Worldcast Systems ECRESO FM 5kW User manual

WorldCast Systems
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ECRESO FM 5kW/10kW
USER MANUAL
87.5 –108 MHz
FM TRANSMITTER
Date: 2021/11/16
Version: 2.3.x

WorldCast Systems, hereby, certifies that the ECRESO FM transmitter complies with the dispositions of applicable
European Community Directives.
A copy of the complete certificate of conformance can be found on the website
https://www.worldcastsystems.com/en/account/documents/
FCC Part 15.19 Warning Statement
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
FCC Part 15.21 Warning Statement
NOTE: the grantee is not responsible for any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
FCC Part 15.105(b) Warning Statement
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
•-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................9
1.1. About WorldCast Systems .......................................................................................................................9
1.2. Before you start .....................................................................................................................................11
1.2.1. Safety precautions .........................................................................................................................11
1.2.2. Factory guarantee..........................................................................................................................12
1.3. Licensing information ............................................................................................................................12
2. DESCRIPTION ..............................................................................................................................................13
2.1. General description.....................................................................................................................................13
2.2. Transmitter Description..............................................................................................................................14
2.3. Transmitter front view................................................................................................................................15
2.4. Transmitter rear view .................................................................................................................................16
2.5. Synoptic diagrams.......................................................................................................................................17
2.6. Control Unit description .............................................................................................................................27
2.6.1. Front panel...........................................................................................................................................27
2.6.2. Rear panel............................................................................................................................................28
2.6.3. Opened cover ......................................................................................................................................28
2.7. Exciter Description......................................................................................................................................29
2.7.1. Front panel...........................................................................................................................................29
2.7.2. Rear panel............................................................................................................................................29
2.7.3. Opened cover ......................................................................................................................................30
2.7.4. Synoptic diagram .................................................................................................................................31
2.8. 2000 W Power Amplifier.............................................................................................................................32
2.8.1. Front panel...........................................................................................................................................32
2.8.2. Rear panel............................................................................................................................................33
2.8.3. Opened cover ......................................................................................................................................33
2.9. Power supply module .................................................................................................................................34
2.10. Fan module ...............................................................................................................................................35
2.11. Coupler......................................................................................................................................................36
2.12. Cooling systems ........................................................................................................................................37
2.13. Roof top ....................................................................................................................................................38
2.14. Hardware options .....................................................................................................................................38
2.14.1. Mains power on/off switch................................................................................................................38
2.14.2. Emergency stop buttons....................................................................................................................39
2.15. Protecting the transmitter........................................................................................................................40
2.15.1. Surge Protector..................................................................................................................................40
2.15.2. Protection against VSWR ...................................................................................................................40
2.15.3. Protection against high temperature ................................................................................................40
2.15.4. Protections incorporated into the control unit and exciter PSU .......................................................40
3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................42
3.1. Environmental.............................................................................................................................................42
3.2. Power supply ..............................................................................................................................................42
3.3. Physical .......................................................................................................................................................42

