Avid Technology DSP Mix Engine Card User Manual

PN 9320-62787-00 REV B 11/12
DSP Mix Engine Card
for VENUE Systems
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Contents
Chapter 1. Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Mix Engine Card Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Requirements and Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Conventions Used in This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About www.avid.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2. Installing a Mix Engine Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
FOH Rack Mix Engine Card Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mix Rack Mix Engine Card Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Appendix A. Compliance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Environmental Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
EMC (Electromagnetic Compliance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Chapter 1: Overview
The DSP Mix Engine card adds mixer and plug-in processing ca­pacity to the VENUE FOH Rack and Mix Rack.
A total of five Mix Engine cards can be installed in the FOH Rack. In its base configuration, the FOH Rack contains three Mix Engine cards.
A total of three Mix Engine cards can be installed in the Mix Rack. In its base configuration, the Mix Rack contains two Mix Engine cards.
Mix Engine Card Components
The Mix Engine card package includes the following items:
• Mix Engine card
• TDM FlexCable
• Mounting screws
• Registration Information Card
System Requirements and Compatibility
The DSP Mix Engine Card requires either of the following:
• A VENUE FOH Rack
– or –
• A VENUE Mix Rack
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Chapter 2: Installing a Mix Engine Card
This chapter provides instructions for installing a DSP Mix En­gine Card in a VENUE FOH Rack or Mix Rack.
• For FOH Rack, see “FOH Rack Mix Engine Card Installa­tion” on page 3.
• For Mix Rack, see “Mix Rack Mix Engine Card Installa­tion” on page 5.
FOH Rack Mix Engine Card Installation
Additional Mix Engine cards are installed in the FOH Rack and are connected to each other by TDM FlexCables.
Each Mix Engine card has two ports along the top of the card, la­beled Port A and Port B. The FlexCable has two connectors, also labeled Port A and Port B, to ensure proper connection. Using a FlexCable, data communication across multiple cards is achieved by connecting Port B of the first card to Port A of the next card, from Port B of that card to Port A of the next card, and so forth.
To install the Mix Engine card in the FOH Rack:
1 Shut down the system.
2 Disconnect all audio cables attached to the FOH Rack.
Before handling any card, discharge static electricity from your clothes or body by touching a grounded metal surface such as the FOH Rack’s rack rails.
3 Remove the FOH Rack front panel faceplate by unscrewing its
mounting screws (#1 Phillips).
4 Remove the Mix Engine card from its packing material. Hold
the card by its edges.
Mounting bracket
TDM FlexCable connectors
PCI connector
Figure 2. Mix Engine card showing bracket and connectors
5 Remove the retaining bracket that secures the right side of the
cards by loosening the thumbscrews and lifting the bracket.
6 Locate the open PCI slot closest to the currently installed Mix
Engine cards.
7 Align the card with the corresponding cutout in the chassis and
press down on the left side of the card so that it makes contact with the PCI slot.
Mounting screws (remove all)
FOH
USB
FOH Link
To
Control Surface
Reset
Power
Figure 1. Front panel of the FOH Rack
Faceplate
Figure 3. Placing the Mix Engine card in a PCI slot (retaining bracket not shown)
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8 Press down on the right side of the card to snap it in place in the
FOH Rack chassis.
3 Connect the Port A connector of the FlexCable to Port A on the
front card. Push down gently but firmly until the cable is fully connected to the card.
4 Attach the other end of the FlexCable (labeled Port B) to Port
B on the back card.
5 Verify the connection as shown below.
Figure 4. Snapping the Mix Engine card into place (retaining bracket not shown)
9 Attach the card to the chassis with one of the provided mount-
ing screws.
10 Reattach the retaining bracket by sliding the tab under the
holder and tightening the thumbscrews.
11 Proceed to connecting the TDM FlexCable.
To connect the Mix Engine cards with the TDM FlexCable:
1 Shape the FlexCable by grasping the cable with both hands
and moving the Port A portion of the cable straight towards you and inwards, as shown below. Do not bend the cable more than you need to, as you may damage the traces in the cable.
