Manual 4.0
VIP
digital
Manual 4.0 Yellowtec 2004 Rev. 26.07.2004
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Страница 1: ...Manual 4 0 VIPdigital Manual 4 0 Yellowtec 2004 Rev 26 07 2004 Page 1...
Страница 2: ...D 10 3 5 THE ENTER BUTTON 11 3 6 FIRST AUDIO CONNECTIONS 11 4 UNIT DESCRIPTION 12 4 1 FRONT PANEL 12 4 1 1 Remote Control RJ12 1 12 4 1 2 Level Indicators 2 12 4 1 3 Function Display 3 13 4 1 4 Preset...
Страница 3: ...6 2 STANDARD APPLICATION START UP PROCEDURE 21 6 3 TROUBLESHOOTING 22 6 4 ASSIGNING COM PORTS 23 6 5 CONNECTING SEVERAL VIPDIGITAL TO YOUR PC 23 7 VIPCON THE CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE 24 7 1 START AND EN...
Страница 4: ...ctions 37 8 VIPREMOTE THE REMOTE SOFTWARE 38 8 1 GENERAL 38 8 1 1 Start and end of program 39 8 1 2 Offline mode 39 8 1 3 Online mode 39 8 1 4 Start Up Mode 40 8 1 5 Help call 41 8 1 6 Info window 41...
Страница 5: ...4 GPI GPO CIRCUIT EXAMPLES 62 10 UPDATING VIPDIGITAL TO 4 0 63 10 1 PRIOR TO BEGINNING 63 10 2 INSTALLING THE NEW SOFTWARE 63 10 3 CONNECT VIPDIGITAL TO THE COMPUTER 63 10 4 PERFORMING THE FIRMWARE U...
Страница 6: ...ere will be transmitted immediately i e can be heard at once A set of 100 presets can be saved as Internal Presets to your VIPdigital They are available without any PC Reload them to your PC for furth...
Страница 7: ...table of contents associated with the text which can just be viewed on the screen is highlighted Thus you may safely navigate through the document Furthermore the text contains numerous links A link...
Страница 8: ...pe of delivery includes 1 VIPdigital 19 1HU unit 2 Serial interconnecting cable to the computer RS232 3 Mains cable not for all countries 4 YELLOWTEC CD ROM with software and documentation 5 YELLOWTEC...
Страница 9: ...the equipment 11 Only connect the equipment to a legally approved earthed mains power supply 12 Position the power cable or cord in such a way that it cannot be walked upon or come into contact with...
Страница 10: ...storing 100 presets in the unit Use the to define which of them should be accessible via the three buttons on the front panel Note As a default the first 3 Presets are assigned to the 3 Preset Recall...
Страница 11: ...ails reading the topic The Enter Mode 3 6 First audio connections If you not only wish to view but also wish to listen for a short test how the presets are functioning you may apply an analog signal w...
Страница 12: ...2 Two bent LED instruments each with 9 segments can be found here The upper instrument optionally indicates the input or output level of the processor The Meter Mode menu item can be used in the Ente...
Страница 13: ...set will be activated as soon as the Card in inserted If the Enter Mode is activated by pressing the green Enter key the display is used for guiding the user through the different options of this mode...
Страница 14: ...e that the gray double arrow of the card points upwards as shown in the figure on the right side and points to the front to the unit the chip is on the bottom Note There are no presets stored on the Y...
Страница 15: ...e assigned to the Preset Recall button selected in 1 The corresponding LED will blink 6 Acknowledge the assignment by pressing the newly defined Preset Recall button The LED will now light continuousl...
Страница 16: ...change to the Enter mode The display shows the select ACTION message and ESCAPE below it 2 Turn the Selector clockwise until the CONTRAST menu item is called 3 Acknowledge the selection by pressing th...
Страница 17: ...tput reference levels to the studio environment can be set within the VIPcon configuration software using the Input Levels and Output Levels options Additional gain settings of the analog and digital...
Страница 18: ...VIPdigital exclusively processes a single channel input signal please decide on which of the two signals L or R of the two channel AES EBU input is to be processed Use the input select options of the...
Страница 19: ...s within the range of 0V 30V For simple control application VIPdigital can provide the 5V and 12V auxiliary voltages which can be used for such purposes with restrictions IMPORTANT A maximum of 100mA...
Страница 20: ...e in this folder A double click on SETUP EXE starts the installation program which will lead you automatically through the installation process If required a new folder and new short cuts will be crea...
Страница 21: ...ay as well use a common USB to serial converter 6 2 Standard Application Start up Procedure 1 Install the serial connection 2 If you were working with VIPremote or VIPcon before in off line mode exit...
