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2. technology known as Pre N However 802 11g is already capable of those speeds thanks to different speed increase techniques There are other wireless technologies such as Bluetooth operating in the 2 4 GHz band which can produce interference with Wi Fi Thats why 1 2 version of Bluetooth specification was updated to avoid interferences when both technologies are simultaneously used and also requires 40 000 k speed 36 AEQ PHOENI X PC For more information please read http en wikipedia org w index php title File 38AWireless Networking in the Developing Wor Id pdf amp page 1 B3 RTP Protocol RTP are the initials of Real time Transport Protocol It is a transport level protocol used for the transmission of information in real time as occurs with audio and video Normally it is paired with RTCP RTP Control Protocol and is located on UDP The IP ports defined for its use are 5004 RTP and 5005 RTCP The functions of the RTP RTCP protocol are e Management of the reception buffer in order to minimize the jitter effect introduced by the network e Recovery of the reference clock based on information inserted by the transmitting equipment e Test tools to permit the user to verify the bandwidth the delay and estimated jitter in the connection enmchroniz ati on jour re aio b Identafier RTP Header For complete information on RTP RTCP protocol we recommend consulting http tools ietf org html ric1889 http t
3. 1 of installation 23 AEQ PHOENI X PC 2 The installer will ask for a destination folder where the program will be installed at By default it is Program Files Phoenix PC You must click on NEXT to go to the next step avoiding making any changes to the default parameters ge PhoenixPC Setup Installation Folder aBa Setup will install Phoenix PZ in the Following Folder To install in a different Folder click Browse and select another Folder Click Install to start the installation Destination Folder Ciidrchivos de programalPhoenixP Browse Space required 14 7MB Space available 5 566 Cancel Phase 2 of installation 3 A progress bar will show the progress of the installation This phase may take from 2 3 seconds to half a minute depending on the processing power of the computer we are installing AEQ Phoenix PC at ge PhoenixPC Setup Completed Completed Show details Phase 3 of installation 4 Once correctly finished a Completed message over the progress bar will appear Click on CLOSE to exit the installer 5 The option Show Details will provide additional details if any problem occurs Contact AEQ Technical Assistance Service or an authorized dealer providing this data in case that this happens iis PhoenixPC Setup Completed Completed Screen with details about the installation 24 AEQ PHOENI X PC 3 2 Launching the application In order to run AEQ Phoenix PC software
4. amp AEQ AEQ PHOENIX PC USER S MANUAL ED 01 12 CONTENTS Te BASIC DESCHIPTION BEN 4 gini il eEEe 6 NEU D 7 2 1 1 GT ele e eei i M 8 CN a WE Open tile Tor OIA NG sce EI OE 8 2 1 1 2 Choose file to record fo 9 2 112943 ele Kei Le elei 9 2 E E Ada LOM EE 10 21 2 TOOLS drop down MON UE 13 2 IER Selec 5 CANON NEEDED 13 2N 2 V ua iom 15 CNECRIONCOLNT 15 2n EA MOO M 15 2 NAMM SC FOS Me NRI erm 16 2 2 1 Remote equipment to connect eese nennen nennen nnns 16 Le AC CONGO cae TE 16 2 29 PAY CN lies anten Saweiae E e E EE ER 17 2 2 4 On screen Vumeters cccccccccssseecccceessececcceeusececcceauececeseaaeeeessaaeeesessaaeeeeesssaaass 18 2 3 Operating key 19 cC MOI COMCIMO NR M m 19 AEG N Iz OAC ORBE RENE ET 20 2 3 3 Local audio source activation cccccceeeeceeeceeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeesaeeeeeesaesseeeeessaaeeeeesaaess 20 2 3 4 Connection to remote equipment essssssesessssssseseeennenn nennen nennen 21 2 Ar SNANG ei te eee een E D Em 22 J OPERA ale abies C 23 a De Cd D 23 3 2 Launching the apDIICSllOFL E 25 3 9 IEA Configuratio TET EUST ETT 25 3 4 Establishing a connection
5. available add a contact From a File or add a contact from its internet Address From the Internet Open File Far playing Choose File to record En Add Phonebook Fram a File Add Station From Ehe internet Exit Detail of the FILE drop down menu In case you add contacts from a file it must have the comma separated values CSV format and for addresses from internet the usual http format AEQ PHOENI X PC 2 1 1 4 Add Station This submenu allows for the configuration of a remote unit to be added to the list of remote equipment you may want to establish connections with For more information about this list check paragraph 2 1 2 1 Select a station within this manual name server phoenixMastentasip oe Gs stun user password mount description format bitrate Jitter bufferims Cancel Detalle submenu ADD STATION There are several fields to fill within the ADD STATION menu e NAME that the remote unit will be given inside the global contact list check paragraph 2 1 2 1 e PROTOCOL a list where you can select the operating mode among several options O RTP the audio between AEQ Phoenix PC and the remote unit will be transmitted using a stream of IP packets in RIP format using UDP protocol No SIP configuration is required that s why the ADD STATIONS submenu will be deactivated if this option is selected For more information about RIP audio transmission che
6. in 3G and IP networks Communications through 3G or IP 8G are really IP networks differ substantially from other traditional communication architectures used in broadcast applications such as POTS and ISDN mainly because there are no dedicated resources in IP networks or guaranteed quality of service implemented in most of the systems what supposes several challenges to signaling establishment keeping and releasing protocols of the communication These problems have their origin in the technical characteristics that are intrinsic to the definition and operation of IP communications systems The standard EBU TECH 3326 developed by N ACIP working group provides several tools that help simplifying the operation making use of numerous protocols associated to IP communications which will be described below N ACIP e Signaling including establishment and releasing the connection as well as negotiation of its parameters audio coding algorithms ports etc o SDP Session Description Protocol for the description of the parameters of the connection o SAP Session Announcement Protocol for unidirectional multicast links o SIP Session Initiation Protocol simulates the operating mode calling hanging etc of conventional telephone networks e Transport define the transport protocols over IP networks o RTP Real Time Transport Protocol over UDP and IPv4 o RTCP Real Time Control Transport Protocol for synchronization and active reco
7. of the file is correctly displayed at the second line of the main screen as well as it duration in the format mins secs AEQ PHOENI X PC A j F C oO 4 By default files to be played back are stored in the path lt LOCAL drive gt Program Files Phoenix PC although this can be modified for your or your particular application s convenience 2 1 1 2 Choose file to record to Using this option you can choose or create a new file where the transmitted audio will be recorded to or simply to record audio from the physical audio input associated to the control Activate external audio source see paragraph 2 2 2 of this manual when the REC control is activated The format of this file must be wav Choose file to record to Guardar er C3 PhoenixPC amp t a Documentos recientes E scrtong Mis documentos Mi PC Beie Mis sitios de red Nombre Tipo Wave files D wa Cancelar Detail of browsing for the file to record to Of course Windows provides the software operating environment to create select amp overwrite rename and delete any file within the selected options range WAVE FILES wav in this case By default recorded files will be stored in the path LOCAL drive gt Program Files Phoenix PC although this can be modified for your or your particular application s convenience 2 1 1 3 Add Phonebook Using this option agenda like contacts can be added Two working options are
