International Datacasting Superflex Pro Audio Series Receivers
Features live audio decoding for advanced radio networks
SFX Professional Satellite Audio Receiver
Offering live IP audio decoding plus audio file playout for advanced radio networks, the SuperFlex Pro Audio Series are professional DVB-S/S2 audio receivers with IDC’s Datacast XD client integrated.
Audio Flexibility
The SuperFlex Pro Audio Series features two models: SuperFlex Pro Audio with two audio decoders and SuperFlex Pro Audio XTR with four audio decoders. All the decoders have associated relays sufficient for an AM/FM co-location or AM/FM transmitter pair. Each audio decoder is independent of the other allowing maximum flexibility in data rates, codecs and sample rates: MPEG Layer II for existing DVB compatibility or MPEG Layer III or new High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding (HE‐AAC) for the best audio performance at the lowest bit rate.
Commercial/Program Insertion
The SuperFlex Pro Audio Series is specially designed to allow commercial/program insertion on any channel. Datacast XD client is used to download advertisement files or programs into the receiver via satellite. Copy Split permits real-time triggering of commercials/programming overlays on a receiver by receiver basis and can be done in an event or time scheduled manner.
Enhanced Monitoring and Control
A browser-based status and control GUI allows satellite carrier frequency, data rates, port authorization, audio configuration and other operating functions to be set locally or remotely. Receivers can also be remotely controlled using IDC’s Net Manager and/or IDC Production Manager via the satellite network, either individually, in groups or globally.
Integrated Hard Drive
A hard drive comes built-in to each receiver. It provides for store-and-forward data storage plus enables the addition of a full suite of standard software modules as well as customer-specific applications.
Headend Management
The SuperFlex Pro Audio Series can be managed at the headend by various IDC products: Production Manager for content management,Datacast XD Server for file transmission, Event Manager for synchronized trigger insertion, and Net Manager for network management.
Audio Encoding Types MPEG‐1 Layers II and III
MPEG‐2 AAC
MPEG‐4 AAC
MPEG‐4 AAC LC
MPEG‐4 AAC‐HE v1
Audio Transport Formats RTP/UDP/IP bit stream and DVB, MPEG‐2 PES
Audio Sample Rates 32, 44.21, 48 kHz, 16, 22.05, 24 kHz (not all data rates supported)
MPEG Layer 2 32, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320, 384 kb/s
MPEG Layer 3 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320 kb/s
AAC (LD and HE) 24‐320 kb/s in 8 kb/s steps
Encoding Formats Discrete stereo, intensity coded stereo (joint stereo), single mono, dual mono
Relays 4x Form‐C per decoder
Program Associated Data 1x RS‐232 per decoder
Audio Output‐Analog +18 dBu (soŌware adjustable)
Audio Output‐Digital AES
Impedance <100 ohms (into a high impedance load)
Frequency Response +/‐ 0.5 dB (20 Hz to 20 kHz) THD + N Better than –70 dB @ 1 kHz
Crosstalk Better than 85 dB, between decoders
Dynamic Range Better than 80 dB (A‐weighted)
Signal to Noise Better than 90 dB
Professional radio networks, Live audio broadcasting, IP and PES, Copy split programming, On‐demand broadcast, Program and commercial insertion