Summary of Contents for Fairlight Merlin
- Page 1 Installation Manual Software Version 16.3 Part Number: DMER201-G Document Number: 295 Manual by: Owen P Walker Copyright © 2001...
- Page 2 MPORTANT OTICE COPYRIGHT 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
ABLE OF ONTENTS ......... 2 3.6 Internal and External SCSI Devices ..21 MPORTANT OTICE & C ......5 4 - S ....22 ERTIFICATES OMPLIANCES ECTION YSTEM ONFIGURATION 4.1 Introduction......... 22 ..........6 AFETY YMBOLS 4.2 Switching on the Equipment .... 22 4.2.1 Console ........ - Page 4 A16 VGA ........... 60 A17 Video Sync - In ........60 A18 Word Clock - In ......... 60 A19 Word Clock - Out ......60 A20 Dimensions ........61 A20.1 Engine ........61 A20.1 Power Requirments......62 A20.2 Merlin Console ......62...
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Page 5: Ertificates Ompliances
The Merlin Console and Engine conform to the EMC directives :- EN 55022:1998 Class A - Emissions EN 55024:1998 Class 3 - Susceptibility The Merlin Console and Engine also conform to the Safety directives :- UL 1419 - Professional Video & Audio Equipment IEC 60950 - Information Technology Equipment... -
Page 6: Safety Symbols
AFETY YMBOLS 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... -
Page 7: Mains Plugs & Mains Power
& M AINS LUGS AINS OWER ORDS The following lists the recommended Mains Plugs and Leads for use in various countries throughout the world. Mains Attachment Plugs Standards applicable for Mains Plugs Rating Country ASTA BS1363 1984 10A @ 250VAC India, Kenya, Nigeria, Kuwait, BS546, 1950 10A @ 250VAC... -
Page 8: Obtaining Technical Support
BTAINING ECHNICAL UPPORT 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.au United Kingdom USA – W est Coast Fairlight ESP Lim ited Fairlight U SA... -
Page 9: Section 1 - Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to provide all the technical information required to design a suitable installation for the Merlin system and to fit and connect the units. It is assumed that the installer is familiar with both analog and digital audio signals. For full operational... -
Page 10: System Overview
YSTEM VERVIEW The Merlin is made up of four interconnecting components, the Merlin Console and external power supply, a Flat Screen Display Monitor and a Engine rack mounted unit which contains all the electronic circuitry, disk drives and audio I/O necessary to run the system. -
Page 11: Unpacking
1.5 E QUIPMENT UPPLIED EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED QUANTITY CHECK LIST Engine Merlin Console Merlin External Power Supply Unit Mouse Merlin Installation Manual Merlin User Manual Merlin Console Controller Cable Keyboard... -
Page 12: Static Precautions
Cards shipped to Fairlight without the correct anti static packaging will have their warranty voided. If you have any enquiries on this matter please feel free to contact your local Fairlight office or distributor. -
Page 13: Ection Engine Physical
2 - E ECTION NGINE HYSICAL NSTALLATION 2.1 M ECHANICAL NSTALLATION The Engine unit, takes up 8 RU, when fitted into a 19" rack. It operates from either 100- 120v or 200-250v, 50-60Hz with the mains inputs being auto- switching, as such there are no switches to be set. -
Page 14: Electrical Installation
4 Retaining Screws Engine front Facia 4 Retaining Screws 2.2 E LECTRICAL NSTALLATION The Engine is designed to run from a single phase power source with one of its current carrying conductors at or near ground earth ground potential ( the neutral conductor). Only the line (live) conductor is fused for over-current protection. -
Page 15: Engine Rear Panel Connections
To allow communication with other Fairlight products including Fame and Prodigy, a Mixer port is provided. To allow comunication with the Merlin Console, a Controller port is provided. The System I/O Panel also contains the VGA Output, Word Clock and Video sync In connectors. -
Page 16: Cabling
The following information gives specific wiring details and highlights any special requirements, however as with all equipment not supplied with the Merlin system, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that these cables comply fully with the applicable safety and EMC regulations. -
Page 17: External Cable Length Considerations
ONTROL ABLE The Merlin Control Cable connects the Merlin Console to the Engine. The cable carries RS232, RS422 and MIDI signals and is limited to a maximum length of 30 meters, providing correct attention is paid to signal pairing using twisted pair cable. Ensure sufficient slack is left... -
Page 18: Connecting The Various System
2.6 C ONNECTING ARIOUS YSTEM OMPONENTS Once cabling issues have been dealt with the various system connections need to be made. Connect an IEC Power lead to the back of the Engine. Connect the 15 way D connector of a Video cable to VGA 1 connector on the System I/ O Panel on the rear of the Engine. -
Page 19: Section 3 - Merlin Console
3.1 I NTRODUCTION The Merlin Console provides a control surface to allow the engineer to work quickly and efficiently. The Console has a number of user definable macros and keystrokes. For more information regarding the operational use of the console please refer to the Merlin User manual. -
Page 20: Electrical Installation
ONTROL ABLE The Merlin Control Cable connects the Merlin Console to the Engine unit. The cable carries RS232, RS422 and MIDI signals and is limited to a maximum length of 30 meters, providing correct attention is paid to signal pairing using twisted pair cable. Ensure sufficient slack is left... - Page 21 Kingston Technology drive enclosures or an Exabyte enclosure. The system typically comes configured with one system disk which contains the O/S9 Operating System and Merlin software. This allows for 3 media drives to be fitted internally in the system.
