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STAGEGRID 4000 User Guide rev.01 

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USER GUIDE 

Summary of Contents for StageGrid 4000

Page 1: ...1 of 26 STAGEGRID 4000 User Guide rev 01 abr 18 1 of 26 STAGEGRID 4000 User Guide rev 01 abr 18 USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...ev 01 April 2018 SUMÁRIO About 2 STAGEGRID 4000 2 SoundGrid 3 System Requirements 3 Hardware 4 Package Contents 4 Rack Installation 5 Setups 6 Front Panel 10 Back Panel 12 Software 13 Control Panel 16 Firmware Update 22 Specifications 23 ...

Page 3: ...ior clarity that reveal quality of the eMotion LV1mixing console Its performance compares to the best systems on the market Designed for the road DSPRO STAGEGRID 4000 components were carefully selected to improve system reliability and strength including redundant power supply units The main features are 32 Microphone or line inputs 16 balanced analog outputs on XLR connectors 4 Stereo AES EBU inp...

Page 4: ...connected to a computer At least one SoundGrid software host is installed SoundGrid Studio Multirack or eMotion LV1 SoundGrid Studio is Windows and MAC compatible Please consult the Waves website for currently supported OS versions and DAWs Ethernet Cable CAT5e 6 7 Additional details on network infrastructure can be found on the Waves website o Cable specifications www waves com support ethernet c...

Page 5: ...ntents 1 One STAGEGRID 4000 2 Two power cords 3 One Safety Instructions Guide 4 One serial number label The unit serial number can be found on the label on the back panel of the device For future reference take note of the Serial number S N _____________________ ...

Page 6: ...bstruct the air low To ensure that the equipment operates within the full rated temperature range it is necessary to maintain a distance of one rack unit from other equipment If more than one STAGEGRID 4000 is used it is possible to group two units together as shown in this figure Regularly clean the dust filter located on top of the fan without using water or any other liquid If a replacement is ...

Page 7: ...implest implementation of the device is to use the STAGEGRID as an audio interface for a native DAW Using SoundGrid driver all channels will be seen as a local interface and the control panel will allow you to set all equipment parameters 1 STAGEGRID 4000 2 Host ...

Page 8: ...e host computer allowing for more power demanding plugins With eMotion LV1 on the host computer you ll have a complete 32 channel software mixing console eMotion LV1 is a light flexible and powerful mixing console with up to eight plugins per channel 1 STAGEGRID 4000 2 Waves Server One 3 Network switch 4 Host laptop ...

Page 9: ...d to the system Network components are connected with Ethernet switches so configurations can easily be modified according to the needs of event In this example two servers are used together for redundancy significantly increasing fault tolerance The system is divided between between stage and house mix positions ...

Page 10: ...9 of 26 STAGEGRID 4000 User Guide rev 01 1 STAGEGRID 4000 4x 2 Network switch 2x 3 Waves Extreme Server 2x 4 Host and Recording DAW 5 Control surface optional ...

Page 11: ...mic line inputs 2 16 line outputs 3 4 AES EBU stereo inputs 4 4 AES EBU stereo outputs 5 2 Headphones 6 Word Clock IN and OUT 7 Reset button 8 Network LEDs a NET SoundGrid network status Blue Synchronized with a SoundGrid host application Red no SoundGrid sync ...

Page 12: ...dating White Unit malfunction Cycling colors Used to identify the equipment b LINK Ethernet status Green Link up Blink Link up and network activity Off Link down 9 SoundGrid Gigabit Ethernet port 10 Power status LEDs a Power A and B Green Power OK Red Power fail ...

Page 13: ...12 of 26 STAGEGRID 4000 User Guide rev 01 Back Panel 1 Device fan Air flows from the back to front and sides 2 Power A On Off switch 3 Power A connector 4 Power B connector 5 Power B On Off switch ...

Page 14: ...0 you must first install the Waves SoundGrid application and the device drivers Software is installed to the host computer using the the Waves Central application a platform for managing user resources and licenses Download Waves Central at www waves com downloads central ...

