BD600+ BROADCAST PROFANITY DELAY OPERATOR’S MANUAL Document p/n 141292 Document release 2.3 covering BD600+ software rev 2.7 © 2005-17 Eventide Inc. Little Ferry NJ USA (All specifications and details subject to change without notice or obligation) Eventide is a registered trademark of Eventide Inc Compact Flash is a trademark of Sandisk Corporation WheatNet-IP is a trademark of Wheatstone Corporation Contents Chapter 1 Introducing the BD600 ......................................................................................................... 1 BD600+ Features: ............................................................................................................................. 1 Additional BD600E+ Features: ......................................................................................................... 2 Additional BD600W+ Features ......................................................................................................... 2 Front Panel ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Rear Panel ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Analog .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Audio Connections .................................................................................................................................. 7 Digital ................................................................................................................................................... 7 AES/EBU output, XLR ..................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 2 Operation ............................................................................................................................... 8 Installation ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Rack Mount ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Connect AC and Turn On Power Switch .......................................................................................... 8 Level Meters ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Connect analog audio inputs ............................................................................................................. 9 Connecting Audio Inputs and Outputs ................................................................................................. 9 Connect analog audio outputs ........................................................................................................... 9 Connect digital audio inputs .............................................................................................................. 9 Connect digital audio outputs ............................................................................................................ 9 Using Wordclock ............................................................................................................................. 10 Wordclock Termination .................................................................................................................. 11 Understanding BD600 Profanity Delay Functions ............................................................................. 11 REBUILD - Increase the delay gradually ....................................................................................... 12 RAMP TO ZERO - Decrease the delay gradually .......................................................................... 12 WAIT FOR SAFE - Bring delay from live to 4 seconds quickly ................................................... 12 WAIT AND EXIT - Decrease the delay to 0 seconds quickly ....................................................... 12 SNEEZE - Edit the delay before a bad noise happens .................................................................... 12 DUMP - Edit the delay after a bad noise happens .......................................................................... 12 PANIC – lose all delayed audio and play a jingle while delay is rebuilt ........................................ 12 Insert or Station Break Insert – insert another audio source into the program material.................. 13 Operating as a Profanity Delay ............................................................................................................ 14 Modes .............................................................................................................................................. 14 Functions and Features ....................................................................................................................... 14 Starting a Show Segment with REBUILD ...................................................................................... 15 Delay Amount Display .................................................................................................................... 16 More Information on the PANIC feature ........................................................................................ 17 Jingle files on the card ........................................................................................................................ 17 When Jingles should not be used ....................................................................................................... 18 Operation as a Micro Precision Fixed Delay ...................................................................................... 19 Notes on Precision Delay mode ...................................................................................................... 20 Chapter 3 Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 21 Table of Configuration Variables ....................................................................................................... 23 Configuration Variables ..................................................................................................................... 29 Appendix A Basic Remote Control ..................................................................................................... 34 Inputs ............................................................................................................................................... 35 A simple circuit for triggering DUMP: ........................................................................................... 35 Station Break Insert ......................................................................................................................... 35 BD600+Profanity Delay Document Version 2.3 Contents Appendix B Extended Remote Control ............................................................................................. 36 Parallel Outputs .............................................................................................................................. 36 Factory default values for Parallel Outputs .................................................................................... 37 Parallel Inputs ................................................................................................................................. 38 Control Signal Delay ...................................................................................................................... 39 Insert Operations ............................................................................................................................ 39 Serial input and output.................................................................................................................... 40 Appendix C RS232 Remote Control ................................................................................................... 41 Protocol........................................................................................................................................... 41 Protocol notes ................................................................................................................................. 41 RS232 Commands .............................................................................................................................. 42 RS-232 Command Examples and Tables ........................................................................................... 45 Micro Precision Delay Commands ................................................................................................. 45 Configuration Mode Commands .................................................................................................... 45 Example configuration operations .................................................................................................. 45 Start-up Switches ................................................................................................................................ 46 Appendix D Diagnostics ....................................................................................................................... 46 Restore Factory Defaults - PANIC button.....................................................................................