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- Page 1 Installation Manual Software Version 16.2 Part Number: DPR2202-A Document Number: 163 Manual by: Owen P Walker Copyright © August 2000...
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Page 2: Important Notice
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. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
1.6.2 Prodigy 2 Control Surface ..12 4.2.2 Prodigy 2 Console ...... 28 1.6.3 Monitor Box ....... 12 1.6.4 Audio I/O ........12 4.3 Prodigy 2 Engine Boot up ....29 1.7 Prodigy 2 Control Cable ......4.4 Engine Software Installation ....31 Interconnections ........13 4.7.1 Installing Software From Exabyte 31... - Page 4 A1.1 Analog Audio I/O Specifications ..42 C1.2 X-Link Cable ......65 A1.2 Digital Audio I/O Specifications ..42 C1.3 Prodigy 2 Surface Mixer Cable ... 66 QDC Configuration ........43 D1 Dimensions ......... 67 D1.1 - Prodigy 2 Engine, Surface and &...
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Page 5: Ertificates Ompliances
The Prodigy 2 Surface and Engine conform to the EMC directives :- EN 55022:1998 Class A - Emissions EN 55024:1998 Class 3 - Susceptibility The Prodigy 2 Surface 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 U nited Kingdom U SA – W est C oast Fairlight ESP Lim ited... -
Page 9: Section 1 - Introduction
Prodigy 2 offers a number of unique benefits through its adaptation of DSP and proprietary technology to the audio environment. For a more detailed explanation of the Prodigy 2 mixing control surface, please refer to the Prodigy 2 Mix and Automation Manual. -
Page 10: System Overview
1.3 S YSTEM VERVIEW The Prodigy 2 is made up of three interconnecting components, the Prodigy 2 Control surface, a Surround Monitor Unit and an Engine, which contains all the electronic circuitry, disk drives and audio I/O necessary run the system. -
Page 11: Unpacking
1.5 E QUIPMENT UPPLIED EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED DESCRIPTION QUANTITY LENGTH PRODIGY 2 Console Control surface PRODIGY 2 Engine 19 inch rack (8U) Monitor Box Analogue Monitoring unit (3U) Controller cable 25 D Way to 37 D Way Cable... -
Page 12: System Overview
ONTROL URFACE The Prodigy 2 Surface acts as a physical interface for the engine by means of a high speed serial connection via a an internal PC within the surface. The PC controls the automation of the console and allows data to be saved and recalled at any time. The automation software is operated from the trackball and keyboard fitted into the Surface. -
Page 13: Prodigy 2 Control Cable
1.7 P RODIGY ONTROL ABLE NTERCONNECTIONS The following diagram shows the interconnections which need to be made when connecting the various hardware devices. -
Page 14: 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 15: Ection Physical Nstallation
2 - P ECTION HYSICAL NSTALLATION NGINE 2.1 M ECHANICAL NSTALLATION The Engine, takes up 8 RU, when fitted into a 19" rack. It operates from either 100-120v or 200-250v, 50-60Hz with the mains input being auto-switching, as such there are no switches to be set. -
Page 16: 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 17: Engine Rear Panel Connections
The System I/O Panel contains all the synchronization needed to allow communication with external devices including RS-422, Midi, LTC, AES Sync, Serial, ethernet and GPIO . To allow communication with the Prodigy 2 surface, a Mixer port is provided. To allow comunication with the MFX Console, a Controller port is provided. -
Page 18: Cabling
The following information gives specific wiring details and highlights any special requirements, however as with all equipment not supplied with the Prodigy 2 system, it is the installer’s responsibility to ensure that these cables comply fully with the applicable safety and EMC regulations. -
Page 19: Components
Once cabling issues have been dealt with the various Engine connections need to be made. Connect an IEC Power lead to the back of the Prodigy 2 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 Prodigy 2 Engine. -
Page 20: Nstallation
The Prodigy 2 and MFX Console provides a control surface to allow the engineer to work quickly and efficiently. For more information regarding the operational use of the console please refer to the Prodigy 2 Edit User Manual and the Prodigy 2 Mix Automation Manual. -
Page 21: Connecting The Various Prodigy 2 Surface Components
6. From the Mixer Port, connect the 25 way male to 25 way male cable to the Mixer Port on the System I/O Panel, on the back panel of the Prodigy 2 Engine. 7. From Midi Ports, connect to a Midi compatible device. A cable is not supplied but pin out information can be located at the back of this Manual within the Appendix. -
Page 22: Surround Monitor And Remote Mic Amp Setup
3.4 S URROUND ONITOR AND EMOTE ETUP The Surround Monitor unit communicates with the surface using a shared data bus. Each unit on the data bus must have a unique ID number. The ID number can be in the range of 1 to 16. -
Page 23: Electrical Installation
3.5 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. Systems that have both current carrying conductors live with respect to ground , such as phase-to-phase in multi-phase systems are not recommended as power sources. -
Page 24: Fuses
120 volts. Only 20mm anti surge (T) types should be fitted opening the power supply. To gain access to the Power Distribution Board the front panel supporting the keyboard and the mfx console must be removed from the front of the Prodigy 2 Console. Note The Board is always located below the Power supply Danger - Shock hazard - power cord must be disconnected before removing mfx console and keyboard panel. -
Page 25: Internal And External Scsi Devices
XTERNAL EVICES The Prodigy 2 Engine has been designed to accept two 3.5 Inch drives and 2 5.5” drive bays internally which can take either 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 application software. -
Page 26: System Configuration
4 - S ECTION YSTEM ONFIGURATION 4.1 I NTRODUCTION The following describes the procedure for powering on the Console and the Engine. CAUTION : NEVER ATTEMPT TO ATTACH SCSI BASED DISK DRIVES OR OTHER CABLING WHILE THE SYSTEM IS RUNNING. ALWAYS POWER OFF BEFORE CONFIGURING ANY CABLES. - Page 27 Prodigy 2 Engine Back Panel Back Panel Power Switch Prodigy 2 Engine Front Panel Front Panel Power Switch...
