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DL351 Modular I/O

Operator Manual

Midas Klark Teknik Limited,

Klark Industrial Park,

Walter Nash Road,

Kidderminster.

Worcestershire.

DY11 7HJ.

England.

Tel: +44 1562 741515

Fax: +44 1562 745371

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.midasconsoles.com

DL351 Modular I/O — Operator Manual

DOC02-DL351 Issue C — July 2010

© Red Chip Company Ltd.

In line with the company’s policy of continual improvement, specifications and function may be

subject to change without notice.  This Operator Manual was correct at the time of writing.  E&OE.

Summary of Contents for Pro 6 DL351

Page 1: ...41515 Fax 44 1562 745371 Email info midasklarkteknik com Website www midasconsoles com DL351 Modular I O Operator Manual DOC02 DL351 Issue C July 2010 Red Chip Company Ltd In line with the company s p...

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Page 3: ...ype plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replace...

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Page 5: ...andards reference number title EN 60065 2002 Audio video and similar electronic apparatus Safety requirements Applied EMC emission test standards ref no title EN 55103 1 1996 Class A EN 55103 1 Annex...

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Page 7: ...r including confidential information relating to the specifications and performance characteristics of this Product Save for such elements as may be licensed to the Company as described in paragraph 5...

Page 8: ...cable end user licence agreement and many of these agreements permit you to copy modify and redistribute the applicable software but you must review the on line documentation that shares a directory o...

Page 9: ...rcise of that or any other right You acknowledge that the Company could be irreparably damaged if the terms of this Licence were not specifically enforced and agree that the Company may seek appropria...

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Page 11: ...g mains voltage and will work where the nominal voltage is in the range 100VAC to 240VAC Each mains inlet is to be sourced from its own separate wall mounted mains outlet socket Otherwise their mains...

Page 12: ...rect and reliable operation of your equipment only high quality balanced screened twisted pair audio cable should be used XLR connector shells should be of metal construction so that they provide a sc...

Page 13: ...nd in accordance with the appropriate assembly and usage regulations Special accessories To comply with part 15 of the FCC Rules any special accessories that is items that cannot be readily obtained f...

Page 14: ...xiv Precautions DL351 Modular I O Operator Manual...

Page 15: ...tarted 9 Connecting up 9 Powering the unit 10 Setting up 10 Configuration 10 Chapter 5 Main Menu 11 About the main menu 11 Main menu flowchart 11 Using the menu 16 Main menu options 17 Chapter 6 Opera...

Page 16: ...System 37 Standard system configuration 37 Applications 39 System components standard supply 40 FOH and MON 40 System buses 40 Mix matrix 41 Processing 42 Audio physical connections 44 Surround capab...

Page 17: ...ular I O Overview The DL351 Modular I O is a 64 channel I O unit which is housed in a 7U 19 rack mount box The DL351 Modular I O can be configured to provide 64 channels of analogue input analogue out...

Page 18: ...ole control surface and serve as a visual aid when seeking a particular connector The analogue inputs incorporate remotely controlled 5dB step analogue gain adjustment from 5dB to 40dB and Phantom pow...

Page 19: ...c refer only to the unit connected in a standard PRO6 Live Performance System Should you wish to connect this unit in any other configuration contact Midas Technical Support for details The appendices...

Page 20: ...4 Chapter 1 Introduction DL351 Modular I O Operator Manual...

Page 21: ...The Ethernet control panel has a green LED which has three states of illumination to indicate the following Off not connected On connected Flashing active communications 3 6 7 2 4 5 1 1 Four ventilat...

Page 22: ...It has an LCD panel and four buttons each of which illuminates with a blue backlight when pressed The LCD display shows the default screen during normal operation and is used conjunction with the fou...

Page 23: ...nput Two sets of mains IEC sockets and on off switches 1 1 Mains power sockets and isolator switches see Mains input on page 7 2 User configurable module panel into which any combination of up to eigh...

Page 24: ...MIDI equipped musical instruments in socket receives MIDI data thru socket gives out the same MIDI data that is received by the in socket out socket gives out MIDI data generated by the instrument it...

