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VX820HR,

 

VX822HR 

VX820e,

 

VX822e 

 

Professional

 

Multichannel 

Sound

 

Cards 

 

 

 

User

 

manual

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for VX820e

Page 1: ...VX820HR VX822HR VX820e VX822e Professional Multichannel Sound Cards User manual ...

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Page 3: ...TS 10 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 11 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 11 Standard installation under Windows XP Windows Server 2003 and following Windows versions 12 Digigram Control Center 15 Removing the driver under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 16 Removing the driver under other Windows versions 16 How to check the installation 17 The Digigram Hardware Settings DHS control panel 20 SPECIFICATIONS 21 APPEN...

Page 4: ...ts reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without prior written consent from Digigram The copyright protection claimed here includes photocopying translation and or reformatting of the information contained in this manual While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy Digigram is not responsible for typos errors or omissions and reserves the right to make improvements or changes...

Page 5: ...e harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct 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 re...

Page 6: ...e work surface Ground yourself via a grounding wrist strap or by holding a grounded object Ground any tool that will contact the card Due to the reduced length of the PCI EXPRESS TM bus connector and the resulting lack of mechanical stability we strongly advise against transporting cards installed in a computer unless its chassis or case provides a dedicated support to keep the card securely in pl...

Page 7: ...e the provided cable must not be modified additional cables used must have their respective shield connected to each extremity CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE Thank you for purchasing a Digigram VX sound card The package consists of the following components a VX820HR VX822HR VX820e or VX822e sound card The end user version additionally includes cable s a CD Rom with drivers installation notices FAQs etc ...

Page 8: ...d analog mono line outputs with software 2 programmable analog and digital gain 192 kHz 24 bit converters Maximum level on analog inputs and outputs 24 dBu VX822HR and VX822e main hardware features All features of VX820HR and VX820e plus 1 AES EBU stereo input with hardware sample rate converters 3 up to 192 kHz on VX822e 96 kHz on VX822HR 4 AES EBU stereo outputs up to 192 kHz 1 AES EBU stereo sy...

Page 9: ...SDK real time mixing of several PCM audio streams direct monitoring level adjustment panning cross fades punch in punch out scrubbing Low latency DirectSound Wave and ASIO drivers Note the HR Runtime package for Windows Vista does not include a Wave driver In case your audio application explicitly requires a Wave interface a Wave driver is available on request In this case please contact Digigram ...

Page 10: ...e your VX820HR e or VX822HR e install the driver from the HR Runtime package version 1 72 or higher This package includes a Digigram np driver enabling OEM applications to best capitalize on the boards a WDM DirectSound driver a Wave driver 32 bits installation optional 4 an ASIO driver 32 bits installation optional Supported operating systems VX820HR e and VX822HR e cards run under Windows XP Win...

Page 11: ... 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 deve...

Page 12: ...rol Monitoring control Analog input level Digital input level Clock selection AES Sync AES1 Word Clock Digital output format professional consumer 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 Standard installation under Windows XP Windows Server 2003 and following...

Page 13: ...ct 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 the driver version is unsigned the Digital Signature Not Found message may appear because a non Microsoft software is about to be installed Click on Continue in the Hardware i...

Page 14: ...ur sound card make sure to use the 32 bit version To launch the ASIO control panel go to Start Programs Digigram Digigram ASIO HE Settings It allows to set modify the size of ASIO buffers and thus latency select the number of bits per sample 16 or 24 select the LTC frame rate select the I O used enable disable the hardware monitoring control For more information on this ASIO control panel to refer...

Page 15: ...lease note that for all sound cards of the VX range PCM only is the only operating mode therefore this button is not functional 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 to its online help Help button 15 ...

Page 16: ...ick on the Add Remove Software icon Select Digigram HR Runtime and Change Remove Select Remove in the HR Runtime window Follow the instructions to finish the driver removal Removing the driver under other Windows versions Open the Windows Control Panel and double click on the Programs and Features icon 16 ...

Page 17: ...und application Available WDM recording and playback devices are VX820HR e VX822HR e 1 2 WDM record and playback VX820HR e VX822HR e 3 4 WDM playback VX820HR e VX822HR e 5 6 WDM playback VX820HR e VX822HR e 7 8 WDM playback VX820HR e VX822HR e 5 1 WDM playback VX820HR e VX822HR e 7 1 WDM playback The card is also visible via the np interface go to Start Programs Digigram and select Digigram Contro...

Page 18: ...untime package as described in this manual and re install it If the Wave driver has been installed 6 Go to 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 Wave application Available Wave recording and playback devices are VX820HR e VX822HR e 1 2 Wave record and playbac...

