Digigram PCX924HR Manual VX

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VX222HR

VX222HR-Mic

Professional Stereo

Sound Cards

User’s manual

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VX222HR & VX222HR-Mic

User’s Manual

Table of Contents

INFORMATION FOR THE USER
IMPORTANT NOTICE
CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE
FEATURES

VX222HR & VX222HR-Mic main hardware features.......................................6

Additional hardware features VX222HR-Mic........................................................7

Main software features................................................................................................7

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum requirements................................................................................................8

Software requirements .................................................................................................8

Supported operating systems .....................................................................................8

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Installing the card ..........................................................................................................8

Interrupt and memory address ..................................................................................8

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

Installation under Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003................9

Removing the driver under Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 20039

HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION
THE ‘DIGIGRAM HARDWARE SETTINGS’
(‘DHS’) CONTROL PANEL
SPECIFICATIONS

Configuration.......................................................................................................... 12

Inputs ....................................................................................................................... 12

Additional inputs VX222HR-Mic ...................................................................... 13

Outputs.................................................................................................................... 13

Connectors.............................................................................................................. 14

Audio specifications .............................................................................................. 14

Analog audio performance ................................................................................. 14

Sample rate converter performance................................................................ 14

Analog mono microphone input features VX222HR-Mic .......................... 15

AES42 microphone input features VX222HR-Mic...................................... 15

Development environments................................................................................ 15

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APPENDICES

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VX222HR Schematic Diagram......................................................................... 16

VX222HR-Mic Schematic Diagram................................................................. 16

Layout....................................................................................................................... 17

VX222HR analog cable diagram:..................................................................... 18

VX222HR-Mic analog cable diagram: ............................................................ 18

Wiring Diagram – Analog Cable VX222HR.................................................. 19

Wiring Diagram – Analog Cable VX222HR.................................................. 19

VX222HR digital cable with GPIOs.................................................................. 20

VX222HR digital cable without GPIOs............................................................ 20

Wiring Diagram – Digital Cable with GPIOs (VX222HR) ......................... 21

Wiring Diagram – digital cable without GPIOs (VX222HR)..................... 21

VX222HR-Mic digital cable with GPIOs ......................................................... 22

VX222HR-Mic digital cable without GPIOs ................................................... 22

Wiring Diagram – Digital Cable with GPIOs (VX222HR) ......................... 23

Wiring Diagram – digital cable without GPIOs (VX222HR-Mic)............. 23

VX222HR cable pinout....................................................................................... 24

VX222HR-Mic cable pinout............................................................................... 24

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 device and everything that contacts it to
ground potential by providing a conductive surface and
discharge paths. As a minimum, observe these
precautions:

• Disconnect all power and signal sources.

• Place the device on a grounded conductive work surface.

• Ground yourself via a grounding wrist strap or by holding a grounded

object.

• Ground any tool that will contact the device.

Copyright 2006 Digigram. All rights reserved.

No portion of this manual may be reproduced without prior written consent from Digigram. The copyright 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 errors and omissions, and
reserves the right to make improvements or changes in the products and programs described without notice.

Digigram and the Digigram logo, VX222HR and VX222HR-Mic are registered trademarks or trademarks of Digigram
S.A.. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders.

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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 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 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 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 into an outlet on a 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

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This card has been tested and found to comply with the following standards:

• International: CISPR22 Class B.

• Europe: EMC 89/336/CEE (1992) specifications.

• 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:

• the provided cable must not be modified.

• additional cables used must have their respective shield connected to each

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.

extremity.

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CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE

Thank you for purchasing a Digigram VX sound card.
The package consists of the following components:

• a VX222HR or VX222HR-Mic sound card

• the User’s Manual at hand.

The end user version additionally includes:

• two breakout cables (analog and digital)

• a CD-Rom with drivers, installation notices, FAQs, etc…

• a registration form

For the OEM version, the cables are available optionally.

FEATURES

VX222HR and VX222HR-Mic are audio cards for PCI bus. They are ‘Universal
PCI 64-bit/66 MHz’, which means they can be plugged in 32-bit/33 MHz 5 V
keyed PCI slots as well as in 64-bit/66 MHz 3.3 V keyed PCI slots. The cards
are also compatible with PCI-X interfaces.

VX222HR & VX222HR-Mic main hardware features

• 2 balanced∗ analog mono line inputs, with software adjustable gain and a

maximum input level of +24 dBu

• 2 servo-balanced

gain and a maximum output level of +24 dBu

• 1 digital AES/EBU

The selection of the digital input for recording excludes the selection of
the analog inputs.
It is possible to use the signal on the digital input as reference clock.

• 1 digital AES/EBU

Always transmits the digital version of the analog outputs 1 and 2.

• 1 LTC (Linear Time Code) input

• 1 mini jack headphone stereo output

This output is in parallel of the analog outputs 1 and 2.

• 2 General Purpose inputs and 2 outputs (GPIOs)

• Inter-card synchronization connector

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can be used with unbalanced signals

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electronically servo-balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate

either balanced or unbalanced lines

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can be used as S/PDIF interface as well

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analog mono line outputs, with software adjustable

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stereo input

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stereo output

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Additional hardware features VX222HR-Mic

• 1 analog microphone input with

- high-quality preamplifier

- switchable 48 V phantom power

- analog expander/compressor/limiter
This input is mixed with the two line inputs before A/D conversion.

• 1 AES/EBU Sync input

• The AES/EBU input is AES42 compatible and features a hardware sample

rate converter (for details see chapter ‘Specifications’)
The two AES/EBU inputs on the VX222HR-Mic allow:

- recording of a digital signal on the AES/EBU data input; this input is
also used as source of synchronization with a digital clock

- recording of a digital signal on the AES/EBU data input, synchronized
on a digital clock connected to the AES/EBU synchronization input;

- the synchronization of analog recording and playback on an AES/EBU
clock connected to the AES/EBU Sync input.
The selection of the digital input excludes the selection of the analog
inputs.

Note: AES42 is an extension of the digital audio standard of interface AES3 providing for

interfacing digital microphones.

Main software features

• Real-time, simultaneous PCM record and playback (8, 16 and 24 bits),

Float IEEE754 (with 24-bit fixed-point dynamic range)

• 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

• Possibility to control the parameters of the inputs and outputs (gains,

mutes, 48 V switch, analog compressor-limiter-expander parameters),
from the provided ‘Digigram Hardware Settings’ application, or from any
application that addresses these controls

• 24-bit DSP effects in playback and recording: 3-band parametric

equalizer plus Maximizer

• Low latency DirectSound, Wave, and ASIO drivers

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HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum requirements

• Pentium III 700 MHz (or equivalent) minimum

• One free PCI (3.3 V or 5 V keyed) or PCI-X slot

Software requirements

To use your VX222HR or VX222HR-Mic, install the driver from the HR
Runtime package version 1.40 or higher. This package includes a

DirectSound

installed. The card can also be used with applications based on Digigram‘s np
SDK

driver. Microsoft DirectX 9 or a later version must also be

Supported operating systems

VX222HR and VX222HR-Mic cards run under Windows 2000, Windows XP1,
and Windows Server 2003

along with low-latency DirectSound, Wave, and ASIO drivers.

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and are compatible with the np SDK, and come

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

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.

WDM

Interrupt and memory address

Hardware interrupt and addresses are automatically set up at start-up by the
PCI PnP BIOS.

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

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, it might require the use of a specific driver version. In this case, make
sure that the updated driver has been approved by your supplier.

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32-bit version

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