Page 25: ...he modules fitted in slots A to H see Appendix C I O Modules AES50 connect the four AES50 audio sockets in the connector panel to the appropriate AES50 audio sockets 1 to 4 on the DL371 Audio System E...

Page 26: ...ection To switch the unit off Switch off the mains on off switches one at a time See the Caution at the beginning of this section To electrically isolate the unit completely disconnect the two mains p...

Page 27: ...50 synchronisation see Option 1 AES clock on page 17 Set up the network unit ID of the DL351 Modular I O see Option 2 Set ID on page 17 Check the CBMA version number of the DL351 Modular I O see Optio...

Page 28: ...Main menu flowchart options 1 to 4 Default screen Option 1 Option 2 A A B C D C D Option 3 Option 4 E This option does not appear if there are no digital I O boards fitted Go to page 14 for details o...

Page 29: ...ing any changes This flowchart only shows the down arrow presses Pressing the up arrow takes you in the opposite direction to a down arrow press 1 2 Non flashing options are currently selected while f...

Page 30: ...pear if there are no digital boards fitted This action occurs even if there is no digital board fitted in selected board position Pressing SELECT has no effect if there is no digital board fitted in s...

Page 31: ...Main menu flowchart 15 DL351 Modular I O Operator Manual Select from OUTPUT SRC and INPUT SRC settings for Ch1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 in option is selected out option is not selected F G...

Page 32: ...ast submenu level it selects the current option Press MENU to move up a submenu level without saving any changes or if you are at the top level it exits the main menu To select an option Press SELECT...

Page 33: ...on 1 AES clock screen 2 Press SELECT to enter the AES clock option This will take you to the Internal clock option 3 Use the up down arrow buttons to go to the option you require that is Internal cloc...

Page 34: ...Option 3 CBMA version This view only option allows you see the console bitmap array CBMA version of the DL351 Modular I O To view the CBMA version number 1 Enter the main menu as described in To enter...

Page 35: ...osition board A 4 Use the up down arrow buttons to go to the board you require To set up the clock source for a pair of digital outputs 1 After selecting the digital I O board you wish to configure se...

Page 36: ...many times as necessary to do one of the following Configure another pair of channels Exit this option To set up the word size for a pair of digital output channels 1 After selecting the digital I O...

Page 37: ...details Default screen The default screen appears after the unit has been switched on and has powered up The following diagram shows a typical default display Checking the CBMA software versions You c...

Page 38: ...22 Chapter 6 Operation DL351 Modular I O Operator Manual...

Page 39: ...23 DL351 Modular I O Operator Manual Appendix A Functional Block Diagrams This appendix contains a functional block diagram for each module Analogue input module DL441 Line mic board details...

Page 40: ...Operator Manual Analogue output module DL442 Line out board details ADDRESS DATA SYSTEM WORD CLOCK LOCAL PLL D A Lo Pass Filter DIGITAL IN REMOTE CONTROL INTERFACE MUTE STATUS LED LINE OUT 1 OF 8 CHAN...

Page 41: ...Analogue Jack I O module DL443 25 DL351 Modular I O Operator Manual Analogue Jack I O module DL443...

Page 42: ...S REMOTE INTERROGATE LED 1 OF 4 CHANNELS DIGITAL BACKPLANE SIGNALS SYNC STATUS LED Digital Audio Out 12S Digital Audio In ADDRESS DATA SYSTEM CONTROL FPGA Digital Audio Transmitter 12S Digital Audio S...

Page 43: ...or specification at any time without notice General specifications Inputs and outputs Analogue inputs Analogue outputs Digital inputs Dimensions 7U x 410 mm deep Net weight 50 kg Power requirements 10...

Page 44: ...er can be bypassed Word length 16 20 or 24 bit Connector 16 x 1 4 TRS 8 x inputs returns and 8 x outputs sends Miscellaneous Balanced normalising and low latency MIDI connector In out and through on 5...

Page 45: ...ue input module provides eight balanced line or mic inputs Its rear panel houses eight input XLRs each with a check and a 48V LED The line inputs may be used as simple unity gain inputs to the PRO6 su...

Page 46: ...d is of robust construction The DL443 Jack I O module has a total of 16 Jack sockets providing eight outputs sends and eight inputs returns Each output has a red mute status LED 1 1 Eight XLR analogue...

