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Commander Installation Guide ERRATA SHEET This sheet contains information regarding errors in this user guide. Date Description None Trilogy Communications Limited Issue 9.1 Page 3 of 81...
• Section 5 gives wiring details for the range of Trilogy control panels. • Section 6 explains the Commander re-programming software, which may be used to update hardware. Section 7 provides information on installing other equipment (e.g. telephones, radio •...
Commander Installation Guide 2. I NSTALLATION 2.1 INTRODUCTION Follow the sequence below, step by step, to install the Commander matrix. • Unpack the matrix • Fit the matrix frame and power supplies into the equipment bay • Load the modules into the matrix frame, in sequence •...
Commander Installation Guide 2.4 SYSTEM ASSEMBLY If the system is multi-frame (i.e. > 96 ports), it will be supplied with frame 1 at the bottom and frames 2,3,4 etc. ascending from there. Some earlier systems were supplied with the frames configured in descending order.
Commander Installation Guide 2.4.1 500-08 SERIES CHANGEOVER CARD The 500-08 Changeover Card is fitted at the left of each frame. Make sure the metal tab is hooked into the clip on the side cheek. Ensure the top and bottom edge connectors are both making good contact.
Talkback Controllers. Thus, for a multi-frame system, the Flash Bank Selector switch setting in frames other than Frame 1 is irrelevant. • The operation of the LEDs on the 500-02 series Talkback Controller is described in the Commander Technical Manual. Issue 9.1 Trilogy Communications Limited Page 12 of 81...
The following key points should be noted: • Detailed information about the LEDs on the 500-01-10 TDM Card may be found in the Commander Technical Manual. Contact Trilogy Communications for information about this manual. • During normal operation, we suggest that the Display Selector switch be set to position Trilogy Communications Limited Issue 9.1...
• Operation of the front panel rotary switches and LEDs is described in Section 3.4.5.1. • Further information about the on-board links may be found in the Commander Technical Manual. • Talkback controller types 500-02-11 and 500-02-12 support a maximum of six 500-10-00 GPI cards.
Commander Installation Guide 2.4.6 500-06 SERIES MATRIX CARDS Finally, fit these in the remaining positions. Depending on the system order, the quantities of matrix cards and RCU’s may not match exactly. The current version is part no. 500-06-02; legacy versions are covered in section 8.1.
Commander Installation Guide 2.5 MAINS CONNECTION AND FUSING 2.5.1 500-15-30 SERIES POWER SUPPLY The PSU chassis occupies an additional 2U of rack space below the matrix and is internally wired. The complete assembly therefore occupies 8U for a 96 port system, 14U for a 192 port system etc.
The display rotary selector switch should be set to position 3. This pattern is displayed when the Display Select Switch is set to position 3. Other patterns are described in the Commander Technical Manual. Trilogy Communications Limited Issue 9.1...
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Commander Installation Guide If this phase is successful and the TDM controller is running correctly, switch off the system. Turn the flash bank selector switch to an active bank (i.e 1,2,3 or 4) and re-start the system. The yellow polling LED on the 500-02 Talkback Controller will start to flash, indicating that a configuration has been loaded from the Flash RAM and is active on the system.
P.C., status alarms, panels and externals. These connectors are wired as detailed below. Connector types and pinouts for the Commander rack connectors are given. The numbering of port outputs is indicated on the connector plate on the right hand side of the rear of the rack.
Sub D 9 free male 5 (screen) The Link cable for Commander downloads is also a pin to pin 9 way cable, but with a female connector at both ends. For short cable runs of less than one meter ribbon cable is acceptable, for longer runs please use screened CAT5 cable.
Commander Installation Guide 3.3 INSTALLING PATHFINDER PathFinder is the configuration editor for the Trilogy Commander intercom system. Details of PC specification and operating system requirements are given in Section 9.6. Software is supplied on CD-ROM. For a new installation, insert the disk in the PC CD drive.