8. sender which gives rise to the arrival of duplicate packets e If the routing calculations account for an appreciable percentage of the transmission time the channel throughput useful information transmitted information decreases e Variations in the mean transit delay of a packet in the network This parameter is commonly known as jitter B2 IP Protocol The Internet Protocol IP is a non connection oriented protocol used both by the origin and the destination in data transmission over a switched packet network The data in an IP based network are sent in blocks known as packets or datagrams in the IP protocol these terms are used interchangeably In particular in IP there is no need for configuration before a device attempts to send packets to another with which it has not communicated previously The Internet Protocol provides an unreliable datagram service called UDP User Datagram Protocol also known as best effort a phrase that expresses good intentions but offers few guarantees IP does not offer any mechanism to determine whether a packet reaches its destination and only provides security by means of checksums to cover its headers and not the transmitted data For example since it gives no guarantee that the packet will reach its destination it could arrive damaged in the wrong order with respect to other packets duplicated or simply not arrive If reliability is needed it is provided by transport layer protoco
9. the client server type that allows NAT clients to find their public IP address the type of NAT where it is located and the Internet port associated with the local port through NAT This information is used to configure a UDP communication between two hosts located behind NAT routers NAT Network Address Translation is a mechanism used by IP routers to exchange packets between two networks that assign each other incompatible addresses It consists of converting in real time the addresses used in the transported packets It is also necessary to edit the packets to enable the operation of protocols that include address information within the protocol conversation It is most commonly utilized to enable the use of private addresses and still provide connectivity with the rest of the Internet AEQ PHOENIX codecs include a STUN client that sends a request to a STUN server The STUN server then informs the client of its public IP and which port has been opened by NAT to permit incoming traffic to enter the client s network This information enables the AEQ PHOENIX codec to identify its position within the SIP server 40 AEQ PHOENI X PC SERVIDOR STUN DIF IP PUBLICA PASARELA qm MAT og PUBLICA DIR IP PUBLICA DIR IP PUBLICA PRIMADA Se Nar weii E DIR IP FRADA PHOENIX PC PHOENIX STUDIO Registering in the STUN server SERVIDOR STUN PUBLICA PASARELA JTER o NS PUB CA
10. the details of this product are documented properly AEQ guarantees that the delivered Phoenix PC software performs according to the technical and functional characteristics described in the present manual This warranty doesn t exclude or limit any customer s legally recognized right The warranty period extends for twelve months from the date of purchase by the first customer In order to make use of this warranty the customer is required to inform of the problem to an authorized dealer any AEQ sales office or AEQ technical support department within thirty days from its appearance and within the warranty period as well as to provide a copy of the purchase invoice and product serial number Technical Assistance Service AEQ Madrid C Margarita Salas 24 Parque Cientifico Leganes Tecnologico 28919 Leganes Madrid SPAIN Tel 34 91 686 13 00 Fax 34 91 686 44 92 Email sat aeq es Web http www aeq es spn soporte htm Technical Assistance service AEQ Miami 4121 SW 47 Avenue Suite 1303 Fort Lauderdale FL 333314 USA Tel 1 954 581 7999 Fax 1 954 581 7733 Email gcasco aeqbroadcast com Web http www aeqbroadcast com soporte htm At the same time AEQ Technical Assistance department s previous and express acceptance is required for the substitution or repair of the product in application of the present warranty Returns not meeting these conditions will not be accepted AEQ will repair or substitute failed the hardware
11. to by following the standard Windows procedures as described in paragraph 2 1 1 1 Open file for playing of this manual 17 AEQ PHOENI X PC Open file for playing Buscar en C3 PheenisPC da tj Documentos recientes Mis sitios de red Nombre Tipa Wave files wav Cancelar Detail of the browsing for the file to play back You can follow the standard Windows procedures in order to search for the file to play back inside drives folders subfolders etc Once located confirm your selection by clicking on Open button 2 2 4 On screen Vumeters Example of AEQ Phoenix PC main screen Here you can see 2 horizontal vu meters The top one corresponds to the audio level received from the remote equipment and the bottom one displays the level of the physical audio input to be transmitted or recorded Both vu meters are calibrated between 50 and 2dB with marks each 1dB The outgoing audio vu meter top one will automatically display its level once the connection is established For more information please check paragraph 3 4 of this manual The bottom vu meter indicates the level of the signal to be transmitted recorded and it is directly related to the activation of the MIC or local audio source button For more information please read paragraph 2 3 3 of this manual 18 AEQ PHOENI X PC 2 3 Operating keys This buttons provide quick access to the most common operations to be perfo
12. you only need to click on the AEQ Phoenix PC icon located inside Programs PhoenixPC folder within Windows Start menu Google Chrome Radio KEDT de Texas Estados Unidos Adobe Stock Photos Radio Auton mica de las Islas Canarias Espa a hadosmicE teisi n en Damasco Siria vovv Ff Accesorios F7 Microsoft Office gt ide Angola ei A D t 3 8 d adole Panai Photosop Ose dio KMFM en Reino Unido D e E Skype gt o Es Configuraci n gt re o mp PhoenixPC iz PhoenixPC ea 1 i Ed buscar Y SI Uninstall TEL en BAG Mec T re Ayuda y soporte t cnico Nuevas instalaciones de Radio Renascenca en Oj v 2 17 Ejecutar Universidad Francisco de Vitoria Espa a Uv g Dosen REFERENCIAS COMPLE Detail of Phoenix PC access inside Windows start menu 8 Phoenix PC File Tools Q mo AEQ Phoenix PC main screenshot 3 3 Initial configuration Following the procedure described in this paragraph is mandatory ONLY the first time that AEQ Phoenix PC application is used The first time AEQ PHOENIX PC is run it shows a license registration screen that shows two options e REGISTER allows for the registration of the application permitting access to 100 of its functionality In order to accomplish this the following fields must be filled in o NAME name of the person place application or department that is going to work with this license of AEQ Phoenix PC o ORGANIZATION name of the comp
13. 10KHz to 15KHz For more information check ISO IEC 11172 3 and ISO IEC 13818 3 30 AEQ PHOENI X PC AEQ LD 2 AEQ proprietary mode based on the previous AEQ LD extended mode where the low delay of G 722 is combined with the wider bandwidth of MPEG thus providing an optimal solution to both aspects AAC HE v1 AACplus High Efficiency AAC is lossy compression method optimized for digital radio applications It is an extension of Low Complexity AAC AAC LC for low binary rates as audio streaming Version 1 was standardized in 2003 by the MPEG group and was published within MPEG 4 group in the document ISO IEC 14496 3 Amd 1 2003 AAC LD MPEG 4 Low Delay Audio Codec was designed combining the perceptual audio coding techniques with the low delay required for bidirectional communications It is a variation of MPEG 2 Advance Audio Coding AAC coding format For more information please check ISO IEC 13818 7 1997 and ISO IEC 13818 3 PCM 12 16 20 24 bits This is the simplest waveform encoding possible based on the regular sampling of the signal and subsequent quantification in binary form It is a lossless coding providing the best possible quality For more information please check http www digitalpreservation gov formats fdd fdd000016 shtml m om om om eee e ue no OPTION OPTION Summary of coding algorithms available In the AEQ Phoenix family of audiocodecs 31 AEQ PHOENI X PC APPENDIX B Protocols used
