P2 LEVEL PILOT ADMINISTRATOR’S MANUAL
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS EMC / EMI. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
INTRODUCTION Welcome The P2 is a “set and forget” Loudness pilot and Limiter for Post production and Broadcast. It is designed especially for fixed installations where a consistent loudness and spectral balance is required but excels also in peak limiting functions. Factory loaded with a broad selection of World Standard Presets the P2 can be used right out of the box.
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW POWER On/Off Switches power On/Off. To completely disconnect from mains the Rear panel POWER switch must be used. PCMCIA slot For software updates and preset backups. ERROR LED Indicates various error states. 48/44.1/32 kHz LEDs Indicates current Sample Rate. ANALOG IN/DIGITAL IN Indicates currently selected Input type. DUAL MONO LED Indicates that the P2 is operating in Dual mono mode. EDITED LED Indicates that the currently recalled preset has been edited but not stored.
REAR PANEL Power Input 100 - 240V Power Switch Balanced Analog Inputs XLR Balanced Analog Outputs XLR AES/EBU Input/ Output S/PDIF Input/ Output RS 232 9 pin Sub D GPI IN RS232 : For connecting to a PC. Use a standard 9 pin Sub D cable. (Supplied) GPI In BNC : Use standard stereo 1/4” jack. (not supplied) : Use standard shielded 75 Ohm Coax cable with BNC connectors.
TYPICAL SETUPS Connecting and Setting up the P2 In use - no TC Icon Editor/PC connection necessary. • Connect your audio source material to P2 Inputs. Options are balanced Analog, digital AES or S/PDIF. • Connect Outputs to relevant media. • Select preset via the eight front panel PRESET keys. Note that; Input type, Sync settings, and Sample Rate Conversion settings are set on preset level via the TC Icon PC Editor on the Engine I/O page.
FRONT PANEL OPERATION Lock Recall: No presets can be recalled via the eight front panels preset keys and the Wizard function is also disabled. Lock Panel: The entire front panel, recall functions, Bypass and Card dump functionality is disabled. Bypass The function of the front panel BYPASS key is set via the System Front page on the TC ICON editor. Four Bypass modes are available: • Normal: No delay in bypass. Dither active. • Relay: Bit transparent digital plus analog Bypass relay.
THE TC ICON EDITOR Introduction The TC Icon Software Editor is a generic Editor that currently controls the following products by TC Electronic: System 6000, DB-8 and P2. In this section only subjects relevant for usage with the P2 will be discussed. Another active application may conflict with the selected COM Port. If this is the case you should close that application or connect the P2 to another COM port. Also see Trouble-shoot section in this manual • Then go to the TC Icon Setup/Devices page.
PRESET STRUCTURE - RECALL/STORE/DELETE Library Pages Engine Presets These are the pages from where all preset handling is controlled when using the TC Icon Editor. Engine presets holds all parameters and settings from the Engine page. BASICS - PRESET HANDLING To delete a preset • Select the Delete page by pressing the DELETE side tab. • Select the preset you wish to delete. Press DELETE. To recall a preset: • Simply select the desired preset by clicking on the preset name in the list.
CLONING P2’S SYSTEM - I/O PAGE Digital Output Cloning P2’s Dither Range: 8, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, off P2 processes internally at 48 bit resolution. Dither must be set to match downstream devices. Status Bits Select whether the P2 should send out AES/EBU or S/PDIF status bit information. GPI Via an external Fader or alternating (latching) switch various functions can be controlled. Creating the Clone Card To easily clone multiple P2’s a PCMCIA card is used.
SYSTEM - I/O PAGE SYSTEM - FRONT PAGE bet ee 8 p esets RL1 off on tip RL1 ring nc preset 1 preset 2 GPI Input RL3 Select 1 of 2 R3, 47k sleeve RL2 R2, 22k RL2 off off on on RL2 R2, 22k RL1 off on off on preset 1 preset 2 preset 3 preset 4 RL3 off off off off on on on on RL2 off off on on off off on on tip RL1 R1, 12k RL1 off on off on off on off on nc ring preset 1 preset 2 preset 3 preset 4 preset 5 preset 6 preset 7 preset 8 GPI Input Select 1 of 8 sleeve tip RL1 nc R1, 12k If GPI P
SYSTEM - NET PAGE & ICON VIEWS Disable: No lock function is active. I/O PAGE Fader at right side Lock Wizard: Wizard function is disabled and cannot be activated via the front panel WIZARD key. Lock Recall: No presets can be recalled via the eight front panels preset keys but the Wizard function is enabled. Lock Panel: The entire front panel, recall functions, Bypass and Card dump functionality is disabled.