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Since this version of PathFinder is “network ready”, details of all systems within the Commander “Network Domain” must be entered on this view. It is important to ensure that this information is matched on all systems within the domain. For a single “standalone”...
A number of other connections are provided on the rear of the matrix. For legacy Sub D9 matrix connectors, see section 8.4. 3.4.1 MATRIX PORTS – RJ-45 Commander systems delivered from spring - 2003 onwards are fitted with RJ-45 connectors for the matrix ports. Rear connector unit part number is 500-07-50. RJ-45 Pin...
The current version of PC connector plate, which is fitted on the rear right hand side of the Commander Matrix frame, provides either RS232 or RS422 connection capability. The factory default setting is RS232: this may be changed by removing the 4 fixing screws, withdrawing the rear connector assembly and moving the PCB mounted jumper links to the alternate position.
D9 fixed socket for RS232/422 control and a monitoring audio output. To activate the logic input, connect the relevant pin to pin 37 (0V ref.). Miscellaneous I/O Card Input Connections Commander D37 Fixed Plug - Pin Description Chassis Input 27...
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Commander Installation Guide 3.4.5.1 500-10 Switches and Indicators Power Indicators. +5V (upper), +/- 12V (lower). Bargraph audio input level meter. Select source on three rotary switches immediately below. Level is indicated in 4dB steps from +16dB (upper) to -20dB (lower).
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Commander Installation Guide 3.4.5.2 Suggested external wiring of Misc I/O card output The circuit below shows suggested wiring for Output 1 of the 500-10-00 Misc I/O logic card. Maximum current through the output stage must be limited to 200mA and the maximum permitted external voltage is +200V.
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Commander Installation Guide 3.4.5.3 500-25 Network Card Indicators and Switches Legend Activity Function DSP 1 OK DSP 2 OK RESET Reset NO E1 CLK Off if net available No E1 Clock TDM D Off when started TDM Disabled 1 DIS...
Commander Installation Guide 3.5 CONFIGURING THE GAIN OF CAMERA INPUTS. 3.5.1 LINK SETTING ON 500-06-02 The gain of port 6 on the 500-06-02-matrix card is set by a jumper link on the board. Jumper J7 should be set to N for normal operation or to C to increase the gain of port 6 by +25dB. If 500-06-02 cards are used in the same matrix as the older 500-06-00 cards, they must be set to emulate the 500-06-00 cards.
500-25 Network Card • 500-26 Network Rear Connector Unit (RCU) The RCU provides the interface to other networked Commander systems. Note that: • Interconnection can be made by coax (BNC) or CAT5 (RJ45). It is not possible to “mix” the interconnection methods. Having chosen the means of connection, do not fit any other connectors.
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Commander Installation Guide Either Using two 50R co-axial cables via the BNC connectors. Connect single CAT5 cable (non- crossover) between two RJ45 sockets. A simple 3 matrix LAN is shown below. The MCR matrix is fitted with two Network Cards.
Matrices may also be interconnected using a serial communication port (com port) plus a number of audio tie lines (4-wires). Since a 96 port Commander Matrix has only one com port, if it utilised for networking, then the PathFinder download must be accomplished via the high speed (20MB/s) port. This will require an additional 500-16-03 Download Converter, as explained in section 3.2.2.
48 keys for an operator, but only utilising a single matrix port. • Panel firmware may be re-programmed locally using the appropriate software utility and connection cable. Contact Trilogy Communications for more information. 5.2 CURRENT RANGE • 500-41-xx series desktop panels. See section 5.4.
Commander Installation Guide 5.3 CONTROL PANEL FACILITY COMPARISON TABLE A series of additional connectors provide the following facilities, on the panel types indicated in the table. Comprehensive audio inputs and outputs √ √ √ Expansion ports † Local logic inputs and outputs √...
