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!