PORT A
PORT A
PORT B
PORT B
Figure 7. Top view of Mix Engine cards connected with TDM FlexCable
To complete and confirm installation:
1 Reattach the FOH Rack faceplate.
2 Reconnect the power, FOH Link, and any audio and MIDI ca-
bles to the FOH Rack.
3 Turn on the VENUE system.
4 Go to the Options page and click the Devices tab to view sys-
tem hardware status. The newly installed Mix Engine card should be displayed in the FOH Rack graphic.
PORT B
PORT A PORT B
PORT A
Figure 5. Preparing TDM FlexCable for installation
2 Slide the FlexCable into the notch of the front card, so that the
Port B connector of the FlexCable can be aligned with Port B of the back card; and the Port A connector of the FlexCable can be aligned with Port A of the front card.
Figure 6. Inserting the TDM FlexCable
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Option > Devices page showing 3 Mix Engine cards in FOH Rack
Mix Rack Mix Engine Card Installation
Installing an additional Mix Engine card in Mix Rack consists of the following steps:
• Preparing for installation by opening Mix Rack and discon­necting existing ribbon cables
• Installing the new Mix Engine card
• Connecting the included TDM FlexCable, and reconnect­ing existing ribbon cables
• Completing and confirming installation
Preparing the Mix Rack
To prepare a Mix Rack for Mix Engine card installation:
1 Shut down the system.
2 Disconnect all audio cables attached to the Mix Rack.
Input and Output Card cable connectors (disconnect all)
Hub48 Card ribbon cable connectors (do not disconnect)
Figure 9. Removing the Input and Output Card ribbon cable connectors
Disconnect the ribbon cables from the Stage I/O cards or the Ethernet Snake card only. Do not disconnect the black I/O card ribbon cable connectors from the Hub 48 card. Doing so could damage the Hub 48 card.
Before handling any card, discharge static electricity from your clothes or body by touching a grounded metal surface, such as the Mix Rack’s rack rails.
3 Remove the Mix Rack front panel faceplate by unscrewing its
mounting screws (#1 Phillips).
Mounting screws (remove all)
5 Locate the two Mix Engine cards and the Hub 48 card cur-
rently installed in Mix Rack. Depending on your version of Mix Rack, Mix Engine cards may be installed adjacent to the Hub 48 card, or there may be one or more empty slots between the second Mix Engine card and the Hub 48 card.
Back of Mix Rack
Empty slot
Empty slot
Mix Engine
card slots
Figure 10. Mix Engine cards installed adjacent to the Hub 48 card (top-down view)
Empty slot
1st Mix Engine card
2nd Mix Engine card
Hub 48 card
Front of Mix Rack
Back of Mix Rack
Empty slot
Figure 8. Front of the Mix Rack
4 Via the open front panel, carefully disconnect the 50-pin rib-
bon cables from each Stage I/O card (AI16, AO16, XO16, and/or AT16 cards) or the Ethernet Snake card. Release the ribbon cable connectors from the ports on the cards by pushing the two plastic latches securing each connector outwards.
Mark each cable as appropriate to facilitate reconnect ion. You can use a marker to write directly on the ribbon cable.
Empty slot
Mix Engine
1st Mix Engine card
card slots
2nd Mix Engine card
Empty slot
Hub 48 card
Front of Mix Rack
Figure 11. Example of a configuration with an empty slot between a Mix Engine card and the Hub 48 card (top-down view)
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6 Do one of the following depending on your configuration:
• If your Mix Rack has a ribbon cable with three connectors (the Clock Source Jumper cable) connecting the ports la­beled “Snake” on the first and second Mix Engine cards to the port labelled “P1 Mix Engine” on the Hub 48 card (see Figure 12), disconnect this cable from both Mix Engine cards. Do not disconnect this cable from the Hub 48 card.