Commander Installation Guide 5.4 500-41-XX SERIES DESKTOP PANELS Early desktop panel were DC powered from a mains power supply unit connected via a mini DIN connector on the rear. From 2003 onwards, panels have an internal mains power supply. The only remaining user connection is to the Headset connector on the rear of the desktop.
Commander Installation Guide 5.5 500-31-51 16 KEY PLUS DIAL PAD CONTROL PANEL Information about the following legacy panel types is also included here. • 500-30-50 24 key panel (with internal loudspeaker) • 500-31-50 16 key panel • 500-32-50 8 key panel •...
Commander Installation Guide 5.5.2 500-3X-5X SERIES STANDARD CONTROL PANEL REAR VIEW 5.5.3 500-3X-5X SERIES CONTROL PANEL CONNECTIONS Matrix – RJ-45 fixed socket on panel RJ-45 Function Panel Data out + Pair Panel Data out - Panel Data In + Pair...
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Commander Installation Guide GPIO (Local logic in and out) - D9 Fixed Socket Function Notes Ground Logic Input 1 Logic Input 2 Logic 2 Out Common Internal +5V (Out) Protected with series 44R & 1N4002 diode. Logic Output 1 Logic 1 Out Common...
Commander Installation Guide 5.5.4 500-3X-5X SERIES DIP SWITCH SETTINGS Within the panel a series of DIP switches determine the correct panel type. These are factory set and are included for reference in Appendix 1. A further set of DIP switches are user accessible at the rear of the panel and control the action of the front panel CUT switch.
Commander Installation Guide 5.6 500-43-50 12 WAY ROTARY ENCODER EXPANSION PANEL These may only be connected to panels from the 500-xx--5x range. Information about the following legacy panel types is also provided here: • 500-43-51 1U, 8 REN level control panel 5.6.1 SPECIFICATION...
Commander Installation Guide 5.7 500-42-50 1U, 10 LEVER KEY PANEL WITH LED DISPLAYS. Information about the following legacy panel types is also provided here: • 500-44-50 1U, 10 lever key reduced facility control panel without displays. • 500-44-51 5.7.1 SPECIFICATION Dimensions 485mm wide x 44.5mm high x 150mm deep...
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Commander Installation Guide Headset - 5 Pin XLR Fixed Socket (front Foot Switch - D9 Fixed Socket panel) Function Function Foot Switch Input Mic IN (Screen) No Connection Mic IN Chassis Ground Headset Gnd No Connection Headset Out No Connection...
Commander Installation Guide 5.9 500-31-60 STANDARD FACILITY 16 KEY CONTROL PANEL The 500-31-60 panel provides 16 programmable lever keys in a 2U rack mount chassis. For information on programming the software driven “cut switch” operation, see section 10.3. 5.9.1 SPECIFICATION Dimensions 485mm wide x 88.9mm high x 80mm deep...
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Commander Installation Guide GPIO (Local logic in and out) - D9 Fixed Socket Function Notes Ground Logic Input 1 Logic Input 2 Logic 2 Out Common Internal +5V (Out) Protected with 0.5A thermal fuse & 1N4002 diode. Logic Output 1...
Commander Installation Guide 5.10 500-33-00 / 500-45-00 / 500-46-00 RANGE Although offering differing types and numbers of switches and displays, these panels share the same electronics and connectivity. • 500-33-00 32 way lever key • 500-45-00 8 way push button •...
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Commander Installation Guide GPIO (Local logic in and out) - D9 Fixed Socket Function Notes Ground Logic Input 1 Logic Input 2 Logic 2 Out Common Internal +5V (Out) Protected with 0.5A thermal fuse & 1N4002 diode. Logic Output 1...
Commander Installation Guide 6. C OMMANDER ROGRAMMING 6.1 INTRODUCTION This utility allows software to be updated on certain hardware items from the Commander range. These are: - • 500-02-1x Talkback Controller • 500-01-10 TDM Controller • 500-08-10 Changeover Controller •...
