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TC Electronic DB4 Operation Manual

TC Electronic DB4 Operation Manual

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DB8/DB4 OPERATION - CONTENTS
Introduction
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Accessing a Mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Engine Structure and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . .2
General Setup
Basic TC Icon Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Icon Views - Faders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Operating Levels Scene & Engine . . . . . . . . . . .3
Operation
Library Page
Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Store & Naming display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Frame Page
Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
SMPTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
GPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Card - handling PCMCIA Cards . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
DSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
I/O - Slot A, B & C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
I/O - Slot B with AES-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
User Fader Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov
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Icon User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Touch Fader Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Color Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Automation - SMPTE
The Auto Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Modify - Insert/Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Operation DB8/DB4
English version
Rev 1.90
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Bypass .......19 TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov Operation DB8/DB4 Rev 1.90...

  • Page 2: Basic Operation

    • All connected DB8/DB4 mainframes will be detected and • TC Icon settings such as display appearance assigned to one of the 8 locations (see fig. 1). • SMPTE Automation • Press the oval key with the DB8/DB4 icon to access the DB8/DB4. Fig 2 Scanning the system...

  • Page 3: Icon Views - Faders

    Group Selector Operating Levels The Library-Recall page illustrated in Fig.3 leads to explanation of the “operating levels” in the DB8/DB4. We differentiate between 2 levels of presets: Scene and Engine levels. • SCENE This is the most extensive selection you can make. It includes all four Engine algorithms as well as physical and virtual Engine Routings.

  • Page 4: Recall

    On the Library Recall page the following banks are • Select which bank you wish to recall from: Factory or available for recall operations. User. If a DB8/DB4 formatted PCMCIA card is inserted in the Mainframe card-banks will be available and displayed Scene below the User banks.

  • Page 5: Store & Naming Display

    LIBRARY - STORE Operation Level Tabs Bank Selectors Library, Frame and Engine selectors Function Select Tabs Decade selector (“tens”) Preset location selector (“ones”) Fader Group Selector Library Store Basic operation • Press the Name field. A keyboard will pop up. For storing operations the following banks are available.

  • Page 6: Bank

    THE LIBRARY BANK Library - Bank Using PCMCIA cards To use a PCMCIA card with DB8-DB4 the card must be From the Library Archive page you can copy Scene, properly formatted. This is done from the Routing and Engine banks to and from a 3.5” disk or a Frame/System/Card page.
  • Page 7 LIBRARY - DELETE Library, Frame and Engine selectors Function Select Tabs Fader Group Selector Library - Delete For convenience it is possible to “clean up” the User banks by deleting individual presets. Deleting a Preset • Select Delete (side tab) and select level by pressing Scene or Engine.

  • Page 8: Routing

    Introduction Engine I/O meters are shown at the left and right of the The Routing page is the patch-bay of the DB8/DB4 large E 1-4 buttons in the middle of the display. The Mainframe. All routings of physical Inputs/Outputs as well number of meters shown will always reflect the number of as internal routing between the Engines are setup here.

  • Page 9: Frame System Main

    DB8 will automatically switch to the selected internal clock-rate with this function active. Reader Enabled On/Off switch for the DB8/DB4 SMPTE Reader. Notice that “auto revert to internal” will work only if a valid clock on the selected Clock Master, has be Frame Rate present at one point and then lost.

  • Page 10: Gpi

    DB4 and DB8 GPI Specification DB4 and DB8 offers a GPI input for remote switching between Scenes (all Engine Presets plus Routing). The input can be used for daily operation, or for backup and redundancy purposes. It allows change between 2, 4 or 8 presets using just one connection.
  • Page 11 FRAME - SYSTEM - MAIN - GPI Installation Selection between up to 8 presets is achieved by feeding the processor a DC voltage to the 1/4" jack input labeled "Pedal". The input voltage is compared against voltage windows that correspond to certain presets. Between the valid voltage windows, invalid windows have been inserted to protect against erratic operation.
  • Page 12 FRAME - SYSTEM - MAIN - GPI GPI Technical specifications Inside the processor, a 10kohm resistor connects the Tip terminal to a +5V power supply. When nothing is connected to the GPI input, the input voltage therefore is +5V. Resistors can be used to pull down the voltage as suggested in Fig 1. In Table 1, voltages outside the limits mentioned are to be considered invalid.

  • Page 13: Midi

    FRAME - SYSTEM - MAIN MIDI Setup Page Normal mode In Normal mode all banks can be accessed for program changes. Bank selection is done via Ctrl 0 (MSB) and Ctrl 32 (LSB): • Controller 0 must be set to 0 in all cases. •...
  • Page 14 FRAME - SYSTEM - MAIN MIDI Control Page MIDI MIDI Page On MIDI Control Page the following options are available: Read Program Change Select whether the Frame should read incoming program changes or not. Send Program Change Select whether the Frame should send program changes to MIDI out when presets are recalled via TC Icon or the TC Icon Software editor.

  • Page 15: Net - Software Versions, Network Identifier

    • Rename the xxx.bin file to “dumpfile.bin • Copy the file to a 3.5” disk • Insert the disk in the DB8/DB4 3.5” disk drive • Insert a memory card in the DB8/DB4 • Press Dump Binary File to Card and confirm to...

  • Page 16: Frame System I/O

    FRAME - SYSTEM - I/O I/O - DSP Via the I/O page the following operations are handled: • Settings for the DSP card • Settings for up to three I/O cards • Labeling of all physical Input and Output channels Basic operation If more than one mainframe is connected: •...

  • Page 17: I/O - Slot A, B & C

    +30dBu in 6dB increments. Afterwards the digital down- and up-sampling is performed The analog Input level enables you to match the DB8/DB4 in the digital domain using a local DSP on the ADA24/96 Input to the Output of e.g. your mixer. If the nominal card.

  • Page 18: I/O - Slot B With Aes-8

    FRAME - SYSTEM - I/O I/O - Labels "Bright" filter These filters are something entirely different: Ultra-short impulse response, linear phase and quite a bit of deliberate aliasing produces a "digital" and slightly aggressive sound adding plenty of top-end life to e.g. Rock and Techno recordings, or giving you the feeling of air you need when you are mastering a somewhat dark sounding source material.

  • Page 19: Engine - Edit Page

    ENGINE - EDIT PAGE Name of the currently Library Frame and Engine Selectors recalled preset Display Input function Meters indicator Parameter Pages Link key Output Fader Meters Group Selector Fine Adjust Fader Group Mode Parameters/ selected Value fields The Engine 1-4 Edit Pages Bypass The Bypass key will respond in different ways depending This is where you edit algorithm parameters.Parameters in...

  • Page 20: Icon Setup

    ICON SETUP Software Editor Setup menu Icon User Interface (only available on the Hardware version of the TC Icon) Info On this page the current Software Editor version number is Go to the Select & Setup pages pressing the TC Icon listed.

  • Page 21: The Auto Page

    SMPTE Auto Edit Page Cursor The white triangular cursor always indicates the current clock position in relation to the Event List. Event Parameters For each Event the following parameters are available. Time - indicates the SMPTE time at which the Event takes place.

  • Page 22: File

    Event List. in the TC Icon. Support of SNMP Multiple DB8 and/or DB4 units can be monitored using industry standard SNMP trapping. SNMP includes monitoring of sync status, overload, silent outputs and more. - Look on www.tcelectronic.com under “Products -...

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