Page 15: ...AGEGRID 4000 User Guide rev 01 Use your Waves ID to log in to Waves Central 1 Select INSTALL 2 Select Online 3 Search for STAGEGRID 4 Select STAGEGRID to add it to the Selected products column 5 Start the Install ...

Page 16: ...e rev 01 When installation is complete run SoundGrid Studio and follow these steps 1 Select SETUP tab 2 Select SYSTEM INVENTORY 3 At Rack A add SoundGrid IO devices 4 Select Add Device Network Devices SG4000 to allocate STAGEGRID 4000 ...

Page 17: ...etailed procedure Blue New firmware available Red New mandatory firmware available Grey Firmware up to date 2 ID Identify the device by cycling NET LED colors on the front panel of the device 3 Gear Access the device s control panel Control Panel The control panel has five tabs About Device description System System details Clock Clock setup Input Input ports setup Output Output ports setup ...

Page 18: ...GEGRID 4000 User Guide rev 01 Input tab 1 Selected channel group 2 Navigation arrows between channel groups 3 Detailed output VU meter 4 Preamp gain control fader 4 dB to 60 dB 5 Channel phantom power on off button ...

Page 19: ...26 STAGEGRID 4000 User Guide rev 01 AES Input tab 1 SYNC AES EBU operation status o Green Synchronized o Orange Clock slip Same sample rate but non identical clock o Red Different sample rate o Grey No signal ...

Page 20: ...19 of 26 STAGEGRID 4000 User Guide rev 01 Output Tab 1 Selected channel group 2 Navigation arrows to move between channel groups 3 Detailed output VU meter ...

Page 21: ...device is the SOE Master these options are available o Internal Clock is internally generated o WC External Clock is synchronized to Word Clock input o Digital Clock is synchronized to AES EBU input A second drop down menu selects the port When the equipment is SOE Slave no options are available ...

Page 22: ... kHz and 96 kHz Available only when the device is SOE Master 3 STATUS Displays current selected clock source synchronization status 4 SOE Indicates if the device is the SOE network clock master or slave 5 CURRENT CLOCK SOURCE Indicates the current clock source based on previous configurations and fallback mechanisms ...

Page 23: ...ate GREY current firmware is up to date In the event of a failure during the upgrade process or any other failure that prevents the device from being recognized by the host application the following recovery procedure may be performed 1 Turn off the device power 2 Press the reset button R on the front panel of the device 3 Turn on the device while keeping the reset button pressed 4 Release the but...

Page 24: ... 19 rack Depth 300 mm not including connectors Power supply Voltage 110 or 240 VAC Frequency 50 Hz or 60 Hz Power 60 W Environmental specifications Interfaces Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C Relative humidity Up to 90 non condensing Analog inputs 32 Analog outputs 16 AES EBU inputs 4 AES EBU outputs 4 ...

Page 25: ...u 4 dB gain Dynamic range 115 dB 60 dBFS 20 dB gain 1 kHz A weighted THD 0 002 1 dBFS 20 dB gain 1 kHz A weighted Equivalent input noise 128 dBu 60 dB gain A weighted 150 ohms Frequency response 0 1 dB 20 Hz to 40 kHz at 96 kHz sampling rate Phase Shift 10 at 20 kHz Analog Outputs Output impedance 50 ohms Max output Level 0dBFS 24 dBu Dynamic range 115 dB 60 dBFS 1 kHz A weighted ...

Page 26: ... at 96 kHz Phase shift 5 at 20 kHz AES EBU IN OUT Standard AES3 2009 Sample rates 44 1 48 88 2 and 96 kHz Impedance 110 ohms Headphones SoundGrid Word Clock Output Power 150 mW per channel on 16 ohms Dynamic range 100 dB Interface Gigabit Ethernet Connector Neutrik EtherCON Connector BNC Impedance 75 Ohms Voltage level 5V TTL ...

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