) along with an input meter and various icons indicating whether that
channel is controlling logic associated with the audio source, whether a
monitor is being muted, EQ or Dynamics are active, etc. Dedicated TB and
Cue buttons are located below this OLED display. A 100mm conductive-
plastic manual fader (motorized faders are available as an option) and the
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Figure 1-5 LXE Control Panels
Each fader channel can be assigned to any combination of the Program,
Audition, Auxiliary, and Offline busses using the four channel assignment
buttons. Channels are assigned to the secondary busses (four Mix-Minus
and/or four Aux Sends) using Monitor module buttons or the HDMI monitor
controls (touchscreen or mouse-driven). The fader channel strip controls
are detailed in Figure 4-2, on page 48.
There are four types of Monitor Panels (in Figure 1-5, the four panels
showing Aux Send levels in their upper OLD displays): the left two panels
are for the control room, the other two are studio panels. Each monitor
panel has two OLED displays and two rotary encoders with the control
room panels having a 100mm conductive-plastic fader while the two studio
panels have two more rotary encoders with two more OLED displays. Each
type of panel has a unique set of dedicated controls with laser etched
buttons, but any control, encoder, or display can be custom-programmed.
Custom laser-etched button cap inserts can be ordered to label custom-
programmed button functions.
Typically, the left-most control room panel (MON) is used to control the
Monitor 1 output for the control room speakers. The adjacent MON panel is
typically used to control the board operator headphone output and is
typically assigned to the Monitor 2 output. It is also often set to follow the
control room monitor source.
The left ST panel’s lower rotary encoders are typically assigned to
control the Cue and Studio speaker levels (the Monitor 3 output is typically
assigned for the Studio speakers). A second ST panel can be programmed
to control levels to speakers in two other locations or to feed studio
headphones using the Monitor 4 and Monitor 5 outputs.
The optional EQ panel supplies hardware controls over the EQ &
Dynamics processor. The two right-most panels (SS8-LXE and SW24-LXE)
are also optional panels which can be added to any slot in an LXE frame.
The SS8-LXE panel has eight buttons with color OLED displays to display a
station logo or other graphic (even animated, if desired, to fire a salvo,
make system crosspoints, toggle functions on/off, or, because each button
is fully scriptable, run a script to control just about any function in your
WNIP system. The SW24-LXE panel has three banks of eight switches
laser-etched with 1 –8. Each is a spare button which means it can be
setup to trigger a logic connection, fire a salvo, make a momentary
connection, or take a processor preset—the same functionality available to
any console button that’s assigned as a Spare button.
LXE Mix Engine Blade
The 1RU LXE Mix Engine Blade rear panel (Figure 1-6) has the
connections for the Surface Host Processor, which is a stand-alone CPU
mounted within the Mix Engine. Its connections are on the left side, the
Mix Engine connections are on the right. The Surface Host Processor only
gets power from the Mix Engine. It has its own WNIP network connection
(Ethernet), an HDMI port for a customer-supplied 1080p monitor, and two
USB ports for a touchscreen or mouse and keyboard. The Blade-3 Mix
Engine Blade has two RJ45 Logic jacks, an Ethernet jack, and the AC
input. A Blade-4 Mix Engine has the same connections with a redundant
Ethernet jack for the Mix Engine and the ability to have a redundant power
supply installed into the chassis.
Figure 1-6 LXE Mix Engine (Blade-3 version), rear panel

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WARRANTY STATEMENT
LIMITED WARRANTY BY WHEATSTONE CORPORATION
1. All equipment sold and shipped to final destinations within the USA and its
possessions warranted for one (1) full year from the date of purchase against
defects in material and workmanship. All equipment sold and shipped to final
destinations outside the U.S.A. and its possessions warranted for one (1) full
year from the date of purchase against defects in material and workmanship.
All repairs to maintain the unit at original specification will be made at no
charge to the original purchaser, except for shipping and insurance costs to be
prepaid by the owner to the factory in the event the unit cannot be serviced by
an authorized Wheatstone Corporation dealer.
2. This Warranty is subject to the following restrictions and conditions:
a) Owners can register their products online at www.wheatstone.com.
Expand the top menu item “Support & Downloads”and select “Register
Product,” near bottom of list or, at the time of servicing, the owner must
provide proof of purchase from an authorized Wheatstone distributor or
dealer.
b) This Warranty is valid for the original purchaser on the unit. Parts used for
replacement are warranted for the remainder of the original warranty peri-
od. Repair or replacement is in the discretion of Wheatstone Corporation
and is the exclusive remedy hereunder.
c) This Warranty DOES NOT apply to damage or defects resulting from abuse,
careless use, misuse, improper installation, electrical spikes or surges, or
alteration, repair, or service of the unit or equipment by anyone other than
Wheatstone Corporation or its authorized dealer.
d) This Warranty is void if the serial number has been removed, altered, or
defaced.
e) This Warranty DOES NOT cover loss or damage, direct or indirect, arising
out of the use or inability to use this unit or for shipping or transportation
to any dealer.