Commander Installation Guide 6.2.2 STARTING THE PROGRAMME From the Start menu, select the item “TTprog” to launch the program. The window shown below is displayed. From the drop-down list, select the type of hardware to be reprogrammed (see Section 6.1).
Identify the download interconnection cable. For desktop computers fitted with the Archipel link adaptor card, this will normally be a grey coloured D37 (PC) to D9 (Commander). Disconnect the cable at both ends and replace with the violet coloured programming lead.
6.3 PROGRAMMING WITH THE 500-16-03 DOWNLOAD CONVERTER For programming Commander cards and panels, the connector is 9 way male to female with the following connections. Note, not all pins are wired.
+15V or ± 15V depending on the type number. The Commander PSU (500-15-30) provides a 4 pin XLR socket with ± 15V protected by an internal self resetting fuse. See section 2.5 for connector details. The tables below show the different belt box types available.
Telos ONE “smart” telephone hybrid. To obtain the full facilities available with the Commander system, the Telos ONE should be fitted with the Telos Super Auto Answer (SAA) option. During the installation it is important to remember that the Telephone Interface must be connected to the matrix via a panel port wired with 4 pair cable.
Commander Installation Guide 7.2.1 TELOS ONE ALIGNMENT The level adjustment of the Telos ONE hybrid unit is fairly critical. Slight variations can cause the unit to fail to initiate outgoing calls. The usual symptom will be failure to break the dial- tone when pressing keys on the dial-pad of a Trilogy panel.
Commander Installation Guide 7.3 RT EQUIPMENT Radio Talkback equipment may be supplied by Trilogy as part of a complete system. It is not manufactured by Trilogy and will be supplied with the original equipment manuals. The usual configuration consists of one or more Base Stations and a number of portable transceivers.
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Commander Installation Guide 7.4.1.2 ISDN Interface RJ45 Connector RJ45 Fixed Socket Pin 1 Not connected Pin 2 Not connected Pin 3 Tx to network A/Rx from terminal A Pin 4 Rx from network A/Tx to terminal A Pin 5 Rx from network B/Tx terminal B...
Commander Installation Guide 7.5 500-23-00 ICIS-2 ISDN INTERFACE The ICIS-2 ISDN interface provides complete remote panel functionality over an ISDN2 link. It is connected directly to the matrix at the studio end, then to the control panel at the remote end.
Commander Installation Guide 8. L EGACY ARDWARE The following hardware is no longer supplied by Trilogy Communications. 8.1 MATRIX CARDS • 500-06-00 is marked 5510 on the card ejector since the base card is manufactured by Pro-Bel. It carries a Trilogy designed sub board.
For download operation using the Sundance or Black Box PC card, this additional software must be installed. Trilogy Communications does not supply the software but will be pleased to advise on availability and offer support for use with PathFinder.
If the card is fitted correctly and all cables are connected, check for system conflicts with CD-ROM drives, sound cards and network cards. In the configuration used with the Commander system, the Archipel card is not interrupt driven: it operates by writing to specified memory blocks. The base memory address is set on switch IN3: the default is150.
Commander Installation Guide 8.3.3 INSTALLING A CARDPORT ISA TO PCMCIA ADAPTOR INTO A DESKTOP PC The CardPort adaptor will normally be supplied by Trilogy although similar units by other manufacturers are available. Comprehensive instructions are included with the CardPort unit but the list below provides a summary.
Commander Installation Guide 8.3.5 BLACK BOX IC114A PCMCIA SERIAL ADAPTOR CARD. This adaptor card may be provided with single frame Commander systems, fitted with the current 500-02-12 Talkback Controller. It provides full RS422 communication at 38.4kBaud. The adaptor is supplied with installation instructions and software on 3.5” disk. Follow the instructions carefully, taking care to install the system drivers on the PC first.
Commander Installation Guide 8.4 MATRIX PORTS – D9 The same connector pin-out applies to ports used for panels or externals. External (4-wire) connections will not use the data pairs. Cable is quad twisted 100Ω pair, with overall screen. STP or FTP cables should be used for all installed cables. See Specification for maximum cable length.
