Optimod-FM 5500, 5700, 8600MPX and 8600S Comparison Revised 4 November 2014 Feature 5500 5700 8500S 8600MPX 8600S Rack space required 1u 1u 1u 3u 1u Construction Display Meters visible at all times User Interface RDS/RBDS Encoder MX Peak Limiter Technology Multipath Mitigator/Phase Corrector capability for given artifact level (re 8200) DSP power Levels of customization Quarter-VGA active matrix color LCD, joystick No No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes No +1.5 +2.5 db. +2.5 db. +2.5 db. In addition, the 8600 offers about 3dB more HF energy and more transient punch than other Optimod-FM processors. +2.5 db. In addition, the 8600 offers about 3dB more HF energy and more transient punch than other Optimod-FM processors. 500 MIPS 3000 MIPS 3000 MIPS 4500 MIPS 3000 MIPS Basic and intermediate from front panel, advanced Basic, intermediate, advanced, all accessible from front panel Number of user s User s backed up in non-volatile storage 2-band AGC Window gating on AGC Dual-Mono AGC Page 1 of 5
Sum-anddifference available on AGC Stereo Enhancer Orban 222-style Orban 222 and Orban 222 and Orban 222 and Orban 222 and Bass Shelving EQ only Parametric EQ 3-band 3-band 3-band 3-band 3-band DJ Bass Boost Brilliance Control Programadaptive HF Enhancer Speech/music detector automatically optimizes Yes advanced advanced advanced advanced for input material Downward Expander, single-ended noise reduction system Dual Mono Multiband No Yes Yes Yes Yes Compressor Number of bands in multiband 2, 5 2, 5 2, 5 2, 5 2, 5 compressor Compressor Look-ahead No Yes Yes Yes Yes Programadaptive Yes; technology Yes; technology Yes; technology significantly significantly more significantly more clipping Yes Yes more advanced advanced than advanced than distortion than 8500 8500 8500 controller Bass clipper modes Bass clipper shape control (Hard mode) Patented antialiased clippers and overshoot compensator Patented ITU412 controller Hard Stereo coder DSP DSP DSP DSP DSP Patented nonclipping composite limiter Yes; (dual-mode only in standalone stereo encoder mode) Yes; dual-mode Yes; dual-mode Yes; dual-mode Yes; dual-mode Page 2 of 5
3.7, 12, 17, 22, 5, 15 ms 3.7, 12, 17, 22 3.7, 12, 17, 22 265, 270 ms Latency depending on ms depending ms depending depending on on on Activating Ultra- Low Latency Structure (5 ms delay) HD radio/netcast support HD Processing Chain architecture ITU-R BS.1770 / R-128 Short- Term and Integrated Meters ITU-R BS.1770 / R-128 configurable Control HD Look-ahead Limiter implements true peak Control Built-in HD Radio Diversity Delay DSP code reload with ~1-second audio mute N (except for built-in diversity delay) NA Two Two Two NA Yes Yes Yes Yes NA NA Yes Yes Yes Yes 3.7, 12, 17, 22, 265, 270 ms depending on Code reload required when switching between MX and other structures Two Audio Input Analog, AES3 Analog, AES3 Analog, AES3 Analog, AES3 Analog, AES3 Audio Output Analog, AES3 Analog, 2x AES3 Analog, 2x AES3 Analog, 2x AES3 Analog, 2x AES3 Sync Input Advanced Programmable Silence Sense Detector with silence alarm 19 khz Pilot frequency sync Composite & SCA 1 x 1 x AES11 on XLR 1 x 10 MHz on BNC 2 x analog comp. out 1 x 192kHz AES digital comp. out 4 SCA inputs (2 x analog, 2 x digital) 1 x Page 3 of 5
Yes; analog Yes; SCA2 can Yes; SCA2 can Yes; SCA2 can SCA2 can be be jumpered as be jumpered as be jumpered as 19 khz Pilot jumpered as 19 19 khz pilot ref. 19 khz pilot ref. 19 khz pilot ref. reference output khz pilot ref. out out or second out or second out or second or second SCA SCA input SCA input SCA input input Stand-alone stereo encoder mode available SSB (compatible single sideband/vestigial sideband modulation) AES3 Composite MPX Ratings Encoder Loopthrough between and stereo coder Front panel security lockout Remote control Yes No No No No No No No 384/192 khz compatibility No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes; SCA2 can be jumpered as 19 khz pilot ref. out or second SCA input No Active RS232 serial ports 1 1 1 2 1 PC Remote software Remote protocol TCP/IP ASCII, TCP/IP ASCII, TCP/IP ASCII, TCP/IP ASCII, TCP/IP Software upgrade Backup and Restore Management Automation by time of day Synchronize Clock to a Network Time Server Interface to automation systems via ASCII or scriptable Telnet/SSH API through serial or ports SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Programmable Silence Alarm and Digital Audio Fault Tally Outputs Page 4 of 5
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