14. 11 is a standard for representation of audio signals within the human voice audio band by means of compressed digital audio samples with an 8KHz sampling rate The G 711 encoder generates a binary rate of 64Kbits s There are two common algorithms developed for this algorithm law used in North America and Japan and A law used in Europe and the rest of the world where u law is not used Bandwidth 3 5KHz For more information please check http www itu int rec T REC G 711 e G 722 ITU standard for audio coding based on ADPCM for audio signal processing in the human voice audio band by means of compression of audio samples taken at a rate of 16KHz for a better sound quality and clarity This is the globally accepted mode for bidirectional communications due to its low delay and because of this it is widely used in commentary and sports reporting applications For more information please check http www itu int rec T REC G 722 e e AAC delay in ms COC LLLLLLLLELI ETENFENEEEE i ESI d E E 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 388 396 bitrate in kbps Comparative of different audio coding algorithms MPEG LAYER II This is a well known and widely accepted coding mode used when low delay is not mandatory as this family of algorithms always have a longer delay than G 722 There are several coding modes variations at 64Kbps and 48 32 or 24KHz sampling rates and 128Kbps at 32 and 48KHz sampling rates Bandwidth
15. PUBLICA RIVADA DIR IF T PUBLICA DIR IP dm PUBLICA s PRIVADA ru k SEN PRIVADA otou saa o e gon geg M PHOENIX PC PHOENIX STUDIO Notification from the server of the corresponding NATs detected 41 AEQ PHOENI X PC The response further enables the STUN client to determine the type of NAT being used since different NAT types handle incoming UDP packets in different ways STUN supports three of the four main existing types of NAT Full Cone Restricted Cone and Port Restricted Cone It does not however support Symmetric NAT also known as bidirectional NAT Once the client has discovered its public address it can advise its peers of that address STUN is useful as a complement to protocols like SIP SIP uses UDP packets to signal sound video and text traffic over the Internet but does not enable communication to be established when the devices at the ends of the communication circuit are behind NAT routings This is why STUN is customarily used in these applications to permit communication to be established The connection with the STUN server is normally made through port 3478 by means of UDP The STUN server can then provide the client with an alternate IP and communication port For complete information on the STUN protocol we recommend consulting http tools ietf org html ric3489 It is not common although not impossible that STUN configuration presents problems within normal operation of AEQ Phoenix although of co
16. all or SIP connection to the previously configured remote equipment see paragraph 2 1 1 4 of this manual There are three states associated to the call denoted by the different colors this key can be e Grey connection is not established because it hasn t been launched or because it has been rejected This is an important difference that can only be determined by carefully studying the following phases described e Orange connection is in progress The call has been launched and negotiation of the different communication parameters between the affected IP equipments is taking place This negotiation can end two ways rejection or acceptation establishment of the call e Red connection has been successfully established From this moment AEQ Phoenix PC is in direct communication with the remote unit exchanging full duplex audio with it Connection established successfully 21 AEQ PHOENI X PC In order to complete the connection it is necessary to click on the local audio source activation key From that very moment AEQ Phoenix PC starts sending audio signal to the other unit and the full duplex connection is open so incoming audio is now received from the remote unit NOTE once the signal from the other end is received the local audio input can be deactivated if desired and it wont affect the rest of the connection 2 4 Sliding controls The lower part of the main screen shows two sliding level controls The leftmost one repres
17. any where the person place application or department that is going to work with this application works for o EMAIL address where the registration information confirmation will be received 25 AEQ PHOENI X PC amp AEQ o ACTIVATION CODE alphanumeric code required to activate the AEQ Phoenix PC license This information together with the AEQ SIP proxy registration data user and password are provided by AEQ sales department or authorized dealers e DEMO allows the use of this application in demo evaluation mode with limited functionality for example one silence second is inserted every 20 seconds of transmitted or received audio No other field must be filled in this screen Name Organization Email Activation code Register Demo Detail of the license registering screen of AEQ Phoenix PC 3 4 Establishing a connection In order to establish a connection the following steps must be followed simply e Define a remote equipment to connect to For more information read paragraph 2 1 1 4 Add Station in this manual e Launch the connection by clicking on the connection to remote equipment key For more information read paragraph 2 3 4 Connection to remote equipment in this manual In order to complete the connection it is necessary to click on the local audio source activation key From that very moment AEQ Phoenix PC starts sending audio signal to the other unit and the full duplex connection is o
18. broadcast in which the recipients are all the stations in the network and anycast transmission to a single recipient any unspecified recipient The unicast method is the one currently being used on the Internet and is applied for both live and on demand transmissions The multicast method can only be used in corporate environments despite some isolated efforts to introduce it on the Internet and is applied only for live transmissions Graphic Comparison Unicast vs Multicast 35 AEQ PHOENI X PC The effect that unicast transmission has on network resources is accumulative consumption Each user who connects to a multimedia transmission consumes as many kilobits per second as the content encoding will permit B2 3 3G Communications 3G is the acronym for third generation voice and data mobile communications The technically correct definition is UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System 3G is an expression commonly used to designate the transmission of data through a mobile link as the one provided by a 3G modem or a mobile device This kind of communication could be described in a very simple way as an IP connection using a 3G link Thus we are referring to the technology used to access a particular network in this case Internet As stated before once we abstract from the physical wireless transmission layer over UMTS standard the operation and technical characteristics are identical to the previously described IP p
19. ck paragraph B3 of the Appendix B following this manual N ACIP the connection between AEQ Phoenix PC and the remote unit will be established according to the international standard for interoperability between professional audiocodecs over IP networks developed by EBU in their EBU Tech3326 recommendation This supposes that the audio is sent in RTP over UDP packets and call signaling is exchanged in SIP format For more information check Appendix B of this manual AEQ Phoenix PC supports connections in mode Direct SIP the equipment names will have the URI format equipment_name IP_address or Proxy based SIP URI has the format equipment_name SIP_proxy_name requiring user amp password SHOUTCAST a third party format employed by third parties Do not employ this mode unless you are asked to by AEQ technical department For more information check hitp en wikipedia org wiki SHOUT cast ICECAST a third party format employed by third parties Do not employ this mode unless you are asked to by AEQ technical department For more information check http en wikipedia org wiki Icecast For more information check Appendix B 10 AEQ PHOENI X PC amp AEQ name protocol server stun user password mount description format vi O Stereo bitrate Jitter bufferims Cancel PROTOCOL options SERVER indicates the address of the SIP server to be used as a mediator in the communication establishment AEQ provides its own se
