Setup Page

Clicking on the “Setup” tab will launch the setup-configuration page as shown below in sections. Many of these functions are replicated on the front panel software accessible by pressing the “menu” key. Most users will find the web page setup menu more convenient than using the front panel menus.

Primary Network Configuration

Provides IP address configuration. Normally this would be set using the front Panel menu as the browser needs an IP address to be entered into the address bar. Note, none of these settings will take effect until you push the apply button. The Secondary NIC provides SMPTE ST2022-7 and Independent operating modes. Selecting “Primary” shows the first network and selecting “Secondary” shows the second failover or independent network.

IP Selection

Choose between Manual and DHCP for IP address assignment. Many broadcasters will use manual configuration to maintain maximum control.

Address

This is the IP address of the MK2 Panel as entered in the front Panel software. Changing this will require the new address to be entered into the browser address bar, otherwise the panel may appear unresponsive, it will still be working but will not recognize the IP address from the browser.

Mask

Used to set the IP address mask.

Gateway

IP address of the Gateway router.

IGMP Version

The IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) is a control protocol used to establish multicast group membership on IPV4 networks. Set the IGMP version to 2 or 3. “Auto” lets the Infinity panel decide which is the best version of IGMP to use. IGMP V6 is not currently supported

DNS Server

For Future Use

Hostname

For Future Use

Secondary Network Configuration

In addition to the IP network configuration for the primary network, the secondary network tab (activated by clicking on the “secondary” tab) allows the “Operating Mode” to be selected.

Operating Mode

Pull down-menu to select the second network for Independent and SMPTE ST2022-7 redundant streaming). SMPTE ST2022-7 is a hitless merge implementation allowing true dual redundant network connection.

IP Selection

Choose between Manual and DHCP for IP address assignment. Many broadcasters will use manual configuration to maintain maximum control. Address This is the IP address of the MK2 Panel as entered in the front Panel software. Changing this will require the new address to be entered into the browser address bar, otherwise the Panel may appear unresponsive, it will still be working but will not recognize the IP address from the browser.

Mask

Used to set the IP address mask.

Gateway

IP address of the Gateway router.

IGMP Version

The IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) is a control protocol used to establish multicast group membership on IPV4 networks. Set the IGMP version to 2 or 3. “Auto” lets the Infinity panel decide which is the best version of IGMP to use. IGMP V6 is not currently supported

Microphone

Infinity Master and Desktop MK2 panels provide four different microphone options. This section allows selection of the microphone input with gain and limiter control.

Active Mic Selection

Choose between Headset, Panel, Alternative, External Network Mic for the microphone inputs, and 500Hz and 1KHz test signal generators. The External Network Mic allows a Livewire+™ AES67 multicast/channel address to be entered to facilitate operation with Axia consoles and other 3rd party IP microphone sources.

Headset Detection

When switched ‘on’ it will automatically configure the headset for audio input when a headset is detected. When switched off, the other microphone selections will be used.

Input Compressor

Five modes of microphone compression are provided: Heavy Limit, Medium Limit, Light Limit, Medium Voice, and Quiet Voice. Selecting “Off” will disable the microphone compressor.

Front Panel Mic Gain

Provides incremental gain control for the front microphone only between 15dB and 63dB.

Remote

Remote mode is a specific means of operation where the hardware panel is used as a remote controller for a Telos Infinity Virtual Intercom Platform (VIP) panel instance. In this mode, all local AoIP operation is switched off and a Secure Web Socket (WSS) connection is made between the panel and a VIP instance via the address entered into the ‘Remote Panel Address’ field. Using the example protocol described on the page (wss://user1:psw1@radio1.com/vip) and after “Apply & Reboot” has been activated, the panel will become a remote controller for the target VIP instance.

VoIP Mode

Selecting “On (VoIP/Non AoIP) will turn off all the AoIP capability and activate the complimentary Link License. This auto-assigns Links 1 to 8 to the panel talk keys 1 to 8. The panel can then connect directly to an internet facing network via their primary NIC ports, enabling a simple and cost-effective way to remote a device when working away from HQ. During VOIP mode the device keys are reconfigured with the labels “Link 1” to “Link 8” and connected directly to the Opus codecs.

When the VoIP mode is selected, the internet configuration must also be completed. Ethernet port 1 (the primary port) on the device is used for internet connectivity and will probably need the DHCP enabling.

