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Installation Manual

Software Version 16.3

Part Number: DMER201-G

Document Number: 295

Manual by: Owen P Walker
Copyright © 2001

Summary of Contents for Merlin

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: ...BLE 20 3 4 Interconnecting The Console And Engine 20 3 6 Internal and External SCSI Devices 21 SECTION 4 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 22 4 1 Introduction 22 4 2 Switching on the Equipment 22 4 2 1 Console 22...

Page 4: ...in A 56 A9 9 Pin B 56 A10 9 Pin Slave 57 A11 LTC I O 57 A12 Serial Port 58 A13 Midi I O 58 A14 AES Sync I O 59 A15 Modem 59 A16 VGA 60 A17 Video Sync In 60 A18 Word Clock In 60 A19 Word Clock Out 60 A...

Page 5: ...n 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 t...

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: ...iciently without impeding the creativity of the recording and editing process and can now be fully utilized in the professional audio suite The Merlin offers a number of unique benefits through its ad...

Page 10: ...nts the Merlin Console and external power supply a Flat Screen Display Monitor and a Engine rack mounted unit which contains all the electronic circuitry disk drives and audio I O necessary to run the...

Page 11: ...This will both help you when you have to make an enquiry by having the relevant details logged in your Installation Manual in the event of a packing omission At this stage do not power up the system...

Page 12: ...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 ventilation Users may f...

Page 13: ...be connected it is recommended that these be placed on a rack tray above or below the Engine It should be noted that typically the Engine unit is fitted with a boot drive with SCSI I D 0 although the...

Page 14: ...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 15: ...ystem I O Panel also contains the VGA Output Word Clock and Video sync In connectors The Audio I O Section can contain up to a maximum of 4 QDC cards which perform all analog and digital I O Connectio...

Page 16: ...t supplied with the Merlin system it is the installer s responsibility to ensure that these cables comply fully with the applicable safety and EMC regulations 2 4 CABLING Once the mechanical installat...

Page 17: ...e the connector to partially disconnect which can damage the serial drivers When fitting or reconnecting the cable ensure that power is off at either the Engine or the Console 2 5 2 SONY 9 PIN CABLE T...

Page 18: ...rear of the Engine 4 Connect the Console Controller cable to the connector on the System I O panel located on the rear of the Engine 5 Connect any external SCSI drives to the external SCSI card if fi...

Page 19: ...he Console has a number of user definable macros and keystrokes For more information regarding the operational use of the console please refer to the Merlin User manual 3 2 MECHANICAL INSTALLATION The...

Page 20: ...on the power supply it should be plugged into a switched mains outlet The output from the PSU is 12DV fed to the console via an 8 pin mini DIN connector As the output lead is fairly short the PSU sho...

Page 21: ...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 connected on either SCSI Buss Optical based devi...

Page 22: ...are revision 4 2 2 ENGINE 1 Ensure all SCSI cables and terminators are connected 2 Power up all SCSI devices 3 Verify monitor cable is connected and then power up the monitor 4 Ensure all Sync Input O...

Page 23: ...23 Front Panel Power Switch Back Panel Power Switch Engine Back Panel Engine Front Panel...

Page 24: ...the graphical interface 1 Take note of the SCSI devices being found in case a problem is encountered 2 If the Merlin system has been configured to be part of a network check that the Engine is attachi...

Page 25: ...check that the Merlin 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...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...I devices must be kept as short as possible The maximum length for the entire buss must not exceed more than 1 5 meters It is highly recommended that drive enclosures with an active backplane be used...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...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 30: ...t necessary to format the media All that is required is that the following command be run on the media DISKINIT tdwx w n name W is the PCI X is the SCSI ID This command must be run from the shell so y...

Page 31: ...AIR FILTER To ensure good airflow through the Engine the air filter in the front panel must be periodically cleaned It is usually sufficient to simply remove accumulated dust using a vacuum cleaner t...

Page 32: ...attach the front 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 o...

Page 33: ...of QDC cards can be configured within a Engine Merlin can be ordered with any of 12 Audio I O combinations On each QDC a maximum of 6 I O module boards can be configured to allow 8 I O channels per mo...