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3.4. Interface panel............................................................................................................................................43
3.5. RF section....................................................................................................................................................43
3.6. Composite operation ..................................................................................................................................44
3.7. Stereo operation.........................................................................................................................................44
3.8. Mono operation..........................................................................................................................................44
3.9. AF inputs .....................................................................................................................................................45
3.10. HF output/input........................................................................................................................................45
3.11. Miscellaneous ...........................................................................................................................................45
4. STARTING UP YOUR TRANSMITTER.............................................................................................................46
4.1. Connections ................................................................................................................................................46
4.2. Setting the transmitter power and inputs ..................................................................................................47
4.3. Using the front panel ..................................................................................................................................48
4.3.1. Setting the transmitter ........................................................................................................................48
4.3.2. Input selection .....................................................................................................................................49
4.3.3. Setting the MPX inputs ........................................................................................................................49
4.3.4. MPX configuration ...............................................................................................................................50
4.3.5. Setting the analog or AES inputs..........................................................................................................50
4.3.6. Getting on air.......................................................................................................................................51
4.4. With the embedded website ......................................................................................................................52
4.4.1. Network configuration.........................................................................................................................52
4.4.2. Connecting to the web interface .........................................................................................................52
4.4.3. Configuring the transmitter .................................................................................................................53
4.4.4. Sound processing.................................................................................................................................54
4.4.5. SmartFM ..............................................................................................................................................54
4.4.6. Getting on air.......................................................................................................................................54
5. OPERATION AND PARAMETERS DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................55
5.1. Overview.....................................................................................................................................................55
5.2. Local mode..................................................................................................................................................55
5.3. How to set the inputs..................................................................................................................................56
5.4. TX parameters.............................................................................................................................................56
5.5. AC parameters ............................................................................................................................................58
5.6. SmartFM parameters..................................................................................................................................59
5.7. Input switch parameters.............................................................................................................................61
5.8. Line 1 (ANA) parameters.............................................................................................................................62
5.9. Line 2 (AES) parameters..............................................................................................................................63
5.10. MPX parameters .......................................................................................................................................64
5.11. Player parameters (audio backup)............................................................................................................65
5.12. Audio generator parameters ....................................................................................................................65
5.13. Modulation parameters............................................................................................................................66
5.14. Stereo Encoder parameters......................................................................................................................68
5.15. RDS / SCA encoder parameters.................................................................................................................69
5.16. Sound process parameters .......................................................................................................................70
5.17. RDS parameters ........................................................................................................................................71
5.18. SD card parameters ..................................................................................................................................77
5.19. Date and Time parameters .......................................................................................................................78
5.20. System parameters ...................................................................................................................................78

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6. FRONT SCREEN USE.....................................................................................................................................82
6.1. Overview.....................................................................................................................................................82
6.2. Working principle........................................................................................................................................82
6.2.1. The key pad..........................................................................................................................................82
6.2.2. Navigation............................................................................................................................................83
6.3. Structure of the Ecreso FM menus .............................................................................................................85
6.3.1. First level measurements.....................................................................................................................85
6.3.2. First level menus..................................................................................................................................86
6.3.3. Alarms..................................................................................................................................................87
6.3.4. TX Parameters......................................................................................................................................88
6.3.5. ACU Parameters...................................................................................................................................88
6.3.6. SmartFM ..............................................................................................................................................89
6.3.7. Input Switch.........................................................................................................................................89
6.3.8. Line 1 / Line 2.......................................................................................................................................91
6.3.9. Player ...................................................................................................................................................91
6.3.10. MPX Analog........................................................................................................................................92
6.3.11. MPX Digital ........................................................................................................................................92
6.3.12. Generator ..........................................................................................................................................93
6.3.13. Modulation ........................................................................................................................................93
6.3.14. Stereo encoder ..................................................................................................................................93
6.3.15. RDS / SCA Encoder.............................................................................................................................94
6.3.16. Sound Processor ................................................................................................................................94
6.3.17. RDS.....................................................................................................................................................95
6.3.18. Network .............................................................................................................................................96
6.3.19. Communication ports ........................................................................................................................96
6.3.20. Maintenance......................................................................................................................................97
6.3.21. Temperature / Fan.............................................................................................................................98
6.3.22. Time/Date..........................................................................................................................................98
6.3.23. License ...............................................................................................................................................99
6.3.24. SD Card ..............................................................................................................................................99
6.3.25. About / System ................................................................................................................................100
6.3.26. Easy/Expert......................................................................................................................................100
7. SERIAL & TELNET COMMANDS..................................................................................................................101
7.1. Working principle......................................................................................................................................101
7.2. ECRESO FM serial commands ...................................................................................................................103
7.2.1. System commands.............................................................................................................................103
7.2.2. Measurement commands..................................................................................................................105
7.2.3. Transmitter commands......................................................................................................................107
7.2.4. Configuration commands ..................................................................................................................108
7.2.5. Alarm commands...............................................................................................................................110
7.2.6. Input commands................................................................................................................................112
7.2.7. Encoder commands ...........................................................................................................................115
7.2.8. RDS commands ..................................................................................................................................116
7.2.9. ACU commands..................................................................................................................................120
7.2.10. Status commands ............................................................................................................................120

