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  • Page 1 BRIO 36 INSTALLATION MANUAL Audio Production System with Optional Networking calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture...
  • Page 2 England UK equipment without notice. Any changes we make Apollo, Artemis, Summa, Brio 36, Hydra Audio HX7 8EZ will be reflected in subsequent issues of this Networking and Bluefin High Density Signal document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    BRIO 36 CONTENTS Information Built-InAudioInterfaces Information Power HealthandSafety IDconfiguration PackageContents ModularI/Ocardslots Hydra2connection GettingStarted SmallForm-FactorPluggable(SFP)Overview RearConnections SFPslotorientation ExpansionOptions SFPlatchingandextraction ExpansionI/Ocards SFPslotcovers OptionalHydra2Module LooseSFPstorage HydraI/OBoxIDs CopperSFPConnectivity IDconfigurations Shieldedcablesandconnectors ChanginganI/OBox’sHID Maximumcablelength PortLabelsandSW-P-08Settings Cableroutingconsiderations DuplicateHIDs Termination-strainrelief Spare/ReplacementI/OBoxes Termination-pin-out SettingHydraIDsforFixedFormatI/O Testing/certification Address2 Temporary/reusablecables SettingHydraIDsforModularI/O FibreSFPConnectivity...
  • Page 4 RemoteControlandProductionAutomation SW-P-08SourcetoDestinationRouterRemoteControl 50 NetworkConnection&Redundancy Brio36Connectionconfiguration SW-P-08I/Omappingconfiguration EmberRemoteControl Brio36Connectionconfiguration RemoteControl–CalrecSerialControlProtocol CSCPversions FaderscontrolledbyCSCP ControlsavailableviaCSCP Connection ConnectingviaCorporateLAN Brio36Connectionconfiguration BR-IOExternalI/ORack ExternalI/ORackforBrio36 ExternalI/ORackAudioInterfaces PortPatchingIdentification. Hydra2interfacing BR-IOboxIDsetting BR-IOboxPowerSupply DisconnectingthePSUs ReferencetoPower/EnvironmentalSpecification Specifications GeneralSpecifications Power/EnvironmentalSpecifications AudioPerformanceSpecification BRIO 36 Audio Production System with Optional Networking...

  • Page 5: Information

    BRIO 36 INFORMATION calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 6: Information

    Calrec product Ireland,shippingviathedistributorsaves AllunitsproducedbyCalrecaregiven please contact your regional Calrec customersfromdealingwithexportation aserialnumberandarebookedinto distributor. Customers within the paperwork.Ifthereisaneedtosend acentralrecordsystematthetime UK or Ireland should contact Calrec directtoCalrec,contactusbeforehandto ofmanufacture.Theserecordsare directly. logtheincomingrepairandforassistance updatedwheneverapieceofhardwareis withexportationdocuments. dispatchedtoorreceivedfromacustomer. For a complete list of worldwide distributors by region, go to www.
  • Page 7 ISO9001andRABRegistered band. CalrecAudioLtdhasbeenissued Installation theISO9001:2008standardbythe InmanyinstallationstheACpower Allmodulesandcardsshouldbereturned GoverningBoardofISOQAR. connectorswillnotbereadilyaccessible, toCalrecAudioLimitedinanti-static effectivelymakingtheequipment wrapping.CalrecAudioLimitedcan Theaward,forbothUKASandRAB permanentlyconnected.Theinstallation supplyanti-staticwrappinguponrequest. registration(seebelow),isthemost shouldbecarriedoutinaccordancewithall comprehensiveoftheISO9000 applicableinstallationrulesandregulations. Thisappliesparticularlytodigitalproducts internationalstandards.Grantedin duetothetypesofdevicesandvery recognitionofexcellenceacrossdesign, ServicePersonnel smallgeometriesusedintheirfabrication, development,manufactureandafter- TheACpowerdisconnectdevicesare analoguepartscan,however,stillbe salessupport,thecertificationfollowsa the2xIEC(IEC60320-1C13/C14) affected. rigorousandthoroughreviewofCalrec’s couplerslocatedattherearofeachunit. internalandexternalcommunicationand WARNING:Theapparatushasadual RoHSLegislation businessprocedures. InordertocomplywithEuropeanRoHS powersystem.ItisessentialthatBOTH...

  • Page 8: HealthAndSafety

    • Donotleavetheequipmentpowered 1.  T hisdevicemaynotcauseharmful atleast2personstoliftorcarrytheunit. upwiththedustcoverfitted. interference. 2.  T hisdevicemustacceptany LevellingorFixingBrio36ona Cleaning interferencereceived,including surfacefortablemount. Forcleaningthefrontpanelsofthe interferencethatmaycauseundesired Brio36hasfouradjustablefeetonits equipmentwerecommendusingasoft operation. basewhichcanbeusedtolevelthe anti-staticcloth,lightlydampenedwith consoleonasurface.Alternativelythese waterifrequired. canberemovedandfourM6screws fittedtofixtheconsoleinplace.Notethe screwsshouldnotscrewinfurtherthan 20mmintothebodyoftheunit. BRIO 36 Information Audio Production System with Optional Networking...

