VX222v2 User`s manual
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1. XLR female RESTEBU SYNCIN T i c J11 XLR male AESEBU OUT 0 J12 le 50 cm a WIRING DIAGRAM Digital Cable with GPIOs Signal Number 9 pin SubD GPI OUT 1A GPI OUT 1B 12 GPI OUT 2A GPI OUT 2B J10 13 female 8 GPI IN 1 6 GPI IN 2 shield va XLR P TEER ATE EE A U J11 aESJEBU V female SYNCIIN 1 AES EBU OUT 31 D i g r a m CABLE PINOUT Pin ANALOG DIGITAL 1 ROUT GPI OUT 1A 2 GND NC 3 L OUT NC 4 GND AES EBU IN 5 NC AES EBU IN 6 RIN GPI INPUT 2 7 LIN GND GPI INPUT COMMON 8 GND GPI INPUT 1 9 ROUT GND 10 LOUT NC 11 GND GPI OUT 1B 12 NC GPI OUT 2A 13 RIN GPI OUT 2B 14 GND AES EBU OUT 15 LIN AES EBU OUT 322. 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 Under Windows 9x the driver is a Wave driver Under Windows 2000 XP and Server 2003 the driver is DirectSound In addition a Wave driver is available its installation is optional Under Mac OS X the driver is a Core Audio driver 32 bit version 8 VX222 gt User s Manual Installation under Mac OS X e Switch off your Mac and plug the VX222v2 in a free PCI slot e Restart the machine e Double click on the installation file included on the VX CDROM or downloaded from the Digigram web site This creates the VX Driver volume on the desktop e Double click on the VXDriver volume icon e A window appears with the following items 1 Read me first 2 Install VX Control 3 Install the driver 4 Uninstall e Read the read me first document e Copy the VX Control to the desktop or to any location in your disk e Inthe Install VX Driver section choose VX222v2 e Double click on the driver package VX222v2driver x y z pkg e Give a login password that has administrator rights
3. e The installation session opens e Click Continue in the welcome window e Click Continue in the readme window e Select the disk you boot OS X from as destination drive click Continue e Click Install e Click Continue Installation e Restart the Mac Removing the VX driver for Mac OS X e Open the VX Driver volume e In item 4 Uninstall run the uninstaller e Click on the list installed packages icon e Select the VX22212Driver x y z pkg package e Select the remove selected package icon red cross e Give a login password with administrator rights and click Ok e Click on Ok in the alert window e Restart the computer D i gig r a m Updating the VX driver for Mac OS X Just install the new version as described above to overwrite the previous version installed Installation under Windows 98 SE and Millennium 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 e Turn off the computer and insert the card e Restart the computer e The wizard will detect the card when it is inserted and prompt for a new driver e Click Next to start the driver installation e Select Display a list of all the drivers to select a specific driver and click Next e Se
4. jumper OFF Programmable input gain digital Digital inputs stereo 1 AES EBU Other inputs 2 GPI dry contact Analog line outputs mono 2 servo balanced Maximum output impedance 22 dBu low impedance Programmable output gain digital and analog Digital outputs stereo 1 AES EBU Other outputs headphone 600 Q two GPO relay 0 54 48 VCC Access to main status bits of digital frame Yes AES11 synchronization Yes Connectors 15 pin SUB D for analog I O 15 pin HD SUB D for digital I O and GPIO headphone jack female TRS 3 5 mm can be used with unbalanced signals can be used as S PDIF interface as well srt either balanced or unbalanced lines 26 electronically servo balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate VX222 gt AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS User s Manual Sampling frequencies available Programmable from 8 to 50 kHz A D and D A converter resolution 24 bits Frequency response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 2 dB Signal to noise ratio gt 97 dB Distortion noise at 1 kHz lt 92 dB 0 0025 Channel phase difference 20 Hz 20 kHz lt 0 5 2 Analog channel cross talk at 1kHz lt 115 dB Note are unweighted All measurements are done at Fs 48 kHz in rec play mode Results 27 Digi APPENDICES SCHEMATIC
