IQOYA TALK User manual IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec Applies from firmware version 01.03d V 1.
Important Safety and Warranty Information Follow these instructions and keep them in a safe place! Keep in mind that damages due to failure to observe the instructions contained in this manual are not covered by warranty. GENERAL WARNINGS Use the codec only under the specified environmental conditions. Avoid installation in extreme weather conditions and exposure to direct sunlight or heating equipment. Avoid moist or humid locations.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec Using your device near other electronic equipment may cause interference if the equipment is not properly protected. Follow all manufacturers' instructions and recommendations. In general, observe the restrictions for any environment in which you use the device. Do not cover the device.
When using your device in a vehicle: If installed incorrectly in a vehicle, the operation of the wireless device may interfere with vehicle electronics. To avoid such problems, use qualified personnel to install the device. The installer must check that the vehicle electronics are protected against interference. END OF LIFE DECLARATION Digigram hereby declares that all materials, components and products supplied are in compliance with RoHS & WEE directives.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION 8 2. ONE IP AUDIO SOLUTION 9 3. BEFORE STARTING 4. 5.
SIP Registration: Advanced Settings: SIP CONFIGURATION: 6.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec Typical Latency Values Network impact on latency Impact of additional features on latency.
You have just acquired a Digigram IQOYA TALK audio IP codec and we congratulate you! IQOYA TALK is a portable IP codec and part of the ONE IP Audio Solution. This manual will guide you through installation, configuration and operation. 1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Certification under progress. Declaration of ROHS conformity available upon request to DIGIGRAM.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec 2. ONE IP AUDIO SOLUTION Digigram One IP is a complete solution for an easy management of live remote broadcasting operations. It is based around a secure SIP infrastructure, IP audio codecs for journalists/reporters and studios, and web applications for centralized control and monitoring.
The following Digigram IP audio codecs are part of the One IP Audio solution. IQOYA TALK is a portable audio codec dedicated to remote live operations with multi-guest contribution, and allows for reliable requiring high reliability audio transmission and broadcast audio quality.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec 3.
BATTERY On each side of the IQOYA TALK there is a compartment to accommodate a battery (the second battery is supplied as an accessory). To insert battery 1, carefully unscrew the cover on the left side of the device, battery 2 is located on the right side of the device. IQOYA TALK does not charge the battery, to do so please use the external battery charger supplied. Connect the battery charger to the mains and plug the battery following the picture below.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec FRONT PANEL The front panel allows connecting three microphones (XLR) and four headsets (6.35 mm jack socket). The three zones provide independent management of the journalist ('TALENT 1'), a partner ('TALENT 2') and two guests ('GUEST') with a headset each and a shared microphone.
BACK PANEL Power Before plugging in the power cord, make sure it is not damaged. ON/OFF The power button has 2 functions: If codec off: - Codec starts up regardless of the duration of the push and the state of the codec (off or Standby). If codec already powered on: - A short press launches a pop-up window offering the choice between 'Power OFF' or 'Reboot'. - A long push (> 3-5 s) turns off the equipment ('hard shut-down'). You can exit the pop-up window by clicking on the cross.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec TOP PANEL Push buttons and rotary knobs: NAVIGATION CONTROL KNOB All parameters of IQOYA TALK are accessible through the main control knob, two types of action are available: - Rotation: scan the clickable or input fields of the displayed menu - Short press on one of the fields: validation of the field ESC KEY Return to the previous page and validation.
GAIN CONTROL KNOB IQOYA TALK has three small rotary knobs, two types of action are possible: Rotation: Opens a pop-up window to view the headphone level (active fader) and adjusts the headphone volume control (this volume can also be configured from Audio Settings/Outputs). Push: Opens a pop-up window which allows to make adjustments depending on the mode activated in Advanced settings > Headphones (default mode: Radio).
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec - In TV mode: Adjusts the level of each input source selected on the HP Mixer page (this level can also be configured from Mixers HP1). Pressing the selected icon gives access to the source level setting. HELP KEY For the time being, this feature is not activated. The HELP key will be available after a firmware upgrade. ON AIR BUTTON The ON AIR button allows to mute or active its dedicated Mic/Line input.