– or –
• If your Mix Rack has a standard dual-connector ribbon ca­ble connecting the port labeled “Snake” on the first (inner­most) Mix Engine card to the port labeled “P1 Mix Engine” on the Hub 48 card (see Figure 13), disconnect this cable from the Mix Engine card. Do not disconnect the cable from the Hub 48 card.
First Mix Engine card
Second Mix Engine card
7 Disconnect the ribbon cable from the port labeled “FOHA” on
the first (innermost) Mix Engine card. This cable connects the main IO card to the first Mix Engine card.
Figure 14. Ribbon cable connected to port FOHA on the innermost Mix Engine card
8 If any ribbon cables are attached to the ports labelled
“FireWire” (located to the right of the “FOHA” ports) on ei­ther or both Mix Engine cards, disconnect them, noting their location. These cables are connected to any installed VENUE record/playback option cards and/or the Ethernet Snake card. In most cases there is only one cable present, and it is attached to the first (innermost) Mix Engine card.
Clock Source Jumper cable Hub 48 card
Figure 12. Mix Rack with a Clock Source Jumper cable
Figure 13. Mix Rack with a dual-connector ribbon cable
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Figure 15. FireWire ribbon cable ports on the Mix Engine cards
Installing the New Mix Engine Card
To install the new Mix Engine card:
1 Remove the retaining bracket by loosening the thumbscrews
and lifting the bracket. Set the bracket aside.
Figure 16. Detail of retaining bracket
2 Remove the new Mix Engine card from its packing material.
Hold the card by its edges.
Mounting bracket
4 Align the card with the corresponding cutout in the chassis and
press down on the left side of the card so that it makes contact with the PCI slot.
Figure 18. Placing the Mix Engine card in a PCI slot
5 Press down on the right side of the card to snap it in place in the
Mix Rack chassis.
6 Attach the card to the chassis with one of the provided mount-
ing screws.
7 Reattach the retaining bracket by sliding the tab under the
holder and tightening the thumbscrews.
TDM FlexCable connectors
PCI connector
Figure 17. Mix Engine card showing bracket and connectors
3 Locate the open PCI slot closest to the currently installed Mix
Engine cards. Depending on your version of Mix Rack, this slot is either directly behind the two Mix Engine cards, or be- tween the second Mix Engine card and the Hub 48 card.
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Installing the TDM FlexCable
The new card is connected to the adjacent Mix Engine card using the included TDM FlexCable. Each Mix Engine card has two ports along the top of the card, labeled Port A and Port B. The FlexCable has two connectors, also labeled Port A and Port B, to ensure proper connection. Using FlexCables, data communica­tion across multiple cards is achieved by connecting Port B of the first card to Port A of the next card, from Port B of that card to Port A of the next card, and so forth.
To connect the TDM FlexCable and reconnect ribbon cables:
1 Prepare the TDM FlexCable for installation by grasping the
cable with both hands and moving the Port A portion of the ca­ble straight towards you and inwards, as shown below. Do not bend the cable more than you need to, as you may damage the traces in the cable.
PORT B
PORT A PORT B
Figure 19. Preparing TDM FlexCable for installation
2 Do one of the following, depending on the slot in which you
installed the new Mix Engine card:
• If you installed the new card behind the innermost card, slide the FlexCable into the notch of the Mix Engine card in front of the new card, so that the Port B connector of the Fl­exCable can be aligned with Port B of the new card; and the Port A connector of the FlexCable can be aligned with Port A of the adjacent card.
– or –
• If you installed the new card between the second Mix En­gine card and the Hub 48 card, slide the FlexCable into the notch of the new Mix Engine card, so that the Port A con­nector of the FlexCable can be aligned with Port A of the new card; and the Port B connector of the FlexCable can be aligned with Port B of the adjacent card.
