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QDC Card

System I/O Panel

FAME 2 Engine Back Panel

2.4 C

ABLING

Once the mechanical installation of the Engine is complete, a number of cables must be

connected. Some of these connect various components together and may have been supplied
with the FAME 2 system, others provide connection to the rest of the environment.

The interconnecting cables supplied as standard may not be long enough for your

installation, in which case you must provide longer cables. The following information gives
specific wiring details and highlights any special requirements, however as with all equipment
not supplied with the FAME 2 system, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that these
cables comply fully with the applicable safety and EMC regulations.

Summary of Contents for Fame 2

Page 1: ...1 Installation Manual SoftwareVersion 16 2 Part Number DFM2100 A Document Number 158 Manual by Owen PWalker Copyright 2000...

Page 2: ...on either expressed or implied with respect to the system s performance or fitness for a particular purpose In no event will Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd be liable for direct or indirect damages arising from...

Page 3: ...TALLATION CONTROL SURFACE 21 3 1 Introduction 21 3 2 Mechanical Installation 21 3 3 Installing the Fame 2 Console 22 Connecting The Various Fame 2 Components 22 3 4 Surround Monitor Matrix and Remote...

Page 4: ...57 A10 LTC I O 57 A11 Serial Port 58 A12 Midi I O 58 A13 AES Sync I O 59 A14 Modem 59 A15 VGA 60 A16 Video Sync In 60 A17 Word Clock In 60 A18 Word Clock Out 60 B1 Example Monitor Box Connections For...

Page 5: ...hnology Equipment For further information on EMC procedures please refer to the following titles Noise Reduction Techniques In Electronic Systems by Henry W Ott EMC by Tim Williams Operation of this e...

Page 6: ...il tero es usado para indicar la presencia de un voltage peligroso en el interior del aparato de suficiente intensidad como para constituir riesgo de electrocuci n a las personas The exclamation point...

Page 7: ...ce Belgium DIN49441 CEE 7 Sheet VII 10A 250VAC Europe SEV 10A 250VAC Switzerland CEI23 16 10A 250VAC Italy NEMA5 15P NEMA6 15P 10A 250VAC USA Standards applicable for Mains Leads Rating Country CSA22...

Page 8: ...1 323 465 0080 France USA East Coast Fairlight France 41 43 Rue des Peupliers 92100 Boulogne Billancourt Paris France Tel 33 1 4610 9292 Fax 33 1 4610 9295 Fairlight USA 2 West 45 th Street Suite 605...

Page 9: ...ciently without impeding the creativity of the recording and editing process and can now be fully utilized in the latest version of FAME professional audio suite FAME 2 offers a number of unique benef...

Page 10: ...the Fame 2 Control surface a PC a Surround Monitor an X Point sometimes refered to as the Matrix and an Engine which contains all the electronic circuitry disk drives and audio I O necessary run the...

Page 11: ...r up the system nor remove electronic modules from the system as damage may occur if not handled correctly EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED DESCRIPTION CHECKLIST Fame 2 Engine Main Audio Processing Unit 1 Fame 2 Co...

Page 12: ...ecalled at any time The automation software is operated from the touch screen embedded into the surface The editing software is operated from the MFX console built into the surface This is also connec...

Page 13: ...d outputs The Physical I O Connections are located on the rear panel of the FAME 2 Engine For Wiring and Connector details please read page 50 within this Manual For further details on the Control Sur...

Page 14: ...14 1 7 FAME 2 CONTROL CABLE INTERCONNECTIONS The following diagram shows the interconnections which need to be made when connecting the various hardware devices...

Page 15: ...stem is designed to be operated in a clean air conditioned environment Generally an area comfortable for people 20 C 21 C should be suitable The rack mounted units and disk drives use fans for ventila...

Page 16: ...there are no restrictions to the ventilation at the rear of the unit If external SCSI devices are to be connected it is recommended that these be placed on a rack tray above or below the Engine It sh...

Page 17: ...espect to ground such as phase to phase in multi phase systems are not recommended as power sources It is recommended that both the Engine and Console are connected to the same electrical supply or ri...

Page 18: ...el also contains the VGA Output Word Clock and Video Sync In The Audio I O Section can contain up to a maximum of 4 QDC cards which perform all analogue and digital I O Connections and Processing Each...

Page 19: ...vide connection to the rest of the environment The interconnecting cables supplied as standard may not be long enough for your installation in which case you must provide longer cables The following i...