4. HOME MENU The HOME screen is the main menu of the codec. It is divided into two horizontal areas: - An upper zone intended for the technician. This area lists the icons for the parameter setting of the codec by order of importance. - A lower zone intended for the journalist/presenter. This area includes the Live and Record icons. These menus enable access to the operating functions.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec HEADER TOP The top area of the screen is a status bar displayed at all times. The following information is displayed from right to left: Time of day. To set up the time go to NTP server. Battery presence (Batt 2 on right side; Batt 1 on left side) and battery charge level: o If a battery is present: the battery pictogram displays a color corresponding to its current charge level. o If no battery is inserted: the battery pictogram is gray.
SYSTEM STATUS The Header is clickable, it displays status/presence information on the various network interfaces, batteries and internal storage. FIRST STEPS The First Steps menu had been created to help set up all the TALK menus, in the right order. By following the instructions, the device will display what to carry out through all the configuration process, step by step.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec FIND NETWORK This step analyse all the networks and detect the available ones. At the end of the research, IQOYA TALK will be connected at the best network founded. This DIGIGRAM technology is called SMART NETWORK DETECTION. If no network have been found, or the connection strength is not enough, the network menu had to be manually configured. Go to HOME > CONNECTIONS > NETWORK. SIGN IN TO IQOYA CONNECT (optional) This step requires an IQOYA CONNECT configuration.
AUDIO SETTINGS This step force a user to go at least once in this menu to configure their audios settings. Here, he makes his microphone gains and check after the headsets volume. To be checked, this step had to be done even if an IQOYA CONNECT account is used and had loaded the settings. If still no sound is heard, check the mixers : audio rooting can be wrong. Go to HOME > MIXERS When an IQOYA CONNECT account is used, then IQOYA CONNECT mixers parameters are integrated when loading the configuration.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec 5. CONFIGURATION MENUS CONNECTION NETWORK The first tab of this menu is NETWORK, it allows to configure each network interface: Ethernet 1, Ethernet 2, Wi-Fi, Cellular 1, and Cellular 2. Parameters for the Eth1 and Eth2 interfaces: Parameter Meaning Physical address Displays the physical address automatically of the Ethernet module. DHCP Allows enabling/disabling DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). Click on the switch to disable DHCP.
Subnet mask DHCP Off DHCP On Allows to type in the mask of the Displays the subnet mask automatically subnet to witch the Ethernet port set through DHCP. belongs to. Default Gateway DHCP Off DHCP On Allows to type in the gateway IP Displays the gateway IP address address. Streams sent through this automatically set through DHCP. interface will go through this gateway. Primary DNS DHCP Off DHCP On Allows to type in the IP address of a Displays the IP address of the DNS DNS server.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec Parameters for the Wi-Fi interface: This feature is currently not available, and will be after a firmware upgrade. Settings for the Cell1 and Cell2 interfaces: These settings need to be configured only once. Parameter Meaning Status Once a SIM card has been inserted into the SIM card tray, the corresponding menu will become available. This parameter allows enabling/disabling the interface. Default value: disabled.
IQOYA CONNECT The IQOYA CONNECT tab allows to identify with an IQOYA CONNECT account. This account loads the IQOYA TALK set up from an organization that has sent it a configuration through its own IQOYA CONNECT service. If the user is identified but no organization has sent it configuration, IQOYA TALK will not load any data.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec Identification This main page allows to sign in to an IQOYA CONNECT account. Enter here: - An email address (already registered to IQOYA CONNECT) - Its PIN code (between 4 to 8 numbers) This PIN code can be changed in the IQOYA CONNECT personal web zone. - Then, click on “Sign In” to launch the process. In “Create an Account” you can create an IQOYA CONNECT account from the wanted email address.
Then, the device asks which organization the TALK should be attached to join the fleet of codecs wanted. If the TALK should not have any attachment, click on “Abort”. The attachment process will be stopped. Connection to an organization (Role: CONTRIBUTOR): As contributor, the device will look for organizations (which have sent configuration authorisations) to load its assigned parameters.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec - A message indicating that many organizations have prepared a configuration for this TALK, and allowing to choose between these organizations to make a connection and then load the prepared configuration. When an organization is chosen, the synchronisation is launched. - That a connection is in progress, if there are only one organization that had prepared a configuration for this TALK.
