Fairlight Prodigy 2 Manuale utente

Installation Manual

SoftwareVersion 16.2

Part Number: DPR2202-A

Document Number: 163

Manual by: Owen P Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The material in this document is copyright to Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd, and may not be quoted

or reproduced in any form without written permission from the company.

LIMITED WARRANTY POLICY

All the software and hardware provided with, or purchased especially for, Fairlight

products has been tested for functionality. Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd will make its best efforts to

correct reported defects for future releases subject to technical practicabilities. Fairlight ESP

will also replace any defective media on which software has been delivered provided that the

item to be replaced is returned to the dealer who supported the product within 90 days of

purchase.

Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd makes no warranty or representation either expressed or implied

with respect to the system's performance or fitness for a particular purpose.

In no event will Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd be liable for direct or indirect damages arising from

any defect in the product or its documentation. Further, Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd will not accept

any liability for any programs, sounds, audio recording or sequences stored in or used with

Fairlight products, including the cost of recovery of such data.

The warranties, remedies and disclaimers above are exclusive and take precedence over

all others, oral or written, express or implied, to the extent permitted by law in the

geographical area of the product's use. No employee of Fairlight ESP, agent, distributor or

employee of an agent or distributor is authorized to offer any variation from this policy.

Fairlight ESP Pty Ltd,

Unit 2, 1 Skyline Place,

French's Forest, NSW 2086,

AUSTRALIA.

Telephone +61 2 8977 9999

Fax +61 2 8977 9900

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IMPORTANT NOTICE ......................................... 2

CERTIFICATES & COMPLIANCES ........................... 5

CC EMISSION CONTROL .................................. 5

SAFETY SYMBOLS ............................................ 6

MAINS PLUGS & MAINS POWER CORDS .............. 7

OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT ........................ 8

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION ............................. 9

1.1 Product Description .............................. 9

1.2 Manual Summary ................................. 9

1.3 System Overview ............................... 10

1.4 Unpacking .......................................... 11

1.5 Equipment Supplied ............................ 11

1.6 System Overview ............................... 12

1.6.1 Prodigy 2 Engine ........................ 12

1.6.2 Prodigy 2 Control Surface .......... 12

1.6.3 Monitor Box ............................... 12

1.6.4 Audio I/O .................................... 12

1.7 Prodigy 2 Control Cable..........................

Interconnections ....................................... 13

1.8 Static Precautions ............................... 14

1.9 Environment........................................ 14

SECTION 2 - PHYSICAL INSTALLATION - ENGINE .... 15

2.1 Mechanical Installation ...................... 15

2.2 Electrical Installation .......................... 16

2.3 Engine Rear Panel Connections .......... 17

2.4 Cabling ............................................... 18

2.5 External Cable Length Considerations 18

2.5.1 SONY 9-PIN CABLE ....................... 18

2.5.2 VGA CABLE ............................... 18

2.5.3 AUDIO CABLE .............................. 18

2.5.4 DIGITAL AUDIO CABLES ................. 18

2.6 Connecting The Various Engine...............

Components .............................................. 19

SECTION 3 PHYSICAL INSTALLATION - CONTROL .......

SURFACE ..................................................... 20

3.1 Introduction......................................... 20

3.2 Mechanical Installation ...................... 20

3.3 Connecting The Various Prodigy 2 Surface

Components .............................................. 21

............................................................ 21

3.4 Surround Monitor and Remote Mic Amp

Setup. ........................................................ 22

3.5 Electrical Installation .......................... 23

3.5.1 Safety ......................................... 23

3.5.2 Mains input voltage .................... 23

3.5.3 Mains connection ....................... 23

3.5.4 Fuses ......................................... 24

3.6 Internal and External SCSI Devices.... 25

SECTION 4 - SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ............... 26

4.1 Introduction......................................... 26

4.2 Switching on the Equipment ............ 26

4.2.1 Engine .............................................. 26

4.2.2 Prodigy 2 Console ...................... 28

4.3 Prodigy 2 Engine Boot up.................... 29

4.4 Engine Software Installation ............... 31

4.7.1 Installing Software From Exabyte31

SECTION 5 - CONFIGURING DISK DRIVES .......... 32

5.1 External Hard Disk Drives ................. 32

5.1.1 Wide Based Disk Drives ............ 32

5.1.2 Narrow Based Disk Drives ........ 32

5.1.2 Configuring The Engine For Narrow

Use ...................................................... 33

5.1.3 Mixing Wide And Narrow Disk

Drives ................................................. 34

5.2 Checking for Newly Installed SCSI ........

Devices ................................................... 35

5.3 Setting Up Removable Media Devices35

SECTION 6 - BISCUIT PC CONFIGURATION ......... 36

6.2 BIOS Settings ...................................... 37

6.3 Software Installation for Prodigy 2 ..........

Surface..................................................... 38

B3.3 Main Inputs to Speaker Outputs ......