5. Next Select Display a list of all the drivers to select a specific driver and click Next ick on the Have Disk button C Browse to the folder where the installation files are located and click OK F C E he wizard displays the proper driver Click OK to continue ick on the Next button to start copying the driver files ick on the Finish button to complete the driver installation Reboot is not necessary Installation under Windows 2000 XP and Windows Server 2003 Turn off the computer and insert the card Restart the computer Windows Plug and Play wizard will detect it and request for a driver Click on Cancel to close the Windows Plug and Play wizard Insert the VX kit CD ROM The welcome page opens automatically in your web browser Go to your soundcard s driver page and click on the link of the Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 version If you have downloaded the driver package from the web double click on the downloaded file self extracting Select the temporary location where to expand the files and click on Start Click on Ok in the Finished window The installation program is then automatically started Otherwise double click on setup exe to start the installation program Click on Next Read the License agreement and click on Yes to confirm ll e Select the components to install Select Wave if you want to install the Wave driver in addition to the DirectSound driver Click on Next e Under XP an
6. Select Save current configuration as default Getting the default configuration values for the mixer line selected Right click on the mixer icon in the taskbar or go to the mixer Options menu Select Load default configuration Leaving the mixer program Click on the right button over the mixer icon in the taskbar Select Exit General settings Record source The record source section contains two buttons allowing selection of the input type used e Digital Input selects the digital input e Analog Input selects analog input Clock source This option allows the selection of the synchronization clock source e Automatic selects the internal clock when analog input is selected the digital input clock when digital input is selected e Digital selects the digital input regardless of the source input selection 20 VX222 2 User s Manual Faders Various faders allow you to adjusting input output and hardware monitoring levels The faders can be reset by double clicking on their respective buttons Speakers Output Applies an analog gain on the selected output device Wave out Output Applies a digital gain on all files played as well as on software monitoring Monitoring Applies a digital gain on the hardware monitoring Analog In As the VX222v2 does not dispose of an adjustable analog input gain this cursor applies the digital input gain Digital In Input Applies a digital gain
7. Updating the VX driver under Windows 2000 XP and Windows Server 2003 12 HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION Under Windows Under Mac OS X Vx222v2 SETTINGS UNDER MAC OS X VX Control panel Sound panel Audio Midi setup panel VX222v2 SETTINGS UNDER WINDOWS DIGIGRAM WAVE MIXER General operation Running the program Run at start up General configuration Always on top of the display Resetting the faders to their default values Selecting the input output mixer channel Setting the default values for each mixer line selected Getting the default configuration values for the mixer line selected Leaving the mixer program cnn 03 DO 2 S 7 Le DUI Generolisetings a Record source Clock source Faders Speakers Output Wave out Output Monitoring Analog In Digital In Input Advanced settings Audio Data mode Digital format Nominal Out and Headroom Out Nominal In and Headroom In ASIO CONTROL PANEL FOR PC General settings Active stereo I O Digital output Level settings Monitoring Time Error Compensation SPECIFICA TIONS CONFIGURATION INPUTS OUTPUTS AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS APPENDICES SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ANALOG CABLE DIAGRAM WIRING DIAGRAM Analog Cable DIGITAL CABLE DIAGRAM WIRING
8. menu bar Note When adjusting the output balance and the analog output gain from this panel the positions of the sliders allowing to adjust the analog output gains in the Audio Midi setup panel are updated When adjusting the digital input gain from this panel the positions of the sliders allowing to adjust the digital input gains in the Audio Midi setup panel are updated as well as the slider in the VX Control panel 16 VX222 v2 Audio Midi setup panel User s Manu This panel is accessible via Applications Utilities Use the Audio Midi setup panel to set the following parameters of your VX al card e Hardware monitoring Play through e Mute of the output Device Mute e Source digital VX222 Digital line VX222 Line line with digital synchronization VX222 Line Sync e Audio format for input and output Current Format sample size sampling frequency e Digital input gain for each input channel from 72 dB to 18 dB e Analog output gain for each output channel Audio MIDI Setup f Audio Devices MIDI Devices System Settings Default Input vx222 4 Default Output vx222 3 System Output VX222 pui Selected Audio Device VX222 Input Volume n a dB Output Volume gt n a dB V Play Through Device Mute Device Mute Input Section Output Section Input Source VX222 Line el Current Format 2Ch 44100 0Hz 16bir Channel SB Value Mue Plane Current Format 2Ch
