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1. DX lt ELD 4 XX 1 XX XX XX 40 XX xx TX 34 x 31 XX ie XX XX XX XX x pe 14 x XX gt x X 2 XX XX B1 X X ic x X Sub D 62 x gt x gt a x lt X X 7 XX XX s xx XX 49 XX XX x X LIS HUN NEM OTIS ET 22 24 Shell Shell 21 Pldigigram VX1222e cable diagram Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram 3 XLR 3 Female f IN 1 1 3 3 H OUT1 EH 3 J1 __ H e J10 XLR 3 Male Z mH 2 3 ours FC e 3 3 2 8 ts a Es s B Is c QD J OUT6 H J HO 7 _ 3 EE sun 16 35 e am B 3 s 3 e 020 AES EBU OUT 3 421 68 e Female WORD cLock out mini JE 424 EsEBUSYNCI ew 025 con HEE ges IE ren HE 0 627 Roa Female Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable 2 1221 amp 1112226 User Manual2. E 22 24 27 33 39 42 XLR 3P Female 1 1 3 2 XLR 3P Male 2 Q 1 J9 B BNC Female J10 J11 J12 J13 RCA Female 3 2 J2 Shell 1 13 3 2 Shell 1 J4 3 2 he 1 45 3 2 Shell 1 46 3 2 Shell 1 J7 3 ri 48 Center Outside J9 Center Outside J10 3 2 Shell 1 J11 Center Outside J12 Center Outside J13 19 Pldigigram Adapter cable Sub D 62 SCSI 68 Sub D 62 SCSI 68 pin MDR female male p E IB P 34 68 1 22 43 1 35 If you dispose of a VX1221HR or VX1222HR cable this adapter allows its use with the VX PCI EXPRESS multichannel boards Connection cable VX1222e BoBI2 Sub D 62 SCSI 68 pin MDR male male 5 mr 7 u sil im _ AE k 34 68 20 1221 amp 1112226 User Manual Sub D 62 lt gt SCSI 68 wiring diagram
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4. Pldigigram UK12216 1812226 Professional Multichannel Sound Cards User manual Pldigigram For technical support please contact your system supplier Plodigigram Digigram S A 82 84 All e Galil e 38330 Montbonnot Saint Martin FRANCE Tel 33 0 4 76 52 47 47 Fax 33 0 4 76 52 18 44 E mail info digigram com Digigram Inc 2000 North 4th Street Suite 530 Arlington VA 2220 I USA Tel 1 703 875 9100 Fax 1 703 875 9161 E mail input Qdigigram com Digigram Asia Pte Ltd 60 Albert Street 19 1 I OG Albert Complex Singapore 189969 Singapore Tel 65 6291 2234 Fax 65 6291 3433 E mail info asia Q digigram com 06 00188200101 5 1221 amp 1112226 User Manual Table of Contents INFORMA TION FOR THE lt 4 IMPORTANT NOTICE 5 CONTENTS OF THIS 1 5 FEATURES m 6 VX 122 I amp main hardware features rssssrarereraresensresrnsensrnssnsensensensessrssesersresenssessssessensensensensersensensensensensessesseressen 6 VX1 222e main hardware features rssssrarereveresensresrnsrnsrnsensensensensessrssesersresenssessssensensensensensersensensensensensessesserensen 6 Main software ENG gt 6 HEQUIHEMEN IS 7 M
5. VX1222e wiring diagram 67 A 2 68 2 J2 Shell 1 33 2 34 gt x Bra x dd 63 2 r Shell 1 J4 29 2 Shell 1 5 61 x x 2 Shell 1 J6 28 7 Shell 1 57 x 5 Shell 1 23 2 3 Shell 1 J9 56 5 J10 ii Shell 1 21 lt x x Shell 1 411 53 2 Shell 1 J12 20 J13 Shell 1 51 2 ig A Shell 1 J14 18 5 Shell 1 J15 39 3 40 2 2116 Shell 1 35 3 2 Shell 1 17 X gt Shell 1 J18 45 3 2 Shell 1 J19 11 2 2 x Shell 1 J20 43 3 2 Shell 1 J21 9 3 Des a Shell 3 J22 47 Center X X y X x Outside J23 49 Center X X XX X X X Outside 424 3 G Shell G 1 J25 15 L C Center 3 XX XX 6 XX outside _ 126 A f Center ES XC MEX Outside 427 7 8 48 14 16 50 125 26 59 41 42 60 Shell 23 Bldigigram VX 122 le cable pinout 3 0 VX1222e cable pinout 15 INC 45 46 GND GND 39 49 40 50 2 e C Z C 2 Q Wo Go Analog OUT 12 OUT 3
6. and Windows 7 If the driver has been downloaded from our web site it has to be expanded prior to the driver s installation as follows double click on the downloaded file self expanding You can use the default destination location Windows temporary folder or select another directory Important note this default 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 available through the DirectSound control panel are limited to e Volume control for input and output e Wave control Under Windows XP and Server 2003 you may also install the driver without installing the DHS control panel and in this case more controls are available through the DirectSound control panel e Volume control for input e Wave control e Monitoring control e Analog input level e Digital input level e Clock selection AES Sync AES Word Clock e Digital output format professional consumer VK1221e 8 1112226 User Manual To do so install the driver with the command line setup x topology not available under Windows Vista For detailed information please refer to the dedicated document