Page 47: ...SRC There are two potential clock sources for the digital outputs the system and the coinciding digital input When using the system to drive the digital outputs the output SRC is bypassed and the sam...

Page 48: ...32 Appendix C I O Modules DL351 Modular I O Operator Manual...

Page 49: ...the left and right hand sides A short metal post or stud adjacent to each screw facilitates removal To remove a module 1 Switch off the unit and isolate it electrically see To switch the unit off on...

Page 50: ...re the module is in the correct orientation 3 Insert the module and push it carefully into position 4 Secure using two securing screws see Figure 1 Location of components involved in module removal on...

Page 51: ...al fans see Cleaning the internal fans on page 36 Cleaning Switch off the unit and electrically isolate it from the mains before cleaning see To switch the unit off on page 10 Cleaning the unit Clean...

Page 52: ...6 EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE Hazardous substances in WEEE contaminate water soil and air and ultimately put a...

Page 53: ...ly available standard cabling and connectors The PRO6 uses a proven stable Linux operating system All of the control centre s internal and network routing patching is managed via the graphical user in...

Page 54: ...d a little too hard Mic amps High quality overload tolerant microphone amplifier per input Dynamics High quality dynamic processing with traditional analogue artefacts Midas dynamics has four styles o...

Page 55: ...reens Reliability High reliability with some redundancy and other back up contingencies Failure tolerant of any single failure of hardware or software Proven stable Linux operating system Dual redunda...

Page 56: ...alanced line outputs 1 off main 14U rack in a flight case which houses 1 off DL351 Modular I O This is populated with seven DL441 analogue input modules 56 main inputs and a DL442 analogue output modu...

Page 57: ...like regular inputs channels but no dynamic capability They are controlled like regular inputs from the input bay and channel strip and are time aligned to the stage like regular input channels In eff...

Page 58: ...cessor digital signal processing DSP reducing the available effects quantity stated below 8 stereo effects processors including Reverbs Delay Flange Phase Dual stereo Graphic and Pitch Shifter Note Mo...

Page 59: ...nt Routing via level controls to the 16 matrix buses Routing via pan control to the left right and mono master buses Direct input Each of the 16 matrix buses has Six band PEQ Optional 31 band GEQ repl...

Page 60: ...ler can be used with the PRO6 This unit provides rapid adjustments of the graphics with real hardware and not a mouse and screen The graphic channel is selected either by the SOLO button solo tracking...

Page 61: ...nel analogue multi core between control centre and DL371 Audio System Engine The combination of audio control clock and third party Ethernet data in a single network means that the hardware interfaces...

Page 62: ...ed from the primary navigation zone at the bottom of the master bay via two trackballs A USB keyboard supplied is used for text editing System card expansion Additional digital I O format options will...

Page 63: ...eo sources can be displayed on the control centre The KVM switch facilitates the control of three external computers via the screen trackball and keyboard of the control centre This is hugely importan...

Page 64: ...48 Appendix F PRO6 Live Audio System DL351 Modular I O Operator Manual...

Page 65: ...cking the equipment check it against the packing list shown in System components standard supply on page 40 System components standard supply on page 40 Save all packing materials as they will prove u...

Page 66: ...ng loose or being inadvertently knocked loose or pulled out For details of how to fit remove a Volex plug see Power on page xi DL371 Audio System Engine 4 x AES50 expansion ports Rack the DL351 and DL...

Page 67: ...ar I O unit and the DL371 Audio System Engine unit This can be done in any order you like 5 After the status indicator at the top of each GUI screen has changed to green as shown right switch on the s...

Page 68: ...onnectors see Wiring instructions on page 10 of the mains cables into the mains sockets on the rear of the control centre The green LED next to each mains socket will illuminate if its mains supply is...

Page 69: ...hank you for reading through this Operator Manual We hope you found it useful Please feel free to send us your comments Our contact details and website address can be found at the front of this manual...

Page 70: ...Limited Klark Industrial Park Walter Nash Road Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 7HJ England Tel 44 1562 741515 Fax 44 1562 745371 Email info midasklarkteknik com Website www midasconsoles com 2010 Re...

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