9. 1 cf appendix on the board Note The VX222w does not dispose of an adjustable analog input gain A modification of Nominal In or Headroom In applies the digital input gain On VX222v2 the sum of Nominal plus Headroom must be situated between 8 dBu and 10 dBu if the jumper is in 10 position Gabsent or between 4 dBu and 22 dBu if the jumper is in 4 position Gon the board The sum of Nominal In plus Headroom In defines the equivalence between the maximum analog level and the maximum digital level 0 dBfs 22 VX222 2 User s Manual ASIO CONTROL PANEL FOR PC The purpose of this control panel is to set all the parameters of your Digigram card when used with its ASIO2 driver It must be launched from the ASIO compatible application you use Detected Digigram boards are displayed in the left upper corner with their serial number and their 1 O stereo pairs General settings of the selected card are displayed in the right upper corner IN and OUT settings of the selected device are displayed underneath VX222v2 is selected for ASIO x E VX222v2 S N 1000 r Active Stereo 170 r Clock in out 1 2 Input F Source intemal y Dutput Kr Frequency 48000 Hz y r Digital Output Sample Size Frame Rate C Consumer C 16 bits i 25 Fps y Help al Professional 24 bits in out 142 Input Source and Analog Gain apply to all input Output re E Play
10. 44100 0 Hz 16bit Channel dB Value Mute dma a Matea jun 1 00 10 72 1 A 0 0 1 00 2 AAA 0 0 0 72 L amar 0 100 Property Value Property Value Format 16 bit Linear POM Format 16 bit Linear PCM Channels 2 Channels 2 Sample Rate IH 44100 Sample Rate M2 44100 17 VX222v2 SETTINGS UNDER WINDOWS DIGIGRAM WAVE MIXER Note The Digigram Wave Mixer is only available if the Digigram Wave driver has been properly installed The Digigram Wave Mixer serves to set input and output levels as well as other settings such as input type and digital data format a Yx222v2 Mixer 1 Digigram Wave Mixer Ej xj Options Mixer Speakers Wave Out Monitoring m Wave In Analog In Digital In i MEUN FEME ll ae Mute r Record Source Analog Input Digital Input Clock select Automatic Digital GPIO Control General operation Running the program The installation routine installs the Digigram Mixer icon in the Windows taskbar By default the program is automatically launched at system start up To access the program double click on its icon or right click on it for a context menu 18 VX222 2 User s Manual In case you have closed the program during your session you can restart it from the menu lt Start gt lt Programs gt lt Digigram gt lt Digigram Mixer gt Run at s
11. 92 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 D i g i g r a m CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE Thank you for purchasing a Digigram VX222v2 card The package consists of the following components the VX222v2 sound card two breakout cables analog and digital a CD Rom with drivers installation notices FAQs etc the registration card this User s Manual These items are not delivered with the OEM version We invite you to return the completed registration card to be informed in case of new driver releases Feel free to visit our web site www digigram com to download the latest driver release to get more technical information consult FAQs and discover our complete and updated audio product line in case you use an application developed by a Digigram partner make sure that the driver provided for download has been approved by your application supplier FEATURES VX222 2 is an audio card for PCI bus It is Universal PCI 32 bit 33 MHz which means it can be plugged in 5 V PCI slots as well as in 3 3 V keyed PCI slots The cards are also compatible with PCI X interfaces Main hardware features e 2 balanced analog mono line inputs Ma