20. cueceececaeceeceeeaecuecueeueceesesaeeaeeaeeaeeaeeaeees 36 B2 4 WIFI Communication 36 PE re en EE ER AP e lee EE 37 B4 1 Operating modes AA 38 B4 2 Possible work scenarios sssssesseseseeee mmm mme nemen nemen rennes 40 STUN Oe e eler BEE 40 AEQ PHOENI X PC 1 BASIC DESCRIPTION AEQ Phoenix PC is a software application that turns your Windows based PC MAC in future updates into a high quality audio codec coding algorithms include MP2 AAC AAC HE AAC HEV2 G711 G722 ULCC from 44 1 to 384 kbps that connects bidirectionally using raw RTP traffic over UDP direct SIP or Proxy based SIP signaling protocols with your Phoenix audiocodec through IP networks allowing your reporters to transmit their chronicles and interviews and your collaborators to lively participate in your broadcastings with radio quality and using their own personal computer as the only technical equipment In order to achieve this a connection with your Phoenix Studio Phoenix Mobile or other unit of the AEQ Phoenix family that is connected to the Internet is established thanks to the help of the SIP server that AEQ provides For more information please check Appendix B of this manual Phoenix PC allows you to record while you send live audio and playback pre recorded files and send them live too p wna WR vy d ST Weg ee ey AEQ Phoenix PC running in a laptop AEQ Phoenix PC is available for download at the AEQ
21. dio UO vw Go Live TOOLS menu detail AEQ PHOENI X PC 2 1 1 FILE drop down menu You can find five options inside this menu Open file for playing allows you to choose the source file from which you can t to play live audio from Choose file to record to provides the selection of the file where a copy of the transmitted audio may be stored at Add Phonebook allows adding the contact information for a remote equipment from a file or link Add Station allows you to manually add the contact information for a remote unit Exit option for quitting the application Warning NO confirmation is asked for when performing this action mI Tools Open File For playing Choose File bo record En Add Phonebook d Add Station Exit Detail of FILE menu 2 1 1 1 Open file for playing Using this option you can use a file that will be played when the PLAY key is activated See paragraph 2 2 3 of this manual The file must have wav format Open file for playing Documentos recientes E scritaria Mis documentos iF e Mis sitios de red Nombre Tipa Wave files wav Cancelar Detail of the browsing for the playback file In order to select the file to be played follow the standard Windows procedures to browse drives folders subfolders etc until you find the desired file Then confirm by clicking on the OPEN button We recommend that you double check that the name
22. dongles which must be previously returned This includes the labor cost necessary to undertake this repair provided that the failure is caused by a defect in the materials design or manufacturing The repair will take place in the AEQ Technical Assistance Service installations This warranty doesn t include the shipping to the workshop nor the return AEQ will replace the defective storing media or its contents In case that hidden faults appear not known at the time of delivery of the software AEQ will provide a new version that will solve the issue s Functional defects derived from a hardware that has not been homologated by AEQ fall outside this warranty Defects caused by the use of software operating systems or versions of them that have not been expressedly homologated or provided by AEQ fall outside this warranty as well 29 AEQ PHOENI X PC APPENDIX A General characteristics of coding algorithms This appendix briefly describes the different kinds of audio coding algorithms included in AEQ Phoenix family of audiocodecs A summary is presented as well at the end of this appendix This is a strongly recommended reading especially for new users as it allows a better understanding of the possibilities of interconnection between the different products within the AEQ Phoenix family of audiocodecs G 711 ITU T standard for audio compression This standard is mainly used in telephony and its license was made free in 1972 G 7
23. e file where you want to store a copy of the transmitted audio if this option is activated the playback file you want to transmit live audio from if this option is activated and a pair of VU Meters showing the output and input audio levels from to the application e Operating keys that provide quick access to the most common operations recording playout ON OFF for the local microphone and connection to the remote equipment e Sliding volume controls for the headphone output at the bottom left of the screen and for the audio input defined in the PC at the bottom right of the screen Phoenix PC File Tools Phoenix PC main screen AEQ PHOENI X PC 2 1 Top bar AEQ Phoenix PC top bar includes two drop down menus FILE and TOOLS The drop down menu FILE allows you to manage the files where you want to store a copy of the transmitted audio at the source files to be played back real time as well as the remote units you may want to establish a connection with 8 Phoenix PC IEEE Tools Open file For playing Choose File to record to Add Phonebook Add Station FILE menu detail The drop down menu TOOLS provides access to the selection of the remote equipment to connect to among a previously created options list as well as to the set up of the physical input and output interfaces currently available at the PC or MAC hardware used Phoenix PC Select a station 5S Select au
24. ents the volume of the output associated with the incoming audio and the rightmost one represents the gain of the audio input to be transmitted to the other end Volume control 20dB to 20dB Input gain control 20dB to 20dB y PHOENIX PC Detail of sliding controls Clicking over HP icons audio output will be muted Clicking over Mic icon audio from audio input is directly routed to local audio monitoring output 22 AEQ PHOENI X PC 3 OPERATION In this section a Summarized guide of the operation of AEQ Phoenix PC is provided A reading of the former paragraphs is recommended in order to get a better understanding of the described procedures Several basic points are assumed to be well known along this manual and of course in this operation guide that are not described in greater detail because they are obvious However they are enumerated below as a basic check list e AEQ Phoenix PC is a PC based professional audiocodec in software form that must be installed on a PC platform running Windows operating system e AEQ Phoenix PC is an IP professional audiocodec so access to an IP v4 network must be available It is designed as a public network application although it can of course run flawlessly within private IP infrastructures so it can be connected to either type of network depending on each particular application However the first installation must be performed on a PC with internet access in order to get
25. eq es spn pr phoenixpocket htm http www aeq es spn pr phoenixlite htm AEQ provides a PHOENIX STUDIO unit installed and available for testing that has the URI phoenixMaster sip aeq es IP address 212 170 163 189 as well as a SIP Proxy server that is guaranteed to operate under the SIP official standard with domain name sip aeq es or IP address 82 165 157 20 at the time of writing this manual AEQ PHOENI X PC 2 INTERNAL MENU AEQ Phoenix PC application once downloaded and installed in your PC presents a dedicated access inside the Programs section in the Windows Start MENU Windows XP Professional c Google Chrome Radio KEDT de Texas Estados Unidos Adobe Stack Photos Radio Auton mica de las Islas Canarias Espa a Addoousio Tolwsion en Damasco Siria Ff Accesorios e Microsoft Office Ide Angola Gen PA Adobe Photoshop C52 dio KMFM en Reino Unido k e Skype fag Phoenix PhaenixPC Buscar k ey Uninstall Programas Configuraci n Ayuda y soporte t cnica Nuevas instalaciones de Radio Renascenca en Qj Ejecutar Universidad Francisco de Vitoria Espana pagar REFERENCIAS COMPLE Phoenix PC in Programs section of Windows Start Menu The main screen of this software is divided into four main blocks or work areas e Top bar where the FILE and TOOLS drop down menus are located e Main screen where you can see from top to bottom the remote equipment to be connected th
