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Orban Optimod 5500i

The OPTIMOD 5500i - Competitive OPTIMOD audio processing in a compact package at the most affordable price ever.

OPTIMOD 5500i puts competitive five- and two-band OPTIMOD audio processing into a single rack unit and brings it to you at the most affordable price ever. Quality sound is what 5500i is all about - sound that attracts audiences by providing a polished, professional presentation regardless of format and source material.

The 5500i can also be used as a superb stand-alone stereo encoder with latency as low as 2 ms and full overshoot limiting in both the left/right and composite baseband domains. When used in this mode, the 5500i must be driven (usually via an STL) by a full-featured FM audio processor (like Orban’s 8700i) that incorporates pre-emphasis-aware HF limiting and peak control.

The 5500i is the ideal choice for network broadcasters who process with Orban’s flagship OPTIMOD 8700i at the network origination point and who need a processor at every transmitter to eliminate STL overshoots (using the 5500i’s stand-alone stereo encoder mode) and/or to process local insertions while also eliminating network STL overshoots (using the 5500i’s audio processor / stereo encoder mode). Moreover, the 5500i’s two modes make it easy for large government and network broadcasters to manage its inventory of spares because any 5500i can be used as a stereo encoder with or without audio processing. Available in both modes, the built-in,vdefeatable ITU BS412 multiplex power controller allows the 5500i’s output to meet even the most stringent European government regulations.

Versatility doesn't stop with sound.

The 5500i includes a full-featured RBS/RBDS generator at no additional charge. The generator supports dynamic PS. It can be controlled via the 5500i presets and an ASCII terminal server that can be connected to automation to support displaying title and artist.

The 5500i has a 10 MHz frequency reference input allows the stereo pilot tone frequency to be locked to GPS or another high-accuracy frequency standard. This improves the performance of single-frequency networks in areas where coverage of the transmitters overlaps.

With the 5500i, your signature sound is just a preset away. An easy, one-knob Less/More adjustment allows you to customize any factory preset, trading cleanliness against processing artifacts according to the requirements of your market and competitive environment. Full Control gives you the versatility to customize your audio further.

This versatility makes the 5500i a superb choice for any format. Its five-band processing is ideal for any pop music format, while phase-linear two-band processing yields ultra-transparent sound for classical, classic jazz, and fine arts formats.

Unlike many lesser processors, the 5500i handles speech particularly well - it’s always clean, even when you process for loudness. If you’re concerned about latency because you need to feed live talent headphones off air, be assured that the 5500i’s ultra-low-latency (5 ms delay) processing will keep the most finicky talent happy. Or use optimum latency (15 ms delay) processing for the most competitive sound with delay that’s still low enough to satisfy most any talent. 

The 5500i's built-in stereo encoder, AES/EBU digital inputs and outputs, and analog I/O permit hassle free interfacing to any broadcast plant, whether the 5500i is located at the studio or the transmitter. Tight band limiting to 15 kHz means you can use any uncompressed digital STL to pass 5500i - processed audio from studio to transmitter without compromising on-air loudness - there's no need to use STL's having 44.1 or 48 kHz sample-rate.

The stereo encoder's stereo sub-channel modulator can operate in normal double sideband mode and in an experimental compatible single sideband mode (SSB/VSB) that is offered to enable users to compare and assess the two modes.

Analog Fallback to digital control that allows Silence Sense to switch the active input from analog to digital if silence is detected in the analog input signal but not on the digital input signal. This function works vice versa as well on both analog and digital AES input. The silence sense parameters apply to both simultaneously and both detectors are available to drive the 5500i's tally outputs and sending SNMP Traps/Alerts.

Features: 

Quick Setup
Like the other OPTIMODs, the 5500i provides a guided setup procedure that helps you installing your unit.

Factory Presets & LESS-MORE Control
With a selection of factory presets and the simple LESS-MORE Control you can easily create your own signature sound. Orban is happy to help you find the perfect setup for your station.

Four Processing Structures
The 5500i features four processing structures which are Stand-Alone Stereo Encoder, Optimum Five-Band (or “Multiband”; 15 ms delay) for a consistent, “processed” sound, free from undesirable side effects, Ultra-Low-Latency Five-Band (5 ms delay), and Two-Band for a transparent sound that preserves the frequency balance of the original program material. The Optimum Five-Band and the Two-Band structures can be switched via a mute-free cross-fade. Please note that switching to or from the Ultra- Low Latency Five-Band structure causes the audio to mute for about two seconds because the DSP code must be reloaded.

