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PCX442HR, PCX442e, PCX422HR, PCX422e, PCX440HR, PCX440e 

User Manual 

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To launch the ASIO control panel, go to <Start>, <Programs>, <Digigram>, 
<Digigram ASIO HE Settings>. 
It allows to: 

 

set/modify the size of ASIO buffers (and thus latency) 

 

select the number of bits per sample (16 or 24) 

 

select the LTC frame rate 

 

select the I/O used 

 

enable/disable the hardware monitoring control 

For more information on this ASIO control panel, to refer to its online help. 
 

 

Parameterizing the Wave driver 

In the case of an application managing exclusively PCM audio, the latency of the 
Wave driver can be optimized activating the option “PCM only” in the 
Digigram control panel (CPL). With this option enabled, the latency of the 
Wave driver is optimized (in this case the PCX HR on-board MPEG 

Содержание PCX422e

Страница 1: ...PCX422HR PCX422e PCX442HR PCX442e PCX440HR PCX440e Professional Multichannel Sound Cards User manual ...

Страница 2: ...6 52 47 47 Fax 33 0 4 76 52 18 44 E mail info digigram com Digigram Inc 2000 North 14th Street Suite 530 Arlington VA 22201 USA Tel 1 703 875 9100 Fax 1 703 875 9161 E mail input digigram com Digigram Asia Pte Ltd 60 Albert Street 19 11OG Albert Complex Singapore 189969 Singapore Tel 65 6291 2234 Fax 65 6291 3433 E mail info_asia digigram com ...

Страница 3: ... 15 Outputs 16 Connectors 16 Audio specifications 16 Audio performance 17 Development environments 17 APPENDICES 18 PCX422HR e and PCX442HR e schematic diagram 18 PCX440HR e schematic diagram 18 Layout 19 Cable diagram 20 Wiring diagram 21 Adapter cable Sub D 62Ù SCSI 68 MDR 22 Connection cable PCX442e PCX422e PCX440 Ù BoB8 22 Sub D 62Ù SCSI 68 MDR wiring diagram 23 PCX442HR PCX422HR and PCX440HR ...

Страница 4: ...rcuit different from that of the receiver consult the dealer or an experienced audio television technician Note Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with CLASS B requirements or using an unshielded peripheral data cable could also result in harmful interference to radio or television reception The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved...

Страница 5: ...gram PCX sound card The package consists of the following components a PCX442HR PCX442e PCX422HR PCX422e PCX440HR or PCX440e sound card The cables are not part of this package They are delivered separately Also available optional 2U 19 inch breakout box allowing straightforward and secure connection to all the cards I Os FEATURES PCX442HR PCX422HR and PCX440HR are audio cards for PCI bus They are ...

Страница 6: ...X422e plus 2 balanced analog mono line inputs with software programmable analog and digital gain the cards thus providing a total of 4 mono inputs 1 AES EBU stereo input up to 192 kHz the cards thus providing a total of 2 AES EBU inputs PCX440HR and PCX440e main hardware features 4 balanced analog mono line inputs with software programmable analog and digital gain 4 servo balanced analog mono line...

Страница 7: ...y DirectSound Wave and ASIO drivers Under DirectSound and ASIO the cards operate in PCM mode only nevertheless an application can integrate coders decoders on the host PC Under Wave HR boards can operate in both PCM and MPEG layer 1 and layer 2 L MPEG Layer III play only on DSP MPEG Layer III recording on the host computer is available through Digigram s PC Codec using the np SDK REQUIREMENTS Mini...

Страница 8: ...s PCX HR and PCX e cards run under Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Due to the reduced length of the PCI EXPRESS bus connector and the resulting lack of mechanical stability we strongly advise against transporting the PCIe card s installed in a computer unless its chassis or case provides a dedicated support to keep the card secur...

Страница 9: ...efault procedure installs the Digigram Hardware Settings control panel This application allows the configuration of the hardware resources of Digigram cards for all audio applications The DHS allows for instance to define the clock of the card the input source input and output analog and digital gain Sample Rate Converters digital output format etc Please note that with the DHS installed controls ...

Страница 10: ...on Microsoft software is about to be installed Click on Continue in the Hardware installation window Windows XP Server 2003 Under Windows Vista Click Allow in the User Account Control window Click Install in the Windows Security window In the Digigram drivers window select the number and the size of buffers required by your applications Click on Ok Click Finish to complete the driver installation ...

Страница 11: ... the LTC frame rate select the I O used enable disable the hardware monitoring control For more information on this ASIO control panel to refer to its online help Parameterizing the Wave driver In the case of an application managing exclusively PCM audio the latency of the Wave driver can be optimized activating the option PCM only in the Digigram control panel CPL With this option enabled the lat...

Страница 12: ...atures icon Select Digigram HR Runtime for Vista and Change Remove Select Remove in the HR Runtime window Follow the instructions to finish removing the driver How to check the installation Once the cards and the driver have been installed according to the procedure described in this manual you can verify that the card is properly installed and works fine as follows Menu Start Settings Control pan...

Страница 13: ...tivities If the card is not displayed Make sure that during the HR runtime installation the Driver for the HR boards has been selected in the Select components window Make sure that the card is correctly inserted in the PCI slot and screwed on the PC chassis If necessary uninstall the HR runtime package as described in this manual and re install it If the Wave driver has been installed Go to menu ...

