Core-to-Core Paging

Remote Destination tab

For each Remote Destination added in the PA Router Properties, one Remote Destination tab is added to the PA Router Control Panel. You can have up to 16 Remote Destinations.

Zone

Within each Remote Destination tab on the Source Core, one Zone is used for each Channel (Channel Count in Properties). When pages are made to the Remote Destination, Channels are used round-robin. You can only have as many Simultaneous pages going to the Remote Destination as there are Channels.

The Remote Destination zones are numbered starting with the first number after the local paging zone count.

Mute

Mutes all signals to the Zone. One Mute button for each Zone.

Gain

(dB)

Sets the gain for all signals to the Zone.

You can enter the value using your keyboard, or change it by selecting the field and dragging the mouse.

Squelch Priority

Allows you to silence pages and messages at and below the Priority level selected.

You can create a Control Command and Schedule it to change the Squelch Priority to prevent pages and messages from being played in certain zones at certain times.

Buffer

Displays the amount of PA Router audio RAM in use.

Communication Status

Displays the connection status between the Remote Source and Remote Destination.

Channel Count

The number of audio channels available for a Core-to-Core Paging instance. Each channel uses one Q-LAN Stream. The Channel Count must be the same on both Destination and Source Cores.

Peak Output Level (dBFS)

Measures the output Digital Signal level.

Invert

Inverts the audio signal.

Mute

Mutes the digital audio signal.

Gain

Controls the gain of the digital audio signal prior to the D/A converter.

Q-LAN Transmitter Status

Displays the current status of the Transmitter both in text and color. The following is a list of possible status colors, and some example conditions.

NOTE:  These conditions are examples, and may not be applicable to all components with a Status field.

OK – Green – (0) – Audio is good, hardware is good.

Compromised – Orange – (1) – Audio is good but a redundancy mechanism is active (one LAN down but the other is still up) or a non-fatal hardware problem exists (fans too slow, temperature higher than expected, etc.)

Fault – Red – (2) – Audio is not passing, or hardware is malfunctioning or mis-configured (amplifier power off, audio streams broken, wrong type of I/O Card installed, loudspeaker short circuit, etc.)

Missing – Red – (3) – A piece of hardware, defined in the design, has not been discovered. Audio is not passing through that piece of hardware.

Initializing – Blue – (5) – In the process of firmware, configuration update, and design start. Audio is obviously bad.

Not Present – Gray – A virtual component in the design, that is designated as Dynamically Paired, and Not Required ,has no hardware assigned to it.

Tx OK

LED indicating the status of the Transmitter network link for both LAN A and LAN B (If network redundant).

Details

Available only when Verbose is set to Yes in the Remote Destination Properties.

Text indicating the Details of the status of the Transmitter. The information in this field is updated regularly and is cumulative. The following information is displayed as running totals.

Squelch

LED indicating that the associated PA Zone is being squelched.

Active

LED indicating that the PA Zone associated with the LED is Active (illuminated) or not.

Source

A number indicating the PA Router Input Pin to which the source of the page is connected.

Priority

Text field giving the Priority of the current event.

Cancel All

Cancels all executing and queued commands.

Cancel Queued

Cancels all queued commands.

Mute

Mutes the Page output for the associated PA Zone.

Gain

(dB)

Sets the gain for the Page signals to the Zone.

You can enter the value using your keyboard, or change it by selecting the field and dragging the mouse.

Mute

Mutes the Message input. One Mute button for each PA Zone.

Gain

Controls the Gain of the Message. One Gain control for each PA Zone. This Gain is in addition to the Gain set in the Output section of the associated Zone.

You can enter the value using your keyboard, or change it by selecting the field and dragging the mouse.

Message

Text field displaying the name of the Message file currently playing.

Mute (Zone)

Mutes only the BGM signal to the PA Zone. One Mute button for each Zone.

Gain

(dB)

Adjusts only the BGM Gain for a single PA Zone. One Gain control for each PA Zone. This Gain is in addition to the Gain set in the Output section of the associated Zone.

You can enter the value using your keyboard, or change it by selecting the field and dragging the mouse.

Select

Displays the number of the BGM Input button you have selected for the associated Zone. In addition, you can select the Select field, and type the number corresponding to the BGM Input you wish to select.

BGM input buttons 0 - n

Radio button for each BGM Input defined in the BGM Input Count in the Properties. The buttons are numbered 1 - n, and the number of the one you select displays in the Select field. A set of buttons (1 - n) is available for each Zone.

When you select a button, the audio source connected to that BGM Input is routed to the associated Zone.

BGM Input Gain  

(dB)

Adjusts the BGM Input Gain for all PA Zones associated with that BGM Input. One Gain control for each BGM Input.