  • Page 9: PackageContents

    PACKAGE CONTENTS There are a number of options when ordering Brio 36 systems: connectivity type and I/O options. Everysystemincludesacontrolsurfacewhichcontainstheprocessingcore.Smallformatpluggabletransceivers(SFPs)arerequired forHydra2I/OboxconnectionswiththeoptionalHydra2moduleandcanbeprovidedbyCalrec.I/Opackagesareoptional. ThefollowingtableshowsallBrio36options: Surface and Core Packs Brio36issuppliedwith36physicalfaders,arrangedas3setsof12faderpanelsandaTFTscreen withitsassociatedcontrols. Eachfaderhasadedicatedfadermeterdisplay,2userdefinablelocalSwitchesS1andS2andauser rotarycontrolcellabove,aswellastheusualAFL/PFLandAccessswitches.Brio36issuppliedwith Brio 36 Surface On/CutbuttoncapsfittedforeachfaderandasoftwareoptiondeterminesifthisactsasaCUTor ONswitch.ThetoprighthandareacontainstheAccessdisplayareacompletewithtouchscreenTFT, 8contextbasedrotarycontrols,12GlobaluserswitchesG1toG12,A/Blayerselection,LinkSwitch, MonitorControls,PFLlevel,ResetswitchandaUSBportusedfordatatransfers. InthefrontoftheconsoleisprovidedafurtherUSBconnectoranda1/4”stereoheadphonesocket. Power,Router,ControlProcessor,andDSPareallselfcontainedwithintheunitwhichhas2xIEC connectorstoprovidePSUredundancy.Thecoreoperatesat44. 1 ,48,88.2&96kHzandsupports: 64legsasmono,stereoand5.
  • Page 10 10 BRIO 36 Audio Production System with Optional Networking...

  • Page 11: GettingStarted

    BRIO 36 GETTING STARTED calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 12: RearConnections

    REAR CONNECTIONS The BRIO 36 surface is designed to Theclipsmaynotprovideadequate equipmentforEmber+,SWP-08control be a self-contained compact mixing retentionontheirownforsomepre- orotherOEMinterfaces.Alternatively console however there are a number fabricatedIECconnectortypes.Ifthere theycanconnecttoCalrecH20orCalrec of external connections that are Assistinterfaces. isconcernovertheconnectorsworking made to interface to other equipment looseduringtransit,werecommendthat such as I/O, Networks and OEM IECsocketswithbuiltinlatchingareused.

  • Page 13: ExpansionOptions

    1 78 andfixitinplaceusingthecaptivescrews tobenetworkedwithotherHydra2mixing ThissystemIDcanbesetupinthe onthecard.ItisimportanttoobserveESD consolesandrouters,providingsharing Systemsettings>Softwarepageonthe precautionswhenhandlingexpansion ofI/O. Brio36TouchscreenfromV2.0onwards. cards-useantistaticbagstostoreand placecardsdownonwhennotfittedin thesurface,handlebytheiredgesand useananti-staticwriststrapwhenfitting. CONNECTING BRIO 36 TO AN EXTERNAL I/O BOX Onbootingthesystem,anyexpansion cardsfittedareautomaticallydetected andmadeavailabletotheuser.Expansion cardsappearintheUIasslotsC,D&E, alongsidethefixedinternalI/OonslotsA &B.Anyemptyspacesthatremaincan befilledwithblankingplatesasrequired. Ifacardisremoved,orchangedforone ofadifferenttype,theoriginalwillremain visibleinpatchingscreensbutdisplayed asoffline.Tostopacardthatisnolonger presentfromappearingintheUI,the consolesI/Oshouldberemoved,andthen CONNECTING BRIO 36 TO I/O BOXES VIA H2HUB...

  • Page 14: HydraI/OBoxIds

    I/O list. Note, Some customers may find 3. OpentheCSVfileinaneditor,suchas that their I/O boxes have been pre- MicrosoftExcel. Itisimportantthatcarefulconsiderationis configured with unique HIDs at the 4. Foreachentry,updatetheHIDtoyour Calrec factory, prior to dispatch. giventoHIDsettingspriortoconnecting newvalue. anyI/Oboxestothenetwork,especiallyif 5. ImporttheCSVfilebackintoH2Ofor futurenetworkingofstandalonesystems ChanginganI/OBox’sHID thecorrectI/Obox.

  • Page 15: SettingHydraIdsForFixedFormatI/O

    The remaining switches are double the value of their less significant neighbour, making the 8th/most significant bit equate to a decimal value of 128. AllfixedformatI/OboxIDswitchesare orientatedthesameway,thoughsome boxes,suchasMADIunits,useadifferent styleswitchwithmorepronounced labelling.Ignoreanylabelsontheswitch itselfandalwaysrefertotheCalrec labellingonthesurroundingpanelwhich willshowthemostsignificantbitswitchon theleftandthebinary1positionasup. Address2 SomeI/Oboxes,suchasMADIunits, arefittedwith2banksofDIPswitches— Address1andAddress2—toprovidea 16bitIDandthereforeagreaterrange ofvalues.PleasenotethatonlyID valuesbetween0and255arecurrently supported.AnyDIPswitcheslabelled...

  • Page 16: SettingHydraIdsForModularI/O

    ESD precautions are observed before removing any modular I/O box cards. IgnoreanylabellingontheDIPswitch itselfandrefertotheCalreclabelling printedonthecircuitboardaroundthe switchtoclarifyitsorientation. Whenviewingthecardfromtheside,the mostsignificantbitisontheleftandthe leastsignificantbitontheright.Pullinga switchtowardsyousetsitasabinary1, awayfromyouasabinary0. ThefollowingillustrationshowstheID switchonthemodularI/Ocontrollercard. Adecimalvalueof39isusedforthe example.Theseillustrations,alongwith simpleinstructions,aredisplayedonthe topofthemodularI/Oboxitself. 16 BRIO 36 Getting Started Audio Production System with Optional Networking...

