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1. 3 USB 5 8 10 12 1 AC Power Wordclock 7 RS232 Control AES EBU Channel Channel Lamp In in 1 out l in Ei eine EE e E e O e BW SS Se 000 100mA max AJAJATA G 8 gl VIER on Eventide Se s Sc Se Se POWER RLA1 RLA2 Model 1134 001 2P 6 9 11 13 SE 4 Basic Remote Wordclock AES EBU Channel Channel Switch out out 2 out 2 in IBD600E Extended Remote 14 Delayed e i a l 3 7 RS232 SA 12 1 AC Power Wee e d er ones Word 8 AES EBU in Channel Channel RS232 in Indica remote Control a clock In 1 out l in tion inputs ei A E J e CLOCK y ies outeur e EA jo a Eventide 52 OUT X POWER DELAYED RS232 GE Ee 2 Power 15 Delayed 18 General 6 9 11 13 Switch RS232 y t remote Wordclock AES EBU Channel Channel WHG ER outputs out out 2 out 2 in 1 AC Power These functions can be changed in configura IEC standard 3 prong connector The center tion mode post is chassis ground When power is not con See page 32 to configure the Basic Remote nected the unit is bypassed the analog and 5 Wordclock in digital inputs are connected to their respective An external Wordclock signal may be used as a outputs through a relay sample clock source A Wordclock signal will usually offer a more stable clock source than that supplied by an AES EBU signal gt See page 9 to use Wordclock 6 Wordclock out The BD600 outputs a Wordclock signal of its 3 U
2. BYP AUX2 DUNP AUX3 SNEZ AUX4 PANC A simple circuit for triggering DUMP With factory default settings connect your push button between pins 13 and 16 Station Break Insert This remote only function mutes the output for 4 0 seconds variable on BD600E while continuing to enter input audio into the delay typically the RLA1 or RLA2 outputs will be configured to trigger an external cart machine to seamlessly insert a Station Identification Break or other jingle into the pro gram material without loss of input audio which can then be time compressed to make room for it To use this feature successfully on a BD600 the current delay value must be 4 or more seconds below the maximum On completion the delay value will be 4 0 seconds longer than when it was triggered or the configured D HD value whichever is shorter On BD600E a Station Break Insert may be programmed to JN which will cause the current selected jingle to be played directly from the CF card rather than requiring an external cart machine and mixer This jingle may in practice be a Station Break a promotion or a commercial See Insert Operations below for more information BD600 Profanity Delay Appendix A Basic Remote Control Page 33 Document Version 1 6 Appendix B BD600E Extended Remote Control f Ha gl iA ANAN Zi e a f S O O INPUT V C d y Ol Li OP ei O 0 3 y y AENA Os ED lt 5 e EN a ACTI OUTPUT ei e e H Z D E
3. Bad Jimi crits O an 17 29 DO a ele dee 9 16 28 Panic WAV Test it ias 17 disabled ias sida 16 A EN 23 PASS WOUG ta eege 20 22 29 SE 9 11 POWER EIERE 4 7 Precision RE SE relay Age 1 2 4 6 13 14 28 32 47 Remote function ramp to DY PASS een geriet gets Zeie Eiere 40 Station break cnica da 40 wait for DY PASS eege 40 S Gn a EE 4 5 25 39 42 safe ME 11 14 15 23 30 32 34 sample Tales is 9 17 28 29 31 sample rate Conversion cccooccccoocccnonnninnnnnnn 9 31 signal Gel EE 7 8 47 Over odd EE 7 9 station break cccccsssessceceseeeeessersnseeeeees 33 E 2 9 16 28 Eeer 11 12 LG ha EE 4 17 version NUMDET oooooocccccnconononunicicicononon 5 7 43 Wordclock 4 9 16 28 31 What s new in this Release This manual covers software version 1 5 It has a number of new features as well as fixes for problems in previous version All page references below refer to BD600 User Manual Document Version 1 6 Sections marked in grey represent significant changes that should be clearly understood Unit will automatically re initialize after upgrade Changes Improvements 1 New SEND command sends delay value changes over RS232 gt See p 31 2 DUMP now operates normally in MPD mode in MPD config mode it still zeros display 3 SNEEZE now operates normally in MPD mode 4 New SHOW command to display amount used or amount free gt See p 31 5 If Station Break Time is set to JING inserts Station Brea
4. followed by a 4 byte config value followed by hex 0D 0A carriage return line feed The last record will be followed by a gt None of the 4 byte values contain gt The records correspond to configuration variables described in Chapter 3 and consist of ASCII characters of the set 0 through 9 A through Z space and dash Records will be padded with trailing spaces where necessary to bring them up to 4 bytes note this command will NOT drive RLA1 or RLA2 even if configured for DUnP dump entire config table with all variables and all available values This long response includes multiple records each consisting of a 4 byte config variable name followed by an ASCII equal sign followed by one or more 4 byte strings each containing config values separated by spaces followed by a space and then hex 0D 0A carriage return line feed The last record will be fol lowed by a gt None of the 4 byte values contain gt The records correspond to configuration variables described in Chapter 3 and consist of ASCII characters of the set 0 through 9 A through Z space and dash Records will be padded with trailing spaces where necessary to bring them up to 4 bytes Note that the REB values will depend on the current DL OU value if the RUN variable does not specify MPD the unit goes to in line static and at full delay steps to next config variable Responds with normal gt Use X to request cur rent config variable name and value
5. RAPO when RAMP ing TO ZERO ee when the jingle is in use or being pre SAFE when the delay is greater than the con pared for use meted sate Wine gt MAX the current delay is greater than the SNEZ when SNEEZE is active maximum configured value see Insert DUMP when the DUMP button is pressed Operations below LIVE when the delay is at 0 00 TOP a o Sees owable value see Insert Operations be STAT when the delay value is stable and non low zero PANE when i ee UNL when the digital audio input is unlocked when in panic mode FULL when the delay is at maximum Page 34 Appendix B Extended Remote Control BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Appendix B Extended Remote Control Factory default values for Parallel Outputs The default values for OUT1 16 are as follows note that prior to V1 4 OUT3 16 defaulted to GFF OUT BURP OUT2 SAFE OUT3 BYP OUT4 SNEZ OUTS HES OUT6 URE OUT7 REB OUT8 RTO OUT9 LIVE OUTIO STAT OUT11 FULL OUT12 MUTE OUT13 SBR OUT14 INSERT OUTI5 JBAD OUTI6 TIM BD600 Profanity Delay Appendix B Extended Remote Control Page 35 Document Version 1 6 Appendix B BD600E Extended Remote Control Parallel Inputs There are 16 input controls IN 1 to INI6 These inputs are opto isolated and can be driven with a voltage of either polarity between 5 and 25 volts They may be configured to remotely duplicate exist ing push buttons or to provide other functions that cannot be achieved with the normal fron
6. for two input channels and two output chan nels 10 Channel 1 Output 11 Channel 2 Output Male XLR connectors 12 Channel 1 Input 13 Channel 2 Input Female XLR connectors 14 Delayed RS232 in 15 Delayed RS232 out These are 9 pin DB9 connectors where the in put is delayed by the amount of the delay and fed to the output usually to drive a clock indi cator showing the time of the delayed material They can also be used to delay RS232 control signals 16 Activity Indication These LEDs will flash when there is a change of state on the adjacent inputs BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 17 General Remote Input This DB25 female connector has 16 bipolar op toisolated inputs which can be individually programmed for use to either control BD600 functions or to feed the corresponding General Remote Output gt See page 34 to configure these inputs 18 General Remote Output This DB25 male connector has 16 open collec tor outputs which may be individually pro grammed to supply BD600 status or a delayed version of the corresponding input Chapter 1 Introduction Page 5 Audio Connection Analog The BD600 provides XLR differential audio connections for two input channels and two output channels When by passed the audio pins of each input channel are connected to the audio pins of each output channel using a relay The unit is automatically bypassed when power is disconnected or turned off
7. B command while the unit is already bypassed you will get an er ror message Your sequence may expect the er ror message and ignore it Page 42 Appendix C RS232 Control BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Appendix D Diagnostics Start up Switches The BD600 has operations which are used in the factory to prepare the unit to be shipped Each opera tion is performed by turning on the unit while holding down a button until the version number message goes away Some of them may post a do you want to type message with the WAIT AND EXIT button blinking to indicate yes and the REBUILD button lit steadily to indicate no Restore Factory Defaults PANIC button This function restores all configuration values to the factory defaults In the event of serious system malfeasance this function should be tried and if it does not restore normal behavior do the following to clear memory Clear all Memory RAMP TO ZERO button This function clears all memory and returns the unit to the state at which it left the factory Perform Production Self Test SNEEZE button This function goes into a series of self tests Many of these tests cannot pass unless loop back connec tors are installed on audio and control connectors These tests should only be run under instruction from Eventide as some of them can erase internal programs Other Functions The remaining front panel keys are unused at this time or are res
8. Delay Document Version 1 6 Appendix A BD600 Basic Remote Control Inputs There are four input controls AUXI to AUX4 They should be actuated by shorting them to GND Do not apply a voltage to these inputs as it may damage the unit These inputs may be configured to replace existing push buttons or to provide other functions that cannot be achieved with the normal front panel controls Note that most of these inputs do not function when the unit is bypassed OFF the input is disabled FULL go at once to maximum delay May D BYP same as BYPASS button cause a discontinuity in output audio CNE same as CONFIG button MUTE mute the audio outputs while active WES same as WAIT FOR SAFE button SERA see page 33 for information on the Station Break Insert feature WAE same as WAIT AND EXIT button ae RTH Ramp To Bypass RAMP TO ZERO REG same as REBUILD button then BYPASS the unit RIPI same as RAMP TO ZERO button O R DUMP then REBUILD Es SNEZ same as SNEEZE button L R if live go to REBUILD else WAIT HUDD same as DUMP button AND EXIT PANE same as PANIC button UR if live go to REBUILD else RAMP TO LIVE go immediately to zero delay May ZERO cause a discontinuity in output audio ONE make jingle ONE the current jingle STAT go to static mode cancel any TWO make jingle TWO the current jingle REBUILD or RAMP TO ZERO opera THRE make jingle THREE the current jingle ti e ai FOUR make jingle FOUR the current jingle The factory defaults are AUXI
9. See also C E N Q V X and Y com mands cancels a rebuild or ramp to zero K ends a sneeze or mute or station break Page 40 Appendix C RS232 Control BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 I enter panic mode J remote config command L requests levels M requests mode N next config value P requests MPD delay Q resets config stepping R initiates rebuild S starts a sneeze T requests current delay U requests current delay as hex V Eventide Factory Defaults W initiates wait for safe X examine config Y first value Z initiates ramp to zero BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 RS232 Command Set followed by 2 digit config item ID a comma and an ascii value This command is for use by Eventide and will not be documented further NO response is given three character response is left channel level followed by right channel level and terminated with gt Levels are reported using one digit ASCII hex of range 0 through 9 and A Example 25 gt is left channel level of 2 right channel of 5 response is three characters of the form m gt where m is the current mode Modes are A lt wait and exit gt B lt bypass gt H lt static gt I lt panic gt L lt live gt M lt mute gt P lt micro precision delay gt R lt rebuild gt S lt sneeze gt W lt wait for safe gt Z lt ramp to zero gt note zero delay and maximum delay are not modes if the unit reaches maxi mum
10. functions of remote input 3 If omo 7 DUD IILE STOT the function is set to OFF the input RAPO lies Bui IP LIVE SIAI SNEZ may still be used as a source for PANC FULL MUTE SER RTB DR the delayed remote output W R O R ONE TWO THRE FOUR INS Remote Input Function OFF BYP CNF UFS URE REB The functions of remote input 4 If omo 5 DO MIC ETOT the function is set to OFF the input Ze Mt 0 SNEZ OU GE 2 PANC may still be used as a source for I ANE FULL MUTE CORK N ID D R the delayed remote output L A O R ONE THO THRE FOUR INS for the delayed te out MR on RR O R BNE TUG THRE FOUR Remote Input Function DEE BYP CNE LIES UAE GER The functions of remote inputs 5 i TAAA er EA to 16 If the function is set to GFF RPO SNEZ DURP LIVE STAT be the input may still be used as a PANC FULL AUTE SBRK RTS O R INS ne GFF GN DUN BYP CNF UFS WAE The function of remote output 1 REB RAPO SAFE SNEZ DURP LIVE STAT PANE FULL AUTE DUAP SERA TIM TIMO INS JBAD gt MAX TOP UNLA Remote Output Function OFF ON DLN BYP CNF WFS URE The function of remote output 2 DER RAPO SAFE SNEZ DUNP LIVE STAT PANE FULL MUTE SERA TIM TIME INS JBAG gt MAX TOP UNLA Page 26 Chapter 3 Configuration B600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Table of Configuration Variables Remote Output Function OFF ON OLIN BYP CNF UES UAE e aes of remote outputs 3 PED RAPO SAFE SNEZ DUAP LIVE STAT PANC FULL MUTE various SORA TIM TIMO INS JBAD DD TOP UNLA BD600 P
11. ground and from the other groups of 4 1 Chassis Ground 14 Signal Ground 2 In 1 15 In 9 3 In 2 16 In 10 4 In 3 17 In 11 5 In 4 18 In 12 6 Common 1 4 19 Common 9 12 7 In 5 20 In 13 8 In 6 21 In 14 9 In 7 22 In 15 10 In 8 23 In 16 11 Common 5 8 24 Common 13 16 12 no connection 25 no connection 13 5V 0 5A Notes e None of the ground or common connections may be used as a safety ground they are rated for low current DC operation only e The Chassis Ground connection 1 may be used as a cable screen connection It should not be con nected otherwise A simple circuit for triggering DUMP With factory default settings connect your push button between pins 4 and 13 and connect pins 6 and 14 together BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Appendix E Connections Page 45 Appendix E Extended Remote Connections The BD600E serial input is wired to connect to a PC serial output while its output is wired to look like a PC serial output RxData and the handshake lines CTS RTS etc are not delayed or used by the BD600 and need not be connected in most cases only TxData and Gnd will be required for many ap plications Serial Delay Inputs Pin 1 DCD out Pin 2 RxData out Pin 3 TxData in Pin A no connection Pin5 Gnd Pin6 DSR out Pin7 RTS in Pin 8 CTS out Pin9 RI out Serial Delay Outputs
