TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 FOX VERSIONS AVAILABLE ........................................................................................................................................ 4
1.2 OPTION AVAILABLE ON FOX ...................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 USE OF THIS MANUAL .............................................................................................................................................. 4
1.4 FOX – DEPLIANT AND BROCHURE .............................................................................................................................. 5
1.5 COMPARISON TABLE BETWEEN GENIUS D AND FOX ...................................................................................................... 7
1 SAFETY WARNINGS / ISTRUZIONI PER LA SICUREZZA ...................................................................................... 8
1.1 FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
2 SAFETY WARNINGS ................................................................................................................................................. 9
3 CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES ......................................................................................................... 10
4 ISTRUZIONI IMPORTANTI PER LA SICUREZZA ................................................................................................... 11
5 WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE ...................................................................................................................... 12
6 INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD ............................................................................................. 14
7 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION ............................................................................................................................. 16
8 FIRST INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................... 17
8.1 POWER SUPPLY CABLE ................................................................................................................................. 17
8.2 AC MAINS VOLTAGE SETTING (230 V / 115 V) ............................................................................................... 17
8.3 FUSE REPLACEMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 17
8.4 PROTECTION AGAINST LIGHTNING .............................................................................................................. 19
8.5 VENTILATION ................................................................................................................................................... 20
2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF FOX ......................................................................................................................... 21
2.1 FOX FRONT PANEL ................................................................................................................................................ 21
2.2 FOX REAR PANEL .................................................................................................................................................. 22
3 INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE FOX COMMAND SOFTWARE ....................................................................... 24
4 USE OF THE AUDIO CHANGEOVER ADDRESS MANAGER SOFTWARE .......................................................... 26
5 USE OF THE AUDIO CHANGEOVER REMOTER SOFTWARE ............................................................................. 27
5.1 ACCESS VIA USB AND SERIAL CONNECTION .............................................................................................................. 27
5.2 ACCESS THROUGH A TCP/IP CONNECTION ................................................................................................................ 28
6 MANAGEMENT OF FOX VIA SOFTWARE ............................................................................................................. 29
7 DETAIL OF AUDIO CHANGEOVER REMOTER ..................................................................................................... 30
7.1 DESCRIPTION OF FOX COMMAND SOFTWARE ............................................................................................................ 30
7.2 ANALOG AND DIGITAL INPUTS SECTION .................................................................................................................... 30
7.3 ANALOG OUTPUT AND DIGITAL OUTPUT SECTION ....................................................................................................... 31
7.4 SECTION GP INPUTS AND GP OUTPUTS ..................................................................................................................... 32
7.5 DTMF GENERATOR AND DECODER SECTION .............................................................................................................. 32
7.6 SECTION SETUP AND DISCONNECT .......................................................................................................................... 33
7.6.1 Description section Input -A Input -B (Analog Inputs) .................................................................................................... 33
7.6.2 The Analog Input Denoiser module ................................................................................................................................. 35
7.6.3 Description section Input -C and Input -D (Digital Inputs) ............................................................................................. 36
7.6.4 The Digital Input Denoiser module ................................................................................................................................. 38
7.7 OUTPUT SECTION .................................................................................................................................................. 39
7.8 SETTINGS SECTION ............................................................................................................................................... 41
7.8.1 DTMF Generator section ................................................................................................................................................ 41
7.8.2 Section DTMF Decoder ................................................................................................................................................... 44
7.8.3 General Purpose I/O Section ........................................................................................................................................... 45
7.8.4 Delay Section ................................................................................................................................................................... 47
7.9 PROGRAM SETTINGS SECTION ................................................................................................................................ 48
8 CONNECTION EXAMPLE - FOX MKII ..................................................................................................................... 49
8.1 EXAMPLE 1 – FOX AS AUTOMATIC CHANGEOVER ....................................................................................................... 49
8.2 EXAMPLE 2 – FOX STUDIO CHANGEOVER ................................................................................................................. 50
8.3 EXAMPLE 3 – FOX AS AUTOMATIC CHANGEOVER (FAULT) ANL ..................................................................................... 51
8.4 EXAMPLE 4 – FOX AS AUTOMATIC CHANGEOVER (FAULT) ANL-DGT .............................................................................. 52
8.5 EXAMPLE 5 – FOX COME CHANGEOVER AUTOMATICO (FAULT) DGT-DGT ...................................................................... 53
9 TECHNICAL APPENDIX .......................................................................................................................................... 54
9.1 APPENDIX A - BALANCED AUDIO CONNECTION AND PINOUT ......................................................................................... 54
9.2 APPENDIX B - SERIAL DATA CONNECTION AND PINOUT ............................................................................................... 54
9.3 APPENDIX C - ETHERNET/LAN CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................ 55
9.4 APPENDIX D - USB A/B CONNECTION ........................................................................................................................ 55
9.5 APPENDIX E – GPIO PORT ....................................................................................................................................... 56
9.5.1 Connection to GPIn and GPOut via internal activation (Relay) ..................................................................................... 56
9.5.2 Connection to GPIn and GPOut via external activation (TTL) ....................................................................................... 57
9.5.3 Connection to GPIn and GPOut via external activation -2 (TTL) ................................................................................... 58
9.5.4 Operative Example .......................................................................................................................................................... 59
10 APPENDIX F - FIRMWARE UPGRADE PROCEDURE ....................................................................................... 60
10.1 PREPARATION OF THE UNIT FOR UPGRADE ............................................................................................................... 60