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Multiverter

Digital Format Converter
MVR-64

User's Manual

multiverter

Summary of Contents for multiverter MVR-64

Page 1: ...Multiverter Digital Format Converter MVR 64 User s Manual multiverter ...

Page 2: ... AES3 optical 12 3 4 PC USB 13 3 5 RS485 13 3 6 Extension 14 3 7 MADI optical 14 3 8 MADI BNC 15 3 9 MADI TP 15 3 10 AES50 15 3 11 Wordclock 16 3 12 Dante AES67 16 3 13 MIDI 17 3 14 Control data forwarding 17 4 PRESETS 19 4 1 Preset Recall 19 4 2 Preset Store 20 4 3 Changed presets 20 4 4 Auto Store 21 5 ROUTING 22 6 CLOCKING 26 6 1 ClockShield 26 6 2 Clock source selection 27 6 3 Dante Clock 29 7...

Page 3: ...EFERENCE 42 12 SPECIFICATIONS 43 13 ACCESSORIES 45 13 1 AES50 MADI TP Pin swap adapter cable 45 13 2 MTA 64 Adapter for MADI TP 45 13 3 SRC 64 Asynchronous Samplerate Converter Module optional hardware 46 13 4 Break out boxes 47 14 APPENDIX 48 14 1 Warranty 48 14 2 Manufacturer contact 48 14 3 FCC Compliance 48 14 4 Recycling 49 14 5 About this document 49 3 ...

Page 4: ...od are indicated by a triangle Front panel Front panel Web Front panel or Command line Front panel A section marked with a warning sign mark tells you that the information is particularly important to avoid damage or malfunction Filled circles with an exclamation mark indicates an action that must be performed Required A section marked with a prohibited sign tells you that the action indicated is ...

Page 5: ...r gear interact seamlessly Please note that due to the complex nature of such a product we decided to introduce functionality step by step so you will find some functions described in this manual marked available as firmware update We will continue to supply firmware updates to continuously improve the functionality of the device Please don t hesitate to tell us your feedback thoughts and ideas we...

Page 6: ...2 INTRODUCTION 2 1 Front panel 2 2 Rear panel ...

Page 7: ... prepared for headamp remote control Yamaha Behringer MIDAS Diagnostics are made simple by an integrated headphones amplifier and a test tone generator Three power inlets allow operation from either AC or DC battery pack with full redundancy 2 4 User interface The device has been designed for fast and simple operation with a no frills everything at a glance concept The unit can be operated either ...

Page 8: ...urning the encoder knob changes Volume or Channel of the monitor headphones while pushing the encoder toggles between Volume and Channel mode Channel wise routing is not available from the front panel due to the lack of controls Front panel Web Thanks to the integrated web server the multiverter can be remotely operated from any browser This is completely self contained platform independent and do...

Page 9: ...g some individual number of the multiverter and type the following into the browser s address bar http MVR 64 xxxxxx local Alternatively you can type the IP address of the Dante module as displayed in the Network Config tab into the address bar e g 192 168 0 204 Please note that depending on the network configuration the module s IP address can be reassigned by the server 9 ...

Page 10: ... network In the Dante Controller under Network Config set Dante Redundancy to Redundant Connect the Audio network to the Primary port only and configure it as desired Connect the Control network to the Secondary port and configure it as desired 10 ...

Page 11: ...2232 COM port It provides access to all multiverter functions and routings and is perfectly suited for automated tasks The telnet server listens on the Dante network on port 2300 Use a telnet client to connect to it telnet MVR 64 xxxxxx local 2300 Alternatively you may use the IP address of the Dante module either on the audio network on a separate control network see Web Control When connected vi...

Page 12: ...mum current 2 5A typical operating current 1A standby current ca 10mA Use this port to operate independently from AC power e g from a camera battery pack in the field as battery backup if the AC input s fail To prevent the backup battery from draining while AC power is present keep the voltage below 16 volts 3 3 ADAT SPDIF AES3 optical Eight optical input output ports are available Each input and ...

Page 13: ...9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SPDIF AES3 x4 not supported Table 1 Optical port channel mapping When ADAT SPDIF or AES3 is used as clock source Port 1 must be connected and is used as master clock 3 4 PC USB The USB port is used for firmware update and as Remote Control Port for the PC serial terminal 115200 8N1 See Command line on p 11 for details The USB port does NOT carry audio data To interface the a...