12. host computer The host computer must not send a message unless it has received a gt character hex 3E or unless it has not heard from the BD600 in 100mS An overflow or bad message will be answered with a E gt hex 45 3E The right hand display bar segment will flash when receiving RS232 information A terminal or PC terminal emulator can usefully be used to debug and demonstrate command sequences Protocol The following page has a list of single byte commands which are available to the host computer The table lists the response generated by the BD600 All commands will generate a response gt indicates command processed with no other data returned X gt indicates command not valid at this time E gt indicates serial port error or unrecognized command Redundant commands will be answered with a gt or X gt as appropriate End of sneeze and mute will put the unit back in the mode it was in before the sneeze or mute started All transmitted and received bytes are ASCII characters between 0 and _ or 30 hex and 5F hex as well as line feed OA hex and carriage return OD hex Protocol notes The unit is allowed to send an error message E gt or X gt at any time Any interrupted message is ter minated when the error message is sent so the gt character will be permission for the external device to send a new command Command letters may be upper case or lower case The command set is based on that of the Eventide BD500
13. or 48000 the sample rate chosen being whichever of the two rates is closer to the AES EBU sample rate last received by the unit or 48kHz if no AES EBU signal has been present since power up The AES EBU outputs will be active and the rate will be the same as the input analog sample rate If the fallback variable is set to MUTE the unit will mute the outputs until lock is regained FRAI MPD Frames Display V1 4 and above The MPD setting is normally be displayed in seconds FRAN OFF It can instead be displayed in film or video frames by setting FRAN to 24 25 29 OR 30 as appropriate Use 29 for the NTSC drop frame rate of 29 97 fps Page 28 Chapter 3 Configuration B600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Configuration Variables MG Input Gain This controls an attenuator in the analog audio inputs of the BD600 The maximum level is 10dB 10dB of gain The minimum level is 30dB 30dB of attenuation While the meters immediately re flect changes to the input level configuration variable this control will not affect levels seen at the ana log outputs when bypassed This control should be set so that almost all of the meter segments light on a loud signal MPI Input source This variable determines whether the ANAlog or DiGital input is used If it is changed it will usually also be necessary to change the SYNC variable accordingly Note before V1 4 changing INPT would also change SYNC gt See Selecting the sample rate on p
14. output These would typically be LED indicators with suitable series resistors or small 5V relays e If an external power source is used its ve side should be connected to ground 6 11 12 14 19 24 and its ve side be used as the power source Output loads should be connected between the output signal Out 1 etc and the power source The grounds are connected together inside the unit for low currents only one need be used e The clamp signal 25 is the common cathode connection for clamping diodes connected to each output If this is connected to the power source it will prevent the voltage on each output from ex ceeding the power voltage This would mainly be used for back emf protection when driving relays or other inductive loads e The driver chips for these outputs are socketed so that they can be easily changed if damaged U110 handles OUT1 4 U112 handles Out5 11 U111 handles Out12 16 Page 44 Appendix E Connections BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Appendix E Extended Remote Connections Parallel Inputs The parallel inputs are opto isolated and bipolar meaning that they may be driven by a positive or a negative voltage This voltage may range between 5 and 25 volts One side of each input is commoned in groups of 4 By default all these groups of common connec tions are tied together This may be changed by the use of internal jumpers P100 103 if these are all removed the inputs will be isolated from
15. password protected The display will then show P when the CONFIG button is pressed To enter configuration mode the user must first press and hold the CONFIG button then a single other button password and then release the CONFIG button Pressing the wrong button will return the unit to bypass mode This procedure has been made deliberately ob scure to ensure authorized use Change or disable the password button using the 7455 configuration variable gt See page 29 for more information Restoring Factory Defaults All factory defaults may be restored by holding down the PANIC button while power is turned on This will also reset the above Password Page 20 Chapter 3 Configuration B600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Chapter 3 Configuration Keep holding PANIC down until the display shows RETURN TO FACTORY DEFAULTS P The message text will be scrolled marquee fashion across the display All buttons will be off except WAIT AND EXIT which will be flashing indicating yes and REBUILD which will be lit steadily indicating no Press WAIT AND EXIT to answer yes Individual configuration values may be set to factory default by using the SNEEZE button while the value is selected The LED on the SNEEZE button is lit if the variable is not set to factory default BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 3 Configuration Page 21 Document Version 1 6 Table of Configuration Variables Note Full descriptions of the selectable v
16. performed manually Once the insert is complete the BD600 reverts to normal broadcast mode and continues the playback of the delayed audio The following applies to both Insert and Station Break operations Dump or sneeze operations may be performed while Insert or Station Break operations are active if the BD600 input is being monitored An Insert or SBR operation is real time by nature so that inserted audio is heard immediately while the input to the BD600 will be delayed according to the current delay value which will be increased by the length of the insert During Insert and SBR operations the current delay is allowed to exceed the configured Maximum Delay DUDU if this is less than the maximum allowable amount 80 seconds At the end of a SBR or Insert operation if the current delay is greater than DNH the unit will go into a Ramp To Zero mode until the GLAY value is reached As an example suppose that LAY is set to 20 seconds and that the current delay is 10 seconds A 30 second SBR or Insert is performed During this operation the live input audio will be stored in the unit and the delay value will increase at real time until the end of the operation when it will read 40 seconds 10 30 The unit will then start to ramp the delay downwards until 20 seconds ULAY is reached when the delay value will become static The result is that the input audio is time compressed to make room for the SBR or Insert Once the unit has ramped
17. to achieve a low enough or high enough signal you must adjust the BD600 s input trim The BD600 has up to 40dB of input gain trim which is controllable from the front panel configuration mode At the factory the input trim is set to unity gain To add attenuation press the BYPASS button once or twice until the BYPASS button s LED is flashing the unit is now bypassed Now press the CONFIG button to enter configuration mode and press it again to go up through the configuration levels until you reach 3 AU Press the WAIT AND EXIT button four times to go to the i G variable Press the REBUILD or RAMP TO ZERO but ton to step through the attenuation values to achieve the desired amount of trim attenuation or gain The available range is 30dB attenuation to 10dB gain The trim adjustment affects the level meters as the adjustment is made Note that since the unit is bypassed not processing audio the output level is not affected by this adjustment unless bypass mode is configured for 25 bypass The level meters will show the input levels as you make this adjustment gt See Chapter 3 on page28 to configure bypass mode In most cases the combination of the input and output gain settings should be such that there is no level change when going in or out of bypass Once the adjustment is complete press the BYPASS button twice to place the unit in line Connect analog audio outputs The BD600 has an output level control again operated from conf
18. with necessary differences Page 39 Appendix C RS232 Remote Control BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 0 requests static at O delay 1 increments MPD digit 2 decrements MPD digit 3 selects MPD digit 5 starts mute 6 initiates or cancels station break insert 7 initiates ramp to bypass 8 initiates wait for bypass A initiates wait and exit B switches to bypass mode C requests config values D performs a dump E entire config table F go to static at full delay G go to next config variable H go to static at current delay RS232 Command Set puts the unit in line If the unit was in BYPASS and the RUN variable specifies MPD MPD mode will be entered using the selected delay Otherwise the unit will enter profanity delay mode at zero delay live note MPD must be entered via configuration change to the RUN mode parame ter use the K command to un mute Works in MPD and profanity delay modes The system will continue whatever it was doing before but the output will be silent Mute will be cancelled on entering BYPASS see page 33 for information on the Station Break Insert feature performs ramp to zero and then automatically switches to bypass performs wait and exit and then automatically switches to bypass shows the current settings of each of the config values This long response in cludes multiple records each consisting of a 4 byte config variable name fol lowed by an ASCII equal sign
19. 29 5 29 0 Amount of attenuation or gain decibels used at the outputs of the delay 6 5 9 0 9 5 10 0 DI fi Performance Parameters Threshold Level Audio level below maximum decibels 60 0 60 level that is recognized as silence Tempo Modification Controls how much the tempo is percentage allowed to vary in order to im change al 0 18 190 200 prove the quality of audio process lowed Source for Processing Left right mix of channels to be LEET LCEN CENT used in determining the best times channel to do audio processing during re RLEN RIGHT build or ramp to zero OFF BYP CNF HFS WAE RED Function of AUXI input RAPO SNEZ DUMP LIVE STAT not present on BD600E PANC FULL MUTE SARK RTB D R W R O R ONE THO THRE FOUR OFF BYP CNF HFS WAE RED Function of AUX2 input RAPO SNEZ OUP LIVE STAT DOUD not present on BDOOOE PANC FULL MUTE SERA RTB D R W R O R ONE THO THRE FOUR OFF BYP CNF HFS WAE RED Function of AUX3 input RAPO SNEZ OUP LIVE STAT not present on BD600E PANC FULL MUTE SERA RTB D R W R O R ONE THO THRE FOUR Page 24 Chapter 3 Configuration B600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Table of Configuration Variables OFF BSP CNF WFS WAE RED Function of AUX4 input RAPO SNEZ DUMP LIVE STAT BANE not presenion BEOUGE PANC FULL MUTE SBRK RTB D R ane W R O R ONE TWO THRE FOUR RLA1 Relay Function OFF ON BYP CNF UFS WAE REB E RAPO SAFE SNEZ DURP LIVE DUNP ener g1ze not present on BD600E STAT PANC FULL M
20. 8 29 31 47 JOER ek ert ege eege 9 16 28 Analog PUN EE 6 OUGDUE EE 6 attenuation oooooonnnncnnnnnnnnnonanononcnnonnnos 8 9 24 29 balanced Ine i aa 6 47 Dar trap a 2 3 7 16 19 39 AUG rate cia atada 39 41 Button BYPASS oasis 7 8 9 13 18 20 33 36 CONEIG EEN 2 8 9 18 20 33 36 DUMP 14 15 18 23 28 30 32 33 34 36 PANIC ricos 2 14 16 21 33 36 43 RAMP TO ZERO 3 8 14 18 20 33 36 43 REBUILD DE 2 3 14 33 36 43 SNEEZE 3 12 13 14 20 21 33 36 43 WAIT AND EXIT 2 8 9 15 18 19 20 33 36 43 WAIT FOR SAFE ooococccccccnncncnnananons 14 33 36 Button Function EW a 2 E ET LEE 2 DUMP usa E 3 15 Ee Lo do 2 RAMP TO ZERO soit sic 3 REBUIED eege 3 SNEEZE cuarta teas 3 15 WATT ANDUEATE scada 3 WAIT FOR SAFE cu an 3 bypass DSPE eae OP Se Oe EAE OEE ae 8 28 TS EE 13 Cancel Wall and E E 13 wait fof safena SEENEN 13 carriage TOUT AA in 39 Compact Flach 1 3 12 13 14 16 17 29 Connector o A 6 e E EECH 5 Analog Mpio gal 5 Analog Output ged ten ccccaceteses iacdnseceseoesatas 5 Basic Remote 4 32 34 35 Index Document Version 1 6 Delayed ee 5 General Remote 5 A N a a 4 25 Wordclock te aenea n 4 9 31 XLR EE 5 6 8 9 47 display 2 3 7 9 13 16 18 19 20 21 22 28 39 o Ke Ee 9 28 PIOUBA LOOP ines 6 jingle 2 12 13 14 16 17 22 23 29 33 36 level O 2 6 7 8 29 MEE o e td nt 2 7 8 ill EEN 8 29 line Teed eessen 39 Message
21. CH ut mina a nE E REEVE EEA ESAE RENE ege 38 Appendix C RS232 Remote Control ssessccesocesoocssocessecssocesooesoosesocessecssocesocesoosesosesssecesocssocsssossssesssse 39 o less ats cece Bisa ca da veal ede E A E E E I EEE 39 PEONES AI 39 RS232 A A aan edt peat a at 40 RS 232 Command Examples and Tables mecanica ii ZeeChe ege 42 Micro Precision Delay COMMAS ss csciuveceesadsceescerongentacdanay reayencnsdey gta aghaadenseasquastaanisessatedousacesesss 42 Configuration Mode Commands 63 sescccivessscecaversacesdesscestsdeviasvengscevaseavedeadesdadedsdscenenuegeaaeasussaceous eee 42 Example CEET 42 A A EEN 43 A ug II Bee Sees Bl ect awe ec 43 Restore Factory Defaults PANIC button sii A Een 43 Clear all Memory RAMP TO ZERO button 43 Perform Production Self Test SNEEZE button coooccnnnnccnonocononoccnnnnnononcncnnnnncnnnnnonnncncnnccnnnnncnnnnos 43 Other Funcion rica iao a R A A R RS sas 43 PAS EE 44 Appendix E Extended Remote Connections esssesssesssecssocesocesoosesocessecssocesocssoosesoesssccssocesocssoosssesssose 44 Parallel Umut A a Ge ee Eege 45 A simple circuit for triggering DUMP aid dee deen 45 Serial Delay NMpUtS siirsin o cons a N a S aa 46 Sertal Delay QUID 2 46 Ja E 47 Physical seated spies occa eege Eege eal ee Megane on eh ne cee 47 AES EBU Digital inputs OUtputs A AEAEE Ra AEEA eas 47 Analog ere LA A A anaes eee E E E EER 47 ee TEE 47 Warranty A vaessecnasavacesvasucesenceess EE Eege 48 BD600 Pr
22. D ol Dar Exentice IM WC WE WE DELAYED RS232 REMOTE CONTROL Sch ea The BD600E with the Extended Remote Control feature has 16 configurable parallel inputs and 16 configurable parallel outputs as well as an RS232 serial delay input and output Extended Remote Connectors The extended remote connectors are DB23 for parallel input and output and DB9 for serial input and output See Appendix E for connection and electrical information Parallel Outputs There are 16 identical parallel outputs These may be used as status tally outputs to show the opera tional state of the unit or they may be fed with a version of the corresponding input delayed by the current delay amount These outputs can be configured by using normal configuration mode operations to get to 6 XT and then selecting GUT or OUTE etc as appropriate The outputs may be activated as below HEE ser DU 3 when the output is muted ON always useful for testing SERA during a SC Break Insert operation LLIN a delayed version of the corresponding 7 GE parallel input TIMI when the delay is greater than the con figured TIM1 value BYP when b d 7 Wie a eme Tifi2 when the delay is greater than the con CNF during configuration mode figured TIM2 value WFS when WAIT FOR SAFE is active NS when an Insert operation is active see WAE when WAIT AND EXIT is active Insert Operations below REG when REBUILD ing BAL the selected jingle is bad or absent or h i Al ivat
23. Document Version 1 6 Warranty Information LIMITED WARRANTY The above identified Eventide unit covered by this warranty is built to exacting quality standards and should give years of trouble free service If you are experiencing problems which are not cleared up in this manual your recourse is this warranty What the warranty does and does not cover Eventide Inc warrants the above identified unit to be free from defects in workmanship and material under normal operation and service for a period of one year from the date of purchase as detailed below At our discretion within the warranty period we may elect to repair or replace the defective unit This means that if the unit fails under normal operation because of such defect we will repair the defective unit at no charge for parts or labor We also assume a limited responsibility for shipping charges as detailed below The warranty does not extend beyond repair or replacement as stated herein and in no event will we be responsible for consequential or incidental damages caused by any defect and such damages are specifically excluded from this warranty Our sole obligation is to repair or replace the defective unit as described herein The warranty DOES NOT COVER any damage to the unit regardless of the cause of that damage The unit is a complex piece of equipment that does not react well to being dropped bounced crushed soaked or exposed to excessively high temperatures voltages ele
