pam pico - training guide
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PAM PiCo Training – October 2013 • Software Updater
• Connectivity• What’s on Screen?• Navigation• Available Views• Quick Start Menu• Meter Setup & Audio Routing• Advanced Setup• Loudness Measurement• Loudness Logging Application• Screen Grabber
PAM PiCo – Software Updater
• Online updater• Offline updater• Drivers• Software mode
- Update and retain memories• Factory mode
- Update and return to factory default
• How to clone units
PAM PiCo – Software Updater
• Online updater• Offline updater• Drivers• Software mode• Factory mode• How to clone units
PAM PiCo – Software Updater
• Online updater• Offline updater• Drivers• Software mode• Factory mode• How to clone units
PAM PiCo - Connectivity• HD-SDI In / Loop (Five only)• Stereo analogue / LTC• 3x AES via BNC• USB
PAM PiCo – What’s on screen?SDI Eye Width / AES Lock Starfish – Multichannel
Phase and Amplitude
Loudness Test Readout and Logging
Start/Stop
Loudness
Phase
Correlation
SMPTE timecode readout Bargraph Displays
PAM PiCo - Navigation• The general navigation on the PAM PiCo is achieved through the three capacitive
touch sensitive buttons below the screen. • Each touch button corresponds to the on-screen legend which in turn dynamically
changes depending on the screen view
PAM PiCo – Available ViewsAdv. Setup Quick Setup
Adv. SetupQuick Setup
PAM PiCo – Horizontal ViewsView 7 View 6 – FFT Spectrum Anlsr. View 5
View 4 – Video PVW (5 only) View 3 – PPM + History
PAM PiCo - Portrait Views
View 2 – PPM + History View 1 – PPM with StarFish/Picture
PAM PiCo – Quick Start Menu
• Select Preset Number• Choose Input Type• Select Scale and Loudness
Settings• Choose Meter Text Readout• Assign Timecode Source• Backlight Level and Standby
PAM PiCo – Quick Start Menu
• Select Preset Number• Choose Input Type• Select Scale and Loudness
Settings• Choose Meter Text Readout• Assign Timecode Source• Backlight Level and Standby
PAM PiCo – Quick Start Menu
• Select Preset Number• Choose Input Type• Select Scale and Loudness
Settings• Choose Meter Text Readout• Assign Timecode Source• Backlight Level and Standby
In Quick Setup, the selected preset name will dynamically reflect your choices. The dynamic preset name includes the following information:
Input Source – Channel Count and Order – Loudness Setup – Scale
Preset number
PAM PiCo – Quick Start Menu
• Select Preset Number• Choose Input Type• Select Scale and Loudness
Settings• Choose Meter Text Readout• Assign Timecode Source• Backlight Level and Standby
PAM PiCo – Quick Start Menu
• Select Preset Number• Choose Input Type• Select Scale and Loudness
Settings• Choose Meter Text Readout• Assign Timecode Source• Backlight Level and Standby
PAM PiCo – Quick Start Menu
• Select Preset Number• Choose Input Type• Select Scale and Loudness
Settings• Choose Meter Text Readout• Assign Timecode Source• Backlight Level and Standby
PAM PiCo – Quick Start Menu
• Select Preset Number• Choose Input Type• Select Scale and Loudness
Settings• Choose Meter Text Readout• Assign Timecode Source• Backlight Level and Standby
PAM PiCo – Quick Start Menu
• Select Preset Number• Choose Input Type• Select Scale and Loudness
Settings• Choose Meter Text Readout• Assign Timecode Source• Backlight Level and Standby
The Meter Text Read Out allows you to customize which parameter each of the four text lines at the top of the PAM PiCo screen displays
Each text line has its own selection folder and can be independently programmed to meet the users particular needs
Line 1Line 2Line 3Line 4
PAM PiCo – Quick Start Menu
• Select Preset Number• Choose Input Type• Select Scale and Loudness
Settings• Choose Meter Text Readout• Assign Timecode Source• Backlight Level and Standby
PAM PiCo – Quick Start Menu
• Select Preset Number• Choose Input Type• Select Scale and Loudness
Setting• Choose Meter Text Readout• Assign Timecode Source• Backlight Level and Standby
PAM PiCo – Meter Setup and Audio Routing
Terminology applicable to Meter Setup and Routing Menus
• Source Selection – Routing a source to the meter• Source List – Choice of meter input sources• Internal Sources – Non-physical input sources defined by the meter• Source Labels – Fixed and user defined source names• Channel Role Label – Fixed and user defined names for bargraph channel
representations• Global Label Master – A library of ‘labels’ for naming sources and channels
PAM PiCo – Meter Setup and Audio Routing• Source Selection – Advanced Setup > Preset > Matrix Output Assign > Meter• Source List• Internal Sources• Source Labels• Channel Role Label• Global Label Master
>Tap for Source List
Select to route to
meter
PAM PiCo – Meter Setup and Audio Routing• Source Selection – Advanced Setup > Preset > Matrix Output Assign > Meter• Source List• Internal Sources• Source Labels• Channel Role Label• Global Label Master
