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Summary of Contents for Prodigy 2

Page 1: ...1 Installation Manual SoftwareVersion 16 2 Part Number DPR2202 A Document Number 163 Manual by Owen PWalker Copyright August 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: ...Components 19 SECTION 3 PHYSICAL INSTALLATION CONTROL SURFACE 20 3 1 Introduction 20 3 2 Mechanical Installation 20 3 3 Connecting The Various Prodigy 2 Surface Components 21 21 3 4 Surround Monitor a...

Page 4: ...The Monitor Screens 39 7 3 Cleaning The Engine Air Filter 39 New Air Filters 40 APPENDIX CONNECTION SPECIFICATIONS 41 Introduction 41 A1 Audio I O Configuration 41 A1 1 Analog Audio I O Specification...

Page 5: ...on Technology 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...

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: ...x 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 60...

Page 9: ...of the recording and editing process and can now be fully utilized in the latest version of Prodigy professional audio suite Prodigy 2 offers a number of unique benefits through its adaptation of DSP...

Page 10: ...e Prodigy 2 Control surface a Surround Monitor Unit and an Engine which contains all the electronic circuitry disk drives and audio I O necessary run the system Note Flat Screens in picture not suppli...

Page 11: ...occur if not handled correctly EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED DESCRIPTION QUANTITY LENGTH PRODIGY 2 Console Control surface 1 PRODIGY 2 Engine 19 inch rack 8U 1 Monitor Box Analogue Monitoring unit 3U 1 Controlle...

Page 12: ...d keyboard fitted into the Surface The editing software is operated from the MFX console built into the surface This is also connected via a high speed serial link to the Engine The only audio that pa...

Page 13: ...13 1 7 PRODIGY 2 CONTROL CABLE INTERCONNECTIONS The following diagram shows the interconnections which need to be made when connecting the various hardware devices...

Page 14: ...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 15: ...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 16: ...respect 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 r...

Page 17: ...vided To allow comunication with the MFX Console a Controller port is provided The System I O Panel also contains the VGA Output Word Clock and Video Sync In The Audio I O Section can contain up to a...

Page 18: ...rs is typical 2 5 3 AUDIO CABLE Standard shielded audio cable is suitable 2 5 4 DIGITAL AUDIO CABLES Digital cables connected to the Prodigy 2 system must be of the correct 110 Ohm impedence The inter...

Page 19: ...onnector on the System I O panel located on the rear of the Prodigy 2 Engine 4 Connect any external SCSI drives to the external SCSI card if fitted and ensure that the last device is terminated Ensure...

Page 20: ...allow the engineer to work quickly and efficiently For more information regarding the operational use of the console please refer to the Prodigy 2 Edit User Manual and the Prodigy 2 Mix Automation Ma...

Page 21: ...rt 6 From the Mixer Port connect the 25 way male to 25 way male cable to the Mixer Port on the System I O Panel on the back panel of the Prodigy 2 Engine 7 From Midi Ports connect to a Midi compatible...

Page 22: ...nit must be set for ID 2 The first unit on the data bus connects to the PC using a 9 way D to 9 way D type cable Each additional unit is connected to the bus using the 9 way D type data link cables It...

Page 23: ...ains Plugs Power Cords at the front of this Manual 3 5 1 SAFETY Like all mains powered equipment The console must be earthed If hum problems arise or if earth loops are suspected it is never correct o...

Page 24: ...ge 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 of the Pr...

Page 25: ...d SCSI Controller installed within the Engine an additional 4 SCSI devices can be attached externally Typically Exabyte drives should be set to ID 5 when connected on either SCSI Buss Optical based de...

Page 26: ...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 At this point the system is b...

Page 27: ...27 Front Panel Power Switch Back Panel Power Switch Prodigy 2 Engine Back Panel Prodigy 2 Engine Front Panel...

Page 28: ...28 4 2 2 PRODIGY 2 CONSOLE 1 Turn on the power switch on the back of the Prodigy 2 the Console and internal PC will boot up Power Switch Prodigy 2 Console Back Panel...

Page 29: ...graphical interface 1 Take note of the SCSI devices being found in case a problem is encountered 2 If the Prodigy 2 Engine has been configured to be part of a network check that the Engine is attachin...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...e the Exabyte software tape in the drive 4 Power up the Prodigy 2 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...

