Wheatstone TALENT STATION TS-4 Technical Manual

Technical Manual TS-4 Talent Station

New Bern, North Carolina 28562 tel 252-638-7000 / fax 252-637-1285 TS-4 Talent Station Technical Manual ©2013 Wheatstone Corporation

Attention! Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Notice NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter- ference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case, the user may be required to take appropriate measures. This equipment must be installed and wired properly in order to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Caution! Any modifications not expressly approved in writing by Wheatstone could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

Adding The TS-4 To The Peripheral Devices* Tab In order to utilize all the features of the TS-4 Talent Station the ­device must be added to the System Peripheral Devices tab in the Wheatstone WheatNet-IP Navigator program (aka the ­Navigator GUI). This sheet shows you the basics of that ­procedure. Refer to the WheatNet‑IP BLADE 3 Audio Over IP Network Technical Manual for additional details. You will need to know the IP address of the device being added, so you will want to find that out before you start. Launch the Navigator GUI and make sure that System 0 is selected in the System pane. You will see something like this: Now select the Peripheral Devices tab. Click the Add button to bring up the Add Peripheral Device dialog: Type in a convenient Name and insert the IP ­Address of the device being added. Leave the TCP Port at the default setting of 60021. From the Host BLADE drop down select the BLADE that you want to associate the Peripheral device with. Click Ok. This completes the process of adding the device to the Peripheral Devices tab. The added device should show up in the System pane under the BLADE  you added it to. If it does not show up, or if it shows up but has a yellow question mark on it, then there is either a network issue that needs attention, or the device is not connected to the network at all, or one or more steps have been omitted or done ­incorrectly in the configuration process. * In previous Navigator GUI versions this was the System 3rd Party Devices tab.

C O N T E N T S TS-4 / Sep 2013 Table of Contents Introduction.....................................................................................1-2 TS-4 Placement...............................................................................1-2 TS-4 Desk Panel Full Size Template............................................................................1-4 TS-4V Talent Station Countertop Full Size Template.................................................1-4a TS-4H Talent Station Countertop Full Size Template.................................................1-4b TS-4V Talent Station Turret Full Size Template..........................................................1-4c TS-4V Talent Station Turret Full Size Template..........................................................1-4d Power Supply and Ethernet Connection......................................1-5 Connect To Network.......................................................................1-5 Volume Knob and INPUT Button...................................................2-2 Display.............................................................................................2-2 Signal Name................................................................................................................2-2 Signal Location............................................................................................................2-2 Microphone Icon.........................................................................................................2-2 Microphone Buttons.......................................................................2-3 Microphone LIOs.........................................................................................................2-3 Studio Tally LIOs..........................................................................................................2-4 Front Panel Menus.........................................................................2-5 Network.......................................................................................................................2-5 Blades.........................................................................................................................2-5 Device..........................................................................................................................2-5 Versions.......................................................................................................................2-6 Exit Menu....................................................................................................................2-6 Installing The Talent Station Setup Tool......................................3-2 File Menu.........................................................................................3-2 View Menu.......................................................................................3-2 Chapter 1 - General Information TS-4 Technical Manual Chapter 2 - TS-4 Operation Chapter 3 - Setup GUI Operation TS-4 / Sep 2016

C O N T E N T S TS-4 / Sep 2013 Chapter 4 - Device Setup Device Definition............................................................................4-2 Device List Window.....................................................................................................4-2 Add, Edit, or Remove Devices in List..........................................................................4-2 Add New Device.......................................................................................................4-2 Edit “Selected Device”.............................................................................................4-2 Remove “Selected Device”......................................................................................4-2 Online Check Box.....................................................................................................4-3 Add / Edit Device Dialog.............................................................................................4-3 Mapped BLADE Configuration......................................................4-3 Miscellaneous Setup......................................................................4-5 Misc.............................................................................................................................4-5 3rd Party Signal Name Prefix...................................................................................4-5 Display Brightness.......................................................................................................4-6 Normal Level............................................................................................................4-6 AutoDim Level..........................................................................................................4-6 AutoDim Timeout......................................................................................................4-6 Mic In Use Tallies.........................................................................................................4-6 Visibilities........................................................................................4-7 Channel.......................................................................................................................4-7 Global Alpha Sort........................................................................................................4-7 Allow No Source..........................................................................................................4-7 Signal Tree...................................................................................................................4-7

