Digigram PCX881HR Bedienungsanleitung

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PCX881HR

PCX882HR

Professional Sound Cards

User’s manual

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For technical support,

please contact your system supplier.

Digigram S.A.

Parc de Pré Milliet, 38330 Montbonnot - FRANCE

Tel: +33 (0)4 76 52 55 01• Fax: +33 (0) 4 76 52 53 07• E-mail: [email protected]

Digigram Inc.

2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1004, Arlington, VA 22201-USA

Tel: +1 703 875 9100 • Fax: +1 703 875 9161 • E-mail: input@digigram.com

Digigram Asia Pte Ltd.

350 Orchard Road - #19-07 Shaw House Singapore 238868-SINGAPORE

Tel: +65 6291 2234 • Fax: +65 6291 3433 • E-mail: [email protected]

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TableofContents

INFORMATION FOR THE USER

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

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CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE

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FEATURES

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PCX881HR main hardware features............................................................................................................ 5

PCX882HR main hardware features............................................................................................................ 6

Main software features...................................................................................................................................... 6

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

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Minimum requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 6

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

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Supported operating systems........................................................................................................................... 7

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

..........................................................................................................7

Installing the card ................................................................................................................................................ 7

Interrupt and memory address ....................................................................................................................... 7

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

..............................................................................................................7

Installation under Windows 2000 and XP.................................................................................................. 7

Removing the driver under Windows 2000 and XP................................................................................ 8

HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION

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SPECIFICATIONS

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CONFIGURATION........................................................................................................................................... 10

INPUTS / OUTPUTS ....................................................................................................................................... 10

AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................................................. 11

AUDIO Performance....................................................................................................................................... 11

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS.......................................................................................................... 11

APPENDICES ............................................................................12

PCX881HR – Pinout ........................................................................................................................................12

PCX882HR – Pinout ........................................................................................................................................13

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INFORMATION FOR THE USER

This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following

two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device

must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired

operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS B

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instructions contained in this data sheet, may

cause harmful interference to radio and television communications. However, there is

no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which

can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

* reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

* increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver

* connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver

* consult the dealer or an experienced audio television technician.

Note: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with CLASS B

requirements or using an unshielded peripheral data cable could also result in

harmful interference to radio or television reception. The user is cautioned that any

changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. To ensure

that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is necessary to use

shielded I/O cables.

No portion of this manual may be reproduced without prior written consent from Digigram. The copyright protection

claimed here includes photocopying, translation and/or reformatting of the information contained in this manual.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, Digigram is not responsible for errors and omissions, and

reserves the right to make improvements or changes in the products and programs described without notice.

Digigram PCX881HR and PCX882HR are registered trademarks or trademarks of Digigram S.A. Other trademarks are

property of their respective holders.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

This card has been tested and found to comply with the following standards:

• International: CISPR22 Class B.

• Europe: EMC 89/336/CEE (1992) specifications.

• United States: FCC Rules-Part 15-Class B (digital device).

In order to guarantee compliance with the above standards in an installation, the

following must be done:

• the provided cable must not be modified.

• additional cables used must have their respective shield connected to each

extremity.

CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE

Thank you for purchasing a Digigram PCX sound card.

The package consists of the following components:

* a PCX881HR or PCX882HR sound card,

* the User’s Manual at hand

The cables (optional) are delivered separately.

FEATURES

PCX881HR and PCX882HR are audio cards for PCI bus. They are ‘Universal

PCI 64-bit/66 MHz’, which means they can be plugged in 32-bit/33 MHz 5 V

PCI slots, 3.3V keyed PCI slots as well as in 64-bit/66 MHz 3.3 V keyed PCI

slots. The cards are also compatible with PCI-X interfaces.

PCX881HR main hardware features

• 4 stereo AES/EBU digital inputs, with hardware sample rate converters

• 4 stereo AES/EBU digital outputs

• 1 stereo AES/EBU digital sync input

• 1 standard Word Clock input

• 1 standard Word Clock output

• 1 video sync input

• 1 SMPTE/LTC (Linear Time Code) sync input

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PCX882HR main hardware features

• All features of PCX881HR plus…

• 8 balanced analog mono line inputs, with software programmable analog

and digital gain.

• 8 servo-balanced∗analog mono line outputs, with software

programmable analog and digital gain.

• 192 kHz / 24-bit converters

• Analog inputs and outputs maximum levels: +24 dBu

Main software features

• Real-time, simultaneous record and playback in PCM (8, 16 and 24 bits)

as well as in MPEG Audio layer I, layer II and layer III.

• Decoding and mixing of several PCM and MPEG audio streams

• When using the np SDK, panning, cross fades, punch-in/punch-out,

scrubbing, time-stretching, pitch-shifting, format and frequency

conversions.

• Low latency DirectSound drivers

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

PCX881HR and PCX882HR have been developed for IBM and IBM-

compatible PC systems.

