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Request informationStereo full-duplex IP audiocodec with analogue local connectivity and optional digital
It allows one stereo/dual or two mono connections to the same destination, with selectable format and quality. It includes setup and remote-control assistance tools, a network port, and an RS232 auxiliary data link.
Exclusive tool to simplify AEQ audiocodec connections
Free platform to simplify AEQ audiocodec connections
Optional SIP server with audio transport for AEQ audiocodec connections in complex environments
Optional service that generates web links for PCs or mobile devices to download an OPUS audiocodec from the cloud
Functional Description
Compact, simple and efficient, for single station or network communications.
PDFCatalogue- ✓Compatible with most third-party audiocodecs.
- ✓Adaptive buffer to absorb network jitter.
- ✓Automatic configuration of connection parameters.
- ✓Single network port.
- ✓Automatic reference clock adjustment to synchronise both ends.
- ✓Forward Error Correction (FEC).
- ✓Multiple unicast: send to several destinations simultaneously.
- ✓Remotely monitorable. Includes an SNMP server that allows use with any standard SNMP client.
- ✓Continuous data channel.
- ✓Professional analogue audio and optional digital.
- ✓DHCP.
- ✓Silent operation. The unit is cooled by natural convection.
Control Software
Control Phoenix
Control and configure your unit from your computer. All front-panel controls are available in the PC CONTROL PHOENIX app, which allows remote setup and operation of a fleet of audiocodecs.
Control all codecs on the network (local or remote) from one PC. An optional multicodec app can detect all AEQ IP audiocodecs on a local network and control them in a coordinated way from one PC or a group of PCs. It also enables control of remote units over the Internet for comprehensive network management.
General Overview
Audio presence indicators and remote VU meters can be displayed to make incoming and outgoing audio levels easier to monitor on each device, regardless of its location.
Includes an address book with copy functions, enabling a central directory plus individual directories for each codec.
Technical Details
Inputs and Outputs
- 2 x female XLR. Zin > 9 kΩ. Electronic balancing. Professional line level.
- 2 x male XLR. Zout < 100 Ω. Electronic balancing. Professional line level.
- DB15 connector. AES/EBU interface. Input with SRC.
- Possibility to synchronise the AES/EBU output to the input sampling frequency.
Coding Modes
- AEQ recommends the OPUS algorithm with Fs = 48 kHz, mono or stereo, with 4 mono and 3 stereo modes, bitrates from 12 to 192 kbps and bandwidth from 6 to 20 kHz.
- For compatibility with fixed installations and corporate standards, MERCURY can use G711 Law A, Law µ, G722, AEQ-LD, MPEG 1 & 2 – LII, linear PCM and others on request.
Connection Tools
- To simplify unit operation, AEQ offers the Smart RTP automatic call setup mode.
- Additionally, it offers proprietary SIP server services at no extra cost to Phoenix VENUS 4 and VENUS 4+ users. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
- Optional SIP Relay service to facilitate audio transport through a relay server.
- Optional SMARTALK service that generates web links so PCs or mobile devices can instantly download an OPUS audiocodec from the cloud, which automatically connects to the audiocodec through a SIP server.
Other Characteristics
- Ethernet port for combined control and WAN use. RJ45 connector. Absolutely compatible with EBU Tech 3326 N/ACIP.SIP recommendation.
- Operating temperature: -10 to +45 °C (14 to 114 °F).
- Dimensions: 211 × 44 × 170 mm / 8.30″ × 1.75″ × 6.70″ (two units fit in one rack unit).
- Weight: approx. 1 kg (2.2 lbs).
- Power supply: 12 V DC. External adapter 110–240 V AC, 50-60 Hz, 8.5 W included. Auto-range.
- Cooling: fully silent natural convection. Compatible with in-studio operation.
- DB-9 connector. Stream at 1.2, 2.4, 4.8, 9.6, 19.2 or 38.4 kbps embedded in the RTP stream.
- IP Multicast: transmission and reception with IGMP subscription management.
- Multiple unicast in RTP mode: send the same stream to multiple destinations (depending on the codec algorithm).
- SIP in accordance with EBU-Tech 3326 recommendation. Can operate with or without a SIP server.