24. Eventide BD600 BROADCAST PROFANITY DELAY OPERATOR S MANUAL Document p n 141094 Document release 1 6 covering BD600 software rev 1 5 2005 8 Eventide Inc Little Ferry NJ USA All specifications and details subject to change without notice or obligation Eventide is a registered trademark of Eventide Inc Compact Flash is a trademark of Sandisk Corporation Contents Chapter 1 Introducing the BD600 gissacccsisidcecscocaceusuceceseacevccecosvasevendoscevuss cutee sdsesecesseazeveadedaccesiecccxvpneceses 1 PTOMUP ARGH RE 2 Keap Eanel genauer idee TE E A i iaa E SEEE A EAAS paea E ATE aS 4 A EEN 6 EE 6 EE 6 PSE ST TPB REI d EEN 6 Chapter 2 Oper EE 7 Installation EE 7 Rack Motrin A 7 Connect AG and Tun On Power EE 7 RE H Connecting Audio Inputs and Outputs 2 2 22 0200 deene A 8 Connect analogs adio eege 8 Connect analog audio outputs viii aiii sete si 8 Connect LO Inputs EE 8 Connect digital audio OU PU inn adi s 9 Using Wordelosk sio ds ii 10 Wordelock Terminations ls a s 10 Understanding BD600 Profanity Delay Functions ccscccssssccsssscssssccssssccsssssssssscessescsssesceseeces 11 REBUILD Increase the delay gradually E 11 RAMP TO ZERO Decrease the delay gradually 00 0 0 eee ceesceceeneeceeececeenceceeececeeeeeceeneeceeeeeeeeaeees 11 WAIT FOR SAFE Bring delay from 0 seconds to 4 seconds outckly 11 WAIT AND EXIT Decrease the delay to O seconds Quickly oooooccnonccononocononcconona
25. Note that neither pin 2 nor pin 3 should be Male XLR output balanced left unconnected or you will get more noise and distortion than signal Be aware that the 4 jack inputs are not covered by the bypass function and should not normally be used Analog Outputs These male XLR connectors provide a differential bal anced audio output with a maximum level of 24dBu and a nominal level of 4dBu Pin 1 is grounded to the case of the external XLR connector Pin 2 is phase and pin 3 is phase Each connection may also be used as an unbalanced line The BD600 s XLR analog audio output connectors are male Pin 1 is grounded Connect pin 2 to your center con Male XLR output unbalanced ductor and connect pin 3 to pin 1 Both pins 2 and 3 must be connected at all times Analog Inputs These female XLR connectors provide differential bal anced audio input The input level has a maximum value of 26dBu and nominal level of 4dBu but an internal at tenuator allows these levels to be changed Pin 1 is grounded Pin 2 is phase and pin 3 is phase Although the inputs of the BD600 are balanced you can still use them with an unbalanced line The BD600 XLR analog audio input connectors are female Pin 1 and pin 3 Female XLR input balanced are grounded Pin 2 is your audio signal Both pins 2 and 3 must be connected at all times In the case of an XLR to XLR balanced line differential cable the shield should be left disconnected on one e
26. Pin 1 DCD in Pin 2 RxData in Pin3 TxData out Pin 4 DTR out Pin5 Gnd Pin 6 no connection Pin 7 RTS out Pin 8 CTS in Pin9 RI in 54 3 21 9876 Page 46 Appendix E Connections BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Specifications Physical Size inches 1 75h x 19w x 10 5d Size centimeters 4 4h x 48 3w x 26 7d Weight 6 lbs net Shipping weight 10 lbs Power 50 watts 100 240V AC 50 60Hz Fuse 4 Amp 250V AC Fast Blow on internal power supply unit AES EBU Digital inputs outputs Connector XLR Sample Rate 33 49kHz 24 bits sample Analog inputs outputs Connector XLR pin 2 hot true differential balanced 4dBm nominal 26dBm max Sample Rate 44 1 48kHz 24 bit sample Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz 1dB at 48K sampling Signal to Noise ratio gt 100dB AT weighted Dynamic Range gt 100dB Distortion lt 003 1kHz 1dB below clipping in stable delay state Basic Rear Panel Control Signals Control Signals Remote outputs relay contacts 1A 30V DC 125V AC maximum Remote inputs closure to ground Extended Remote Rear Panel Control Signals External Power Supply Voltage maximum of 50v Control Signals Remote outputs sink a maximum of 500mA individually or 200mA each with all outputs driven Remote inputs bipolar optoisolated 3mA at 4 5v minimum 25v max These specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation BD600 Profanity Delay Specifications Page 47
27. SB Lamp current sample clock this may be used to syn This is a standard USB connector into which a chronize other equipment to it USB powered lamp may be connected to en l hance rear panel visibility in enclosed spaces It 7 RS 232 Contro Connector i This is a female 9 pin DB9 connector supplied supplies power only and cannot be used for nal Th EC EE to connect a remote computer or terminal The remote computer or terminal can control all 2 Power Switch This controls the AC power into the BD600 When the power switch is off the unit is by passed as described above 4 Basic Remote Connector functions of the BD600 including configura The BD600 has a standard remote con tion trol signalling output This allows remoting of gt See page 39 for information on RS232 remote control the dump and sneeze functions and output of This connector may also be used for software safe status maintenance purposes Page 4 Chapter 1 Introduction BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Rear Panel Digital Audio Inputs and Outputs These are XLR differential AES EBU connec tions for stereo input and output channels 8 AES EBU in 9 AES EBU out Use these connectors to connect professional digital audio equipment to the BD600 The ca bles should be differential with a shielded twisted pair gt See page 8 to configure the BD600 to use AES EBU Analog Audio Inputs and Outputs These are XLR differential audio connections
28. The engineer or host fades the output of the BD600 into the transmitter See note below The host may begin taking dial in callers The BD600 drops into rebuild mode and slowly completes building up to maximum delay Note During the 4 second period that wait for safe is running and the WAIT FOR SAFE button s indi cator is flashing the microphone audio is passed directly to the BD600 outputs It is usually undesir able to have that audio pass over the air Use a mixer or other control to disable that audio until the show is scheduled to start Starting a Show Segment with PANIC If a suitable jingle or other audio is recorded onto a Compact Flash card in the card slot the segment may be started by hitting the PANIC button causing play back of the jingle from the card During this time the host may start talking typically an introductory monologue which will be recorded into the delay Once the jingle has completed the monologue starts to play out and the unit goes into rebuild mode gt See More Information on the PANIC feature on page 16 Ending a Show Segment with RAMP TO ZERO This process gradually reduces the delay and takes a variable amount of time up to a few minutes During the show the BD600 would usually remain in rebuild mode at maximum delay Whenever SNEEZE or DUMP is used the unit rebuilds back to maximum To end the show press RAMP TO ZERO The delay will reduce in several minutes to 0 00 while the RAMP TO ZERO button s in
29. UTE SARK RLA2 Relay Function ee Kee B The state during which RLA2 is OFF ON BIP CNE UFS WAE REB energized Note that this also con RPO SAFE SNEZ DUMP LIVE trols the DUMP button light ToT DONE E E ES not present on BD600E STAT PANC FULL MUTE SERA Baud Rate The Baud Rate for the RS232 GFF 2400 4800 9600 19200 SE 38400 51600 16800 15200 OFF ENDO CR CRLF LF OFF Extended Remote Control Pa rameters BD600E only Baud Rate The Baud Rate for the RS232 De 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 lay Connector 51600 16800 115200 Number of bits The character size used by the 5678 RS232 Delay Connector Parity Setting The parity setting for the RS232 NONE EVEN ODDO CLEAR SET NONE Delay Connector Remote Input Function OFF BYP CNF UFS URE REB The functions of remote input 1 If omo NEF MIMO NIC CTOT Z the function is set to GFF the input RAPO SNEZ DE LIVE STAT AYP may still be used as a source for PANC FULL MUTE SORA RTE D R the delayed remote output W R O R ONE TWO THRE FOUR INS BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 3 Configuration Page 25 Document Version 1 6 Table of Configuration Variables Remote Input Function OFF BYP CNF WFS WARE REB The functions of remote input 2 If omo VEF FIMO I HIC CTOT the function is set to GFF the input See af ee UU GE S BUAP may still be used as a source for PANC FULL MUTE SBR RIB UE the delayed remote output W R O R ONE TWO THRE FOUR INS Remote Input Function OFF BYP CNF UFS URE REB The
30. age 9 ME Select current Jingle Select which of the four possible jingles GNE TWO THRE or FOUR on the Compact Flash card is active Note that the jingle file will only be recognized if it is in the correct format A BAD JINGLE message will appear briefly if an unsuitable or absent jingle file is selected Jingles should not be changed while they are being played as this will cancel the playback operation gt See Jingle files on the card on page 16 for more information LUK Lock Front Panel V1 4 and above The front panel lockout feature allows most front panel buttons to be disabled allowing protection against undesired operations when the unit is to be exclusively remote controlled When LOCK is ON all keys except for BYPASS and CONFIG will be disabled ZG Output Gain This controls attenuation in the analog and digital audio outputs of the BD600 The maximum level is 10dB 10dB of gain The minimum level is 30dB 30dB of attenuation This control does not affect output levels when bypassed unless DSP bypass has been configured FAME Panic Mute Time If no suitable jingle is found on the Compact Flash card or if the card is not inserted this variable de termines how long the outputs will mute when PANIC is pressed In this case if it is set to OFF the PANIC feature is disabled otherwise this variable will be ignored if the selected jingle is present PASS Password Where some modicum of security is needed this value
31. aler call us Units with the serial number plate defaced or removed will not be serviced or covered by this warranty When the warranty becomes effective The one year warranty period begins on the day the unit is purchased from an Authorized Eventide Dealer or if the unit is drop shipped from Eventide on the day shipped plus a reasonable allowance for shipping delays This applies whether or not you return your warranty registration form When we receive a unit this is how we determine whether it is under warranty 1 If the unit was shipped from our factory within the past calendar year we assume that it is under warranty unless there is evidence to the contrary such as its having been sold as used or rented etc 2 If the unit was shipped from our factory more than a calendar year ago we assume it is not under warranty unless a There is a warranty registration form on file showing that it has been purchased within the past year under appropriate conditions b You send a copy of your purchase invoice indicating warranty status along with the unit 3 If the unit was used as a demo the warranty runs from the date that it was received by the dealer The original purchaser gets the unexpired portion of that warranty When you send a unit for repair you should indicate whether or not you believe it to be under warranty If you do not say the unit is under warranty we will charge you for the repair and we will not refund unle
32. ally out of the audio path when in bypass mode unless configured otherwise there is normally no reason to need access to the rear panel power switch The power up mode is se lected by the configuration and is the same regardless of whether power is applied via the rear panel switch or via connecting the AC to an already switched on unit The unit may be left powered on even if the rack s power is to be disconnected Immediately after the unit is switched on the front panel will be fully illuminated After a second the display will change to show LOAD followed by the software version number At this time the unit will read the front panel buttons If any buttons are pressed the unit will perform a special start up function see Appendix D If no buttons are pressed the unit will complete its start up showing LOAD again Af ter a second the display will show and the BYPASS button should be illuminated This combina tion of LEDs indicates that the unit is powered on and in bypass mode gt Note that the BD600 can be configured to go immediately into on line mode see Chapter 3 for details Level Meters There are two 10 segment LED bar graphs to display input level information These graphs act as me ters and may be used to align the equipment so appropriate audio levels are presented to the BD600 The meters indicate the levels at the digital signal processor and are calibrated in decibels The top LED is red The next two are y
33. alues are available in pages following this table Some of these values are specific to either the BD600 or BD600E 4 SEN Default Start of Configuration Mode This selection has no configurable value It indicates entry into con figuration mode 1 Mn LI Online Parameters LI Run Mode Selects the mode the unit goes into ico EC mor from bypass Select MPD to enable LIVE REB WES MPO precision fixed delay Power Up Mode Selects which mode the unit goes INLN BYP PREV BYP Bypass Mode g Selects the bypass mode mode RLA USP MUTE RLA Display Digits Selects the number of digits after SR e of digit EE SEKR the decimal point in profanity de ee OFF U Li ec lay mode Display Brightness 7 e m Sets the display brightness level Low MO HIGH rig Password NONE BYP WES WAE Allows a password to be selected butt n QED RTO CHEZ NONE which would limit access to the E configuration mode DOUD UNE Voll en name OFF ONE TWO THRE et III IO The name of the current jingle file FOUR Lock Front Panel Ni Ni Disable the front panel keys NO SES NO Delay Display Type Show delay used or delay free USED FREE USED AA DA EE Delay Length Ao4vosoaeag Maximum length to which the pro 80 fanity delay will rebuild seconds f 40 0 60 0 80 0 Chapter 3 Configuration B600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Table of Configuration Variables Rebuild Time Amount of time it will take to re varies with delay d build the delay from 0 se
34. asured in seconds and there is enough room between the tape heads for eight seconds of delay Factory default values are used whenever a time or duration is mentioned for example while the SAFE time is stated as four seconds it can be configured to a different value tape direction The Eventide system offers the following features REBUILD Increase the delay gradually This feature allows the time between the play head and record head to be increased in a subtle and transparent way At the start the play head and record head overlap no delay The record head is slowly moved to the left until eight seconds of delay exists The Eventide rebuild process does this in about 120 seconds without causing a pitch change in the audio Rebuild is used to recover from a dump without having to go to a break It can also be used to increase the delay time to allow for multi ple dumps RAMP TO ZERO Decrease the delay gradually This feature is similar to rebuild except that the record head is moved to the right in a subtle and transparent way again taking a few minutes When the record head reaches the play head the unit is at live RAMP TO ZERO is used to exit from delay when the call in portion of a program is over Ramp to zero performs a time compression operation in that the audio plays out faster than real time WAIT FOR SAFE Bring delay from 0 seconds to 4 seconds quickly When the wait for safe process is s