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Page 28: Prodigy 2 Console
4.2.2 P RODIGY ONSOLE 1. Turn on the power switch on the back of the Prodigy 2, the Console and internal PC will boot up. Prodigy 2 Console Back Panel Power Switch... -
Page 29: Prodigy 2 Engine Boot Up
1. Take note of the SCSI devices being found in case a problem is encountered. 2. If the Prodigy 2 Engine 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 30 3. As the boot up process continues check that the MFX 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 31: Engine Software Installation
4.4 E NGINE OFTWARE NSTALLATION From time to time software will need to be installed onto the Prodigy 2 Engine. The following describes the steps which need to be taken to install software. 4.7.1 I NSTALLING OFTWARE XABYTE To update software from Exabyte when no release files are available;... -
Page 32: 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 33: Configuring The Engine For Narrow Use
5.1.2 C ONFIGURING NGINE ARROW Connect disk drives to external SCSI buss port. Power on the disk drives and Engine When the BIOS screen appears PRESS THE SPACE BAR, before the - “Press Key To Display Boot Menu” Countdown ends. Under Booting Procedure press RC and press Enter . -
Page 34: Mixing Wide And Narrow Disk Drives
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 35: Checking For Newly Installed Scsi
EDIA EVICES To set up optical drives for use on the Prodigy 2 Engine, it is not necessary to format the media. All that is required is that the following command be run on the media; DISKINIT /tdwx -w -n="Name" ( e.g. Boot ) This command must be run from the shell on the Prodigy 2 Engine, so you will need to quit from the main disk recorder application to the shell. -
Page 36: Biscuit Pc Configuration
A high speed link card called the HSL card connects on to the PC board. This is a proprietary Fairlight designed card which converts MIDI, serial, parallel and the X link signals between the Prodigy 2 Surface and the Engine. -
Page 37: Bios Settings
PC’s start up screen. If the BIOS configuration needs to be accessed the :- <DEL> key should be pressed. The following settings are used by Fairlight when configuring the BIOS of the Biscuit PC. First select the option to display the BIOS FEATURES SETUP Boot sequence... -
Page 38: Software Installation For Prodigy
From time to time software will need to be installed onto the Prodigy 2 surface. Prodigy software comes on one floppy disk. Insert the disk into the floppy disk drive on the front of the Prodigy 2 Surface and type the following command at the dos prompt :- a:install press enter, then follow the on screen instructions. -
Page 39: Section 7 - Routine Maintenance
XTERIOR NITS You should clean the Prodigy 2 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 40: New Air Filters
4. Reverse the above steps to attach the front dress panel back into place. Prodigy 2 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 for further assistance. -
Page 41: Appendix - Connection Specifications
UDIO ONFIGURATION Prodigy 2 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. The following pages describe the wiring pin outs for each QDC, to enable installation personnel to configure and wire the system. -
Page 42: A1.1 Analog Audio I/O Specifications
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 Attenuation Range Impedence > 10k Ohms Output Electronic balanced differential Output Level +24dbu max at 0dBFS, nominal +4dbu Output Impendence <... -
Page 43: Qdc Configuration
Each QDC card comes with three connectors, each housing 50 pins. The following table shows the Audio I/O Configuration - the connectors and Pinouts for Prodigy 2. In the standard configuration more than one QDC card is required to enable all analog and digital I/O. -
Page 46: Appendix - Connection & Signal Specifications
& S PPENDIX ONNECTION IGNAL PECIFICATIONS A2 C & R ONTROL EFERENCE INOUTS Prodigy 2 Engine System I/O Panel... -
Page 47: 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) +5V fused current < 1A 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... -
Page 48: A4 Mixer
A4 M IXER Connector 25 pin D Female RxFFN RxCLKN RxDATN RxWRN TxFFN TxCLKN TxDATN TxWRPN HSSLDETn SYNCN RxFFP RxCLKP RxDATP RxWRP TxFFP TXxCLKP TxDATP TxWRP SYNCP... -
Page 49: A5 Controller
A5 C ONTROLLER Connector 25 pin D Male at Engine 37 pin D Male at Surface 25 Pin D Type Connector Signal 37 Pin D Type Connector Signal PIN 1 PIN 1 PIN 2 CONTx PIN 7 CONTx PIN 3 CONRx PIN 24 CONRx... -
Page 50: A6 Printer
A6 P RINTER 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 PRERROR... -
Page 51: A7 9-Pina
A7 9-P 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 A8 9-P Connector 9 pin D female PIN 1 PIN 2 9BRxA PIN 3 9BTxB... -
Page 52: A9 9-Pin Slave
A9 9-P LAVE 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 A10 LTC - I/O Connector 9 pin D male Input Level -20dbm to +10dbm Output Level 0dbm... -
Page 53: A11 Serial Port
A11 S ERIAL 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 A12 M Connector 9 pin D female PIN 1 NOT CONNECTED PIN 2... -
Page 54: A13 Aes Sync I/O
A13 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 A14 M... -
Page 55: A15 Engine Vga 1
A15 E VGA 1 NGINE 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... -
Page 58: B3 Monitor Box Wiring
ONITOR OX WIRING The Monitor Box provides all the monitoring and meter switching for the Prodigy 2 Engine. It offers a total of 8 Speaker Feeds plus extra inputs and outputs for Metering, Dolby(r) Encoder/Decoder insertion and Nearfield speakers. The main Speaker Feeds are allocated as... -
Page 59: B3.2 Standard Connections - Outputs
The Monitor Schematic provides more detailed signal flow information. The Monitor Box is controlled by Prodigy 2 via the X-Link cable, and must have its front panel ID set to 2. This is achieved by inserting a thin pointer into the small hole on the front panel and pressing the concealed switch there repeatedly until the numeral "2"... -
Page 60: B3.3 Main Inputs To Speaker Outputs
There is a 25 way D type connector on the rear of the unit. This connector provides the Return Talkback switch as shown in the following diagram. When a switch closure is made as shown, any signal present on the "Ret.TB" connections on the Monitor Box will be routed to the Main Monitors.: B3.3 M NPUTS TO... -
Page 62: B3.7 Edac Pinout Diagram
B3.7 EDAC P INOUT IAGRAM Each EDAC can have up to 18 circuits, numbered 1 to 18. -
Page 63: B4 Monitor Box Edac Connections
B4 M EDAC C ONITOR ONNECTIONS... -
Page 65: C1 Prodigy 2 Surface Configuration
C1 P RODIGY URFACE ONFIGURATION C1.1 S VGA C URFACE ABLE 15 Way D Female Connector FUNCTION PIN 1 PIN 2 GREEN PIN 3 BLUE PIN 4 PIN 5 PIN 6 PIN 7 PIN 8 PIN 9 PIN 10 PIN 11 PIN 12 PIN 13 HSYNC... -
Page 66: C1.3 Prodigy 2 Surface Mixer Cable
C1.3 P RODIGY URFACE IXER ABLE 25 Way D Male Connector at the Engine, 25 Way Female Connector at the Prodigy 2 Surface end. FUNCTION Pin 1 Screen Screen Pin 2 XMT -FF (-) XMT -FF (-) Pin 3 XMT - CLK (-) XMT - CLK (-) Pin 4 XMT - DAT (-) XMT - DAT (-) -
Page 67: D1 Dimensions
D1 D IMENSIONS D1.1 - P RODIGY NGINE URFACE AND ONITOR 500mm 360mm 460mm... -
Page 68: Prodigy 2 - Surface
2 - S RODIGY URFACE Height: 340 mm Width: 1487mm Depth: 940 mm including shelf Weight: 190 kg DC Power Consumption: 400 VA Voltage: 100 - 240 VAC, auto sensing. 2 - M RODIGY ONITOR Height: Depth: 405mm Weight: 7kg approx. Power Consumption: 60 VA Voltage:... -
Page 69: D1.2 Prodigy 2 Engine - Power
D1.2 P RODIGY NGINE OWER EQUIREMENTS Input 85-275 VAC 49-63Hz 300VA 10A - 110V 6.3A- 240V...
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