PORT A
3 Connect the Port A connector of the FlexCable to Port A on the
card. Push down gently but firmly until the cable is fully con­nected to the card.
4 Connect the other end of the Port B connector of the FlexCable
to Port B on the other card.
5 Verify the connection as shown below.
PORT A
PORT A
Figure 21. Top view of Mix Engine cards connected with TDM FlexCable
6 Reconnect ribbon cables for any VENUE record/playback op-
PORT B
PORT B
tion cards installed as follows:
• If only one VENUE record/playback card (HDx, FWx, or MADI) is installed, connect its ribbon cable to the “FireWire” port on the first (innermost) Mix Engine card.
• If a second VENUE record/playback card is installed, con­nect its ribbon cable to the “FireWire” port on the second (middle) Mix Engine card.
7 Reconnect the ribbon cable to the port labeled “FOHA” on the
first (innermost) Mix Engine card.
8 Locate the port labelled “P1 Mix Engine” on the Hub 48 card
and the cable connected to it. Do one of the following depend­ing on your configuration:
• For a Mix Rack with the Clock Source umper cable, con­nect the cable to the ports labelled “Snake” on the first (in­nermost) and second Mix Engine card (see Figure 12 on page 6). Make sure to orient the cable in the ports as it was originally oriented. This cable should not be connected to the third Mix Engine card (adjacent to the Hub 48 card).
– or –
• For a Mix Rack with a dual-connector cable (see Figure 13 on page 6), connect this cable to the port labeled “Snake” on the first (innermost) Mix Engine card. If you installed the new Mix Engine card behind what was originally the first (innermost) Mix Engine card, connect the cable to the newly installed card. If you installed the new Mix Engine card between the second Mix Engine card and the Hub 48 card, reconnect this cable to the original card.
Mix Engine card notch
Port A
Figure 20. Sliding the TDM FlexCable into the notch of the Mix Engine card
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Make sure any ribbon cables you are reconnecting are se­curely attached by making sure the plastic latches on the port are locked. If the latches are not locked, firmly but cautiously press the connector further into the port until the latches lock.
9 Reconnect all Stage IO card ribbon cables, making sure to re-
attach the cables to the same cards they were originally con­nected to.
Completing and Confirming Installation
To complete and confirm installation:
1 Reconnect the power, the FOH Link cable, and any other ca-
bles to the Mix Rack.
2 Power on the system.
3 Go to the Options page and click the Devices tab to view your
system hardware status. The newly installed Mix Engine card should be displayed in the Mix Rack graphic. All Stage I/O should also be displayed.
Figure 22. Option > Devices page showing 3 Mix Engine cards in Mix Rack
If any Stage I/O is not present in the Options > Devices page hardware graphic, shut your system down and check that all cables to Stage I/O cards are properly connected.
4 Reattach Mix Rack’s faceplate after confirming system com-
ponents.
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Appendix A: Compliance Information
Environmental Compliance
Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union
This symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment. For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local city recycling office or the dealer from whom you purchased the product.
Proposition 65 Warning
This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.
Perchlorate Notice
This product may contain a lithium coin battery. The State of California requires the following disclosure statement: “Perchlorate Material – special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.”
Recycling Notice
FCC Compliance for United States
Radio and Television Interference
Communication Statement
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B 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 and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or locate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help. Any modifications to the unit, unless expressly approved by Avid, could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Australian Compliance
Canadian Compliance
This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le material brouilleur du Canada.
EMC (Electromagnetic Compliance)
Avid declares that this product complies with the following standards regulating emissions and immunity:
• FCC Part 15 Class B
• EN 55103-1 E2, E3
• EN 55103-2 E2, E3
• AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class B
• CISPR 22 Class B
CE Compliance
(EMC and Safety)
Avid is authorized to apply the CE (Conformité Europénne) mark on this compliant equipment thereby declaring conformity to EMC Directive 2004/108/EC and Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC.
Korean EMC Regulations
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