GENERAL INFORMATION TS-4 / Sep 2013 General Information Introduction.....................................................................................1-2 TS-4 Placement...............................................................................1-2 TS-4 Desk Panel Full Size Template............................................................................1-4 TS-4V Talent Station Countertop Full Size Template.................................................1-4a TS-4H Talent Station Countertop Full Size Template.................................................1-4b TS-4V Talent Station Turret Full Size Template..........................................................1-4c TS-4V Talent Station Turret Full Size Template..........................................................1-4d Power Supply and Ethernet Connection......................................1-5 Connect To Network.......................................................................1-5 Contents TS-4 / Sep 2016

GENERAL INFORMATION TS-4 / Sep 2013 General Information Introduction The TS-4 Talent Station provides lighted on/off/mute and talkback switches for a single ­talent microphone. A rotary headphone source selector is ­provided along with an OLED display for ­identifying the ­selected source. The source selector doubles as a volume control. The TS-4 connects to the ­WheatNet-IP network via a single Ethernet ­cable. The TS-4 Talent Station is designed to mount in the countertop or in one of two different turrets. TS-4 Placement To mount the TS-4 Talent Station desk panel in the countertop refer to the drawing below for the unit and cutout dimensions. Make the countertop cutout by using the supplied full size template. See pages 1-4 a, b, c, d for the countertop and turret style dimensions of the TS-4V and TS-4H Talent Stations with headphone jacks. 5-1/2" 1-11/16" 1- 1/2" 1- 13/32" 3/32" 1-19/32" 1/4" 6" 1/4" 1- 3/ 4" 5-1/2" 6" COUNTER CUTOUT DIMENSIONS 5-1/2" x 1-3/ 4" FRONT PANEL FACE RECESS DIMENSIONS 6" x 1-3/4" x 3/32" 1- 3/ 4" TS-4 / Sep 2016

GENERAL INFORMATION TS-4 / Sep 2013 The TS‑4 ships with attached under counter mounting bracket and four screws for securing the unit to the countertop. TS-4 / Oct 2013

page 1 - 4 TS-4 / Apr 2014 1- 3/4" 5-1/2" 6" COUNTER CUTOUT DIMENSIONS 5-1/2" x 1-3/4" FRONT PANEL FACE RECESS DIMENSIONS 6" x 1-3/4" x 3/32"

7-3/8" 8" 7-5/8" 3/16" D=1/16" 2-3/16" 2-7/16" R - 1/8" TYP. COUNTER CUTOUT DIMENSIONS 7-3/8"x 2-3/16" FRONT PANEL FACE RECESS DIMENSIONS 8"x 2-7/16"x3/32" page 1 - 4a TS-4 / Sep 2016

7-3/8" 8" 7-5/8" 3/16" D=1/16" 2-3/16" 2-7/16" R - 1/8" TYP. COUNTER CUTOUT DIMENSIONS 7-3/8"x 2-3/16" FRONT PANEL FACE RECESS DIMENSIONS 8"x 2-7/16"x3/32" page 1 - 4b TS-4 / Sep 2016

2 Drill Center Marks for #8 Screws 3/16" bit 4-1/8" 3-3/8" 3/8" 4-3/4" 5-3/16" 8-15/16" page 1 - 4c TS-4 / Sep 2016

for #8 Screws 3/16" bit 6-3/4" 10" TS-4H Talent Station Turret Chassis Full Size Template 3-3/16" page 1 - 4d TS-4 / Sep 2016