Page 32: ...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 33: ...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 34: ...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 35: ...necessary 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 Prodigy 2 Engine so...

Page 36: ...city running IBM PC DOS 2000 an advanced version of MS DOS 6 22 A high speed link card called the HSL card connects on to the PC board This is a proprietary Fairlight designed card which converts MIDI...

Page 37: ...e biscuit PC s start up screen If the BIOS configuration needs to be accessed the DEL key should be pressed The following settings are used by Fairlight when configuring the BIOS of the Biscuit PC Fir...

Page 38: ...N FOR PRODIGY 2 SURFACE From time to time software will need to be installed onto the Prodigy 2 surface Prodigy software comes on one floppy disk Insert the disk into the floppy disk drive on the fron...

Page 39: ...S 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 7 1 CLEANING...

Page 40: ...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 for...

Page 41: ...of the Engine A1 AUDIO I O CONFIGURATION Prodigy 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 42: ...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 43: ...connectors each housing 50 pins The following table shows the Audio I O Configuration the connectors and Pinouts for Prodigy 2 In the standard configuration more than one QDC card is required to enabl...

Page 44: ...A In 8 10 26 43 A Out 8 2 18 35 D In 15 16 6 22 39 D Out 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 Out 17 18 2 2 13 29 46 A In 10 16 32 49 A Out 10 16 32 49 D In...

Page 45: ...32 49 A Out 10 8 24 41 D In 19 20 16 32 49 D Out 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...

Page 46: ...46 APPENDIX CONNECTION SIGNAL SPECIFICATIONS A2 CONTROL REFERENCE PINOUTS Prodigy 2 Engine System I O Panel...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...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 49: ...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 50: ...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 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ...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 55: ...E VGA 1 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 Ohm...

Page 56: ...rs L R C SUB LS RS Main Output Metering Nearfield Monitors L Studio Speakers or Headphone amps 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 57: ...57 B2 S URROUND M ONITOR S CHEMATIC...

Page 58: ...EXT I P 5 As above speaker 5 EDAC 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 auxili...

Page 59: ...Y POST DOLBY POST MONO or POST Monitor Pot Meter O P 2 As above speaker 2 EDAC 8 As above Meter O P 3 As above speaker 3 EDAC 8 As above Meter O P 4 As above speaker 4 EDAC 8 As above Meter O P 5 As a...

Page 60: ...ain Monitors B3 3 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 B3 4 MAIN EXTERNAL ANALOG...

Page 61: ...61 B3 6 M ONITOR B OX C ONNECTOR V IEW...

Page 62: ...62 B3 7 EDAC PINOUT DIAGRAM Each EDAC can have up to 18 circuits numbered 1 to 18...

Page 63: ...63 B4 MONITOR BOX EDAC CONNECTIONS...

Page 64: ...64...

Page 65: ...BLUE PIN 4 GND PIN 5 GND PIN 6 GND PIN 7 GND PIN 8 GND PIN 9 GND PIN 10 GND PIN 11 NC PIN 12 NC PIN 13 HSYNC PIN 14 VSNYC PIN 15 NC C1 2 X LINK CABLE 9 Way D Female Connector at surface end 9 Way D M...

Page 66: ...XMT DAT Pin 5 XMT WR XMT WR Pin 6 N C N C Pin 7 N C N C Pin 8 RCV FF RCV FF Pin 9 RCV CLK RCV CLK Pin 10 RCV DAT RCV DAT Pin 11 RCV WR RCV WR Pin 12 N C N C Pin 13 FRAME FRAME Pin 14 XMT FF XMT FF Pi...

Page 67: ...67 D1 DIMENSIONS D1 1 PRODIGY 2 ENGINE SURFACE AND MONITOR BOX 360mm 500mm 460mm...

Page 68: ...Depth 940 mm including shelf Weight 190 kg DC Power Consumption 400 VA Voltage 100 240 VAC auto sensing PRODIGY 2 MONITOR BOX Height 3U Depth 405mm Weight 7kg approx Power Consumption 60 VA Voltage Sw...

Page 69: ...69 D1 2 PRODIGY 2 ENGINE POWER REQUIREMENTS Input 85 275 VAC 49 63Hz 300VA 10A 110V 6 3A 240V...

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