Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD manual

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
26
27
28
29
30
31
32

Ir a la página of

Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Solid State Logic en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual Solid State Logic LINK MADI HD. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

Índice de manuales de instrucciones

  • Página 1

    X X L L o o g g i i c c D D e e l l t t a a - - L L i i n n k k M M A A D D I I H H D D MADI Interface for Digidesign ® HD Systems Installation and User Guide 82S6ALS20C Solid State Logic S O U N D || V I S I O N[...]

  • Página 2

    [...]

  • Página 3

    Safety and Installation Considerations 1 1. Introduction 3 XLogic Delta-Link MADI HD 3 Reading conventions 4 2. Overview 5 Front panel 5 Rear panel 6 3. Installation 8 4. Synchronization 10 Pro T ools ® HD card 10 Delta-Link MADI HD 10 W ordClock / FrameClock 1 1 High Speed and SMUX modes 12 5. Sample Rates and I/O Mapping 12 I/O mapping and Sampl[...]

  • Página 4

    [...]

  • Página 5

    This section contains definitions, warnings, and practical information to ensure a safe working environment. Please take time to read this section befor e installing or using this unit. Please do not dispose of these instructions. Safety and Installation Considerations General Safety • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Hee[...]

  • Página 6

    2[...]

  • Página 7

    3 XLogic Delta-Link MADI HD Congratulations on your purchase of the XLogic Delta-Link MADI HD! Please be assured that it will provide you with many years of reliable service while delivering the pristine audio quality you expect from any Solid State Logic product. The Delta-Link MADI HD is an elegantly styled, 1U high, rack mountable unit. The fron[...]

  • Página 8

    Reading conventions Software menus Where appropriate, to indicate a “path” under a Solid State Logic or Pro T ools ® software menu, the following format will be used; menu: Header|Submenu 1|Submenu 2|Submenu 3|Item. Screenshots The appearance of SSL or Pro T ools ® software on your computer screen may be different from the screenshots in this[...]

  • Página 9

    5 Front panel Power switch Lock LED Power LED Power switch This switch is used to power the unit up or down. Power LED This LED is lit when the Delta-Link MADI HD is switched on. Lock LED This LED indicates that a W ordClock signal is received: • It is lit when the Delta-Link MADI HD is receiving a stable signal at the required sample rate. • I[...]

  • Página 10

    Rear panel Primary Port A Primary Port B USB Port Mains connector MADI Port A output (left) MADI Port B output (left) W or dClock input and input (right) and input (right) 6[...]

  • Página 11

    7 Primary Port A / Primary Port B Each Pro T ools ® HD port provides 32 input and output channels, regardless of sample rate. MADI A / MADI B The two MADI ports provide up to 64 input and output channels, depending on sample rate. Both MADI interfaces are fibre optic usin g SC- type connecto rs; we of fer a separa te external MADI coaxial to opti [...]

  • Página 12

    The Delta-Link MADI HD package includes: • The Delta-Link MADI HD unit. • 2 of 0.9m (35") DigiLink cables. • The mains connection cable. • This manual. NOTE: The maximum allowable length of cables r equired to connect the Digidesign ® car ds to the Delta-Link MADI HD (DigiLink cables) varies as follows accor ding to the sample rate be[...]

  • Página 13

    9 1. In a typical setup, connect Primary Port A of the Delta-Link MADI HD to the Primary Port of your HD Core card and Pri mar y Port B of the Delt a-L ink MA DI HD to th e Prima ry Port of y our fir st HD Accel ca rd via Digi Lin k ca ble s suppl ied . T echnically , any Primary Port of the Delta-Link MADI HD is compatible with any Primary Port of[...]

  • Página 14

    Pro T ools ® HD card The Pro T ools ® HD card is designed to operate as a Clock Slave, locking to a clock reference signal provided by the audio unit connected to its primary port. The interface unit can define the sample rate internally , or can itself be synchronized to an external reference signal (e.g. W ordClock). Whenever the user selects a[...]

  • Página 15

    1 1 W ordClock / FrameClock The W ordClock input can translate W ordClock or FrameClock to the required Sample Rate. The “LOCK” LED on the front panel indicates reception of a stable signal. NOTE: When a “multiplexing” mode is used for digital audio transfers, the frame rate of the audio clock is equal to the audio sample rate at up to 48kH[...]

  • Página 16

    High Speed and SMUX modes • Sampli ng frequencies up to 48kHz are des ignate d as being in the “NFS rang e” (from NFs, Normal Freq uency sampling) . • Sampling frequencies above 48kHz and up to 96kHz are in the “DFS range” (from DFs, Double Frequency sampling). • Sampling frequencies above 96kHz and up to 192kHz are in the “QFS rang[...]

  • Página 17

    13 I/O mapping and Sample Rate range NFS range (44.1kHz to 48kHz): 64-48 “normal” mode T wo Primary Ports interact with one MADI Port. Primary Port A, channel 01 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 0 Primary Port A, channel 32 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 32 Primary Port B, channel 33 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 33 Primary Port B, channel 64 ↔ MADI Port A, cha[...]