f) Wheatstone Corporation reserves the right to modify or change any unit in
whole or in part at any time prior to return delivery to incorporate electron-
ic or mechanical improvements deemed appropriate by the Wheatstone
Corporation but without incurring any responsibility for modifications or
changes of any unit previously delivered or to supply any new equipment in
accordance with any earlier specifications.
g) THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED, OR STATUTO-
RY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IF FOR ANY REASON, ANY IMPLIED OR STATU-
TORY WARRANTY CANNOT BE DISCLAIMED, THEY ARE LIMITED TO THIRTY
(30) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. WHEATSTONE COPORATION IS
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ELECTRICAL DAMAGE, LOSS OF USE, INCONVEN-
IENCE, DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY, OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL, WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, AND WHETHER ARIS-
ING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE. NO REPRESENTATIVES, DEAL-
ERS, OR WHEATSTONE PERSONNEL ARE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY WAR-
RANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, OR GUARANTIESS OTHER THAN THOSE EX-
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2 LXE HARDWARE INSTALLATION
he LXE Surface is available in ten frame sizes supporting
from five to 45 panel positions. It can also be split into
several frames, depending upon the application. See
Appendix B for frame drawings with dimensions for each
size frame.
LOCATING THE LXE COMPONENTS
For most users, an LXE Surface consists of a single 21-position, 25-
position, or 29-position frame which is set onto the countertop with its
palm rest between six and twelve inches (15 to 30 cm) from the edge of
the countertop (Figure 2-1). This “setback area” allows board operators to
place keyboards, mice, a VoxPro controller, copy or log sheets, etc. on the
countertop in front of the LXE Surface.
For some applications, an LXE Surface will be split into two or more
smaller frames, each typically following the same setback rule. Since the
supplied DC power cables are each 16’(4.8m) long, care must be used in
locating the power supply when multiple frames are used to ensure all
frames are easily reached by the supplied DC cables.
LXE Surface frames are available in three styles: Standard (a tabletop
design with a meter bridge), Wedge (a tabletop design with no meter
bridge), and Flush-Mount (small frames with 5–17 slots set into a cutout,
see Figure 1-1 on page 5). An LXE Surface using multiple frames can mix
different styles so the main frame could be Standard, a producer could
have a Wedge, and a host could have a Flush-Mount style frame.
The PS-1600 power supply (1RU) is rack mounted into a 19” rack
located below the countertop. There are no user controls on the supply.
Place a 1RU blank panel above the supply for ventilation since the supply
is convection cooled. A 16-foot (4.8m) locking DC cable (included)
connects the LXE Surface to a PWR OUT jack on the back of the PS-1600
Power Supply. This constrains how far from the Surface the power supply
can physically be located since the locking DC cable must not be put under
strain when connected between the LXE Surface and power supply. When
the LXE Surface is split into multiple frames, one DC cable is supplied with
each frame. The PS-1600 has three DC jacks to power up to three frames.
The convection cooled LXE Mix Engine (1RU) is also rack mounted
below the countertop. We recommend adding 1RU vented panels above
and below the Mix Engine to ensure for adequate ventilation. Since its
front panel has level meters and status displays, and a headphone jack for
signal monitoring, it should be placed in an accessible position. Its rear
panel should also be accessible to connect a customer-supplied 1080p
HDMI monitor, and USB cable for a touchscreen, or a USB transceiver or
cables for a mouse and keyboard, plus two Ethernet cables, and any logic
cabling to the two Logic jacks on the Mix Engine.
One Ethernet port on each Surface frame, along with two Ethernet ports
on the Mix Engine’s rear panel (one for the Mix Engine and one for the LXE
Surface Host processor) connect to WNIP network switch ports using
straight-thru Ethernet cables (customer-supplied, CAT5e or CAT6 cables).
Standard and Wedge frames are typically just set onto the countertop.
Their weight and rubber feet should hold them in place. If the LXE frame
needs to be fastened to the countertop a step-by-step procedure is listed
in the next section on page 11. Cutout dimensions for flush-mounting
frames, along with complete dimensions on each style frame, is in
Appendix B (page 77).
Figure 2-1 LXE Surface, Countertop Positioning
One customer-supplied CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cable plus the supplied
DC power cable and headphone jack cable must be run to the rear of the
LXE Surface. Cable Access Cutouts are provided along the rear of the
frame for these cables, as shown in Figure 2-1.
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For the cleanest LXE Surface installation, drill a 1”- 2”hole thru the
countertop for the LXE Surface wiring, following these steps.
1. Set the LXE Surface onto the countertop with the palm rest set
parallel to the countertop edge, typically with a six to twelve inch
(15 to 31 cm) setback space.
2. Remove the rear cover panel from the LXE frame to view how the
DC cable (or cables with redundant supply), Ethernet cable, and the
headphone cable assembly (Figure 2-2) are plugged in. Mark the
countertop below one of the frame openings.
3. Move the LXE Surface safely out of the way and drill a hole thru the
countertop.
4. Set the LXE Surface back into position aligning the hole to the cable
access cutout.