7. 7 8 Wave playback VX1221e VX1222e 9 10 Wave playback e VX1221e VX1222e 11 12 Wave playback e VX1221e VX1222e 5 1A Wave playback e VX1221e VX1222e 5 1B Wave playback e VX1221e VX1222e 5 1 2 Wave playback e VX1221e VX1222e 7 1 Wave playbach e VX1221e VX1222e 7 1 2 Wave playback VK1221e 8 1112226 User Manual e Ifthe ASIO driver has been installed e The card is visible from ASIO application Note 5 1A plays on outputs 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 1 5 1B plays on outputs 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 1 plays on outputs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 1 2 plays on outputs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 1 2 plays on outputs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Digigram Hardware Settings DHS control panel Digigram hardware settings DHS is an application allowing to configure the hardware resources of Digigram cards for all audio applications using them A resource being managed by the DHS application can not be modified by any other applications To enable an audio application to modify a Digigram 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 e Select the clock the card uses e Select the input source e Set analog and digital gains of an input e Enable Sample Rate Converters of an input e Select the input monitored on an output e Set t
8. cable NR 22 VXT2228 TER 23 VX1221 cable DIMOU aca oss qm 24 VX1222e cable X n 24 Copyright 2007 2010 Digigram All nghts reserved portion of this manual may be reproduced without prior wrrtten consent from Digigram The copynght protection claimed here includes photocopying translation and or reformatting of the information contained in this manual While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy Digigram IS not responsible for typos errors or omissions and reserves the right to make improvements or changes the products and programs described without notice Digigram and the Digigram logo VX1222e and VX 22 e are registered trademarks or trademarks of Digigram S A Other trademarks are property of their respective holders Pldigigram INFORMATION FOR THE USER This device complies with part 15 of 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 CLASS B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en
9. have been installed and their versions 11 12 Pldigigram In the Digigram drivers window select the Diagnostics tab You should see here the icons of the cards you have installed It the card you have installed is listed Right click on the icon of the card Select Diagnostics and Play Sine This plays in loop a sine signal on the outputs of the card You can also select Play file to play in loop a file of your choice PCM only If the playback is correct the card is correctly installed and works To stop the playback right click on the card icon and select Stop Activities 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 Start Settings Control panel Sound and Multimedia tab Audio Default device Playback device Recording device The card s channels can be selected The card can be used with any Wave application Available Wave recording and playback devices are VX1221e VX1222e 1 2 Wave record and playbach VX1221e VX1222e 3 4 Wave playback VX1221e VX1222e 5 6 Wave playback VX1221e VX1222e
10. CD Rom with drivers installation notices FAQs etc For the OEM version the cables are available optionally Also available optional 2U 19 inch breakout box allowing straightforward and secure connection to all the cards I Os Pldigigram FEATURES VX1222e and VX122 le are audio cards for PCI EXPRESS PCIe bus They are in PCI EXPRESS x1 format and can thus be plugged into any PCIe slot xl x2 x4 x8 x16 x32 VX1221e main hardware features 1 digital AES EBU stereo input with hardware sample rate converter up to 192 kHz and programmable digital gain e 6 digital AES EBU stereo outputs up to 192 kHz with programmable digital gain e 1 digital AES EBU stereo sync input up to 192 kHz in play and record e 1 standard Word Clock input up to 96 kHz e lstandard Word Clock output up to 96 kHz e lvideo sync input e 1 SMPTE LTC Linear Time Code sync input VX1222e main hardware features All features of the VX1221e plus e 2 balanced analog mono line inputs with software programmable analog and digital gain e 12servo balanced analog mono line outputs with software programmable analog and digital gain e 192 kHz 24 bit converters e Maximum level on analog inputs and outputs 24 dBu Note The digital outputs always play the digital version of the corresponding analog outputs The selection of the AES EBU input excludes the selection of the corresponding analog inputs Main softwa
11. ergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions contained in this data sheet may cause harmful interference to radio and television communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in 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 into an outlet on circuit 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 by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference it is necessary to use shielded I O cables Warning Electrostatic discharge ESD can damage several components on the board To avoid such damage in handling the board take the following precautions Bring the d
12. est 16 VK1221e amp 1412226 User Manual APPENDICES VX122 le Schematic Diagram CRYSTAL Word Clock Video CLOCK GENERATION AES EBU AES EBU gt EE DSF TRANSMIT OUT 1 6 IN 1 Bypass LTC INTERFACE PCIe BUS E VX1222e Schematic Diagram CRYSTAL Video Word Clock CLOCK GENERATION AES EBU 20 AES EBU RECEIVE SRC IN 1 RECEIVE TRANSMIT OUT 1 6 Bypass DSP ANALOG LINE OUT NEIN 1 2 gt gt 89 Level adjust INTERFACE PCle di E BUS LTC 7 Pldigigram LAYOUT Inter board Sync J1 VX1221e VX1222e JA e Digital cable VX1221e e Analog digital cable VX1222e 18 VK1221e 8 1112226 User Manual VX 122 Ile cable diagram Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram ES EBUN IHC em SET 5 EBU OUT 6 EBU OUT mse a ES EBU OUT 3 BesEBUoUTSE j Cea AES EBU OUT sesuourd coco TE TT pono clock T AES EBU SYNC 000 d vere HABER TI HIM TT Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable 221 wiring diagram lt gt gt gt gt gt lt gt e 850 XXX XXX og d pr XXX dE 0 3 t HE gt XO H ES x lt J1 e So oo gt abt HI _
13. evice and everything that contacts it to ground potential by providing conductive surface and discharge paths As minimum observe these precautions e Disconnect all power and signal sources e _ Place the device on a grounded conductive work surface e Ground yourself via a grounding wrist strap or by holding a grounded object e Ground any tool that will contact the device Due to the reduced length of the PCI EXPRESS bus connector and the resulting lack of mechanical stability we strongly advise against transporting the card s installed in a computer unless its chassis or case provides a dedicated support to keep the card securely in place in order to avoid physical damage 4 1221 amp 1112226 User Manual IMPORTANT NOTICE This card has been tested and found to comply with the following standards e International CISPR22 Class e Europe EMC 89 336 CEE 1992 specifications e United States FCC Rules Part 15 Class B digital device In order to guarantee compliance with the above standards in an installation the following must be done e the provided cable must not be modified e additional cables used must have their respective shield connected to each extremity CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE Thank you for purchasing a Digigram VX sound card The package consists of the following components e aVX1221e or VX1222e sound card The end user version additionally includes e breakout cable s e a
14. f buffers required by your applications Click on Ok e Click Finish to complete the driver installation Windows XP and Server 2003 only for Windows Vista a Wave driver is available on request Bdigigram Digigram Control Center This control panel allows to define e the number of buffers and their size e the granularity Please note that for all sound cards of the VX range PCM only is the only operating mode therefore this button is not functional in the Digigram control panel CPL To access this control panel go to lt Start gt lt Programs gt lt Digigram gt lt Digigram Control Center gt For detailed information on how to use the Digigram control panel please refer to its online help Help button Digigram Drivers Supported Boards Registry Settings r Buffer Pool Status Butters Available buffers Buffer size Buffer size Performance Management Stream Granularity E PCM Only Mode Current stream granularity Current Performances Average CPU usage Remaining buffer pool Cancel VK1221e 8 1112226 User Manual Removing the driver under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 e Open the Windows Control Panel and double click on the Add Remove Software icon e Select Digigram HR Runtime and Change Remove e Select Remove in the np Runtime window e Follow the instructions to finish driver removal Removing the driver under Windows Vista Window