35. atus bits were not set correctly if sample rate changed 10 Unit could appear to lock up if external sample rate gt 50k 11 Unit could lock up if Clear memory performed immediately following upgrade 12 MUTE parallel output not activated by MUTE parallel input 13 RS232 delay time not set to zero on bypass 14 LIVE FULL parallel commands operative in bypass 15 When POWP set to PREV unit is bypassed when power cycled from LIVE 16 Under some circumstances Extended Remote input 16 will show changes on the Activity LED but will otherwise not operate as expected 17 Remote DUMP and SNEEZE inputs operate as expected but do not drive output statuses 18 If INPUT is set to digital and SYNC set to 44 1K or 48K the unit may not always give an out of lock indication if the digital input fails Release Notes for V1 5 Document Version 1 6
36. best audio quality across the installation Using Wordclock in a daisy chain configuration where it is fed through each piece of equipment de feats its purpose as it will be degraded however subtly as it passes through extra circuitry The best configuration is where it is generated by a central high quality timing clock and then fed directly and separately to each unit that requires it a star configuration where one output fans out to multiple inputs should be avoided Wordclock Termination Because a Wordclock signal is a high frequency digital signal certain steps must be taken to be sure it is not degraded when it is fed along a cable These issues become more important for long cables 1 The characteristic impedance of the cable and connectors should match that of the Wordclock source Wordclock cables are usually made with RG 59 U cable which has a characteristic impedance of 75 ohms Other cables may be made with RG 58 U Thin Ethernet cable which has a 50 ohm im pedance Contact the manufacturer of your Wordclock source to find what impedance should be used 75 ohm is the most common 2 The end of the cable furthest from the Wordclock source must be terminated with a resistance matching the Wordclock source and cable impedance The BD600 has a jumper position inside JP1101 just behind the Wordclock connector where a jumper may be installed to supply a 75 ohm terminating impedance this jumper is normall
37. ccnonccononcncnnnnnoos 11 SNEEZE Edit the delay before a bad noise happens 12 DUMP Edit the delay after a bad noise happens 12 PANIC lose all delayed audio and play a jingle while delay is rebuilt 12 Insert or Station Break Insert insert another audio source into the program material 12 Operating as a Profanity Delay EE 13 ele EE 13 Functions and Feature rain R g AaS 13 Starting a Show Segment with REBUILD escocia iris iia parias ira c sina 14 Delay Amount Dip EE 15 More Information on the PANIC fe is 16 Jingle fies on A e dE 16 When Jingles should not be ised ME 17 Operation as a Micro Precision Fixed Delay sccssscccsssssssssccsssccssssscssssscesseccsssacccssscssssssccsssseees 18 Notes on Precision Delay mode miii ri iia 19 Chapter 3 Configuration e sesssesssesesocesocescosesocessccssocesocesoosesoeessccssocesocescosesoesssecssocesocesoossssesssseessocssoses 20 Table of Configuration Ee EE 22 C nfig raton Variables eisi AI A A A A E 28 Appendix A Basic Remote Control ooomssssssm 32 PU A ie 33 A simple circuit for triggering DUMP ees Eege eege 33 Station Break Md dean 33 Appendix B Extended Remote Control mmoooomsssss 34 RIO UK De 1e AE AAEE TET EE iS 34 BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Contents Factory default values for Parallel CIPSA 35 PA a e a di a e la 36 Control Signal Delay rana A Asa Aen 37 Insert Operations di dis 37 Serial Input and OU
38. conds to ee 10 2517 varies maximum Safe Time Amount of time the profanity de 015202 lay must have built up in order to cond be SAFE Controls the lighting of the DUMP button and RLA2 out Dump Amount Number of seconds of audio that seconds will be dumped when the DUMP button is pressed LEE I Panic Mute Time The time in seconds for which the seconds output mutes if no selected jingle is found when PANIC is pressed 23 LU Loo H F Station Break Duration 3 7 The duration of a Station Break Insert seconds S de BD600E only 657075 8 0 JING Ist Time Indication A time marker that may be used to S drive a remote output when the de seconds J lay exceeds it BD600E only 2nd Time Indication A time marker that may be used to drive a remote output when the de seconds lay exceeds it E conn BD600E only 18 5 19 0 19 5 80 6 30 l Audio Parameters J Fil Audio Input Source Select analog or digital audio in source ANA DIG ANA puts Audio Synchronization Source UU die ude OEG Determines the audio sample clock SOUT E UI k 99 1 BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 3 Configuration Page 23 Document Version 1 6 H F 0 5 5 I Table of Configuration Variables EI Dis Fallback Mode er PS CLII What to do if SYNC source is lost SEN ANG MUTE MUTE Input Attenuation 30 0 29 5 29 0 Amount of attenuation or gain decibels 00 used at the input of the delay 959095100 23 I 3 3 i Output Attenuation 30 0 7
39. ctrostatic or electromagnetic fields If the unit is damaged for these or similar causes and the unit is deemed to be economically repairable we will repair it and charge our normal rates The warranty DOES NOT COVER shipping damage either to or from Eventide If you receive a new unit from us in damaged condition notify us and the carrier we will arrange to file an insurance claim and either repair or exchange the unit If you receive a new unit from a dealer in damaged condition notify the dealer and the carrier If we receive the unit from you with apparent shipping damage we will notify you and the carrier In this case you must arrange to collect on any insurance held by you or your carrier We will await your instructions as to how to proceed with the unit but we will charge you for all repairs on damaged units Who is covered under the warranty The warranty applies to the original purchaser of a new unit from Eventide or an Authorized Eventide Dealer Demo units are also covered by this warranty under slightly different circumstances see below Units that are used or have been used as part of a rental program are not covered under any circumstances It is your responsibility to prove or to be able to prove that you have purchased the unit under circumstances which effect the warranty A copy of your purchase invoice is normally necessary and sufficient for this If you have any questions about who is an Authorized Eventide De
40. de e panic bypass relays are open unit is in line input audio is going into the delay but is not heard until the panic operation is complete A jingle is played from the Compact Flash card or the out puts are muted to allow an external audio source to be used The unit will enter rebuild mode once the jingle is complete or the configured mute period is over e insert or station break bypass relays are open unit is in line input audio is going into the delay but is not heard until some time after the insert operation is complete A jingle is played from the Compact Flash card or the outputs are muted to allow an external audio source to be used The de lay length is increased by the length of the inserted audio Functions and Features By default on power up the BD600 is in bypass mode Press the BYPASS button to put the BD600 in static mode The delay is now at 0 00 seconds After delay build is initiated and until the delay is re duced to 0 00 seconds all audio should pass through the BD600 before going to the transmitter to avoid audible discontinuities BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 2 Operation Page 13 Document Version 1 6 Operating as a Profanity Delay Starting a Show Segment with REBUILD This process is used to start a show in a simple manner allowing the guest or dial in caller to be en abled in less than two minutes The host customarily uses this period for an introduction or monologue As a show starts the delay i
41. delay while in rebuild it switches to static mode while if it reaches zero delay while in ramp to zero it switches to live mode steps the current config variable to the next value When the maximum value is reached the next will be the minimum Responds with normal gt Use X to request current config variable name and value See also G command response is 8 digit including decimal point ASCII value of delay in millisec onds followed by position indicator 1 2 3 4 5 or 6 followed by gt Note This does not change the mode to MPD Example if delay is 1 1 seconds and the 4 digit is selected the response will be 1100 0004 gt points at start of configuration mode Used with C E G N and V X and Y commands to make configuration changes to the BD600 see K command for end sneeze response is 4 digit decimal ASCII value of delay in 10s of milliseconds fol lowed by gt The BD600 can be configured to automatically send delay values whenever they change by use of the SEND configuration variable sends delay amount in 10s of milliseconds as hexadecimal using 4 chars of ASCII hex followed by H gt sets factory defaults for all config variables except baud rate System must be in bypass note when the unit reaches safe it will switch to rebuild mode gives current config variable and value Responds with a 10 character message consisting of a four character config variable identifier an ASCII equal sig
42. dicator flashes During ramp to zero the DUMP and SNEEZE buttons will continue to be available but an eye should be kept on how much time is actually still available to be dumped or sneezed away To stop the ramp to zero process press the RAMP TO ZERO button The unit will go to static mode delay not changing The ramp to zero process may be resumed or another function may be started Page 14 Chapter 2 Operation B600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Operating as a Profanity Delay Once the ramp to zero process is complete the unit will be operating at zero delay live Ending a Show Segment with WAIT AND EXIT This process rapidly reduces the delay and takes the time displayed on the BD600 s front panel indica tor typically 8 seconds or less At the end of the show after the last word is spoken press the WAIT AND EXIT button All of the audio delayed in the BD600 is played out in real time until the delay reaches 0 00 The WAIT AND EXIT button s indicator flashes until the process is complete Input audio is ignored by the BD600 dur ing this process When the delay reaches 0 00 the unit goes into live mode at which time input audio is passed directly to the outputs If the WAIT AND EXIT button is pressed erroneously the process may be cancelled by pressing the WAIT AND EXIT button again The unit will go back to the delay it had before WAIT AND EXIT was pressed and will be static delay not changing DUMP Button This but
43. down to 20 seconds it is back in normal Broad cast Delay mode If one of OUT1 16 is configured to gt MAX this will be active while the delay value is above the configured DUDU value IMPORTANT if an Insert or Station Break operation causes the current delay value to reach the maximum value of 80 seconds all new input audio will be lost until the delay value is reduced when the delay is full there is nowhere to save the input audio For this reason it is recommended that the sum of the configured DUDU value and the longest possible Insert or SBR not exceed 80 seconds If one of OUT1 16 is configured to TOP this will give a warning that input audio is being lost but this event should be strenuously avoided Insert or SBR operations should be considered live performances and testing and rehearsal are highly recommended before on air use BD600 Profanity Delay Appendix B Extended Remote Control Page 37 Document Version 1 6 Appendix B BD600E Extended Remote Control Serial input and output The BD600E can delay a single RS232 channel by the same amount of time as the audio delay This allows control signals or time indication to be synchronized with the output audio The baud rate num ber of bits and parity may be configured The number of stop bits sent is fixed at two Typically the source signal will be connected to the RS232 delayed input a 9 pin female PC type connector and the delayed RS232 will be supplied by the corresponding 9 p
44. e BD600 is not a live performance instrument and requires a second or so to respond to a jingle change When Jingles should not be used When Jingles are to be used it is recommended that the JBAD status be displayed BD600E only as this gives advance warning of possible problems These may occur for the following reasons e The card is not present or not readable e No jingle is selected gt See Chapter 3 to configure jingle selection e The selected jingle is not on the card e The selected jingle has the wrong format e The selected jingle is being prepared for use about one second is needed after inserting a card or changing jingle selection or between playbacks e A jingle is currently being played BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 2 Operation Page 17 Document Version 1 6 Operation as a Micro Precision Fixed Delay The BD600 may be used as a fixed stereo delay line adjustable from 0 010 seconds to 9 999999 sec onds adjustable in microseconds 0 000001 seconds or thousandths of film video frames Operation is straightforward with several front panel buttons serving secondary duty as fixed delay controls There are two ways to enter precision delay mode the first method is from configuration mode Go into bypass mode e In bypass mode the display shows e Press the CONFIG button This puts the unit into configuration mode display shows CONF e Now press the CONFIG button again You are now at the on line configurat
45. e configuration menus discussed in Chapter 3 Each of the buttons reflects its profanity delay function At times during start up the display will scroll text giving a question requiring a yes no answer At these times the WAIT AND EXIT button will flash indicating yes and the REBUILD button will be lit solidly indicating no All other buttons will be off Usually the yes answer is expected 2 Input status 4 Level Meters 6 WAIT FOR SAFE 8 REBUILD 10 SNEEZE 12 Delay numeric display 14 Dump meura iy Eventide BD600 BROADCAST DELAY A as 23232323 l o BYPASS conria PANIC WAITFOR WAIT AND REBUILD RAMP TO SNEEZE y LEVEL FE EXIT 1 BYPASS 3 CONFIG 5 PANIC 7 WAIT AND EXIT 9 RAMP TO ZERO 11 Delay bar graph 13 Card slot 1 BYPASS Button Toggles the unit in and out of bypass While bypassed the LED flashes and the audio path through the BD600 is bypassed either electronically or by a relay Pressing this button while bypassed will take the unit out of bypass This button is also used to exit from configuration mode 2 Input Status These LEDs indicate whether the BD600 is configured for analog or digital input If the digital input LED is flashing it indicates that the unit is not locked to the sample sync input 3 CONFIG Button Enters configuration mode See Chapter 3 for information on Configuration 4 Level Meters Two 10 segment LED bar graphs show audio input levels These grap