Fastening the LXE Frame to the Countertop
The LXE Standard and Wedge frames can be fastened to the countertop
using four #8 screws into the countertop or by using long bolts to go thru
the countertop. The bottom rubber feet should be left in place.
To access the four frame mounting holes shown on Figure 2-1 on the
previous page, remove the two left-most Input Panels (remove the top
and bottom mounting screws then unplug their ribbon cable), and remove
the two right-most blank or accessory panels (remove two mounting
screws). Mark the countertop thru the 3/16” holes then move the LXE
Surface safely out of the way.
If the countertop has a laminate top, use a new 1/4” drill bit to drill just
thru the laminate to ensure the #8 screw threads won’t touch the
laminate. This prevents future laminate cracks from forming. Use an 1/8”
drill bit to drill pilot holes for the four #8 screws. Alternately, drill a 3/16”
thru-hole and use a #8 bolt with oversize washer and lock washer to
fasten the frame to the countertop.
Set the LXE frame back into place and use four #8 wood screws, with
washers and lock washers, to fasten the Surface to the countertop.
Tighten the screws just enough to firmly hold the LXE Surface securely.
This is especially important when the rubber feet are left on as
overtightening the screws could distort the frame. Reinstall the two Input
Panels by plugging in their ribbon cables and setting them back onto the
frame and reinstalling their mounting screws.
Note: Do not reinstall the blank or accessory panels, at the right
end of the LXE Surface, until after you’ve run your Headphone
Cable Assembly since that cable plugs into the HP header located
below the second panel position from the right side.
Surface Cable Connections
Three cables connect to the LXE Surface: a customer-supplied Ethernet
cable, to connect the Surface to a WNIP gigabit switch port, a DC cable
(supplied) to connect it to the PS-1600 power supply, and the board
operator Headphone jack cable assy., which may already be plugged into
the Surface Host board. These cables enter the frame thru the countertop
hole and plug in as shown in Figure 2-2.
If the headphone cable assembly is already plugged into the LXE Surface
Host board, and the headphone jack’s mounting block won’t fit thru the
countertop hole, unplug the cable from the HP header, and route the
headphone cable up thru the hole and plug it back into the Surface Host
board’s HP header. If the frame was not fastened to the countertop, you
will need to remove the two blank or accessory panels at the right end of
the frame to access the HP header.
Figure 2-2 LXE Surface Connections
The customer supplied Ethernet cable plugs into any available RJ45
jack across the rear panel. RJ45 jacks which have a dummy plug installed
indicate a jack that’s not available to plug in your Ethernet cable.
Plug the DC cable into either DC jack. Fasten the plug’s collar onto the
threaded jack to securely hold it in place. The second DC jack is used with
an optional redundant PS-1600 power supply.
When the LXE Surface uses multiple frames, one Ethernet cable and one
DC cable will be required to connect each frame. Only the main frame,
used by the board operator, will normally have a headphone cable
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PS-1600 CONNECTIONS
Figure 2-3 shows the rear panel of the LXE Surface power supply. The
DC cable from a single frame can plug into any DC output jack. The plug
has a locking collar to securely fasten the plug to the threaded jack.
Figure 2-3 LXE Surface Power Supply, Rear Panel
MIX ENGINE CONNECTIONS
There are no audio connections on the Mix Engine other than the ¼” TRS
headphone jack on the front panel. The audio I/O for your LXE console is
supplied by one or more separate I/O Blades. The Blades’ inputs and
outputs are then connected in Navigator to the LXE console’s signals.
Audio inputs (sources) connect to the LXE fader channels and External
monitors (destinations), while the LXE busses, channel bus minus signals,
and CR and Studio monitor signals connect to audio outputs on one or
more I/O Blades or directly to a PC using an audio driver.
The Mix Engine’s rear panel (Figure 2-4) has two sets of connectors: the
left side has the LXE Surface Host jacks (Ethernet, HDMI, and two USB
ports), the right side has the Mix Engine jacks: Logic 1-6 and 7-12,
Ethernet (ETH 1G), and an IEC AC input.
The Surface Host’s Ethernet jack and the ETH 1G Mix Engine jack
connect to two access ports on a WNIP system switch. The ETH 1G jack
must use a CAT5e or better cable since it is carrying multiple streaming
audio signals to/from the LXE console. The Ethernet jack from the LXE
Surface Host can use a CAT5 cable since it’s not streaming any audio.
The Surface Host’s HDMI jack connects to a customer-supplied 1080p
HDMI video monitor or touchscreen. The two USB ports connect the
touchscreen or a USB mouse. A USB keyboard may also be connected
when User passwords are being used and to enter Event and Preset
names. A wireless transceiver could alternately be plugged into a USB port
to support a wireless mouse and keyboard.
The right side has the Mix Engine’s connections: the top two RJ45 jacks,
labeled Logic 1–6and 7–12, each have six LIO (Logic In/Out) ports per
jack. These LIO ports are also known as GPIO (General Purpose
Input/Output). Figure 2-5 shows the signals that are on each pin of a
WNIP system Logic jack.