After a connection between the organization and the contributor, the prepared configuration is launched into the IQOYA TALK. The screen display a message indicating that a connection authorization was found from an organization. If the IQOYA TALK is part of a fleet of codecs, the organization to which it is attached is displayed. Two actions are proposed: “Reload a configuration” and “Sign out”.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec STREAM The STREAM tab allows to configure the network parameters related to the Program and Talkback audio streams. This tab is also used to configure the FEC and Dual Streaming features. Program and Talkback settings: Parameter Meaning Audio network interface The network interface used by the IP codec instance to listen to the SIP signaling. Use “Auto” if you do not have instructions from your IT team on this.
It is recommended to select Auto. Value range: 1024 to 65535. Jitter buffer size (ms) Size of the jitter buffer for the IP audio stream received from the remote party in milliseconds. The larger the buffer, the more the IP codec instance is immune to the network jitter but the higher the latency.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec SIP It is possible to configure up to 6 SIP accounts. Only 1 SIP account per type of communication (PGM or TB) can be configured. The parameters are described below: Registration: SIP account parameter Meaning Display name Name given to this SIP account. This name will be presented to the remote party at call time.
Advanced Settings: With some SIP infrastructures you might have to adjust advanced parameters. Click on the advanced settings to access to the advanced parameters: Parameter Meaning Server port Listening port of the SIP server providing the SIP account. This parameter is optional, if no listening port is provided, then the default SIP listening port is used, which is 5060. Transport protocol The protocol to be used to transport SIP signaling: It can be UDP or TCP.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec Using router’s public address Displayed only if “Connection to public internet” is “From behind NAT specifying public address”. Enter the public IP address of the device. Using STUN server Displayed only if “Connection to public internet” is “From behind NAT using STUN”. This is the IP address or domain name of a STUN server and the listening port of the STUN server.
AUDIO SETTINGS The Audio settings menu allows you to configure the audio levels for each input and output of IQOYA TALK. INPUTS For Mic/Line inputs 1, 2 and 3, the Inputs menu allows to select the type of input (Line or Microphone) and to apply the gain. Mic/Line 1, 2 and 3 Inputs: Microphone Gain range: 0 to +51 dB Line Gain range: -20 to +31 dB In case of a microphone input, it allows to: - 36 Apply phantom power (48 V) Pre-configured high pass filter (80 Hz with a slope of 12 dB/Octave).
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec IQOYA TALK has an auxiliary input with XLR connectors (which accepts analog or AES/EBU signals) or a stereo 6.35 mm jack for analog signals. Depending on the selected input, the maximum input level can be set (10 dBu or 24 dBu). Aux Inputs: Line Gain range: -76 to +15 dB AES/EBU Gain range: -76 to +15 dB OUTPUTS For HP 1, 2 and 3, the Outputs menu give access to the volume adjustment for the headphone outputs.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec MIXERS The Mixers menu provides three functions: - route an input source - adjust the level of the input source - adjust the level of the output master mix IQOYA TALK includes 2 distinct mixer modes for 2 different use cases: - TV mode - Radio mode The choice of this mode is made on the page Advanced settings/Headphone. By default, Radio mode is selected. ROUTING OF AN INPUT SOURCE Routing allows to assign an input source to an output (right or left).
By default, chaining is enabled. Stereo sources: Audio sources USB IN and PLAYED FILE are automatically stereo. Distribution of signals for stereo inputs (USB in*, Played File): - if the points are on L and R, then the Left input signal is sent on Left and the Right input signal is sent on Right.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec TV MODE In TV mode, it is possible to make an independent mix for each of the five outputs (HP1, HP2 & HP3, AUX and TX Program), represented by five different tabs. Note: For output HP3 (“Guest” headphones), Talkback sources 1 & 2 are not accessible: In the TX Program tab, a button is used to monitor the PGM TX mix, which is streamed towards the studio, in the HP1 headphones. When the button is turned back to OFF, then the HP1 headphones monitor their mix again.