15. he monitoring gains e Set the analog and digital gains of an output e Define the digital output format For help on how to use this control panel please refer to its on line help 13 Pldigigram SPECIFICATIONS Configuration pvr 1222 PCI EXPRESS PCIe x1 Digital Signal Processor Motorola 56321 at 240 MHz 512 kWords 168 sum x 111 mm x 20 mm Power requirements 43 3 V 412 V 1 5A 0 1A QA OA Operating temp humidity 50 C 5 90 non condensing Storage temp humidity 5 70 0 95 non condensing Inputs SRI VIZ Analog line inputs mono MEE 2 balanced Maximum input level RU 24 dBu 310 impedance 1 AES EBU with hw Sample Rate Converter L 7 5 1 to 1 8 up to 192 kHz analog from 94 5dB to 15 5 dB digital from 110 dB to 18 dB AES EBU Sync up to 192 kHz Other inputs Word clock up to 96 kHz LTC Video digital from 110 dB to 18 dB Programmable input gain 511 synchronization Yes can be used with unbalanced signals be used as S PDIF interface as well 9 maximum sensitivity 0 dBFs for 215 5 dBu input 14 VK1221e amp 1112226 User Manual Rr M _ 1221 VX1222e Analog line outputs mono 12 servo balanced Maximum output level 424 dBu 100 O impedance Digital outputs stereo 6 AES EBU up to 192 kHz analog digital from 86 dB
16. inimum hardware u 7 Software i r NESS 7 Supported OPE ERE EE 7 HARDWARE INSTALLA TAGDAN 7 Installing ea HRS 7 Interubpt and memory AS aS 7 SOFTWARE INSTALLA TION spite 8 Standard installation under Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 8 Digigram Control Center ERE EN NE EE 0 Removing the driver under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 II Removing the driver under Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLA TAGDAN 11 THE DIGIGRAM HARDWARE SETTINGS DH CONTROL PANEL hv 13 SPECIFICA TIONS sp 14 NNN 14 DERRE SE Ae 14 OO 15 MN 15 Audio sbecifiedti nsS MEER RE 15 Audio Fer UTNE aac retta EH l6 Development environments csse a E Ee s Roe ERR cese 6 APPENDICES ione rt bonito ni DP o obo RUE 17 VX1221e Schematic Digagragrm 17 VX1222e Schematic Diagram l a I7 EM EE NE EEE 18 VXI22 TE cable COE NN m 19 VX122 e wiring NNN 19 Adapter cable Sub D 62 52506 20 Connection cable VX 12778 BEL vesen 20 Sub D 62 lt gt SCSI 68 wiring diagram ee 21 VX12226
17. on our web site e Shut down your computer and insert your VX card Restart your computer e Click on Cancel if the Found New Hardware Wizard appears e Double click on the HR Runtime vxx msi HR Runtime vxx msi for Vista icon to launch the driver installation e welcome message is displayed click Next to continue e License Agreement window appears read it and click on I accept the terms in the license agreement to approve it e Do the same in the next window for Virtual PCX and PC Codec Legal Notice e Inthe Custom Setup window the Drivers for the HR boards are displayed by default both WDM DirectSound and ASIO HR are installed To install the Wave driver select Wave To be able to use your VX card through np select the Digigram np component option or make sure that the application explicitly sets the VX FLAG with PCXInitializeQ Next e the Ready to Install the Program Window click on Install to start copying the files e Note In case you use an unsigned driver version the Digital Signature Not Found message may appear because a non 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 e Inthe Digigram drivers window select the number and the size o
18. re features e Real time simultaneous PCM record and playback 8 16 and 24 bits Float IEEE754 with 24 bit fixed point dynamic range e When using the np SDK real time on board mixing of several PCM audio streams direct monitoring level adjustment panning cross fades punch in punch out scrubbing e Low latency DirectSound Wave and ASIO drivers be used as S PDIF interface as well be used with unbalanced signals Electronically servo balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate either balanced or unbalanced lines Windows XP and Server 2003 only 6 1221 amp 1112226 User Manual REQUIREMENTS Minimum hardware requirements PC with one free PCI EXPRESS PCIe slot x1 x2 x4 x8 x16 or x32 CPU power and memory required depend on the operating system and on the audio application used Software requirements To use your VX1221e or VX1222e install the driver from the HR Runtime package version 1 60 or higher This package includes e a Digigram np driver enabling OEM applications to best capitalize on the boards e aWDM DirectSound driver Microsoft DirectX 9 or higher must be installed on your computer aWave driver 32 bits installation optional e ASIO driver 32 bits installation optional Note the HR Runtime pachage for Windows Vista does not include a Wave driver In case your audio application explicitly requires a Wave interface a Wave d