GENERAL INFORMATION TS-4 / Sep 2013 Power Supply and Ethernet Connection Assuming the TS-4 is properly placed, and its power adapter connected to the unit, you may now energize the unit by plugging it into the AC mains. The TS‑4’s switches will assume factory default settings. Power conditioning, surge suppression, and even power backup devices are wise ­investments when using sensitive modern elec- tronic devices that use an internal ­computer. Note: To de-energize the Talent Station, unplug the power sup- ply adapter’s AC cord from the AC mains. Never de-energize the Talent Station by disconnecting the cable that connects the Talent Station and power supply adapter together. To make power and Ethernet connections for the Talent Station desk panel plug the power adapter and Ethernet cable into the power connector and the ENET RJ-45 located on the rear of the unit. The Talent Station is powered by a factory supplied 12V/1.25 A power adapter with 100-240V/50-60Hz input. Connect To Network The Talent Station must be connected on a network with at least one Wheatstone BLADE in order to function. The unit has been programmed at the factory with a ­device Name and an IP Address. This information is displayed on a label on the ­device. Please make sure you know what name and IP address are programmed for the device as you follow these steps. The WheatNet-IP system typically resides on a network having addresses on the 192.168.87.xxx subnet. If it becomes necessary to change your Talent Station’s IP ­address follow the instructions in the Front Panel Menus section of Chapter 2. A managed network switch is required to connect the various devices in the ­system. Please read the appropriate chapter in the WheatNet-IP Audio Over IP ­Network ­Technical Manual for details on switch setup. The Talent Station port uses the same setup as de- scribed for a surface, GP panel, or XY controller. Connect the Talent Station to an appropriately configured port on the network. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TX + TX - RX + RX - RJ-45 ENET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HDPN LT OUT GROUND HDPN RT OUT GROUND RJ-45 HDPN TS-4 / Oct 2013

page 2 - 1 T S - 4 O P E R A T I O N TS-4 Operation Volume Knob and INPUT Button...................................................2-2 Display.............................................................................................2-2 Signal Name................................................................................................................2-2 Signal Location............................................................................................................2-2 Microphone Icon.........................................................................................................2-2 Microphone Buttons.......................................................................2-3 Microphone LIOs.........................................................................................................2-3 Studio Tally LIOs..........................................................................................................2-4 Front Panel Menus.........................................................................2-5 Network.......................................................................................................................2-5 Blades.........................................................................................................................2-5 Device..........................................................................................................................2-5 Versions.......................................................................................................................2-6 Exit Menu....................................................................................................................2-6 Contents

page 2 - 2 T S - 4 O P E R A T I O N TS-4 Operation VOLUME Knob and INPUT Button The TS-4 has a VOLUME knob that is used to control ­the volume of the headphone plugged into the Talent Station. The current volume level is shown in the blue line at the bottom of the display. As the knob is turned clockwise, the volume level is in- creased and the light blue part of the blue line becomes longer. As the knob is turned counter-clockwise, the ­volume level is decreased and the light blue part of the blue line becomes shorter. The VOLUME knob serves a second purpose, to select the source that feeds the TS‑4 headphone cir- cuit. Press the knob and release it, and the display will show a source tree. Rotate the VOLUME knob to the desired source, then press the INPUT button to select that source. If you don’t move the VOLUME knob or press the INPUT switch for about 10 sec- onds, the process will time out without changing the source. Display The TS-4 contains an OLED display which displays several pieces of information. Signal Name At the top of the display is the name of the source signal currently connected to headphones on the talent station. If you just see “> “, it is likely that there is either no host blade configured or there is no con- nection to the host blade. Signal Location When a new source signal is connected to the headphone, in addition to the signal name, the signal location is shown below the signal name. Microphone Icon A microphone icon can be seen below the signal location. The purpose of this icon is to indicate whether there are any live microphones in the studio. When there is a live microphone, the icon will be red instead of gray if so programmed. The red icon is triggered by the Mic In Use Tallies.

page 2 - 3 T S - 4 O P E R A T I O N Microphone Buttons The Talent Station TS-4 has four Microphone ­buttons – ON, OFF, TB, and MUTE. These buttons are designed to be used to support the usual micro- phone functions. When the TS-4 is added as a 3rd Party device to a WheatNet-IP network, the TS-4 creates six LIOs that are directly as- sociated with the Microphone buttons. The LIOs that are created can be added to any signal. When connected to a signal that ­supports the microphone LIOs, then all the microphone LIOs will work. Microphone LIOs The LIOs defined by the TS-4 include the following: • Remote ON. This LIO is set when the Mic ON button is pressed and unset when the ON button is released. • Remote OFF. This LIO is set when the Mic OFF button is pressed and unset when the OFF button is released. • Mute. This LIO is set when the MUTE button is pressed and unset when the MUTE button is released. • Talk Back. This LIO is set when the TB button is pressed and unset when the TB button is released. • On Tally. When this LIO is set, the Mic ON button is lit. • Off Tally. When this LIO is set, the Mic OFF button is lit. Within Navigator, the LIOs appear in the LIO Info tab of the BLADE that the TS-4 was added to as a 3rd Party device, as well as when adding LIOs to signals.