For HP1 and HP2 headsets, in addition to the TX Program mix, it is possible to monitor the sources coming back from the studio (RX Program, Talkback 1 and Talkback 2).
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec Note: For the HP3 output (“Guest” headphones), Talkback sources 1 & 2 are not accessible: 43
ADVANCED SETTINGS The advanced settings menu allows to set the internal workings of IQOYA TALK.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec BRIGHTNESS This screen allows you to independently adjust the brightness level of the touch screen and keyboard. CLOCKS This page allows defining the Iqoya Talk sampling clock source. The clock source can be: - Internal: on-board clock (48 kHz or 44.1 kHz). - Extracted from an AES/EBU input at 22.5 kHz. SYSTEM PROPERTIES This screen displays the system properties of the IQOYA TALK unit. This information will be required in case of product support.
Parameter Meaning Organisation The name of the owner of the equipment, for example the name of the radio station. Edit the name in: DEVICE AND TALENT NAMING. Device Name Name given to the equipment. Edit the name in: DEVICE AND TALENT NAMING. Host Name Logical name given to the device on the network. By default: iqoyatalk-XXXXX (XXXXX being the 5 last digit of the product’s serial number). Serial number Serial number of the unit. This number is set in factory and cannot be changed.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec LOGS This page allows viewing and downloading the log file of IQOYA TALK. This log file gives information about the internal behaviour of the product, and is useful for advanced diagnostics. This log file is stored internally and restart at each power cycle. Refresh: allows to refresh the page content. Reset: clears all the traces. Copy to device storage: allows to download the log traces into the internal memory.
NTP SERVER This page allows to: - Configure the date and time synchronization to an NTP server. By Default: NTP service activated on 80.67.184.132 ????? NTP service is activated by default - Defining the time zone and city location. By default. By Default: IQOYA TALK is delivered with the time in UTC. Click on the “ON/OFF” switch to activate/deactivate the NTP service. Enter the IP address or domain name of the NTP server. Up to 3 servers can be configured.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec AUTOMATIC MODES Two automatic modes are available on Iqoya Talk. Parameter Meaning Auto Reply When auto reply is activated, an incoming call will be automatically accepted without confirmation. Auto Redial When auto redial is activated on the caller's side, only the caller can terminate the communication. If the callee hangs up, the communication is automatically re-established by the caller device.
DEVICE AND TALENT NAMING Several elements of the IQOYA TALK can be renamed as follows: Parameter Meaning Organisation The name of the owner of the equipment, for example the name of the radio station. Host Name ????? Device Name Name given to the equipment. For each one of the three microphone inputs, it is possible to personalize the name. By Default: Headset 1 (left) is Talent 1; Headset 2 (right) is Talent 2 and Headset 3 (middle) is Guest.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec HEADPHONES This menu allows you to choose the monitoring mode for the three headsets (TV Mode or Radio Mode). RETURN TO FACTORY SETTINGS This menu allows to do a factory reset, it is a software restore to its original system state by erasing all of the information stored on the device in an attempt to restore the device to its original manufacturer settings. Doing so will effectively erase all of the data and settings that were previously on the device.
AUDIO FILES This menu displays the recorded and / or imported audio files present in the internal storage. It shows the name of the file, its duration, its size and the date the file was saved (or the date of the file). It is possible to rename or erase an audio file. - To change the file name: To erase an audio file: The audio track that is selected will be placed in the player on the LIVE menu.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec 6. OPERATING MENUS LIVE The LIVE Menu is the operating screen for the journalist or presenter. From here, he can launch the following actions: - Make a Program or Talkback call - Hang up a Program or Talkback call - Create a new contact in the contact list - Create an audio profile - Record an audio file - Select an audio file from a list and play it - Adjust any of the three microphone input gain - Schedule a timer To make a call, press: .
Live Contact and Profile From Program or Talkback, the proposition settings are the same. - In CONTACT, select the contact to receive. - In PROFILE, select the audio quality profile that match with yours needs and the studio configuration. Contact This page allows selecting a contact or creating a new one.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec New Contact This page allows creating new contact. Add a contact by using as desired: - a SIP address (SIP is a protocol of connection between the codecs) - a RTP address Parameter Meaning Contact name Name that will be displayed in the contact list. SIP If YES: If NO: Connection via SIP Server provides the The connection will be symmetric most automated and comfortable way RTP. to establish a connection between codecs.