  • Page 17: ConnectingBrio36ToARouterCore

    CONNECTING BRIO 36 TO A ROUTER CORE In order to connect to other consoles Foraredundantsystem,twoconnections withtheBrio36primaryconnectedto that you wish to use with a Brio 36 arerequired,primaryandsecondary. theprimaryroutercardandtheBrio36 system it should be connected to InthediagrambelowtheBrio36is secondaryconnectedtothesecondary the core router card(s) using fibre connectedtoa4UArtemisLight/ routercard.Notethatnetworking...

  • Page 18: HardwarePowerConnections

    HARDWARE POWER CONNECTIONS Brio 36 and Hydra2 hardware requires mains power via standard IEC connections. WhileCalrechardwarecanberunoffonepowerconnection,itisadvised,forredundancy,thatyouconnectaseparatepowersource totheprimaryandsecondarypowerinlets.Inthefollowingdiagramstheprimarypowerconnectionsareindicatedbyasolidarrowand thesecondaryconnectionsbyadashedarrow. POWER CONNECTIONS TO THE BRIO 36 SURFACE POWER CONNECTIONS TO THE 2015 CORE POWER CONNECTIONS TO A MODULAR I/O BOX POWER CONNECTIONS TO A FIXED FORMAT I/O BOX...

  • Page 19: SettingTheDateAndTime

    Shows and memories and log files are SETTING THE DATE AND TIME time-stamped, making them easier to identify. When you first start up your Brio 36 system it is important to set the current date and time. Todothis: TapSYSTEMSETTINGSinthetop righthandcornerofthetouchdisplay.

  • Page 20: ConnectingALaptopToBrio36

    CONNECTING A LAPTOP TO BRIO 36 A laptop can be used on Brio 36 to CONNECTING A LAPTOP access H2O for I/O port management and labelling, and to carry out software updates. Thelaptopwillneedtohaveatleastone ethernetport(orUSBLANconnector) whichshouldbeconnectedtothe ‘Ethernet1orEthernet2connectionwhich islocatedontherearoftheBrio36unit. Thelaptopwillneedtobeconfiguredtouse astaticIPaddressforitsLANconnection. Theaddresschosenshouldbecompatible withtheaddressoftheportontheconsole itisbeingconnectedto.

  • Page 21: ConfiguringLanPorts

    CONFIGURING LAN PORTS The Brio 36 control processor has CONTROL PROCESSOR LAN PORTS two ports labelled LAN (or Ethernet) 1 and 2, on the rear of the unit. These ports can be used to connect the Brio 36 system to third party controllers for...

  • Page 22: SoftwareUpdates

    SOFTWARE UPDATES Users can carry out system wide FIGURE 1: SYSTEM SETTINGS > SOFTWARE software updates on Brio 36 systems running version 1.0 or higher. Forguidanceoncarryingoutasoftware upgradetoaBrio36system,pleaserefer totheSystemSettings>Softwarescreen onthesurface’stouchscreenUI, (seeFIGURE1).Userswillneedto connectalaptop/PCtotheconsole. processor,andunderstandhowtoseta staticIPaddressontheirdevice. See“ConnectingaLaptoptoBrio36”on page20and“ConfiguringLANPorts” onpage21forinformationonhowto dothis. Usersshouldavoidhot-pluggingor removinghardwarewhilstsystem ConfirmationforI/Oboxreprogramming unknownonthereplacementandsowill softwareisbeingreprogrammed....

  • Page 23: ControlSurface

    BRIO 36 CONTROL SURFACE calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 24: SurfaceMeasurements

    SURFACE MEASUREMENTS Thefollowingdiagramsshowthesurfacemeasurementsallinmillimeters(mm). TOP VIEW 24 BRIO 36 Control Surface Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
  • Page 25 FRONT VIEW SIDE VIEW CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 26: ComponentConnections

    COMPONENT CONNECTIONS 26 BRIO 36 Control Surface Audio Production System with Optional Networking...

  • Page 27: SurfaceLayout

    SURFACE LAYOUT The BRIO 36 surface is built as 2 panels top and bottom. It is made up from 3 x 12 fader sections, 2 across the bottom and one top left and one Access Panel placed top right which contains the Access display area complete with touchscreen TFT, 8 context based rotary controls, 12 Global user switches G1 to G12, A/B layer selection, Link Switch, Monitor Controls, PFL level, Reset switch and USB port used for data transfers.

  • Page 28: HeadphoneAndTalkbackMicrophone

    TouchDisplay.Theheadphonesocketis Thebuilt-intalkbackmicappearsas Theheadphonesocketappearsas fixedtothefrontrightofthesurface,just asourceinI/Opatchinglistsasport destinationsM-01(Left)andM-02(right) underthearmrest. M-01.Bydefault,thisisconnected intheI/Opatchinglists.ByDefault,this totheconsole’sDSPtalkbackinput. isconnectedfromtheStudioMonitor2 Otherinternalorexternalinputscanbe output,butcanbefedfromothermonitor connectedinsteadtotheDSPtalkback orpathoutputs,orfrominputsifrequired. inputifadifferentmicrophone,oroutput froma3rdpartycommssystemis preferred. BRIO 36 LOCATIONS OF HEADPHONE SOCKET AND TALKBACK MICROPHONE. 28 BRIO 36 Control Surface Audio Production System with Optional Networking...