46. e delay is longer than the safe time unless configured otherwise SEK Station Break Duration BD600E only On the normal BD600 the length of a Station Break Insert is fixed at 4 0 seconds on the BD600E Extended Remote Version it may be set to an amount between 2 and 8 seconds or determined by a JINGle saved on the CF card gt See Station Break Insert on page 33 for more information on this feature Page 30 Chapter 3 Configuration B600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Configuration Variables SEND Delay Time Export Format V1 4 and above The current delay value can be transmitted automatically over RS232 to update an external display or computer This is sent every time it changes as an ascii value terminated with either binary O ENDO a carriage return CR binary 13 a carriage return line feed sequence CRLF binary 13 10 or a line feed LF binary 10 The default is GFF meaning that the delay value is not sent If the RS232 command port is disabled BAUD set to OFF this function will operate at a baud rate of 9600 SHO Delay Display Type V1 4 and above When using the BD600 in Broadcast Delay mode the main display normally shows the amount of de lay USED If the BD600 is mainly being used for Insert or time compression operations it can be help ful to know the amount of delay that is unused as this determines the length of the maxum Insert op eration that can be performed without losing input audio in th
47. e digital signal to be received regardless of its sample rate within reason This variable also sets the sample rate of the AES EBU output for ex ample if it is set to 48 a received 44 1kHz digital input will be converted internally to 48kHz produc ing a 48kHz digital output TMPO Tempo Modification Controls how much the tempo is allowed to vary in order to improve the quality of audio processing This will normally be set to the default value THRS Threshold Level Adjustment This value sets the threshold level used for the detection of pauses or silence The default value has been optimized for normal usage It may be necessary to adjust this value if the level of ambient noise is high Great care should be taken when adjusting this value as setting the threshold too high or too low may impair the catchup operation The effects of changing this setting are best observed while re building This will normally be set to the default value BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 3 Configuration Page 31 Document Version 1 6 Appendix A BD600 Basic Remote Control mx a Eventide Serial UA 00122 2 Model 1134 001 The BD600 with the Basic Remote Control feature has four configurable inputs and two configurable multi pole relay outputs Basic Remote Connector The basic remote control connector is a 16 pin Euroblock socket on the rear panel A range of plug in connectors is available to facilitate wir
48. ellow and the bottom seven are green The red LED is lit if the level is above 24dBu The remaining LEDs indicate approximately 3dB 6dB 9dB 12dB 15dB 18dB 21dB 24dB 40dB below the 24dBu reference level Before V1 4 the above reference level was the BD600 s clip point about 26dBu When the BD600 is being operated correctly most of the LEDs will be lit NOT the red one when a loud signal is being received The next section describes the gain adjustments that may be used to achieve this CLIP Note that the meters show the signal level AFTER the input gain control so if a LEVEL VERY high level signal is applied when this control is set to attenuate it is possible to overload the inputs without this being visible on the meters BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 2 Operation Page 7 Document Version 1 6 Connecting Audio Inputs and Outputs Connect analog audio inputs Connect audio inputs to the two female XLR connectors on the rear panel It is safe to connect and dis connect to the rear panel while the power is turned on The inputs will probably come from a mixer board Supply an audio source at a level just below clipping The BD600 s level meters indicate input level Adjust your audio source s output such that with a maximum input signal the level meters have all of the green segments and both of the yellow segments lit but not the red segment If your audio source cannot be adjusted or does not have the range
49. erent modes See Chapter 3 Configuration for more de tails Modes e bypass and configuration delay is set to 0 00 seconds the audio is bypassed directly from input connectors to output connectors e live bypass relays are open unit is in line delay is set to 0 00 seconds e static bypass relays are open unit is in line delay is not changing e rebuild bypass relays are open unit is in line delay is slowly increasing e ramp to zero bypass relays are open unit is in line delay is slowly decreasing Unit goes to live when it reaches 0 00 delay e wait for safe bypass relays are open unit is in line delay is filling with audio but outputs are seeing input audio without delay Unit switches to rebuild mode when safe delay time is reached If wait for safe is cancelled the unit will return to live mode e wait and exit bypass relays are open unit is in line input audio is not going into delay but out put audio is coming from the delay The delay length is reducing rapidly The unit will go into live mode when it reaches 0 00 delay The SNEEZE button is disabled If wait and exit is cancelled the unit will return to the delay value it had when wait and exit was started e sneeze bypass relays are open unit is in line input audio is not going into delay but output au dio is coming from the delay The delay length is reducing rapidly When the SNEEZE button is released the unit will go back to the previous mo
50. erved for factory purposes BD600 Profanity Delay Appendix D Diagnostics Page 43 Document Version 1 6 Appendix E Extended Remote Connections Parallel Outputs The parallel outputs are of the open collector type meaning that when active the output is pulled to ground by a transistor A 5V supply capable of a maximum of 500mA is available on the connector along with a clamp input that may be useful when driving relays The outputs can handle a maximum voltage of 50V DC in the off state and a maximum current of 0 5A per output in the on state 0 2A if all outputs driven operation above these limits will damage the output circuitry It is recommended that suitable relays be used to handle currents and voltages above 100mA 25V to protect the unit from possible damage or overheating 1 Chassis Ground 6 Ground 11 Ground 16 Out 10 21 Out 14 2 Out 1 7 Out 5 12 Ground 17 Out 11 22 Out 15 3 Out 2 8 Out 6 13 5V 0 5A 18 Out 12 23 Out 16 4 Out 3 9 Out 7 14 Ground 19 Ground 24 Ground 5 Out 4 10 Out 8 15 Out 9 20 Out 13 25 Clamp Notes e None of the ground connections may be used as a safety ground they are rated for low current DC operation only e The Chassis Ground connection 1 may be used as a screen connection It should not be connected otherwise e Ifthe 5V 0 5A supply 13 is used output loads need only be connected from here to each
51. gnal If either RES or WELK is selected but does not have a suitable input signal the DIGITAL input status LED will flash indicating lack of lock meaning that the BD600 is unable to synchronize with the signal During normal operation outside bypass mode if the unit is synchronized to AES or WELK and the signal becomes unsuitable the display will scroll NO LOCK In bypass mode the displayed bars will flash The system will then re vert to the configured fallback mode FLBK This may be either MUTE or ANAlog If ANAlog is selected during fall back mode the analog input LED will light while the digital LED will flash Notes and Warnings for AES EBU Operation Neither the input attenuation IN G configuration parameter nor the output attenuation GUTS configuration pa rameters affect AES EBU outputs The AES EBU source must be stable before putting the unit in line If your AES EBU source s sample rate changes or if the AES EBU is disconnected or if the AES EBU audio source is turned off while the BD600 is processing audio in line and powered on the BD600 may add artifacts to the audio or may in dicate a failure with an error message N LOCK The BD600 s purpose is to store audio and play it back with a delay If the rate of audio into the unit changes while audio is stored the audio played from the delay will change pitch Thus if the AES EBU source s sample rate changes or stops altogether cable is disconnected the BD600 may
52. guration Mode Commands The RS232 configuration commands step through the configuration variables in much the same way the front panel does Use the G command to step to the next variable Use the N command to step through values for a single variable Most values will be used by the BD600 imme diately after they are changed so care must be taken not to change those that may cause unde sirable artifacts on air requests mode switches to bypass mode switches from bypass to in line dump values for all config variables dump possible values for all variables go to next config variable next value for this variable back to first variable Eventide Factory Defaults examine current variable first value for this variable Kx lt OzZaAMNCwWES Example configuration operations Note that you must wait for a prompt before sending each character To change the rebuild rate from whatever it happens to be to 240 you can send QGGGGGGGGYNNNNN Spaces are shown to increase readability and would not be sent This sequence says go to first variable then step through the variables to the BER variable then set it to the first value then step through to the 6th value which is 240 for an 8 0 seconds GLAY value In order to change the full delay amount the unit has to be placed into bypass This se quence will change the maximum delay to 4 0 seconds and put the unit back in line QGGGGGGGYNBO Note that if you issue the
53. h point silence is played out DUMP Edit the delay after a bad noise happens DUMP is used to edit several seconds of audio from the delay Pressing DUMP moves the record head four seconds toward the play head or up to the play head whichever is less This causes the most re cent four seconds of audio from the microphone to be discarded including the bad noise PANIC lose all delayed audio and play a jingle while delay is rebuilt The PANIC function allows recovery from an undesirable signal by instantaneously moving the record head up to the playback head to dump all the delayed material It then moves the record head a dis tance from the playback head corresponding to the length of a jingle or configured mute time It then either plays a jingle from a Compact Flash card or mutes the output for a configurable time al lowing an external cart machine to be cued Once the jingle or mute is complete the delay will be partially filled allowing the show to continue seamlessly after the inserted jingle gt See page 16 for more information on the PANIC feature Insert or Station Break Insert insert another audio source into the program material Insert functions cause the playback head to move away from the record head at the speed of the tape This means that new audio continues to be stored into the delay while the inserted material is playing and none of the material already on the tape is lost Once the insert operation is over
54. he rear panel It is safe to connect and disconnect to the rear panel while the power is turned on There is no level control for the digital output as it cannot over load The digital audio output is always enabled whether analog or digital input is in use Selecting the sample rate The BD600 uses digital processing for all internal operations and its sample rate can be selected in various ways The digital output is also at this sample rate To change the sample rate press the BYPASS button once or twice until the BYPASS button s LED is flashing Now press the CONFIG button to enter configuration mode and press it again to go up through the configuration levels until you reach 3 AU Press the WAIT AND EXIT button twice to go to the SYNC variable The options are 44 16 The sample rate is set to 44 1kHz using an internal quartz crystal source 48K The sample rate is set to 48kHz using an internal quartz crystal source HES The sample rate is determined by the AES input UCLA The sample rate is determined by the Wordclock input Note that automatic internal sample rate conversion allows satisfactory reception of an AES signal even when the sample rate is not set to RES This means that the unit could be set to 48K and satisfactorily receive a digital input at 44 1kHz Best results with digital inputs however will be achieved when the sample rate is set to match the input signal Wordclock will usually give a more stable sync source than the AES si
55. hs act as meters and may be used to align the equipment to ensure that appropriate audio levels are presented to the BD600 5 PANIC Button In profanity delay mode dumps the entire delay and either plays a jingle from the card or mutes the output for a configurable period During this process the delay is filled in real time gt See More Information on the PANIC feature on page 16 Page 2 Chapter 1 Introduction BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Front Panel 6 WAIT FOR SAFE Button In profanity delay mode only initiates or cancels the wait for safe mode which is used to start a show with a safe amount of delay 7 WAIT AND EXIT Button In profanity delay mode only initiates or cancels the wait and exit process which exits quickly from delay 8 REBUILD Button In profanity delay or precision delay mode starts or stops rebuilding the delay In precision delay con figuration mode decrements the current delay amount digit 9 RAMP TO ZERO Button In profanity delay or precision delay mode instructs the unit to start or stop ramping toward 0 00 de lay In precision delay configuration mode this button increments the current delay amount digit 10 SNEEZE Button This button is used to cut off microphone audio If delay is greater than 0 00 the unit will reduce the delay while SNEEZE is held In configuration mode this button sets an individual value back to fac tory defaults 11 Delay Amount Bar Graph This 15
56. iguration mode which can reduce the output audio by up to 30dB or increase it by up to 10dB The factory default is no attenuation To adjust the audio output attenuation repeat the above process except choose the GU76 variable in stead The range of this variable is 30 thru 10dB Note that since the unit is bypassed not processing audio the output level is not affected by this adjustment The unit will have to be placed in line press BYPASS twice to test the new value unless the unit has been configured for 25 bypass Connect digital audio inputs Connect the digital audio input to the female XLR connector on the rear panel It is safe to connect and disconnect to the rear panel while the power is turned on There is no level control for the digital inputs as these cannot overload To enable the digital inputs and disable the analog inputs or vice versa press the BYPASS button once or twice until the BYPASS button s LED is flashing then press the CONFIG button until you see 3 AU then press WAIT AND EXIT to see DI Now use REBUILD or RAMP TO ZERO to select ANA or BlG as desired After changing the input format you should also set the SYNC variable as appropriate see below Note that these were set automatically prior to software V1 4 Page 8 Chapter 2 Operation B600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Connecting Audio Inputs and Outputs Connect digital audio outputs Connect digital audio output from the male XLR connector on t
57. ill stop accepting in put audio while it is held The delayed audio will continue to be played out reducing the delay amount This would make the listener unaware that the mute occurred If the delay reaches 0 00 or is at 0 00 when SNEEZE is pressed the audio is muted When SNEEZE is released the unit goes back to the interrupted mode In simple terms press button sneeze release button Delay Amount Display The display consists of a bar graph and a 4 digit numerical display The numerical portion shows the delay amount in seconds with optional fractions of seconds The factory default is to show seconds and thousandths of seconds with the decimal point appropriately placed The bar graph indicates what por tion of maximum the unit is delaying For instance if the unit is delaying at 3 50 seconds and the unit is configured to have a maximum of 8 seconds of delay 6 of the 15 bar graph segments are lit BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 2 Operation Page 15 Document Version 1 6 Operating as a Profanity Delay The display is configurable to be blank or to show 1 2 3 or 4 digits of resolution of delay length In bypass the display will show If the unit is in line and configured to use AES or Wordclock as a sync source and it loses lock the display will scroll NO LOCK gt See Notes and Warnings for AES EBU Operation on page 9 More Information on the PANIC feature The PANIC feature is designed to offer some protect