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Page 22: System Configuration
4.2.1 C ONSOLE Once the mouse and cables have been connected, the Merlin Console can be powered 1. Turn on the power switch, at the power source, and on the back of the Console. The Console will then boot up. - Page 23 Engine Back Panel Back Panel Power Switch Engine Front Panel Front Panel Power Switch...
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Page 24: Boot Up Screen
1. Take note of the SCSI devices being found in case a problem is encountered. 2. If the Merlin system has been configured to be part of a network, check that the Engine is attaching to the network. For further details on connecting to an Local Area... - Page 25 3. As the boot up process continues check that the Merlin Console is being seen. 4. If a problem is encounter with audio I/O check that the system is logging the QDC card or cards within the system. 5. If problems persist please contact a local Fairlight office or distributor.
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Page 26: Software Installation
4.4 S OFTWARE NSTALLATION From time to time software will need to be installed onto the Merlin system. The following describes the steps which need to be taken to install software. 4.4.1 I NSTALLING OFTWARE XABYTE To update software from the Exabyte whe no release files are available. -
Page 27: Configuring Disk Drives
The SCSI controller comes configured with a single ended 68 Pin configuration connector. Only a Fairlight supplied SCSI Controller can be installed and configured with the Engine. All cabling to SCSI devices must be kept as short as possible. The maximum length for the entire buss must not exceed more than 1.5 meters. -
Page 28: Configuring The Engine For ............ Narrow Use
Slot 1 SCSI Wide..At this point you will need to know which PCI slot the SCSI Controller Card has been fitted in. Looking at the Merlin Engine from the rear will show which slot the card is in - •... -
Page 29: Mixing Wide And Narrow Disk
5.1.3 M IXING ARROW RIVES Wide and Narrow based disk drives can be mixed on the same SCSI buss at the same time - Narrow Based SCSI Disk Drives must always be the last in the chain after any Wide disks are connected. -
Page 30: Checking For Newly Installed Scsi
5.2 C SCSI D HECKING FOR EWLY NSTALLED EVICES Once you have mounted all external and internal SCSI devices, the following will aid you in determining if they are all detected. 1. Ensure that the Engine is completely reassembled and that there are no loose cables. 2. -
Page 31: Routine Maintenance
XTERIOR NITS You should clean the Merlin system units often enough to prevent dust or dirt from accumulating. Dirt acts as a thermal insulating blanket that prevents effective heat dissipation and may provide high-resistance electrical leakage paths between conductors or components in a humid environment. -
Page 32: New Air Filters
4. Reverse the above steps to attach the front dress panel back into place. Engine Front Panel Air Filter ILTERS If the filter cannot be cleaned properly or is worn out, a new one should be ordered. Please contact your local Fairlight office or Distributor. -
Page 33: Connection Specifications