ITU BS-412 Multiplex Power Control
A defeatable, programadaptive multiplex power limiter can unobtrusively control the multiplex power according to ITU-R BS412 standards.

Low-Delay DJ Monitor Output
The 5500i offers a low-delay monitor output which takes the audio from multiband compressor output and has an approximate delay of 4 ms. This allows the talent/DJ to comfortably monitor the processed audio off-air with headphones.

10 MHz Reference Input
A 10 MHz reference input allows the stereo pilot tone frequency and digital composite output sample rate to be locked to a 10 MHz reference signal (like GPS), facilitating single-frequency-network (SFN) and near-single-frequency-network (N-SFN) operation.

RDS
The 5500i has a built-in full-featured RDS/RBDS generator that supports static and dynamic RDS values.

Bypass Test Mode and Tone Generator
A Bypass Test Mode can be invoked locally, by remote control or by automation to perform a broadcast system test or to compare easily original and processed sound. A built-in line-up tone generator facilitates quick and accurate level setting.

Diversity Delay
A maximum delay of 16 seconds can be used as the diversity delay in HD Radio/DAB+ installations, which allows the 5500i’s stereo encoder (including composite limiter) to be used in an HD Radio/DAB+ installation.

SNMP Support
The SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) feature allows you to monitor your OPTIMOD’s status and to send alarm notifications via your OPTIMOD’s Ethernet connection to your network.

Remote Control or front panel operation
You can operate and configure the 5500i comfortably via the supplied Windows PC Software. Control is possible over your local network or the internet. It can also be operated easily by using its front panel and display.

Stereo Encoder functionality
The OPTIMOD 5500i allows changing between normal two-band and five-band audio processor modes and stand-alone stereo encoder modes via a smooth cross-fade. This facilitates switching between pre-processed network feeds (where only overshoot limiting is needed) and local origination (where full audio processing is required).

In-depth

User-Friendly Interface

An LCD and full-time LED meters make setup, adjustment and programming of OPTIMOD 5500i easy - you can always see the metering while you are adjusting the processor. Navigation is by dedicated buttons, soft buttons (whose functions are context-sensitive), and a large rotary knob. The LEDs show all metering functions of the processing structure (Two-Band or Five-Band) in use. 

The 5500i provides universal transmitter protection and audio processing for FM broadcast. It can be configured to interface ideally with any commonly found transmission system in the world. 

The 5500i provides pre-emphasis limiting for the two standard pre-emphasis curves of 50μs and 75μs. Its pre-emphasis control is seldom audibly apparent, producing a clean, open sound with subjective brightness matching the original program. 

The 5500i achieves extremely tight peak control at all its outputs - analog left/right, AES3 left/right, and composite baseband. 

By integrating the stereo encoder with the audio processing, the 5500i eliminates the overshoot problems that waste valuable modulation in traditional external encoders. The stereo encoder has two outputs with independent level controls, each capable of driving 75Ω in parallel with 47,000pF, (100ft/30m of coaxial cable). 

The 5500i prevents aliasing distortion in subsequent stereo encoders or transmission links by providing bandwidth-limiting and overshoot-compensated 15 kHz low-pass filters ahead of the 5500i’s audio outputs and stereo encoder. 

Anti-aliased clippers running at 256 kHz sample rate prevent any trace of “digital clipper” sound. 

The stereo encoder’s stereo subchannel modulator can operate in normal double sideband mode and in an experimental compatible single sideband mode that is offered to enable users to compare and assess the two modes.

Flexible Configuration

The 5500i includes analog and AES3 digital inputs and outputs. Both digital input and digital output are equipped with sample-rate converters and can operate at 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz sample rates. The pre-emphasis status and output levels are separately adjustable for the analog and digital out- puts. 

The 5500i has an internal, DSP-based stereo encoder (with a patented “half- cosine interpolation” composite limiter operating at 512 kHz sample rate) to generate the pilot tone stereo baseband signal and control its peak level. The composite limiter is a unique, “you can only do this in DSP” process that beats composite clippers by preserving stereo imaging while fully protecting the stereo pilot tone, RDS/RBDS, and subcarriers.

The 5500i includes a full-featured RBS/RBDS generator. The generator supports dynamic PS. It can be controlled via the 5700 presets and an ASCII terminal server that can be connected to automation to support displaying title and artist.

The analog inputs are transformerless, balanced 10kΩ instrumentation- amplifier circuits, and the analog outputs are transformerless balanced, and floating (with 50Ω impedance) to ensure highest transparency and accurate pulse response.