page 2 - 4 T S - 4 O P E R A T I O N The LIOs are defined so they can be included in a Source signal, which could be connected to a Destination signal on a surface, which in turn supports the microphone LIOs. Studio Tally LIOs The Talent Station shows a Microphone icon on the Talent Station display. The icon can be gray to indicate there is no live microphone in the studio or the icon can be red to indicate that there is a live microphone in the studio. The state of the icon is triggered by Studio-in-use Tally LIOs from something like a surface. The configura- tion and usage steps are described below. • Tell the Talent Station which Studio Tally LIOs to look at. This is done by us- ing the Mic In Use Tallies. There are four check boxes corresponding to the four different Mic In Use Tallies. Simply check one or all of the check boxes. • Create a Destination signal that just consists of LIOs. The LIOs to include are one or all of the Studio Tally LIOs from the Talent Station as shown above. Note that the Studio Tally LIOs correspond to the Mic In Use Tallies. • Connect the Destination signal to a Source signal that drives the desired Stu- dio Tally LIOs. One example of such a Source signal is the E6TALLY Source signal on an E‑6 surface. Other signals could be used. A signal with an SLIO with the correct function will also work and would allow the icon to be driven by a button panel. If using an E‑6 surface, when a fader is turned on, one or more of the Studio Tally LIOs are turned on as specified by the configuration for that fader. The default mode is to turn on all four Studio Tally LIOs but this can be changed. When the signals have been created and connected, when any of the Studio Tally LIOs of interest are set, the microphone icon is red. When all are clear, the icon is grey.

page 2 - 5 T S - 4 O P E R A T I O N Front Panel Menus There are several operations that can be performed from the TS‑4 front panel. To perform these operations you first must enter the front panel menu system. To do this, press and hold the INPUT button for about five seconds until the display shows the menu. The VOLUME knob is used to scroll through menu selections and parameter choices, by rotating the knob, and in some instances it is used to advance through parameter fields, by pressing and releasing the knob, a process we will refer to by the term “dobby” in this manual. Thus, if we say at some point to dobby the VOLUME knob, we mean press it, then release it. The following sections describe the menu functions in greater detail. Network... Turning the VOLUME knob until Network... is highlighted and dobbying the ­SELECT knob enters the Network... sub-menu, which provides the following ­choices: • IP Addr – this item allows you to view the TS‑4 IP address – dobby the ­VOLUME knob and you can edit the IP address • Netmask – this item allows you to view the subnet mask for the TS‑4 – dobby the VOLUME knob to edit the subnet mask • Gateway – this item allows you to view the gateway setting for the TS‑4 – ­dobby the VOLUME knob to edit the gateway • MAC Address – this item allows you to view the MAC address for the TS‑4 – note that you cannot edit the MAC address • <

page 2 - 6 T S - 4 O P E R A T I O N • Dim Level – this item allows you to view the brightness setting of the TS‑4 dis‑ play when it is in dim mode – dobby the VOLUME knob and you can edit this setting • Dim Timeout – this item allows you to view the time delay before the TS‑4 display goes into dim mode – dobby the VOLUME knob and you can edit this setting • <

page 3 - 1 S E T U P G U I O P E R A T I O N Setup GUI Operation Installing The Talent Station Setup Tool......................................3-2 File Menu.........................................................................................3-2 View Menu.......................................................................................3-2 WheatNet-IP System Menu............................................................3-2 Hardware Menu...............................................................................3-3 Help Menu.......................................................................................3-4 Contents