58. in male connector A LED indicator on the back panel indicates activity it is lit when the delay contains RS232 data The serial delay has a capacity of over 80000 characters This means that it can handle continuous transmission at 9600 baud with the full 80 seconds of delay but can be overwhelmed at higher rates Typically this feature will not be used with high bandwidth data as normal time or control signals in volve only a few characters per second To be sure that the delay is not overfilled the serial data should be limited to 1000 characters per sec ond at the 80 second full delay and proportionally more at lower maximum delay values The unit can accept full speed transmissions at any of its supported baud rates the limit described is the maximum number of stored characters at any given time Note that neither the RS232 handshake signals are not delayed nor any returned data negative delay is difficult even for Eventide One possible source of confusion is that during a Wait for Safe operation no data will emerge from the delay This is normal and correct during this operation the delay setting is increasing at the rate of one second per second meaning that no data can reach the end of the delay before the delay time is increased Once the Wait for Safe operation has finished the data in the delay will appear After V1 4 the serial delay will be set to zero when the unit is bypassed Any data that is in the delay wi
59. ing A terminal block type connector is supplied with the BD600 REMOTE CONTROL 123 45 67 8 910111213141516 AIA A A hi hi UUUU RLA1 RLA2 4 Outputs There are two outputs available RLA1 this is a two pole changeover DPDT relay rated at 1A 30V DC or 125V AC RLA2 this is a two pole relay with one changeover contact and one normally open contact both rated at 1A 30V DC or 125V AC Note that RLA2 is driven in common with the DUMP light so if its source is changed from the default SAFE value the DUMP light will not operate as described in this manual These outputs can be configured by using normal configuration mode operations to get to SREM and then selecting RLAT or RLAC as appropriate The relays may be activated as below GFF never SNEZ when SNEEZE is active N always useful for testing DUMP when the DUMP button is pressed BYP when bypassed LIVE when the delay is at 0 00 UNE during configuration mode STAT when the delay value is stable and non FS when WAIT FOR SAFE is active ZrO WAE when WAIT AND EXIT is active PANE when in panic mode REG when REBUILD ing FULL when the delay is at maximum RAPO when RAMP ing TO ZERO fiUTE when the output is muted SAFE when the delay is greater than the con DER during a Station Break Insert operation figured safe time see below The default value for RLA1 is BUMP and for RLA2 is SAFE Page 32 Appendix A Basic Remote Control BD600 Profanity
60. ion against undesirable input audio when the de lay value is unsafe It is also useful as a convenient way to get into delay at the start of a show Hitting the PANIC button causes the delay to be instantly set to zero and then filled with input audio in real time During this time a jingle may be played from the Compact Flash card or the output muted If the input is being monitored DUMP or SNEEZE may be used in the normal way If a suitable jingle file is selected on the card it will be played and the panic mode will terminate at the end of playback If the length of the jingle is greater than the configured maximum delay value it will play to the end but the delay will only be filled to the configured maximum value See Chapter 3 to select the jingle file If no suitable jingle is selected on the card or the card is not present and the PANIC PAND time is not configured to OFF the output will be muted for the PANIC time allowing an external cart to be played if desired After this time the panic mode will terminate with the delay filled to the configured PANIC time gt See Chapter 3 to configure this Once the panic mode has terminated the unit will go to rebuild and the delay will play out starting with the audio immediately after the PANIC button was hit A panic operation may be ended early by hitting the PANIC button again Prior to V1 4 this would mute the audio until the operation com pleted If the PANIC time
61. ion level display shows 7 ON e Now press the WAIT AND EXIT button The display should now show RUN e Now press the RAMP TO ZERO button repetitively stepping through run options until the display shows MPB e Press the BYPASS button to exit configuration mode The display should show e Now press BYPASS to put the unit in line The unit will be in micro precision delay mode To return to profanity delay operation press BYPASS then CONFIG twice then WAIT AND EXTT The display now shows RUN Now press SNEEZE to return to the factory default setting of the run pa rameter Now press BYPASS to get out of configuration mode The second way to enter precision delay mode is to select MPB as the maximum delay time BLAS Then the maximum delay is determined by the fixed delay settings and normal broadcast delay func tions may be used to enter and exit precision delay mode For example if you REBUILD to maximum once the fixed delay value is reached the unit will enter precision delay mode RAMP TO ZERO or WAIT AND EXIT may be used to return to profanity delay functionality In this mode the fixed delay value becomes the SAFE value and the DUMP button illuminates when it is reached Controlling the Fixed Delay In precision delay mode the profanity delay buttons have their normal functions for delay values of 100mS and above Below 100mS they are inactive There is one addition the CONFIG button is also active If CONFIG is selected i
62. ions were not available in precision delay mode the DUMP key was used to reduce the delay to its minimum in both precision delay mode and precision delay configuration mode BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 2 Operation Page 19 Document Version 1 6 Chapter 3 Configuration There are a number of adjustable values used by the BD600 Configuration mode gives access to these values and allows them to be changed This chapter covers the configurable variables for the basic BD600 Configuration of optional features is covered in the appendices The configuration mode is operated by the front panel buttons which are used to navigate through a map of configuration variables The WAIT FOR SAFE and WAIT AND EXIT buttons are used to move left and right across the map The REBUILD and RAMP TO ZERO buttons are used to adjust the values of individual variables The CONFIG button will move to the left side of the map and if pressed while already on the left side will move up through the levels The SNEEZE button is used to reset a selected variable to the factory default See the side bar for a partial map of the configuration parameters Complete information is provided in a following table This map is a combination of the maps for both the BD600 and BD600E Basic Operation Example From bypass mode press CONFIG The display changes to SEXT gt BAUL gt BITS gt PARI gt show CONF Press CONFIG again to move up the map The T first press will move t
63. is case the display mode could be set to FREE SRCE Source This selects the amount of signal from each channel that will be fed into the signal processor for use in determining best time to process If the unit is unable to pick good times to process artifacts will be introduced into the output audio This value may be set to one of five values from left to right LEFT LCEN CENTR RCEN RITE LEFT indicates all of channel 1 and none of channel 2 RITE right indicates all of channel 2 CENTR center indicates an even sample of both LCEN indicates a blend of mostly left chan nel 1 and some right channel 2 This adjustment does not affect the audio signal levels seen at the outputs If only one channel is used for input set the source to that channel LEFT or RITE If one channel is usually of poorer quality i e a telephone give the other channel priority For instance if channel 1 is the local microphone and channel 2 is telephone you might select LEFT If channel 2 is a mix of local microphone and telephone and channel is never used select RITE SY Sample Rate Source This variable selects whether the sample rate will be set to one of the two fixed sample rates 44 7 48 or will be set according to the AES EBU input AES or the Wordclock input WELK If the AES EBU digi tal inputs are in use this would typically be set to AES or WELK but can be set to 44 1 or 48 in which case sample rate conversion will be enabled allowing th
64. is configured to GFF and no suitable jingle is selected on the card the PANIC fea ture will be disabled and the button will be unlit Jingle files on the card Jingle files can be recorded on a PC IBM compatible Personal Computer using any suitable software These can be saved to a suitable Compact Flash CF card using a commercial CF card reader writer These are usually connected to the PC via USB Universal Serial Bus and are widely available The files must be 16 bit stereo WAN files longer than 1 0 seconds created with the sample rate to which the BD600 is to be operated If these requirements are not met either the BD600 will not recog nize them or they will be played at the wrong speed The BD600 can support up to four different jingles per card they must be named ONE WAN TWO WAV THREE WAV and FOUR WAV respectively These names may be in upper or lower case The active jingle can be selected either by changing the configuration variable JING or by remote control If the selected jingle is either not valid or not present or there is no card in the slot a BAD JINGLE message will appear briefly The JBAD status will be displayed if configured gt See Chapter 3 to configure jingle selection gt See Appendix A for information on remote control Cards should not be removed or inserted when the unit is not bypassed Page 16 Chapter 2 Operation B600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Operating as a Profanity Delay Th
65. k from card BD600E only gt See p 30 6 Front panel LOCK feature added gt See p 29 7 Insert operations can go beyond max delay and will ramp back to it BD600E only gt See p 37 8 DUMP SNEEZE can be used during Insert or Station Break operations gt See p 37 9 More parallel input and output defaults gt See p 35 36 10 More parallel output options gt See p 34 11 Canceling PANIC no longer mutes till end of panic time gt See p 16 12 Meters re calibrated to show overload above 24dBU gt See p 7 13 Insert Station Break and Panic can be used when ramping to PFD mode 14 MPD delay can be set in seconds and frames gt See p 28 15 More delay value options 16 Default value for delay length is 8 0 17 Default value for Fallback is Analog 18 Digital audio UNLocK relay output added for BD600E Problems fixed 1 Sync source selection could be lost at power up NOTE this change removes the feature where sync source automatically changed when input setting changed 2 FULL output status not set on entering MPD mode 3 Unlocked state at power up gives confusing display suggesting that desired mode is not active During bypass it will now flash if not locked 4 Remote jingle select was off by one 5 Insert could cancel Station Break and vice versa 6 Lower 4 meter bars operate as one 7 TIM1 TIM2 were not active when ramping to MPD 8 DUMP status inactive at zero delay 9 AES sample frequency st
66. ll be immediately output when the unit enters bypass it will not be lost Page 38 Appendix B Extended Remote Control BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Appendix C RS232 Remote Control A BD600 can be completely configured and operated from a personal computer or user supplied cus tom control system The female 9 pin RS232 connector on the rear panel is the mate for the male COM port on a typical desktop computer The BD600 operates as Data Communication Equipment DCE the same as a modem A straight through pin connected to pin 1 etc cable may be used to connect the BD600 to a unit operating as Data Terminal Equipment DTE such as a personal computer The default characteristics of the RS232 connection are 9600 baud 8 bits 1 stop bit and no parity 9600 8 1 none The BRUD rate may be changed via the configuration system The following table is the pin number label and direction relative to the BD600 The label is the same as used by the terminal or PC that will be connected to the BD600 Since the BD600 is DCE the labels and direction are opposite in meaning to those of the DTE definitions Pin 1 DCD out Pin 2 RxData out Pin3 TxData in Ce idee Dn A DTR in ar Pin6 DSR out Reg i Pin7 RTS in 9876 Pin 8 CTS out Pin9 RI out The BD600 does not require the hardware control lines Only RxData TxData and Gnd are necessary The BD600 only sends messages as a response to a poll from a
67. may be changed to the identifier of a front panel button If set a user would have to go to BYPASS press and hold CONFIG then press the se lected additional front panel button before releasing CONFIG in order to get into configuration mode A selection of NONE indicates that no second button is required BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 3 Configuration Page 29 Document Version 1 6 Configuration Variables PUP Power Up mode This controls whether the BD600 goes into bypass at power up BYP goes directly into processing INLN or goes to the state it was in when last powered down PREV If INLN is selected the unit will go directly to the in line mode selected by the RUN configuration variable Note that changes made within a few seconds of power down will not be remembered If PREV is selected the unit will go to the state shown below State at previous power down State on next power up Bypass Bypass Config Bypass MPD MPD MPD Config MPD All others Live KEG Rebuild Time The rebuild time is the period the BD600 will need to build from zero delay to maximum delay or to ramp from maximum delay to zero This is used to start up the delay or recover from DUMP The fac tory default is 120 seconds or two minutes for a typical eight second maximum delay The actual time to complete a rebuild may be slightly different depending on the audio content and the settings of sev eral other configuration para
68. meters Values above 9999 seconds will be displayed in minutes for ex ample instead of 12000 seconds you will see 2001 The displayed time for this variable will change in proportion if BLAY is changed in order to keep the same quality of signal during rebuild or ramp to zero This value should be set following suitable listening tests and will normally be proportional to the maximum delay value but should be increased for broadcasts with music content or multiple speakers RUY Run mode This controls which mode the BD600 enters when leaving bypass mode The selections are live wait for safe rebuild and micro precision delay Each of these modes is described elsewhere in this chap ter The factory default is live SAFE Safe Time In many broadcasting situations a control output from the broadcast delay will be used to control a telephone connection or auxiliary microphone input The control input is only connected when enough delay has been built up to allow the operator to delete offending vocals The delay length which must exist to allow the audio connection is called the safe time The safe time is related to the reaction time of the operator and the complexity of what would be called offending speech Normally the safe time is several seconds Since wait for safe is used to quickly build the delay to an amount long enough to be safe the safe time is also the time value used by wait for safe The DUMP button is illuminated only when th