  • Page 29: PowerSupplyUnits

    AlthoughBrio36willrunwithonlyone card.Note,theTouchDisplayalsohasa with no loss of audio or operation. PSUpoweredon,itisrecommendedthat, backlightwhichispoweredviaaseparate toensurepowerredundancy,thesetwo 12VDCconnectionfromtheProcessing IECinletsshouldbesuppliedbyseparate DisconnectingthePSUs Enginecard. ACpowersupplies. Brio36doesnotcontainaseparate Mainspowerswitch.Tosafelydisconnect themainspowerbothIECconnectors needtoberemovedfromtherearofthe console,asshownbelow. BRIO 36 REAR VIEW SHOWING PSU MAINS CONNECTION AND RATINGS LABEL CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...
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  • Page 31: ConnectionInformation

    BRIO 36 CONNECTION INFORMATION calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 32: Synchronisation

    SYNCHRONISATION The Brio 36 has 6 BNC connections SYNC INPUTS Theconsolewillalwaysattempttoboot for external synchronisation:- tothehighestprioritysyncselected,and 2 x Wordclock inputs, 2 x AES inputs movedowntheprioritylistuntilitfindsa and 2 x Video inputs. If no external validsync. sync is connected and selected, the console will free-run on its own...

  • Page 33: AudioI/OConnections

    AUDIO I/O CONNECTIONS There are a number of ways to get OptionalHydra2AudioFormats configurationusingH20andresetting Audio in and out of a Brio 36 system. Hydra2I/Ounitscomeinavarietyof themasterrouterisrequiredtoaddthe There are built in Analogue and Digital formatsandconnectortypes,including replacementcardsinH2O. Inputs, 3 double width modular I/O MADIandSDIembedders/de-embedders,...
  • Page 34 FIXED FORMAT I/O REAR CONNECTIONS ConnectionfromPrimary     Hydra2SFPonBrio36 ConnectionfromSecondary Hydra2SFPonBrio36 NoConnection MODULAR HYDRA2 I/O, CONTROLLER CARD FRONT INTERFACE ConnectfromPrimary Hydra2SFPonBrio36 ConnectfromSecondary Hydra2SFPonBrio36 34 BRIO 36 Connection Information Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
  • Page 35 FIXED FORMAT MADI HYDRA2 I/O, REAR INTERFACE ConnectionfromPrimaryHydra2SFPonBrio36 ConnectionfromSecondaryHydra2SFPonBrio36 PROCESSING 2015 CORE—HYDRA 2 ROUTER I/O PORTS FOR CONNECTING TO BRIO 36 FROM V2.0 ONWARDS PrimaryI/OPorts SecondaryI/OPorts CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 36: SmallForm-FactorPluggable(Sfp)Overview

    SMALL FORM-FACTOR PLUGGABLE (SFP) OVERVIEW MODULAR I/O BOX SFPS Connections between the Brio 36 SFPslotorientation control surface (which includes SFPmodulesplugintorearpanelslotson H2 I/F the processing core) and all Hydra2 Brio36&fixedformatI/Oboxes,andinto STATUS network connections, connections frontpanelslotsonrouterandmodular RESET between I/O boxes and routers and I/Ocontrollercards.Themodulescan...

  • Page 37: SfpLatchingAndExtraction

    ThefibreSFPsshownintheorientation dry,andanti-staticenvironment.Fibre diagramsandonthispageareofthistype SFPsshouldalwayshaveadustcover fittedintotheiropticaltransceiverend SFPS WITH HANDLES - LATCHED whennofibreisconnectedtothem. Calrec will not be liable for lost or missing SFP modules, or damage due to poor storage. SFPdesignvaries dependingonthemanufacturer,please ensurethatSFPsarecorrectlylatched • BothSFPsshownarelockedin inplaceafterfittingthem.Intheevent place-Latch/extractionhandles inouterposition(or‘down’position thataconnectionisnotautomatically forfibre).

  • Page 38: CopperSfpConnectivity

    SFPs must support LOS (Loss of cablesis90m/295ft.Thisisthe theycanincreasecross-talk,which Signal detection) - this is not standard absolutemaximumandneedstoinclude canimpactonperformance.Avoid for copper SFPs, but are commonly anypatchpointsandcablesthatmaybe neatbundlingofnetworkcablesover available, Calrec supplied Copper inthepath.Hydra2cablerunscanNOT anykindofdistance—themajorityof SFPs do support LOS. acableslengthisnormallyunseen, beextendedusingEthernetswitches, hubsorrepeaters.Ifarunbetween runningunderfloororthroughducting Calrecdonotsupplycoppercablesasit...