The 5500i has two independent composite baseband outputs with digitally programmable output levels. Robust line drivers enable them to drive 100 feet of RG-59 coaxial cable without audible performance degradation. The 5500i has two subcarrier inputs that are mixed with the output of OPTIMOD-FM’s stereo encoder before application to the composite output connectors. One input can be re-jumpered to provide a 19 kHz pilot reference out- put. Rear-panel accessible PC-board-mounted trim pots allow the user to adjust the sensitivities of the two SCA inputs, allowing both inputs to accommodate subcarrier generators with output levels as low as 100 mV p-p. 

The 5500i precisely controls the audio bandwidth to 15 kHz. This prevents overshoots in uncompressed digital links operating at a 32 kHz-sample rate and prevents interference to the pilot tone and RDS (or RBDS) subcarrier. 

The 5500i has a de-featable multiplex power limiter that controls the multiplex power to ITU-R BS412 standards. An adjustable threshold allows a station to achieve maximum legal multiplex power even if the downstream transmission system introduces peak overshoots into the 5500i-processed signal. Because this limiter closes a feedback loop around the audio processing, it allows the user to adjust the processor’s subjective setup controls freely without violating BS412 limits, regardless of program material. The multiplex power limiter acts on all outputs (not just the composite output). It reduces clipper drive when it reduces power, simultaneously reducing clipping distortion. To prevent audible gain pumping, a user-adjustable gain offset control allows the user to minimize the amount of gain control that the controller performs.

The 5500i has a Wordclock/10 MHz Sync Reference Input (called REF IN), which can be used to lock the stereo pilot tone to a high precision external reference like a GPS-based frequency standard. This facilitates using the 5500i in single-frequency network applications. 

The 5500i can delay its output by as much as 16 seconds. This delay can be used as the diversity delay in HD RadioTM installations, which allows the 5500i’s stereo encoder (including composite limiter) to be used in an HD Radio installation. 

All input, output, and power connections are rigorously RFI-suppressed to Orban’s traditional exacting standards, ensuring trouble-free installation. 

The 5500i is designed and certified to meet all applicable international safety and emissions standards. 

Adaptability through Multiple Audio Processing Structures

A processing structure is a program that operates as a complete audio processing system. Only one processing structure can be on-air at a time. OPTIMOD- FM realizes its processing structures as a series of high-speed mathematical computations made by Digital Signal Processing (DSP) chips. 

The 5500i features four processing structures: Stand-Alone Stereo Encoder, Optimum Five-Band (or “Multiband”; 15 ms delay) for a consistent, “processed” sound, free from undesirable side effects, Ultra-Low-Latency Five-Band (5 ms delay) for environments where talent monitors live off-air and they object to the delay of Optimum Five-Band, and Two-Band for a transparent sound that preserves the frequency balance of the original program material. A special Two- Band preset creates a no-compromise “Protect” function that is functionally similar to the “Protect” structures in earlier Orban digital processors. The Optimum Five-Band and the Two-Band structures can be switched via a mute-free cross-fade. 
Note: Switching to or from the Ultra-Low Latency Five-Band structure causes the audio to mute for about two seconds because the DSP code must be reloaded. 

The 5500i can increase the density and loudness of the program material by multiband compression, limiting, and clipping. This improves the consistency of the station’s sound and increasing loudness and definition remarkably, without producing unpleasant side effects. 

The 5500i rides gain over an adjustable range of up to 25 dB, compressing dynamic range and compensating for both operator gain-riding errors and gain inconsistencies in automated systems. 

The 5500i’s Two-Band processing structure is phase-linear to maximize audible transparency. 

The 5500i can import and run any 8300, 8400, or 8500 “LL” (Low-Latency) preset via the 5500i PC Remote application. This means that you can use an 8300, 8400, or 8500 to develop presets for 5500i if you do not use features in the other processors not supported by the 5500i. (If you try to import a preset that uses features unsupported by 5500i, the 5500i will interpret that preset as best it can by using the available 5500i features). 

Analog Fallback to Digital control that allows Silence Sense to switch the active input from Analog to Digital if silence is detected in the analog input signal but not on the digital input signal. This function works vice versa as well on both analog and digital AES input. The silence sense parameters apply to both simultaneously and both detectors are available to drive the 5500i's tally outputs and sending SNMP Traps/Alerts.

Controllable

Silence alarm and digital audio fault tally outputs are available in both audio processing and stand-alone stereo encoder modes. 

