Page Station Aux Mic Component

The Page Station Aux Mic feature allows you to connect a microphone or other line level device to the Page Station and send the output of the connected device to the Q-SYS Core for processing. This feature is entirely separate from the Page Station functionality.

The Page Station Aux Mic component allows you to control the analog input level and digital gain of an auxiliary microphone or other line level device connected to the physical Page Station. In addition, this component supplies the output signal pin, carrying the auxiliary device's signal, which can then be processed as desired.

You must drag a Page Station Aux Mic component into your Q-SYS design to enable this feature.

Inputs

The Page Station Aux Mic component has no inputs. All the inputs are on the physical hardware.

Outputs

Aux Mic/Line - The audio from the auxiliary microphone or other line level device connected to the physical hardware is routed over the Q-LAN network to the Q-SYS Core and to the Page Station Aux Mic component. The output (Aux Mic/Line) of the Page Station's Aux Mic/Line In component is typically wired to one of the PA Router's audio inputs.

Controls

Analog

Control	Function	Default / Range
Peak Input Level (dBFS)	Graphic display of the Auxiliary Mic Line input indicating the peak analog input level in dBFS.	Default = N / A Range = -120 to 20
Clip	Red LED indicating if the signal is being clipped.	Off / On
Clip Hold	Holds the clip indication until manually cleared.	Off / On
Max RMS Input Level (dBu)	Controls the RMS Input level for the Aux Mic input. This is the level prior to the A to D converter. The maximum level signal that can go to the A to D converter without clipping is 0 dBFS peak or -3 dBFS RMS. The "Max RMS Input Level (dBu)" control sets the analog level at which the audio signal will appear at the input.	Default = 21 Range = 12 to -56

Control

Function

Default / Range

Peak Input Level

(dBFS)

Graphic display of the Auxiliary Mic Line input indicating the peak analog input level in dBFS.

Default = N / A

Range = -120 to 20

Clip

Red LED indicating if the signal is being clipped.

Off / On

Clip Hold

Holds the clip indication until manually cleared.

Off / On

Max RMS Input Level

(dBu)

Controls the RMS Input level for the Aux Mic input. This is the level prior to the A to D converter.

The maximum level signal that can go to the A to D converter without clipping is 0 dBFS peak or -3 dBFS RMS. The "Max RMS Input Level (dBu)" control sets the analog level at which the audio signal will appear at the input.

Default = 21

Range = 12 to -56

Digital

Control	Function	Default / Range
Invert	Inverts the input signal.	Off / On
Mute	Mutes the input signal.	Off / On
Gain	Sets the gain of the input signal.	Default = 0 Range = -100 to 20

Control

Function

Default / Range

Invert

Inverts the input signal.

Off / On

Mute

Mutes the input signal.

Off / On

Gain

Sets the gain of the input signal.

Default = 0

Range = -100 to 20

Properties

Property	Function	Choices
Name	Identifies the Page Station component in Q-SYS Designer, enabling the connection between the design and the physical Page Station. This name should be the same as the Page Station Device Name (hostname Hostnames may contain ASCII letters 'a' through 'z' (case-insensitive), the digits '0' through '9', the hyphen, and the underscore. Hostname labels cannot begin or end with a hyphen. No other symbols, punctuation characters, or blank spaces are permitted. ) in the Q-SYS Configurator. Click in the Name property and type the Name. The name must follow standard naming conventions. The Administrator restricts the name according to the following: ASCII characters a - z (case insensitive) Digits 0 - 9 Hyphen (cannot be at the beginning or end of the name) Underscore (acceptable with a Q-SYS implementation) No other characters, symbols, punctuation, or blank spaces.	User input
Location	User defined Location for the Page Station.	User input
Is Network Redundant	Indicates if the Page Station is connected to redundant networks.	No / Yes
Is Required	When Is Required is set to Yes, an error displays if the hardware does not exist on the network. This is the default behavior. When Is Required is set to No, the device is identified as not present, its status state is Not Present which is not considered an error. The color displayed for “Not Present” equipment is gray. If a device is dynamically assignable but has not been assigned, it is considered Not Present” even if it is required.	Yes / No
Is Dynamic	Indicates that this virtual component can be paired with the same type of hardware without changing the network id of the hardware, or the name of this component. Refer to Dynamic Pairing for more information.	Yes / No
Model	Selects the Model of the Page Station. Initially, you choose the model when you place the Page Station into the Inventory. You can change it here if needed.	PS-400 PS-800 PS-1600 PS-1650
Enable Expander	Enables the Page Station to support the use of the Page Station Expander (PS-X ). The PS-X allows you to connect a Q-SYS handheld microphone that can be mounted in the same general area as the Page Station. For example, the Page Station is mounted on the airline gate desk, whereas the PS-X is mounted at the gate itself. When the Expander is enabled, the Aux Mic, and GPIO components are no longer available.	Yes / No
Verbose	Displays the Networking and Audio Stream details for LAN A and LAN B. You must have Is Network Redundant set to Yes to see LAN B details.	No / Yes

