PFG NEXT Series

FM PFG NEXT Series

PFG NEXT Series

Ultra High Efficiency
Hot Swappable PSU
Modular
FM Transmitters

PFG NEXT Series

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PFG NEXT Series Specifications

Mozart series exciters
The exciter in PFG NEXT series transmitter is the Mozart
NEXT, latest audio excellence in FM broadcasting.

GREEN RF™ technology

The GREEN RF™ technology, combined with the new 65:1
devices, is the latest evolution of the world-famous patented
COLD-FET™ technology applied on DB’s transmitters. The
main advantages are:
uu Ultra high RF efficiency (>70%)
uu Higher safety
All PFG NEXT transmitters uu Higher reliability
over 5 kW can be equipped uu Lower heating
optionally with the hotplug
system to instantly extract
uu Lower AC power consumption
the amplifier modules with
uu No more load mismatch failures: all devices have
transmitter in full power VSWR 65:1 built-in protection.

Uninterrupted service
An intelligent protection system reduces the output power
without on-air interruption, keeping the RF devices always
within the safe operating parameter in case of:
uu Load mismatching
uu Environmental over-temperature
uu Cooling failure
uu Amplifier breakdown

High efficiency cooling system

The air cooling system limits the heat-sink temperature rise
only max 10°C above ambient temperature.
This guarantees perfect functioning even in sites with extre-
me climate conditions and high temperatures.
The PFG NEXT oversized air cooling system widely ex-
tends transistor life.
The amplifier modules are equipped with externally moun-
ted redundant fans to allow instant cleaning and replace-
ment, without opening or removing any module and wi-
thout affecting in any way the on-air transmission.

AAD™ technology
It prevents corrosion from air moisture and increases relia-
bility:
uu Components are made in anticorodal aluminium
uu Air is ducted to avoid contact with electronic parts
uu All electronic boards and cablings are tropicalized with
a conformal coating process to protect the circuits
against salt air

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Hot swappable Power Supply Units

Hot swappable Versatile configuration, high
The PFG NEXT transmitter series are cha-
redundancy
racterized by the presence of hot swappable
power supply units for a simplified service- Different configurations are available for mo-
ability and maintenence. Their tool-less and del and number of power supply units instal-
instant installation from front panel let the led, to grant the redundancy and a versatile
PFG NEXT transmitters to be ideal for cri- configuration for a very high efficient opera-
tical environment systems where no down tion in each condition. The increased flexibi-
time can be tolerated. lity in usage and the presence of ACS system
in fact allows an extremely low output power
loss in case of power supply failure: in dual
power supply configuration (/DPS1) power
Automatic Current Sharing loss in case of one power supply.failure will
(ACS) be less than 35% while in case of dual high
power supply option (/DPS2) no power drop
A software controlled automatic current ba- at all in case of failure of one power supply.
lancing system (ACS) is present on each unit
to grant a perfect load distribution and so
best power supply operating conditions. In
case of multiple power supplies installed in
the transmitter, the system always works ba-
lanced without any current overload even in
case of failure of one power supply.

Detail of hot swappable power supply units on PFG NEXT

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Human Interface, Connectivity and Web Remote Control

Main parameters are fully controllable and adjustable by Web and SNMP interfaces:
uu Operation Frequency. uu Network parameters settings:
uu Output power. -- MAC address
uu Input connector impedance for Left and Right con- -- IP address
nectors. -- Subnet mask
uu Insertion and adjustment of the limiter. -- Gateway
uu Choice of the active input connectors. uu SNMP parameters settings:
uu Enabling of the input audio connectors. -- TRAP IP addresses
uu Audio sensitivity of all the inputs. -- read community
uu Pre-emphasis value. -- write community
uu Audio mode selection. -- trap type
uu Foldback VSWR threshold setting (in % value). -- informs timeout
uu Deviation for: -- informs retries
-- total input signal uu WEB accesses settings:
-- 19 kHz pilot -- user name
-- RDS signal -- password
-- SCA signal uu NTP parameters settings:
-- AUX signal -- preferred and backup servers
-- AES/EBU signal -- update interval
uu Phase of 19kHz pilot. -- time zone
uu Warning levels for: -- status
-- audio lower than a specific threshold set by the uu E-mails configuration (e-mail sent in case of alarm
customer reporting the complete status of the unit and, as
-- audio over a specific threshold set by the cus- attachment, the log file in .txt format):
tomer -- station ID (label to identify the station)
-- low power (the output power is lower than a -- account Username
specific threshold set by the customer) -- account Password
-- VSWR (the reflected power is higher than a -- server SMTP URL
specific threshold set by the customer) -- server SMTP port
uu Audio low times (how much time the audio remains -- security and Authentication mode
lower than the specific threshold) -- destination Addresses (up to 5 different
uu Audio over times (how much time the audio addresses can receive the notification)
remains higher than the specific threshold)
uu Weekly scheduler page

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SOFTWARE
Update: Available without proprietary tools:
• Firmware remotely upgradable by TCP/IP for modulator board and web board
• Received software automatically controlled before being installed
• Possibility to return to the previous firmware release after new release has been
installed
• Possibility to select by WEB / SNMP which release will run on air
Configuration download The configuration of the active memory can be downloaded and stored in the PC.
This file can be uploaded in another unit to set it with the same configuration with-
out any other adjustment
MONITORING
Web log file Up to 64000 events stored in the web board
The log file is saved in the PC in common text format (.txt)
SNMP SNMP v2c with Traps and Informs
Weekly scheduler page Available for the modification of the basic parameters of the unit up to 4 times for
each day

