Model 5601ACO2 Automatic Changeover Unit
Page ii Revision 1.2 CONTENTS
4. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................... 4-1
4.1. Auto Changeover Switch Criteria ................................................................................... 4-1
4.2. Change Limiting Operation ............................................................................................. 4-1
4.2.1. One Change Mode ................................................................................................. 4-2
4.2.2. Dual Change Mode ................................................................................................ 4-2
4.2.3. Unlimited Change Mode ......................................................................................... 4-3
4.3. Switching Decision Tree ................................................................................................. 4-3
4.4. SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................. 4-4
4.4.1. LTC Outputs ........................................................................................................... 4-4
4.4.2. Coaxial Inputs and Outputs .................................................................................... 4-4
4.4.3. Balanced DARS, AES1, AES2 and Analog Audio Inputs and Outputs.................... 4-4
4.4.4. ACO General Purpose Inputs and Outputs ............................................................ 4-4
4.4.5. MSC General Purpose Inputs and Outputs ............................................................ 4-5
4.4.6. Changeover Conditions .......................................................................................... 4-5
4.4.7. Ethernet ................................................................................................................. 4-5
4.4.8. Electrical................................................................................................................. 4-5
4.4.9. Physical .................................................................................................................. 4-5
4.5. UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE ......................................................................................... 4-6
4.5.1. Overview ................................................................................................................ 4-6
4.5.2. Terminal Program Setup ........................................................................................ 4-6
4.5.3. Initiating Firmware Upgrade Mode from the Terminal Program .............................. 4-7
4.5.4. Uploading the New Firmware ................................................................................. 4-7
4.5.5. Completing the Upgrade ........................................................................................ 4-8
4.6. SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION AND STATUS ............................................................. 4-8
4.6.1. Network Configuration ............................................................................................ 4-9
4.6.2. SNMP Configuration ............................................................................................... 4-9
4.6.3. Voting Control ...................................................................................................... 4-10
4.6.4. Show Status ......................................................................................................... 4-11
4.6.5. Upgrade ............................................................................................................... 4-12
5. VISTALINK
®
CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL...................................................................... 5-1
5.1. Connecting the 5601ACO2 to VISTALINK
®
...................................................................... 5-1
5.1.1. Installing VISTALINK
®
.............................................................................................. 5-1
5.1.2. Using VistaLINK
®
to Configure the 5601ACO2 ....................................................... 5-2
5.2. General Control Settings ................................................................................................. 5-2
5.3. Monitoring the 5601ACO2 using the General Status Tab ............................................. 5-3
5.4. Configuring the Voting Control ...................................................................................... 5-4
5.4.1. Global Control Parameters ..................................................................................... 5-4
5.4.2. General Parameters ............................................................................................... 5-5
5.4.3. Analog TG Voting Parameters................................................................................ 5-5
5.4.4. 3G HD SDI TG Voting ............................................................................................ 5-5
5.4.5. Analog Sync Voting ................................................................................................ 5-5