Digigram VX222HR, User Manual

Page 1: ...VX222HR VX222HR Mic Professional Stereo Sound Cards User manual ...

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Page 3: ...stallation under Windows XP Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 9 Parameterizing the ASIO and Wave drivers 11 Removing the driver under Windows XP and Server 2003 12 Removing the driver under Windows Vista Server 2008 and Windows 7 12 HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION 13 THE DIGIGRAM HARDWARE SETTINGS DHS CONTROL PANEL 14 SPECIFICATIONS 15 Configuration 15 Inputs 15 Additional ...

Page 4: ...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 holding a grounded object Ground any tool that will contact the device Copyright 2006 2010 Digigram All...

Page 5: ...rrect 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...

Page 6: ...features 2 balanced analog mono line inputs with software adjustable gain and a maximum input level of 24 dBu 2 servo balanced analog mono line outputs with software adjustable gain and a maximum output level of 24 dBu 1 AES EBU stereo input 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 referenc...

Page 7: ...ital input excludes the selection of the analog inputs Main software features Real time simultaneous PCM record and playback 8 16 and 24 bits Float IEEE754 with 24 bit fixed point dynamic range When using the np SDK real time on board mixing of several PCM audio streams direct monitoring level adjustment panning cross fades punch in punch out scrubbing Possibility to control the parameters of the ...

Page 8: ...t DirectX 9 or later version must also be installed a Wave driver 32 bits installation optional an ASIO driver2003 32 bits installation optional Supported operating systems VX222HR and VX222HR Mic cards run under Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION The card has to be installed in the computer prior to installing its driver Installing...

Page 9: ...cation Windows temporary folder or select another directory Important note this default procedure installs the Digigram Hardware Settings control panel This application allows the configuration of the hardware resources of Digigram cards for all audio applications The DHS allows for instance to define the clock of the card the input source input and output analog and digital gain Sample Rate Conve...

Page 10: ...both WDM DirectSound and ASIO HR are installed To install the Wave driver select Wave To be able to use your VX card through np select the Digigram np component option or make sure that the np application explicitly sets the VX_FLAG with PCXInitialize 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 Digi...

Page 11: ...ng them under Windows Vista For operation with your sound card make sure to use the 32 bit version For all sound cards of the VX range PCM only is the only operating mode therefore this button is disabled in the Digigram control panel CPL To access this control panel go to Start Programs Digigram Digigram Control Center For detailed information on how to use the Digigram control panel please refer...

Page 12: ... the cards and the driver have been installed according to the procedure described in this manual you can verify that the card is properly installed and works 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 The card can be used with any DirectSound application The card is also visib...

Page 13: ...installation the Driver for the HR boards has been selected in the Select components window Make sure that the card is correctly inserted in the PCI slot and screwed on the PC chassis If necessary uninstall the HR runtime package as described in this manual and re install it If the Wave driver 32 bits has been installed Go to menu Start Settings Control panel Sound and Multimedia tab Audio Default...

Page 14: ...ard resource this resource must not be managed by the DHS Note As soon as a resource of a card is managed by the DHS the clock selection of this card MUST be defined in the DHS The DHS allows to Select the clock the card uses Select the input source Set analog and digital gains of an input Enable Sample Rate Converters of an input Select the input monitored on an output Set the monitoring gains Se...

Page 15: ... 5 90 Storage temp humidity non condensing 5 C 70 C 0 95 Inputs VX222HR VX222HR Mic Analog line inputs mono 2 balanced 2 balanced Maximum input level impedance 24 dBu 10 kΩ 24 dBu 10 kΩ Digital inputs stereo 1 AES EBU cf separate table Programmable input gain analog from 94 dB to 16 dB digital from 110 dB to 18 dB Other inputs 2 GPI dry contact LTC AES11 synchronization Yes enabling phantom power ...

Page 16: ... output level impedance 24 dBu 100 Ω Digital outputs stereo 1 AES EBU up to 200 kHz Programmable output gain analog from 24 dB to 24 dB digital from 110 dB à 18 dB Other outputs 1 stereo headphone output 600 Ω 2 GPO relay 0 5 A 48 VCC Connectors VX222HR VX222HR Mic Internal connector Inter board synchronization External connectors 15 pin Sub D for analog I Os 15 pin HD Sub D for digital I Os Sync ...

Page 17: ...e 22 Hz 22 kHz range VX222HR VX222HR Mic 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 d...

Page 18: ... dB to 0 dB Programmable compressor ratio 1 1 2 1 5 1 8 2 2 5 3 3 5 4 4 5 Programmable compressor limiter gain from 0 to 16 dB Limiter ratio 15 1 Compressor limiter release time 150 ms Management of line and mic inputs Mixed together before A D with independent level and mute controls Programmable DSP effects on the output 3 band parametric equalizer plus Maximizer AES42 microphone input features ...

Page 19: ...M only Supported operating systems Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 Main on board processing features with np SDK PCM play rec Float IEEE754 direct monitoring real time mixing level adjustment panning cross fade punch in punch out scrubbing Windows XP and Server 2003 only for Windows Vista a Wave driver is available on request ...

Page 20: ...G LINE IN 1 2 LINE OUT Headphones OUT LTC CRYSTAL VX222HR 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 on request on VX222HR ...

Page 21: ...2HR Mic User manual 21 Layout 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 22: ...22 VX222HR analog cable diagram Analog cable delivered by Digigram VX222HR Mic analog cable diagram Analog cable delivered by Digigram ...

Page 23: ...e 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 Wiring diagram analog cable VX222HR 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 24: ... cable with GPIOs Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram VX222HR 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 25: ...VX222HR Mic User manual 25 Wiring diagram digital cable with GPIOs VX222HR Wiring Diagram digital cable without GPIOs VX222HR Note digital cable for VX222HR with additional AES EBU Sync input on special request ...

Page 26: ... cable with GPIOs Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram VX222HR 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 27: ...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 Wiring diagram digital cable without GPIOs VX222HR Mic ...

Page 28: ...O OUT 1B 12 NC GPO OUT 2A 13 R IN GPO OUT 2B 14 GND AES EBU OUT 15 L IN AES EBU OUT VX222HR Mic cable pinout Pin ANALOG DIGITAL 1 R OUT GPO 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 GPI 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 13 R IN GPI OUT 2B 14 GND AES EBU OUT ...