69. n the four character value of the config variable and a gt See G N and Q sets the current config variable to the first value Useful for making automated configuration changes See C E G N Q V and X commands Appendix C RS232 Control Page 41 RS232 Command Examples and Tables This section offers organizational information and help information for using RS 232 commands Profanity Delay Commands These are the profanity delay commands Note that some rarely used commands are left out of this section requests levels requests mode requests current delay requests current delay hex go to static at O delay go to static at current delay switches to bypass mode initiates wait for safe initiates wait and exit initiates ramp to zero initiates rebuild starts a sneeze ends a sneeze performs a dump UAY ANSP SRTOcCHEH Micro Precision Delay Commands These are the fixed delay commands L requests levels B switches to bypass mode 0 switches from bypass to in line 1 increments MPD digit 2 decrements MPD digit 3 selects MPD digit P requests MPD delay value The RS232 commands allow the front panel of the BD600 to be completely replicated in func tion and in form by a remote device A com puter with a terminal emulator may use these commands to prove that all of the information and control are available Use the T M and P commands to watch modes and delays change as commands are issued Confi
70. nd usually on the end connected to an instrument output This helps to prevent ground loops The use of balanced connections is recommended Digital These cables are differential with a shielded twisted pair l For short distances microphone cables can be used but Female XLR input unbalanced for longer distances and permanent installation a digital grade twisted pair cable is recommended AES EBU input XLR The BD600 s connector is female Pin 1 is shield 2 and 3 are differential AES EBU output XLR The BD600 s connector is male Pin 1 is shield 2 and 3 are differential Page 6 Chapter 1 Introduction BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Chapter 2 Operation This chapter describes how the BD600 is operated from the front panel using factory default configura tion values Optional remote control and configuration are described in later chapters and appendices Installation Rack Mount The BD600 should be mounted in a standard 19 inch rack using washers to avoid damaging the front panel overlay The rack should be well ventilated and in a dry and dust free environment so heat and moisture won t cause damage or degradation of performance If rack units above or below the BD600 are hot a suitable gap should be left to allow cooling Connect AC and Turn On Power Switch The BD600 will automatically configure itself to operate over an AC supply voltage range between 100V and 240V 48 62Hz Since the unit is electric
71. o 7 ON The next will move to 2 TI Now press the WAIT AND EXIT button a few times to move over 5REflote gt AUXI gt AUX2 gt AUXI gt AUXY gt to the REB variable rebuild time Notice that the SNEEZE T button s LED is not lit This means that the REB variable is set to the factory default Use the RAMP TO ZERO button to 4PRUcessing THRS TPO SRCE change the value Notice that the SNEEZE button lights up Press the SNEEZE button to reset the parameter back to fac T tory default 3 Adio gt INPT gt SYNC gt FLEM ING Another Example If the BYPASS button is not illuminated press BYPASS d Next press CONFIG Once the display shows CONF press the 2 Time y BLAY REB SAFE DURP RAMP TO ZERO button The display changes to 7 ON Now press the WAIT AND EXIT button once T The display changes to RUN To check the run mode press the REBUILD or RAMP TO ZERO button The display changes to show LIVE indicating go into live mode when exiting from bypass To change the run mode press the RAMP TO ZERO __ button Use the REBUILD and RAMP TO ZERO buttons to EDIT config go up and down through the four possible values for the run parameter Press BYPASS to exit from configuration mode and return to bypass mode Any changes made will remain until they are reconfigured 1 GMine gt RUN gt DOUD gt BYP gt Password Protection If desired configuration mode may be
72. ode allows a front e Compact Flash card for jingle play back and panel selectable delay between 10mS and 10 0 software maintenance Optional BD600E Features e Extended Remote Control features including e RS232 feed delayed by length of audio delay to drive clock or other devices e 16 programmable remote isolated inputs on rear panel connector to drive internal functions or act as source for delayed outputs e 16 programmable outputs to trigger relays configurable to indicate different timing conditions including status of all processes bypass mode or a delayed version of the inputs e Station Break and other Insert operations BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 1 Introduction Page 1 Document Version 1 6 Front Panel See Chapter 2 for in depth explanation of the following controls or look up individual terms in the Index The front panel buttons have indicator lights which are lit when a function is available with the excep tion of BYPASS which is always available A flashing light indicates that the function is active Pressing a button when it is flashing will cancel the function The CONFIG button and configuration mode are intended to be used by an authorized operator only and thus their operation is intentionally less obvious See Chapter 3 for configuration mode informa tion Since the BD600 can serve as a broadcast profanity delay or as a precision fixed delay many of the buttons have multiple functions including navigating th
73. ofanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Chapter 1 Introducing the BD600 The Eventide BD600 is designed to enable a broadcast licensee to prevent obscene and or libelous material from being transmitted over the air It does this by automatically delaying program material by up to 80 seconds allow ing time for a monitoring operator to decide whether the material being delayed fits into either category If objectionable material is heard electronic circuitry allows all or a portion of the delayed audio to be dumped and the program resumed without interruption The delay time is increased automatically and gradually after the dump occurs A remote control option allows an external relay to be attached to prevent uncontrolled sources such as telephone callers from being aired until the delay time is again long enough to provide protection The BD600 has a number of special functions to make it convenient to use the WAIT AND EXIT function can be used to synchronize to a network or live signal feed and the RAMP TO ZERO function can be used to decrease the delay time to zero gradually when it is no longer needed for a safety margin This manual discusses the use and operation of the BD600 and the BD600E All of the functions are presented in detail which may make the manual seem somewhat forbidding However the unit is very simple to use and the apparent complexity portrayed in this manual is due to our desire to offer complete and accurate informa
74. play out audio with a significant pitch shift If the unit falls back from AES EBU to analog input at a different sample rate there will be a pitch change in the audio already delayed through the unit Your digital system must be set very close to either 44100 or 48000 samples per second or using the fallback option in the BD600 will allow several seconds of pitch changed audio to pass From the above it will be clear that when using digital audio on air it is essential that all signals are of suit able quality and that a solid lock be achieved These issues apply to all digital audio connections not just those involving the BD600 BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 2 Operation Page 9 Document Version 1 6 Connecting Audio Inputs and Outputs The BD600 is designed to operate with sampling frequencies between 32K and 50kHz If SYNC is set to RES or WELK and an incorrect sync source of above 50kHz is presented the unit will switch to 48kHz sampling and sam ple rate convert the received AES signal to this rate When it detects that an AES signal below 50kHz is again present it will return to the original settings This may also be overridden manually Using Wordclock Wordclock is a square wave signal at the sample rate Typically it is generated by a central timing source and sent directly to all units with a digital input Using Wordclock as a sync source in this way allows tighter synchronization with reduced timing jitter which will maintain the
75. rofanity Delay Chapter 3 Configuration Page 27 Document Version 1 6 Configuration Variables A number of configuration variables are specific to either the Basic Remote or Extended Remote mod els these are covered in separate appendices SYP Bypass mode When the BD600 is bypassed internal relays normally connect the analog and digital outputs to their respective inputs This also occurs when the unit is powered down In some circumstances it may be preferable to change this behavior for example if the unit is fed with an analog signal but the output is taken from the digital output In this case HGP bypass may be preferred where the inputs and outputs are connected electrically according to the NP7 configuration The BD600 may also be configured to MUTE its outputs when bypassed SP Display Digits The number of digits after the decimal point showing the current delay amount in profanity delay mode The BD600 has a four digit numeric display used to show the delay amount in hundredths of seconds As the delay rebuilds or ramps to zero the last digit can change rapidly enough to be distract ing to the operator By changing the number of display digits to two one or even none this source of distraction can be reduced greatly or eliminated Since the operator may only need to know that the BD600 is in rebuild and whether it is safe or not the operator may choose not to have the delay time presented in such high resolution LAY Dela
76. s 1 10 of seconds 1 100 of seconds milliseconds Oe a Mesa eos Editing the fifth digit Editing the sixth digit Editing the seventh digit 100 s microseconds 10 s microseconds microseconds Notes on Precision Delay mode The minimum fixed delay the BD600 will allow is 10 milliseconds The absolute delay time through the unit will depend on whether analog or digital inputs or outputs are being used Broadcast profanity delay functions such as rebuild dump or sneeze are only operative in pre cision delay mode at delay values of 100 milliseconds and above The fixed delay writes data continuously into the 10 second buffer Changes in delay value changes the position of the play head not the record head That means that if the delay length is adjusted by ear the user doesn t have to wait for new input audio to check the adjustment As an example while listening to an audio source try adjusting the seconds digit upward It is easy to play the same 1 second piece of input audio ten times Changes to delay values are smoothed meaning that in most cases small changes can be made on air A large change will still be smoothed but the discontinuity in program material may be apparent Note prior to V1 4 DUMP and SNEEZE funct
77. s set to 0 00 Pressing the REBUILD button starts a process by which the delay is slowly increased During the rebuild process the REBUILD button s indicator will flash In less than two minutes the BD600 will have enough delay built up to be safe for a caller to be placed on the air The DUMP button will light up to confirm this and the delay amount will show 4 00 sec onds and be increasing If so configured a rear panel output line will allow an external relay to be closed enabling the phone line After a few minutes the delay will reach maximum and the REBUILD button s indicator will turn off The rebuild process is complete and the delay enters static mode However the unit remembers that it rebuilt to maximum so if SNEEZE or DUMP is used after the SNEEZE or DUMP button is released the delay will automatically rebuild back to maximum Starting a Show Segment with WAIT FOR SAFE This process is used to start a show rapidly The guest or dial in caller are enabled immediately after the studio goes on air Before beginning the transmitter is not getting its source from the BD600 The operator needs to know or to set the configuration value of safe time default is 4 00 seconds At safe time or more seconds before the studio goes on the air the operator presses the WAIT FOR SAFE button The host begins talking immediately When the DUMP button illuminates The WAIT FOR SAFE process has completed The SAFE relay output is enabled
78. se a discontinuity in output audio The default values for IN1 16 are as follows note that prior to V1 4 IN5 16 defaulted to OFF INI BYP INS RTO IN15 ONE IN2 SNEZ IN9 LIVE IN16 TWO IN3 DUMP IN10 STAT IN4 PANC IN11 FULL INS WFS IN12 MUTE IN6 WARE IN13 SBR IN7 REB IN14 INS Page 36 Appendix B Extended Remote Control BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Appendix B Extended Remote Control Control Signal Delay If a parallel output is configured to OLIN it will output the corresponding input delayed by the current audio delay whether Broadcast Delay or MPD This is useful for synchronization of control signals with the delayed audio In this case the corresponding input will normally be set to GFF to prevent it also controlling a BD600 function Insert Operations The BD600E supports an Insert feature allowing a variable length announcement commercial or sta tion break info to be inserted into a delayed program which can then be automatically time compressed to make room for it This operation is similar to the Station Break Insert described on page 33 with the difference that the length of the insert is determined by an external input During the Insert operation playback of delayed audio ceases and the output of the BD600 is muted while input audio continues to be fed into the delay Typically one of the remote outputs is used to operate a relay to externally mix the inserted audio alternately this operation may be
79. segment LED bar graph indicates current delay as a fraction of maximum delay or in preci sion delay configuration mode indicates which digit of the delay value is selected This display is also used for visual cues during configuration mode The right hand segment also flashes to indicate card and serial remote control activity 12 4 Character Display The 4 character LED shows delay amount values text information and configurable parameter values 13 Card slot A Compact Flash card of the type often used for digital cameras may be used to store jingles for play back during PANIC operation or as Station Breaks BD600E only and also for software maintenance 14 DUMP Button In profanity delay or precision delay mode deletes a segment of audio in order to stop an undesirable audio segment from being transmitted This button is illuminated when the unit is in profanity delay mode and the amount of delay meets or exceeds a preset safe amount It is illuminated in precision de lay mode when the delay is at the configured amount In precision delay configuration mode this but ton sets the delay to the minimum amount BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 1 Introduction Page 3 Document Version 1 6 Rear Panel The BD600 is supplied in two versions the Basic Remote model BD600 and the Extended Remote model BD600E These differ mainly in their back panel connections and remote control features BD600 Basic Remote