Specifications (Unity Gain) ................. 60

B3.4 Main & External Analogue Inputs

Specifications...................................... 60

B3.5 Analogue Outputs Specifications 60

B3.6 Monitor Box Connector View ........... 61

B3.7 EDAC Pinout Diagram ................ 62

B4 Monitor Box EDAC Connections.......... 63

C1 Prodigy 2 Surface Configuration.......... 65

C1.1 Surface VGA Cable .................... 65

C1.2 X-Link Cable .............................. 65

C1.3 Prodigy 2 Surface Mixer Cable ... 66

D1 Dimensions ......................................... 67

D1.1 - Prodigy 2 Engine, Surface and

Monitor Box......................................... 67

Prodigy 2 - Surface............................. 68

Prodigy 2 - Monitor Box ...................... 68

D1.2 Prodigy 2 Engine - Power .....................

Requirements ............................................ 69

SECTION 7 - ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ................ 39

7.1 Cleaning The Exterior Of The Units..... 39

7.2 Cleaning The Monitor Screens ............ 39

7.3 Cleaning The Engine Air Filter ............ 39

New Air Filters .................................... 40

APPENDIX - CONNECTION SPECIFICATIONS .......... 41

Introduction ............................................... 41

A1 - Audio I/O Configuration .................... 41

A1.1 Analog Audio I/O Specifications ...... 42

A1.2 Digital Audio I/O Specifications ....... 42

QDC Configuration ................................... 43

APPENDIX - CONNECTION & SIGNAL.....................

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 46

A2 Control & Reference Pinouts ............... 46

A3 General Purpose Interface .................. 47

A4 Mixer ................................................... 48

A5 Controller ............................................ 49

A6 Printer .................................................. 50

A7 9-Pin A ................................................. 51

A8 9-Pin B ................................................. 51

A9 9-Pin Slave .......................................... 52

A10 LTC - I/O ............................................ 52

A11 Serial Port .......................................... 53

A12 Midi I/O ............................................. 53

A13 AES Sync I/O ..................................... 54

A14 Modem .............................................. 54

A15 Engine VGA 1.................................... 55

A16 Video Sync - In .................................. 55

A17 Word Clock - In ................................. 55

A18 Word Clock - Out .............................. 55

B1 Example Monitor Box Connections For ...

5.1, LCRS and Stereo ................................ 56

B2 Surround Monitor Schematic ............... 57

B3 Monitor Box wiring .............................. 58

B3.1Standard Connections - Inputs ..... 58

B3.2 Standard Connections - Outputs . 59

CC EMISSION CONTROL

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial

environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if

not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications.

The Prodigy 2 Surface and Engine conform to the EMC directives :-

EN 55022:1998 Class A - Emissions

EN 55024:1998 Class 3 - Susceptibility

The Prodigy 2 Surface and Engine also conform to the Safety directives :-

UL 1419 - Professional Video & Audio Equipment

IEC 60950 - Information Technology Equipment

For further information on EMC procedures please refer to the following titles:-

Noise Reduction Techniques In Electronic Systems by Henry W Ott

EMC by Tim Williams

Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in

which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Changes

or modifications not expressly approved by Fairlight ESP can affect emission compliance and

could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

CERTIFICATES & COMPLIANCES

CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIPTION

Equipment Type Supplemented Data: Information Technology

Equipment Class Supplemental Data: Class 1 - Grounded equipment

Installation Catergory Requirement Category 2 - Local level appliances,

portable equipment etc.

Pollution Degree

Requirement: Level 2 operating environment -

Normally only non-conductive pollution occurs.

Occasionally there may be a temporary conductivity

caused by condensation.

SAFETY SYMBOLS

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral

triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated

“dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure; that may be of

sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

L’eclair, dans une triangle, est destiné à alerter l’utilisateur de la

présence de haute tension dangereuse non isolée dans l'enclosure du

produit, qui peut être d’un voltage suffisant pour constituer un risque

d’électrocution.

Das dreieckige Schild mit Blitzsymbol soll den Benutzer vor

unisolierten Hochspannungen innerhalb des Gerätes warnen. Es

besteht Lebensgefahr durch elektrischen Schlag!

El simbolo del rayo dentro de un triángulo equilátero, es usado

para indicar la presencia de un voltage peligroso en el interior del

aparato, de suficiente intensidad, como para constituir riesgo de

electrocución a las personas.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to

alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance

instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

Le point d’exclamation dans une triangle est destiné à alerter

l’utilisateur de la présence d’instructions importantes de

fonctionnement et d’entretien dans la littérature accompagnant

l’appareil.