Page 14: ...te Although this port makes use of a standard HDMI connector it is NOT compatible with HDMI devices Don t connect HDMI equipment The HDMI connector was chosen because cables are ubiquitous and can easily be replaced and also because the electrical characteristics are perfectly suited for this purpose 3 7 MADI optical This port carries MADI data according to the optical transmission method specifie...

Page 15: ...TA 64 adapter is required See The LEDs indicates the current status Yellow Link detected Green Input data valid and system clock valid This port can also be used as second AES50 port adapter cable and altered setting required see 9 2 Configuration settings and 13 1 AES50 MADI TP Pin swap adapter cable This second port may be used either as standalone port 48ch or in channel aggregation mode meanin...

Page 16: ...signal in the frequency of the sample rate x2 and x4 modes are automatically detected when the square wave has x2 x4 frequency and can be manually set when the square wave has x1 frequency A 75 ohms termination resistor can internally be switched but is OFF by default Altering the setting requires opening of the device please contact us for further information The wordclock output is a square wave...

Page 17: ...or parallel connection 3 13 MIDI The only command supported via the MIDI port is Preset Recall See 4 1 Preset Recall The yellow LED near the port flashes when incoming MIDI data is detected All incoming data is forwarded to the MIDI THRU port to allow daisy chaining of devices Control data e g for preamp control can be forwarded over this port See 3 14 Control data forwarding for details 3 14 Cont...

Page 18: ...ned in the U bit of channels 1 10 To enable forwarding between different MADI ports route ch 1 10 to ch 1 10 both ways RME FerroFish DirectOut MIDI over MADI Control data is contained in the U bit of channel 56 ch28 in 96k mode To enable forwarding between different MADI ports route ch 56 to ch 56 both ways To enable forwarding from to the MIDI ports on the rear to from a particular MADI port set ...

Page 19: ...e 9 Advanced Topics Confirm the selected location by pushing the encoder or push the Back button to cancel the operation Front panel Web From the PRESET menu choose the desired preset number An asterisk next menu choose the desired preset number An asterisk next to the number indicates that modifications to the recalled preset have been done To save the modifications choose PRESET Store Note You c...

Page 20: ...ters Front panel Command line preset store num 4 3 Changed presets Front panel Front panel When a preset is recalled the corresponding location 1 to 12 is lit green If any setting is changed afterwards except for headphones level the LED turns red to indicate that the current setting differs from the recalled preset If you want your changes to be reflected also in the stored preset just store the ...

Page 21: ...ored in locations 1 12 the multiverter remembers always the current setting even when power cycled or left unpowered for a long time This means that you can always reset the multiverter and have the settings fully restored by switching it off and on 21 ...

Page 22: ...ction in the Routing matrix Push the Set button in the Routing menu A yellow blinking cursor indicates the current position within the matrix Move it by turning the encoder to the desired point where you want to make or break a connection At the beginning or end of the line continue to turn to the right to make the cursor wrap around to the previous or next line Push the encoder or press the Set b...

Page 23: ...IFT Current status of a connection is indicated by the large colored icon on the connection current status of each input output is indicated smaller on the header The matrix can be expanded to group and channel wise views via and buttons on rows inputs columns outputs or intersections connections The Expand and Collapse buttons zoom the entire matrix Use the Optimal button to expand to all sub rou...

Page 24: ...ied by appending a colon followed by the start and end channels For example Dante channel 9 to 16 would read DA 9 16 Single channels are specified by appending a single the channel number to an interface separated by a colon For example AES50 channel 24 would read AE 24 Example 1 to route all channels from AES50 to MADI coaxial enter AE MC or alternatively MC AE Example 2 to route channels Dante 5...

Page 25: ...t panel Command line route destination source with destination and source indicating channel ranges as described in the List view section above If source is omitted the current source for destination is printed 25 ...

Page 26: ...aster clock signal This makes the multiverter very robust against disturbances glitches and dropouts in the clocking system How it works When the clock signal is lost the multiverter s clock continues to run for up to one second at the frequency which it has been locked to when the clock was valid During that period audio processing continues as before When the clock signal is re applied re synchr...