page 3 - 2 S E T U P G U I O P E R A T I O N Setup GUI Operation Installing The Talent Station Setup Tool You begin Talent Station setup by running the WheatNet‑IP Talent Station‑4 ­Setup Tool program that shipped either with the system or with the TS‑4. If you haven’t already done so, install the program by running the provided ­Talent Station GUI installer file – wheatnetip_ts4_GuiSetup_x_x_x.exe (the x_x_x is replaced with the program’s version number). Please note that the IP address of the computer that you will be running the TS‑4 GUI on should be on the same subnet as the hardware devices in the system. The rest of this chapter gives an overview of the GUI menus, while Chapter 4 covers the GUI in detail. File Menu The file menu allows you to modify the WheatNet‑IP Talent ­Station‑4 Setup GUI password, and to exit from the program. • Set Password... – this menu opens the password dialog box which allows setting up password restricted access to the WheatNet-IP Talent Station‑4 Setup GUI. • Exit – this menu item closes the WheatNet‑IP Talent Sta‑ tion‑4 Setup GUI program. View Menu The view menu allows you to select what dockable windows are currently shown in the GUI. • Devices – this menu item displays the Devices panel. • System Info – this menu item displays the System Info panel. • Stylized – this menu item toggles the GUI appearance ­between a plain look and a nicely styled look. WheatNet-IP System Menu The WheatNet-IP system menu allows you to build and maintain a system database of BLADEs in your WheatNet- IP system. The system database provides BLADE choices on the de‑ vice properties setup tab. Your PC must be ­attached to your WheatNet-IP system network in ­order to scan the ­network for the purpose of building the ­database. After that initial

page 3 - 3 S E T U P G U I O P E R A T I O N scan the system database is stored in a file on your PC so that you have the information whether you are attached to your WheatNet-IP system network or not. • File Open... – This menu item allows you to open a system database file stored on your PC hard drive. • File Save... – This menu item allows you to save your system database to a file on your PC hard drive. • System Scan... – This menu item opens the system scan wizard. You use this menu item to attach your PC to one of the blades in your WheatNet-IP system in order to collect information to build a system database. It is important to follow the system scan wizard instructions exactly, in particular when you are prompted to click Finish. Hardware Menu This menu allows you to define and main‑ tain the list of TS‑4 devices which the GUI can setup. Once defined, a device shows up in the device list window. Once you have de‑ fined your devices, you will select one device at a time to work with in the GUI. The se‑ lected device will be the target for commands from the GUI (i.e. properties, script compile and download). • Add New Device... – this menu item opens the Add Device dialog box. You may add devices to your GUI using this dialog box. • Edit “Selected Device”... – this menu item opens the Edit Device dialog box. It is here that the currently selected device’s name and IP address can be modified. • Remove “Selected Device”... – this menu item opens the Remove Device dialog box. It is here that the currently selected device can be removed from the device list. • Version... – this menu item will cause the GUI to query the software ver‑ sion number of the selected device. A window will be displayed with the re‑ sults of this query including device type, version number and date etc. NOTE: This menu item is only available if you are connected to the currently selected device. • Update... – this menu item allows you to update the software in your device. You will need a new version of the device software in an RBN file to upgrade the device. Usually these files will be named with the ­device type and software version number as a part of the file name (i.e. wheatnetip_ts4_1_2_0.rbn for version 1.2.0 of the TS‑4 software). NOTE: This menu item is only available if you are connected to the currently selected device.​ To update the software on a device, you select this menu option. You will

page 3 - 4 S E T U P G U I O P E R A T I O N then be prompted to select an RBN file from your PC hard drive. Some de‑ tails of the selected file will be shown before you begin the download of the new software. You may cancel the upgrade at this point. Once you press Yes a progress bar will be displayed while the file downloads. While the file is downloading you may still cancel the operation. Once the file is downloaded the update of the device’s flash memory will begin, and again the progress bar shows during the flash update. You may not cancel this operation and YOU MUST NOT REMOVE POWER from your device until the flash update cycle is complete. On the TS‑4 there will be three cycles of flash updates. The first pass will be to download the software, the second pass will be to flash the software, and the third pass will be for the field programmable gate array chip if that has changed. When all of the flash programming cycles are complete the GUI will tell you it is done. At that point you must power cycle your program‑ mable panel device. • Reboot... – if the Reboot... menu item is present, it can be used to force the de‑ vice to reboot. When the menu item is selected, a confirmation dialog is shown to give the user a chance to cancel the reboot. This option should be rarely used. Help Menu • Contents – this menu item opens the help table of contents, . • Search... – this menu item opens the help search window. • Index... – this menu item opens the help index window. • About... – this menu item opens the WheatNet‑IP Talent Station‑4 Setup GUI About box.