Page 20: ...e FAME 2 Engine 7 Connect an IEC power lead to the back of the FAME 2 surface 8 Connect the mix cable to the Engine port on the back of the PC 2 5 EXTERNAL CABLE LENGTH CONSIDERATIONS Poor cabling can...

Page 21: ...ontrol surface to allow the engineer to work quickly and efficiently For more information regarding the operational use of the console please refer to the FAME 2 Edit User Manual and the FAME 2 Mix Au...

Page 22: ...ken to avoid damage to the protruding TFT display CONNECTING THE VARIOUS FAME 2 COMPONENTS 1 Position the console to allow access to the rear connector panel beneath the TFT display 2 Locate the PC Ma...

Page 23: ...d Data Through The PC connection is made to the Data IN port 9 The Data Interconnect cable 9 way to 9 way D type should be connected from the Data Through port on the Matrix to the Data IN port on the...

Page 24: ...SETUP The Surround Monitor Matrix and RCMA units communicate with the PC using a shared data bus Each unit on the data bus must have a unique ID number The ID number can be in the range of 1 to 16 Th...

Page 25: ...4 As above EXT I P 6 As above speaker 6 EDAC 4 As above EXT I P 7 Source for Studio Speaker LEFT when switched to M1 position EDAC 4 Normally directly from the auxiliary feed used to send to Headphone...

Page 26: ...e speaker 3 EDAC 8 As above Meter O P 4 As above speaker 4 EDAC 8 As above Meter O P 5 As above speaker 5 EDAC 8 As above Meter O P 6 As above speaker 6 EDAC 8 As above Meter O P 7 as above Studio Spe...

Page 27: ...to the Main Monitors MAIN INPUTS TO SPEAKER OUTPUTS SPECIFICATIONS UNITY GAIN Frequency Response 10 Hz Flat to 200KHz 3dB Noise DIN 87dBu Distortion 20Hz to 20kHz at 0dBu 0 0025 MAIN EXTERNAL ANALOGUE...

Page 28: ...ect or safe to remove the earth from the unit having a three core mains input cable Some other solution to break the earth loop can always be found Power supply units contain lethal voltages Always di...

Page 29: ...m anti surge T types should be fitted opening the power supply To gain access to the Power Distribution Board the front panel supporting the keyboard and the mfx console must be removed from the front...

Page 30: ...fitted internally in the system With a second SCSI Controller installed within the Engine an additional 7 SCSI devices can be attached externally Typically Exabyte drives should be set to ID 5 when c...

Page 31: ...ole cable is connected and secure 8 Ensure 9 pin control cable is connected and secure 9 Power up the Engine via the switch on the back panel then press the switch on the front panel Initially you wil...

Page 32: ...32 Front Panel Power Switch Back Panel Power Switch FAME 2 Engine Back Panel FAME2 Engine Front Panel...

Page 33: ...33 Power Switch FAME 2 Console Back Panel 4 2 2 FAME 2 CONSOLE 1 Turn on the power switch on the back of the FAME 2 and the Console will boot up 2 Turn on the Power switch on the front of the PC...

Page 34: ...e graphical interface 1 Take note of the SCSI devices being found in case a problem is encountered 2 If the FAME 2 Engine has been configured to be part of a network check that the Engine is attaching...

Page 35: ...s check that the MFX Console is being seen 4 If a problem is encounter with audio I O check that the system is logging the QDC card or cards within the system 5 If problems persist please contact a lo...

Page 36: ...e the Exabyte software tape in the drive 4 Power up the Engine 5 Press the Space Bar immediately on powering up the system You may need to press the Space Bar a few times The aim is to stop the system...

Page 37: ...an 1 5 meters It is highly recommended that drive enclosures with an active backplane be used to reduce cable lengths Some disks have SCSI terminating resistors in place and these should be checked an...

Page 38: ...ot 1 SCSI Wide At this point you will need to know which PCI slot the SCSI Controller Card has been fitted in Looking at the Merlin Engine from the rear will show which slot the card is in Slot 1 is t...

Page 39: ...e Mode a quality 68 pin to 50 pin Adaptor must be used when connecting from the SCSI buss to a narrow disk drive Please note the High Data Byte must be terminated when using an Adaptor to allow for co...

Page 40: ...essary to format the media All that is required is that the following command be run on the media DISKINIT tdwx w n Name e g Boot This command must be run from the shell on the FAME2 Engine so you wil...

Page 41: ...NDS BECAUSE THEY MAY DAMAGE THE PLASTIC CAUTION DO NOT USE CLEANING FLUIDS OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED IN THE GRAPHICS MONITOR MANUAL TO CLEAN THE SCREEN THE SPECIAL COATING COULD BE DAMAGED 6 1 CLEANI...

