Euphonix System 5 User manual

Installation Guide
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Part Number: 840-07591-05
Release Date: March, 2007
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Table of Contents
List of Figures .........................................................................................................................v
List of Tables ........................................................................................................................ vii
Chapter 1: System 5 Overview ....................................................................................9
Introduction to System 5.......................................................................................9
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)...............................................................9
The System 5 Console ..............................................................................9
Analog and Digital I/O............................................................................10
Mic inputs ...............................................................................................11
Monitoring ..............................................................................................11
Power ......................................................................................................11
Digital Sync ............................................................................................11
System Control Connections...............................................................................12
Estimating System Requirements .......................................................................14
Number of CM408T Eight-channel Sections............................................14
I/O Specification .....................................................................................15
Chapter 2: Interconnecting System Components..........................................17
Component Specifications ..................................................................................17
Typical Room and Equipment Layout for System 5 ..........................................20
Typical Console Layout......................................................................................20
Console Dimensions ...........................................................................................21
Suggested Rack Elevations .................................................................................23
Audio Hookup.....................................................................................................25
Synchronization Hookup ....................................................................................26
MADI Hookup ....................................................................................................27
Control Hookup ..................................................................................................31
Number of DF66 DSP Line Cards...........................................................14

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Chapter 3: System 5 Components ..........................................................................33
DF66 SuperCore..................................................................................................33
Sync Card.................................................................................................35
DSP Line Card.........................................................................................35
SP661 Signal Processor ..........................................................................35
System 5 Console................................................................................................36
SC263 System Computer....................................................................................38
PC254i Interface Computer ................................................................................39
MC524 Monitor Interface ...................................................................................40
Input/Output Connections.......................................................................41
ML530 Mic/Line Interface .................................................................................46
Failover Switch ...................................................................................................48
AM713 Analog to MADI Converter...................................................................49
Front Panel ..............................................................................................49
Rear Panel ...............................................................................................50
MA703 MADI to Analog Converter...................................................................52
Front Panel ..............................................................................................52
Rear Panel ...............................................................................................53
DM714 AES/EBU to MADI Converter..............................................................55
Front Panel ..............................................................................................55
Rear Panel ...............................................................................................56
MD704 MADI to AES/EBU Converter..............................................................58
Front Panel ..............................................................................................58
Rear Panel ...............................................................................................59
FC726 Format Converter ....................................................................................61
GP132 .................................................................................................................68
Input and Output Connections ................................................................68
Connector Pinouts (DB-25 RT1–RT4) ...................................................69
TT007..................................................................................................................70

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List of Figures
2-1 Typical Room and Equipment Layout for System 5 ........................................................20
2-2 System 5 Console ..............................................................................................................20
2-3 Console Dimensions - Top ...............................................................................................21
2-4 Console Dimensions - Side ...............................................................................................21
2-7 CM40xT Module Dimensions............................................................................................23
2-8 Single and Redundant-core Systems..................................................................................24
2-9 Audio Hookup ...................................................................................................................25
2-10 Synchronization Hookup ..................................................................................................26
2-12 MADI hookup: one DF66 core and multiple DF66 cores................................................. 29
2-13 MADI hookup for two DF66 cores and Failover Switch...................................................30
2-14 Control Hookup ................................................................................................................32
3-1 DF66 SuperCore Front and Rear Panels.............................................................................33
3-2 SP662, 6x6 Bridge, and Sync Cards ..................................................................................34
3-3 MADI I/O DSP Line Card Cable .....................................................................................35
3-4 16-port BNC Bulkhead Panel............................................................................................36
3-7 SC263 Front and Rear Panels ...........................................................................................38
3-8 PC254i Front and Rear Panels ..........................................................................................39
3-9 MC524 Front and Rear Panels ..........................................................................................40
3-10 Elco 38 Connector ............................................................................................................41
3-11 Elco 90 Connector ............................................................................................................42
3-12 Elco 90 Connector ............................................................................................................43
3-13 Elco 90 Connector ............................................................................................................44
3-14 DB-25 Connector ..............................................................................................................45
3-15 ML530 Front and Rear Panels ..........................................................................................46
3-5 CM401T Expansion Port: DB-25 Female pinout................................................................37
3-6 Typical Talkback Wiring ..................................................................................................37
2-5 Console Dimensions - Top........................................................................................22
2-6 22
S5MC
Console Dimensions - Side......................................................................................
S5MC
2-11 Recommended Sync Distribution Method ........................................................................27
3-17 ML530 Out 1/Out 2 Pinout: Elco 38 Socket .....................................................................47
3-16 ML530 In 1/In 2 Pinout: Elco 38 Socket ..........................................................................47

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3-21 MA703 Front Panel ..........................................................................................................52
3-22 MA703 Rear Panel ............................................................................................................53
3-23 DM714 Front Panel ..........................................................................................................55
3-24 DM714 Rear Panel ............................................................................................................56
3-25 DM714 Parallel AES/EBU Digital Inputs: Female DB-25 ..............................................57
3-26 MD704 Front Panel ..........................................................................................................58
3-27 MD704 Rear Panel ............................................................................................................59
3-28 DM704 Parallel AES/EBU Digital Outputs: Female DB-25 ............................................60
3-29 FC726 Front and Rear Panels ............................................................................................61
3-30 GP132 Front and Rear Panels ...........................................................................................68
3-31 GP132 Input and Output Connections ..............................................................................68
3-32 TT007 front and rear panels ..............................................................................................70
3-19 AM713 Front Panel ..........................................................................................................49
3-20 AM713 Rear Panel ............................................................................................................50
3-18 Failover Switch..................................................................................................................48