Figure 2-5 Logic RJ45 Pin Outs & Signals
To simplify wiring for logic-controlled devices, a WNIP GPIO Logic
Adapter is available from NotaBotYet (www.notabotyet.com) which breaks
out the logic connections from one RJ45 logic jack to screw terminals so
multiple “old school” peripheral devices, like warning lights and hot mic
LEDs, can easily be wired to one logic jack. The WNIP GPIO Logic Adapter
connects to a Mix Engine or Blade logic jack using a CAT5 cable.
Figure 2-4 Blade-3 LXE Mix Engine, Rear Panel Connections

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LXE CONSOLE POWER UP
The Mix Engine, PS-1600 power supply, and WNIP Blades do not have
power switches since all are designed for continuous 24/7 operation. Each
is designed for AC mains supplying 90-240 VAC at either 50 or 60 Hz. For
the most reliable operation, all LXE components should only plug into
isolated ground circuits (identified by orange outlets in the USA). Using a
UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is also recommended.
Plug the supplied IEC AC cords into the Mix Engine and the PS-1600, and
then plug the cables into AC outlets. It takes 90 - 120 seconds for the LXE
console to boot up, connect to the WNIP network, and be ready for use.
Note: Large gigabit switches can take ten or more minutes to
boot, configure its ports, and be ready for network traffic. If power
cycling all network components, wait for your switches to fully
come up, then power up your System and Route master Blades,
followed, after a minute or so, by the rest of the Blades and Mix
Engines in your system. You can then power up your Surfaces.
The Mix Engine’s front panel (Figure 2-6) has various level displays,
logic activity LEDs, and Status LEDs (Link, Route Master, and Clock
Master) along with two OLED displays, two select buttons, and a rotary
encoder. The LINK LED lights up solid green when the Mix Engine is
powered and its ETH 1G jack is connected to a network switch port. After
about 90 seconds, if that LXE Mix Engine is not connected to a network, or
does not detect any other devices, the ROUTE MASTER and CLOCK
MASTER LEDs will be lit solid green. Normally, the LXE is networked with
one or more other Blades so both LEDs may be off, indicating other Blades
in the WNIP network are set as the Route Master and Clock Master. In a
WNIP system, one Blade is typically designated as the Route Master while
a second Blade is designated as the Clock Master.
If the red ERROR LED should ever light, it indicates an error condition
has occurred within the Mix Engine. To reset this error, reboot the Mix
Engine using the Reboot Blade command in Navigator or use the front
panel controls to select Rebooting the Mix Engine. If the red LED remains
lit even after the Mix Engine is rebooted, power cycle the Mix Engine by
unplugging its IEC AC cord and wait five-ten seconds then plug the IEC
cord back in.
If the red Error LED again lights up after the Mix Engine powers up, that
indicates a serious fault. Contact Wheatstone technical support for
assistance. See Chapter 5 (page 70) for information on obtaining service
and support for your LXE console.
The LXE Surface OLED displays show various start-up messages as the
Surface Panel Host and Control Panels boot up. Once the boards connect
to their LXE Surface Host, the OLED displays will show their default
settings, with NoSource shown on all channels on a new Surface. Once the
Surface is ready, moving a monitor fader or rotating the Studio pot will
update the levels shown in the Monitor panel OLED displays. One could
also rotate a channel encoder to see the channel display switch to show
visible source names to verify the Surface is ready to use.
The LXE Surface Host in the Mix Engine must have either a 1080p
HDMI monitor plugged into its HDMI jack or an HDMI dummy plug (aka
terminator) to operate properly. The Surface Host runs Linux, so various
Linux-related messages may be displayed on the monitor as the Surface
Host boots. Once Linux finishes booting, the LXE system software is loaded
and shortly thereafter the Home View is displayed on the HDMI monitor
(Figure 2-7).
Figure 2-7 Home View on the LXE HDMI Monitor
Figure 2-6 Blade-3 LXE Mix Engine Front Panel

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3 LXE APPS & CONSOLE CONFIGURATION
he LXE console doesn’t have its own physical audio inputs
and outputs like WheatNet-IP consoles that use a Console
Blade with local I/O. The LXE uses a Mix Engine which
doesn’t have local audio I/O other than a front panel
headphone jack, thus the LXE console’s destinations must connect to Blade
or audio server inputs, and the studio source signals (control room &
studio monitors, the various bus outputs, bus minus signals, etc.) must be
connected to Blade outputs or to a PC Blade for recording.
Configuring your Mix Engine, Surface, and I/O Blade signals is done
using Navigator and the LXE Surface Setup app, Windows®programs
included on a USB flash drive shipped with your LXE console. The two apps
can also be downloaded but you’ll need to contact Wheatstone Technical
Support for download links ([email protected]).
The Navigator and LXE Surface Setup app (LXE GUI) are installed on
an admin PC, a Win7-11 PC with two Network Interface Controllers (NICs).