12. DIAGRAM LINE IN 28 i INTERFACE Level adjust GP OUT GPIO CONTROL GP IN AES EBU OUT LINE OUT Headphones OUT VX222 gt LAYOUT User s Manual Pake VX222 2 OFF Switch position SW 2 Up OFF open ON Down ON closed SW Jumper input impedance Position Nominal Input Level Maximum Input Level ON 4 dBu 22 dBu OFF 10 dBV 10 dBu SW2 Inter board synchronization both levers must be set together Position Status OFF Slave card ON Master card Jl Headphone connector 3 5 mm TRS female jack Contact Signal Sleeve Ground Tip Left channel Ring Right channel J2 Analog cable connector J3 Digital cable connector J5 Inter card synchronization connector 29 D i gig r a m XLR male qaar ROUT J10 15 pin Sub D L OUT e J11 XLR female RIN m 312 L IN Wi J13 50 cm WIRING DIAGRAM Analog Cable Signal number XLR Right OUT Left OUT Right IN 2 Lenin Y remato 30 VX222 12 User s Manual DIGITAL CABLE DIAGRAM 9 pin SubD female J10 fiv oun ym po 01 H a our 24 N pA 3 AN WARNING OUT 48 VDC 0 5 AMAX IN Dry contacts only 5 WIS mA Delivered by the card 15 pin SubD HD male J3
13. DIAGRAM Digital Cable with GPIOs vesssessvevsvevsveveveveveveveveveveeesseeveeeeseesseees Copyright 2004 2007 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 VX222 2 are registered trademarks or trademarks of Digigram SA Other trademarks are property of their respective holders 4 VX222 12 User s Manual INFORMATION FOR THE USER This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules Operation is subject to the fol owing two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause und operation esired 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 i
14. back Digital Gain Left 004 295 dB omr IIA 395 IV Link Digital Input Gain Right __Y___ 1006 A EA 11 amena EE ELLE Let 4106 Left pa 0 0 dB F o dala m ma i aq Riot j 41 0 dB Right 0 0 dB m af General settings Active stereo I O It is recommended to activate only the required I Os in order to save CPU resources 23 D i gig r a m Clock The clock corresponds to the digital bit clock to which the card refers When an analog input is selected the clock source can be either the internal clock or taken from the digital input As soon as the digital input is selected the clock is read from this input The Frequency flip menu allows selecting the sampling frequency of the selected card 32 44 1 or 48 kHz It must be set according to the sampling frequency of the project you are working on Sample size Defines the number of bits per sample It must be set in accordance with the sample size of the project you are working on Digital output Defines the format of the digital output signal e Consumer S PDIF or e Professional AES EBU Level settings Click on the tab of the I O device you want to set Leaving the mouse pointer a few seconds on a slider shows the available settings range tooltip box The exact setting value is displayed near each slider Input The flip box allows switching between the different types of input line or dig
15. d Server 2003 select Continue anyway when the following message is displayed The software has not passed Windows Logo testing If you have chosen to install the Wave driver this message will appear a second time Select again Continue anyway e Click on Finish The DirectSound ASIO and Wave if selected drivers are now installed Removing the VX driver under Windows 2000 XP and Windows Server 2003 e Goto lt Start gt lt Settings gt lt Control panel gt lt Add Remove Programs gt e Select the Digigram VX Kit and remove it e _ Follow the instructions of the InstallShield wizard Updating the VX driver under Windows 2000 XP and Windows Server 2003 e Remove the driver as described above e Run the installation program of the new driver as described above Note If you have done an installation without selecting the Wave driver and you now want to install it it is necessary to remove the DirectSound driver and then re install it 12 VX222 gt User s Manual HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION Under Windows Once the driver and the cards are installed according to the procedure described works fine in this manual you can verify that the card is properly installed and as follows Go to lt Start gt lt Programs gt lt Digigram gt and select Digigram Control Center In the Digigram drivers window select the General Information tab In the Modules Information window the installe
16. d VX Kit modules are displayed along with their versions In the Digigram drivers window select the VX Setup tab for a list oft the installed cards Each card is represented by an icon Click on the Windows Multimedia properties button to open the Sound amp Multimedia properties window Select the Audio tab The card devices are listed e VX222v2 Out 1 in Sound playback Preferred device This is a Wave device VX222v2 In 1 in Sound recording Preferred device This is a Wave device VX222v2 Audio Card WDM in both Playback and Recording preferred device This is a DirectSound device In case the card is not displayed mak e sure that the card is correctly inserted in the PCI slot and screwed on the PC chassis if ne and cessary uninstall the VX Kit package as described in this manual re install it Under Mac OS X Once the driver and the card are installed the card is listed in the VX Control panel the Sound panel and the Audio Midi Setup panel You can then use the card with your audio application 13 D i g ig r a m VX222v2 SETTINGS UNDER MAC OS X Several control panels are available to adjust the settings of the VX222v2 Some parameters can be adjusted from different panels If a parameter is modified in a panel its value is automatically updated in another panel VX Control panel Use the VX Control panel to set the following parameters of your VX card e choice
