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G-3 Digital Control Surface
TECHNICAL MANUAL
600 Industrial Drive, New Bern, North Carolina, USA 28562

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  • Page 1 G-3 Digital Control Surface TECHNICAL MANUAL 600 Industrial Drive, New Bern, North Carolina, USA 28562...
  • Page 2 G-3 Digital Control Surface Technical Manual - 1st Edition G-3 Digital Control Surface Technical Manual - 1st Edition G-3 Digital Control Surface Technical Manual - 1st Edition G-3 Digital Control Surface Technical Manual - 1st Edition G-3 Digital Control Surface Technical Manual - 1st Edition ©2004 Wheatstone Corporation...
  • Page 3 Wheatstone could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. R R R R R M M M M M ! ! ! ! ! G-3 / Jun 2004 E A D E A D E E E E E...
  • Page 4 Wheatstone will not be liable for damage resulting from improper cleaning and maintenance. R R R R R M M M M M ! ! ! ! ! G-3 /Jun 2004 E A D E A D E E E E E E A D...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CUE Section ......................3-4 Switched Meters Section ..................3-4 MXM Assign ......................3-4 MXM Talkback ......................3-5 Timer Section ......................3-5 Control Modes ......................3-5 Programmable Buttons ..................... 3-6 page Contents – 1 G-3 / Aug 2004 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 6 Schematic ......................... 6-2 Load Sheet ........................ 6-5 MN-3 Control Panel Switch Card Schematic ......................... 6-6 Load Sheet ........................ 6-9 HC-3 Host Controller Card Schematic ........................ 6-10 Load Sheet ....................... 6-14 page Contents – 2 G-3 / Oct 2004 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 7 Modifying The Options Text File ................A-3 A Sample Example From The File ................. A-4 A Second Example ....................A-5 An Example File - Complete ................... A-6 Appendix 2 Replacement Parts List ............A-10 page Contents – 3 G-3 / Jun 2004 G-3 / Jan 2007...
  • Page 8 Power Supply ................1-4 Failsafe Dual Redundant Supply ................1-5 Energizing ....................... 1-5 I/O Connections ................1-6 The Insulation Displacement Connector System ........... 1-6 Wiring Procedure - Double Connection to One Pin ..........1-8 page 1 – 1 G-3 / Jun 2004...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Bridge routing system and send it to a fader or monitor circuit. The G-3 enables monitoring for the control room, headphone, and studio, which features its own source selection; the studio output also has a talkback feature.

  • Page 10: Control Surface Placement

    Cutout dimensions (in inches) are shown in the drawings below for the six available frame sizes. Do not connect the G-3 control surface to its power supply (and do not connect the power supply to the AC power line) until instructed to do so.

  • Page 11: Power Supply

    Rear view of the PSU-1 rackmount power supply The G-3 control surface is powered by a Wheatstone Model PSU-1 If failsafe redundant sup- plies have been ordered, rackmount power supply. This unit occupies two 19” wide rack spaces you will be installing two (total height 3-1/2”).

  • Page 12: Failsafe Dual Redundant Supply

    BOTH rackmount supplies powered up and connected to their associ- ated equipment. Energizing Assuming the G-3 control surface mainframe is properly placed, and its PSU-1 power supply (or supplies) correctly rackmounted and connected to the control surface, you may now energize the rackmount power supply by plugging it into the AC mains.

  • Page 13: I/O Connections

    G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O N I/O Connections All user wiring to and from the G-3 control surface is made via connectors located on the control surface’s rear panel. Two 5-pin male connectors at the left end of the control surface’s rear are for power...
  • Page 14 Note that mating hoods for each connector are also supplied with the system. These have locking screws that hold the connectors securely to their mates. page 1 – 7 G-3 / Jun 2004 G-3 / May 2005...

