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PCX924e & PCX924e-Mic, PCX22e 

User manual 

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To do so, install the driver with the command line: “

setup x_topology

” (not 

available under Windows Vista). For detailed information, please refer to the 
dedicated document on our web site. 

 

Shut down your computer and insert your PCX card. 

 

Restart your computer. 

 

Click on Cancel if the “Found New Hardware” Wizard appears. 

 

Double-click on the HR Runtime vxx.msi/HR Runtime vxx.msi 
for Vista icon to launch the driver installation. 

 

A welcome message is displayed, click Next to 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. 

 

In the “Custom Setup” window, the “

Drivers for the HR board

s” are 

displayed; by default, both WDM DirectSound and ASIO HR are 
installed. 
To install the Wave driver

, select ‘Wave’.  

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 
“Digital Signature Not Found” message may appear 
because a non-Microsoft software is about to be installed.

 

 

Click on Continue  in the “Hardware installation” 
window (Windows XP, Server 2003). 

 

Under Windows Vista:

 

 

Click Allow in the “User Account Control” window.

 

 

Click Install 

in the 

“Windows Security” window. 

 

In the “Digigram drivers” window, select the number and the size 
of buffers required by your applications. Click on Ok. 

 

Click Finish to complete the driver installation. 

 

Parameterizing the ASIO driver 

Note: for most current ASIOand Wave  applications (e.g. Cubase, Nuendo, 

Winamp, etc...) you have the choice between a 32-bit version and a 
64-bit version when installing them under Windows 

 Vista. For 

operation with your sound card, make sure to use the 32-bit version! 

                                               

 

  

 

Windows XP and Server 2003 only; for Windows Vista, a Wave driver is available on 

request.

 

Summary of Contents for PCX22e

Page 1: ...PCX924e PCX924e Mic PCX22e Professional Stereo Sound Cards User manual ...

Page 2: ...6 52 47 47 Fax 33 0 4 76 52 18 44 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 60 Albert Street 19 11OG Albert Complex Singapore 189969 Singapore Tel 65 6291 2234 Fax 65 6291 3433 E mail info_asia digigram com ...

Page 3: ... 10 Standard installation under Windows XP Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 10 Parameterizing the ASIO driver 11 Parameterizing the Wave driver 12 Removing the driver under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 13 Removing the driver under Windows Vista Server 2008 and Windows 7 13 HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION 13 THE DIGIGRAM HARDWARE SETTINGS DHS CONTROL PANEL 14 SPECIFIC...

Page 4: ...hout GPIOs 26 PCX22e Wiring Diagram digital cable with GPIOs 27 PCX22e Wiring Diagram digital cable without GPIOs 27 PCX924e cable pinout 28 PCX924e Mic cable pinout 28 PCX22v2 cable pinout 29 Copyright 2007 2010 Digigram All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without prior written consent from Digigram The copyright protection claimed here includes photocopying translatio...

Page 5: ...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 cable could also result in harmful interference to radio or television reception The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications ...

Page 6: ...PCX924e Mic or PCX22e sound card The breakout cables to connect the card s I Os are not part of this package They are delivered separately FEATURES PCX924e Mic PCX924e and PCX22e are audio cards for PCI EXPRESSTM PCIe bus They are in PCI EXPRESSTM x1 format and can thus be plugged into any PCIe slot x1 x2 x4 x8 x16 x32 PCX924e PCX924e Mic Main hardware features 2 balanced analog mono line inputs w...

Page 7: ...e analog outputs 1 and 2 1 LTC Linear Time Code input 1 mini jack stereo headphone output This output is in parallel of the analog outputs 1 and 2 2 General Purpose inputs and 2 outputs GPIOs Inter card synchronization connector PCX924e Mic Additional hardware features 1 analog microphone input with high quality preamplifier switchable 48 V phantom power analog expander compressor limiter This inp...

Page 8: ...ss fades punch in punch out scrubbing time stretching pitch shifting 3 band parametric equalizer maximizer format and frequency conversions Low latency DirectSound ASIO and Wave drivers Under DirectSound and ASIO the cards operate in PCM mode only nevertheless an application can integrate coders decoders on the host PC Under Wave the boards can operate in both PCM and MPEG layer 1 and layer 2 L MP...

Page 9: ...d operating systems PCX924e PCX924e Mic and PCX22e cards run under Windows XP Server 2003 Windows Vista Server 2008 and Windows 7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Due to the reduced length of the PCI EXPRESSTM 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 t...

Page 10: ...rol panel or from the DirectSound software entry points 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 Converter...