Front Panel

The Front Panel menu sections features settings that relate to the front panel operation of the panel

Brightness

This is an arbitrary scale from 0 to 10 and is used to adjust the brightness of the contact keys during normal operation. Level 0 is the darkest and level 10 is the brightest. The backlights will stay at the selected level until the Display Timeout is activated.

Dim Level

This is an arbitrary scale from 0 to 10 and is used to adjust the brightness of the contact keys when the Display Timeout has been activated. Operating any of the front Panel switches, rotary encoders or contact keys will restore the brightness levels to those set in the Brightness option.

Display Timeout

The time selected in this option sets the ‘on’ time brightness levels of the contact keys and rotary control LEDs between normal and dim operation. Time values between 0 and 15 minutes are available. Time value 0 minutes permanently enables the dim-level of brightness and switching to normal brightness does not occur.

Menu Button

When disabled, the front Panel “Menu” button is disabled, and a user cannot enter the configuration and monitoring menu options. Enabling the option makes the “Menu” front Panel button operable again.

Key Gain Control

This is a global control that switches off the user ability to control individual gain from the front panel

Mic/HS Buttons

When disabled, the front Panel “HS” button is inoperable and active selection between the front Panel speakers and headset is disabled. Enabling this option makes the front Panel “HS” button operable again.

Panel Speaker Enable

When disabled, the Panel Speaker is not available to the user

VOL Mute Control

Overrides the push-to-mute function on the front Panel volume control. When “Always Unmuted” is selected the mute function is disabled. Selecting “Allow User Control” restores the front Panel push-to-mute function on the front Panel.

Aux Mute Control

Overrides the push-to-mute function on the front Panel Aux control. When “Always Unmuted” is selected the mute function is disabled. Selecting “Allow User Control” restores the front Panel push-to-mute function on the front Panel.

Global Talk Key Action

The Global Talk Key Action is used to enable or disable the ability for the talk function of all Contact keys to latch. This setting overrides the per key latch controls offered in Dashboard.

Talk Key Unmutes Microphone

When enabled (default) pressing a talk key on the panel will unmute the selected microphone

Talk Key Dims Speaker / Headset

Allows the user to select a level by which the panel speaker or headset is dimmed when a talk key is selected. The default is ‘Off’, but settings of -3, -6, -9, -12dB and Cut can be selected

Time Zone

For use with Desktop Panel only at this time, the user can select their preferred Time Zone to be displayed on the touchscreen

Headset

Fine control of the attached headset is available from this configuration option.

Headset Mic Gain

Changes the microphone gain of the headset from 19dB to 70dB

Headphone Limiter

Five modes of headset microphone compression are provided: Heavy Limit, Medium Limit, Light Limit, Medium Voice, and Quiet Voice. Selecting “Off” will disable the microphone compressor.

Sidetone

Adjusts the sidetone between off and 10. This is an arbitrary scale where “off” is no sidetone and “10” is maximum sidetone.

Audio Configuration

Advanced audio processing in the INF-MP-16 improves the user experience by providing noise cancellation and speaker audio limiting.

Noise Cancellation

The noise cancellation uses the Frauenhofer Auto Echo Canceller and is enabled by switching “on” and disabled by switching “off”.

Speaker Compressor Limit

Switches the front Panel loudspeaker compressor limit between heavy limit or medium voice depending on the environmental conditions. There is an option to switch the compressor off.

Livewire+ AES67

Telos Infinity provides seamless connectivity to other Livewire+™ AES67 and AES67 devices. This configuration is required to set up the channel numbers that map to the multicast streams along with the user labels. See chapter “Dashboard Software” for more detail.

Intercom Mic LW Channel Number

This is the Livewire+™ AES67 channel associated with a multicast stream emanating from the microphone. Each Livewire+™ AES67 channel number must be unique across the whole installation. A user defined multicast address can also be used instead of a Livewire+™ channel number, simply entered into the text box on the UI.

Intercom Mic LW Channel Label

This is the Livewire+™ AES67 user label associated with the microphone multicast stream. It will appear in the Dashboard software as an input. Each Livewire+™ AES67 channel number must be unique across the whole installation.

Intercom Mic LW Send Mode

Livewire+™ sends the audio channel only when the talking (default mode) or continuously (always send).

