Installing UPMAX ISC and using the front panel controls for basic setup and configuration.

Physical Installation

The UPMAX ISC is a 1RU product intended to be permanently installed in a standard 19½” equipment rack and secured with four standard rack screws.

UPMAX ISC is fan cooled with air intakes and exhausts located on the side of the unit just behind the front panel, but whenever possible it is recommended to leave 1RU of empty space above and below the unit.

IMPORTANT: Please see the "User Warnings and Cautions" section of for important electrical safety information.

Power

The UPMAX ISC has two internal auto-ranging redundant power supplies protected by type T1AL25V fuses. Remember that while redundant supplies do protect against the unit losing power in the event of a PSU failure, the loss of mains supply voltage is a bigger concern. Accordingly, each supply should be fed from a different circuit equipped with adequate surge protection and fitted with an uninterruptable power supply (UPS). Providing the receptacles to which the supplied power cords are connected are grounded, the power connection serves as a ground. Additionally, the rear panel earthing terminal should be connected to a proper ground system with 20 – 14 AWG (0.5 – 1.5mm) wire.

Front Panel Buttons

As mentioned briefly in the Front and Rear Panel Overview section, the front panel of UPMAX ISC includes a five-button navigation cluster with Left, Right, Up, and Down arrow buttons plus a green “OK” button in the center.

The arrow buttons are used for navigating through the menus, and the “OK” button acts as an “Enter” or “Select” key.

The Home Screen

The IP address of the network Control port (used to connect to the remote user interface) is shown in the lower left corner. If a network connection is detected, the IP address will be yellow. If there is no network connection, the IP address will be red.

The primary reference clock source and status is shown in the lower right corner. Green indicates an active solid reference. Red indicates an inactive or missing reference.

Fiture 1 - Home screen — Figure 1 - Home screen

The Information Screen

Pressing the Right button navigates to the Information screen.

The name of this particular UPMAX ISC and its location are displayed at the top of the screen. These values can be customized using the remote interface as detailed in the "Upmixing" section.

The unit’s unique serial number is shown next, followed by the current firmware version, the IP address of the Control port (the port used to connect to the remote interface), the IP address of the AES67 port (the port used to carry AES67 AoIP), and the current active clock reference.

IP Configuration Screen

Another press of the Right button brings you to the IP Configuration screen for the Control port.

IMPORTANT: The Control and AES67 Ethernet connections both require 1000BASE-T (Gigabit) switch ports in order to work properly.
If both the Control and AES67 ports will be used, they must be in different subnets. In-band control is available using the AES67 port.
If only one port will be used, set the unused port to “Static IP” with an IP Address of 0.0.0.0, a Subnet Mask of 0.0.0.1, and a Gateway of 0.0.0.0.

By default, the UPMAX ISC will automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server which will suffice to provide initial remote access to the unit for configuration purposes. A fixed IP address will be preferred in most cases and can be set as follows:

Press the OK button to highlight “Edit”
Press OK again to highlight “Use DHCP”
Press the Right button to highlight “Yes”
Press the Up/Down button to “No"
Press the Left button to highlight the “Static IP Address” fields
- Press the Down button to highlight “Address”
- Press the Right button to move to the first digit of the IP address
- Use the Up/Down buttons to change the selection
- Press the Right/Left buttons to select another digit to edit
- When finished editing the address field, press the Right or Left button to return to “Address”
- Press the Down button to navigate to the Netmask and Gateway fields
Repeat the above steps to edit the Netmask and Gateway fields; note that the gateway may be set to 000.000.000.000 if no gateway is required
After the gateway is set, press the Left button to highlight “Gateway”
Press the Down button to highlight “Update”
Press OK to save the new IP information
If you suddenly notice you’ve entered some incorrect information and need to bail out and start over, use the Right/Left buttons to highlight “Cancel” followed by “OK”

Pressing the Right button from the IP Configuration (Control) screen will bring you to the IP Configuration (AES67) screen. The steps for configuring this port are identical to those above for the Control port.

Finally, pressing the Right/Left buttons will eventually return you to the Home Screen.

Locate Mode

When you enable the “Locate Mode” from the remote user interface, the unit’s front panel display will repeatedly change color until Locate Mode has been cleared by pressing any key on the front panel or by clicking again on the “Locate Mode” button on the remote user interface. Enabling Locate Mode affects only the unit’s display and has no effect on the audio.

Special Function Key Presses

Performing a full Factory Reset and engaging the Hardware Relay Bypass are possible from the front panel by pushing and holding a particular combination of buttons.

Factory Reset

To reset the unit to its factory defaults, simultaneously press and hold the Left, Up, and Right buttons for ten seconds until a red countdown timer appears in the bottom left corner of the display.

Important! Performing a factory reset will erase all I/O routing as well as any other custom settings you may have saved. This information cannot be reclaimed once you reset the UPMAX ISC, even by contacting customer support or expressing genuine remorse for your decision. We strongly recommend backing up your configuration to a computer before performing a factory reset to avoid re-setter’s remorse. You have been warned!

Hardware Relay Bypass

UPMAX ISC includes a hard relay bypass that removes all internal circuits and processes from the signal path and connects each SDI and AES-3 input directly to its corresponding output.

To toggle the relay bypass on and off, simultaneously press and hold the Left, Down, and Right keys for three seconds until a red countdown timer appears in the bottom left corner of the display. Do not confuse this sequence with the Factory Reset procedure described above.

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