The 5500i can be remote-controlled by 5-12V pulses applied to eight programmable, optically-isolated “general-purpose interface” (GPI) ports available at the REMOTE INTERFACE connector on the rear panel. 

5500i PC Remote software is a graphical application that runs under Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. It communicates with a given 5500i via TCP/IP over modem, direct serial, and Ethernet connections. You can configure PC Remote to switch between many 5500is via a convenient organizer that supports giving any 5500i an alias and grouping multiple 5500is into folders. Clicking a 5500i’s icon causes PC Remote to connect to that 5500i through an Ethernet network, or initiates a Windows Dial-Up or Direct Cable Connection if appropriate. The PC Remote software allows the user to access all 5500i features (including advanced controls not available from the 5500i’s front panel), and allows the user to archive and re- store presets, automation lists, and system setups (containing I/O levels, digital word lengths, GPI functional assignments, etc.). 

The SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) features allow you to monitor your Optimod’s status and to send Alarm notifications via your Optimod’s Ethernet connection to your network. 

OPTIMOD 5500i contains a versatile real-time clock, which allows automation of various events (including recalling presets) at pre-programmed times. The clock can be set automatically from an Internet timeserver. 

A Bypass Test Mode can be invoked locally, by remote control (from either the 5500i’s GPI port or the 5500i PC Remote application), or by automation to permit broadcast system test and alignment or “proof of performance” tests. 

The system contains a built-in line-up tone generator, facilitating quick and accurate level setting in any system. 

The OPTIMOD's software can be upgraded by running Orban-supplied downloadable upgrade software on a PC. The upgrade can occur remotely through the 5500i’s Ethernet port or serial port (connected to an external modem), or locally (by connecting a Windows® computer to the 5500i’s serial port through the supplied null modem cable). 

Stand-Alone Stereo Encoder Operation

Starting with v1.1 software, improved DSP code allows changing between normal two-band and five-band audio processor modes and stand-alone stereo encoder modes via a smooth cross-fade. This facilitates switching between pre- processed network feeds (where only overshoot limiting is needed) and local origination (where full audio processing is required).

The sample rate is 64 kHz and multiples thereof, up to 512 kHz. The internal audio bandwidth is high enough to prevent overshoot caused by spectral truncation of the left/right input signals that are band-limited to 18 kHz or lower. 

15, 16, or 17 kHz linear-phase lowpass filtering can be applied to the input signal. To minimize input/output delay, this filter can be bypassed, which is appropriate if the input signal is correctly band-limited by the audio processor driving the 5500i. 

A left/right domain overshoot limiter is available. This combines look-ahead and band-limited clipping techniques to control STL-induced overshoots while minimizing artifacts. A dual-mode composite limiter is available. It can operate in either “Half-Cosine Interpolation” mode or conventional hard clipper mode. The “Half-Cosine” mode provides better separation and preservation of stereo imaging, while the “Hard” mode provides brighter sound because it creates waveforms that are closer to square waves. Both modes provide excellent spectral protection of the pilot tone and subcarrier regions. To ensure accurate peak control, the limiter operates at 512 kHz sample rate. 

A high-accuracy ITU412 multiplex power controller is available, with user control over the multiplex power threshold. This allows you to compensate for overshoots in the signal path upstream from the 5500i, preventing excessive reduction of the multiplex power. 

The input signal can be flat or pre-emphasized to 50 μs or 75 μs. 

The 5500i can apply J.17 de-emphasis to the input signal.

Versatile remote control is available via RS232 serial, GPI, and Ethernet. 

All normal 5500i inputs and outputs are available, including analog and digital inputs, two composite outputs with independent level controls, and two subcarrier inputs (one of which can be repurposed to emit a 19 kHz pilot reference output for RDS/RBDS generators).  

Specifications: 

User-Friendly Interface

Configuration: Stereo. 

Impedance: >10kΩ load impedance, electronically balanced

Nominal Input Level: Software adjustable from –9.0 to +13.0 dBu (VU). 

Connectors: Two XLR-type, female, EMI-suppressed. Pin 1 chassis ground, Pins 2 (+) and 3 electronically balanced, floating and symmetrical.
 
A/D Conversion: 24 bit 128x oversampled delta sigma converter with linear-phase anti- aliasing filter. Converter outputs 64 kHz sample rate, which the 5500i then decimates to 32 kHz in DSP using an ultra-high-quality image-free synchronous sample rate converter. In strand-alone stereo encoder mode, 64 kHz output of converter is not down- sampled. 