17. he drivers included in VX kit 5 0 or higher Certain applications designed by Digigram partners may require some particular driver such as np Runtime 6 01 or higher For more information please contact your software vendor Supported operating systems Mac OS 10 1 and higher Windows 98 SE Windows ME Windows 2000 XP and Windows Server 2003 can be used as S PDIF interface as well 32 bit version D i g ig r a m Drivers The table underneath shows the drivers of the VX kit available for each supported operating system Wave DirectSound ASIO2 Core Audio Windows 98 SE amp ME Yes No Yes No Windows 2000 Yes Yes Yes No Windows XP Yes Yes Yes No Windows Server 2003 Yes Yes Yes No Mac OS X No No No Yes Note MME driver is sometimes mentioned on software requirement charts It refers to as Wave DirectX driver is sometimes mentioned on software requirement charts lt refers to as DirectSound HARDWARE INSTALLATION The card has to be installed in the computer prior to installing its driver Installing the card Turn off the computer and disconnect its power cord Open the computer and position it so that you may easily access its PCI slots Smoothly insert the card into a free PCI slot Press it down to position it firmly Tighten the screw close the computer connect the power cord and start the computer Interrupt and memory address
18. i g i g r a m WK222 12 Professional Stereo Sound Card User s manual Digigram For technical support please contact your local distributor list available at www digigram com Digigram Digigram S A Parc de Pr 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 Qdigigram com Digigram Asia Pte Ltd 350 Orchard Road 19 07 Shaw House Singapore 238868 Singapore Tel 65 6291 2234 Fax 65 6291 3433 E mail info_asia digigram com VX222 2 User s Manual Table of Contents INFORMATION FOR THE USER IMPORTANT NOTICE CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE FEATURES Main hardware features HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Supported operating systems Drivers HARDWARE INSTALLATION Installing the card Interrupt and memory address SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Installation under Mac OS X Removing the VX driver for Mac OS X Updating the VX driver for Mac OS X Installation under Windows 98 SE and Millennium Removing the driver under Windows 98 SE and Millennium Updating the driver under Windows 98 SE and Millennium Installation under Windows 2000 XP and Windows Server 2003 Removing the VX driver under Windows 2000 XP and Windows Server 2003 12
19. ital For any input type a digital gain can be added to the signal if necessary Its default position is in front of the bold dot 0 dB All these input settings apply on both channels of the selected stereo device 24 VX222 gt User s Manual Output The playback digital control applies a digital gain to the selected output i e to what the application plays including the software monitoring It can be set or each channel of the selected device or for both channels at the same time by clicking the Link box This gain applies to both digital and analog outputs Its default position is in front of the bold dot The analog output gain can be set for each channel or for both channels at he same time by clicking the Link box This gain only applies to the analog outputs Its default position is in front of the bold dot unless you use headphones In this case decrease the levels of analog outputs 1 amp 2 to prevent you from hearing damage Monitoring ASIO applications basically use two monitoring modes software monitoring and hardware monitoring the latter also known as ASIO direct monitoring In software monitoring mode the recorded signal is immediately played back just as if it were read from the hard disk This allows monitoring through effects for instance but induces latency that can be annoying to the recording musician In hardware monitoring mode the recorded signal is directly routed from the in
