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LX6464ES 

User’s Manual 

 

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HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS 

Minimum requirements 

PC with one free PCI or PCI-X slot (5 V or 3.3 V) 
CPU power and memory required depend on the operating system and on the 
audio application used. 

Software requirements 

The LX6464ES requires installation of the drivers included in LX6464ES Kit 
version 1.00 or higher. This kit includes: 

 

a WDM DirectSound driver 

 

an ASIO driver 

Supported operating systems

 

LX6464ES cards run under Windows Server 2003

, Windows XP

, and 

Windows Vista

 
 

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 

The card has to be installed in the computer prior to installing its driver. 

Installing the card 

Gently plug the card in a free PCI slot and press it down to position it firmly. 
Tighten the screw.

 

Interrupt and memory address 

Hardware interrupt and addresses are automatically set up at start-up by the 
PCI PnP BIOS. 
 

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 

Note: 

 

the installation of the software requires administrator rights on your 
computer 

Please visit the Digigram web site at www.digigram.com for the most recent 
driver. 
In case you run a specific application developed or installed by a Digigram 
Partner, this application might require the use of a specific driver version. In 
this case, make sure that the updated driver has been approved by your 
supplier. 

                                                

 version 32 bits 

Summary of Contents for LX1616ES

Page 1: ...D i g i g r a m LX6464ES EtherSound PCI Sound Card User s manual ...

Page 2: ... 52 55 01 Fax 33 0 4 76 52 53 07 E mail info digigram com Digigram Inc 2000 North 14th Street Suite 530 Arlington VA 22201 USA Tel 1 703 875 9100 Fax 1 703 875 9161 E mail input digigram com Digigram Asia Pte Ltd 350 Orchard Road 19 07 Shaw House Singapore 238868 SINGAPORE Tel 65 6291 2234 Fax 52 777 318 37 62 E mail info_asia digigram com ...

Page 3: ...EL 11 CLOCK AND ROUTING 11 SPECIFICATIONS 12 Configuration 12 Inputs Outputs 12 Connectors 12 EtherSound 13 Audio specifications 13 Development environments 13 APPENDICES 14 LX6464ES schematic diagram 14 Connectors 14 Copyright 2007 Digigram All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without prior written consent from Digigram The copyright protection claimed here includes pho...

Page 4: ...owing 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 requirements or using an unshielded peripheral...

Page 5: ...MC 89 336 CEE 1992 specifications United States FCC Rules Part 15 Class B digital device CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE Thank you for purchasing a Digigram LX EtherSound PCI sound card The package consists of the following components the LX6464ES sound card the User s Manual at hand a CD Rom a registration form These items are not delivered with the OEM version ...

Page 6: ... EtherSound ES 100 compatible The card can generate the network audio clock or it can synchronize on the network audio clock Network clock frequencies supported 48 kHz if the card itself generates the audio clock source for the network 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz if the card synchronizes on the EtherSound network or on an external Word Clock Audio sampling frequencies supported 48 kHz 96 kHz 192 kHz at a n...

Page 7: ... installed in the computer prior to installing its driver Installing the card Gently plug the card in a free PCI slot and press it down to position it firmly Tighten the screw Interrupt and memory address Hardware interrupt and addresses are automatically set up at start up by the PCI PnP BIOS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Note the installation of the software requires administrator rights on your compute...

Page 8: ...r Account Control window Click Install in the Windows Security window Click on Continue in the Hardware installation window Once the files have been copied to your disk and the driver has been started the firmware version of your card will be checked against the version included in the driver package WARNING if the firmware of your card requires an update it will start automatically at this stage ...

Page 9: ...without venturing possible dropouts Under ASIO granularity may be set to 32 samples as the ASIO driver uses one single 64 channel device For more details please see the Control Panel s online help or the Performance section of the DirectSound Device Builder s or the ASIO control panel s online help Click on Ok Click on the Finish button to complete the driver installation Removing the driver under...

Page 10: ...tereo channel The card can be used with any application based on DirectSound or DirectKS see pages hereafter Windows Vista Control Panel Hardware and Sound Sound Tab Playback Recording the declared devices are displayed Check Properties and click Test button If the ASIO option has been selected during installation the card is visible through any ASIO compliant application If the card is not displa...

Page 11: ...s can be adjusted through the ASIO control panel To launch this interface go to Start Programs Digigram ASIO HR Settings For help on how to use this control panel please refer to its on line help CLOCK AND ROUTING The clock management as well as the assignment of devices to EtherSound channels I O mapping are done through Digigram s EScontrol application or a specific application conceived by one ...

Page 12: ...70 C 0 95 Inputs Outputs Inputs 64 EtherSound channels at 44 1 or 48 kHz 32 EtherSound channels at 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz 16 EtherSound channels à 176 4 kHz or 192 kHz Outputs 64 EtherSound channels at 44 1 or 48 kHz 32 EtherSound channels at 88 2 kHz or 96 kHz 16 EtherSound channels à 176 4 kHz or 192 kHz Other inputs Word clock 44 1 or 48 kHz can be used if card is the audio clock for the EtherSound...

Page 13: ...interface software enabling an application such as EScontrol installed on the same PC to directly access an EtherSound network with no need of an additional network connection Audio specifications Audio sampling frequencies supported 192 kHz 96 kHz 48 kHz at 48 kHz network clock frequency 176 4 kHz 88 2 kHz 44 1 kHz at 44 1 kHz network clock frequency Supported audio formats PCM 16 24 24 bits pack...

Page 14: ... r a m 14 APPENDICES LX6464ES schematic diagram PCI BUS EtherSound Core INTERFACE Word Clock CRYSTAL EtherSound OUT EtherSound IN Connectors LX6464ES J1 J2 J3 J1 EtherSound IN J2 EtherSound OUT J3 Word Clock IN ...

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