LoLa280 Professional multichannel sound card User manual
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LoLa280 User manual Table of Contents INFORMATION FOR THE USER .............................................................................................4 IMPORTANT NOTICE .......................................................................................................................5 CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE .............................................................................................5 FEATURES ......................................................................................
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.
LoLa280 User manual IMPORTANT NOTICE This card has been tested and found to comply with the following standards: • International: CISPR22 (2005) Class B. • Europe: EMC 2004/108/CE 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 extremity.
FEATURES LoLa280 is an audio card for PCI EXPRESSTM (PCIe®) bus. It comes in PCI EXPRESSTM x1 format and can thus be plugged into any PCIe® slot (x1, x2, x4, x8, x16, x32). Thanks to the second bracket provided (cf Annexes ‘‘Replacing the bracket’’), the card can easily be installed in compact desktop machines, servers, or computers equipped with ‘low profile’ slots.
LoLa280 User manual Software requirements The LoLa280 requires installation of the drivers included in the LoLa Kit version 1.03 or higher. The LoLa Kit includes: • a WDM DirectSound driver • an ASIO driver • The Digigram LoLa Manager application allowing to control the integrated mixer OS supported The LoLa280 runs under Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
Installation under Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, 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. • • • • • • • • • • • 8 Shut down your computer and insert the LoLa280 card. Restart your computer.
LoLa280 User manual The ASIO control panel To launch this interface, go to , , , . For help on how to use this control panel, please refer to its on-line help (“? Help” button).
The ‘Digigram LoLa Manager’ control panel This graphical interface allows you to make the most of the embedded routing and mixing functionalities of the LoLa sound card in the most simple and intuitive way. It gives access to a matrix providing the features described underneath. To launch this interface, go to , , , .
LoLa280 User manual Removing the driver under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 • • • • Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click on the Add/Remove Software icon. Select “Digigram np Runtime…”, and Change/Remove. Select Remove in the “LoLa Kit” window. Follow the instructions to finish the driver removal. Removing the driver under Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7 • • • Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click on the Programs and Features icon. Select Digigram LoLa Kit vxx.
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.
LoLa280 User manual WDM DirectSound recording devices available under Windows XP: The DirectSound devices in recording mode correspond to the “Record” outputs of the mixer. The manager allows to send any combination of the eight analog input signals onto each one of these devices.
WDM DirectSound playback devices available under Windows Vista and Windows 7: The DirectSound devices in playback mode correspond to the “Playback” inputs of the mixer. The manager allows mixing the corresponding streams on the two analog outputs.
LoLa280 User manual WDM DirectSound recording devices available under Windows Vista and Windows 7: The DirectSound devices in recording mode correspond to the “Record” outputs of the mixer. The manager allows to send any combination of the eight analog input signals onto each one of these devices. • • the card can be used with any DirectSound application. Launch the LoLa Manager from to see the cards in the “Board:” combo-box and select them there.
SPECIFICATIONS Configuration LoLa280 PCI EXPRESSTM (PCIe®) x1 (compatible x2, x4, x8, x16, x32) Bus/Format 168 mm × 69 mm x 20 mm Size Power requirements (+3.
LoLa280 User manual Outputs LoLa280 2 balanced ∗ Analog line outputs (mono) Maximum output level / impedance Adjustable output gain (manager) +24 dBu / > 100 Ω analog: from –48 dB to 0 dB digital: from -110 dB to +12 dB • Other outputs • 1 standard Word Clock output (up to 192 kHz) Stereo headphones (20 mW in 600 Ω) on mini jack (female TRS 3,5 mm) Connectors External connector LoLa280 50 pin SCSI Audio specifications LoLa280 Sampling frequencies available A/D and D/A converter resolution Supported
Analog audio performance Measurements done at Fs=48 kHz unless stated otherwise, with filter on the 22 Hz- 22 kHz range LoLa280 at 48 kHz: 20 76Hz -20 kHz: +0.1 /-0,3 dB Frequency response at 96 kHz: 20 Hz -40 kHz: +0.1 /-0,6 dB (record + play) at 192 kHz: 20 Hz -80 kHz: +0.1 /-5 dB Channel phase difference: <0.
LoLa280 User manual Appendix A: Schematic diagram LoLa280 Schematic Diagram CRYSTAL Word Clock CLOCK GENERATION ANALOG LINE IN 1 - 8 Processing ADC Word Clock DAC LINE OUT 1 - 2 Level adjust 8 play Headphones OUT 8 rec PCI EXPRESS BUS Layout 19
APPENDIX B: CÂBLES LoLa280 analog I/O cable Analog cable delivered by Digigram: 20
LoLa280 User manual Wiring Diagram – analog cable LoLa280 48 49 23 24 Shell Shell 46 47 21 22 J1 Shell Shell 44 45 19 20 Shell Shell 42 43 Shell 17 18 Shell 39 40 Shell 14 15 Shell 38 13 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 Shell Center 3 Outside Center 28 Outside 1,2,4,7 16,25 29,32 41,50 Shell 21 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6 J7 J8 J9 J10 J11 J12 J13 J14
LoLa280 cable pinout Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 22 Signal GND GND Word Clock IN GND Reserved Reserved GND NC NC NC NC NC Headphones right OUT 2 + OUT 2 GND IN 8 + IN 8 IN 6 + IN 6 IN 4 + IN 4 IN 2 + IN 2 GND Pin 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Signal Reserved Reserved Word Clock OUT GND Reserved Reserved GND NC NC NC NC NC Headphones left OUT 1 + OUT 1 GND IN 7 + IN 7 IN 5 + IN 5 IN 3 + IN 3 IN 1 + IN 1 GND
LoLa280 User manual APPENDIX C: BRACKET Replacing the bracket Unscrew the clamping screws (a), then remove the bracket (b) from the card and replace it by the one to be used, positioning it in the same sense on the card. Re-fasten the clamping screws using the notches (c) in the brackets.
