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© 2007 Merging Technologies 

Quintessence User Manual 

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Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user’s 
authority to operate the equipment. The customer is responsible for ensuring compliance of the modified 
product. 

Only peripherals (computer input/output devices, terminals, printers, etc.) that comply with FCC Class B 
limits may be attached to this computer product. Operation with noncompliant peripherals is likely to result 
in interference to radio and TV reception. 

All cables used to connect to peripherals must be shielded and grounded. Operation with cables, 
connected to peripherals that are not shielded and grounded, may result in interference to radio and TV 
reception. 

Environmental Limits 

System Office Environment 

Parameter Limits 

Operating Tempe5 degrees C to +35 degrees C with the maximum rate of change not to exceed 10 
degrees C per hour. 
Non-Operating Temperature -40 degrees C to +70 degrees C 
Non-Operating Humidity 95%, non-condensing @ 30 degrees C 
Acoustic noise less than 40 dBA in a typical office ambient temperature (18-25 degrees C) 
Operating Shock No errors with a half sine wave shock of 2G (with 11-millisecond duration). 
Package Shock Operational after a free fall, 18 – 24 inch depending on the weight. 
ESD 15kV per Merging Environmental Test Specification

Summary of Contents for Quintessence

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Page 2: ...ii Quintessence User Manual 2007 Merging Technologies Doc Version 1 32 September 2007 2007 Merging Technologies...

Page 3: ...ging Technologies makes no warranties express or implied regarding this software its quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The software is supplied as is you the purc...

Page 4: ...Distilled 9 2 INSTALLATION 10 POSITIONING 10 Merging Quintessence AV Case Temperature Measurements 10 MAKING CONNECTIONS 10 3 EXTERNAL FEATURES 11 FRONT PANEL 11 Power and Reset 11 USB FireWire 11 RE...

Page 5: ...SPECIFICATIONS 25 PYRAMIX VCUBE SYSTEMS 25 LUXOR VCUBE HD2K SYSTEMS 25 8 DIMENSIONS 26 Pyramix VCube weights dimensions 26 Luxor VCube HD2K weights dimensions 26 9 TROUBLESHOOTING 27 APPENDIX I 28 MO...

Page 6: ...ucted Emissions International EN45022 Class A Radiated and Conducted Emissions European Union EN45024 Immunity European Union EN6100 3 2 3 Power Harmonics and Fluctuation and Flicker CE EMC Directive...

Page 7: ...st be shielded and grounded Operation with cables connected to peripherals that are not shielded and grounded may result in interference to radio and TV reception Environmental Limits System Office En...

Page 8: ...he necessary repairs to be performed If the consumer is not satisfied with the repair Merging Technologies Inc will have the option to either attempt a further repair or refund the purchase price This...

Page 9: ...ow noise cooling system and bespoke interface modules From first acquaintance this engineering masterpiece induces a sense of confidence and calm highly conducive to creativity The softly glowing blue...

Page 10: ...C SATA 10 000rpm or more hard drives are installed in the machine 5 When a Dual Xeon machine is used for processing intensive tasks such as HD Video playback and or recording So as rule of thumb while...

Page 11: ...larger section of the pyramid while smaller right hand part is used to invoke the Reset function Reset button illumination increases in intensity to denote hard drive activity The logo glows softly wh...

Page 12: ...ideo Reference Input Video Reference Output on BNC connectors TimeCode SMPTE EBU LTC Input and Output on XLR connectors PS 2 keyboard and mouse DB 25 parallel and DB 9 Serial connectors Firewire IEE13...

Page 13: ...erging Technologies Chassis Input and Output We are very fond of this name particularly since we discovered that in French MTCHIO pretty much means love your puppies This custom panel located on the r...

Page 14: ...ykerinos should be set to OPEN when used in conjunction with MTCHIO Jumpers and Power JP1 75 termination for the Word clock input signal JP2 5V from the PC power supply through the Molex J2 connector...

Page 15: ...232 connector with pinout B is provided for compatibility with motherboards from other manufacturers Note This connector may not be available on recent revisions of the MTCHIO board If in any doubt pl...

Page 16: ...ble The RS 232 USB converter transforms RS 232 signals to from USB signals It has been developed to allow the MTCHIO RS 422 functionality to be retained with motherboards lacking an internal RS 232 co...

Page 17: ...the computer at this stage 3 Windows will detect a new USB device and ask for the drivers Choose the folder in which you have previously extracted the file and go to the following directory 4 SiLabs...

Page 18: ...ynchronization the correct TC Source must be selected such as External with the correct machine selected as Ext TC Source in Pyramix Settings or Ext selected in the VCube Transport Panel Then Pyramix...

Page 19: ...d to easily enable disable the 75 termination for the incoming video signal Set Audio Synchronization Source and or TC Reference to Video in Settings Video Ref Out mirrors video reference signals seen...

Page 20: ...IMPORTANT Use only the corresponding Merging supplied USB and IEE 1394 cables See back side of board below The module also provides a simple means of connecting power to two hard disk fans Connect a f...

Page 21: ...smaller part of the Merging logo reset shine more brightly a b c Internally on the back of the logo the module looks like this A triple ribbon cable is directly soldered on the pcb and provides connec...

Page 22: ...y removable disk trays for 6 internal and 3 removable drive bays Hard Disk Tray All 4x retaining screws are easily visible and accessible Hard disk tray is removed as a single unit CD DVD Removable Me...

Page 23: ...onnections suitable for real time storage 1 Go to My Computer Properties Hardware Device Manager In the View Menu select Devices by connections 2 Navigate to Microsoft ACPI Compliant System PCI Bus th...

Page 24: ...ar may be safely omitted in permanently installed systems its use is recommended in all cases and mandatory for machines intended to be moved E g hire and touring systems This image shows the retainin...

Page 25: ...Luxor VCube HD2K Systems Tyan Thunder S2676 motherboard Quintessence AV Case All aluminium ultra lightweight Custom Case Top of the range Intel Dual Xeon chipset and processor Gigabit Ethernet Firewi...

Page 26: ...176 7 H Shipping In shipping box including accessories manuals 20 5 kg Box size mm 630 D x 630 W x 330 H Luxor VCube HD2K weights dimensions Installation Turnkey standard configuration 16 kg Chassis s...

Page 27: ...e a mass storage device is not always recognized by Windows In fact this occurs more often with USB 2 0 high speed devices In such circumstances please remove the USB key and try plugging it in again...

Page 28: ...otherboard there are only 2 on board USB headers This means you can only connect the USB RS232 converter and ONE front panel USB port The left one is connected and the right is obscured by an NC stick...

Page 29: ...raphics Card 2 PCI32 3 PCI32 4 PCI X 133 Network Card Network Card Network Card 5 PCI X 100 6 PCI X 100 SATA Raid Card Fiber Card on board SCSI U320 A used on board SCSI U320 B used VCube HD2K Vcube H...

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