Page 34: ...hree connectors each housing 50 pins The following tables show the Audio I O Configurations the connectors and Pinouts for Merlin In some configurations more than one QDC card is required to enable al...

Page 35: ...Ohms Output Electronic balanced differential Output Level 24dbu max at 0dBFS nominal 4dbu Output Impedence 55 Ohms Output Load 600 Ohms A1 2 DIGITAL AUDIO I O SPECIFICATIONS Connector 50 way 3 row D F...

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Page 37: ...9 D Out 3 4 12 28 45 A In 3 15 31 48 D In 5 6 15 31 48 D Out 5 6 11 27 44 A In 4 14 30 47 D In 7 8 14 30 47 D Out 7 8 10 26 43 A In 5 13 29 46 D In 9 10 1 2 9 25 42 D Out 9 10 1 2 5 21 38 A In 6 12 28...

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Page 40: ...8 14 30 47 D Out 7 8 10 26 43 D In 9 10 1 2 9 25 42 D Out 9 10 1 2 5 21 38 D In 11 12 8 24 41 D Out 11 12 4 20 37 D In 13 14 7 23 40 D Out 13 14 3 19 36 D In 15 16 6 22 39 D Out 15 16 2 18 35 D In 17...

Page 41: ...25 42 D Out 9 10 1 2 5 21 38 A In 6 12 28 45 D In 11 12 8 24 41 D O ut 11 12 4 20 37 A In 7 11 27 44 D In 13 14 7 23 40 D O ut 13 14 3 19 36 A In 8 10 26 43 D In 15 16 6 22 39 D O ut 15 16 2 18 35 A I...

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Page 48: ...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 D...

Page 49: ...A In 35 15 31 48 A Out 35 7 23 40 A In 36 14 30 47 A Out 36 6 22 39 A In 37 13 29 46 A Out 37 5 21 38 A In 38 12 28 45 A Out 38 4 20 37 A In 39 11 27 44 A Out 39 3 19 36 A In 40 10 26 43 A Out 40 2 18...

Page 50: ...50 APPENDIX CONNECTION SIGNAL SPECIFICATIONS A2 CONTROL REFERENCE PINOUTS Engine System I O Panel...

Page 51: ...IO IN 5 1 0 G N D 11 G P IO IN 2 1 2 G P IO IN 1 1 3 G N D 1 4 G P IO O U T6 1 5 G P IO O U T5 1 6 G N D 1 7 G P IO O U T2 1 8 G P IO O U T1 1 9 G N D 2 0 G P I0 B 0 7 2 1 G N D 2 2 G P I 2 3 G P IO...

Page 52: ...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 23...

Page 53: ...le 1 GND Pair 1 GND 1 2 CONTx Pair 1 RSI2 7 3 CONRx Pair 2 RSO2 24 5 H TxDATA Pair 5 RSO1 6 7 GND Pair 2 GND 10 9 GND Pair 5 GND 33 10 CONTxPOS Pair 3 FS 13 11 CONRxPOS Pair 4 TS 12 20 H RxDATA Pair 6...

Page 54: ...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 18 GN...

Page 55: ...N 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 A9 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 PIN 7 9...

Page 56: ...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 A NEGATIVE...

Page 57: ...ctor 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 THROUGH DI...

Page 58: ...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 A15 MODEM Connector 9 pin D Male PIN 1 MOD_DCD PIN 2 MOD_RX PIN 3 MOD_TX PIN...

Page 59: ...onnector 15 pin High Density D Female Resolution 1024 H x 768 V Frequency HSYNC 60khz VSYNC 75hz SVGA STANDARD A18 WORD CLOCK IN Connector BNC Input Optically Isolated Output Impedence 75 Ohms A17 VID...

Page 60: ...60 A20 DIMENSIONS A20 1 ENGINE 360mm 460mm 500mm...

Page 61: ...61 A20 2 MERLIN CONSOLE 475mm 90mm 45mm 380mm A20 1 POWER REQUIRMENTS Input 85 275 Vac 49 63 Hz 300VA Fuse 10A 110V 6 3A 240V...

Page 62: ...62 Notes...

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