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Quintessence User Manual 

© 2007 Merging Technologies 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: 

Please read the following information very carefully before attempting any installation. Failure to comply 
with the precise instructions may result in damage to your Merging hardware. Please read this entire 
section of the manual carefully before installation.  

STATIC DANGER NOTICE: 

Please note that the Quintessence AV Chassis contains delicate electronic components that can be 
damaged or even destroyed when exposed to static electricity. Take all necessary precautions not to 
discharge static electricity when touching any of the AV Case connectors. 

Product Regulatory Compliance 

The Merging Pyramix, VCube and Luxor Chassis are designed and tested to meet the standards and 
regulations listed in the following sections when configured with the workstation/server boards specified. 

Product Safety Compliance 

The Merging Chassis complies with the following safety requirements: 

 

UL 1950 – CSA 950 (US/Canada). 

 

EN 60 950 (European Union). 

 

IEC 60 950 (International). 

 

CE – Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) (European Limits). 

 

EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 207/94 (Nordics). 

Product EMC Compliance 

The system has been tested and verified to comply with the following EMC regulations when configured 
with the workstation/server boards specified 

 

FCC (Class A Verification) – Radiated and Conducted Emissions (USA). 

 

CISPR 22, 3rd Edition (Class A) – Radiated and Conducted Emissions (International). 

 

EN45022 (Class A) – Radiated and Conducted Emissions (European Union). 

 

EN45024 (Immunity) (European Union). 

 

EN6100-3-2 & -3 (Power Harmonics and Fluctuation and Flicker). 

 

CE – EMC Directive (89/33/EEC) (European Union). 

Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices 

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2), this device must accept any interference 
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to 
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful 
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency 
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to 
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be 
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by 
one or more of the following measures: 

 

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 

 

Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. 

 

Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit other than the one to which the receiver is connected. 

 

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 

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Страница 2: ...ii Quintessence User Manual 2007 Merging Technologies Doc Version 1 32 September 2007 2007 Merging Technologies...

Страница 3: ...ging Technologies makes no warranties express or implied regarding this software its quality performance merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The software is supplied as is you the purc...

Страница 4: ...Distilled 9 2 INSTALLATION 10 POSITIONING 10 Merging Quintessence AV Case Temperature Measurements 10 MAKING CONNECTIONS 10 3 EXTERNAL FEATURES 11 FRONT PANEL 11 Power and Reset 11 USB FireWire 11 RE...

Страница 5: ...SPECIFICATIONS 25 PYRAMIX VCUBE SYSTEMS 25 LUXOR VCUBE HD2K SYSTEMS 25 8 DIMENSIONS 26 Pyramix VCube weights dimensions 26 Luxor VCube HD2K weights dimensions 26 9 TROUBLESHOOTING 27 APPENDIX I 28 MO...

Страница 6: ...ucted Emissions International EN45022 Class A Radiated and Conducted Emissions European Union EN45024 Immunity European Union EN6100 3 2 3 Power Harmonics and Fluctuation and Flicker CE EMC Directive...

Страница 7: ...st be shielded and grounded Operation with cables connected to peripherals that are not shielded and grounded may result in interference to radio and TV reception Environmental Limits System Office En...

Страница 8: ...he necessary repairs to be performed If the consumer is not satisfied with the repair Merging Technologies Inc will have the option to either attempt a further repair or refund the purchase price This...

Страница 9: ...ow noise cooling system and bespoke interface modules From first acquaintance this engineering masterpiece induces a sense of confidence and calm highly conducive to creativity The softly glowing blue...

Страница 10: ...C SATA 10 000rpm or more hard drives are installed in the machine 5 When a Dual Xeon machine is used for processing intensive tasks such as HD Video playback and or recording So as rule of thumb while...

Страница 11: ...larger section of the pyramid while smaller right hand part is used to invoke the Reset function Reset button illumination increases in intensity to denote hard drive activity The logo glows softly wh...

Страница 12: ...ideo Reference Input Video Reference Output on BNC connectors TimeCode SMPTE EBU LTC Input and Output on XLR connectors PS 2 keyboard and mouse DB 25 parallel and DB 9 Serial connectors Firewire IEE13...

Страница 13: ...erging Technologies Chassis Input and Output We are very fond of this name particularly since we discovered that in French MTCHIO pretty much means love your puppies This custom panel located on the r...

Страница 14: ...ykerinos should be set to OPEN when used in conjunction with MTCHIO Jumpers and Power JP1 75 termination for the Word clock input signal JP2 5V from the PC power supply through the Molex J2 connector...

Страница 15: ...232 connector with pinout B is provided for compatibility with motherboards from other manufacturers Note This connector may not be available on recent revisions of the MTCHIO board If in any doubt pl...

Страница 16: ...ble The RS 232 USB converter transforms RS 232 signals to from USB signals It has been developed to allow the MTCHIO RS 422 functionality to be retained with motherboards lacking an internal RS 232 co...

Страница 17: ...the computer at this stage 3 Windows will detect a new USB device and ask for the drivers Choose the folder in which you have previously extracted the file and go to the following directory 4 SiLabs...

Страница 18: ...ynchronization the correct TC Source must be selected such as External with the correct machine selected as Ext TC Source in Pyramix Settings or Ext selected in the VCube Transport Panel Then Pyramix...

Страница 19: ...d to easily enable disable the 75 termination for the incoming video signal Set Audio Synchronization Source and or TC Reference to Video in Settings Video Ref Out mirrors video reference signals seen...

Страница 20: ...IMPORTANT Use only the corresponding Merging supplied USB and IEE 1394 cables See back side of board below The module also provides a simple means of connecting power to two hard disk fans Connect a f...

Страница 21: ...smaller part of the Merging logo reset shine more brightly a b c Internally on the back of the logo the module looks like this A triple ribbon cable is directly soldered on the pcb and provides connec...

Страница 22: ...y removable disk trays for 6 internal and 3 removable drive bays Hard Disk Tray All 4x retaining screws are easily visible and accessible Hard disk tray is removed as a single unit CD DVD Removable Me...

Страница 23: ...onnections suitable for real time storage 1 Go to My Computer Properties Hardware Device Manager In the View Menu select Devices by connections 2 Navigate to Microsoft ACPI Compliant System PCI Bus th...

Страница 24: ...ar may be safely omitted in permanently installed systems its use is recommended in all cases and mandatory for machines intended to be moved E g hire and touring systems This image shows the retainin...

Страница 25: ...Luxor VCube HD2K Systems Tyan Thunder S2676 motherboard Quintessence AV Case All aluminium ultra lightweight Custom Case Top of the range Intel Dual Xeon chipset and processor Gigabit Ethernet Firewi...

Страница 26: ...176 7 H Shipping In shipping box including accessories manuals 20 5 kg Box size mm 630 D x 630 W x 330 H Luxor VCube HD2K weights dimensions Installation Turnkey standard configuration 16 kg Chassis s...

Страница 27: ...e a mass storage device is not always recognized by Windows In fact this occurs more often with USB 2 0 high speed devices In such circumstances please remove the USB key and try plugging it in again...

Страница 28: ...otherboard there are only 2 on board USB headers This means you can only connect the USB RS232 converter and ONE front panel USB port The left one is connected and the right is obscured by an NC stick...

Страница 29: ...raphics Card 2 PCI32 3 PCI32 4 PCI X 133 Network Card Network Card Network Card 5 PCI X 100 6 PCI X 100 SATA Raid Card Fiber Card on board SCSI U320 A used on board SCSI U320 B used VCube HD2K Vcube H...

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