The admin PC’s on-board NIC must be set to a fixed IP address to
communicate with the Mix Engine, the LXE Surface Host, and the system’s
Blades and other devices. That NIC connects to an access port on a WNIP
system gigabit switch. If your WNIP devices will use the factory-assigned
subnet (192.168.87.0) we recommend setting the admin PC’s NIC to
192.168.87.11 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
A second NIC is used for remote access to these WNIP apps, either by
being networked with your facility or by an internet connection thru an
ISP. This NIC can even use a USB-to-NIC adapter which, for security,
could be unplugged anytime remote access is not required.
Once installed on the admin PC, Navigator is first used to edit the LXE
component settings, then edit the default I/O Blade signal names and
configure their audio inputs and outputs, setup logic control, and connect
the LXE sources and destinations to I/O Blade inputs and outputs.
The LXE GUI app is used to configure the LXE Surface features and
functionality by assigning VDIP (Virtual DIP Switch) logic controls to
selected audio signals, setting channel source Visibility lists, and set up
board operator Users to control access to the advanced console features.
To ensure both apps are installed properly on a Win10/Win11 PC, right-
click on the installer and select “Run as administrator.” Shortcut icons are
added to the desktop and the apps are added to the Windows Start menu.
Both apps are added to a Wheatstone folder and, for a while at least, will
appear in the Recently Added list in the Start menu.
New Mix Engines and Blades, when first powered up after shipping from
the factory, bootup in Setup Mode requiring one to assign a Blade ID,
which then sets the IP address (detailed in the next section). The LXE
Surface Host SBC (Single Board Computer), mounted in the Mix Engine, is
shipped set to 192.168.87.90. The LXE Surface, even though it connects
to a WNIP switch port, does not need any assigned IP address since it uses
Link-Local network addressing to communicate with its Surface Host.
Note: To prevent duplicate IP addresses and/or Blade ID numbers,
and the subsequent network communications issues this causes,
all WNIP device settings should be recorded in a spreadsheet
listing the device, its location, its IP address and, for Blades, their
Blade ID number.
The LXE Mix Engine and Surface Host can be set to use other Class B or
C subnets but, if possible, we recommend leaving them using the default
192.168.87.0 subnet. When a WNIP system is set to use another subnet,
every default IP address on every WNIP component will need to be
changed to fall within that subnet before it can be networked with your
existing system. This can also complicate system troubleshooting and
system expansion, since all Wheatstone AoIP devices are shipped with IP
addresses set to use the 192.168.87.0 subnet at the factory (unless pre-
configuration is ordered with your hardware purchase).
We also recommend that the WNIP system be created using isolated
hardware switches (ideally, Cisco switches) rather than being networked
using a VLAN on your facility’s LAN switches.
LXE MIX ENGINE BLADE SETUP
As shipped from the factory, the LXE Mix Engine powers up in Blade
Setup mode (Figure 3-1).
Figure 3-1 Blade-3 Mix Engine Front Controls, in Setup Mode
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Note: If you arranged with the factory to preconfigure your
system’s Device IDs and IP addresses, you can skip this section
since your Mix Engine will already be setup for your WNIP system.
To begin setting up your Mix Engine, touch any front panel control: press
the left or right arrow button or rotate the rotary encoder (the large
“knob”) to begin the Blade Setup procedure. A “setup wizard” will guide
you through making several choices regarding your WNIP system, which
appear in the right-hand OLED display, allowing it to configure the Mix
Engine for your system based upon your selections.
The first choice is setting the WNIP System Size between two choices:
1-99 Blades –The selection used for most systems. When selected, the
wizard automatically assigns network settings based on the selected Blade
ID (your next choice). An IP address is assigned to the Mix Engine in the
192.168.87.0 subnet with the last octet being 100 plus the selected Blade
ID (i.e., .101 to .199). A subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 is set and the
gateway is set to 192.168.87.1. If you’re setting up a system which will
never have more than 99 Blades, this is your best choice.
100+ Blades –Select this choice if the LXE is part of a large, multi-
station system which will have over 100 Blades and PCs with audio drivers
all networked together. The wizard again assigns network settings based
on the Blade ID you select in the next step. For Blade IDs from 1 to 99,
the IP address is assigned to the 192.168.87.0 subnet with the last octet
being 100 plus the Blade ID (i.e., .101 up to .199) with a subnet mask of
255.255.0.0 and a gateway set to 192.168.87.1. For Blade IDs from 100
to 199, they are assigned IP addresses in the 192.168.88.0 subnet, with
the last octet being assigned a value equal to the Blade ID (i.e., .100 up to
.199) using a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 and the gateway set to
192.168.88.1. If you’re setting up a system that has more than 100
Blades, or if you suspect your system may someday grow beyond 99
Blades, this selection is your best choice.
Note: The Mix Engine’s network settings can be manually edited,
using Navigator, after running the setup wizard if your LXE will
need to be set to use another subnet.
To make a choice rotate the knob to highlight the desired system size
then click the right arrow button to select that size. The wizard steps you
to the next selection: setting the Blade ID. Every Console Blade, Mix
Engine, I/O Blade, and PC/server with an audio driver must have a unique
Blade ID, from 1 up to 99, or from 1 to 199 for the 100+ Blade selection.
