PAM2 MK2 Training 2014

Front Panel Control Explained

• ‘Home’ Button – shortcut access

• USB port for configuration save/recall and system update

• Headphone socket

• Preset hotkey switches 1-8

Presets 1 to 5 default to SDI1,SDI2, AES, Analog and Optical inputs

• Multi-function buttons 9 and 10

• Master Volume – Push to Cut/Dim

• Scroll Encoder – Push/Hold and turn to select audio channels and Push/Select for menus

• Data / Loudness Button – Toggle between Data / Loudness and Meter views

Data button used for ‘Save’ when in menu modes

• Video Button– Toggle between Video and Meter views

Video button used as ‘Back’ when in menu modes

Front Panel Control Explained

Front Panel Switch Mode Selection

• By repeatedly pressing the ‘Home’ button

Saving User Presets

• PAM2-MK2 features 24 user preset locations

• Push and hold any Preset Hotkey to enter ‘User Save’ menu

• Select a ‘User’ memory location

• Clear any previous memory data and use the encoder to enter a name

• Once complete, press ‘done’ and the preset will be saved to the selected location

Main Menu

• Accessed via the encoder

• Select from six options

• ‘Setup’ for engineering and ‘set and forget’ functions

• ‘Input’ usually not required if preset defaults are maintained

• ‘Monitor’ modes can be replicated via front panel using ‘Home’ button

Setup 1 Menu – Key Features

• Meter scale, reference, colours, peak level and hold

• External Monitor On/Off

• System Mute defeat mode

• USB device save and load

• Audio Delay – detail to follow

Setup 2 Menu – Key Features

• User and Hotkey Preset Lock

• Screen Brightness Levels

• Auxiliary Mixer – detail to follow

• Preset Standard Switching – detail to follow

• External / Internal Loudspeaker Mute – detail to follow

Aux Input Mixer

• Ideal for mixing Comms audio with monitored SDI

• Aux Mixer is accessed via Setup Menu 2

• Select input source analogue or AES

• Select whether source is mono or stereo

• Adjust gain as required

• Gain can be adjusted from the Input Menu

Split Mono Selection

• Split Mono allows the user to listen to a left and right signal from non-paired audio channels

• Use ‘Scroll’ to select the first mono signal

• Whilst the LED adjacent to the encoder is flashing scroll the encoder (without pushing) to the second mono channel

Loudness Measurement

‘Target Value’

‘Measured Dynamic Value’‘Measured

Value’ Moving Cursor

‘Target Value’

Reference Line

‘Channel Under Test’

Measured Audio

Left Screen Overview

Loudness Setup Menu Overview

• Loudness Setup Menu Overview – Source Selection

• ‘Fixed’ mode – Audio measured is defined by manual channel selection

• ‘Follow’ mode – Audio measured is defined by ‘Scroll’ selection

• ‘Dolby’ mode – Audio measured is Dolby encoded channel defined

Source Selection

Loudness Setup Menu Overview

• ‘Target’ sets desired loudness target value between range -13 and -34 LU

• Dialnorm is automatically selected when ‘Source’ is set to Dolby

Target Value

Loudness Setup Menu Overview

• Loudness measurement is activated and may be paused and reset as required

• Start measuring loudness from the targeted channels via the ‘button’ or from a GPI closure

• ‘Stop’ pauses the measurement. Toggle this button or use a GPI to control

• ‘Reset’ discards any previously measured values or history and may be activated via the button or GPI

Start/Stop/Reset

Loudness Setup Menu Overview

• Display Modes define measurement integration settings

• ‘3 Sec’ activates a 3 second sliding window (sample at 400 ms)

• ‘Integrated’ mode measures loudness across the entire duration of the audio programme (as defined by start/stop/reset)

• ‘Gated’ is similar to Integrated but discards audio 10dB below target level

Display Modes

Loudness Setup Menu Overview

• ‘Limit’ sets a threshold value above Target at which the LU reading ‘red lines’ within a range 0 to +6LU

• An ‘over limit’ reading activates an output GPI trigger

Limit Threshold

Loudness Histogram

• To access Histogram from top level, press ‘Data’ button

• Then press ‘Loud’

Loudness Histogram

• Loudness Histogram provides an instant overview of channel loudness behaviour

• The time constant can be adjusted to display 2, 10, 20, 40 or 80 minute history

• The ‘Loudness History’ button is used to access the Loudness Setup Menu

• The ‘Display’ button changes the time constant of the graphical view between 3 second, Integral and Gated modes retrospectively

Assign Matrix - Overview

• The Assign Matrix is designed for use in applications where audio is delivered or transported in ‘non standard’ channel orders and where multiple commentary or language soundtracks are present within a common embedded video signal

• Assign Matrix functionality is based around a 16 into 6 user configurable tool which exclusively routes input audio channels to monitoring busses defined as Left, Right, Centre, LFE, Left Surround and Right Surround

• The key to use of the Assign Matrix is the ability to save complex setups as User Presets for instant recall

Assign Matrix

• The Assign Matrix can be accessed from the Main Menu

• Any of 16 input channels can be routed to the 6 output busses

• As shown in this typical example; Channel 3,4, 5 and 6 are clean surround channels, Centre (dialogue) is routed from channel 16. LFE is ‘Off’

• Press ‘Active’ to turn on the Assign Matrix

Assign Matrix – Bargraph Views

• From the previous example – The Left screen displays the routing selections with a stereo downmix activated

• From the previous example – The Left screen displays the routing selections with a stereo downmix activated

Audio Delay

• The Audio Delay feature can be accessed from the Setup Menu

• A delay between 1 and 250ms can be applied to the audio output busses

• The audio delay feature is not a system default. It should be applied as a User Preset as required

• This feature is designed as a means to compensate for video processing and display latency helping to ensure that lip sync is maintained in production and technical monitoring environments

Loudspeaker Muting

• Internal and External Loudspeaker outputs can be muted via the Setup 2 menu

• The LS mute feature is not a system default. It should be applied as a User Preset as required

• By controlling external and internal speaker outputs independently, it is easy to use PAM2-MK2 in applications where internal speakers are operated for general use and external full range systems for more critical listening – typically in Ingest or QC Suites

Preset Standard Switching - Overview

• Preset Standard switching was introduced into PAM2-MK2 following a request to be able to configure a condition where the audio monitoring unit automatically switches between listening states depending on the input signal format

• PAM2-MK2 is capable of determining which audio channels to monitor depending on whether the input video signal is SD or HD, Dolby encoded or PCM audio

• This feature is aimed for use in monitoring applications where outgoing video is switched between SD/stereo and HD/surround sound, with or without Dolby encoding – the operator no longer has to change audio selection manually as PAM2-MK2 will automatically choose the correct audio channel to monitor

Preset Standard Switching

• The Preset Standard Option can be found within the Setup 2 menu

• There are 3 criteria that can be set to define the system behaviour when a signal changes

• Define a User Preset to be selected automatically when incoming video or audio is SD/HD/PCM/Dolby

• Define a further User Preset to be selected automatically when incoming video or audio changes

• Typical conditions might exist where one preset defaults to an HD signal with Dolby E 5.1 and another is SD stereo

Preset Standard Switching

• User Presets will automatically switch as the input signal standard changes

• SD Only• HD Only