Page 19: ...VX820HR VX822HR VX820e VX822e User Manual Note 5 1 plays on outputs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 plays on outputs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 1 2 plays on outputs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 19 ...

Page 20: ...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 Set th...

Page 21: ...111 mm x 20 mm Power requirements 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 0 A 1 8 A 0 1 A 0 1 A 3 A 0 A 0 4 A 0 A Operating temp humidity non condensing 0 C 50 C 5 90 Storage temp humidity non condensing 5 C 70 C 0 95 Inputs VX820HR VX822HR VX820e VX822e Analog line inputs mono 2 balanced 7 Maximum input level impedance 24 dBu 10 kΩ Digital input stereo not available on VX820HR e 1 AES EBU with 8 hw Sample Rate Converter...

Page 22: ...eo not available on VX820HR e 4 AES EBU up to 192 kHz 11 Programmable output gain analog from 86 dB to 24 dB digital from 110 dB to 18 dB Other outputs not available on VX820HR e Word clock up to 96 kHz Connectors VX820HR VX822HR VX820e VX822e Internal connectors Inter board Synchronization External connector 62 pin HD Sub D 68 pin SCSI MDR Digigram accessories available Breakout cable or 2U 19 Br...

Page 23: ...22e User Manual Audio specifications VX820HR VX822HR VX820e VX822e Sampling frequencies available Programmable from 32 to 192 kHz A D and D A converter resolution 24 bits Supported audio formats PCM 8 16 24 bits Float IEEE754 23 ...

Page 24: ...g in or out 1 kHz at 24 dBu 100 dB 15 kHz at 24 dBu 90 dB Development environments VX820HR VX822HR VX820e VX822e Digigram management np SDK HR Runtime PCM only Other management Wave ASIO and DirectSound all PCM only 12 OS supported Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 Main on board processing features with np SDK PCM and Float IEEE754 play rec real time mi...

Page 25: ...VX820HR VX822HR VX820e VX822e User Manual APPENDICES VX820HR and VX820e Schematic Diagram 25 ...

Page 26: ...VX822HR and VX822e Schematic Diagram LAYOUT 26 ...

Page 27: ... July 2015 J1 connector is fixed to the card bracket using Philips screws and is adapted to clip themale SCSI connector of the cable J1 after July 2015 The connector is fixed to the card bracket using locking screws The male SCSI connector of the cable is now screwed in the locking screws 27 ...

Page 28: ...Cable diagram Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable 28 ...

Page 29: ...VX820HR VX822HR VX820e VX822e User Manual VX822HR wiring diagram 29 ...

Page 30: ...Adapter cable Sub D 62 SCSI 68 MDR before July 2015 Adapter cable Sub D 62 SCSI 68 MDR after July 2015 30 ...

Page 31: ...VX820HR VX822HR VX820e VX822e User Manual Connection cable VX820e VX822e BoB8 before July 2015 Connection cable VX820e VX822e BoB8 since July 2015 31 ...

Page 32: ...Sub D 62 SCSI 68 MDR wiring diagram 32 ...

Page 33: ...ock OUT A n a l o g 9 LTC IN 30 GND 51 OUT 7 10 OUT 8 31 52 OUT 7 11 OUT 8 32 53 OUT 5 12 OUT 6 33 GND 54 OUT 5 13 OUT 6 34 55 OUT 3 14 OUT 4 35 56 OUT 3 15 OUT 4 36 GND 57 OUT 1 16 OUT 2 37 58 OUT 1 17 OUT 2 38 59 18 39 GND 60 19 40 61 IN 1 20 IN 2 41 62 IN 1 21 IN 2 42 GND VX820e and VX822e cable pinout D i g i t a l Pin Signal Pi n Signal Pi n Signal 1 11 AES EBU OUT 2 41 GND 2 12 AES EBU OUT 2...

Page 34: ...o g Pi n Signal Pi n Signal Pi n Signal 13 LTC IN 28 57 OUT 1 14 GND 29 58 OUT 1 17 OUT 8 30 59 GND 18 OUT 8 31 60 GND 19 OUT 6 32 61 20 OUT 6 33 IN 2 62 21 OUT 4 34 IN 2 63 22 OUT 4 51 OUT 7 64 23 OUT 2 52 OUT 7 65 24 OUT 2 53 OUT 5 66 25 GND 54 OUT 5 67 IN 1 26 GND 55 OUT 3 68 IN 1 27 56 OUT 3 34 ...

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