We recommend creating a spreadsheet to list all Blades and other
devices in your WNIP system to keep track of every device’s system
settings (mainly Blade Device number and IP address). For consoles, we
recommend starting with Blade 1 and going up sequentially. I/O Blade ID
numbers and audio driver ID numbers can be set in blocks above these
numbers, as required.
Rotate the knob to highlight the desired Blade ID number then press the
right arrow button to select the highlighted number. The wizard then
displays the results in the right display.
Press the right arrow button to advance to your next choice: System
Sample Rate. There are only two choices: 48K (48 kHz) or 44K (44.1
kHz). In general, select 44K if you’re in radio, select 48K if you’re in TV.
Use the knob to highlight your desired sample rate then press the right
arrow button to select your choice.
Note: The sample rate setting is easily changed later using
Navigator, if required.
The setup wizard now applies your choices and reboots the Mix Engine to
use the new settings. The right front panel display shows this process
(Figure 3-2) which takes about 90 seconds.
Figure 3-2 Mix Engine Front Controls, Entering the System
Once the Mix Engine reboots and joins the WNIP system, the front panel
displays show the Mix Engine’s System Info (Figure 3-3). The left display
shows the selected Sample Rate and whether that Blade is the system’s
Route or Clock master, its Name and Blade ID number, whether it’s
communicating with the WNIP system (the green RJ45 jack symbol), and
its CPU temperature. The right display shows a mini signal level meter, the
Mix Engine’s IP address, and the amount of time the Mix Engine has been
powered up (its Runtime).
Figure 3-3 Mix Engine Front Controls, System Info Displays
When the front panel controls sit idle after a specified time, or the left
arrow button is pressed from the System Info displays, a Screen Saver
(Figure 3-4) gets applied to both displays since OLED displays are
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Navigator has a Blade Display Setting section on its Info tab to set how
long to wait, after the panel controls are idle, before the Screen Saver is
turned on and/or the two OLED displays are dimmed.
Figure 3-4 Mix Engine Front Panel, Display Screen Savers
When the screen saver is active, touching any front panel control
(pressing the left or right arrow button or rotating the knob) switches the
displays to show a WheatNet-IP logo and the main menu screen (Figure 3-
5). To show the System Info displays, press the left arrow button twice
from this menu. To get back to the main menu from the System Info
displays, press the right arrow button.
Figure 3-5 Mix Engine Front Controls, Main Menu Display
When the Main Menu is shown, rotating the knob moves highlighting up
or down thru the menu items. To select the highlighted menu item, press
the right arrow button. On an item with … after the name, this displays
that item’s sub‑menu. Again, rotate the knob to highlight each submenu
item then press the knob to “take”the highlighted item.
To edit a parameter or a name, press the right arrow button to highlight
the parameter. Turn the knob to highlight the desired value or character,
then press the right arrow button to select it. When a parameter has more
than one field, pressing the knob steps through the fields.
LXE SOFTWARE APPS
Navigator and the LXE GUI communicate with the WNIP system devices
using multicast messaging. If you find that one or both apps don’t see any
WNIP devices—especially if they were installed prior to networking that PC
with the WNIP system, temporarily turn off the Windows Firewall or add
Navigator and the LXE Surface setup app to the list of programs allowed
thru the Firewall and/or any after-market anti-virus app.
Navigator is a licensed application. A Navigator site license must be
purchased to unlock all Navigator features, but basic functions, like
making crosspoints, editing signal names, and setting up logic can all be
done using Navigator unlicensed, although you’ll see plenty of “nagging”
pop-ups like this:
Note: A 30-day demo Navigator license is included with LXE. Click
on Obtain a License Key to get a “Seed ID” text string, which
identifies that PC, and email it to: acti[email protected]
along with your LXE Surface or Mix Engine serial number to receive
your demo license.
The next section covers how to use the Navigator app. A section on
using the LXE Setup app (LXE GUI)begins on page 31. It is assumed, in
each case, these apps are installed onto an admin PC which is networked
with your WNIP system, including your new LXE console components, as
outlined at the beginning of this chapter.
Using the Navigator App
Navigator will initially be used to edit the factory-assigned default signal
names and configure the input and output signals on the I/O Blades
networked with your LXE Mix Engine, LXE Surface, and LXE Surface Host
processor in a WheatNet-IP (WNIP) system.
Although these activities can all be done without obtaining a Navigator
license, to access advanced features like updating the Mix Engine and
Blade software, you’ll need a Navigator site license which is available thru
your Wheatstone dealer or Wheatstone sales rep.
Once your audio and logic signals are configured, Navigator is then
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and Salvos/Macros tabs. Here’s a list of Navigator’s main functions and
features:
•Setting the audio input and output modes between mono, stereo, and
5.1 surround.
•Editing names of system sources and destinations.
•Viewing and updating the Mix
Engine and Blade software.
•Manually updating the system’s
device settings: name, the IP
address, etc.
•Assigning system-wide settings
like the sample rate and the
system’s date/time.