Indicate if the receiver codec is a DIGIGRAM codec, then the metadata will be transmitted. Profile This page allows selecting an audio profile or creating a new one. - To modify an audio profile: To erase an audio profile: To create a new audio profile, press: New Profile This page allows creating new audio profile.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec Parameter Meaning Codec A large number of encoding formats is available on IQOYA TALK: ● linear 12/16/20/24-bits PCM ● ITU G.711_ALAW/_ULAW /G.722 ● ISO MPEG-1/2 Layer I, Layer II, Layer III ● AAC-LC, HE-AACv1 (LC+SBR), HE-AACv2(LC+SBR+PS), AAC-LD, AAC-ELD ● Opus / OPUS+INBANDFEC Sample rate Frequency of the encoded audio, to be selected from the list box.
Select: - FEC on 1 stream: means that additional data are sent in the IP audio stream (in-band). - FEC on 2 streams: means additional data are sent as a second IP stream. - Dual stream: means that the IP steam is duplicated in a second IP stream. Delay If dual stream is selected, the duplicated stream can be delayed to offer time diversity. - When no delay is selected, primary stream and redundant stream are sent at the same time.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec RECORD The record page allows you to record in an audio file the TX program output. It is not necessary to be in communication to make a sound recording.
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IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec 8. APPENDIX APPENDIX A Firmware update Digigram may decide to release updates to the embedded firmware. It may then become necessary to update your devices. To update the firmware, follow the process described below: Step 1: Download the new firmware (in your user zone or one of our links sent by email). Step 2: Make sure IQOYA TALK is connected to mains (making a firmware update on battery power is strongly not recommended).
Step 5: When the screen displays the message below, open the files explorer of your computer Step 6: Open the folder corresponding to the IQOYA TALK. Step 7: Copy-paste the downloaded file into the “Firmware Update” folder of the IQOYA TALK storage. Step 8: Disconnect the USB cable when the transfer completed. (Make sure to always eject the drive from the operating system before disconnecting the USB cable). Step 9: After disconnect the USB cable, click on NOW option to launch the update process.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec APPENDIX B Typical Latency Values The latency you encounter for a connection between an IQOYA TALK and another IP codec depends on the audio format chosen, the network and the functionalities that the devices provide - and use. See the table below for maximum latency values in a half-duplex configuration, without failover mechanism or FEC, with the buffer size set to 0, on an optimized network.
APPENDIX C Available FEC FEC (Forward Error Correction) is a mechanism which consists in sending redundant information (redundant frames) to the decoder so that it can compensate packet transmission errors on unreliable networks. A FEC scheme can be selected when defining the parameters of the stream to be generated (Send page) and/or to be received (Receive page). FEC requiring no additional stream Redundant frames are sent in the same packets as the IP audio stream.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec APPENDIX D Redundant dual streaming Spatial diversity IQOYA can be configured to send the same AoIP stream on two distinct networks, typically through Eth0 and Eth1 interfaces. On the decoding side, IQOYA automatically synchronizes both received streams. Using separate network paths ensures that potential network failures are statistically uncorrelated, enabling the reconstruction of a unique unperturbed stream.
- Select a “Dual stream” FEC, with or without time delay. The IP address can be the public IP address of another Ethernet interface of the IQOYA that decodes the stream, or a multicast address. Select the IP interface used to send the FEC stream. Notes: - When in-band audio format signaling is enabled, FEC stream is sent to the same IP address as the primary stream, and on UDP port + 2.
IQOYA TALK Portable IP audio codec For technical support please contact your supplier Digigram Digital 82/84 Allée Galilée, 38330 Montbonnot - FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)4 76 52 47 47 • Fax: +33 (0) 4 76 52 18 44 • E-mail: info@digigram.com Digigram Asia Pte Ltd. 60 Albert Street - #19-11OG Albert Complex Singapore 189969, Singapore Tel : +65 6291 2234 • Fax : +65 6291 3433 • E-mail : info_asia@digigram.com Copyright 2020 Digigram. Tous droits réservés.
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