Page 27: ...ency where the internal clock should run at Choose one from the 32kHz to 192kHz or press Back to return to the clock source selection NOTE Not all sample rates especially the 32 64 128kHz modes are available on all interfaces When MADI optical MO MADI coaxial MC MADI TP MT or BNC wordclock WCLK is chosen you need to set whether the multiverter should run in x1 32 44 1 48kHz in x2 64 88 2 96kHz or ...

Page 28: ...an be configured on the CLOCK page When the ASRC module is installed its behavior asynchronous interfaces etc can be selected in the ASRC section on the bottom Front panel Command line clock source srate smux Available Sources AD MO MC MT AE DA EX WCLK INT 28 ...

Page 29: ...es its clock from srate Samplerate for DA INT values see clock command smux SMUX for AD MO MC MT WCLK 1 2 4 6 3 Dante Clock The Dante network itself needs one device which acts as Network clock master not to be confused with the system clock master which may also be a different device The selection of the network clock master can be done in the Dante Controller software and must be done depending ...

Page 30: ...eature is available from firmware version 1 4 and higher To lock the panel hold down the Back button while pushing the encoder The seven segment display will blink to indicate the now locked panel All buttons on the front panel are now disabled If a button is pressed while the panel is locked the seven segment display will blink to indicate the locked panel To unlock the panel hold down the Back b...

Page 31: ...a particular input to listen to Press the Set button in the Monitor menu Move the yellow blinking cursor to the desired interface Push the encoder or press the Set button to select the interface or press Back to cancel To select a channel Make sure that Ch mode is selected If not push the encoder once Rotate the encoder left to decrease the channel or right to increase the channel In stereo mode t...

Page 32: ...found on the SETTINGS page Front panel Command line monitor source channel Sets the source interface and channel If stereo monitoring is selected channel corresponds to the L channel the subsequent channel is output as R signal volume vol Sets the volume of the monitor output either as vol from 0 99 or to increment to decrement the volume by 1 32 ...

Page 33: ...e blue Recall button Move the cursor to Test tone by turning the encoder left or right De select Test tone mode by pushing the encoder or push Back to cancel the operation 9 2 Configuration settings The multiverter offers fine tuning of various parameters and seldom used settings via the Function item in the Preset menu or via the web interface The index indicates the parameter to change while the...

Page 34: ...The current value is displayed in the 7 segment display Rotate the encoder to change the value and push it to confirm Front panel Web The SETTINGS page contains various fine tuning parameters An asterisk indicates the default setting Front panel Command line function number value 34 ...

Page 35: ...indication ranges from 1 to 63 and changes in steps of 2 Extra gain may cause clipping on large signals 02 03 MADI optical transmit mode1 MADI coaxial transmit mode1 Value Number of channels 96k frame format 00 56 48k 01 96k 02 64 48k 03 96k 32 57 48k 33 96k 04 05 MADI TP port operation mode AES50 port operation mode Value Mode Num Ch 96k frame format Pinout mode Remarks 00 AES X213 56 48k Auto 01...

Page 36: ...ue to the different pinout 06 Wordclock output mode 00 Wordclock output frequency identical to sample rate 01 Wordclock output frequency is always single speed base sample rate 07 MIDI channel 01 16 Default 01 NOTE This is a per preset setting remember to change on all presets 08 MIDI forwarding Configures from to which MADI interface the data on the MIDI jacks is routed 00 Disabled 01 MADI optica...

Page 37: ...AT 8 channels ADAT format SPDIF 2 channels stereo header in consumer format AES3 2 channels stereo header in professional format Table 4 Configuration settings 9 3 Audio Interface self test The MVR 64 can check itself for correct operation This is done by sending a special signal out on every interface through an external loop back and monitor the received data for correctness When the received da...

Page 38: ...f all LEDs and buttons Enter LED button test mode by pushing Recall move to Function confirm with OK move to 11 push OK turn encoder until display shows 02 and confirm with OK During the test all front panel LEDs show the same color Each button press cycles the color and Back exits the test The seven segment display shows 88 8 and 8 alternatively The LEDs on the back are constantly lit during the ...