  • Page 39: Termination-Pin-Out

    Inordertobeabletocrimpthecable jacketinsidetheRJ45andlandthedata Cablingthatisnotpartofapermanent coresontheterminals,theamountthat infrastructure,suchastemporaryruns thejacketisstrippedbackinrelationto usedforoutsidebroadcasts,shouldbe thecoresneedstobeaccurate.Cables carefullycoiledanduncoiledtoavoid withexposeddatacoresshouldnotbe kinkingandtheyshouldberegularly usedastheywillbeunreliable. tested.Cablesshowinganysignof damageshouldbereplaced. Termination-pin-out Hydra2networkcablesusethestandard gigabitEthernetpin-out.Performance reliesonthepositiveandnegativeleg ofeachsignalpairusingcoresthatare twistedtogether.Calrecrecommendsthat RJ45 PIN NUMBERING ‘straight-through’or‘pin-for-pin’cables areused.‘Cross-over’stylecablescan beused,howevertheymustbegigabit standardcross-over.Olderpin-outs, designedforusewithslowerEthernet standardsonlyusetwoofthefourpairs, eventhoughallfourpairsareterminated. Cross-overvariantsofthisstyleonlycross thepairsthatareused(A&B).Gigabit cross-overcablesrequirethattheblue(C) pairiscrossedwiththebrown(D)pairas wellastheorange(A)pairbeingcrossed Front withtheblue(B)pair. Testing/certification Calrecstronglyrecommendthatall Hydra2networkcablingisproperly...

  • Page 40: FibreSfpConnectivity

    StandardCalrecfibreSFPs,both pathfromoneendtotheotherwithout multimodeandsinglemode,useduplex budgetoftheSFPtransceiversbeing used. DUPLEX LC FIBRES CORRECTLY TERMINATED A TO B & B TO A BI-DIRECTIONAL LC FIBRE CORRECTLY CONNECTED, TYPE A TO TYPE B 40 BRIO 36 Connection Information Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
  • Page 41 Connector Power Budget Fibre Type Max Distance 62.5/125µm 275m SX Multimode LCDuplex 7.5dB 50/125µm 550m LX Singlemode LCDuplex 8dB 8/125µm 10km LX Singlemode bi-dir LCSimplex 11.5dB 9/125µm 10km LH Singlemode LCDuplex 23dB 8/125µm 70km CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 42: Fibre-GeneralRules

    • Isopropylalcohol—Usewithcotton perkmforsinglemode.Poorinstallation tightenandoffermoregentlesupport swabsorlint-freewipestoensureno practiseandlackofcarecandamagethe andagreatersurfaceareatodissipate residueisleft. fibreandresultinsubstantiallyincreased thepressure. • Lintfreewipes/longfibre,lowashlens losses. • Crushing—neverplaceheavyitemson paper—needstobefreefromchemical topofunprotectedfibre. additives. • Ensurewipesandswabsarestored inacleanenvironmentandarenot reused. 42 BRIO 36 Connection Information Audio Production System with Optional Networking...

  • Page 43: CleaningFibreOpticCablesAndConnectors

    Assemblies(OSA),orinsertanyforeign inspectionmicroscope.Ifcontaminants dragitacross. 4.  E xaminethesurfaceofthefibreend objectsintotheports. stillremain,repeattheprocess. underhighintensitylightusingadirect • Useoffingercotsorpowderfree magnifyinginspectionmicroscope surgicalglovesarenotrequiredbut Followingtheseguidelinesshould oranindirectvideoinspectiontoolif maybeusedforcleanliness. provideasuccessfulinstallationand available.Ifstreaksorcontaminants ensureoptimumreliabilityandsystem stillremain,repeattheprocessusinga performance. freshlenstissue. 5.  I mmediatelyinstallaprotectivecover Forfurtherinformationoradviceplease overtheendofthecabletoavoidre- feelfreetocontactCalrec. contaminationorinsertthefibreback intothepreviouslycleanedreceptacle forimmediateuse. CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 44: GpioConnections

    GPIO CONNECTIONS GPIO cards provide logic inputs and INTERNAL FIXED - GPIO, 4 INPUTS + 4 ISOLATED/DRY CLOSURE OUTPUTS outputs, which can be assigned to various functions from the Brio 36 GPIconnectors1-4in&5-8in interface. Function GPIO allows console functions to trigger external devices e.g. fader...

  • Page 45: Gpi(Inputs)

    ExternalGPIOinterfaces GPO(outputs) CHANGEOVER OUTPUT EXAMPLE #1 MultipleboxescanbefittedwithGPIO ThefixedformatI/OboxGPIOcardand Calrec Fixed Format cardstomakeuptherequiredquantity theWY5858modularGPIOcardboth External wiring GPIO card ofGPIOports.Thephysicallocationof have8changeoverrelays,eachwith changeover relay I/Oboxeswithintheinstallationshould accesstothenormallyopen,normally (shown inactive) beconsideredwhenchoosingwhichtofit closedandeithercommonrelaypinsor withGPIOcards. normallyopen/closednegativepins,to provideflexibilityinuse. AfixedformatI/OboxfittedwithaGPIO cardhastwoD25connectorsonthe Ifrequired,thesecontactscanbeused rear—femaleforinputs,maleforoutputs. toswitchaudio.Ifbeingusedtotrigger GPIOcardsformodularframeshavea externalequipmentexpectingaground, singleD50connectoronthefrontfor therelaycommonshouldbeconnected bothinputsandoutputs.Twoversions...
  • Page 46 NormallyOpen Normally Made NormallyMade Common Common Ground Relay 8 Normally Open Relay 7 NormallyOpen Normally Made NormallyMade Ground Common Relay 8 NormallyOpen Ground NormallyMade Ground • Calrecconnectorismale,requiringfemaleterminatedcable • Calrecconnectorisfemale,requiringmaleterminatedcable 46 BRIO 36 Connection Information Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
  • Page 47 GPI 8 GPI 8 GPO 8 Supply +5 V Supply Supply GPO 9 Supply GPO 10 GPO 11 GPO 12 GPO 13 GPO 14 GPO 15 Calrec GPIO card GPO 16 Normally Open relay CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...
  • Page 48 GPI 8 GPI 8 Supply +5 V Supply Supply Supply GPO 5 GPO 6 GPO 7 GPO 8 Calrec GPIO card Calrec GPIO card Normally Open Normally Closed relay relay 48 BRIO 36 Connection Information Audio Production System with Optional Networking...