Page 11: ...nstalled To install the Wave driver select Wave 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 Digital Signature Not Found message may appear because a non Microsoft software is about to be installed Click on Continue in the Hardware installation window Windows XP Server 2003 Under Windows Vista Click ...

Page 12: ...erizing the Wave driver In the case of an application managing exclusively PCM audio the latency of the Wave driver can be optimized activating the option PCM only in the Digigram control panel CPL With this option enabled the latency of the Wave driver is optimized in this case the PCX on board MPEG encoding decoding is disabled To access this control panel go to Start Programs Digigram Digigram ...

Page 13: ...nu 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 visible via the np interface go to Start Programs Digigram and select Digigram Control Center In the Digigram drivers window select the General Information tab In the Modules Informa...

Page 14: ...configure the hardware resources of Digigram cards for all audio applications using them This application is installed by default with the driver unless the command line setup x_topology has been executed to install the driver A resource being managed by the DHS application can not be modified by any other applications To enable an audio application to modify a Digigram card resource this resource...

Page 15: ...C 0 95 Inputs PCX924e PCX924e Mic PCX22e Analog line inputs mono 2 balanced Maximum input level impedance 24 dBu 10 kΩ Digital inputs stereo 1 AES EBU with hardware sample rate converter SRC Programmable input gain analog from 94 dB to 16 dB digital from 110 dB to 18 dB Other inputs AES EBU Sync up to 200 kHz 2 GPI dry contact LTC AES11 synchronization Yes enabling phantom power 48 V may increase ...

Page 16: ...alanced Maximum output level impedance 24 dBu 100Ω Digital outputs stereo 1 AES EBU up to 200 kHz Programmable output gain analog from 24 dB to 24 dB digital from 110 dB to 18 dB Other outputs 1 stereo headphone output 600 Ω 2 GPO relay 0 5 A 48 VCC Connectors PCX924e PCX924e Mic PCX22e Internal connector inter board synchronization External connectors 15 pin Sub D for analog I Os 15 pin HD Sub D ...

Page 17: ...the 22 Hz 22 kHz range PCX924e PCX924e Mic PCX22e 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 ...

Page 18: ...2 microphone input features PCX924e Mic Power supply 10 V min 250 mA max Remote control Yes Supported synchronization Operational mode 1 the microphone generates its own clock Development environments PCX924e PCX924e Mic PCX22e Digigram management np SDK PCM and MPEG Other management Wave PCM MPEG ASIO and DirectSound PCM Supported operating systems Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Win...

Page 19: ...IN CRYSTAL LTC PCX924e 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 PCX22e Schematic Diagram PCI BUS AES EBU SYNC IN Level adjust TRANSMIT AES EBU OUT C...

Page 20: ...CX924 Mic layout PCX22e 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 21: ...PCX924e PCX924e Mic PCX22e User manual 21 PCX924e analog cable diagram Analog cable delivered by Digigram PCX924e Mic analog cable diagram Analog cable delivered by Digigram ...

Page 22: ...11 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 PCX924e Mic Wiring Diagram analog cable 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 23: ... PCX924e Mic digital cable with GPIOs Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram PCX924e PCX924 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 24: ...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 PCX924e PCX924e Mic Wiring Diagram digital cable without GPIOs ...

Page 25: ...PCX924e Mic PCX22e User manual 25 PCX22e analog cable diagram Analog cable delivered by Digigram PCX22e Wiring Diagram analog cable J11 male 2 3 1 Left OUT J10 male 2 3 1 Right OUT XLR 1 9 10 3 J2 Signal number ...

Page 26: ... cable with GPIOs Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram PCX22e 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: ...PCX924e PCX924e Mic PCX22e User manual 27 PCX22e Wiring Diagram digital cable with GPIOs PCX22e Wiring Diagram digital cable without GPIOs ...

Page 28: ...N 11 GND GPIO OUT 1B 12 NC GPIO OUT 2A 13 R IN GPIO OUT 2B 14 GND AES EBU OUT 15 L IN AES EBU OUT PCX924e Mic cable pinout Pin ANALOG DIGITAL 1 R OUT GPIO 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 GPIO 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 ...

Page 29: ...LOG DIGITAL 1 R OUT GPI OUT 1A 2 GND NC 3 L OUT NC 4 GND AES EBU SYNC IN 1 5 NC AES EBU SYNC IN 1 6 NC GPI INPUT 2 7 NC GND GPI INPUT COMMON 8 GND GPI INPUT 1 9 R OUT GND 10 L OUT NC 11 GND GPI OUT 1B 12 NC GPI OUT 2A 13 NC GPI OUT 2B 14 GND AES EBU OUT 15 NC AES EBU OUT ...

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