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List of Tables
1-1 DF66 Requirements ...................................................................................................... 14
1-2 Summary of System 5 Components ............................................................................... 16
2-1 System 5 Components: Dimensions, Power Consumption, Heat Dissipation ............... 17
2-2 Fuse Ratings for System 5 Components ........................................................................ 19
3-1 Switch Functions ...........................................................................................................37
3-2 In 1 Elco 38 Pinout ........................................................................................................ 41
3-3 In 2 Elco 90 Pinout ........................................................................................................ 42
3-4 Out 1 Elco 90 Pinout ...................................................................................................... 43
3-5 Out 2 Elco 90 Pinout ...................................................................................................... 44
3-6 Out 3 DB-25 Pinout ....................................................................................................... 45
3-7 AES/EBU DB-25 Pinout ............................................................................................... 63
3-8 Common DD-50 Connector Pinout and Usage With Third-party Devices ................... 64
3-9 FC726 TDIF Cable Wiring Specification ...................................................................... 65
3-10 FC727 Pro Tools Cable Wiring Specification .............................................................. 66
3-11 FC726 SDIF Cable Wiring Specification ...................................................................... 67
3-12 GP132 Outputs ............................................................................................................... 69
3-13 GP132 Inputs ................................................................................................................. 69

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Chapter 1: System 5 Overview
This chapter explains the basic elements of any digital audio mixing system and introduces
the components of System 5. It concludes with a section explaining how to estimate your
system’s requirements.
Chapter 2: Interconnecting System Components illustrates how to connect the components,
where to locate them, and lists technical information about the components.
Chapter 3: System 5 Components presents relevant details about each component’s
connectors and cables.
Introduction to System 5
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
The DF66 SuperCore is a rack-mounted unit that performs all audio processing in a System
5: dynamics and EQ, mix buses, record buses, aux sends, and monitor buses.
The DF66
DSP can be allocated, using factory-supplied Mixer Model files, to provide different num-
bers of buses and channels for each project. The number of DF66 DSP cards required in a
system depends on the number of logical
channels desired: a mono input uses one logical
channel, a stereo input uses two, and a 7.1 input uses eight.
The System 5 Console
The System 5 console must contain the CM401T center section module and a variable num-
ber of CM408T Eight-channel Modules, each providing eight physical faders. Several op-
tional sections can be included:
• CM403: Houses the dual joystick panner and film monitor panel;
• CM409F: Blank section the size of a CM408;
Facilities often install a larger console frame than is initially filled with modules
and panels. This can be due to plans for future expansion or to fulfill physical
requirements for console access. The blank sections merely fill in the space to
avoid having a hole across part of the console width;
• CM409H: Half-width blank section;
• CM409HTP: Half-width section that contains a trackball panner
The following sections discuss important concepts necessary to specify a console layout.
• CM402T: Central channel control with eight assignable faders.
• CM411: VGA input module that can be configured with joysticks.

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Inputs
System 5 inputs may be mono, stereo, or any format up to 7.1, which means that a single
input may use one to eight logical channels.
Physical Faders
Each CM408T Eight-channel Module contains eight physical faders. Each fader can control
two inputs using a Swap button that switches the fader between the Swap and Main inputs.
Layouts
Inputs are assigned to physical faders by using Layouts. Numerous Layouts can be easily
stored and recalled to remap the console surface. To understand Layouts, consider the fol-
lowing examples:
• A console fitted with one CM408T has eight physical faders that can control up
to 16 inputs (Swap and Main per input). One Layout can assign 16 stereo inputs
to the faders for a total of 32 logical channels.
• Another Layout for the same system with eight faders can assign 7.1 inputs to
the Main and Swap layers. This yields 16 inputs each with eight channels for a
total of 128 logical channels.
• To make the situation even more interesting, these two examples can be combined!
Assuming the DSP processing is available in the DF66, the first 32-channel
Layout can be assigned and left connected to the mix buses while the second
Layout is recalled. If none of the channels between the Layouts are the same,
there are now 160 logical channels feeding the mix buses at the same time, al-
though they cannot be controlled simultaneously from the console surface.
Layouts may also be used to place the inputs most often used on the top fader layer, or in-
puts that should be grouped together (i.e., drums).
Analog and Digital I/O
All audio signals are converted to and from the MADI format through analog and digital
converters. All MADI devices are connected to the DF66 SuperCore. If a Failover System
Analog I/O
All analog I/O is converted between analog and MADI formats via the AM713 Analog to
MADI Converter, and the MA703 MADI to Analog Converter. Each unit’s main I/O handles
24 signals and also contains an auxiliary stereo analog input or output, and an auxiliary stereo
digital input or output (AES/EBU and S/PDIF).
is employed, all MADI devices and DF66 cores are connected to the SH612 Studio Hub.