20. lect the lt Sound video and game controllers gt category and click Next e Click on the Have Disk button e Browse to the drive where the installation files are located on the CD Rom or in the update s extracting destination folder and click OK e The wizard displays the suitable driver Click OK to continue e Click on the Next button to start copying the driver files e Click on the Finish button to complete the driver installation The registry database is updated so that the ASIO compliant programs show the Digigram VX ASIO driver in the list of available ASIO drivers To take full advantage of your VX222v2 select the Digigram VX ASIO driver from the application program s specific audio I O settings Removing the driver under Windows 98 SE and Millennium To remove the VX driver make sure the card is present before starting the following procedure e Go to lt Start gt lt Settings gt lt Control panel gt lt Add Remove Programs gt e Select the Digigram VX Kit and remove it e Follow the instructions of the InstallShield wizard 10 VX222 12 User s Manual Updating the driver under Windows 98 SE and Millennium Go to lt Start gt lt Settings gt lt Control panel gt lt System gt Select the Device Manager tab Open the Sound video and game controllers category Select the Digigram VX222v2 item Click on the Properties button Select the Driver tab Click on the Update driver button Click
21. n accordance with the instructions contained in this data shee 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 can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged 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 which try to 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 requirements or using an unshielded peripheral data cable could also re sult in harmful interference to radio or television reception The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible or compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment To p y to op quip ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interference it is necessary to use shielded 1 0 cables IMPORTANT NOTICE This card has been tested and found to comply with the following standards International CISPR22 Class B e Europe EMC 89 336 CEE 19
22. of VX card if several VX cards are installed they are noted as VX222 0 VX222 1 etc e latency Internal Buffer Latency a low latency value may lead to overloads in the audio causing clicks If this happens increase the latency value e sample size 16 or 24 bits e selection of the input source digital line line with digital synchronization e hardware monitoring can be activated or disabled by un checking Monitoring Input 1 2 Monitoring Input 3 4 is inactive e digital input gain from 72 dB to 18 dB the active cursor Digital Input 1 2 allows simultaneous adjustment of the digital gain for both inputs 14 VK222 2 User s Manual 15 D ig ig r a m Sound panel Use the Sound panel to set the following parameters of your VX card e Inputtab source digital VX222 Digital line VX222 Line line with digital synchronization VX222 Line Sync digital input gain for both inputs from 72 dB to 18 dB e Output tab analog balance The analog output gain applied to both output channels is always accessible at the bottom of the Sound panel window Sound Es is aq E Show AH Displays Sound Network Startup Disk Choose a device for sound input Name Sound Input i VX222 Digital g VX222 Line VX222 Line Sync Settings for selected device Input level TESE EET input volume 8 Y A o I Output volume AAPP gt Mute Y Show volume in
23. puts to the outputs of the card without passing through your audio application avoiding the latency in the monitoring path The monitoring slider controls the hardware monitoring level ASIO direct monitoring but does not control the software monitoring Its default position is in front of the bold dot It can be set independently for each channel ASIO compliant applications featuring ASIO direct monitoring control this level directly using their integrated mixer Time Error Compensation Audio data transfer may suffer from buffer underrun in most cases due to temporary CPU overload To avoid the loss of synchronization between input and output signals click on the Advanced button and select lt Skip samples on outputs to compensate audio time drift gt Note This option can only fix a limited amount of errors Too many errors occurring will result in a loss of sound quality To avoid errors reduce CPU load 25 D i g i g r SPECIFICATIONS CONFIGURATION Bus Format PCI slave mode Size 175 mm x 99 mm Digital Signal Processor 56303 at 100 MHz Power requirements 3 3 V 5V 12 V 12V 0 5A 0 1A 0 2A 0 1A Operating temp humidity non condensing 0 C 50 C e 5 90 Storage temp humidity non condensing 5 C 70 C 0 95 INPUTS OUTPUTS Analog line inputs mono 2 balanced Maximum input impedance 22 dBu gt 10kQ jumper ON 10 dBu gt 10kQ
