Digigram PCX22HR, User Manual

Page 1: ...PCX924HR PCX924HR Mic PCX22HR Professional Stereo Sound Cards User manual ...

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Page 3: ...d installation under Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 9 Parameterizing the ASIO driver 11 Parameterizing the Wave driver 11 Removing the driver under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 12 Removing the driver under Windows Vista Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 12 HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION 12 THE DIGIGRAM HARDWARE SETTINGS DHS CONTROL...

Page 4: ...nts on the board To avoid such damage in handling the board take the following precautions Bring the device and everything that contacts it to ground potential by providing a conductive surface and discharge paths As a minimum observe these precautions Disconnect all power and signal sources Place the device on a grounded conductive work surface Ground yourself via a grounding wrist strap or by ho...

Page 5: ...ect 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...

Page 6: ...ervo balanced analog mono line outputs with software adjustable gain and a maximum output level of 24 dBu 1 AES EBU stereo input This input features a hardware sample rate converter for details see chapter Specifications The selection of the digital input for recording excludes the selection of the analog inputs It is possible to use the signal on the digital input as reference clock 1 AES EBU Syn...

Page 7: ...uts before A D conversion The AES EBU input is AES42 compatible for details see chapter Specifications Note AES42 is an extension of the digital audio standard of interface AES3 providing for interfacing digital microphones PCX22HR Main hardware features 2 servo balanced analog mono line outputs with software adjustable gain and a maximum output level of 24 dBu 1 AES EBU synchronization input for ...

Page 8: ...he host computer is available through Digigram s PC Codec option using the np SDK Note the HR Runtime package for Windows Vista does not include a Wave driver In case your audio application explicitly requires a Wave interface a Wave driver is available on request In this case please contact Digigram REQUIREMENTS Minimum hardware requirements Pentium III 700 MHz or equivalent minimum CPU power and...

Page 9: ... Server 2008 and Windows 7 The following installation procedure allows to install the selected drivers and the DHS application see Digigram Hardware Settings in this manual In this case only a few controls are accessible from the Microsoft Volume control panel or from the DirectSound software entry points Important note this default procedure installs the Digigram Hardware Settings control panel T...

Page 10: ...rove it Do the same in the next window for Virtual PCX and PC Codec Legal Notice In the Custom Setup window the Drivers for the HR boards are displayed by default both WDM DirectSound and ASIO HR are installed To install the Wave driver select Wave Next In the Ready to Install the Program Window click on Install to start copying the files Note In case you use an unsigned driver version the Digital...

Page 11: ...art Programs Digigram Digigram Control Center For detailed information on how to use the Digigram control panel please refer to its online help Help button Parameterizing the Wave driver In the case of an application managing exclusively PCM audio the latency of the Wave driver can be optimized activating the option PCM only in the Digigram control panel CPL With this option enabled the latency of...

Page 12: ...Start Settings Control panel Sound and Multimedia tab Audio Default device Playback device Recording device The card s channels can be selected The card can be used with any DirectSound application The card is also visible via the np interface go to Start Programs Digigram and select Digigram Control Center In the Digigram drivers window select the General Information tab In the Modules Informatio...

Page 13: ...lication allowing to configure the hardware resources of Digigram cards for all audio applications using them This application is installed by default with the driver unless the command line setup x_topology has been executed to install the driver A resource being managed by the DHS application can not be modified by any other applications To enable an audio application to modify a Digigram card r...

Page 14: ...umidity non condensing 5 C 70 C 0 95 Inputs PCX924HR PCX924HR Mic PCX22HR Analog line inputs mono 2 balanced Maximum input level impedance 24 dBu 10 kΩ Digital inputs stereo 1 AES EBU with hardware sample rate converter SRC Programmable input gain analog from 94 dB to 16 dB digital from 110 dB to 18 dB Other inputs AES EBU Sync up to 200 kHz 2 GPI dry contact LTC AES11 synchronization Yes enabling...

Page 15: ...outputs mono 2 servo balanced Maximum output level impedance 24 dBu 100Ω Digital outputs stereo 1 AES EBU up to 200 kHz Programmable output gain analog from 24 dB to 24 dB digital from 110 dB to 18 dB Other outputs 1 stereo headphone output 600 Ω 2 GPO relay 0 5 A 48 VCC Connectors PCX924HR PCX924HR Mic PCX22HR Internal connector inter board synchronization External connectors 15 pin Sub D for ana...

Page 16: ... PCX924HR PCX924HR Mic PCX22HR Frequency response record play at 48 kHz 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 0 3 dB at 96 kHz 20 Hz 40 kHz 0 0 4 dB at 192 kHz 20 Hz 80 kHz 0 1 1 dB Channel phase difference 20 20kHz 0 2 2 Dynamic range A weighted Analog In 104 dB Analog out 106 dB THD noise 1 kHz at 2 dBfs Analog In 97 dB Analog out 95 dB Crosstalk Analog in or out 1 kHz at 24 dBu 115 dB 15 kHz at 24 dBu 100 dB PCX924HR...