26. etween the communication media prior to the connection between users This path remains active during the communication between the users and is cleared down or released when the communication ends Example Switched telephone network Its operation passes through the following stages request establishment file transfer and connection release 32 AEQ PHOENI X PC B1 1 1 Advantages e The transmission is made in real time e Dedicated resources The nodes that are involved in the communication use the established circuit exclusively as long as the session lasts e Once the circuit has been established the parties can communicate with each other at the highest speed that the medium allows without having to share neither the bandwidth nor the use time e The circuit is fixed Because a physical circuit is specifically dedicated to the communication session in question once the circuit is established there are no losses of time for calculation and decision making regarding routing through the intermediate nodes Each intermediate node has a single route for the incoming and outgoing packets that belong to a specific session which means it is impossible for the packets to be disordered e Simplicity in the management of intermediate nodes Once the physical circuit has been established no further decisions are required to route the data from source to destination B1 1 2 Disadvantages e Delay in initiating communication A time i
27. f eight bits translated into decimal form that is whose minimum value is 0 0 0 0 and whose maximum value is 255 255 255 255 IP addresses are classified in two major groups static and dynamic e It is typical for a user to connect to the Internet from his or her home using an IP address This address may change when the user reconnects and this manner of assigning IP addresses is called a dynamic IP address normally abbreviated as dynamic IP e The Internet sites that by nature need to be continuously connected generally have a static IP address as with the dynamic address a similar abbreviated form is used static or fixed IP that is an address that does not change over time Another possible IP address classification can be made according to address validity e Public IP addresses that are valid in the entire Internet network Currently due to the poor management that has traditionally been applied to the available IP addresses they are a scarce highly costly resource e Private addresses that are only valid in a closed section of the IP network typically corporate and not subject to free access with only one point of connection to the Internet called a gateway constituted by a router B2 2 Unicast vs Multicast Unicast is the transmission of information from a single sender to a single receiver It is distinguished from multicast transmission to certain specific recipients more than one from a single sender
28. he contents of the selected audio file is monitored at the physical output that has been configured at the hardware the application is running in 2 3 3 Local audio source activation The local audio source activation key is located in the third position starting by the left among the four operation keys It is represented by a microphone drawing Its activation is denoted by a change in color from grey to red When no external microphone is activated but an audio capture hardware is set up the software may also work with line level signals Local audio source activation key There are several operation modes of the Playback function depending on how it is combined with the rest of operating keys 20 AEQ PHOENI X PC g SS e When activated together with the connection to remote equipment key the audio present at the defined hardware input will be sent to the other end of the communication e When activated together with the recording key it allows recording the audio present at the hardware input to the previously defined wav file thus using the software as a portable audio recorder Local audio source activation key together with remote connection key 2 3 4 Connection to remote equipment The key for connection to remote equipment is the rightmost one It is represented graphically with an antenna symbol Connection to remote equipment key The activation of this key implies launching a c
29. ls such as TCP Transport Control Protocol Reliability over TCP is obtained through the use of retransmissions Real time applications such as an audio link with the timing requirements inherent in the information contained in the link do not offer any useful guarantee Since the data that are not received and whose retransmission is requested of the sender by the receiver will in most cases arrive out of order they will end up as useless information that will have served only to overload the network For all these reasons the protocol selected to serve as a communication substrate in real time applications is UDP Ets Heater UDP datagram Protocols for transport over IP independently of the reliability they offer add new functionalities to the basic ones provided by IP such as packet numbering to facilitate on the receiving end the detection of losses although not their correction and of disordering in the information received and the advent of the port concept as an identifier of different logia connections over the same IP interface 34 AEQ PHOENI X PC For complete information on IP protocol we recommend consulting http tools ietf org html rfc79 1 http www iana org assignments port numbers B2 1 IP addressing An IP address is a number that logically and hierarchically identifies an interface of a device in a network that uses the IP protocol The format used is X X X X where each X represents a group o
30. mono e BITRATE this menu will define the binary rate of the audio stream in bits per second You can choose among several values between 32Kbps and 384Kbps Some values may not be available depending on the coding algorithm selected in the FORMAT field described previously name protocol server stun user password mount description format O Stereo bitrate Jitter bufferims Cancel BITRATE list detail e JITTER BUFFER ms defines the receivers buffer size in order to minimize the effects in the audio caused by jitter introduced by IP networks The default value is 100 miliseconds 12 AEQ PHOENI X PC amp AEQ e Select a station allows the choice of the equipment to connect to from a previously defined list e Select audio WO defines the audio input and output hardware used by Phoenix PC among the devices installed in the PC platform the software is running in e Go Live this option should be permanently selected in order to guarantee that the audio transmission is made in real time e About offers some information about the software version and its manufacturer 2 1 2 TOOLS drop down menu There are four available options within this drop down menu File BER Select a station Select audio Ilo w 50 Live About TOOLS drop down menu detail 2 1 2 1 Select a station This submenu allows the selection of a remote equipment to connect within a list The content of this lis
31. nside some configuration submenu It is very important that the GO LIVE option is selected in order to guarantee the operation of this professional audio codec in real time 2 1 2 4 About Provides information about the software version This information is mandatory for any question sent to the After Sales Technical Support Phoenix PC File Tools PHOENIX PC V 1 0 20 Nov 24 2011 AEQ Activation code demo c 2011 A product of Technica Del Arte ABOUT submenu detail 15 AEQ PHOENI X PC 2 2 Main screen Within this screen several pieces of information are displayed From top to bottom the name of the remote equipment to connect the file where the transmitted audio must be recorded if this option is configured the file you want to be played and transmitted in real time if this option is configured and a pair of vu meters displaying the output and input audio levels Phoenix PC main screen 2 2 1 Remote equipment to connect The first line in AEQ Phoenix PC audiocodec displays the name of the remote equipment to connect to AEQ test codec in the previous image By clicking this line you can change the remote equipment by choosing one from the list that was previously created inside the SELECT A STATION submenu as described in paragraph 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 Record to File The second line of the AEQ Phoenix PC main screen shows the name of the audio file or its absence by displaying