24. tart up To enable disable automatic run at start up right click on the Mixer icon in the taskbar or go to the Mixer lt Options gt menu Select unselect run at startup General configuration The mixer configuration options allow selection of input and output nominal level input and output headroom input type The input and output nominal level and input and output headroom define the maximum value of the acceptable input signal Set the nominal level to the currently used nominal level The headroom should be set to avoid any risk of overload If set beyond the installed card s capabilities the driver automatically sets the correct values In this case the displayed values are wrong The record source selection allows selecting digital input or analog input selection On the VX222v2 only the first stereo channel may be selected for digital input Nominal and Headroom apply simultaneously to all four channels Always on top of the display Right click on the mixer icon in the taskbar or go to the mixer lt Options gt menu Select Always on top Resetting the faders to their default values Click on the Options menu Select Reset levels Selecting the input output mixer channel Click on the Mixer menu Select the required board and channel mixer 19 D i g ig r a m Setting the default values for each mixer line selected Right click on the mixer icon in the taskbar or go to the mixer Options menu
25. to the digital signal coming from the digital input Advanced settings CEN r Output Level r Digital Format Nominal Qut 0 0 Consumer Headroom Out 6 0 Professionnal r input Leve rAudio Data Mode Nominal In 0 0 Data Headroom In 6 0 Cancel 21 D i gig r a m Audio Data mode In data mode all digital level processing is disabled in the driver to ensure a digital stream free of any sample modification This mode must be used to play non PCM audio data on the digital output Dolby AC 3 for instance Note Do not listen to the analog output in such a case as clicking may cause disturbing noises Digital format Sets the digital format of the digital output in real time AES EBU professional or S PDIF consumer Nominal Out and Headroom Out Sets the nominal line output level and the available headroom during playback at nominal level Addition of headroom and nominal level must not exceed the maximum output level of the board 22 dBu Note The sum of Nominal Out plus Headroom Out defines the equivalence between the maximum analog level and the maximum digital level 0 dBfs Nominal In and Headroom In Sets the nominal input level for recording and the available headroom while recording at nominal level Addition of headroom and nominal level must not exceed the maximum input level of the board 10 dBu or 22 dBu depending on the position of the jumper SW
26. ximum input level selectable by means of the jumper on the card 22 dBu jumper ON 10 dBu jumper OFF e 2servo balanced analog mono line outputs with software programmable analog and digital gain Maximum output level 22 dBu e 1 digital AES EBU stereo input The selection of the digital input for recording excludes the selection of the analog inputs electronically servo balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate either balanced or unbalanced lines can be used as S PDIF interface as well 6 VX222 2 User s Manual It is possible to use the signal on the digital input as reference sampling clock for recording playback on the analog I Os e 1 digital AES EBU stereo output Always plays the digital version of the analog outputs 1 and 2 e I mini jack headphone stereo output This output is in parallel of the analog outputs 1 and 2 e 2 general purpose inputs and 2 outputs GPIO e Inter card synchronization connector If this connector is not used synchro switches must be ON If it is used one of the connected cards must have the synchro switches ON all the other linked cards must have the switches OFF HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS e One free PCI slot 5 V or 3 3 V e Minimum Apple Macintosh configuration PowerMac G3 G4 or G5 with 128 MB RAM e Minimum PC configuration Pentium III or equivalent 128 MB RAM SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS The VX222y2 requires installation of t
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