19. river is available on request In this case please contact Digieram Supported operating systems VX1221e and VX1222e cards run under Windows XP Windows Server 2008 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 card s installed in a computer unless its chassis or case provides a dedicated support to keep the card securely in place in order to avoid physical damage The card has to be installed in the computer prior to installing its driver Installing the card Gently plug the card in a free PCI slot and press it down to position it firmly Tighten the screw Interrupt and memory address Hardware interrupt and addresses are automatically set up at start up by the PCI PnP BIOS Windows XP and Server 2003 only Pldigigram SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Note the installation of the software requires administrator rights on your computer Please visit the Digigram web site at www digigram com for the most recent driver In case you run a specific application developed or installed by a Digigram Partner this application might require the use of a specific driver version In this case make sure that the updated driver has been approved by your supplier Standard installation under Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008
20. s Server 2008 and Windows 7 e Open the Windows Control Panel and double click on the Programs and Features icon Select Digigram HR Runtime for Vista and Change Remove e Select Remove in the HR Runtime window e 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 verity that the card is properly installed and works fine as follows e Menu Start Settings Control panel Sound Multimedia tab Audio Default device Playback device Recording device The card s channels can be selected The card can be used with any DirectSound application Available WDM recording and playback devices are e VX1221e VX1222e 1 2 WDM record and playback e VX1221e VX1222e 3 4 WDM playback e VX1221e VX1222e 5 6 WDM playback e VX1221e VX1222e 7 8 WDM playback e VX1221e VX1222e 9 10 WDM playback e VX1221e VX1222e 11 12 WDM playback e VX1221e VX1222e 5 14 WDM playback e VX1221e VX1222e 5 1B WDM playback e VX1221e VX1222e 7 1 WDM playbach card is also visible via the np interface go to Start Programs lt Digigram gt and select Digigram Control Center e Inthe Digigram drivers window select the General Information tab In the Modules Information window you can see the HR Runtime modules that
21. to 24 dB from 110 dB to 18 dB digital from 110 dB to 18 dB Word clock up to 96 kHz Programmable output gain Connectors VX1222e Inter board Sync 68 pin SCSI Digi Breakout cable 20 19 Breakout Box available Audio Auco specication ications VX122le VX1222e Sampling n Programmable from Programmable from available 22 05 to 192 kHz 8 to 192 kHz converter resolution Supported audio formats PCM 8 16 24 bits Float IEEE754 electronically servo balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate either balanced or unbalanced lines 15 Pldigigram Audio Performance measured at Fs 48 kHz po VXI221e 1222 ne 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 3 dB record play Channel phase difference 0 50 EE _ A weighted Analog Out gt 110 dB ci Development environments 222 Digigram management np SDK HR Runtime PCM only Other management Other management Wave ASIO DirectSound all PCM only OS ed Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows ai E Vista Windows Server 2008 et Windows 7 PCM play rec Float IEEE754 direct monitoring real time mixing level adjustment panning cross fade punch in punch out scrubbing Main on board processing features with np SDK Windows XP and Server 2003 only for Windows Vista a Wave driver is available on requ
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