Page 39: ... can be listened to on the headphones and is also present on MADI optical ch 1 32 and MADI coaxial ch 33 64 Enter ASRC self test mode by pushing Recall move to Function confirm with OK move to 11 push OK turn encoder until display shows 03 and confirm with OK Plug in headphones Turn the encoder and listen carefully to channels 1 to 64 one after another On all channels a clean 1kHz tone should be a...

Page 40: ...nel Push Recall move to Function confirm with OK move to 12 push OK The different versions are shown in the 7 segment display according to Table 4 Configuration settings index 12 NOTE This lists only the component sub versions and not the overall firmware version Front panel Web Click the ABOUT tab The overall firmware version number is displayed as Firmware version X Y Front panel Command line Ve...

Page 41: ...ur PC and run MVR 64 Updater bat on Windows or sudo MVR 64 Updater sh on Linux and follow the instructions on the screen Mac users The updater runs also in a bootcamp Windows session when both COM ports are mapped to windows 2 The Dante firmware is updated using the Dante Firmware Update Manager available for Windows and Mac The MVR must be connected to the Dante network Select Update Firmware and...

Page 42: ... only all routes to this destination are printed asrc disable in out clksrc srate smux Configures the ASRC disable Turn off ASRC in out Interfaces which should run asynchronously Values AD MO MC MT AE DA EX MO MC MO MT MC MT AE MT NONE If none is specified the ASRC is turned off for the respective direction If both input and output are set to none the ASRC is turned off clksrc Interface where the ...

Page 43: ...96 128 176 4 192 kHz 100ppm Varispeed operation is not supported Latency The table below shows the overall latency receive convert transmit between the various interfaces in number of samples For x1 modes 32 44 1 48kHz n is 1 For x2 modes 64 88 2 96kHz n is 2 For x4 modes 128 176 4 192kHz n is 4 The Dante latency d depends on the setting in the Dante controller which should be chosen according to ...

Page 44: ...ort AES X 213 upcoming MADI specification compatible 64ch 32 44 1kHz 56ch 48kHz 32ch 64 88 2 28ch 96kHz 16ch 128 176 4kHz 14ch 192kHz Pinout MADI TP on 4 5 7 8 Alternative use Second AES50 port Pinout Data on 4 5 7 8 Sync on 1 2 3 6 adapter cable required 56 57 64 channel support all AES3 bits U C V preserved AES50 port AES50 3 1 compatible 48ch 44 1 48kHz 24ch 88 2 96kHz Pinout Data on 1 2 3 6 Sy...

Page 45: ...ction of such a port an adapter cable with the pinout shown below is required 13 2 MTA 64 Adapter for MADI TP With the MTA 64 the becomes capable of connecting to the MADI TP MADI over Twisted Pair variants used in DiGiCo and Soundcraft Studer Harman desks It s connected between the MVR 64 s MADI TP port and the console or stagebox and adapts signal levels and pin outs What s more you don t need a...

Page 46: ...f the multiverter giving a true bi directional conversion between both clock domains The ASRC is inserted by software between the selected input and the rest of the multiverter The input can run independently and the ASRC takes care of matching the data to the main clock of the multiverter For the output the ASRC can be inserted between the main clock of the multiverter and the selected output The...

Page 47: ...s break out boxes for connection to the Extension port will be available in the future These boxes are designed to add support for non built in interfaces e g AVB or Waves Soundgrid and to add additional ports e g MADI to the system 47 ...

Page 48: ...t generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio 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...

Page 49: ...re 4 0 Added FCC compliance statement 7 Improved formatting 6 Added Web and command line remote control Adapted to firmware 3 1 Removed legacy descriptions 5 Revised AES50 MADI TP adapter cable colors Updated SRC 64 reference Updated Dante settings Various clarifications 4 Added description of firmware 1 4 Updated Manufacturer contact land line phone number 3 Added description of firmware 1 3 feat...

Page 50: ...ts of the following standards EN 55024 2010 EN 55032 2015 Class B EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 A2 2009 EN 61000 3 3 2009 EN 61000 6 3 2007 A1 2011 Therefore the product fulfills the demand of the following EC directives 73 23 EWG Directive related to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits 89 336 EWG Directive related to electromagnetic compatibility The devices are marked acco...

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