Spkr/HS LW Output Channel Number

This is the Livewire+™ AES67 channel associated with the multicast stream created by the audio feed being sent to the Panel headset speakers and internal Panel loudspeaker. Users can route this stream to other Livewire+™ AES67 devices such as another intercom Panel. It will appear in the Dashboard software as an input. Each Livewire+™ AES67 channel number must be unique across the whole installation. A user defined multicast address can also be used instead of a Livewire+™ channel number, simply entered into the text box on the UI.

Spkr/HS LW Output Channel Label

This is the Livewire+™ AES67 user label associated with the headset speakers and internal Panel loudspeaker multicast stream. It will appear in the Dashboard software as an input. Each Livewire+™ AES67 channel number must be unique across the whole installation.

Spkr/HS LW Output Channel Gain

When the Panel is used in conjunction with an Axia Console such as Quasar or Pulsar, the output gain may be used to set the level at which the speaker audio is sent to the consoles External Monitoring Input

RTP Payload Type

This allows the RTP payload type to be selected for Livewire+™ AES67. The default is “96” and the range is from “96” to “127”.

PTP

Precision Time Protocol IEEE-1588-2008, also known as PTP-v2, is the timing system used to synchronize clock samples between audio inputs and outputs. Livewire+™ AES67 and AES67 both require a PTP source to synchronize all the sample clocks of connected devices together. Without it, individual device sample clocks will free run and become asynchronous resulting in clicks on the audio outputs.

Sync Only

When “off” is selected, the PTP software engine in the Panel becomes a Master PTP interface that acts as a clock source. When “on” is selected, the PTP software engine in the Panel becomes a PTP Sync Receiver and listens for the master clock.

Domain Number

This is the source of the PTP clock as defined in IEEE-1588. Domain numbers 0 to 127 are defined representing multicast addresses 224.0.1.129 to 224.0.1.255. Using the Best Master Clock algorithm, multiple source clocks can be made available with the most accurate being nominated to Master clock status, when realizing this, the other clocks switch to slave mode.

Delay Mechanism

E2E is used in networks where Ethernet switches cannot be guaranteed to be PTP compatible. P2P is used when all Ethernet switches are PTP compatible.

Clock Priority 1 and Clock Priority 2

These are used together to help the Best Master Clock algorithm decide on which connected PTP source should be declared master. Only used when “Slave Only” is set to “Off”.

TTL

This is the Time To Live for the IP packets. Each time a packet travels through a switch or router, the TTL is decremented, and when it reaches zero it is discarded. TTL is used to stop packet congestion due to routing loops.

Clock Sync Interval

Used by the Master clock to suggest to other devices that it might be the most accurate clock on the network and should be considered using the Best Master Clock algorithm. If the other Master clocks on the network do consider that this clock is more accurate, they acknowledge and indicate this using the best master clock algorithm. Only used when “Slave Only” is set to “Off”. The sync interval can be changed from the pull-down box by selecting the values between 1/16second to 2seconds.

Clock Announce Interval

Used by the Master clock to issue time updates. Only used when “Sync Only” is set to “Off”. The announce interval can be changed from the pull-down box by selecting the values between 1 second and 16 seconds.

GPIO

The MK2 Panels have five virtual GPI’s and five GPO’s. The GPIO’s are routed using multicast IP addressing and each GPI and GPO can be routed to any other Livewire+™ AES67 device on the network.

The GPIO field shown below enables the user to associate a GPIO Port on an Axia Mixing Console with the panel logic, in order to integrate the consoles External PFL and Infinity Panel Mic Mute. Additional detail regarding integration with Axia Quasar consoles is included elsewhere in this document.

Channel

Livewire+™ AES67 channel associated with the Multicast address on the network. This can be routed to any other Livewire+™ AES67 device on the network to provide elaborate control of external devices.

Axia Console Control GPIO

In order to map GPIO control to mute the Panel Mic from an Axia console PFL logic, use the same LW channel number as assigned in the console Show Profile> Please see your Axia Quasar or Pulsar console manual for more information.

History and Reply Key Mode

History Settings

Pushing the “Clear History” button clears all logging data used by Telos support and maintenance engineers.

Include Group and Partyline calls adds further granularity to system logging for Infinity.

Reply Key Mode

The Panel Reply Key mode is set as Force Listener by default. Talk and Auto Listen mode can be chosen as an alternative