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8. THE EMBEDDED WEBSITE .........................................................................................................................101
8.1. Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................122
8.2. Connecting to the embedded web site.....................................................................................................122
8.3. Viewing the Status ....................................................................................................................................125
8.3.1. Synoptic .............................................................................................................................................125
8.3.2. Logbook/History ................................................................................................................................127
8.3.3. Advanced measurements ..................................................................................................................131
8.4. Transmitter configuration.........................................................................................................................134
8.4.1. Easy configuration .............................................................................................................................134
8.4.2. Main configuration ............................................................................................................................136
8.4.3. Maintenance......................................................................................................................................142
8.4.4. Dual drive...........................................................................................................................................147
8.4.5. Modulation configuration..................................................................................................................148
8.4.6. Input Selection...................................................................................................................................150
8.4.7. Input Sources .....................................................................................................................................152
8.4.8. Audio backup configuration...............................................................................................................155
8.5. Setting the RDS data .................................................................................................................................156
8.5.1. Static encoder....................................................................................................................................156
8.5.2. Dynamic Encoder...............................................................................................................................158
8.6. System configuration ................................................................................................................................161
8.6.1. Product ID ..........................................................................................................................................161
8.6.2. Product configuration........................................................................................................................162
8.6.3. Product Backup..................................................................................................................................162
8.6.4. Date / Time ........................................................................................................................................165
8.6.5. Network .............................................................................................................................................166
8.6.6. Communication .................................................................................................................................167
8.6.7. Users ..................................................................................................................................................168
8.6.8. SNMP Agent.......................................................................................................................................169
8.6.9. SNMP Manager..................................................................................................................................170
8.6.10. SMTP Client......................................................................................................................................171
8.6.11. IRT Traps ..........................................................................................................................................172
8.6.12. Traps / Emails...................................................................................................................................173
8.6.13. License .............................................................................................................................................174
8.6.14. System .............................................................................................................................................174
8.6.15. Advanced Logging ............................................................................................................................176
8.7. About ........................................................................................................................................................178
8.8. Chatting with other users .........................................................................................................................178
9. SOUND PROCESS.......................................................................................................................................179
9.1. Overview...................................................................................................................................................179
9.2. Presets ......................................................................................................................................................179
9.3. Management using the web interface......................................................................................................181
9.3.1. Saving a preset...................................................................................................................................181
9.3.2. Import/Export....................................................................................................................................182
9.3.3. Transmitter settings...........................................................................................................................182
9.4. Sound process parameters .......................................................................................................................182

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10. REMOTE CONTROL AND MONITORING WITH THE GPIO BOARD .............................................................185
10.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................185
10.2. Standard digital GPIO board ...................................................................................................................185
10.2.1. Description of control and monitoring functions ............................................................................185
10.2.2. Remote control function pinout ......................................................................................................186
10.2.3. Remote monitoring function pinout................................................................................................186
10.2.4. Physical representation of the GPIOs ..............................................................................................188
10.2.5. Management using serial commands..............................................................................................189
10.3. Analog GPIO board..................................................................................................................................190
10.3.1. Description of control and monitoring functions ............................................................................190
10.3.2. Remote control function pinout ......................................................................................................191
10.3.3. Remote analog monitoring function pinout ....................................................................................191
10.3.4. Remote monitoring function pinout (relays)...................................................................................192
10.3.5. Physical representation of the analog GPIOs ..................................................................................193
10.3.6. Management using serial commands..............................................................................................194
10.3.7. Specification of the analog GPIO board...........................................................................................194
10.4. Digital GPIO board with “Fault memory”................................................................................................194
10.4.1. Description of control and monitoring functions ............................................................................194
10.4.2. Remote control function pinout ......................................................................................................195
10.4.3. Remote monitoring function pinout................................................................................................195
10.4.4. Physical representation of the digital GPIO with “Fault memory” ..................................................198
10.4.5. Management using serial commands..............................................................................................199
11. EMR ........................................................................................................................................................205
11.1. Setting up................................................................................................................................................205
11.1.1. Connecting for the first time to EMR...............................................................................................205
11.1.2. Retrieving your account ID ..............................................................................................................206
11.1.3. Setting up transmitters....................................................................................................................206
11.2. Using EMR...............................................................................................................................................207
11.2.1. Presentation ....................................................................................................................................207
11.2.2. Viewing the map..............................................................................................................................207
11.2.3. Dashboard........................................................................................................................................208
11.2.4. Reporting .........................................................................................................................................211
11.2.5. Configuration ...................................................................................................................................212
APPENDIX A: SOFTWARE OPTION MANAGEMENT........................................................................................201
A.1. Using the embedded web site..................................................................................................................201
A.2. Using the front panel application .............................................................................................................202
A.3. Using serial commands.............................................................................................................................203
APPENDIX B: ADJUSTING THE IMPEDANCE OF ANALOG INPUTS...................................................................204
APPENDIX C: UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLING THE TRANSMITTER.................................................................205
C.1. Unpacking and assembly precautions ......................................................................................................213
Operator equipment....................................................................................................................................213
Requirements ..............................................................................................................................................213
C.2. Unpacking the cabinet ..............................................................................................................................214
C.3. Electrical connection.................................................................................................................................218
C.4. Mounting elements in the cabinet ...........................................................................................................221
C.5. RF connection ...........................................................................................................................................224