MAIN PAGE MAIN PAGE Configuration Processing Overview 5-BAND DELAY FILTERS AGC Hi Band EQ Analog LIMIT Hi Mid In Out In Out In Out In Out Mid Ana In Digi Lo Mid Digital Lo Band Limit: Link/Unlink Delay: Link/Unlink 5-BAND DELAY FILTERS AGC Hi Band EQ Analog LIMIT Hi Mid In Out In Out In Out In Out Mid Lo Mid Digital Ana In Digi Lo Band 24 Bit 48 Bit 24 Bit Configuration In Gain Range: 0dB to Off Separate level controls for Left and Right Input (A and B).
MAIN PAGE LOUDNESS PAGE LOUDNESS PAGE Average Rate (Avg Rate) Time constants in the Loudness Control are changed dynamically with the Input signal based on computations by multi-level detectors. When the Output level is close to the Target Level, gain changes are relatively slow. Processing Modes - Stereo. In this mode the Loudness, EQ and Multiband sections operate in tandem: Whatever gain change is applied to one channel, is applied to the other.
EQ PAGE EQ Page EQ PAGE Shelving Filter Cut Filter - Butterworth type Notch Filter - Narrow Type Freq Press Freq and use Faders 1 to 3 to adjust frequence for each of the three bands. Range - Lo band Range - Mid band Range - Hi band Introduction This digital EQ features a three-band parametric EQ with high- and low-pass filters switchable between Notch, Parametric, Shelving and Cut filters. The needle sharp notch filter has a range down to 0.
EQ PAGE 5-BAND PAGE Type Press TYPE and use Faders 1-3 to set BW value for each of the three EQ bands. DXP Mode - introduction The 5-band section is either in normal compression mode, or DXP mode. Instead of attenuating signals above a certain threshold, DXP mode (Detail Expansion) lifts up signals below the Threshold; thereby bringing out details rather than squashing the loud parts.
5-BAND PAGE LIMITER Try setting the Steer and/or Threshold parameters differently in the bands to hear the effect. High Steer values add more detail gain than low values, but remember that Threshold has to be negative to add detail gain at all. DXP Threshold relates to the Reference Level set on the Main page. To disable DXP detail gain at very low levels, use the Defeat Threshold and Defeat Ratio controls.
TROUBLESHOOTING Loading Preset Banks Port Conflict The P2 is loaded with the 8 presets from the Default F1 bank (see page 37). These are the presets accessible from the Front Panel . However, it is possible to load other banks into the front panel. To do this: Another active application may conflict with the serial ports you have selected on the: Setup - Devices - Ports page. If this is the case the following screen will appear. • Press and hold LOCK when powering up. All key LEDs will flash.
PRESET LIST - SW 1.50 SELF TEST Available from Software 1.20 and up. Accessing Self test • Press and hold the “BYPASS” key, while powering up to access the self test. • Press PRESET 8 to increase test number. • Press PRESET 4 to decrease test number. • Press LOCK to enter a test and acknowledge OK result. • Press BYPASS to acknowledge bad result. • The test number is shown in the OPTIMIZE display. The self tests are described below. Test 0 - LED test Turns all LEDs on.
PRESET LIST - SW 1.50 No Name F4 Screen Notes No Name Reserved F7 Reserved 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved F5 Live Mix F8 Live Mix 1 Mix Pilot 1 STL Relax 2 News 2 STL Energy 3 Gameshow 4 Live Sports 5 6 7 Reserved Reserved OptiLink, Dual General purpose Mix Assistant. Digital In News Mix Assistant.