Страница 22: ...her they are used by other applications or are reserved deactivated VIPremote and VIPcon can be active at the same time in off line mode but they may collide in on line mode i e when they try to conne...
Страница 23: ...Pdigital with 3 VIPremote application windows Create 3 short cuts according to the procedure described in the previous section Edit the target entries in such way that the first one refers to COM1 the...
Страница 24: ...s Start Menu program entries If you wish VIPcon to be started via the Windows Explorer the name of the program file is VIPcon EXE the default installation path is C Program files Yellowtec VIPdigital...
Страница 25: ...load the configuration stored in your VIPdigital to VIPcon for checking and editing Refer to Load from Unit 7 4 Offline operation Also you may work with VIPcon offline i e without any VIPdigital proce...
Страница 26: ...alog will appear for finding the file 7 5 3 Sub menu Save Saves the current configuration If this configuration is saved for the first time the Save file as Windows dialog window will appear Enter a n...
Страница 27: ...e password Once you have entered your new password you must acknowledge it by a repeated entry If you wish to use VIPcon without any password leave the two entry lines in the Change Password window em...
Страница 28: ...ftware For details connecting a VIPdigital refer to Chapter CONNECT VIPdigital to your COMPUTER 7 6 1 Sub menu Save to Unit This command transfers the parameters set in your configuration software to...
Страница 29: ...details connecting a VIPdigital refer to Chapter CONNECT VIPdigital to your COMPUTER Note 2 Refer to the chapter Technical Drawings Descriptions under Update VIPdigital for detailed update instructio...
Страница 30: ...ng window and Update window close automatically 7 8 Menu Help 7 8 1 Sub menu Help F1 Selecting this sub menu opens the online manual with Acrobat Reader Instead the key F1 may be pressed Refer to the...
Страница 31: ...quency 48 kHz pre selects 48 kHz for the internal clock oscillator 44 1 kHz pre selects 44 1 kHz for the internal clock oscillator 7 9 1 2 Field Sync Source Internal selects the internal clock oscilla...
Страница 32: ...as been switched off After this time VIPdigital will return to the default setting 7 9 3 Range Preset Order The Assign Preset function can be used in the Enter mode to assign 100 internal presets of V...
Страница 33: ...el After an activation the Level Indicator will show the input level Output Level After an activation the Level Indicator will show the output level Note The Level Indicator shows the selections using...
Страница 34: ...pressed 7 9 10 Range Output Levels Adapt the VIPdigital audio output levels to your studio environment here 0dB identifies the internal reference level of VIPdigital which relates to the reference mar...
Страница 35: ...pplications result Refer to the Trigger Output Functions below for the functions available Use the Action pulldown menu to select the signal shape e g Pulse or Tally suitable for your application Refe...
Страница 36: ...1 is pressed repeatedly this will not generate repeated trigger output actions 7 10 1 2 Trigger Output Actions List of the signal form in the Action pulldown menu Tally The control signal is active d...
Страница 37: ...tions for detailed connection drawings under GPI GPO Circuit examples 7 10 3 1 Trigger Input Actions List of the actions and or functions in the Action pulldown menu Disabled A control signal on this...
Страница 38: ...studio environment Chapter VIPcon THE CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE 8 1 General While VIPcon is responsible for the basic system configuration of your VIPdigital VIPremote allows a control of the audio para...
Страница 39: ...In addition this mode is suitable for a familiarization or for demonstration purposes If you intend to connect to a VIPdigital unit refer to chapter CONNECT VIPdigital TO THE COMPUTER section Trouble...
Страница 40: ...mode presets can be loaded from your VIPdigital SmartCard PC without affecting audio performance presets can be saved to your VIPdigital SmartCard PC without affecting audio performance only after a c...
Страница 41: ...or to Beginning Manual Conventions Use of the Screen for detailed information 8 1 6 Info window Click on the INFO button to call the current version numbers of the software and firmware VIP Remote Sof...
Страница 42: ...t have a fixed position The shift hand symbol is therefore missing on these modules As an expert user you will perform deviating settings for your special cases The modules are equipped with the ON an...
Страница 43: ...al input signals To match the analog and digital pre amplification with your input signal monitor the processor input level using the upper Level Indicators on the VIPdigital front panel Check whether...
Страница 44: ...ng e g in interaction with a low frequency gain setting in one of the EQ modules 8 2 4 Module Phase This function is a special type within the Audio Processing module since its effect cannot be heard...
Страница 45: ...o manual adjustment of the center frequency is required by the user This type of adaptive filtering makes sure that only these frequencies are attenuated which are over represented in the frequency ba...
Страница 46: ...you will not influence the signal above or below this range High Shelv Boost or cut the frequency range above the set frequency Freq You may use this EQ type like a specially convenient treble contro...