UDIO ONFIGURATION Merlin uses a Fairlight ESP designed proprietary card called the QDC for all its audio I/O and processing. A number of QDC cards can be configured within a Engine. Merlin can be ordered with any of 12 Audio I/O combinations. -
Page 34: Qdc Configuration
Each QDC card comes with three connectors, each housing 50 pins. The following tables show the Audio I/O Configurations - the connectors and Pinouts for Merlin. In some configurations more than one QDC card is required to enable all analog and digital I/O. -
Page 35: Pecifications
A1.1 A I/O S NALOG UDIO PECIFICATIONS Connector 50 way 3 Row D Female Input Balanced Input Level +24dbu max Input Sensitivity +4dbu nominal (adjustable) Input Impedence > 10k Ohms Output Electronic balanced differential Output Level +24dbu max at 0dBFS, nominal +4dbu Output Impedence <... -
Page 50: A2 Control & Reference Pinouts
& S PPENDIX ONNECTION IGNAL PECIFICATIONS A2 C & R ONTROL EFERENCE INOUTS Engine System I/O Panel... -
Page 51: A3 General Purpose Interface
A3 G ENERAL URPOSE NTERFACE Connector 37 Pin D Male GPIO Input TTL (1 LS Load) Output/Bank TTL (max 5 TTL loads) G N D G P IO 6 G P IO 5 G N D G P IO B O 2 G P IO B O 1 G N D G P IO IN 6... -
Page 52: A4 Mixer
A4 M IXER Connector 25 pin D Female Mixer RxFFN RxCLKN RxDATN RxWRN TxFFN TxCLKN TxDATN TxWRPN HSSLDETn SYNCN RxFFP RxCLKP RxDATP RxWRP TxFFP TXxCLKP TxDATP TxWRP SYNCP... - Page 53 A5 C ONTROLLER Connector 25 pin D Female at Engine End Controller 37 pin D Male at Console End 9 pin pigtail D Male at Console End 25 Pin D Type Connector Signal Name Pairing Details Signal Name 37 Pin D Type Connector Female Male Pair 1...
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Page 54: A6 Printer
A6 P RINTER Printer Connector Standard 25 pin D female PIN 1 PSTROBEn PIN 2 PDR0 PIN 3 PDR1 PIN 4 PDR2 PIN 5 PDR3 PIN 6 PDR4 PIN 7 PDR5 PIN 8 PDR6 PIN 9 PDR7 PIN 10 PRACKn PIN 11 PRBUSYn PIN 12... -
Page 55: A8 9-Pina
A8 9-P 9-Pin A Connector 9 pin D Female PIN 1 PIN 2 9ARxA PIN 3 9ATxB PIN 4 PIN 5 PIN 6 PIN 7 9ARxB PIN 8 9ATxA PIN 9 A9 9-P 9-pin B Connector 9 pin D Female PIN 1 PIN 2 9BRxA... -
Page 56: A10 9-Pin Slave
A10 9-P LAVE 9-Pin Slave Connector 9 pin D Female PIN 1 PIN 2 9BTxA PIN 3 9RRxB PIN 4 PIN 5 PIN 6 PIN 7 9BTxB PIN 8 9BRxA PIN 9 A11 LTC - I/O LTC I/O Connector 9 pin D Male Input Level -20dbm to +10dbm Output Level... -
Page 57: A13 Midi I/O
A12 S ERIAL Serial Connector Standard 9 pin D male PIN 1 SER_DCD PIN 2 SER_Rx PIN 3 SER_Tx PIN 4 SER_DTR PIN 5 PIN 6 SER_DSR PIN 7 SER_RTS PIN 8 SER_CTS PIN 9 A13 M MIDI I/O Connector 9 pin D female PIN 1 NOT CONNECTED... -
Page 58: A14 Aes Sync I/O
AES Sync A14 AES S Connector 9 pin D Male PIN 1 PIN 2 AES IN NEGATIVE PIN 3 AES OUT POSITIVE PIN 4 BIPHASE TACH PIN 5 BIP DIRECTION PIN 6 AES IN POSITIVE PIN 7 PIN 8 AES OUT NEGATIVE PIN 9 NOT CONNECTED A15 M... -
Page 59: A16 Vga
A16 VGA Connector 15 pin High Density D Female Resolution 1024(H) x 768(V) Frequency HSYNC: 60khz VSYNC: 75hz SVGA STANDARD PIN 1 PIN 2 GREEN PIN 3 BLUE PIN 4 GN D PIN 5 GN D PIN 6 GN D PIN 7 GN D PIN 8... -
Page 60: A20 Dimensions
A20 D IMENSIONS A20.1 E NGINE 500mm 360mm 460mm... -
Page 61: A20.1 Power Requirments
A20.2 M ERLIN ONSOLE 475mm 90mm 45mm 380mm A20.1 P OWER EQUIRMENTS Input 85-275 Vac 49-63 Hz 300VA Fuse 10A - 110V 6.3A - 240V... - Page 62 Notes :...
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