Parallel Remote Control Connector Interface (optional)

In this interface with dry contacat relay outputs and opto-isolated inputs with the following signals available: on/off,
local/remote, alarm status, RF higher than a preset thresold, reset of alarms, change between 6 available memories
(for 6 different configurations of the unit)

Parallel Remote Control Connec- Available with dry contact relays outputs and opto-isolated inputs
tor Interface
Parallel Remote Signals (TLS) On
Local/remote
Audio presence in the input
Alarm status
RF higher than a preset threshold
Status of each of the 6 available memories (active / not active)
Parallel Remote Controls (TLC) On
Off
Reset alarms
Choice of the active memory among 6 possible configurations

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Efficiency Enhancement Maximum redundancy

PFG design is optimized to get minimum RF losses Due to optimized ACS system, extremely low out-
and excellent performances of the active elements put power loss in case of power supply failure. In
in order to increase the AC efficiency up to more dual power supply configuration power loss in case
than 70%. of one power supply failure. In dual power supply
configuration power loss in case of one power sup-
ply failure will be less than 35%.
Easy maintenance, without off-air
Easy maintenance, without off-air.
The power supply plug-in modules and hot-plug
fans can be safely and instantly removed from the
front panel without interrupting the transmission.

Latest generation LD- Hot-plug fans: 5 min- Hot-plug power sup-

MOS devices increase utes maintenace time, plies: 2 minutes main-
DC to RF efficien- no need to open or tenance time, no need
cy up to 85%, with switch off unit to open or switch off
a drastic reduction of the unit.
energy consumption.

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Technical specifications
GENERAL
Frequency range 87.5 to 108 MHz adjustable with 10kHz step
Output impedance 50 Ω unbalanced
Deviation capability ±75 kHz, up to ±180 kHz with distortion < 0.5%
Pre-emphasis 0, 25, 50, 75 us (selectable)
Spurious and harmonic suppression Exceeds CCIR/FCC requirements
Synchronous AM (ref. 100% mod.) < - 58 dB
Asynchronous AM (ref. 100% < - 50 dB
mod.)
RF probe -50 dBc, 50 Ω, BNC
Power stability < 2% (ALC)
DC to RF efficiency 83% typ.
Modulation monitoring BNC connector
Pilot tone Phase and Amplitude adjustable from dispaly and WEB interface
Log file Up to 200 dated events available from display and up to 64000 dated events
available from WEB interface

AUDIO INPUTS
Modulating input signal Mono, Stereo (Left, Right, Left + Right), Encoded stereo (MPX), SCA, RDS,
AUX, Digital AES/EBU
MONO
Audio input levels for ± 75 kHz Adjustable from -9 to +18 dBu
deviation
Audio response ±0.3 dB (30 Hz to 15 kHz)
Audio Impedance 10 kΩ Balanced or 600 Ω balanced
Audio connector XLR
STEREO
Audio input levels for ± 75 KHz Adjustable from -9 to +18 dBu
deviation
Audio response ±0.3 dB (30 Hz to 15 kHz)
Audio Impedance 10 kΩ Unbalanced or 600Ω balanced
Audio connector XLR (Left & Right)
MPX (External coder)
Audio input levels for ± 75 kHz Adjustable from -6 to +6 dBu or from +6 to +18 dBu (selectable at order)
deviation
Audio response ±0.15 dB (30 Hz to 100 KHz)
Audio impedance > 5 kΩ Unbalanced
Audio connector BNC
RDS/SCA/AUX (with separated
connectors)
Audio input levels for ± 75 kHz Adjustable from -19.5 to +7.5 dBu
deviation
Audio Impedance 2kΩ (others on request) Unbalanced
Audio connector BNC
AES/EBU
Audio input levels for ± 75 kHz Adjustable from -15 to 0 dBFS
deviation
Audio Impedance 110Ω
Audio connector XLR

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FRONT PANEL
Front panel menu Accessible from LCD dispaly
Direct function push buttons Available on the front panel for the following functions:
ON/OFF (stand-by)
Local/Remote
Reset Alarms
Status leds Presence of leds to indicate the status of the unit at the first glance
Working parameters leds: Audio Status
RDS/AUX input signal present
Audio presence on the input (Left or Right)
Limiter inserted
MPX input signal active
Stereo operation with internal stereo coder
MONO operations
Control status
Interlock
PLL locked
AC POWER REQUIREMENTS
AC supply voltage 230 VAC, single-phase or 230/380 VAC, three-phase
AC supply frequency 50 Hz or 60 Hz
Power factor >0.9
ENVIRONMENT
Cooling Forced air
Service Continuous 24/24h
Operating temperature -5°C to +45°C
Derate 3°C per 500 m above 2000 mt asl
Relative humidity Up to 95%

MODEL OUTPUT POWER (W) CONNECTOR DIMENSION

PFG NEXT 1000 1000 DIN 7/16 19”x3U
PFG NEXT 2000 2000 7/8” 19”x4U
PFG NEXT 3000 3000 7/8” 19”x4U
PFG NEXT 3500 3500 7/8” 19”x4U
PFG NEXT 6000/1x 6000 7/8” (optional 1+5/8”) 19”x4U
PFG NEXT 7000/1x 7000 1+5/8” 19”x5U
PFG NEXT 10000/2x 10000 1+5/8” 19”x24U
PFG NEXT 12000/2x 12000 1+5/8” 19”x24U
PFG NEXT 20000 20000 3+1/8” 19”x34U
PFG NEXT 30000 30000 3+1/8” 19”x45U

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