page 4 - 1 D E V I C E S E T U P Device Setup Device Definition............................................................................4-2 Device List Window.....................................................................................................4-2 Add, Edit, or Remove Devices in List..........................................................................4-2 Add New Device.......................................................................................................4-2 Edit “Selected Device”.............................................................................................4-2 Remove “Selected Device”......................................................................................4-2 Online Check Box.....................................................................................................4-3 Add / Edit Device Dialog.............................................................................................4-3 Mapped BLADE Configuration......................................................4-3 Miscellaneous Setup......................................................................4-5 Misc.............................................................................................................................4-5 3rd Party Signal Name Prefix...................................................................................4-5 Display Brightness.......................................................................................................4-6 Normal Level............................................................................................................4-6 AutoDim Level..........................................................................................................4-6 AutoDim Timeout......................................................................................................4-6 Mic In Use Tallies.........................................................................................................4-6 Visibilities........................................................................................4-7 Channel.......................................................................................................................4-7 Global Alpha Sort........................................................................................................4-7 Allow No Source..........................................................................................................4-7 Signal Tree...................................................................................................................4-7 Contents

page 4 - 2 D E V I C E S E T U P Device Setup Device Definition You will need to setup your GUI with a list of each TS‑4 panel in your system. The setup steps only need to be performed once since the setup information will be stored on your PC. Once each device is setup you will select the device which you wish to configure prior to downloading a new script to the device. Device List Window You can view the device list, if not already shown, by selecting View from the main menu and clicking the box for Devices. The following docking pane will appear in the GUI. The first time you open this dialog box after installing the GUI, you will not have any devices in the list. After you have defined some TS‑4 devices they will appear in the list. Add, Edit, or Remove Devices in List In order to add, edit, or remove a device from your device list you need to use the menus available under the main Hardware menu or the three buttons adjacent to the device list. Add New Device This selection opens a dialog box that allows you to add a new device to the device list. It requires that a name and valid IP address be specified for the new device and you must select which type of device you are adding. Edit “Selected Device” The edit selection opens a dialog box in which you can edit the name and IP ­address of the device which is highlighted in the list. The device type can not be changed after the initial device definition. If you accidently specified the wrong device type for some IP address, you must remove the old definition and add a new definition. Remove “Selected Device” The remove selection deletes the device highlighted in the list.

page 4 - 3 D E V I C E S E T U P Online Check Box The online check box allows you to set your GUI offline when you are not con‑ nected to a device. If the online check box is checked, the GUI will be trying to estab‑ lish a TCP connection to the device which is selected in the device list. If you are not on the same network as the device or the device is powered off, the GUI may appear to pause occasionally while it’s trying to reconnect. Unchecking the online box will prevent the GUI from attempting to make any connections. Note that the far right portion of the main window status line displays the selected device name and the current connection status. In the example shown on the previous page the connection status is “Connected”. Add / Edit Device Dialog When the device Add... is selected, the dialog box on the right will appear. If Edit... is selected a similar box will appear, labeled Edit Device. You must define the name, type and IP address for your device in this dialog box. The Name field specifies the de‑ vice name which will appear in the device list. The IP Ad- dress is the IP address of the device which the GUI will connect to when the device is selected. The Device Type must be configured so that the script wizard can generate the proper number of buttons for the device you are pro‑ gramming. Mapped BLADE Configuration You will need to setup your TS‑4 with the IP ­address of a host blade. The Host BLADE is the BLADE which your TS‑4 uses as a portal into the WheatNet-IP system for most control aspects (i.e. cross point routing, salvos, etc). The setup steps only need to be performed once since the setup information will be stored in the programmable panel’s Flash memory and on your PC. Select the device which you wish to setup, then use the Device Properties and Blades tabs to specify the IP address of the BLADE which the panel will communicate with. NOTE: If you are not connected to the TS‑4, you are looking at the device properties which are stored on your PC’s hard drive. These properties may not truly reflect the properties of your device, if the device has been more re‑ cently configured from another PC.

page 4 - 4 D E V I C E S E T U P The button labeled “...” to the right of the IP address edit boxes will open a BLADE picker dialog box when pressed. The Blade Picker (shown below) will display all of the BLADEs that are known to your system info database. If you double click on one of the BLADEs shown in the Blade Picker dialog, then its IP address will be entered into the Host Blade IP address edit box. Make sure you click Apply when done with this screen.

