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USER’S MANUAL

Section 2: INTRODUCTION – Getting to Know the Zephyr Xstream 16

2.2 Why the Zephyr Xstream?

ZephyrXstreamisthelogical“nextstep”toourhighlysuccessfulZephyrandZephyrExpress

products.We’vetakenthelatesttechnology,yearsofexperience,andsuggestionsfromusers

likeyourself,tocreatethesenewproducts.

YouandyourstaffwillbenefitfromthefactthatthethreemodelsoftheXstreamareid

entical

intheiroperation.Onlytheaudiomenudiffersbetweenthemixerandnon‐mixerversions.

ISDNstandsforIntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork.Xstreamistheonlycodecthattakesfull

advantageofitsintegration,offeringconnectivitytotelephones,theXportPOTScodec,aswell

asISDNcodecs.Yousaveonboard/routerin

puts.Operatorsneedlearnonlyonebox.And,

thereisnoneedforanotherlineatthestudio,oneISDNlinemeetsallyourneeds.

ISDNtoPOTStechnologyisundeniablysuperiorformodemperformancevsPOTStoPOTS,and

isexactlyhowInternetServiceProvider'sprovide"56K"mode

mconnections.Todescribethis

succinctly,thisarrangementisbetterbecausethereis50%less"POTS,"and50%moredigital,

transmission(inthemajorityofcases)vsthePOTStoPOTSconnectionusedbyother

manufacturer'sequipment.Formoreonthevarioustypesofconnectionspossiblewithyour

Xstream,seeSection10(A

pplicationsGuide)whereweillustratethem.

NootherbroadcastcodecofferstheflexibilityandpoweravailableintheZephyrXstreamfamily.

2.3 Xstream vs. Xstream MX vs. Xstream MXP

Zephyr Xstream

Thisisthebasicmodelandwillusuallyfinditshomeinthestudio.HighlightsoftheZephyr

Xstreamare:

• SupportstheMPEGAAC,Layer‐2,Layer‐3andG.722codingstandards.

• MPEGAAC‐LDoffersLayer‐3fidelitywith75%lessdelay.

• AES/EBUinputsandoutputs(standard)

• Analoglinele

velinputsandoutputs(Switchablebetween“Consumer”and

“Professional”Levels)

• Shortlearningcurve.Zephyruserswillbeupandrunninginminutes.

• Highreliabilitydesign.Nofanorbatterytofail.Ruggedchassisdesign.

Zephyr Xstream MX and MXP

Thesearetypicallyfoundinremotefacilities.Thesetwounitsareidenticalwiththeexception

thattheMXisrackmountablewhereastheMXPhasaportablechassis.HighlightsoftheZephyr

XstreamMX&MXPare:

• SupportstheMPEG2AAC,Layer‐2,Layer‐3andG.722codingstandards.

• ExclusiveMP

EG4AAC‐LDofferLayer‐3fidelitywith75%lessdelay.

• Shortlearningcurve.Zephyruserswillbeupandrunninginminutes.

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