Page 42: ...t dress panel back into place Air Filter NEW AIR FILTERS If the filter cannot be cleaned properly or is worn out a new one should be ordered Please contact your local Fairlight office or distributor f...

Page 43: ...urface These matrices are called virtual matrices and are setup to provide a way of routing controlling signals into and out of the various X Point boxes connected A virtual matrix is combinations of...

Page 44: ...e of X Point you have connected to the corresponding Rack ID This is done by selecting the RACK TYPE field next to any ID number then picking the correct X Point type from the drop down list provided...

Page 45: ...now be highlighted in green Click on the Set Curr box in the Rack Matrix side of the screen then click on the area you have selected it should now turn red Place the Area selected onto the Virtual ma...

Page 46: ...nel of the Engine A1 AUDIO I O CONFIGURATION FAME 2 uses a Fairlight ESP designed proprietary card called the QDC for all its audio I O and processing A number of QDC cards can be configured within a...

Page 47: ...e Impedence 10k Ohms Output Electronic balanced differential Output Level 24dbu max at 0dBFS nominal 4dbu Output Impendence 55 Ohms Output Load 600 Ohms A1 2 DIGITAL AUDIO I O SPECIFICATIONS Connector...

Page 48: ...e connectors each housing 50 pins The following table shows the Audio I O Configuration the connectors and Pinouts for FAME 2 In the standard configuration more than one QDC card is required to enable...

Page 49: ...36 A In 8 10 26 43 A Out 8 2 18 35 D In 15 16 6 22 39 D O ut 15 16 2 18 35 A In 9 1 3 17 33 50 A Out 9 1 3 17 33 50 D In 17 18 2 2 17 33 50 D O ut 17 18 2 2 13 29 46 A In 10 16 32 49 A Out 10 16 32 49...

Page 50: ...t 19 20 12 28 45 A In 11 15 31 48 A Out 11 7 23 40 D In 21 22 15 31 48 D Out 21 22 11 27 44 A In 12 14 30 47 A Out 12 6 22 39 D In 23 24 14 30 47 D Out 23 24 10 26 43 A In 13 13 29 46 A Out 13 5 21 38...

Page 51: ...51 APPENDIX CONNECTION SIGNAL SPECIFICATIONS A2 CONTROL REFERENCE PINOUTS FAME 2 Engine System I O Panel...

Page 52: ...6 GP IO BO 1 7 GN D 8 GP IO IN 6 9 GP IO IN 5 10 GN D 11 GP IO IN 2 12 GP IO IN 1 13 GN D 14 GP IO O UT6 15 GP IO O UT5 16 GN D 17 GP IO O UT2 18 GP IO O UT1 19 GN D 20 GP I0B07 21 GN D 22 GP I 23 GP...

Page 53: ...in D Female 1 GND 2 RxFFN 3 RxCLKN 4 RxDATN 5 RxWRN 6 NC 7 NC 8 TxFFN 9 TxCLKN 10 TxDATN 11 TxWRPN 12 HSSLDETn 13 SYNCN 14 RxFFP 15 RxCLKP 16 RxDATP 17 RxWRP 18 NC 19 GND 20 TxFFP 21 TXxCLKP 22 TxDATP...

Page 54: ...GND PIN 1 GND PIN 2 CONTx PIN 7 CONTx PIN 3 CONRx PIN 24 CONRx PIN 5 H_TxDATA PIN 6 H_TxDATA PIN 7 GND PIN 10 GND PIN 9 GND PIN 33 GND PIN 10 CONTxPOS PIN 13 CONTxPOS PIN 11 CONRxPOS PIN 12 CONRxPOS P...

Page 55: ...DR1 PIN 4 PDR2 PIN 5 PDR3 PIN 6 PDR4 PIN 7 PDR5 PIN 8 PDR6 PIN 9 PDR7 PIN 10 PRACKn PIN 11 PRBUSYn PIN 12 PRERROR PIN 13 PRSELECT PIN 14 PRAUTOFDn PIN 15 PRFAULTn PIN 16 PRINTITn PIN 17 PRSELINn PIN 1...

Page 56: ...emale PIN 1 GND PIN 2 9ARxA PIN 3 9ATxB PIN 4 GND PIN 5 NC PIN 6 GND PIN 7 9ARxB PIN 8 9ATxA PIN 9 NC A8 9 PIN B Connector 9 pin D female PIN 1 GND PIN 2 9BRxA PIN 3 9BTxB PIN 4 GND PIN 5 NC PIN 6 GND...