Property

Function

Choices

Name

Identifies the Page Station component in Q-SYS Designer, enabling the connection between the design and the physical Page Station. This name should be the same as the Page Station Device Name (hostname Hostnames may contain ASCII letters 'a' through 'z' (case-insensitive), the digits '0' through '9', the hyphen, and the underscore. Hostname labels cannot begin or end with a hyphen. No other symbols, punctuation characters, or blank spaces are permitted. ) in the Q-SYS Configurator. Click in the Name property and type the Name.

The name must follow standard naming conventions. The Administrator restricts the name according to the following:

ASCII characters a - z (case insensitive)

Digits 0 - 9

Hyphen (cannot be at the beginning or end of the name)

Underscore (acceptable with a Q-SYS implementation)

No other characters, symbols, punctuation, or blank spaces.

User input

Location

User defined Location for the Page Station.

User input

Is Network Redundant

Indicates if the Page Station is connected to redundant networks.

No / Yes

Is Required

When Is Required is set to Yes, an error displays if the hardware does not exist on the network. This is the default behavior.

When Is Required is set to No, the device is identified as not present, its status state is Not Present which is not considered an error. The color displayed for “Not Present” equipment is gray.

If a device is dynamically assignable but has not been assigned, it is considered Not Present” even if it is required.

Yes / No

Is Dynamic

Indicates that this virtual component can be paired with the same type of hardware without changing the network id of the hardware, or the name of this component. Refer to Dynamic Pairing for more information.

Yes / No

Model

Selects the Model of the Page Station. Initially, you choose the model when you place the Page Station into the Inventory. You can change it here if needed.

PS-400

PS-800

PS-1600

PS-1650

Enable Expander

Enables the Page Station to support the use of the Page Station Expander (PS-X ). The PS-X allows you to connect a Q-SYS handheld microphone that can be mounted in the same general area as the Page Station. For example, the Page Station is mounted on the airline gate desk, whereas the PS-X is mounted at the gate itself.

When the Expander is enabled, the Aux Mic, and GPIO components are no longer available.

Yes / No

Verbose

Displays the Networking and Audio Stream details for LAN A and LAN B. You must have Is Network Redundant set to Yes to see LAN B details.

No / Yes

Control Pins

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Clip	0 1	false true	0 1	Output
Clip Hold	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Peak Input Level (dBFS)	-120 to 20	-120 dB to 20 dB	0.000 to 1.00	Output
Gain	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0.000 to 1.00	Input / Output
Invert	0 1	normal invert	0 1	Input / Output
Max Level	12.0 to -56	12.0 to -56	0 to .988	Input / Output
Mute	0 1	unmute mute	0 1	Input / Output

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Clip

false

true

Output

Clip Hold

false

true

Input / Output

Peak Input Level

(dBFS)

-120 to 20

-120 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Output

Gain

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Invert

normal

invert

Input / Output

Max Level

12.0 to -56

0 to .988

Input / Output

Mute

unmute

mute

Input / Output

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