•Setting up weighting so specific
Blades will be set as the Route
Master or Clock Master in multiple
Blade systems.
•Assigning functions to the LIO
(RJ45 Logic jacks) and to the SLIO
(Software Logic I/O) that’s
available on every Blade and Mix
Engine.
•Creating Associated Connections to
make one or more signal
connections in response to a
triggered connection.
•Viewing device status for every
device in the system.
•Viewing the system activity log.
•Viewing signal metering and even
listening to just about any signal in
the WNIP system.
To start Navigator,
double-click its desktop
icon or, from the Start
Menu, select WheatNet
IP Navigator from the
Wheatstone folder.
WheatNet-IP Navigator-3, more
commonly called Navigator, opens
showing the Crosspoint Tab, shown in
Figure 3-6, pointing out Navigator’s
main features and context menu items. A Login popup box appears when
starting Navigator. Click OK to close the popup since no password is set by
default. We recommend setting a password (click Set Password… in the
popup window)—if Navigator is installed on a studio PC since unexpected
audio connection changes and other undesired operation could occur if the
app is used by untrained personnel.
Figure 3-6 Navigator App Crosspoint Tab and Docked Panes, with context menus overview

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System Tabs
The System > Crosspoint tab gets the most use in Navigator, which
explains why it appears when the app starts up. Clicking on another tab,
on a Page Tab, or on a Blade, a Surface, or other device icon in the
System Dock, switches the window from showing the Crosspoint grid to
show another tab or window. To redisplay the Crosspoint Grid, click the
System icon at the top of the System Dock, or click the System page tab,
then click the Crosspoint tab. A floating Crosspoint Grid window can also
be opened by clicking the X Point window selector.
The Crosspoint grid shows the WNIP system’s sources on the horizontal
axis and the system destinations on the vertical axis. The signal names are
colored to match the device colors shown in the System Dock. The
assigned colors can be edited using the Blade Preferences section of the
System > Preferences tab.
Icons in the XY grid indicate connected signals. Audio connections are
shown by round icons with the color indicating signal level: dark blue
indicates no or very low signal; green indicates a normal level signal; and
red indicates a high-level signal. These default colors can be changed
using the Preferences tab.
A small green square on a crosspoint indicates a logic-only connection. A
single round icon on a crosspoint indicates a mono source and mono
destination connection. Two round icons at a 45° angle indicate a stereo
source and stereo destination connection. Two round icons stacked
vertically indicate a mono source connected to a stereo destination and
two horizontal round icons indicate a stereo source connected to a mono
destination. A large blue multicolor round icon indicates a 5.1 connection,
rarely used in radio but often used in TV. The 5.1 icon shows various
colors to indicate the individual 5.1 channel levels.
If clicking on a crosspoint yields a large gold circle, that means the
destination could not subscribe to the selected source. This typically
means there’s a system fault, but this can also occur if the system’s
Ethernet switch or the access ports are not properly configured, or if the
switch itself has a fault.
A round red circle that appears on a crosspoint when making a
connection also indicates a fault occurred with the signal connection. The
type of fault will be identified in the status bar at the bottom of the
Crosspoint tab window.
Connecting Signals
As the mouse pointer moves over the grid, purple XY crosshairs point to
a source and destination to help identify which signals will be connected
when you click on that grid crosspoint. This is shown in Figure 3-6 on the
last page. Clicking on a crosspoint adds an icon to the grid to indicate that
connection is now active. To disconnect a signal, click on an active
crosspoint to silence the destination on an audio connection, or to turn off
the logic on a logic crosspoint.
Note: Navigator can be setup so that the CTRL key must be
pressed/held when clicking on the crosspoint grid to make or break
a connection. This is a safeguard against making accidental
connections or disconnections. The option is selected in the
General section of the System > Preferences tab.
A destination with a horizontal red line across the grid indicates that
destination is locked from changes, which typically indicates it's actively
being used. Locked signals may be manually assigned, often done with the
PGM, AUX, or AUD busses once they’re connected to outputs, but more
often a red line indicates that a Surface channel is currently turned On.
Regardless, any locked signal can be unlocked by right-clicking on the
destination name and selecting Unlock Signal from the destination context
menu shown in Figure 3-6 on the previous page.
Note: Use caution when unlocking LXE channel destinations
LXEIn01 –LXEIn24, since those red lines indicate a channel that’s
currently On. This is also the case with dedicated outputs feeding
air or going to an internet streamer since changing their sources
could affect your air or stream feeds.
Remote Monitoring of Audio Signals
Right-clicking on an active crosspoint connection, on a source name, or
on some destination names, brings up a context menu (shown in Figure 3-
6 on the previous page). Selecting Monitor…, Monitor Source…, or Monitor
Destination… opens a Monitor window (Figure 3-7) showing the source
levels and, if that signal is connected to a Destination, the Destination
levels.
The bottom section of this window has
controls to listen to that audio stream. A
drop-down list selects the PC destination to
use to listen to the signal (typically the PC’s
built-in speakers). Click Listen to Source… to
hear the audio in your PC speakers or
headphones. Use the Volume slider to adjust
the listening level.