  • Page 49: RemoteControlAndProductionAutomation

    BRIO 36 REMOTE CONTROL AND PRODUCTION AUTOMATION calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 50: Sw-P-08SourceToDestinationRouterRemoteControl

    Control over input portsandmustbeconfiguredfromthe to output cross-point routing can be Inmulti-console/multi-corenetworked LANConfigurationpageinSystem carried out from the Brio 36 touch systems,theconnectionshouldbemade Settings. screen interface, a standalone PC totheroutercardinthecoreconfigured running the Hydra2 Organiser (H2O), In addition to the IP address, the astheMaster.Slavedroutercoresdonot...

  • Page 51: EmberRemoteControl

    Inmulti-console/multi-corenetworked fromtheLANConfigurationpagein systems,theconnectionshouldbemade SystemSettings. EMBERcontrolhasbeenincorporated totheRoutercardinthecoreconfigured astheMaster.Slavedroutercoresdonot In addition to the IP address, the intoCalrec’sproductrangetoallow system will need to be configured to remotecontrolfunctionalityoverboth supportEMBERconnections.AnEMBER use TCP socket port 62000. mixingconsoles,andthewiderHydra2 connectionmadetothenetwork’sMaster network. RouterhasaccesstoalloftheI/Oand mixingconsolesontheHydra2network. Currently,Calrechavetested,andhave...

  • Page 52: RemoteControl-CalrecSerialControlProtocol

    • Controloverandread-backofMain Settings. Calrecaudiomixingconsolesforlive,on- outputbuslevelsandPFLstatus. airapplications: • Read-backoftheconsole’sname/ID. In addition to the IP address, both the Calrec system and the 3rd party require configuring to use the same • RossOverdrive(AutomatedProduction CSCPV2.0providesthesame TCP socket port. The default TCP Controlsystem)&Rossvideo functionalityasV1.0withthefollowing socket port for CSCP is 49200.
  • Page 53 PORTS AVAILABLE FOR SW-P-08, EMBER & CSCP CONNECTIONS ON THE BRIO 36 REAR PANEL CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...
  • Page 54 54 BRIO 36 Audio Production System with Optional Networking...

  • Page 55: Br-Io External I/O Rack

    BRIO 36 BR-IO EXTERNAL I/O RACK calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 56: ExternalI/ORackForBrio36

    EXTERNAL I/O RACK FOR BRIO 36 BR-IOisa4UHydra2basedexternal Thesecanbefoundinthe“Audio Hydra2interfacing I/ORackallowingforcosteffective PerformanceSpecification”onpage64 Theinterfacecontrollerontherighthand expansionofI/OforusewithBrio sideofthefrontpaneloftheunitconnects 36consoles. PortPatchingIdentification theI/OtotheoptionalHydra2modulein TheBR-IOhasit’sownICONwhich aBrio36systemeitherdirectlyorviaa Itisintendedtobeplacedincontrol/ appearsintheI/OBoxespatching H2Hub. equipmentrooms,trucks,studios,and pages.Theanalogueinputsandoutputs TwoHydra2‘Light’basedinterfaceports evenoutdooruseprovidingtheuser areprefixedbytheLetter‘A’intheport providesappropriateprotectionagainst patchingpagesandthedigitalinputsand areprovidedontheBR-IOforredundancy:        theelements(flight-cases/covers/ outputsareprefixedbytheletter‘B’for Port1connectstothePrimaryH2 generalprotection)....

  • Page 57: Br-IoBoxIdSetting

    8 16 32 64 128 FrontPanel BR-IOboxPowerSupply APSUfailureoralossofACpower ReferencetoPower/Environmental BR-IOcontainstwopowersupplyunits inputwillgenerateasystemstatuserror Specification whicharesuppliedwithACpowerbytwo message. BR-IOhasit’sownPower/Environmental independent(IEC60320-1C13/C14 specificationwhichcanbefoundinthe couplers). ThetwoPSU’semployloadsharing,ifone bottomhalfofthe”Power/Environmental PSUfails,theotherwillautomaticallytake Specifications”onpage61. Thesedualpowersuppliesprovidefull overthefullloadwithnolossofaudioor powerredundancy,afeatureofallCalrec operation. products. DisconnectingthePSUs AlthoughBR-IOwillrunwithonlyone TheBR-IOrackdoesnotcontaina PSUpoweredon,itisrecommendedthat, separatemainspowerswitch.Tosafely toensurepowerredundancy,thesetwo disconnectthemainspowerbothIEC IECinletsshouldbesuppliedbyseparate connectorsneedtoberemovedfromthe ACpowersupplies. rearoftheunit. CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...
  • Page 58 58 BRIO 36 Audio Production System with Optional Networking...

  • Page 59: Specifications

    BRIO 36 SPECIFICATIONS calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 60: GeneralSpecifications

    Physical Faders Talkback Microphone Built-In Headphone Output Stereo,1/4’TRSJack Weight ( exc Expansion Cards ) 30kG ROUTER Brio 36 Integral Router 1024 1+1redundantconnectionforconnectingI/Oboxesand Hydra2 Connections networkingconsolesviaoptionalH2Module Audio Channels Per Port Upto512 60 BRIO 36 Specifications Audio Production System with Optional Networking...