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APPENDIX D: MAINTENANCE........................................................................................................................226
D.1. Replacing a power supply unit .................................................................................................................226
D.2. Replacing an amplifier..............................................................................................................................227
D.3. Replacing a fan module ............................................................................................................................228
D.4. Replacing the driver..................................................................................................................................230
D.5. Replacing a load........................................................................................................................................231
D.6. Replacing the control unit ........................................................................................................................232
D.7. Changing the driver fuses.........................................................................................................................233
D.8. Replacing the control unit battery ...........................................................................................................234
D.9. Replacing the driver battery.....................................................................................................................235
D.10. Replacing the driver fan .........................................................................................................................236
D.11. Replacing the air filters...........................................................................................................................238
D.12. Replacing an audio board on the driver .................................................................................................239
APPENDIX E: TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................................................241
E.1. Complete Reset of the ECRESO FM...........................................................................................................241
APPENDIX F: EMR & SECURITY......................................................................................................................242
F.1. Transmitter Notification Protocol .............................................................................................................242
F.2. EMR Server Security..................................................................................................................................242
FOR MORE INFORMATION............................................................................................................................243

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. About WorldCast Systems
WorldCast Systems is a leading solution provider with over 60 years of experience in media and broadcast.
Our solutions and services cover the entire broadcast chain from field contribution, to audio/video distribution over
IP, FM transmission, RDS encoding, signal measurement, telemetry, antenna management, and remote monitoring
and control.
With our established brands APT, Ecreso, Audemat, and the NMS solution KYBIO Media, we are trusted by customers
worldwide including large network operators, regulation authorities, national broadcasters and local, community
stations. From product and software supply to full turnkey solutions, we accompany our customers throughout all
phases of their project.
Our team's mission - to help our customers deliver the best service to their audience, while lowering total cost of
ownership and benefiting from the best user experience.
WorldCast Systems is a part of WorldCast Group and employs around 100 people worldwide. With its headquarters in
Bordeaux, France, and offices in Miami and Kuala Lumpur, the group generates more than 85% of its turnover
internationally. Customers also benefit local support through a large network of trusted partners and distributors.
Our In-House Expertise covers:
•Research & Development
•Production & Quality Testing
•Systems Integration
•Turnkey Projects
•Project Engineering & Customer Support
•Training Academy
•Maintenance & Technical Support
Why We're Here
We believe in bringing the most advanced solutions to our customers, enabling them to deliver to their audience
continuous on-air broadcasting of information, music, radio, tv....while at work, on the road, at home.
•Keep Your Audience Loyal by delivering them a great experience with content that is delivered continuously
and with the highest quality.
•Reduce Your Operating Costs with broadcast solutions that are competitive at the time of purchase and that
continue to drive savings throughout our products’ lifespan.
•Protect Your Investment with tools that enable optimum operating conditions of your network infrastructure
and maximum site performance
What We Value
•360° Innovation
oCollegial Management
oDesign Thinking
oFuture-Ready Designs
oAgile Method
•Enhancing The Customer Experience
oGreat User Experience

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oSimplicity
oProduct and Service Excellence
oQuality ISO 9001
•Sustainable Growth
oProduct Efficiency
oLow Consumption Building
oCharitable Foundation For Local Reforestation