32. nterval is required to make the connection which entails a delay in the transmission of the information e Blockage of resources No use is made of the circuit during the moments when there is no transmission between the parties Bandwidth is wasted while the parties are not communicating with each other e The circuit is fixed The communication route is not readjusted it is not adapted at each opportunity to the least costly path between the nodes Once the circuit has been established no use is made of the alternative less expensive pathways that may become available during the session e Poor fault tolerance If an intermediate node fails the entire circuit crashes The connections then have to be re established from zero B1 2 Packet switching The sender divides the message to be sent into an arbitrary number of packets of the same size to which a header and the originating and destination addresses are added as well as control data that will then be transmitted through different communication media between temporary nodes until they reach their destination This switching method is the one that is used in today s IP networks It has emerged to optimize transmission capacity through existing lines The temporary nodes store the packets in queues in their memories which need not be very large B1 2 1 Switching modes e Virtual circuit Each packet is routed through the same virtual circuit as the preceding ones Therefore the o
33. ools ietf org html ric 1890 http tools ietf org html r c3550 http tools ietf org html r c3551 http tools ietf org html r c37 1 1 BA SIP Protocol Session Initiation Protocol SIP is a protocol developed by the IETF MMUSIC Working Group with the intention of establishing the standard for initiating modifying and finalizing interactive user sessions involving multimedia elements such as video voice and instant messaging SIP is used simply to initiate and terminate voice and video calls Once the communication is established the exchange of voice video information is conducted only over RTP One of the objectives of SIP was to contribute a set of processing functions to apply to calls and capabilities present in the public switched telephone network Thus it implemented typical functions that a common telephone terminal offers such as calling a number making a telephone ring when called hearing a dial tone or busy tone The implementation and terminology in SIP are different 37 AEQ PHOENI X PC SIP requires proxy servers and register elements to give a practical service Although two SIP terminals can communicate with each other without the mediation of SIP infrastructures through the use of URIs of the name IP address type which is why SIP is defined as a point to point protocol this approach is impracticable for a public service because of the problems inherent in IP addressing where obtaining static public addresses i
34. pen so incoming audio is now received from the remote unit NOTE once the signal from the other end is received the local audio input can be deactivated if desired and it won t affect the rest of the connection 26 AEQ PHOENI X PC A E Dm RR PHOENIX T PC Example of established connection in AEQ Phoenix PC e In this situation the software is reliably connected to a remote unit and several actions can be performed o Sending local audio from the physical audio input by clicking on the local audio activation key THIS IS RECOMMENDED because its activation generates bi directional RTP traffic that helps guarantying a reliable connection o Play back audio from a previously recorded file by clicking on the playback key o Record the transmitted audio to a file by clicking on the Recording key o Any combination of the above modes 3 5 Ending a connection In order to finish an already established connection you only need to click on the connect to remote equipment key The key then changes its color from red denoting active mode to grey default inactive state AEQ Phoenix PC is now ready to make a new call 2 AEQ PHOENI X PC 4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4 1 Audio inputs outputs The audio input output characteristics are ultimately determined by the hardware used to run the application Check paragraph 2 1 2 2 Select audio I O in the present manual 4 2 Supported hardware PC laptop and ne
35. rder of arrival of the packets to their destination is controlled and ensured e Datagram Each packet is routed independently from the rest Thus the network cannot control the path followed by the packets nor ensure the order in which they reach their destination B1 2 2 Advantages e In case of error in a packet only that packet will be resent without affecting other packets that arrived without errors e Interactive communication Limiting the maximum packet size ensures that no user can monopolize a transmission line for very long microseconds which means that packet switching networks can handle interactive traffic e Packet switching increases network flexibility and profitability 33 AEQ PHOENI X PC e The pathway a communication takes can be altered from one moment to the next for example in case one or more of the routers breaks down e Theoretically priorities can be assigned to the packets in a given communication Thus a node can select from its queue of packets waiting to be transmitted the ones that have higher priority B1 2 3 Disadvantages e Greater complexity of the intermediate switching devices which need to have higher speed and greater processing power to determine the appropriate route for each packet e Packet duplication If a packet takes too long to reach its destination the receiving device may conclude that it has been lost in which case it will send a packet retransmission request to the
36. rmed with Phoenix PC such as recording playout activation of a local microphone or other audio source and connection to a remote equipment Operating keys of Phoenix PC 2 3 1 Recording The recording key is the leftmost one and is represented by the universally accepted circle symbol When activated its color changes from grey to red Recording control key The function of the recording key is not essential for the usual operation of AEQ Phoenix PC when used as a real time portable audiocodec although it may prove as a very useful feature always at hand AEQ Phoenix PC connected to a remote unit rightmost key and recording the incoming signal There exist several working modes for the RECORDING option depending on the status of the rest of operating keys e When pressed together with the local audio source activation key MIC icon the software operates as an autonomous recording station as the incoming audio from the physical input either a microphone or a line input is recorded to a file for your own storing needs That audio doesn t exit the PC except when the PLAYOUT function is activated as described in paragraph 2 3 4 of this manual e When activated together with the remote connection and local audio source activation keys the audio transmitted to the remote unit is also recorded live locally in a wav file AEQ Phoenix PC offline and recording audio from a local source All audio files are stored in
37. rotocol For more information consult your telecommunications provider B2 4 WIFI Communications Wi Fiis a trade mark of the Wi Fi Alliance formerly known as WECA Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance the commercial organization that adopts tests and certifies that each particular equipment accomplish 802 11 standard related to wireless local area networks Official WiFi logo There exist several Wi Fi types each one based on a particular approved IEEE 802 11 standard These are some of them e Standards IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g and IEEE 802 11n have a wide international acceptance due to the fact that the 2 4 GHz radio band is almost universally license free These standards provide a data rate of up to 11 Mbps 54 Mbps and 300 Mbps respectively e Arecent addition is the IEEE 802 11a standard also known as WIFI 5 operating in the 5 GHz band that enjoys a relatively clean spectrum the 5 GHz band has been recently enabled and there are no other standard technologies using it Bluetooth microwave links ZigBee WUSB so it is almost interference free Its range is somewhat shorter than that of the standards working at 2 4GHZ 1096 less approximately due to the higher frequency the higher the frequency the shorter the range generally speaking e A first draft of IEEE 802 11n standard working at 2 4 GHz with a speed of 108 Mbps is available Several commercial devices are already available that allow the use of this