  • Page 61: Power/EnvironmentalSpecifications

    Theairintakeisonthesideventsoftheconsole. Cooling Atleast50mm(2’)clearanceshouldbemaintainedforthesevents. Ifthesidesareobstructed,thetrimswillpullairfrombelowandrear. Operating Ambient Air 0°C-40°C Temperature Note that Brio 36 is a self contained unit and the processing core is built into the console. BR-IO EXTERNAL I/O RACK BR-IO 240V Operation 115V Operation 100V Operation Supply Current 0.33A...
  • Page 62 RMSVAat115V.HeatoutputfiguresareavailableforalltypesofI/Obox. Heat Output and Efficiency ThelowpowerPSUefficiencyisagaindependantonsupplyvoltageandloading,generally >70%. AllfixedformatHydra2I/Ounitsof2Uorgreaterarecooledundercontrolwithfanassistance. Operationisnotdependantonthefan;itistheretoextendtheoperatinglifeoftheunit.There isan80mmlowpower,lowspeedandlownoisefanmountedtotherighthandsidepanelof eachunitventingair.Fanspeedismonitoredandsystemstatuswarningsaregeneratedif fanssloworfail.Airisdrawninthroughthelefthandsidepanel. Cooling 1UHydra2I/Oboxesdonotrequirefanassistancehavingsufficientsurfaceareatoradiate heatadequately. ThesidepanelsofallfixedformatHydra2I/Ounitsshouldbeunobstructedwithatleast 50mm(2’)clearancetoallowairflow.Noclearanceisrequiredaboveorbelowtheunit. I/Ounitsmaybemountedinanopenbayprovidingtheambientairtemperatureiswithinlimits (seebelow).Theunitsmayalsobehousedinanyairconditionedbay. Acoustic Noise <27dBSPL(A-weighted,1mfromfront). Operating Ambient Air 0°C-40°C Temperature Relative Humidity 5%-80%Non-Condensing 62 BRIO 36 Specifications Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
  • Page 63 Power TheoperatingACsupplyvoltageis100V-240V+/-10%. Thepeakinrushcurrentislimited(coldstart).Thisreducesthechanceofanuisancetripor fuseblowfrompowerup.TheRMSquiescentandpeakinrushcurrentfiguresaredependant uponthequantityandtypeofI/Ocardsfitted.PleaserefertotheHydra2installationmanual formoredetailsonmodularI/O. TheHeatoutputfrommodularHydra2I/Ounitsdependsuponthequantityandcardtypes Heat Output and Efficiency fitted,pleaserefertotheHydra2installationmanualformoredetailonmodularI/O. FansmountedtothePSUsatthebackofthecoredrawairthroughthePSUsandthecore itself.Airisdrawnupthroughthebaseofthecorewhichisrecessedtoallowairtoenter throughtheside,andfortheunitstobemountedwithnoclearanceaboveorbelow.The bottomofthesidesofthemodularI/Oboxshouldbeunobstructedwithatleast50mm(2’) Cooling clearancetoallowairflow. ModularI/Ounitsmaybemountedinanopenbayprovidingtheambientairtemperatureis withinlimits(seebelow).Theunitsmayalsobehousedinairconditionedbays. Acoustic Noise <27dBSPL(A-weighted,1mfromfront). Operating Ambient Air 0°C-35°C Temperature Relative Humidity 5%-80%Non-Condensing CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 64: AudioPerformanceSpecification