page 4 - 5 D E V I C E S E T U P Miscellaneous Setup The Miscellaneous Tab is used to specify a number of parameters for the TS‑4 Talent Station. The setup steps only need to be performed once since the setup information will be stored in the TS‑4 Flash memory and on your PC. Select the device which you wish to setup, then use the Device Properties and Miscellaneous tabs to configure the various parameters. Misc The section shows the device name. 3rd Party Signal Name Prefix Each Talent Station has a four‑char‑ acter device name. The default name for the Talent Station-4 is TS4. The Talent Stations use the WheatNet-IP 3rd Party interface to define a signal for receiving the audio for the head‑ phone. The name of this signal uses the four‑character device name as the first four characters and then HDPN as the last characters. With the de‑ fault name of TS4, the default signal name is TS4HDPN. Changing the de‑ vice name ­allows customization of the signal name that can make it easier to identify the signal in Navigator. NOTE: When you change the de‑ vice name, it is necessary to do the following. First, remove the 3rd Party device definition for the particular Tal‑ ent Station from Navigator. Second, reboot the Talent Station. And third, add the 3rd Party device definition back into Navigator. NOTE: In most places, the 3rd Party device name is displayed next to the signal name and can also be used to help distinguish signals when multiple Talent Stations are in use.

page 4 - 6 D E V I C E S E T U P Display Brightness The brightness of the display can be controlled by the settings in this region. The display brightness varies from a set‑ ting of 1 (which is off) to a maximum of 16. The display also has a screen- saver mode. After a specified time, the display brightness will be automatically dimmed to an alternate brightness set‑ ting. When a button is pressed or an en‑ coder is turned, the brightness returns to the normal level. Normal Level This control specifies the normal brightness level of the Talent Station display. The possible values vary from a low of 1 (off) to a high of 16. AutoDim Level This control specifies the brightness level to be used when the display is in screen‑saver mode. The possible values vary from a low of 1 (off) to a high of 16. AutoDim Timeout This control specifies how long (in minutes) to wait before entering screen-saver mode. The Talent Station must be idle before entering screen-saver mode. This means the timer must be off, the microphone icon must be disabled, and no buttons can be pressed for the specified time. The allowed values range from 1 to 59 minutes. A value of 0 is also allowed and is used to turn off the screen saver mode. Mic In Use Tallies The Microphone icon in the Talent Station display can turn red to indicate that there is a live microphone in the studio. The alternative is that the microphone is gray. The state of the icon is driven by one or more Mic In Use Tallies. These correspond to LIOs that are made available by the Talent Station to the WheatNet‑IP network. These Tallies work exactly like LIOs on a BLADE. The LIO’s can be used in a signal that is connected to an E6TALLY signal (or the appropriate TALLY signal if the surface is other than E‑6) from a surface. When any of the corresponding tallies are set from the surface, the mi‑ crophone icon becomes red on the Talent Station. When all of the corresponding tallies are not set, then the microphone icon becomes gray. The check boxes correspond to Studio-In-Use Tallies from the surface. Simply check all that should be used to determine if a microphone is live in the studio.

page 4 - 7 D E V I C E S E T U P Visibilities The Visibilities tab is used to configure the set of Source signals that is shown when doing a Source selection for the Talent Station headphone. Channel This area is used to select which destination the visibilities is being configured for. On the Talent Sta‑ tion, the Headphone is the only destination for which visibilities are available. Global Alpha Sort When this check box is checked, all of the sources are sorted by name and then shown in the selection list. If the check box is not checked, the sources are sorted by signal num‑ bers which is essentially grouping them by BLADEs. Allow No Source When this check box is checked, a special signal with the name NoSrc is added to the signal list. When NoSrc is selected, the destination will be made unconnected. Signal Tree The signal tree shows a hierarchical list of source signals that are grouped by BLADEs and other sub-categories. You can expand one or more blades to see the categories and signals within those categories. Checking the check box by a BLADE or category selects all signals under that BLADE or category. Checking the check box by a particular signal selects that particular signal. It is also possible to select all the high level check boxes and then uncheck particular signals in order to remove specific signals from the list of signals that will be visible when selecting a source signal.