  • Page 15: Wiring Procedure - Double Connection To One Pin

    4) A short piece of heatshrink tubing (pictured here before being slid into place) completes the connection. 5) Re-insert the pin into the DB-25 shell, spreading the vee apart to lock it in place. page 1 – 8 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 16 Input Panel (IS-G3) Chapter Contents Controls and Functions ............. 2-2 Input Sources ......................2-2 SET Button ......................2-2 Main Bus Assign ..................... 2-3 CUE Switch ......................2-3 Fader ........................2-3 ON/OFF Switches ....................2-3 page 2 – 1 G-3 / Jun 2004...

  • Page 17: Controls And Functions

    I N P U T P A N E L Input Panel (IS-G3) Controls and Functions Each input panel of the G-3 digital audio control surface has four identical strips representing four input channels. Input Sources Each input panel controls four stereo sources. To select the desired input source first press the channel’s...

  • Page 18: Main Bus Assign

    ON/START logic; the switch LED lights to indicate the channel is ON. The OFF switch turns the channel signal OFF and fires the channel OFF/ STOP logic; the switch LED lights to indicate the channel is OFF. page 2 – 3 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 19 CUE Section ......................3-4 Switched Meters Section ..................3-4 MXM Assign ......................3-4 MXM Talkback ......................3-5 Timer Section ......................3-5 Control Modes ......................3-5 Programmable Buttons ................... 3-6 page 3 – 1 G-3 / Aug 2004 G-3 / Jun 2004...

  • Page 20: Controls And Functions

    C O N T R O L P A N E L Control Panel (EFS-G3) Controls and Functions The G-3 digital audio control surface is equipped with one CONTROL panel. This panel contains MONI- TORS, CUE, TALKBACK, MXM ASSIGN, MXM TALKBACK, TIMER, METER, and PROGRAM- MABLE controller sections.

  • Page 21: Studio Section

    HEADPHONE LEVEL CONTROL - determines the overall loudness of the headphone output signal. Note that the headphone jack is mounted on the right-hand bottom of the control surface’s lower mainframe pan. page 3 – 3 G-3 / Jul 2005 G-3 / Jun 2004...

  • Page 22: Talkback

    MXM bus, the corresponding MIX-MINUS ASSIGN switch will be lit. Pressing a MIX-MINUS ASSIGN switch will toggle that input’s signal into or out of the correspond- ing MXM bus. page 3 – 4 G-3 / Jun 2004...

  • Page 23: Mxm Talkback

    Releasing the button will then display the current count. Control Modes The G-3 control surface is op- erated in one of three modes. In Administrator mode access is al- lowed to all surface functions.

  • Page 24: Programmable Buttons

    LEDs on the Spare buttons may also be lit by a remote device connected to a Logic card input port. See the Bridge Router manual for details. page 3 – 6 G-3 / Aug 2004 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 25 “CAT5” RJ-45 - Mixer Link Connector ..............4-4 “CUE SPKR/HDPN” - Cue Speaker/Headphone Connector ........4-4 Typical Ethernet Cable .............. 4-5 Typical Crossover Cable ............4-5 HC-3 Pinouts Drawing ............... 4-6 page 4 – 1 G-3 / Oct 2004 G-3 / Jun 2004...

  • Page 26: Overview

    Keyboard, floppy controller and video ports are for factory use only. The purpose of the host controller is to provide control of the G-3 control surface. The HC-3 communicates to the XPoint Configuration PC via TCP/ IP over Ethernet through a standard ethernet hub or switch. It also communi- cates to the Bridge Router system via a special mixer link connection.

  • Page 27: Mixer Link Wiring

    Position 4 of SW1 must be in the on position in order to activate the CAT5 mixer link connections. SW2 - CPU Reset This momentary pushbutton switch allows the host controller to be reset without powering down the system. page 4 – 3 G-3 / Oct 2004 G-3 / Jun 2004...

