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Wheatstone D-5.1 FAQ
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I added a new input card but the operators can’t see the signals. How do I fix this?
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The D-5.1 saves visibility settings as part of each preset. When
you add new signals they do not automatically become visible. You have
to add the signals to the visibility list, take a preset on the
surface, and send the visibility settings to the surface for that
preset. Repeat this procedure for each preset that needs to include the
new signal.
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How do I control an OnAir light when a Mic fader is turned on?
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On Air lights may be controlled from any logic port output. XPoint
software is used to program control functions such as this. You have to
route the surface’s tally signal to a logic destination that you
create from scratch. Then you use XPoint to configure VDip settings for
each mic signal. See this application
note for a detailed answer.
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How can I mute a Studio speaker when a Mic is turned on?
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Studio Mutes are programmed using the
Configure-VDip Settings form in XPoint.
Please refer to this application note for a detailed answer.
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How can I send a confidence feed (station’s Program audio) to my mix minus outputs when
we are in a commercial break?
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You can use a tally out of your master control switcher to control
a logic input port in the Bridge router. That logic input must be
mapped to a new Destination signal in XPoint and given the function
CFLedAll. You can do this by right clicking on any blank Destination
and opening the Modify Signal Definitions form and creating a Logic I/O
Only signal. Next, in Xpoint cross-connect your newly created
Destination signal to the surface’s D1Tally signal. Then cross-connect
your station’s air Program (demod) or master control audio Source
signal to the surface’s D1Cfeed Destination signal. Last, make
sure that the REM TRIG (Remote Trigger) switch is lit on your surface
to enable the automatic switching. Now whenever you go to a break the
Confidence feed audio will automatically be routed to all Mix Minus
outputs, and when you come back from the break the normal Mix Minus feeds
will be automatically restored.
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Can I connect 75ohm coax with BNC’s to your Bridge router’s AES-3 digital I/O cards?
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Yes. All 22 slot Bridge racks have modular rear panels. AES I/O cards may be fitted with
an 8-BNC rear panel.
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How can I start an audio playback device from the surface?
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Use the Modify Signal Definitions form in XPoint to add a logic
output port to the audio Source signal. For detailed info please refer
to this application note.
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Do you support SDI and HDSDI?
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A serial video de-mux card that will extract embedded AES audio
from SDI or HDSDI streams is being developed. Please check with
sales for ordering details.
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What is Bus-Minus?
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Bus Minus provides a discrete mix minus for every fader on your
surface. If your surface has 24 faders, then you have 24
additional mix
minus outputs! Bus minus works by automatically removing the
appropriate fader’s signal from each individual Bus Minus
output. What appears at a fader’s bus minus output is everything
assigned to the bus – minus itself. Bus Minus output mixes
for
each fader appear as sources in XPoint and may be routed to any
physical audio output. A software setting allows you to
convert BusMinus into a Direct output system for recording or
“iso”
feeds.
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When I "TAKE" an Event on my surface the mic gain does not change. What's wrong?
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Nothing is wrong. Microphone pre-amp gain is not stored with
an Event for a couple of important reasons. First, when you adjust the
gain of a microphone pre-amp, you are sending control information to
the actual mic pre-amp. The last gain control and phantom power
messages received are stored right at the pre-amp. This is convenient
when you switch between different control rooms or different sources on
your mic faders.
Second, your system supports multiple control
surfaces which may have access to the microphones you are using for
your show. Gain is not stored in an Event to prevent the other surfaces
from changing the gain of a microphone in use when they take an Event.
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Which 3rd party house routers can Wheatstone talk to?
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| -- UTAH -- |
| SC-3 or SC-4 controllers - RCP-3 Control Protocol |
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| -- Grass Valley -- |
| SMS-7K or Encore - RCP or Native protocols |
| Horizon - serial interface |
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| -- Evertz / Quartz -- |
| Routing Switcher Remote Control Protocol Type 1 |
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| -- nVision -- |
| Router Control Protocol |
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Don’t see your router? Ask us to develop an interface for it.
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Which 3rd party video switcher / automation systems can control the audio board (control surface)?
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Currently Ross (Overdrive) and Sony (MVS series) have software
tools to automate control surface fader, on/off, source selection, etc.
functions. Others are in the works. Check with your video switcher
manufacturer to see if they plan on supporting our Open Automation
Interface.
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