‘Internal Sources’ are setup within the PiCo
and refer to non-physical meter source types
TonL, TonR > Unused
Mix > Used for Sum (M) signal in MS viewings, or as Left ch. when Downmix mode
Diff > Used for Diff (S) signal in MS viewings, or as Right ch. when in Downmix mode
Loud > For Loudness Bar
PAM PiCo – Meter Setup and Audio Routing• Source Labels - Advanced Setup > Preset > Labels Assign > Input• Channel Role Label• Global Label Master • Choose the source label appropriate to
your application• Use the preset list of labels• Select from a list of User labels that can
be pre-programmed with custom names in the User Define folder
PAM PiCo – Meter Setup and Audio Routing• Channel Role Label - Advanced Setup > Preset > Labels Assign > Output• Global Label Master
• Choose the channel label appropriate to your application
• Use the preset list of labels• Select from a list of User labels that can
be pre-programmed with custom names in the User Define folder
• Note that certain labels must be defined using standard terminology (Left, Right, Centre etc) for StarFish to work correctly
PAM PiCo – Meter Setup and Audio Routing• Global Label Master - Advanced Setup > Audio Global > Labels > Signal
• Global Label Master is a default list of all the labels available for Source and Channel Roles
• Each may be customised to suit user requirements
PAM PiCo – Meter Setup and Audio Routing• Audio Routing Parameters included within a Preset
• All of the Audio routing criteria and label functions are stored instantly in the current preset, with Global Label Master as the only exception
• Routing and labeling may be completely altered by the flick of a preset change, while the Global Label Master stays fixed and independent
PAM PiCo – Advanced Setup Menu• User Modes and Restrictions• Presets – described previously• Matrix Output Assign – described previously• Display Mode• Colours• Meter Text Readout• StarFish Setup and Mode• Loudness Preset and Modes• Loudness Option• Labels• Audio Global
PAM PiCo – Advanced Setup Menu• User Modes and Restrictions • Four levels of user access, allowing for the meter
to be protected against unintended use and changes to the setup
• Restricted – locks the meter in a single view and prevents changes
• Basic – access to all views, menus are blocked• Full – full access and editing capability but
storing is blocked. Reboot to restore• Administrator – full access and editing capability
PAM PiCo – Advanced Setup Menu• Display Mode – including moving coil• Colours• Meter Text Readout – described previously• StarFish Setup and Mode• Loudness Preset and Modes• Loudness Option• Labels• Audio Global
PAM PiCo – Advanced Setup Menu• Colours
Peak Red
Colour Normal Green
Colour Under - Blue
• Colours for areas defined as Peak, Normal and Under may be changed to suit user preference
• Each scale includes a defined ‘Peak’ level• The ‘Under’ threshold defines when the
input signal is considered below the ‘Normal’ level
• Normal level is defined as the area between reference and peak
PAM PiCo – Advanced Setup Menu• StarFish Setup and Mode• Loudness Preset and Modes• Loudness Option• Labels• Audio Global
• Fast / Slow compression parameters control the Phase correlation response time
PAM PiCo – Advanced Setup Menu• Loudness Preset and Modes• Loudness Option• Labels• Audio Global
PAM PiCo – Loudness Measurement• Loudness Capture Mode – Capture Start Pause
• A manual mode that allows you to decide when the Loudness capture starts, pauses, restarts or is reset
• Pause / Start button reports active state – ‘Pause’ means ‘paused measurement ’, ‘Start’ means ‘Started measurement’
• ‘Reset’ re-initiates measurement and zeros the capture process
PAM PiCo – Loudness Measurement• Loudness Capture Mode – Capture Auto Start
• The Auto-Start mode, has controls and options similar to those of the Start-Pause Mode, with the addition of an automatic start/reset facility triggered by the incoming audio level
• If the audio is higher than -70dBFS, Loudness Capture automatically Starts, as well as being automatically stopped and Reset when the audio drops below -70dBFS again for more than 2 seconds
• Useful when working with shorter projects freeing you from having to manually reset the loudness capture every time you need a new reading
Loudness Logging Application
• Free PC Download• SQL Lite Database Management
Software included• Store and manage graphical and
numerical log files• True Peak and all key Loudness
parameters recorded• Create .pdf or .csv files• Timecode reference• Partial data analysis• Branded report publishing
Screen Grabber Application
• Free PC Download• Take snapshots of
menus and bargraphs• Simple means to
record loudness• Capture StarFish and
JellyFish images of poor sound sources
• Use to construct training courses!