  • Página 18

    NFS range (44.1kHz to 48kHz): 64-48 “special” mode T wo Primary Ports interact with two MADI Ports. Primary Port A, channel 01 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 01 Primary Port A, channel 32 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 32 Primary Port B, channel 33 ↔ MADI Port B, channel 33 Primary Port B, channel 64 ↔ MADI Port B, channel 64 NOTE: The 64-48 special mo[...]

  • Página 19

    15 DFS range (88.2kHz to 96kHz): 64-96 mode T wo Primary Ports interact with two MADI Ports. Primary Port A, channel 01 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 01 Primary Port A, channel 32 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 32 Primary Port B, channel 33 ↔ MADI Port B, channel 33 Primary Port B, channel 64 ↔ MADI Port B, channel 64 MADI A MADI B Primary Port A Primary [...]

  • Página 20

    QFS range (176.4kHz to 192kHz): 32-192 mode One Primary Port interacts with two MADI Ports. Primary Port A, channel 01 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 01 Primary Port A, channel 16 ↔ MADI Port A, channel 16 Primary Port A, channel 17 ↔ MADI Port B, channel 17 Primary Port A, channel 32 ↔ MADI Port B, channel 32 MADI A MADI B Primary Port A Primary P[...]

  • Página 21

    17 General information The Delta-Link MADI HD can work with Pro T ools ® HD systems running on a W i ndows PC or Macintosh OS X computer . Using the Delta-Link MADI HD with the Pro T ools ® software is generally straightforward. However, there are a few points to be aware of: • The Delta-Link MADI HD appears in the Pro T ools ® software as fo [...]

  • Página 22

    The screenshot below was made using a Pro T ools ® HD system with a single Del ta-Link MADI HD which appears as a set of 192 I/O peripherals (see below , top left). All the inputs and outputs listed belong to this single unit. 18[...]

  • Página 23

    19 Remote control of Delta-Link MADI HD settings Some Delta-Link MADI HD system settings can be controlled via the Analog Out tab of the Pro T ools ® software’ s Hardware Setup window (select Setup|Hardw are ).[...]

  • Página 24

    In the Hardware Setup window , the “Output T rim” settings are irrelevant to the Delta-Link MADI HD because its inputs and outputs are all digital. Therefore, they can be used to set various Alpha-Link parameters as follows: The 56/28/14 channel MADI mode of the Delta-Link MADI HD does not currently support varispeed operation whilst the 64/32/[...]

  • Página 25

    21 Known issues Start up errors When the Pro T ools ® software starts up, it uses the settings defined during the previous session, e.g. number and type of Audio Interfaces, I/O setup, etc. If you have used a Legacy Audio Interface (defined through menu: Setu p|Hardware ), and then replaced its current Audio Interfaces with the Delta-Lin k MADI HD[...]

  • Página 26

    The best way to ensure all Legacy Interfaces are removed is to click the name of a Legacy Audio Interface (e.g. 882/20 or 888/24) and to select “No Interfaces” from the “Interface” drop down box. After the Legacy Interfaces have been removed, select the 192 I/O device, click the “Main” tab and select “Expansion I/O” in the “Port S[...]

  • Página 27

    23 Playback Engine The Delta-Link MADI HD provides up to 64 input and output channels. Therefore, the number of voices for the Playback Engine may need to be increased. For instance, in order to playback and record 64 tracks simultaneously at 96kHz, go to menu: Setup|Pla yback Engine and select “128 voices”.[...]

  • Página 28

    System Resources The system resource usage can always be checked in the Pro T ools ® software under menu: Windo w|System Usage : Firmware Updates The Delta-link MADI HD features a USB connector on th e bac k pane l to allo w for fire wir e upda tes or setti ngs modifications. When a new fi rmwa re update is relea sed, an updat e utility wil l be a[...]

  • Página 29

    25 Symptoms Possible solutions The Delta-Link MADI HD is not detected by the software. Check that the Delta-Link MADI HD is connected to the mains supply and that the Power switch is in the On position (the Power LED should be lit). Check the condition of the mains cable. Check that the Delta-Link MADI HD is connected to the Pro T ools ® HD cards [...]

  • Página 30

    26 8. Specifications Physical * Depth 175mm / 7" casing only Height 44.5mm / 1.75" (1 RU) W idth 438mm / 17.25" casing only 482mm / 19" inc’ rack ears W eight 2.2kg / 5 pounds Power < 15 W atts Boxed size 320mm x 550mm x 80mm 12.75" x 21.75" x 3.25" Boxed weight 2.7kg / 6 pounds * All values are approximate E[...]

  • Página 31

    27 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 harmfu l interfe rence in a res identia l instal lation. This equi pment gener ates , uses a nd ca n radi ate ra dio fr equen cy en erg y and, if[...]

  • Página 32

    Solid State Logic S O U N D | | V I S I O N V isit SSL at URL: http://www .solidstatelogic.com © Solid State Logic All Rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions VHD, VHD logo, Xlogic, XLogic Delta and Xlogic Alpha are trademarks of Solid State Logic All other product names and trademarks are the property of their r[...]