38. rver and is guaranteed to work under the official SIP standard Its name is sip aeq es For more information relating to SIP servers check Appendix B 4 of this manual STUN indicates the address of the STUN server useful to resolve private IP address in public IP networks such as the Internet Usually public and freely available STUN servers available in Internet are used One of the most popular and reliable ones at the time of writing this document is stun voxgratia org For more information relating to STUN services check Appendix B 5 of this manual USER name for this license of AEQ Phoenix PC within the AEQ SIP Server This information is provided separately from the software by the AEQ sales department or authorized dealers PASSWORD associated to the user license registered in the AEQ SIP server This information is provided separately from the software by the AEQ sales department or authorized dealers FORMAT allows the selection of the audio coding algorithm to be used during the connection with the remote equipment You can choose among several options MP2 AAC HE G711 G722 Check Appendix A for more information 11 AEQ PHOENI X PC amp AEQ name protocol NAACIP server stun User password mount description format MP2 v O Stereo bitrate ditter bufferims Cancel FORMAT menu detail e STEREO if this option is checked the audio stream will be stereo otherwise the connection will be
39. s nearly impossible and extremely costly SIP makes use of elements called proxy servers to help route the requests toward the user s current location authenticate users to give them service enable call routing policies to be implemented and contribute added capabilities to the user SIP also contributes register functions that enable the user to inform the proxy servers of his or her location To simplify the operation of the Phoenix family of audiocodecs AEQ offers at no additional cost the services of its own SIP Proxy server although it cannot guarantee its operation 100 of the time nor be held responsible for the inconveniences that this may produce for the end user The unit leaves the factory preconfigured with the parameters required to work with the resources of this SIP server For complete information on the SIP protocol we recommend consulting http tools ietf org html r c3261 B4 1 Operating modes AEQ PHOENIX PC will start in N ACIP mode and it will connect and register automatically in the SIP proxy server configured in its memory by indicating its name URI name domain name is enough under certain circumstances and position IP Address In order to establish any communication the unit that wishes to start the communication will search the SIP Proxy server register for the information regarding the called device and will redirect the call in a way that is transparent to the user toward the real phy
40. sical place where the device is located 38 AEQ PHOENI X PC Onn SERVIDOR SIP C weii Tues em 000 ggg PHOENIX PC PHOENIX STUDIO SERYIDOR SIP E Man Welt m 2 ow i sssses M PHOENIX PC PHOENIX STUDIO LE EN M pec PHOENIX PC PHOENIX STUDIO SIP protocol operation diagram Phase 1 Registration Phase 2 Search for the called device in the SIP server database Phase 3 Establishment of the connection 39 AEQ PHOENI X PC This working method supported by external SIP servers enables the physical position of a device to be made independent from its logic identifier and through the use of the SIP protocol makes it unnecessary to know more data regarding the called device than its URI During the establishment of the communication phase the encoding algorithm is negotiated simultaneously based on the Link Profiles SIP Codec Profiles defined in each of the devices at the two ends of the connection circuit B4 2 Possible work scenarios Depending on the type of network to which the PHOENIX STUDIO is connected the codec will have one or another type of IP address available to it e Static public IP addresses offer the ideal situation since they guarantee that the IP interface of the codec will always be assigned to a fixed address regardless of whether it is turned off and then powered up again and directly accessible to the rest of the network users This situation as s
41. t equivalent to a kind of agenda has been previously defined with the option ADD STATION from the FILE menu Name Last used local AEQ test codec 08 11 2011 18 45 58 Cancel ADD STATION menu detail 13 AEQ PHOENI X PC amp AEQ This ADD STATION submenu is not only a quick access to a list of remote units but you can also create new contacts option or edit the existing ones option EDIT In both cases creating or editing a contact the options you can find are identical to the ones already described in paragraph 2 1 1 4 ADD STATION in this manual Name protocol Server stun user passwort mount description format MI O Stereo bitrate Jitter bufferims Option for creating a new contact name AEQ test codec protocol MACIP i Server phoenixMastericosip aedg es stun user password mount description format bitrate Jitter buffer ms Cancel Use option EDIT to modify an existing contact 14 AEQ PHOENI X PC amp AEQ This submenu is intended for the configuration of the audio input and output hardware to be selected among the several devices that may be installed in the PC platform the software is running in 2 1 2 2 Select audio I O Realtek HD Audio in Realtek HD Audio out at cctaut Cancel SELECT AUDIO I O submenu detail 2 1 2 3 Go Live By selecting this option you will return to the main screen directly when you are i
42. tated before is not common due to the high cost and limited number of available IP addresses Dynamic public IP addresses corresponding to use an Internet access by means of a single workstation router and a dynamic IP the most usual Allows the use of URIs of the name domain PROXY SIP or name IP address DIRECT SIP type but it is advisable always to work with an associated SIP server PROXY SIP since the IP address assigned to the equipment may change each time the user powers up the unit This is the common situation in 3G connections and also for some Wi Fi connections e Private IP addresses both static and dynamic corresponding to connections in a local network with several workstations that access to the Internet through a router with NAT Those do not allow the use of URIs of the name IP address type because the IP address of the identifier is not public and is only valid in the section of the network to which it has been assigned it lacks a universal meaning In this case the use of an associated SIP server and a STUN server is imperative to get past the NAT Network Address Translation implemented in the router that acts as an interface between the private network and the public one This is a very unlikely situation in 3G networks although depending on the network structure it may be quite typical in Wi Fi connections on corporate networks B5 STUN Protocol STUN Simple Transversal of UDP over NATs is a network protocol of
43. tbooks running Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 4 3 Connectivity The PC laptop or netbook must have an IP connection either wired ethernet or wireless WiFi or 3G and access to the Internet at least during the registration phase 4 4 Operating modes HIP N ACIP EBU Tech3326 compliant Shoutcast Icecast 4 5 IPv4 IETF RFC1780 compliant Transport protocol RTP according to IETF RFC1889 RFC1890 RFC3550 RFC3551 and HFC3711 4 6 SIP IETF RFC3261 compliant AEQ SIP server address 88 2 202 39 Ports 5060 5061 Domain name sip aeq es User User ID on demand alphanumeric Password on demand alphanumeric 4 7 STUN IETF RFC3489 compliant Default STUN server stun voxgratia org Port 3478 4 8 Audio coding algorithms G711 A law G711 u law G722 MP2 HE AAC HE AACv2 PCM16 4 9 Disk size 7MB approx ZIP compressed file with name PhoenixPC zip Minimum disk free space for installation 16MB 4 10 Recording format Raw WAV format Characteristics subject to change without notice 28 AEQ PHOENI X PC 5 AEQ WARRANTY AEQ guarantees that this product has been designed and manufactured under a homologated certificated Quality Assessment System Thus we guarantee that all the necessary test protocols have been followed in order to ensure the correct functionality and that the specified technical characteristics are met The general design and manufacturing protocols as well as