  • Page 28: Hook-Ups

    Pin 7 – HDPN RT HI Pin 8 – HDPN RT SH Pin 3 – HDPN RT LO Pin 1 – CUE HI Pin 2 – CUE SH Pin 6 – CUE LO page 4 – 4 G-3 / Dec 2004 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 29 RXD + TXD + White/Green White/Orange RJ-45 RJ-45 Plug Blue Blue Plug White/Blue White/Blue RXD - TXD - Green Orange White/Brown White/Brown Brown Brown SED FOR MIXER LINK CONNECTOR page 4 – 5 G-3 / Oct 2004 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 30 "CUE SPKR/HDPN" Female DB-9 These are line level inputs to the inter- 5 4 3 2 1 nal amplifiers that feed the surface’s cue speaker and headphone jack. page 4 – 6 G-3 / Dec 2004 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 31 Chapter Contents Overview ..................5-2 Control Surface Clock ..............5-3 Setting the Time ......................5-3 Update Options ......................5-3 Synchronize ......................5-3 Battery Backup ......................5-4 Surface Software Version .............5-4 page 5 – 1 G-3 / Aug 2004 G-3 / Jun 2004...

  • Page 32: Overview

    EFS panel - see Chapter 3, page 3-5), the control surface clock, and the cue speaker. The G-3 control surface’s LED metering system provides readout of both VU and full scale digital peak. page 5 – 2...

  • Page 33: Control Surface Clock

    The Options form gives you different auto update options. Select the appropriate option for your application. Synchronize For the best accuracy synchronize the PC’s clock to a master clock system. Refer to your master clock documentation for more information. page 5 – 3 G-3 / Jun 2004...

  • Page 34: Battery Backup

    Surface Software Version In the event that need to consult the factory about the G-3 control surface, you may need to have the surface software version number available. This information shows up in the clock display during the surface power up sequence.

  • Page 35: Ip-3 4 Inputs Panel Switch Card

    Schematic ........................ 6-15 Load Sheet ....................... 6-17 VUE-3 Extender VU Card Schematic ........................ 6-18 Load Sheet ....................... 6-19 PSU-1 Power Supply Schematic ........................ 6-20 Load Sheet ....................... 6-21 page 6 – 1 G-3 / Jun 2004 G-3 / Nov 2005...
  • Page 36 6 - 2 G-3/Jun 2004...
  • Page 37 6 - 3 G-3/Jun 2004...
  • Page 38 6 - 4 G-3/Jun 2004...
  • Page 39 S C H E M A T I C D R A W I N G S IP-3 4 Inputs Panel Switch Card - Load Sheet page 6 – 2 page 6 – 5 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 40 6 - 6 G-3/Jun 2004...
  • Page 41 6 - 7 G-3/Jun 2004...
  • Page 42 6 - 8 G-3/Jun 2004...
  • Page 43 MN-3 Control Panel Switch Card - Load Sheet page 6 – 9 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 44 6 - 10 G-3/Jun 2004...
  • Page 45 6 - 11 G-3/Jun 2004...
  • Page 46 6 - 12 G-3/Jun 2004...
  • Page 47 page 6 - 13 G-4/Jun 2004...
  • Page 48 HC-3 Host Controller Card - Load Sheet page 6 – 14 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 49 6 - 15 G-3/Jun 2004...
  • Page 50 G-3/Jun 2004 page 6 - 16...
  • Page 51 S C H E M A T I C D R A W I N G S Bottom VUR-3 Right VU Card Load Sheet page 6 – 3 page 6 – 17 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 52 6 - 18 G-3/Jun 2004...
  • Page 53 S C H E M A T I C D R A W I N G S Bottom VUE-3 Extender VU Card Load Sheet page 6 – 4 page 6 – 19 G-3 / Jun 2004...
  • Page 54 - SA UR US - Sergey Averin - APPROVALS DATE 600 Industrial Drive DRAWN 8-16-05 New Bern, NC 28562 CHECKED SIZE FSCM NO. DWG. NO. 00S00xx ISSUED W# 700828 PSU-1A PCB 1 OF 1 SCALE SHEET page 6 - 20 G-3/Nov 2005...
  • Page 55 S C H E M A T I C D R A W I N G S PSU-1 Power Supply Load Sheet page 6 – 5 page 6 – 21 G-3 / Jun 2004 G-3 / Nov 2005...
  • Page 56 Modifying The Options Text File................A-3 A Sample Example From The File ................A-4 A Second Example ....................A-5 An Example File - Complete..................A-6 Appendix 2 Replacement Parts List .............. A-10 page Appendix – 1 G-3 / Jan 2007...
  • Page 57 Options Text File ................A-3 Introduction ....................... A-3 Modifying The Options Text File ................A-3 A Sample Example From The File ................A-4 A Second Example ....................A-5 An Example File - Complete ..................A-6 page Appendix – 2 G-3 / Jan 2007...