Страница 14: ...gram card resource this resource must not be managed by the DHS Note As soon as a resource of a card is managed by the DHS the clock selection of this card MUST be defined in the DHS The DHS allows to Select the clock the card uses Select the input source Adjust analog and digital gains of inputs and outputs Enable Sample Rate Converters of an input Select the input monitored on an output Set the ...

Страница 15: ...5 C 70 C 0 95 Inputs PCX442HR PCX422HR PCX440HR PCX442e PCX422e PCX440e Analog line inputs mono 4 balanced on PCX44x 2 balanced on PCX42x Maximum input level impedance 24 dBu 10 kΩ AES EBU inputs stereo not available on PCX440HR e 1 on PCX42xHR e 2 on PCX442HR e with switchable hw sample rate converters ratio 1 3 to 3 1 up to 96 kHz 1 on PCX42xHR e 2 on PCX442HR e with switchable hw sample rate co...

Страница 16: ... PCX442e PCX422e PCX440e Internal connectors Inter board Sync External connector 62 pin HD Sub D 68 pin SCSI MDR Digigram accessories available Breakout cable or 2U 19 Breakout Box Audio specifications PCX442HR PCX422HR PCX440HR PCX442e PCX422e PCX440e Sampling frequencies available Programmable from 32 to 192 kHz A D and D A converter resolution 24 bits Supported audio formats MPEG PCM 8 16 24 bi...

Страница 17: ...4 dBu 100 dB 15 kHz at 24 dBu 85 dB Development environments PCX442HR PCX422HR PCX440HR PCX442e PCX422e PCX440e Digigram management np SDK HR Runtime PCM MPEG Other management Wave PCM MPEG Layer I II ASIO and DirectSound PCM OS supported Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 Main on board processing features with np SDK PCM play rec MPEG Layers I II play r...

Страница 18: ...Level adjust DAC TRANSMIT AES EBU OUT 1 AES EBU OUT 3 LINE OUT 1 2 LINE OUT 3 4 ANALOG LINE IN 3 4 ANALOG LINE IN 1 2 AES EBU IN 1 AES EBU IN 2 Word Clock Out PCX440HR e schematic diagram PCI PCIe BUS INTERFACE DSP CLOCK GENERATION Level adjust DAC LINE OUT 1 2 LINE OUT 3 4 AES EBU Sync Word Clock Video RECEIVE CRYSTAL ADC Level adjust ANALOG LINE IN 3 4 ANALOG LINE IN 1 2 Word Clock Out ...

Страница 19: ... User Manual 19 Layout J1 PCX442HR PCX422HR PCX440HR Inter board sync Unused connector J1 Inter board sync PCX442e PCX422e PCX440e J1 62 pin HD Sub D I O connector PCX442HR PCX422HR and PCX440HR 68 pin SCSI MDR I O connector PCX442e PCX422e and PCX440e ...

Страница 20: ... AES EBU IN 1 J10 J11 2 1 1 J13 2 OUT 2 IN 4 IN 3 OUT 1 AES EBU SYNC LTC IN VIDEO IN AES EBU OUT 2 AES EBU OUT 1 WORD CLOCK OUT WORD CLOCK IN IN 2 IN 1 3 3 RCA Female BNC Female XLR 3P Male XLR 3P Female J2 J3 J4 J5 J18 J19 J22 J28 J27 J26 J29 J30 J23 Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable ...

Страница 21: ... 47 48 1 2 J30 Outside Shell Shell Shell Shell J28 Outside Center Outside Center J29 2 1 3 J26 Center Outside Center J27 J23 3 1 2 2 1 3 J22 1 2 J19 44 43 J1 17 55 15 14 16 56 58 57 62 19 18 20 59 60 21 61 Shell Shell Shell Shell 3 1 2 J18 2 J12 3 2 1 3 1 J13 1 2 3 J11 2 3 1 J10 Shell Shell Shell Shell 2 J2 3 2 J5 1 3 1 3 1 2 J4 2 3 1 J3 ...

Страница 22: ...pter cable Sub D 62Ù SCSI 68 MDR If your card is a PCX4xxe i e has a PCI EXPRESS TM PCIe bus use this adapter cable to connect the audio I O cable with the card Connection cable PCX442e PCX422e PCX440 Ù BoB8 ...

Страница 23: ...8 45 46 7 5 6 26 28 29 25 48 11 10 44 43 54 13 53 51 52 12 38 58 57 17 16 15 55 56 37 35 34 31 32 20 59 60 19 18 40 41 62 61 21 Shell Shell 6 10 3 13 15 4 49 47 46 44 9 43 11 12 1 45 2 36 35 61 39 5 40 18 17 20 51 52 54 19 53 23 56 21 22 55 24 28 57 58 27 62 67 31 64 30 29 63 32 66 65 33 34 68 14 16 50 7 8 48 25 26 59 41 42 60 Sub D 62 SCSI 68 pin MDR ...

Страница 24: ...61 IN 1 20 IN 2 41 62 IN 1 Analog 21 IN 2 42 GND PCX442e PCX422e and PCX440e cable pinout Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AES EBU IN 4 11 AES EBU OUT 2 41 GND 2 AES EBU IN 4 12 AES EBU OUT 2 42 GND 3 AES EBU SYNC 15 Video IN 43 4 AES EBU SYNC 16 GND 44 5 AES EBU IN 2 35 45 AES EBU OUT 1 6 AES EBU IN 2 36 46 AES EBU OUT 1 7 GND 37 Reserved 47 Word Clock IN 8 GND 38 Reserved 48 GND 9 39 AES EBU I...

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