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3 Technical Specification

Technical Specification For PC-DIG4

Operating Systems Supported

Platform:

Windows XP (SP2 or later), Server 2003, Vista,

Server 2008, Windows 7, Server 2008 R2,

Windows 8 and Server 2012 (32- and 64-bit

versions)

Features

Card Interface:

Single lane PCI Express version 1.1

Line Interface:

Transformer coupled AES3 (AES/EBU)

Line Output Sampling

96kHz, 88.2kHz, 48kHz, 44.1kHz or 32kHz

Rate: (configurable)
Line Input Sampling

32kHz to 96kHz via independent asynchronous

Rate:

sampling rate converters

Audio Resolution:

24 bits

Sampling Rate Accuracy: +/- 5ppm
Software Resolution:

32, 24, 16 or 8 bits

External:

AES11 compliant synchronisation

Frequency Response:

DC to 43.5kHz (at 96 kHz sampling)

Connector:

25-pin D-type female

Equipment Type

PC-DIG4

Digitorc 4, 4 stereo AES-3 I/O PCIe sound card

Physical Specification

Dimensions (Raw):

14cm (L) x 12.5cm (H) x 2cm (D)

5.5” (L) x 4.9” (H) x 0.8” (D)

Dimensions (Boxed):

27cm (L) x 22.5cm (H) x 6cm (D)

10.6” (L) x 8.9” (H) x 2.4” (D)

Weight:

Nett: 0.10kg Gross: 0.20kg

Nett: 0.2lbs Gross: 0.4lbs

Accessories

PC-DIG4BC

Digitorc 4 XLR breakout cable

Summary of Contents for PC-DIG4

Page 1: ...Manufacturers of audio video products for radio TV broadcasters PC DIG4 Digitorc 4 4 Stereo AES 3 I O PCIe Sound Card HANDBOOK ...

Page 2: ...chaser s personal use without the express written permission of Sonifex Ltd Unless otherwise noted all names of companies products and persons contained herein are part of a completely fictitious adaptation and are designed solely to document the use of Sonifex product Contents Product Warranty 2 Year Extended ii Sonifex Warranty Liability Terms Conditions ii 1 Definitions ii 2 Warranty ii Unpacki...

Page 3: ...o uk y Internet www sonifex co uk As standard Sonifex products are supplied with a 1 year back to base warranty If you register the product online you can increase your product warranty to 2 years and we can also keep you informed of any product design improvements or modifications To register your product please go online to www sonifex co uk register Register Online for an Extended 2 Year Warran...

Page 4: ...pt when the product has been registered at the Sonifex website when the Warranty Term is 24 months from the date of despatch the Contract means the quotation these Conditions of Sale and any other document incorporated in a contract between the Company and the Purchaser This is the entire Contract between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and may not be changed or terminated except...

Page 5: ...e for any loss of profits or other economic losses The Company accordingly excludes all liability for the same e At the request and expense of the Purchaser the Company will test the Goods to ascertain performance levels and provide a report of the results of that test The report will be accurate at the time of the test to the best of the belief and knowledge of the Company and the Company accepts...

Page 6: ...d The product is shipped with the following equipment so please check to ensure that you have all of the items below If anything is missing please contact the supplier of your equipment immediately Item Quantity Product Unit 1 Handbook 1 Driver CD 1 If you require a different power lead please let us know when ordering the product Repairs Returns Please contact Sonifex or your supplier if you have...

Page 7: ...ited hereby certify that the following product with serial number shown has been designed and manufactured in accordance with the following specifications EMC EN 55103 1 1997 Electromagnetic Compatibility Limits of disturbance for audio apparatus for professional use For use in environments 1 to 4 EN 55103 2 1997 Electromagnetic Compatibility Limits of disturbance for audio apparatus for professio...

Page 8: ...l and electronic equipment RoHS The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive WEEE aims to minimise the impacts of electrical and electronic equipment on the environment during their life times and when they become waste All products manufactured by Sonifex Ltd have the WEEE directive label placed on the case Sonifex Ltd will be happy to give you information about local organisations tha...

Page 9: ... can be played Extended software bit depths of 32 and 24 bits are supported as well as 16 and 8 bits for playback and recording The playback topology consists of a master output level mute control and peak meter a wave level and mute control and input monitor level and mute controls for each of the line inputs The record topology consists of a master input level mute control and peak meter line in...

Page 10: ...pecify a driver location or file name Windows 7 8 Server 2008 R2 Server 2012 Windows no longer searches removable media for drivers Open Device Manager where the Digitorc 4 will be listed under Other Devices as a Multimedia Audio Controller Right click on it select Update Driver Software then click on Browse my computer for driver software and click on the Browse button to navigate to the driver s...

Page 11: ...itally mixed back into the input On Windows Vista 7 8 these inputs are only visible if Show Disabled Devices is checked on the recording device settings right click on any of the devices to set this The range on the input and output master controls is 96dB to 6dB while the individual line controls range from 96dB to 0dB To access the playback and record mixer controls on Windows 2000 XP and Server...

Page 12: ...4 driver is first installed these may be randomly set to any of the outputs and inputs To set the default endpoints right click on the loudspeaker symbol select Playback Devices or Recording Devices and then right click on the desired endpoint and select Set as Default Device The default device is remembered across reboots and should not need to be set again unless additional audio hardware is ins...

Page 13: ...o CD s in addition to Wave files The kernel mixer allows multiple sounds from the same or different applications to be played simultaneously while the kernel splitter automatically splits an input source to multiple applications Sampling rate conversion is automatically inserted if any of the multiple playback or recording streams have different sampling rates Extended Bit Depth Audio Traditionall...

Page 14: ... 1 Configuration Digitorc 4 Pinout Output 1 Output 2 Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Output 3 Output 4 1 14 2 15 3 16 4 17 5 18 6 19 7 20 8 21 9 22 10 23 11 24 12 13 25 Fig 1 1 Digitorc 4 Pinout Diagram ...

Page 15: ...tions for multi channel inputs the 8 channel input is simply defined as another line connector Requirements Digitorc 4 card with firmware revision 6 or later Digitorc 4 driver version 8 0 0 3512 or later Windows Vista or later the driver doesn t support surround sound on XP Setup The surround sound input and output subdevices are disabled by default so as not to disturb any existing applications e...

Page 16: ...r wave output and input monitoring Each fader has a Balance button which allows the eight individual channels to be adjusted The default master input and output levels correspond to a gain setting of 0dB When set to full scale a 6dB boost is applied Output Mapping The playback speaker mapping can be tested by opening the Windows playback devices selecting the Digitorc 4 speakers device and clickin...

Page 17: ...hannel 2 L R Note that when the card is configured for 7 1 there is some confusion as to whether the rear channels of 5 1 audio are mapped to the side speakers or back speakers with different players doing different things from the same source material Configuring the card as 5 1 will remove this ambiguity Limitations It appears that multi channel hardware peak meters are not yet properly supporte...

Page 18: ...ampling 32kHz to 96kHz via independent asynchronous Rate sampling rate converters Audio Resolution 24 bits Sampling Rate Accuracy 5ppm Software Resolution 32 24 16 or 8 bits External AES11 compliant synchronisation Frequency Response DC to 43 5kHz at 96 kHz sampling Connector 25 pin D type female Equipment Type PC DIG4 Digitorc 4 4 stereo AES 3 I O PCIe sound card Physical Specification Dimensions...

Page 19: ...Notes ...

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