D i g i g r a m PCX924HR PCX924HR-Mic PCX22HR Professional Stereo Sound Cards User’s manual
D i g i g r a m For technical support, please contact your system supplier Digigram S.A. Parc de Pré Milliet, 38330 Montbonnot - FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)4 76 52 55 01 • Fax: +33 (0) 4 76 52 53 07 • E-mail: info@digigram.com Digigram Inc. 2101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1004, Arlington, VA 22201-USA Tel: +1 703 875 9100 • Fax: +1 703 875 9161 • E-mail: input@digigram.com Digigram Asia Pte Ltd.
PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic, PCX22HR User’s Manual Table of Contents INFORMATION FOR THE USER ........................................................................5 IMPORTANT NOTICE ..................................................................................................5 CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE ........................................................................6 FEATURES ..........................................................................................................................
D i g i g r a m APPENDICES ......................................................................................................................17 PCX924HR Schematic Diagram ................................................................................17 PCX924HR-Mic Schematic Diagram........................................................................17 PCX22HR Schematic Diagram...................................................................................17 PCX924HR & PCX924-Mic layout .
PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic, PCX22HR User’s Manual 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.
D i g i g r a m CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE Thank you for purchasing a Digigram PCX924 or PCX22v2 card. The package consists of the following components: • a PCX924HR, PCX924HR-Mic, or PCX22HR sound card, • the User’s Manual at hand. The cables (optional) are delivered separately. FEATURES PCX924HR-Mic, PCX924HR,and PCX22HR are audio cards for PCI bus. They are ‘Universal PCI 64-bit/66 MHz’, which means they can be plugged in 32bit/33 MHz 5 V keyed PCI slots as well as in 64-bit/66 MHz 3.
PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic, PCX22HR User’s Manual • • • • • - the synchronization of analog recording and playback on an AES/EBU clock connected to the AES/EBU Sync input. 1 digital AES/EBU∗∗∗ stereo output Always transmits the digital version of the analog outputs 1 and 2. 1 LTC (Linear Time Code) input 1 mini jack stereo headphone output This output is in parallel of the analog outputs 1 and 2.
D i g i g r a m PCX924HR, PCX924-Mic, and PCX22HR Main software features • Decoding and mixing of several PCM (8, 16 and 24 bits) and MPEG Audio streams (Layer 1, II & III, up to 48 kHz sampling frequency) Real-time, simultaneous record and playback in PCM (8, 16 and 24 bits), Float IEEE754 conversion (with 24-bit fixed-point dynamic range), as well as in MPEG Audio Layer I, Layer II, and Layer IIIL When using the np SDK, direct monitoring, level adjustment, panning, cross-fades, punch-in/punch-out
PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic, PCX22HR User’s Manual 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 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS To use your PCX924HR or PCX924HR-Mic, install the driver from the np Runtime HR package version 1.40 or higher. This package includes a WDM DirectSound driver. Microsoft DirectX 9 or a later version must also be installed.
D i g i g r a m Installation under Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003 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. • Shut down your computer and insert your PCX card. • Restart your computer. • Click on Cancel if the “Found New Hardware” Wizard appears.
PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic, PCX22HR User’s Manual How to check the installation Once the driver and the cards are installed according to the procedure described in this manual, you can verify that the card is properly installed and works fine as follows: • Menu , , tab “Audio”, Default device (Playback device, Recording device). The card’s channels can be selected. the card can be used with any DirectSound application (see pages hereafter).
D i g i g r a m 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.
PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic, PCX22HR User’s Manual SPECIFICATIONS Configuration Bus/Format Digital Signal Processor RAM Size Power requirements (+3.3V/+5V / +12V / – 12V) Operating: temp / humidity (non-condensing) Storage: temp / humidity (non-condensing) PCX924HR PCX924HR-Mic PCX22HR PCI 2.
D i g i g r a m Additional functionalities – PCX 924HR-Mic Microphone input Digital input (stereo) 1 professional mono 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. The input AES/EBU IN∗ is AES42 compatible - supplying 10 V to feed a digital microphone - allowing remote microphone control.
PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic, PCX22HR User’s Manual Audio specifications PCX924HR Sampling frequencies available PCX924HR-Mic Programmable from 8 to 192 kHz A/D and D/A converter resolution Supported audio formats PCX22HR 24 bits PCM (8, 16, 24 bits), Float IEEE754, MPEG (Layer I, II, and III up to 48 kHz) Analog audio performance Measurements done at Fs=48 kHz unless stated otherwise, with filter on the 22 Hz- 22 kHz range PCX924HR PCX924HR-Mic PCX22HR at 48 kHz: 20 Hz - 20 kHz: +0 /-0.