Страница 47: ...he expander independently of the input level The gain setting range is 0 dB to 20 dB Attack This controller controls the response time of the expander The smaller the time constant set here the faster...
Страница 48: ...plied again Basically the AGC function uses very slow time constants to ensure an subtle adaptation of the level The Control Velocity parameter controls the time constants used for the gain changes Th...
Страница 49: ...is parameter controls the threshold of the compressor Below the level value defined by Threshold the compressor will function as a 1 1 gain stage Above the threshold the compression ratio set by the r...
Страница 50: ...effects of the signal The setting range for the delay time is 0 to100 ms Please note that VIPdigital inserts an additional transit time for digital signal processing into the signal path as other digi...
Страница 51: ...iginal signal on the output signal The lower this value is set the more dominating will be the added effect Please note that realistic room situation also requires a certain portion of the original si...
Страница 52: ...o define the sound characteristic of the module Level Limit Level setting range 5dB 20dBu Release Release Constant setting range 3dB sec 20dB sec For processing speech a medium setting around 10dB s i...
Страница 53: ...3 1 Overview VIPremote application window Display of the selected active preset and text entry line List of the 100 internal presets SmartCard Presets Load and save VIPdigital Manual 4 0 Yellowtec 200...
Страница 54: ...click the mouse button on any position outside the text entry fields All modifications made now to the parameters of the Audio Processing modules are managed under Test1 by VIPremote Exit Test1 by ac...
Страница 55: ...PC In case you intend to save a single preset file select this preset now in the VIPremote application window It may be one of the Internal Preset List or one of the SmartCard Presets You can save Sm...
Страница 56: ...mote opens the VIP program folder in the common Windows dialog If your file is in another folder search the memory location using the common Windows dialog Choose the appropriate file type from the li...
Страница 57: ...tal will return to the default setting 8 3 3 4 Saving to SmartCard Insert a SmartCard into the card slot of your VIPdigital Note In case you use a new SmartCard or a SmartCard with non valid data e g...
Страница 58: ...sure a quick identification of the SmartCard in the VIPdigital later To do so click on the field under SmartCard Holder Here a direct text entry with up to 20 characters is possible Note When the Smar...
Страница 59: ...nce Digital Line Output AES EBU Analog Line Output 24 bit D A max Level 15 dBu Output impedance 50 ohms balanced transformerless Telephone Hybrid Output Mono Post Preamp clean feed 24 bit D A max leve...
Страница 60: ...Out Open Collector GPO 4x Control In CMOS GPI ANALOG INPUT 2 DSP 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Control PC Link Sub D 9pol Configuration Remote RS232 SRC External Sync Sync 24 Bit 24 Bit Input Select PC Link RJ12 F...
Страница 61: ...Open Collector 4 Out 4 Con 7 9 GND Ground 1 GND 10 n c 2 OUT 11 GND Ground 3 OUT 12 V 12V For Test Only Chassis GND 13 GND Ground 14 Vcc 5V For Test Only Con 8 15 GND Ground 1 GND Chassis GND 2 IN 3 I...
Страница 62: ...the restrictions described in the user manual you may as well use the auxiliary voltages or the Ground Pin of your VIPdigital Examples for GPO Connections Examples for GPI Connections from GPO 5V 12V...
Страница 63: ...ng the new Software Refer to Chapter SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 10 3 Connect VIPdigital to the Computer Refer to Chapter CONNECT VIPdigital TO THE COMPUTER 10 4 Performing the firmware Update 1 Start VIPre...
Страница 64: ...ation software the entry of the file name will suffice If the firmware is not in the same folder as the active configuration software enter the complete path e g C Program Files Yellowtec VIPdigital V...
Страница 65: ...be disabled in the configuration of your VIPdigital Make sure that these options are not selected in your VIPdigital configuration Note 2 Inserting a SmartCard with preset data from the previous versi...
Страница 66: ...in those presets where it is activated Although the values are being converted you should consider differences in sound In addition by optimizing the settings you will benefit from the improved functi...
Страница 67: ...her Refer to the chapter Updating VIPdigital to 4 0 for the required information Refer to the chapter Prior to Beginning Manual Conventions for information on the online manual During the installation...
Страница 68: ...e mail support yellowtec com If T M authorizes the performance of warranty service and if T M will be performing the warranty service the defective Product must be delivered shipping prepaid to T M He...
Страница 69: ...standard EN 50081 1 EN 50082 2 Noise emission Radio interference EN 55103 1 class B RF Interference EN 55103 2 class B Immunity EMC IEC 1000 4 2 IEC 1000 4 4 IEC 1000 4 5 The manufacturer declares tha...