Note: This monitoring feature is even
more valuable when you remote into
the system from home or the road
since the audio plays back on the
remote PC allowing one to confirm the
correct audio is present. For remote
access into your admin PC, one
popular app to use is TeamViewer.
Figure 3-7 Signal
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Salvos/Macros Tab
Clicking the System > Salvos/Macros tab shows a display that looks
like an unpopulated Crosspoint grid. The difference is that this grid is not
“live.” In the Salvo grid (Figure 3-8) the signal connections needed for a
future show or a new daypart, or to setup the system for a special event,
can all be saved as a Salvo. When that Salvo is then “fired,” the system
makes the various crosspoints saved in that Salvo.
Figure 3-8 Salvo/Macro Tab
Dozens of audio and logic crosspoints can be set and saved in dozens of
Salvos. Each Salvo begins life as a number (Salvo 1, Salvo 2, and so on),
which doesn’t mean much, so you’ll want to immediately rename any
Salvos you create. In Figure 3-8, Salvo 1 was renamed as RAZOR IO by
selecting that Salvo in the drop-down list then clicking Rename. Be sure to
use a name that easily identifies what that Salvo does. Even though you
can enter a Salvo name using an almost unlimited number of characters,
only about 25 characters are shown in the Salvo drop-down list. However,
when assigning a Salvo to a programmable button in the LIO tab, only the
first eight characters are shown, so we recommend limiting your Salvo
names to eight characters, like: RAZOR IO, DanceRMT, SuperPre, or
GrdnShow, or just make sure the first eight characters of a longer name
can still identify that Salvo.
Click New to create a new Salvo with the name Salvo X (empty), with X
being the next unused Salvo number. Any existing connections from a
previous Salvo are removed so you have a clean slate. As soon as you
make the first connection “(empty)” is removed from the name indicating
that Salvo is now in-use. There’s no Save Salvo button since the active
Salvo is updated with every edit.
When you select a Salvo in the drop-down list, its connections are shown
in the Salvo Edit Screen in read-only mode. The Details Dock also lists
that Salvo’s connections by their destination and source signal numbers
and names. If you want to make changes, click the Editable button, then
you can add or remove crosspoints, as required.
To take a Salvo, select it from the drop-down list then click Fire. The
crosspoints assigned in the Salvo are all quickly connected—except for any
connection going to a locked destination, like channels that are On. To
make those connections, turn off the channel(s) or unlock the locked
destinations, then fire the Salvo again. You can also assign any button on
the LXE Surface as a Spare button or set a button on a programmable
button panel as a Spare button, to fire a Salvo.
Info Tab
This tab has three sections, highlighted in Figure 3-9 on the following
page, which may need to be checked and/or set. In the Set Date and
Time section check Use this PC’s time then click Apply to update the time
shown on the HDMI monitor and the date and time shown in the studio
module OLED to that PC’s date and time. If a PC is connected to the
Internet and is configured to be a Time Server, click the NTP radio button
and enter that PC’s IP address to keep the system time synchronized.
Note: If the Mix Engine Blade is power cycled, or the Surface is
rebooted, the date and time will need to be manually updated if a
Time Server is not present on the system.
In the Clock Master Info section, check that the Clock Master
Frequency is properly set. The default setting is 44.1, but this can be
changed to 48 kHz (needed by some audio playback systems and most TV
stations) by clicking the 48 kHz radio button. All PC Blades must have their
audio input and output sample rates set to match the Clock master rate.
The Blade Display Settings section is used to control the brightness of
the front panel OLED displays on the Blade-3 Mix Engines and I/O Blades.
These settings adjust the Brightness and Dim Brightness, and how long
before the Screen Saver turns on and/or the Screen Dim is activated.
Refer to the Blade-3 User Manual about using the other settings in this
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Figure 3-9 Info Tab
LIO Properties Tab
This tab (Figure 3-10) is used to set the unconnected state condition of
the user-defined logic functions (User 1–User 500). Each user-defined logic
function can be set so its unconnected state is High, Low, or left at its Last
State when disconnected. The default setting is Low. This tab also shows
the unconnected state settings for the built-in or assigned logic functions
which are all are set for Low and cannot be edited.
Associated Connections Tab
This tab is used to create, view, and edit Associated Connections. An
Associated Connection is used to automate common system connections
by monitoring for a Triggered Connection. When the Triggered
Connection occurs, one or more Associated Connections are then made.
A typical use for an Associated Connection (AC) is to automate
connecting a bus-minus signal to a caller or remote by creating an AC for
each channel the caller or remote are visible on. The Trigger Connection
occurs when the board operator takes the caller or remote on a “trigger
channel.” The Associated Connection then connects that channel’s bus-
minus signal to that caller or remote.
This type of AC is shown in Figure 3-11, but one can automate many
other system operations in response to a predefined trigger connection
which can also be a disconnect—removing a crosspoint or taking NoSource
or another source on a fader channel.
Figure 3-10 LIO Properties Tab
Figure 3-11 Associated Connections Tab