BGM Ducker Attack

(Seconds)

The Attack is the time it takes the BGM to fall to 63% of the Depth level when the a Page or Message is played.

Use this control to provide a smooth transition from the BGM audio to the Page or Message audio.

BGM Ducker Depth

(dB)

The Depth sets the amount of gain applied to the BGM Input channels when the BGM Ducker is activated. The Page or Message is mixed with the BGM, so the Depth setting controls how much of the BGM is heard in the output. Setting the Depth to 60 dB of attenuation essentially mutes all BGM channels used by the Page or Message.

BGM Ducker Release

(Seconds)

The Release Time is the time it takes the BGM channel outputs to return to 63% of their normal level when the BGM Ducker is deactivated - the Page or Message ends.

Use this control to provide a smooth transition from the Page or Message audio back to the BGM channel audio.

Remote Source Tab

For every Remote Destination set up in the source Core, there must be one Remote Source set up in the Destination Core.

Communication Status

Displays the connection status between the Remote Source and Remote Destination.

Peak Input Level (dBFS)

Measures the Input Digital Signal level.

Invert

Inverts the audio signal.

Mute

Mutes the audio signal.

Gain

Controls the gain of the digital audio signal prior to the D/A converter.

Q-LAN Transmitter Status

Displays the current status of the Transmitter both in text and color. The following is a list of possible status colors, and some example conditions.

NOTE:  These conditions are examples, and may not be applicable to all components with a Status field.

OK – Green – (0) – Audio is good, hardware is good.

Compromised – Orange – (1) – Audio is good but a redundancy mechanism is active (one LAN down but the other is still up) or a non-fatal hardware problem exists (fans too slow, temperature higher than expected, etc.)

Fault – Red – (2) – Audio is not passing, or hardware is malfunctioning or mis-configured (amplifier power off, audio streams broken, wrong type of I/O Card installed, loudspeaker short circuit, etc.)

Missing – Red – (3) – A piece of hardware, defined in the design, has not been discovered. Audio is not passing through that piece of hardware.

Initializing – Blue – (5) – In the process of firmware, configuration update, and design start. Audio is obviously bad.

Not Present – Gray – A virtual component in the design, that is designated as Dynamically Paired, and Not Required ,has no hardware assigned to it.

Rx OK

LED indicating the status of the Transmitter network link for both LAN A and LAN B (If network redundant).

Details

Available only when Verbose is set to Yes in the Remote Destination Properties.

Text indicating the Details of the status of the Transmitter. The information in this field is updated regularly and is cumulative. The following information is displayed as running totals.

Name

The Name on the source must be identical to the name on the destination, and if you have more than one source/destination pair, each pair must have unique names.

By default, the source = Remote Destination 1, the destination = Remote Source 1. You must change one or both names to match.

For each Remote Destination you set up, a tab is placed across the top of the PA Router Control Panel.

Type

Select Q-LAN to communicate from one Core to another over the Q-LAN network using the number of Q-LAN streams equal to the Channel Count. Both Cores must be set to Q-LAN.

Select Direct to supply the audio to the remote Core via AES, WAN transmitter/receiver, or analog. Selecting Direct adds an output audio pin to the PA Router, giving you the responsibility of getting the audio to the other Core. Both Cores must be set to Direct.

Channel Count

The number of Q-LAN channels. Allows for multiple pages at one time, providing they do not require the same zones on the same Core.

Q-LAN Redundant

Adds LAN-B for redundancy.

Available only when Type is set to Q-LAN.

Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Invert

0

1

normal

invert

0

1

Level

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Active

0

1

false

true

0

1

BGM n Select

0

1

false

true

0

1

BGM Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

BGM Mute

0

1

unmuted

muted

0

1

BGM Select

1 through n

1 through n

0 to 1

Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Message

Message Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Message Mute

0

1

unmuted

muted

0

1

Mute

0

1

unmuted

muted

0

1

Page Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Page Mute

0

1

unmuted

muted

0

1

Priority

0

n

Text names of the Priorities defined.

0.000 to 1.00

Source

0

n

0

n

0.000 to 1.00

Squelch

(Squelch Priority)

0 ¹

n

Text names of the Priorities defined.

0.000 to 1.00

Attack Time

0.0 to 5

0 ms to 5 s

0.000 to 1.00

Depth

0 to 60

0 dB to 60 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Buffer Used

Text Field

Cancel all Commands

Trigger

Cancel Queued Commands

Trigger

Communications Status

Text Field

LAN A / B Details

(LAN B only when Q-LAN us redundant)

LAN A / B OK

(Tx OK LED) (only when Q-LAN is redundant)

0

1

false

true

0

1