background image

6

2      Technical Specification

Operating Systems Supported

Platform: 

Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, 

 

Windows 7, Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Server 

 

2012 (32-bit and 64-bit versions)

Processor: 

1GHz Pentium II or better

Memory: 

128MB minimum (1GB for Vista and later 

 systems)
Bus: 

Single lane PCI Express v1.1

Other: 

Sound card or motherboard sound port for 

 monitoring

 Specification

Tuning Range: 

500kHz to 1710kHz in 1kHz steps

Sensitivity: 

50uV for 40dB S/N

Z&/ŶƉƵƚ/ŵƉĞĚĂŶĐĞ͗

ϱϬɏ

Filter Attenuation: 

82dB at 15kHz or more from centre frequency

Audio Bandwidth: 

5kHz

Audio Distortion: 

<0.1%

Audio Sampling Rate: 

22.05kHz (other rates supported via Windows 

 SRC)
Number of Stations: 

6, 12, 18, 24 or 32 

Equipment Type

PC-AM6 

Radcap AM 6 - 6 channel AM PCIe Radio 

 Capture 

Card

PC-AM12 

Radcap AM 12 - 12 channel AM PCIe Radio

 Capture 

Card

PC-AM18 

Radcap AM 18 - 18 channel AM PCIe Radio 

 Capture 

Card

PC-AM24 

Radcap AM 24 - 24 channel AM PCIe Radio

 Capture 

Card

PC-AM32 

Radcap AM 32 - 32 channel AM PCIe Radio 

 Capture 

Card

PC-AMUP6 

Radcap AM 6 Channel Upgrade

PC-AMUP8 

Radcap AM 8 Channel Upgrade

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

Technical Specification For PC-AM6-32

Содержание PC-AM6-32

Страница 1: ...video products for radio TV broadcasters HANDBOOK PC AM6 32 AM Radio Capture PCIe Card 6 to 32 Channels interstage Phistersvej 31 2900 Hellerup Danmark Telefon 3946 0000 fax 3946 0040 www interstage dk pro audio with a smile ...

Страница 2: ...esent a commitment on the part of the vendor Sonifex Ltd shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording information storage and retrieval systems for any purpose other than the ...

Страница 3: ...g Your Product iv Repairs Returns iv WEEE Directive vi RoHS Directive vi Atmosphere vi Electromagnetic Compatibility vi Introduction 1 System Requirements 1 Specifications 1 Installation 2 Antenna 2 Configuration 3 Setting Station Frequencies 4 Recording 5 Support 5 Technical Specification For PC AM6 32 6 Appendix A Programming the Radcap 7 ...

Страница 4: ...Figures Figures Fig 1 1 AM Spectrum 500 1700 kHz Screen 3 Fig 1 2 AM Radcap PCIe Properties 3 Fig 1 3 Radcap Monitor Screen 4 ...

Страница 5: ...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...

Страница 6: ...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...

Страница 7: ...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...

Страница 8: ...ed 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 hav...

Страница 9: ...mited 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 professi...

Страница 10: ...ious sources Product is offered as RoHS compliant or LF only after sufficient evidence is received from the component manufacturers that their components are RoHS compliant Sonifex Ltd relies solely on the distributor or manufacturer of the components for identification of RoHS compliance Thus whilst every effort is made to ensure compliance Sonifex Ltd makes no warranty or certification or declar...

Страница 11: ... produce a peak audio level 6dB below clipping A utility called AmSpectrum is supplied This displays the RF spectrum from 500kHz to 1700kHz and may be useful in selecting the best location for the antenna or resolving interference problems The receiver bandwidth can be set to wide default or narrow The narrow setting restricts the audio response to about 3kHz which may be useful in noisy environme...

Страница 12: ...2012 Server 2008 R2 Windows no longer searches removable media for drivers Open Device Manager where the Radcap will be shown 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 location Click on Next to install the driver Windows may warn...

Страница 13: ... fitted with high performance video cards as these can be very noisy Configuration To change the configuration open Device Manager expand the Sound video and game controllers section right click on AM Radcap PCIe and select Properties The available options are under the Configuration tab Note that due to a limitation in the current driver the Hardware ID will not display if any applications are us...

Страница 14: ...y environments Once the configuration has changed it may take up to a minute for Windows to reconfigure itself be patient it hasn t crashed Setting Station Frequencies A utility program called Tuner is supplied on the driver disc this replaces the earlier AmTune utility This can be used to set the frequency of each station and also to monitor each station through the PC s standard sound card or mo...

Страница 15: ...from standard wave input devices can be used to record the audio streams from the AM Radcap The native sampling rate of the card is 22 05kHz with 16 bit resolution and all other things being equal this rate should be used Other rates can be used as Windows automatically provides a sampling rate converter but this converter will consume some CPU time Make sure that the recording software you are us...

Страница 16: ...z Audio Distortion 0 1 Audio Sampling Rate 22 05kHz other rates supported via Windows SRC Number of Stations 6 12 18 24 or 32 Equipment Type PC AM6 Radcap AM 6 6 channel AM PCIe Radio Capture Card PC AM12 Radcap AM 12 12 channel AM PCIe Radio Capture Card PC AM18 Radcap AM 18 18 channel AM PCIe Radio Capture Card PC AM24 Radcap AM 24 24 channel AM PCIe Radio Capture Card PC AM32 Radcap AM 32 32 ch...

Страница 17: ...__stdcall RadcapGetID UINT DeviceID enum RadcapTunerType pType int pTunerID BOOL pPaired Parameters DeviceID waveIn device ID pType Pointer to RadcapTunerType variable to receive the returned device type pTunerID Pointer to int variable to receive the returned Tuner ID number pPaired Pointer to BOOL variable to receive the returned tuner configuration Return value If the function succeeds the retu...

Страница 18: ...al display program AmSpectrum exe is running UINT __stdcall RadcapSetFrequency enum RadcapTunerType Mode int TunerID UINT Kilohertz Parameters Mode Specifies AM or FM tuner TunerID Index of the station to be set beginning at zero for the first station Kilohertz The frequency in kilohertz that the station is to be set to For AM this must lie between 500 and 1700 and for FM this must lie between 875...

Страница 19: ...ill always return 0 The received signal strength indicator is a relative indication only and should not be taken as an absolute measurement of signal strength This function will fail if the monitor program Tuner exe or spectrum display program AmSpectrum exe is running BOOL __stdcall RadcapGetStereo enum RadcapTunerType Mode int TunerID Parameters Mode Specifies AM or FM tuner TunerID Index of the...

Страница 20: ...www sonifex co uk t 44 0 1933 650 700 f 44 0 1933 650 726 sales sonifex co uk interstage Phistersvej 31 2900 Hellerup Danmark Telefon 3946 0000 fax 3946 0040 www interstage dk pro audio with a smile ...

Отзывы: