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- Page 1 Horus User Manual Horus User Manual Revision 0.3 Merging Technologies Le Verney 4, CH-1070 Puidoux Switzerland 04 45 www.merging.com/horus T : +41 21 946 04 44 • F : +41 21 946...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Before you start.................................24 Installing additional Horus MADI Extension Module (MADM or MADS) ..........25 Before you get started ..............................25 Installing the Merging PCIe Ethernet Controller Card NET-MSC-GBEX1........28 HORUS recommended placement in Rack..................30 HORUS POWER ON ..........................30 HORUS TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL INTERFACE................31 Horus Menu Hierarchy..............................31... -
Page 3: Installation Instruction
10. Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. 11. The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: A. The power supply cord or www.merging.com/horus Page 3... - Page 4 Merging Technologies hardware and or software or for any defect in the hardware software or documentation.
- Page 5 IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please read the following information very carefully before attempting any installation. Failure to comply with the precise instructions may result in damage to your Merging hardware. Please read this entire section of the manual carefully before installation. STATIC DANGER NOTICE: Please note that the Horus contains delicate electronic components that can be damaged or even destroyed when exposed to static electricity.
- Page 6 Operating Shock No errors with a half sine wave shock of 2G (with 11-millisecond duration). Package Shock Operational after a free fall, 18 – 24 inch depending on the weight. ESD 15kV per Merging Environmental Test Specification www.merging.com/horus Page 6...
- Page 7 Merging Technologies, Inc. extends this Limited Warranty to the original purchaser. In the event of a defect or failure to confirm to this Limited warranty, Merging Technologies, Inc. will repair or replace the product without charge within sixty (60) days. In order to make a claim under this limited warranty, the purchaser must notify Merging Technologies, Inc.
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Page 8: Introduction To Horus
(sub-millisecond) and ensures that every single sample gets to where it needs to go without fail. Horus also provides a secondary, redundant Ravenna connection allowing for uninterrupted use, even when a network connection fails. Refer to the Ravenna User Guide and the MassCore-Ravenna Configuration Guide for more details www.merging.com/horus Page 8... -
Page 9: Horus Block Diagram
Horus User Manual HORUS BLOCK DIAGRAM www.merging.com/horus Page 9... -
Page 10: Horus Hardware
Horus User Manual HORUS HARDWARE FRONT PANEL BACK PANEL HORUS UNIT DESCRIPTION www.merging.com/horus Page 10... -
Page 11: Horus Base Unit
6.3 mm(1/4”)/3.5mm RAVENNA Primary / Secondary (GbE) RJ45 Software Specifications RAVENNA MassCore Driver Pyramix 8.0 or Higher / Win7 32bit Windows Driver/OS ASIO 2.2 / Win7 32 or 64bit Mac Driver/OS CoreAudio / MacOS 10.6 or higher (Intel) www.merging.com/horus Page 11... - Page 12 0.5 dB / ±0.2 dB Common Mode Rejection Rate @ 1kHz, typ. 75 dB Connector Pinout DB-25 (Tascam Ana.) HORUS-AD8/AD8P Mic-Pre Analog Section Frequency response +0/-0.5 dB, Line 5 Hz - 75 kHz Frequency response +0/-2.0 dB, Line 2.5 Hz - 150 kHz Frequency response +0/-0.5 dB, Mic...
- Page 13 126 dB THD+N D/A (1 kHz) @ 0 dBFS (IOM-HORUS-DA8) < -113dB (0.00022 %) THD+N D/A (1 kHz) @ 0 dBFS (IOM-HORUS-DA8P) < -115dB (0.00018 %) Interchannel Crosstalk @ 1kHz, typ. -135 dB Connector Pinout DB-25 (Tascam Ana.) www.merging.com/horus Page 13...
- Page 14 3. Pull gently out (5-7 cm is enough) to access the DIP Switches. There is one block of 4 dip switches per channel. Channel 1 is labeled S1, channel 8 is labeled S8. 4. Set the DIP Switches as per the table legend printed on the DA8 module card Output Level (dBu) Switch S1 to S8 www.merging.com/horus Page 14...
- Page 15 Furthermore, as Unbalanced Inputs are traditionally more sensitive than Balanced Inputs, the - 6dB Analog level achieved by using only one of the Horus symmetrical outputs, will offer better signal level adaptation with less risks of overdriving the Unbalanced Inputs connected to the Horus. www.merging.com/horus Page 15...
- Page 16 • Up to 384 kHz sampling rate as well as DSD 2.8 MHz • 24-bit resolution • Fully compliant MADI (AES 10-1991) HORUS-RSGP For installations where extended control is needed, Horus owners can add 8xGPIO and RS-422 (Sony 9pin) connectivity with this easy to install option www.merging.com/horus Page 16...
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Page 17: Horus Cables
Note: The pinout of the DB-25 is as per Tascam Analog. * THESE CONNECTIONS ARE NOT MEANT TO SUPPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT.* Ensure that there is no strain from the connected cable as any significant pressure on the module’s DSUB connector could damage the Horus unit. www.merging.com/horus Page 17... - Page 18 Note: The pinout of the DB-25 is as per Tascam Analog. * THESE CONNECTIONS ARE NOT MEANT TO SUPPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT.* Ensure that there is no strain from the connected cable as any significant pressure on the module’s DSUB connector could damage the Horus unit. www.merging.com/horus Page 18...
- Page 19 Note: The pinout of the DB-25 is as per Tascam Digital. * THESE CONNECTIONS ARE NOT MEANT TO SUPPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT.* Ensure that there is no strain from the connected cable as any significant pressure to the module’s DSUB connector could damage the Horus unit. www.merging.com/horus Page 19...
- Page 20 Input and Output for the Horus unit. To attach this cable to the Horus unit, align the male connector with the female DSUB port on the module. Then, with slight pressure, guide the connector into place. Once the cable has been pushed into place, fasten the mounting screws on either side finger-tight. www.merging.com/horus Page 20...
- Page 21 Simply line up the RJ45 cable with the slot on the rear of the Horus unit and slide it into place until it clicks into its locked position. (Category 5E or 6) Connecting the GPIO Under development www.merging.com/horus Page 21...
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Page 22: Horus Key Features
MADI 2 (Expansion Slot) An expansion slot allows a second MADI card to be fitted into the Chassis, bringing the total MADI I/O up to 128 channels. When using the RAVENNA connection to deliver sound to your Pyramix or Ovation www.merging.com/horus Page 22... -
Page 23: Key Specifications
LTC/MIDI/RS-422 and GPIO down the same wire to and from the Horus unit. Key Specifications Please see the sections below for the measurement performed on the circuitry inside the Horus unit. www.merging.com/horus Page 23... -
Page 24: Installing Additional Horus I/O Module
7. After inserting the I/O module, the Horus unit might need to be initialized. If this is the case, please follow the instructions received with the I/O module. www.merging.com/horus Page 24... -
Page 25: Installing Additional Horus Madi Extension Module (Madm Or Mads)
1. Place the Horus unit on a dry steady horizontal surface. Remove all cables (including the power cable) and unscrew the Horus top panel. 2. On the Back Panel unscrew the MADI cover plate above your current MADI 1 I/O Module Unscrewed MADI cover plate www.merging.com/horus Page 25... - Page 26 You will need to do this at an angle that will allow you to push and fit the connector into the header of the MADI 1 card (below). Align and push the MADI extension board gently so that it fits into the header. www.merging.com/horus Page 26...
- Page 27 10. Replace any modules that were removed earlier to provide access 11. Close the Horus top panel cover and replace the fixing screws 12. Power the HORUS back on and the MADI 2 module will be recognised www.merging.com/horus Page 27...
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Page 28: Installing The Merging Pcie Ethernet Controller Card Net-Msc-Gbex1
Horus User Manual Installing the Merging PCIe Ethernet Controller Card NET-MSC-GBEX1 Detailed steps on how to install the NET-MSC-GBEX1 PCIe card in your PC. 1. Power down your PC and switch it off at the wall. Remove the screws holding the top or side of the case on and carefully slide off the panel. - Page 29 Finally, replace the case cover(s) and plug your machine back in. 6. At “First Power Up” Windows will discover the Merging Ethernet PCIe card Note: Refer to the Merging Ravenna Configuration Guide for more details on the Pyramix MassCore- Ravenna setup www.merging.com/horus...
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Page 30: Horus Recommended Placement In Rack
With highly loaded Horus units (more than 3 I/O Analog modules per unit), Merging recommends a free space of 2U above and below each unit to ensure adequate cooling of the devices. -
Page 31: Horus Touch Screen Control Interface
Horus User Manual HORUS TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL INTERFACE Horus Menu Hierarchy www.merging.com/horus Page 31... -
Page 32: Main Home Screen
Horus. If at any time you want to return to the Main Screen, you can press the Merging Logo in the bottom left-hand corner to return to the Main Screen. -
Page 33: Io & Sync Menu
Note: When two or more Horus are connected together through an Ethernet network, one of them will always be automatically selected as master, the other Horus' will be forced into slave state and therefore will not be synchronized to wordclock or audio input. However, this is not a problem since all Horus' will be synchronous. www.merging.com/horus Page 33... -
Page 34: Refs Menu (I/O & Sync)
PreAmp Menu The PREAMP (A/D) menu becomes active if you have 1 or more AD8(P) modules installed in the Horus unit, giving full access to the Input controls. Please see below for a description of the buttons available. www.merging.com/horus Page 34... -
Page 35: Setup Menu
Will only be active if more than one AD8(P) module is present in the unit. Setup Menu The Setup menu’s primary page contains function buttons described below as well as sub-menu links listed in the sub-sections; Formats, Routing, Modules and Presets. www.merging.com/horus Page 35... - Page 36 Horus User Manual www.merging.com/horus Page 36...
- Page 37 Power cycles the Horus unit (shutdown>Boot up) and restarts in Maintenance mode (required mode for Firmware upgrade) System Info (Set Up): In this sub menu you will find details on the Horus internals; current consumption, voltage, temperature, fan speed, serial number and the firmware version currently installed. www.merging.com/horus Page 37...
- Page 38 The Horus touch screen screensaver delay can be set to 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour or disabled Backlight: Dim active will darken the Horus display luminosity. When active this saves some power and hence some internally generated heat. www.merging.com/horus Page 38...
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Page 39: Network Menu (Setup>Advanced)
Set the Subnet Mask for the Horus unit by using box selection and the < or > buttons Apply & Reboot: Once changes have been made to this section, you must press this button to save the settings and power cycle the Horus unit www.merging.com/horus Page 39... -
Page 40: Formats Menu (Setup)
Only Premium Analog modules offer support beyond 192 kHz. Frame Rate: TimeCode Frame Rate selector (23.98frm/s, 24frm/s, 25frm/s, 29.97frm/s, 30frm/s) Video Format: Video Reference Format selection. Offers a choice of PAL, NTSC and a wide variety of TriLevel High-Definition (HD) formats www.merging.com/horus Page 40... -
Page 41: Modules Menu (Setup)
AES 1-3 Included as standard. The AES buttons are active since this module is included as standard (as the MADI 1 module). Connectivity is over 3 D-SUB25 connectors providing 24 channel (12 AES pairs) of AES-EBU I/O. www.merging.com/horus Page 41... -
Page 42: Modules: Madi Sub-Menu
Routed to MADI channels 1 to 8 Module AES 2: Routed to MADI channels 9 to 16 Module AES 3: Routed to MADI channels 17 to 24 Module A/D 1: Routed to MADI channels 25 to 32 www.merging.com/horus Page 42... -
Page 43: Modules: A/D - Aes Sub-Menu
Enabling Visible to Ravenna will allow Ravenna to see and use the I/O Connections (seen in the Auto-Connect utility). Use the Auto-Connect utility to activate the I/O stream connections Output Source: Visual indication of the current Output Source, selecting the source will bring you to the Routing Page configuration www.merging.com/horus Page 43... -
Page 44: Modules: Loopback
Enabling Visible to Ravenna will allow Ravenna to see and use the I/O Connections (seen in the Auto-Connect utility). Use the Auto-Connect utility to activate the I/O stream connections Output Source: Shortcut to the Output Source Routing Page configuration www.merging.com/horus Page 44... -
Page 45: Routing Menu (Setup)
For all of the output modules (AES 1-3, D/A N, MADI & Monitor Jack) the user can set where the signal feeding it comes from. Any combination is possible using the Output source page linked to any of the output modules. * All routing in the Horus is currently achieved using banks of 8 channels* www.merging.com/horus Page 45... -
Page 46: Presets Menu (Setup)
Reboot to Factory: If selected we will reboot the Horus to the default factory configuration. The Current configuration will be lost but all the saved presets will be kept and can be reloaded. HORUS WEB CONTROL ACCESS www.merging.com/horus Page 46... -
Page 47: Installing And Accessing The Horus Control Interface Remotely
Pyramix v8 go directly to step 4) 2) Download the MTDiscovery.exe application to your system (PC or MAC installers are available) http://www.merging.com/horus/download 3) Make sure your Horus is connected to the same network as your system, and is configured with the correct IP settings (See “Setting up the Horus IP Address”) - Page 48 Will reset the selected group RST ALL GRP Will reset all groups, all grouping will be reset to default PADDING: The area where a pad is inserted in the microphone preamplifier signal path is highlighted in light purple. www.merging.com/horus Page 48...
- Page 49 The Horus embedded User Manual can be opened by clicking on the question mark sign at the bottom left of your browser. This will overlay the Horus User Manual on your Web control access page. Figure5 Horus Embedded User Manual www.merging.com/horus Page 49...
- Page 50 Horus User Manual The Horus Presets: Disk Presets can be stored and loaded on your local system where Horus is connected to. Figure5 Horus Preset menu www.merging.com/horus Page 50...
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Page 51: Horus Setup Examples
Horus User Manual HORUS SETUP EXAMPLES Horus Standalone Converter: Pyramix & Internal Routing Pyramix in Live – Stage Box www.merging.com/horus Page 51... -
Page 52: Pyramix In Live - Technical Rehearsal
Horus User Manual Pyramix in Live – Technical Rehearsal www.merging.com/horus Page 52... -
Page 53: Horus Converter With Pyramix V8 & Ravenna
Horus User Manual Horus Converter with Pyramix V8 & Ravenna Standard setup Standalone audio router replacement Note: See www.merging.com/horus/download for the certified switches and proper configuration www.merging.com/horus Page 53... -
Page 54: Total Redundancy
Horus User Manual Network Audio Total Redundancy www.merging.com/horus Page 54... -
Page 55: Live - Total Redundant Stage Box
Horus User Manual Live – Total Redundant Stage Box Concert / Arena / Event – Redundant www.merging.com/horus Page 55... -
Page 56: Horus With Ravenna Pyramix V8 Native: Live - Mobile Recording
Horus User Manual Horus with Ravenna Pyramix V8 Native: Live – Mobile Recording www.merging.com/horus Page 56... - Page 57 Horus Firmware update procedure Download the latest firmware available. Can be found at http://www.merging.com/horus/download 2) Make sure that the .bin downloaded firmware file is on a PC that is on the same network as your Horus. (Users who have received a .rar will first have to Unrar it)
- Page 58 Horus Ethernet Connection to the MassCore GB Ethernet Card. If you still do not see the Horus maintenance mode under MT Discovery. Open your Windows Device Manager and look in the NetWork Adapter section. Disable and re-enable the Merging Technologies PCIe Ethernet controller.
- Page 59 Horus User Manual 7) Your default web browser (Merging recommends Google Chrome for best results) should open up on a firmware update page Note: If your web browser does not open on the firmware upgrade page, clear your browser history and re-open the Horus page by Double Clicking on the “Horus in Maintenance Mode”...
- Page 60 If a fail message is posted saying “Wrong maintenance version, must be >= 10”. This means that you must first install the latest Maintenance Firmware prior to updating to the latest Firmware Contact us at support@merging.com if your firmware update cannot be executed www.merging.com/horus Page 60...
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Page 62: Horus Troubleshooting
If the light is blinking this means that you should contact Merging support or your local dealer in order to get the technical document on the voltage adjustment procedure.