Commander Installation Guide 8.5 LEGACY CONTROL PANELS • 500-3x-10 series formed the original series. The electronics is modular based. These panels fall outside the scope of this manual but any technical queries may be addressed to Trilogy Communications. 500-3x-3x series were supplied from 1996 until late 2000. See section 8.5.2. The •...
Commander Installation Guide 8.5.2 500-3X-3X SERIES CONTROL PANELS The following detail refers to these panel types: • 500-30-30 24 key panel • 500-31-30 16 key panel • 500-31-31 16 key panel with dial pad • 500-32-30 8 key panel •...
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Commander Installation Guide 8.5.2.2 500-3x-3x Series Control Panel Connections Matrix – D9 Fixed Plug Expansion Port– D9 Fixed Socket Function Function NC (Screen) Analyse Input Data Out- Enable Remote Boot Data In- Ground Audio Out- Transputer Link Out + Audio In-...
Commander Installation Guide Audio I/O – D15 Fixed Socket Pin Function Notes Slave Mic Input Line level, un-balanced +15V Out (for slave mic panel) NOT protected! Clean Mic Out + Line level, balanced, pair with 11 Ext CUT Input (for slave mic panel) Parallel function to front panel Cut Switch.
Commander Installation Guide 8.5.4 500-40-0X SERIES EXPANSION PANELS Control Panels may be linked together to provide additional facilities at one operating position. Additional level controls (RENs) or switches may be added. Alternatively, two standard panels from the 500-30 series may be linked together and will only utilise a single matrix port.
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Commander Installation Guide 8.5.4.2 500-40-0x Series Control Panel Rear View 8.5.4.3 Typical expansion panel configuration Since the 500-3x-3x series panels (“Standard” 8 / 16 / 24 key) only have a single expansion connection, they must form either the first or last panel in a chain. Expansion panels from the 500-40 range have both Expansion In and Expansion Out connectors, allowing them to be connected in a chain.
Commander Installation Guide 8.5.4.4 500-3x-3x Series Expansion panel interconnection cables Type A (max. length 10 metre) D9 Free Plug - Function Function D9 Free Plug - Transputer Pair 1 Transputer Data out + Data in + Transputer Transputer Data out -...
Commander Installation Guide 8.5.6 500-39-30 / 31 1U 12 KEY PANEL WITH LOUDSPEAKER This panel provides more basic facilities than the 500-30 range. It does not have LCD displays and only provides connection to the matrix, audio I/O and the test port at the rear.
Commander Installation Guide 9. S PECIFICATION 9.1 GENERAL Max. Number of Ports 384, 96 per 6U Frame, expandable in 6 port units 9.2 MATRIX AUDIO SPECIFICATION (USING 500-06-02 MATRIX CARDS) Port Type 4 wire electronically balanced Frequency Response -3dB @ 25Hz and 15.5kHz Nominal Gain 0dB ±...
RS232/422 baud rate. Remote control of logic inputs, and output dump when logic outputs made - please ask Trilogy Communications for further details. 9.6 P.C. Type Any IBM PC or compatible computer running Windows 2000 or later We suggest a Pentium 1GHz (or better) with a minimum 512MB of RAM.
Commander Installation Guide 10.3 500-31-60 – PROGRAMMING CUT SWITCH OPERATION The cut switch operation is set by via the assign mechanism: press the assign switch, depress any key, turn the Rotary Encoder (REN) until CutSw is displayed and then press the same key again.
Commander Installation Guide 11. 500-16-03 D OWNLOAD ONVERTER UPPLEMENTARY NFORMATION 11.1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS This equipment has been designed and tested to the highest safety standards. following precautions should be covered to ensure safe operation of the apparatus. 11.2 TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE Careful inspection of the unit must be made after it has been subject to transportation or storage.
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