    Analogueinputfor0dBFScanbepre-setgloballyto+28,+24,+22,+20,+18or+15dBU Pre-faderheadroomonmicinputsisadjustablegloballyfrom+24to+36dBin2dBsteps Notes Foranalogueinputs/outputsthesystemcanhandleanaloguelevelsofupto+27dBufrom analogueinputtoanalogueoutputatlineup Theselevelsmustbeattenuatedinthesystembeforetheyarefedtodigitaloutputs BUILT-IN ANALOGUE OUTPUT SPECS Digital - Analogue 24Bit Conversion Output Balance Electronicallybalanced.20Hzto20KHz,betterthan-35dB,typically-45dB Output Impedance <40Ohms -1dBFS@1kHz-Betterthan0.002% Distortion -20dBFS@1kHz-Betterthan0.002% -40dBFS@1kHz-Betterthan0.2% Frequency Response 20Hzto20kHz+/-0.25dB Notes Analogueoutputfor0dBFSmatchesinputsettinginto>1kOhms(+24dBumaxinto600Ohms) 64 BRIO 36 Specifications Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
  • Page 65 AES3 inputs Outputs (SRC off) Analogue channel,group,andauxormainoutput 1.604 Outputs TurningSRConaddstotheabove: +39 +0.813 AES3Outputs Porttoport 0.896 AES3Outputs channel,group,andauxormainoutput 1. 1 46 Analogue Porttoport 1.875 Mic/Line inputs Outputs Analogue channel,group,andauxormainoutput 2. 1 25 Outputs *Note:TheselatencyfiguresareforasystemwithasingleRouter/DSPcorerack.Add2samplesforeachinput,and2samplesfor eachoutput,foreachadditionalcorerackintherelevantpartofthesignalpath. CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...
  • Page 66 SRConI/P INPUTS 141dB 134dB to Digital Outputs with 0 dB gain +18dBu=0dBFS off 109dB 109dB to Analogue Outputs with 0 dB gain +24dBu=0dBFS off 115dB 115dB *Theanaloguetoanaloguedynamicrangeisachievedbecausethesystemcanacceptanaloguesignalsofupto+28dBufrominput tooutputat0dBgain.Obviously,ananalogueinputofupto+28dBumustbeattenuatedtooutputthisdigitally,butthisattenuation willmaintaintheDynamicRangeoftheinput,astheanalogueinputnoisewillbeattenuatedbythesameamountasthesignal,andthe analogueinputnoisewillstillbedominantabovethenoisefloorofthedigitalsystem. 66 BRIO 36 Specifications Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
  • Page 67 Built-In AES3 UNBALANCED DIGITAL systemsetfor SRConI/P SRConI/P OUTPUTS 141dB 134dB from Digital Inputs with 0 dB gain +18dBu=0dBFS N/A 108dB from Analogue Inputs with 0 dB gain +24dBu=0dBFS N/A 114dB *Theanaloguetoanaloguedynamicrangeisachievedbecausethesystemcanacceptanaloguesignalsofupto+28dBufrominput tooutputat0dBgain.Obviously,ananalogueinputofupto+28dBumustbeattenuatedtooutputthisdigitally,butthisattenuation willmaintaintheDynamicRangeoftheinput,astheanalogueinputnoisewillbeattenuatedbythesameamountasthesignal,andthe analogueinputnoisewillstillbedominantabovethenoisefloorofthedigitalsystem. CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...
  • Page 68 Input Impedance 10kOhmsatlinelevelgainsettings Sensitivity +18/-78dBforMic/LineInputs Equivalent Input Noise -127dB(150Ohmsource) -1dBFS@1kHz-Betterthan0.003% Distortion -20dBFS@1kHz-Betterthan0.006% -60dBFS@1kHz-Betterthan0.3% Frequency Response 20Hzto20kHz+/-0.5dBonMic/LineInputs Input CMR >75dB(Typical85dB)onMic/Lineinputs (Common Mode Rejection) Crosstalk -100dBorbetteronadjacentchannels with0dBFStoneat1kHZonSource Analogueinputfor0dBFScanbepre-setgloballyto+28,+24,+22,+20,+18or+15dBU Pre-faderheadroomonmicinputsisadjustablegloballyfrom+24to+36dBin2dBsteps Notes Foranalogueinputs/outputsthesystemcanhandleanaloguelevelsofupto+27dBufrom analogueinputtoanalogueoutputatlineup Theselevelsmustbeattenuatedinthesystembeforetheyarefedtodigitaloutputs 68 BRIO 36 Specifications Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
  • Page 69 AES3 inputs (SRC Outputs off) Analogue channel,group,andauxormainoutput 1.604 Outputs TurningSRConaddstotheabove: +39 +0.813 AES3Outputs Porttoport 0.896 AES3Outputs channel,group,andauxormainoutput 1. 1 46 Analogue Porttoport 1.875 Mic/Line inputs Outputs Analogue channel,group,andauxormainoutput 2. 1 25 Outputs *Note:TheselatencyfiguresareforasystemwithasingleRouter/DSPcorerack.Add2samplesforeachinput,and2samplesfor eachoutput,foreachadditionalcorerackintherelevantpartofthesignalpath. CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...
  • Page 70 INPUTS (MODULAR I/O ONLY) 138dB 130dB to Digital Outputs with 0 dB gain +18dBu=0dBFS off 111dB 111dB to Analogue Outputs with 0 dB gain +24dBu=0dBFS off 117dB 117dB *Theanaloguetoanaloguedynamicrangeisachievedbecausethesystemcanacceptanaloguesignalsofupto+28dBufrominput tooutputat0dBgain.Obviously,ananalogueinputofupto+28dBumustbeattenuatedtooutputthisdigitally,butthisattenuation willmaintaintheDynamicRangeoftheinput,astheanalogueinputnoisewillbeattenuatedbythesameamountasthesignal,andthe analogueinputnoisewillstillbedominantabovethenoisefloorofthedigitalsystem. 70 BRIO 36 Specifications Audio Production System with Optional Networking...
  • Page 71 HYDRA2 AES3 BALANCED DIGITAL systemsetfor SRConI/P SRConI/P OUTPUTS (MODULAR I/O ONLY) 138dB 130dB from Digital Inputs with 0 dB gain +18dBu=0dBFS N/A 110dB from Analogue Inputs with 0 dB gain +24dBu=0dBFS N/A 116dB *Theanaloguetoanaloguedynamicrangeisachievedbecausethesystemcanacceptanaloguesignalsofupto+28dBufrominput tooutputat0dBgain.Obviously,ananalogueinputofupto+28dBumustbeattenuatedtooutputthisdigitally,butthisattenuation willmaintaintheDynamicRangeoftheinput,astheanalogueinputnoisewillbeattenuatedbythesameamountasthesignal,andthe analogueinputnoisewillstillbedominantabovethenoisefloorofthedigitalsystem. CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...
  • Page 72 CalrecAudioLtd NutcloughMill HebdenBridge WestYorkshire EnglandUK HX78EZ Tel+44(0)1422842159 Fax+44(0)1422845244 EmailEnquiries@calrec.com calrec.com (926-218 Iss.2)

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