D i g i g r a m Analog mono microphone input features - PC924HR-Mic Power supply Programmable mic gain Maximum input level/impedance Equivalent Input Noise, A/D-D/A at 48kHz, G=60 dB Programmable noise-gate threshold Programmable compressor/limiter threshold Programmable compressor ratio Programmable compressor/limiter gain Limiter ratio Compressor/limiter release time Management of line and mic inputs Programmable DSP effects on the output switchable 48 V phantom power 0 to 66 dB in 0.
PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic, PCX22HR User’s Manual APPENDICES PCX924HR Schematic Diagram AES/EBU SYNC CRYSTAL RECEIVE CLOCK GENERATION AES/EBU IN RECEIVE SRC ANALOG LINE IN 1–2 AES/EBU OUT TRANSMIT DSP Bypass DAC ADC LINE OUT Headphones OUT Level adjust LTC INTERFACE GPIO CONTROL GP OUT GP IN PCI BUS PCX924HR-Mic Schematic Diagram AES/EBU SYNC CRYSTAL RECEIVE CLOCK GENERATION AES/EBU IN RECEIVE AES42 compatible SRC DAC ADC Level setting MICRO IN (mono) AES/EBU OUT TRANSMIT DSP Bypass
D i g i g r a m PCX924HR & PCX924-Mic layout PCX22HR layout J4 J1 J2 J3 J1 : Headphone connector (3.
PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic, PCX22HR User’s Manual PCX924HR - analog cable diagram: Analog cable delivered by Digigram: PCX924HR-Mic - analog cable diagram: Analog cable delivered by Digigram: 19
D i g i g r a m PCX924v2 Wiring Diagram – Analog Cable XLR Signal number 1 9 10 3 + - + - 2 3 J10 1 male 2 3 J11 1 male Right OUT Left OUT J2 13 6 7 15 + - + - 2 3 J12 1 female 2 3 1 female J13 Right IN Left IN PCX924HR-Mic Wiring Diagram – Analog Cable XLR Signal number 1 9 10 3 J2 13 6 7 15 12 5 20 + - + - + - + - + - 2 3 J10 1 male 2 3 J11 1 male 2 3 J12 1 female 2 3 1 female J13 2 3 J14 1 female Right OUT Left OUT Right IN Lef
PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic, PCX22HR User’s Manual PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic Digital cable with GPIOs Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram*: PCX924HR & PCX924-Mic digital cable without GPIOs Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram*: * Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable.
D i g i g r a m PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic Wiring Diagram – digital cable with GPIOs PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic Wiring Diagram – digital cable without GPIOs 22
PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic, PCX22HR User’s Manual PCX22V2 : ANALOG CABLE DIAGRAM Analog cable delivered by Digigram: WIRING DIAGRAM – ANALOG CABLE - PCX22HR XLR Signal number 1 J2 9 10 3 + - + - 2 3 J10 1 male 2 3 J11 1 male Right OUT Left OUT 23
D i g i g r a m PCX22HR - digital cable with GPIOs Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram*: PCX22HR digital cable without GPIOs Schematic diagram of the cable delivered by Digigram*: * Your cable may look different if it is not a Digigram cable.
PCX924HR & PCX924HR-Mic, PCX22HR User’s Manual Wiring Diagram – Digital Cable with GPIOs (PCX22HR) Wiring Diagram – digital cable without GPIOs (PCX22HR) 25
D i g i g r a m PCX924HR cable pinout Pin # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ANALOG R OUT + GND L OUT GND NC R IN L IN + GND R OUT L OUT + GND NC R IN + GND L IN - DIGITAL GPIO OUT 1A NC NC AES/EBU IN AES/EBU IN + GPI INPUT 2 GND/GPIO INPUT COMMON GPI INPUT 1 GND LTC IN GPIO OUT 1B GPIO OUT 2A GPIO OUT 2B AES/EBU OUT + AES/EBU OUT - PCX924HR-Mic cable pinout Pin # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 26 ANALOG R OUT + GND L OUT GND MIC IN – R IN L IN + GND R OUT L OUT + GND MIC IN + R IN + GN