  • Page 58: Appendix

    Options Text File Introduction There are a number of operational features on the G-3 surface that are controlled by the contents of the Options Text File (G3_OPTS.TXT) that resides on the surface's flash drive. In order to configure these features it is necessary to modify this file.
  • Page 59 The edited line must follow the established syntax precisely or the surface may not behave as expected. page Appendix – 4 G-3 / Jan 2007...

  • Page 60: A Second Example

    You may have fewer or greater modes available depending on the surface model and vintage. In any event you can select the same or a different mode from the available modes for each programmable button on the surface. page Appendix – 5 G-3 / Jan 2007...

  • Page 61: An Example File - Complete

    Ø = Post Fader, Post ON (default mode) 1 = Pre Fader, Post ON 2 = Post Fader, Pre ON 3 = Pre Fader, Pre ON MM1:Ø MM2:Ø MM3:Ø MM4:Ø MM5:Ø MM6:Ø MM7:Ø MM8:Ø page Appendix – 6 G-3 / Jan 2007...
  • Page 62 CUE_DEFEAT_CR:1 // Syntax: MUTE_METHOD:? // ? Ø (default) = ON button, 1 = ON AIR. MUTE_METHOD:Ø // Syntax: HDW_LOGGER:? // ? 1 = use hardware logger, Ø (default) no hardware logger. HDW_LOGGER:Ø page Appendix – 7 G-3 / Jan 2007...
  • Page 63 // ? Ø = do not allow X visibility disable, 1 (default) allow X visibility disable. XCHAN_VIS_DISABLE:1 // Syntax: MXM_BY_SIGNAL:? // ? Ø = (default) MxM assigns stored by fader, 1 change MxM assigns as sources change. MXM_BY_SIGNAL:Ø page Appendix – 8 G-3 / Jan 2007...

  • Page 64: Replacement Parts List

    Replacement Parts List .............. A-10 For the most part there are no user-replaceable parts in the G-3 control surface. Exceptions are those controls and components that in the course of normal use may need maintenance (i.e., faders, pots, ON/ OFF switches, etc.). A complete list of available components is shown on the next page.
  • Page 65 A P P E N D I X REPLACEMENT PARTS — G-3 CONTROL SURFACE COMPONENT DESCRIPTION WS P/N IS-G3 PANEL COMPLETE INPUT PANEL "005800" EFS-G3 PANEL COMPLETE CONTROL PANEL "005801" BK-G5N BLANK PANEL FACEPLATE ASSEMBLY NARROW "005618" BK-G5W BLANK PANEL FACEPLATE ASSEMBLY WIDE "005619"...
  • Page 66 A P P E N D I X REPLACEMENT PARTS — G-3 CONTROL SURFACE COMPONENT DESCRIPTION WS P/N ENCODER 11MM ROTARY ENCODER, 13,5 MM SHAFT LENGTH "560003" ENCODER 11MM ROTARY ENCODER, 17 MM SHAFT LENGTH "560004" ENCODER KNOB 21MM GRAY COLLET KNOB FOR 6MM SHAFT "520023"...

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