Page 57: ...A10 LTC I O Connector 9 pin D male Input Level 20dbm to 10dbm Output Level 0dbm Important note Unbalanced loads connected to LTC OUT should NOT ground the LTC OUT NEGATIVE signal PIN 1 GND PIN 2 LTC...

Page 58: ...O Connector 9 pin D female PIN 1 NOT CONNECTED PIN 2 MIDI IN NEGATIVE MIDI IN DIN PIN 5 PIN 3 MIDI OUT NEGATIVE MIDI OUT DIN PIN 5 PIN 4 GND MIDI THROUGH DIN PIN 2 PIN 5 MIDI THROUGH POSITIVE MIDI TH...

Page 59: ...AES OUT POSITIVE PIN 4 BIPHASE TACH PIN 5 BIP DIRECTION PIN 6 AES IN POSITIVE PIN 7 GND PIN 8 AES OUT NEGATIVE PIN 9 NOT CONNECTED A14 MODEM Connector 9 pin D Male PIN 1 MOD_DCD PIN 2 MOD_RX PIN 3 MO...

Page 60: ...VGA Connector 15 pin High Density D Female Resolution 1024 H x 768 V Frequency HSYNC 60khz VSYNC 75hz SVGA STANDARD A17 WORD CLOCK IN Connector BNC Input Optically Isolated Output Impedance 75 Ohms A1...

Page 61: ...NT Main Monitors L R C SUB LS RS Main Output Metering Nearfield Monitors L Studio Headphone am Main I Ps 7 8 Studio Feeds C R Studio T B microphone O P Console T B microphone O P From Cue send Outputs...

Page 62: ...62...

Page 63: ...63 B2 EDAC CONNECTIONS Each EDAC can have up to 18 circuits numbered 1 to 18...

Page 64: ...64 B3 2 24 X 8 X POINT CONNECTIONS B3 MATRIX CONNECTION DETAILS B3 1 16 X 16 X POINT CONNECTIONS B3 3 32 X 8 X POINT CONNECTIONS...

Page 65: ...65 B4 1 16 X 16 CROSS POINT...

Page 66: ...66 B4 2 24 X 8 CROSS POINT...

Page 67: ...67 B4 3 32 X 8 CROSS POINT...

Page 68: ...xternal VGA display end resolution 640 x 480 PIN FUNCTION Pin 1 B1 Pin 2 B2 Pin 3 B3 Pin 5 G0 Pin 6 G1 Pin 7 G2 Pin 8 G3 Pin 10 R0 Pin 11 R1 Pin 12 R2 Pin 13 R3 Pin 18 SHIFT CLOCK Pin 26 ENAB Pin 22 V...

Page 69: ...utside or immediately inside the chassis FAME 2 PC TO MIXER VIDEO CONNECTOR 10 METERS FAME 2 PC TO MIXER VIDEO CONNECTOR 10 METERS When the cable length between the PC and the Surface is less than 10...

Page 70: ...FUNCTION Pin1 Screen Pin2 XMT FF Pin3 XMT CLK Pin4 XMT DAT Pin5 XMT WR Pin6 N C Pin7 N C Pin8 RCV FF Pin9 RCV CLK Pin10 RCV DAT Pin11 RCV WR Pin12 N C Pin13 FRAME Pin14 XMT FF Pin15 XMT CLK Pin16 XMT...

Page 71: ...O 8 29 GPO 28 5 GPO 9 30 GPO 31 6 GPO 12 31 GPO 36 7 GPO 15 32 GPO 39 8 GPO 34 33 12V 9 GPO 19 34 0V 10 GPO 22 35 GPO 3 11 0V 36 GPO 6 12 GPO 26 37 0V 13 GPO 29 38 GPO 10 14 GPO 32 39 GPO 13 15 GPO 37...

Page 72: ...nnector C1 5 PC COMMUNICATIONS PORT A This port is used for RS232 communications with the Touch Screen Driver card 9 Way Male D Type Connector PIN FUNCTION PIN 1 N C PIN 2 TX PIN 3 RX PIN 4 N C PIN 5...

Page 73: ...73 D1 DIMENSIONS D1 1 FAME 2 ENGINE 360mm 500mm 460mm...

Page 74: ...4mm 16 fader drop through 1398mm 8 fader drop through 1032mm Depth 990mm Stand alone 676mm Drop through Weight 24 fader stand alone 190 kg Approx Net 16 fader stand alone 130 kg 8 fader stand alone 80...

Page 75: ...75 Notes...

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