Filtering: RFI filtered.

Analog Audio Output

Configuration: Stereo. Flat or pre-emphasized (at 50μs or 75μs), software-selectable. 

Source Impedance: 50Ω, electronically balanced and floating.

Load Impedance: 600Ω or greater, balanced or unbalanced. Termination not required or recommended. 

Output Level (100% peak modulation): Adjustable from –6 dBu to +24 dBu peak, into 600Ω or greater load, software-adjustable.

Signal-to-Noise: >= 90 dB unweighted (Bypass mode, de-emphasized, 20 Hz–15 kHz bandwidth, referenced to 100% modulation). 

L/R Crosstalk: <= –70 dB, 20 Hz–15 kHz. 

Distortion: <= 0.01% THD (Bypass mode, de-emphasized) 20 Hz–15 kHz bandwidth. 

Connectors: Two XLR-type, male, EMI-suppressed. Pin 1 chassis ground, Pins 2 (+) and 3 electronically balanced, floating and symmetrical. 

D/A Conversion: 24 bit 128x oversampled, with high-pass filter at 0.15 Hz (–3 dB). 

Filtering: RFI filtered. 

Digital Audio Input

Configuration: Stereo per AES3 standard, 24 bit resolution, software selection of stereo, mono from left, mono from right or mono from sum. 

Sampling Rate: 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, or 96 kHz, automatically selected.

Connector: XLR-type, female, EMI-suppressed. Pin 1 chassis ground, pins 2 and 3 transformer balanced and floating, 110Ω impedance.

Input Reference Level: Variable within the range of –30 dBFS to –10 dBFS.

J.17 De-emphasis: Software-selectable.

Filtering: RFI filtered. 

Digital Audio Output

Configuration: Stereo per AES3 standard. Output configured in software as flat or pre- emphasized to the chosen processing pre-emphasis (50μs or 75μs), with or without J.17 pre-emphasis. 

Sample Rate: Internal free running at 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2 or 96 kHz, selected in software. Can also be synced to the AES3 digital input at 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2 or 96 kHz, as configured in software. 

Word Length: Software selected for 24, 20, 18, 16 or 14-bit resolution. First-order high-pass noise-shaped dither can be optionally added, dither level automatically adjusted appropriately for the word length. 

Connector: XLR-type, male, EMI-suppressed. Pin 1 chassis ground, pins 2 and 3 trans- former balanced and floating, 110Ω impedance. 

Output Level (100% peak modulation): –20.0 to 0.0 dBFS software controlled. Filtering: RFI filtered. 

Wordclock/10 MHz Sync Reference Input

Configuration: Accepts 1 x wordclock or 10 MHz reference signals, automatically selected. The DSP master clock can be phase-locked to these signals, which in turn phase-locks the 19 kHz pilot tone frequency, facilitating singe-frequency network operation. The digital output sample frequency can also be locked to these signals. 

Level: Unit will lock to 1 x wordclock and 10 MHz squarewaves and sinewaves having a peak value of 0.5 V to 5.0 V. 

Connector: BNC female, grounded to chassis, non-terminating to allow reference signals to be looped through via an external BNC “tee” connector (not supplied).

Composite Baseband Output

Configuration: Two outputs, each with an independent software-controlled output level control, output amplifier and connector.

Source Impedance: 0Ω voltage source or 75Ω, jumper-selectable.

Load Impedance: 37Ω or greater. Termination not required or recommended. 

Maximum Output Level: +16.0 dBu (13.82Vp-p). 

Pilot Level: Adjustable from 6.0% to 12.0%, software controlled. 

Pilot Stability: 19 kHz, ±1.0 Hz (10 degrees to 40 degrees C). 

D/A Conversion: 24-bit

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >= 85 dB (Bypass mode, de-emphasized, 20 Hz – 15 kHz band- width, referenced to 100% modulation, unweighted). 

Distortion: <= 0.02% THD (Bypass mode, de-emphasized, 20 Hz – 15 kHz bandwidth, referenced to 100% modulation, unweighted). 

Stereo Separation: > 50 dB, 30 Hz - 15 kHz. 60 dB typical at 400 Hz.

Crosstalk-Linear: <= –80 dB, main channel to sub-channel or sub-channel to main channel (referenced to 100% modulation). 

Crosstalk-Non-Linear: <= –80 dB, main channel to sub-channel or sub-channel to main channel (referenced to 100% modulation). 