Minimum requirements

• Pentium III minimum (or equivalent)

• 128 MB RAM

• One free PCI or PCI-X slot

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

To use your PCX881HR or PCX882HR, you have to install the driver from the

np Runtime HR package version 1.00 or higher. This package also includes a

WDM DirectSound driver so that the cards can be used with standard

multimedia applications. The Microsoft DirectX runtime version 9 or higher

must also be installed on your computer.

∗

electronically servo-balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate

either balanced or unbalanced lines

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Supported operating systems

PCX881HR, and PCX882HR cards run under Windows 2000 and Windows

XP.

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

The card has to be installed in the computer prior to installing its driver.

Installing the card

Gently plug the card into a free PCI slot and press it down to position it

firmly. Tighten the screw.

Interrupt and memory address

Hardware interrupt and addresses are automatically set up at start-up by the

PCI PnP BIOS.

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

Please visit the Digigram web site at www.digigram.com for the most recent

driver.

In case you run a specific application developed or installed by a Digigram

Partner, it might require the use of a specific driver version. In this case, make

sure that the updated driver has been approved by your supplier.

Installation under Windows 2000 and XP

If the driver has been downloaded from our web site, it has to be expanded

prior to the driver’s installation as follows: double-click on the downloaded

file (self-expanding). You can use the default destination location (Windows

temporary folder) or select another directory.

• Shut down your computer and insert the PCX sound card.

• Restart your computer.

• Click on Cancel if the Found New Hardware Wizard appears.

• Double-click on the setup.exe icon to launch the driver installation.

• The welcome message is displayed, click next.

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• The “License Agreement” window appears: read it, and click on

Yes to approve it. Do the same for the “Read Me First” window.

• Choose the destination folder where Setup will install the

application files (\pcxnp by default). Please note that driver files are

installed in \windows\system32\Drivers\Digigram\PCXHR. Click on

• Check the “Driver for the HR board” check-box option.

• Select the program folder where the program icons will be added

(default DIGIGRAM). Click on Next.

• Click on Next to start copying the files.

• Click on Continue anyway in the “Hardware installation” window

(Windows XP).

• In the “Digigram drivers” window, “PCX HR Settings” tab select

the number and the size of buffers required by your applications.

Click on Ok.

• Click on Finish to complete the driver installation.

Removing the driver under Windows 2000 and XP

• Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click on the

Add/Remove Software icon.

• Select 'Digigram HR Runtime…', and Change/Remove.

• Select Remove in the “HR Runtime” window.

• Follow the instructions to finish to remove the driver.

HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION

Once the driver and the cards are installed according to the procedure

described in this manual, you can verify that the card is properly installed and

works fine as follows:

• Go to <Start> <Programs> <Digigram> and select

<Digigram Control Center>.

• In the “Digigram drivers” window, select the General Information

tab. In the “Modules Information” window, you can see the HR

Runtime modules that have been installed and their versions.

• In the “Digigram drivers” window, select the Diagnostics tab.

You should see here the icons of the cards you have installed.

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If the card you have installed is listed:

• Right click on the icon of the card.

• Select Diagnostics, and Play sine. This plays in loop a sine wave

signal on the outputs of the card.

You can also select Play file to play in loop a file of your choice

(PCM, MPEG layer 1 or layer 2).

If the playback is correct, the card is correctly installed and works.

• To stop the playback, right click on the card icon, and select

Stop Activities.

If the card is not displayed:

• make sure you have installed the Driver for the HR board, from the

HR Runtime installation (check-box).

• make sure that the card is correctly inserted in the PCI slot, and

screwed on the PC chassis.

• if necessary, uninstall np Runtime package as described in this

manual, and re-install it.

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SPECIFICATIONS

CONFIGURATION

PCX881HR PCX882HR

Bus / format 64-bit/66 Mhz Universal PCI master mode

Digital Signal Processor Motorola 56321 at 240 MHz

RAM 512 kWords

Size 175mm x 99 mm

Power requirements

(+3.3 V /+5 V / +12 V / -12

0 A /0.6 A /0.1A /0 A 0 A /0.7 A /0.5A /0.2 A

Operating: temp / humidity

(non-condensing) 0°C/+50°C • 5%/90% 0°C/+40°C • 5%/90%

Storage: temp / humidity

(non-condensing) -5°C/+70°C • 0%/95% -5°C/+70°C • 0%/95%

INPUTS / OUTPUTS

PCX881HR PCX882HR

Analog line inputs (mono) - 8 balanced*

Maximum input

level/impedance - +24 dBu / >100 kΩ

Programmable input gain digital digital and analog by steps of 0.5 dB

Digital inputs (stereo) 4 AES/EBU 4 AES/EBU

Analog line outputs (mono) - 8 servo-balanced∗∗

Maximum output

level/impedance - +24 dBu / low impedance

Programmable output gain digital digital and analog by steps of 1 dB

Digital outputs (stereo) 4 AES/EBU 4 AES/EBU

Additional outputs Word Clock

Additional inputs AES/EBU Sync (up to 192 kHz), Word clock (up to 96

kHz), LTC, Video

Connectors 62-pin SUB-D

∗can be used with unbalanced signals

∗∗ electronically servo-balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate

either balanced or unbalanced lines

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