Das dreieckige Schild mit Ausrufungszeichen soll den Benutzer auf

wichtige Bedienungs- und Wartungshinweise in der

Bedienungsanleitung hinweisen.

El simbolo de exclamación dentro de un triángulo equilátero avisa

al usuario de la presencia de instrucciones importantes acerca del

funcionamiento y mantención del aparato en los documentos que se

incluyen.

MAINS PLUGS & MAINS POWER CORDS

The following lists the recommended Mains Plugs and Leads for use in various countries

throughout the world.

Standards applicable for Mains Plugs Rating Country

ASTA BS1363 1984 10A @ 250VAC UK

BS546, 1950 10A @ 250VAC India, Kenya, Nigeria, Kuwait,

Parts of Asia and the Far East

IEC695-2-1 & NF-USE 10A @ 250VAC France & Belgium

DIN49441 & CEE 7 Sheet VII 10A @ 250VAC Europe

SEV 10A @ 250VAC Switzerland

CEI23-16 10A @ 250VAC Italy

NEMA5-15P & NEMA6-15P 10A @ 250VAC USA

Standards applicable for Mains Leads Rating Country

CSA22.2 No.42 & UL498 10A @ 250VAC Canada & Japan

ASE 1011 (1959) 10A @ 250VAC Switzerland

CEI 2316 10A @ 250VAC Italy

SRAF 1962 10A @ 250VAC Denmark

AS3112-1990, NZSS198-1967 10A @ 250VAC

Australia, New Zealand, Fiji,

Papua New Guinea, Republic of

China

UL498 & SJT 10A minimum rating with IEC60320-

1 coupler 10A @ 250VAC USA

Mains Attachment Plugs

Mains Power Leads

OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Users requiring technical support should contact their local Fairlight office or distributor.

Information can also be found on the world wide web at :-

http://www.fairlightesp.com

United Kingdom USA – West Coast

Fairlight ESP Limited

Unit 12, Spectrum House

32-34 Gordon House Road

London NW5 1LP

England

Tel: +44 171 267 3323 Fax: +44 171 267 0919

Fairlight USA

844 North Seward Street

Hollywood, CA90038

USA

Tel: +1 323 465 0070 Fax: +1 323 465 0080

France USA –East Coast

Fairlight France

41-43 Rue des Peupliers

92100 Boulogne-Billancourt

Paris

France

Tel: +33 1 4610 9292 Fax: +33 1 4610 9295

Fairlight USA

2 West 45th Street, Suite 605

New York, NY 10036

USA

Tel: +1 212 819 1289 Fax: +1 212 819 0376

Germany Japan

Fairlight Deutschland Gmbh

August-Bebel-Strasse 26-53

14482 Potsdam-Babelsberg

Berlin

Germany

Tel: +49 331 721 2930 Fax: +49 331 721 2933

Fairlight Japan Inc.

Seijyo 4-2-23, Setagaya-Ku

Tokoyo 157-0066

Japan

Tel: +81 3 5940 1515 Fax: +81 3 5940 1516

Asia - Pacific

Fairlight ESP Pty limited

Unit 2, 1 Skyline Place,

Frenchs Forest NSW 2086

Australia

Tel: +61 2 8977 9999 Fax: +61 2 8977 9900

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION

1.1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The Fairlight ESP Prodigy 2 is a non-linear audio recording, editing and mixing solution

from Fairlight ESP. The system marries together the MFX user interface and Prodigy Surface

with the technology of the latest generation of digital audio workstation in a combination that

has a significant impact on productivity and efficiency.

The Prodigy 2 interface incorporates a dedicated editing Consol, a unique graphical user

interface and a dedicated mixing control surface. These tools allow the operator to work

quickly and efficiently without impeding the creativity of the recording and editing process,

and can now be fully utilized in the latest version of Prodigy professional audio suite.

Prodigy 2 offers a number of unique benefits through its adaptation of DSP and

proprietary technology to the audio environment.

For a more detailed explanation of the Prodigy 2 mixing control surface, please refer to the

Prodigy 2 Mix and Automation Manual.

For a more detailed explanation of the Prodigy 2 editor surface and user interface please

refer to the Prodigy 2 Edit User Manual.

1.2 MANUAL SUMMARY

The purpose of this manual is to provide all the technical information required to design a

suitable installation for the Prodigy 2 control and editor surface and the engines. It is assumed

that the installer is familiar with both analogue / digital audio signals and mixing consoles.

1.3 SYSTEM OVERVIEW

The Prodigy 2 is made up of three interconnecting components, the Prodigy 2 Control

surface, a Surround Monitor Unit and an Engine, which contains all the electronic circuitry,

disk drives and audio I/O necessary run the system.

Note Flat Screens in picture not supplied with system.

Prodigy 2 Control and Editor

Surface

Surround Monitor

Prodigy 2 Engine

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