38 kHz Suppression: >= 70 dB (referenced to 100% modulation). 

76 kHz & Sideband Suppression: >= 80 dB (referenced to 100% modulation). 

Pilot Protection: 60 dB relative to 9% pilot injection, ±250 Hz (up to 2 dB composite processing drive).

Subcarrier Protection (60-100 kHz): >= 70 dB (referenced to 100% modulation; with up to 2 dB composite limiting drive; measured with 800 line FFT analyzer using “maximum peak hold” display). 

57 kHz (RDS/RBDS) Protection: 50 dB relative to 4% subcarrier injection, ±2.0 kHz (up to 2 dB composite processing drive). 

Connectors: Two BNC, shell connected to chassis ground, EMI suppressed.

Maximum Load Capacitance: 0.047 microfarad (0Ω source impedance). Maximum cable length of 100 feet/30 meters RG–58A/U. Filtering: RFI filtered.

Subcarrier (SCA) Inputs

Configuration: Two subcarrier inputs sum directly into composite baseband outputs; COMPx LVL control settings have no effect on the absolute subcarrier levels. 

Impedance: 600Ω 

SCA Sensitivity: Variable from <100 mV p-p to >10 V p-p to produce 10% injection assuming 100% modulation = 4 V p-p at the 5500’s composite outputs. Rear-panel accessible PC-board-mounted trim pots allow user to adjust the sensitivities of the two SCA inputs. 

Connectors: Two BNC, shell connected to chassis ground, EMI suppressed.

19 kHz Pilot Reference: SCA2 input can be re-jumpered to provide a 19 kHz pilot reference output.

Remote Computer Interface

Supported Computer and Operating System: IBM-compatible PC running Microsoft Windows® 2000 (SP3 or higher) or XP, ME vista 7, and 8, 8.1 and 10

Configuration: TCP/IP protocol via direct cable connect, modem, or Ethernet interface. Suitable null modem cable for direct connect is supplied. Modem and other external equipment is not supplied. 

Serial Connector:> RS–232 on DB–9 male connector, EMI-suppressed. Uses PPP to pro- vide for direct or modem connection to the 5500i PC Remote application. 

Ethernet Connector: Female RJ45 connector for 10-1000 Mbps networks using CAT5 cabling. Native rate is 100 Mbps. Provides for connection to the 5500i PC Remote application through either a network, or, using a crossover Ethernet cable, directly to a computer. 

Ethernet Networking Standard: TCP/IP.

Remote Control (GPI) Interface

Configuration: Eight (8) inputs, opto-isolated and floating.

Voltage: 6–15V AC or DC, momentary or continuous. +12VDC provided to facilitate use with contact closure.

Connector: DB–25 male, EMI-suppressed. 

Control: User-programmable for any eight of user presets, factory presets, bypass, test tone, stereo or mono modes, analog input, digital input.

Tally Outputs

Circuit Configuration: Two NPN open-collector outputs.

Voltage: +15 volts maximum. Do not apply negative voltage. When driving a relay or other inductive load, connect a diode in reverse polarity across the relay coil to protect the driver transistors from reverse voltage caused by inductive kickback. 

Current: 30 mA maximum

Indications: Tally outputs can be programmed to indicate a number of different operational and fault conditions, including Input: Analog, Input: Digital, Analog Input Silent, AES Input Silent, and AES Input Error.

Power

Voltage: 85–264 VAC, 50–60 Hz, 30 VA.

Connector: IEC, EMI-suppressed. Detachable 3-wire power cord supplied.

Fuse:> 2.5A 20mm Quick Acting HBC, mounted on the power supply circuit board.

Grounding: In order to meet EMI standards, circuit ground is hard-wired to chassis ground. 

Safety Standards: ETL listed to UL standards, CE marked.

Environmental

Operating Temperature: 32° to 122° F / 0° to 50° C for all operating voltage ranges.
 
Humidity: 0–95% RH, non-condensing. 

Dimensions (W x H x D): 19” x 1.75” x 14.25” / 48.3 cm x 4.5 cm x 36.2 cm. One rack unit high. 

Humidity: 0–95% RH, non-condensing.

RFI/EMI: Tested according to Cenelec procedures. FCC Part 15 Class A device. 

Shipping Weight & Dimensions: 18 lbs / 8.2 kg - 23" x 23" x 6"

Warranty

Five Years, Parts and Service: Subject to the limitations set forth in Orban's Standard Warranty Agreement.

Because engineering improvements are ongoing, specifications are subject to change without notice.