Page 17: ...on the output 3 band parametric equalizer plus Maximizer AES42 microphone input features PCX924HR Mic Power supply 10 V min 250 mA max Remote control Yes Supported synchronization Operational mode 1 the microphone generates its own clock Development environments PCX924HR PCX924HR Mic PCX22HR Digigram management np SDK PCM and MPEG Other management Wave PCM MPEG ASIO and DirectSound PCM Supported o...

Page 18: ...4HR Mic Schematic Diagram PCI BUS AES EBU IN AES42 compatible DAC Level adjust TRANSMIT AES EBU OUT CLOCK GENERATION DSP INTERFACE RECEIVE ADC ANALOG LINE IN 1 2 SRC LTC Bypass AES EBU SYNC RECEIVE LINE OUT Headphones OUT GPIO CONTROL GP OUT GP IN Level setting 48 V MICRO IN mono LIMITER CRYSTAL PCX22HR Schematic Diagram PCI BUS AES EBU SYNC IN Level adjust TRANSMIT AES EBU OUT CLOCK GENERATION DS...

Page 19: ...CX924HR PCX924 Mic layout PCX22HR layout J 2 J 1 J 3 PCX22HR J 4 J1 Headphone connector 3 5 mm TRS female jack Contact Signal Sleeve Ground Tip Left channel Ring Right channel J2 Analog cable J3 Digital cable J4 Inter card synchronization connector ...

Page 20: ...20 PCX924HR analog cable diagram Analog cable delivered by Digigram PCX924HR Mic analog cable diagram Analog cable delivered by Digigram ...

Page 21: ...male 2 3 1 Right IN J11 male 2 3 1 Left OUT J10 male 2 3 1 Right OUT XLR 1 9 10 3 13 6 7 15 J2 Signal number PCX924HR Mic Wiring Diagram analog cable J14 female 2 3 1 Mic J13 female 2 3 1 Left IN J12 female 2 3 1 Right IN J11 male 2 3 1 Left OUT J10 male 2 3 1 Right OUT XLR 1 9 10 3 13 6 7 15 12 5 J2 Signal number ...

Page 22: ...l cable with GPIOs Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram PCX924HR PCX924 Mic digital cable without GPIOs Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable ...

Page 23: ... 3 1 AES EBU OUT J16 female 2 3 1 AES EBU SYNC IN 1 2 9 pin SubD XLR 4 5 6 9 3 7 8 GPI OUT 1A GPI OUT 1B GPI OUT 2A GPI OUT 2B GPI IN 1 GPI IN 2 J15 female shield LTC IN 1 11 12 13 8 6 3 2 5 4 14 15 10 9 J18 female 1 shield J3 J19 female 2 3 1 AES EBU IN PCX924HR PCX924HR Mic Wiring Diagram digital cable without GPIOs ...

Page 24: ...24 PCX22HR analog cable diagram Analog cable delivered by Digigram PCX22HR Wiring Diagram analog cable J11 male 2 3 1 Left OUT J10 male 2 3 1 Right OUT XLR 1 9 10 3 J2 Signal number ...

Page 25: ...al 25 PCX22HR digital cable with GPIOs Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram PCX22HR digital cable without GPIOs Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable ...

Page 26: ...26 PCX22HR Wiring Diagram digital cable with GPIOs PCX22HR Wiring Diagram digital cable without GPIOs ...

Page 27: ...UT GND 10 L OUT LTC IN 11 GND GPIO OUT 1B 12 NC GPIO OUT 2A 13 R IN GPIO OUT 2B 14 GND AES EBU OUT 15 L IN AES EBU OUT PCX924HR Mic cable pinout Pin ANALOG DIGITAL 1 R OUT GPIO OUT 1A 2 GND AES EBU IN 3 L OUT AES EBU IN 4 GND AES EBU SYNC IN 5 MIC IN AES EBU SYNC IN 6 R IN GPIO INPUT 2 7 L IN GND GPI INPUT COMMON 8 GND GPI INPUT 1 9 R OUT GND 10 L OUT LTC IN 11 GND GPI OUT 1B 12 MIC IN GPI OUT 2A ...

Page 28: ... GPI OUT 1A 2 GND NC 3 L OUT NC 4 GND AES EBU SYNC IN 1 5 NC AES EBU SYNC IN 1 6 NC GPI INPUT 2 7 NC GND GPI INPUT COMMON 8 GND GPI INPUT 1 9 R OUT GND 10 L OUT NC 11 GND GPI OUT 1B 12 NC GPI OUT 2A 13 NC GPI OUT 2B 14 GND AES EBU OUT 15 NC AES EBU OUT ...