44. the activation code granted by AEQ as well as the registration data at AEQ SIP proxy server e AEQ Phoenix PC is a software application running in protected mode and doesn t include any hardware for audio input output In consequence the PC it is installed on must have is own sound adapter installed in order to operate as an audiocodec For more information about the technical characteristics of AEQ Phoenix PC we recommend the reading of section 4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS in this manual 3 1 Installation AEQ Phoenix PC software can be provided in many ways as an attached file via ftp or remote mailbox service pre stored on a CD USB memory dongle or any other storage media In any case it will be provided as a compressed ZIP file with the name PhoenixPC zip and a size of approximately 7MB The user must copy this file to the PC desktop and double click on it in order to launch the installer for the application 1 Some information will be gathered related to the application to be installed and confirmation to create start menu shortcuts You must click on NEXT to go to the following step with no changes in the options checked by default je PhoenixPC Setup Installation Options SEE Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components vou don t want bo install Click Next to continue Select components to install PhaenixPC required Start Menu Shortcuts Space required 14 7MB Cancel Phase
45. the legend Record to press me If this message is displayed you can choose where to store the audio that is transmitted or simply present in the external audio input selected as described in paragraph 2 3 3 of this manual once the REC symbol is pressed This file will be recorded in wav format Detail of the main screen when the software is configured to record the transmitted audio to the file demo2 003 By clicking this second line you can choose the file to record to in the standard Windows way as described in paragraph 2 1 1 2 Choose file to record to of this manual 16 AEQ PHOENI X PC Choose file to record to Guardar er B Phaeni FU amp t 2 Documentos recientes Mis sitios dered Nombre Tipa Wave files D wad Cancelar Detail of browsing for the file to record to Of course Windows provides the operating environment to create select amp overwrite rename and delete any file within the selected options range WAVE FILES wav in this case 2 2 3 Playback file The third line of AEQ Phoenix PC main screen allows the selection of a file to be played to the IP line whenever the PLAYBACK control is activated see paragraph 2 3 2 of this manual This file must have wav format Detail of the main screen when the software is configured to play back demo2_001 file The length of the file is shown in mins secs By clicking this second line you can choose the file to record
46. urse it depends heavily on the 3G network configuration and the gateways to Internet each telecom provider offers However these issues associated with NAT traversal are more commonly found in transmissions over WiFi networks using AEQ Phoenix PC and especially in standard IP networks with AEQ Phoenix Studio AEQ Phoenix Mobile or AEQ Phoenix PC connected inside private LANs with public router RECOMMENDATION in order to avoid the inherent configuration complexity of the STUN associated parameters arising from the very wide NAT casuistry for the different networks and from the fact that highly skilled technicians are required to undertake that configuration AEQ basing on its long experience in the design and deployment of STUN equipped codecs recommends the subscription of a ADSL dedicated access single host for the receiving end of the communication usually implemented with AEQ Phoenix Studio or AEQ Phoenix Mobile units For more information please ask our Technical Assistance Service or one of our authorized dealers 42 AEQ PHOENI X PC
47. very functions o Defined IP ports 5004 RTP and 5005 RTCP This appendix doesn t pretend to be a reference document for all technical questions but at least to serve as a first contact that provides familiarity with the new work method over 3G or IP networks to the user of AEQ Phoenix family of audiocodecs and hence eases operation We recommend that any user interested in getting a deeper knowledge of the underlying technologies get access to the widely available IP technologies didactic material Along most of this appendix technical concepts will be treated in a generic way for IP and 3G connections because although both protocols look different a priori 3G networks are only a particular case of IP networks with the particularity that the connections are wireless the same case as with WiFi networks and that voice traffic is also supported In a nutshell all IP matters treated here are equally valid for 3G although this kind of wireless networks will be described specifically in paragraph B2 3 B1 Circuit switching versus packet switching The communications systems traditionally used in the broadcast environment for applications with portable codecs have been mostly telephone or ISDN networks that is circuit switching networks PHOENIX on the other hand uses a packet switching network in its IP or 3G interface B1 1 Circuit switching In a circuit switching network the switching equipment must establish a physical path b
48. wav format 19 AEQ PHOENI X PC 2 3 2 Playback The Playback key is located in the second position starting by the left among the four operating keys It is represented by the commonly accepted PLAY symbol a triangle When activated its color changes from grey to red and it changes to the PAUSE symbol two parallel rectangles Playback control key The function of the Playback key is not essential for the normal operation of AEQ Phoenix PC working as a real time portable audiocodec Nevertheless it supposes a useful additional feature always at hand This key is associated to wav audio files which may be previously captured using the RECORDING option of this program Playback key activated During this phase the PLAY symbol is changed to a PAUSE symbol that can be used to temporarily stop playback There are several operation modes of the Playback function depending on how it is combined with the rest of operating keys e When activated together with the remote equipment connection activation the software sends the content of the selected audio file to the other end e When activated together with the local audio source activation key it allows AEQ Phoenix PC sending the contents of the file to the remote equipment together with the audio present in the local audio source NOTE during playback the input from the local source is muted and when the file ends it becomes unmated again e When activated exclusively t
49. website Once downloaded ask your AEQ dealer for a registration in the AEQ SIP server in order to be able to link to any of your AEQ Phoenix codecs connected to the Internet through their IP port With this data your AEQ Phoenix PC software is ready to send audio from a PC MAC also in future versions and receive it from your Phoenix establishing a high quality bidirectional link with low to moderate delay introduced by the network that will make conversations possible Paragraph 3 1 and following ones of this manual describe the AEQ Phoenix PC download installation and activation procedures in detail AEQ Phoenix PC Logo Even when the complete reading of this manual is strongly recommended before using the product in order to gain a deep understanding of its different options and possibilities a quick start guide can be found in Chapter 3 describing the basic operation of AEQ Phoenix PC AEQ Phoenix PC is presented as a unit with professional performance but simple operation and low cost within the Phoenix family of AEQ audiocodecs At the time of writing this document the AEQ Phoenix family is composed of Phoenix Mobile an audiocodec for portable applications Phoenix Studio for stationary dual channel uses and a couple of software Apps for iPhone AEQ PHOENI X PC For more information about these products please check http www aeq es spn pr phoenixstudio htm http www aeq es spn pr phoenixmobile htm http www a

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