Chromatec MADI-xx Introduction
2009Michael Stevens & Partners Ltd 3 Version 0.8
Powerful alarms
Alarm settings and thresholds can be set independently for each channel or pair of channels.
This allows different alarm configurations for different programming such as pop, classical
music, news, sport, movies and drama. Not only does this significantly reduce the
occurrence of false alarms, but the entire gamut of MADI-xx settings, including alarm
settings, meter types and colours, can be scheduled to change over a 24 hour period using
optional SOFT-xx PC software.
Remote control, monitoring and configuration scheduling
Although the MADI-xx is designed to be used as a stand-alone monitor it may also be used
with control and monitoring software to monitor and configure multiple units over a network.
The optional Windows PC software (SOFT-xx) provides multiple frame integration,
automated control, event logging, configuration scheduling, real time diagnostics and
unlimited user setups. It also acts as a desktop meter bridge by rendering analogue and
digital audio meters and alarms to screen for multiple frames.
Channels can be named for ease of use and associated with alarms and analogue or digital
meters as required.
Other optional networked monitor accessories are available to further enhance the
monitoring of multiple audio streams in multi-channel control rooms.
For example, the ALARMS-xx remote alarm reads up to 32 channels ofalarm data from a
single MADI-xx or AM-xx frame.
The unit has front panel LED indicators which show each type of alarm condition for each
channel. ALARM-xx units may be easily cascaded to monitor more channels.
REMOTE-xx is a 1U hard wired remote control panel which replicates the front panel keys to
allow MADI-xx or AM-xx to be mounted away from the main operational position.
Both REMOTE-xx and ALARMS-xx can be connected via LAN or RS422.
Audio level and alarm data may also be distributed over a LAN to other devices that can
render audio meter bargraphs and alarm status information to screen and the protocol used
is available by request.
Available accessories include audio input breakout cablesfor converting from XLRs (or
BNCs in the case of unbalanced AES/EBU) to 25 way and 37 way D connectors.
