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LoLa280 

 

Professional 

multichannel sound card 

 

  

 

 
 

User manual 

Summary of Contents for LoLa280

Page 1: ...LoLa280 Professional multichannel sound card User manual ...

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Page 3: ...nectors 17 Audio specifications 17 Analog audio performance 18 Development environments 18 APPENDIX A SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM 19 LoLa280 Schematic Diagram 19 Layout 19 APPENDIX B CABLES 20 LoLa280 analog I O cable 20 Wiring Diagram analog cable LoLa280 21 LoLa280 cable pinout 22 APPENDIX C BRACKET 23 Replacing the bracket 23 Copyright 2008 2010 Digigram All rights reserved No portion of this manual may ...

Page 4: ...asures 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 ca...

Page 5: ... the PCI EXPRESS TM bus connector and the resulting lack of mechanical stability we strongly advise against transporting the card s installed in a computer unless its chassis or case provides a dedicated support to keep the card securely in place in order to avoid physical damage CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE Thank you for purchasing a Digigram LoLa280 PCIe sound card The package consists of the follow...

Page 6: ...are features Real time simultaneous record and playback in PCM 16 24 and 32 bits adaptable AGC Automatic Gain Control on each of the eight inputs Integrated mixer allowing routing and mixing eight physical inputs and eight application level audio stream inputs towards two physical outputs and eight recording outputs with management of the analog and digital gains and of the AGC on the inputs Digig...

Page 7: ...curely in place in order to avoid physical damage The card has to be installed in the computer prior to installing its driver Installing the card Gently plug the card in a free PCIe slot and press it down to position it firmly Tighten the fastening screw of the bracket or lock the card by means of the mechanism provided for this purpose on your computer Interrupt and memory address Hardware interr...

Page 8: ...o continue The License Agreement window appears read it and click on I accept the terms in the license agreement to approve it Do the same in the next window for Virtual PCX and PC Codec Legal Notice The WDM DirectSound and ASIO drivers are now installed 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 D...

Page 9: ...LoLa280 User manual 9 The ASIO control panel To launch this interface go to Start Programs LoLa LoLa ASIO Settings For help on how to use this control panel please refer to its on line help Help button ...

Page 10: ...ut channels for monitoring routing of the input signal after application of gain solo mute and AGC towards one or several recording channels 8 audio input streams coming from applications with the following features digital gain with peak meter solo and mute routing of the audio stream after application of gain solo and mute towards the two output channels for monitoring All input signals assigned...

Page 11: ...gram np Runtime and Change Remove Select Remove in the LoLa Kit window Follow the instructions to finish the driver removal Removing the driver under Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 Open the Windows Control Panel and double click on the Programs and Features icon Select Digigram LoLa Kit vxx msi and Remove Follow the instructions to finish the driver removal ...

Page 12: ... fine as follows Menu Start Settings Control panel Sound and Multimedia tab Audio Default device Playback device Recording device The card s channels can be selected WDM DirectSound playback devices available under Windows XP The DirectSound devices in playback mode correspond to the Playback inputs of the mixer The manager allows mixing the corresponding streams on the two analog outputs ...

Page 13: ...recording devices available under Windows XP The DirectSound devices in recording mode correspond to the Record outputs of the mixer The manager allows to send any combination of the eight analog input signals onto each one of these devices ...

Page 14: ...yback devices available under Windows Vista and Windows 7 The DirectSound devices in playback mode correspond to the Playback inputs of the mixer The manager allows mixing the corresponding streams on the two analog outputs ...

Page 15: ...e Record outputs of the mixer The manager allows to send any combination of the eight analog input signals onto each one of these devices the card can be used with any DirectSound application Launch the LoLa Manager from Start Programs LoLa LoLa Manager to see the cards in the Board combo box and select them there The card is visible from any ASIO application ...

Page 16: ...rating temp humidity non condensing 0 C 50 C 5 90 Storage temp humidity non condensing 5 C 70 C 0 95 Inputs LoLa280 Analog line inputs mono 8 balanced Maximum input level impedance 24 dBu 10 kΩ Adjustable input gain manager analog from 90 dB to 18 dB digital from 18 dB to 36 dB Other inputs 1 standard Word Clock input up to 192 kHz maximum sensitivity 0 dBFs for 6 dBu input ...

Page 17: ... kHz Stereo headphones 20 mW in 600 Ω on mini jack female TRS 3 5 mm Connectors LoLa280 External connector 50 pin SCSI Audio specifications LoLa280 Sampling frequencies available Programmable from 22 05 to 192 kHz A D and D A converter resolution 24 bits Supported audio formats PCM 16 24 32 bits and 32 bits Float the use in unbalanced mode is not recommended in addition to the level loss of 6 dB i...

Page 18: ...20 20kHz 0 2 2 Dynamic range A weighted Analog In 100 dB Analog Out 97 dB THD noise 1 kHz at 2 dBfs Analog In 97 dB Analog Out 87 dB Crosstalk Analog in or out 1 kHz at 24 dBu 94 dB 15 kHz at 24 dBu 70 dB Development environments LoLa280 Management DirectSound ASIO OS supported Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista and Windows 7 Main on board processing features PCM reco...

Page 19: ... 19 Appendix A Schematic diagram LoLa280 Schematic Diagram PCI EXPRESS BUS CLOCK GENERATION Processing CRYSTAL ADC ANALOG LINE IN 1 8 Word Clock DAC Level adjust LINE OUT 1 2 Headphones OUT Word Clock 8 play 8 rec Layout ...

Page 20: ...20 APPENDIX B CÂBLES LoLa280 analog I O cable Analog cable delivered by Digigram ...

Page 21: ...7 42 21 45 19 20 44 22 46 47 48 23 24 49 2 1 1 3 2 J11 3 J9 2 3 1 J10 1 2 3 J8 2 3 J6 2 3 1 1 J7 1 2 3 J5 3 1 J4 Shell 3 J2 1 2 3 1 J3 2 16 25 1 2 4 7 29 32 41 50 J1 Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell Shell 38 28 3 13 Shell 2 J12 Outside Outside Center J14 Center 1 J13 3 2 ...

Page 22: ...ed 30 Reserved 6 Reserved 31 Reserved 7 GND 32 GND 8 NC 33 NC 9 NC 34 NC 10 NC 35 NC 11 NC 36 NC 12 NC 37 NC 13 Headphones right 38 Headphones left 14 OUT 2 39 OUT 1 15 OUT 2 40 OUT 1 16 GND 41 GND 17 IN 8 42 IN 7 18 IN 8 43 IN 7 19 IN 6 44 IN 5 20 IN 6 45 IN 5 21 IN 4 46 IN 3 22 IN 4 47 IN 3 23 IN 2 48 IN 1 24 IN 2 49 IN 1 25 GND 50 GND ...

Page 23: ...T Replacing the bracket Unscrew the clamping screws a then remove the bracket b from the card and replace it by the one to be used positioning it in the same sense on the card Re fasten the clamping screws using the notches c in the brackets ...

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