80. ss the charge was caused by an error on our part If you believe the unit to be under warranty and you do say it is but we disagree you will not incur any charges until the dispute is resolved Page 48 Warranty Information BD600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Warranty Information Reading the above you can see that it is to your advantage to send in the warranty registration form when you purchase the unit If we know who you are we can send you updates and notifications and advise you of our new products It will also enable you to receive pre shipment of certain parts Who performs warranty work The only company authorized to perform work under this warranty is Eventide Inc Little Ferry New Jersey While you are free to give personal authorization to anyone else or to work on it yourself we will not honor claims for payment for parts or labor from you or from third parties However we and our dealers do try to be helpful in various ways 1 Our dealers will assist usually without charge during the warranty period in a determining whether there is a problem requiring return to the factory and b alleviating user error or interconnection problems that may be preventing the unit from operating to its full capability 2 We are available for telephone consultation if the dealer is unable to assist 3 If a part is found to be defective during the warranty period and you wish to replace it yourself we will normall
81. t panel con trols These inputs may also be configured to feed the corresponding outputs delayed by the length of the audio delay It is possible but not always wise to combine the delay and control functions Note that most of these inputs do not function when the unit is bypassed The activity light on the rear panel will light briefly if any of these inputs change OFF ge control input is disabled It can still MUTE mute the audio outputs while active be used as a delay source SERA see page 33 for information on the BYP same as BYPASS button Station Break Insert feature NF same as CONFIG button Rig Ramp To Bypass RAMP TO ZERO WES same as WAIT FOR SAFE button then BYPASS the unit ZU 8 WAE same as WAIT AND EXIT button DE DUMP then REBUILD LE seas REB same as REBUILD button HR if live go to REBUILD else WAIT Hmon AND EXIT RMPO same as RAMP TO ZERO button Do NEJ U R if live go to REBUILD else RAMP TO SNEZ same as SNEEZE button ZERO Ip DNP same as DUMP button ONE make jingle ONE the current jingle D e PANC same as PANIC button TWO make jingle TWO the current jingle LIVE go immediately to zero delay May THRE make jingle THREE the current jingle cause a discontinuity in output audio AHD 8 ela FOUR make jingle FOUR the current jingle STAT go to static mode cancel any REBUILD or RAMP TO ZERO opera INS oo to insert mode while active see fen Insert Operations below FULL go at once to maximum delay May cau
82. t will flash and the meanings of the buttons change to allow the fixed delay value to be changed In this mode the only operable buttons are BYPASS WAIT FOR SAFE WAIT AND EXIT REBUILD DUMP and RAMP TO ZERO The buttons behave as follows e BYPASS takes the unit off line Always valid e REBUILD decrements selected delay digit Valid if lit e RAMP TO ZERO increments selected delay digit Valid if lit e WAIT FOR SAFE selects the digit to the left Valid if lit e WAIT AND EXIT selects the digit to the right Valid if lit e DUMP sets the delay to its minimum value Page 18 Chapter 2 Operation B600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Operation as a Micro Precision Fixed Delay The bar graph below the four digit display flashes to indicate precision delay configuration mode and shows which of the four visible digits is selected for adjustment The presence of the decimal point in dicates that the four digits shown are the ones tenths hundredths and thousandths digits Use the WAIT FOR SAFE and WAIT AND EXIT buttons to step through the selected digits The following il lustration shows a 7 012345 second delay as the WAIT AND EXIT button is pressed six times Press WAIT FOR SAFE repeatedly to step back to the first digit Press CONFIG again to get back to normal precision delay mode ld ic te lc 18 le Uie Editing the first digit Editing the second digit Editing the third digit Editing the fourth digit 1 s of second
83. tance you must notify us before shipping the unit for repair giving full details of the shipment and including a minimum of 250 00 in US funds to cover the administrative and brokerage expenses Any balance will be applied to the repair charges or refunded If a balance is due to us we will request a further prepayment 2 All shipments will be returned to you collect If this is impossible because of shipping regulations or money is due us we will request prepayment from you for the appropriate amount 3 All funds must be in US Payment may be made by check drawn on any bank in the US or by telegraphic funds transfer to our bank If you send US currency be sure that it is sent by a method you can trace such as registered mail If you wish to pay by Letter of Credit be sure that it affords sufficient time for work to be performed and the L C negotiated and that it is free from restrictive conditions and documentation requirements 4 We reserve the right to substitute freight carriers Although we will attempt to honor your request for a specific carrier it is frequently necessary to select a substitute because of difficulties in communication or scheduling This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from location to location c 1999 2000 2003 Eventide Inc BD600 Profanity Delay Warranty Information Page 49 Document Version 1 6 Index AES EBU 4 5 6 8 9 16 23 2
84. tarted the tape is bypassed so the transmitter gets live audio The record head is moved to the left by 4 seconds After 4 seconds of recording the transmitter is recon nected to the tape delay There is now a 4 second delay Note since the initial 4 second segment of audio will be repeated at the play head it is up to the user to prevent the live audio from going over the air This feature is used to start a show coming from a network news feed traffic report or other non delayed program WAIT AND EXIT Decrease the delay to 0 seconds quickly This front panel feature is a method of quickly reducing the delay to 0 00 seconds This process marks where on the tape the record head was when wait and exit is started When that piece of tape reaches the play head the record head is moved to the play head decreasing the delay suddenly to 0 00 sec onds Use this command when a call in show needs delay but where a break to non delayed operation is required BD600 Profanity Delay Chapter 2 Operation Page 11 Document Version 1 6 Understanding BD600 Profanity Delay Functions SNEEZE Edit the delay before a bad noise happens This feature is used to stop the record process temporarily While the SNEEZE button is pressed the record head moves toward the play head at the same speed as the tape not recording any audio until the SNEEZE button is released at which point the record head stops or until the record head reaches the play head at whic
85. the playback head stops moving and the oldest audio from the tape starts to play out The amount of delay in use will be increased by the length of the insert Clearly in this example there will be a mechanical limit to the movement of the playback head which will determine how long an in sert may increase the delay time on the BD600 this maximum delay time is about 80 seconds Page 12 Chapter 2 Operation B600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Operating as a Profanity Delay The BD600 may be used as a broadcast profanity delay this is its primary function and factory default mode When power is first applied to the BD600 the unit s audio inputs and outputs are bypassed through a relay Pressing the BYPASS button places the unit in line with 0 00 seconds delay If the au dio levels are adjusted properly there should be no perceptible difference when the unit is switched in Note that since the BD600 by default uses true relay bypass there might be a slight click The 4 digit display will now read 0 00 which indicates no delay The red indicators on several of the buttons will be lit showing which buttons are valid choices The lighting of the indicators changes depending on the BD600 s state or mode Since the unit is at 0 00 seconds delay and in line it will be in live mode The following is a list of the few different modes in which the unit may be placed Note that the BD600 may be configured to power up or exit bypass in diff
86. tion BD600 Features e Up to 80 seconds of stereo audio delay seconds in steps of luS This is useful for HD e Allows multiple DUMP operations The audio and other applications requiring precise DUMP function may be configured to delete a audio synchronization delay amount between 1 0 seconds and 10 sec e Broadcast delay features can be used for onds smooth entry and exit to and from Micro Pre e REBUILD catch up provides fast recovery cision Delay mode from a DUMP or SNEEZE while a show is in e Large numeric display shows amount of delay progress e 24 bit Analog to Digital and Digital to Ana e RAMP TO ZERO reduces the delay slowly log converters using the same process as Rebuild e AES EBU digital audio input and output e SNEEZE function replaces microphone mute e 44100 or 48000 samples per second internal switch and allows short interruptions to be sample rate or set externally by AES or unnoticeable Wordclock inputs e WAIT FOR SAFE function allows starting a e Front panel configuration and display of au show with a safe amount of delay dio input and output attenuation e WAIT AND EXIT drops from full delay to e Remote control inputs to trigger SNEEZE and zero in real time DUMP or other functions e PANIC feature dumps all delayed audio and e Outputs to signal safe condition and DUMP plays jingle from plug in card or mutes output button actuation or other statuses for fixed time while delay rebuilds e RS232 remote control e Micro Precision Delay m
87. ton has several functions The primary purpose of this button is to stop a profanity from going out over the air This button is illuminated when in line with a safe amount of delay specified by safe time Here is a list of modes and how the DUMP button works in each In rebuild or ramp to zero DUMP causes the unit to delete several seconds configurable from the delay line including the most recently input audio information The amount dumped is configurable and defaults to 4 00 seconds When the DUMP button is pressed the dump amount is subtracted from the current delay If the dis played delay is lower than the dump amount the delay is reduced all the way to 0 00 After DUMP is released the unit continues with the previous mode Note even if the unit is no longer rebuilding hav ing already reached full delay the unit will still return to rebuild mode after DUMP is released In wait for safe DUMP will cancel the wait for safe operation and return the unit to zero delay In precision delay configuration mode DUMP causes the delay to be reduced to its minimum value 0 010 seconds In bypass live or wait and exit DUMP has no function SNEEZE Button This button is used to cover up a predictable interruption to a program like a sneeze cough or com ment to the caller or engineer or some other undesirable noise If the unit is in line not bypassed in profanity delay mode and not in wait for safe or wait and exit mode this button w
88. y Length Delay length controls the maximum length of the broadcast delay This adjustment may select a delay length of from 4 0 to 80 0 seconds Select a length allowing the operator to dump multiple offending phrases without impairing operator efficiency A length which is too short will not allow the operator enough time to delete offending speech while a length that is too long increases the amount of time required to exit from the delay at the start of a break or end of a show This delay length may be ex ceeded by the use of an Insert or Station Break operation If MPD is selected the maximum delay is determined by the precision delay setting allowing the nor mal profanity delay functions to be used to enter and leave precision delay mode ZUP Dump Amount This is the amount of time deleted from the delay when the DUMP button is pressed in profanity delay mode If the DUMP button is pressed when less than this amount of time is in the delay then the entire contents of the delay are deleted ALEX Fallback If AES EBU or Wordclock is selected as a sync source and there is no suitable signal present the unit will declare an out of lock condition If the unit is in line not in bypass and an out of lock condition exists the four digit display will scroll the message NO LOCK If the FLBK fallback variable is set to ANA analog then the analog input audio will be used until lock is restored The analog input will be sampled at either 44100
89. y not installed meaning the input is un terminated It is usually more convenient to use an external BNC T piece and terminator avoiding the need to open up the unit to change or check the termination With multiple destinations only the one at the end of the cable needs to be terminated intermediate destinations need not and should not be terminated These should be connected by the use of a BNC T connector or splitter attached directly to their inputs so as to ensure the shortest possible stub length Using multiple terminations is must be avoided because for example twice 75 Ohm in parallel gives 37 5 Ohms which is the wrong value for termination and also increases loading on the source Page 10 Chapter 2 Operation B600 Profanity Delay Document Version 1 6 Understanding BD600 Profanity Delay Functions This section uses a tape recorder delay as an analogy to describe how the Eventide digital broadcast delay behaves when used as a profanity delay The digital broadcast delay can be likened to a tape re corder with some new features A basic tape recorder profanity delay would look like this When the delay is placed in line the microphone audio source is connected to the record head while the transmitter is connected to the play head This introduces a delay determined by the speed of the tape and the distance between the tape heads In our analogy the speed of the tape is constant The distance between the heads is me
90. y ship the part immediately at no charge provided your warranty registration form is on file We reserve the right to request that the defective part be returned to us Shipping within the 50 United States You are responsible for getting the unit to our door at no cost to us We cannot accept collect or COD shipments We will return the unit to you prepaid at our expense using an expeditious shipping method normally United Parcel Service In areas not served by UPS we will ship by US Mail If you are in a hurry and want us to use a premium shipping method such as air express next day air etc be sure you tell us and agree to pay shipping charges collect If you specify a method that does not permit collect or COD charges remit sufficient funds to prepay shipping Shipping outside the 50 United States If you purchased the unit from a dealer in your country consult with the dealer before returning the unit If you wish to return the unit to us please note the following 1 The unit must be prepaid to our door This means that you are responsible for all shipping charges including customs brokerage and duties When a unit is shipped to us it must be cleared through United States Customs by an authorized broker You must make arrangements for this to be done Normally your freight forwarder has a branch in the United States which can handle this transaction We can arrange to clear incoming shipments for you If you want our assis

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