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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 System Overview ........................................................................................... 1 Digital Audio Repeaters ........................................................................................................... 1 Estimated EPROM and PCMCIA Memory Card Capacities ................................................... 3 Digital Audio Bus .......................................
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - DR-3000 SERIES DIGITAL AUDIO SYSTEM - A SYSTEM OVERVIEW The DR-3000 SERIES DIGITAL AUDIO SYSTEM has been developed to meet all of your needs for Digital Audio Repeaters, Low Level Processing, and Public Address Systems.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 Each DR-3000 or AB-3000 is a complete stereo audio source. It can be used as two separate monophonic repeaters, or as a single stereo pair. Any number of DR-3000s can be plugged into one or more card cages to provide any number of simultaneous audio tracks. Any number of DR-3000 repeaters can be synchronized within 1/44,100 of a second for use as a multitrack bin loop tape deck replacement.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 DIGITAL INPUTS: Each AB/DR-3000 has eight optically isolated inputs along with one manual start button on its front panel. The manual start button is generally used for maintenance and testing purposes. The eight optically isolated inputs are Ôswitch closure inputsÕ normally used to trigger the AB/DR-3000.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 1) Ignore early starts. 2) Jump Forward: Go immediately to the beginning of the next spiel. 3) Store: Ignore the early start for now, but save and do it as soon as the current spiel is done. This can save requests approximately ten deep before overflowing.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 EXT. INPUTS EXT. INPUTS EXT. INPUTS BGM input (1 or 8) Analog Output Local PA Outputs (8) EXT. INPUTS BGM input (1 or 8) EXT. INPUTS EXT. INPUTS MA-100 PA Master EXT. INPUTS Serial Port Printer Port EXT. INPUTS UP TO 256 DIGITAL REPEATER/ MIXER CARDS UP TO 256 PA/INTERCOM STATIONS EXT.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - AB-3000, CARD CAGE AND POWER SUPPLYCONNECTIONS Each CC-3016 card cage holds sixteen DR-3000s or DR-4000s. The CC-3004 holds up to four DR3000s or DR-4000s. All card cage slots on each motherboard will accept any DR-3000. Slot number 0 has an additional 15 position connector that is used by DR-4000s to bring analog and digital inputs to the card.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ pin # 1 2 3 4 5 6 (left) (right) COLOR WHITE BLACK RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE FAX 818/840-9485 SIGNAL NAME: signal ground - serial data OUT from AB/DR-3000 + serial data OUT from AB/DR-3000 - serial data IN to AB/DR-3000 + serial data IN to AB/DR-3000 signal ground The proper data format, and pinouts for connecting this plug to a PC or Macintosh computer are in the section of the manual on Serial Port Commands.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ Pin Pin Pin Pin Pin #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 FAX 818/840-9485 SIGNAL NAME: Ground N/C + 5 VDC - 12 to 15 VDC + 12 to 15 VDC This is the only power supply connection on the AB-3000 AudioBrick. g) Audio Outputs: Twenty-five position female DB-25 connector. This is used for the balanced audio outputs from the DR-3000 and DR-4000s installed in the card cage. CC-3004 Card cages have one of these connectors on them.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - AB/DR-3000 FRONT PANEL There are several adjustments that can be made through the front panel of a AB/DR-3000. In addition the front panel displays various AB/DR-3000 conditions. Chief among these is the AB/DR-3000 heartbeat. This is shown as the decimal point of the ÔselectÕ display.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 1) Left Volume: This selection is used to adjust the level of this audio output from the AB/DR-3000. The range of adjustment is from 0-99 (default value = 99). This adjustment is linear, which means that a setting of Ô50Õ is pretty close to a 50% output level. 2) Left Half Mute: This selection is used to adjust the level this audio output from the AB/DR-3000 when the HALF MUTED audio level is selected.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - Front Panel Display Messages There are a number of different messages that the AB/DR-3000 can display on its front. Some of these you will see regularly as the repeater operates. Others you may never see. The ÔSelectÕ digit lights to show what the two other digits are trying to tell you.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - AB/DR-3000 HARDWARECONFIGURATIONThere are four that are set using jumpers on each card. With the exception of the jumper which is used to enable and disable the EEPROM, you should never have to adjust any of these. JUMPER ADJUSTMENTS: JP4) A18 or /WR: This jumper selects what signal will be sent to pin number thirty-one on the AB/DR-3000Õs onboard EPROM sockets.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - AB/DR-3000 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATIONThe configuration on a AB/DR-3000 tells it what you want to happen when it receives signals on its inputs and what it does on its outputs. Typically the configuration needs only be done once on each unit. There is only one way to configure a AB/DR-3000. This is through the serial port.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 using SMPTE at 25 FPS, donÕt try to trigger sounds on the 26th frame. The AB/DR-3000Õs SMPTE input should follow SMPTE with a speed variation of approximately 25% from 30 FPS. The AB/DR-3000s check for any spiels they might need to trigger one second ahead of the SMPTE time they are receiving. If one is found then they use the incoming SMPTE frame number to trigger the spiel.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ LEFT RIGHT FAX 818/840-9485 NAME Ground COLOR WHITE SIGNAL FUNCTION Signal Ground n/c n/c BLACK RED no connection no connection - TxD + TxD GREEN YELLOW - DATA IN TO AB/DR-3000 (use DMX-512 - Input) + DATA IN TO AB/DR-3000 (use DMX-512 + Input) Ground BLUE Signal Ground Besides these connections, the IR Receiver requires a 7 to 24 volt DC power supply connection.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 The IR mode has some special features to keep it from continuously starting the same spiel several times each second when an IR signal is continuously applied. Once a spiel has been started by an IR input, that same spiel can not be retriggered by the IR until it has stopped playing. Any other spiel can be triggered immediately.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - TRIGGER MENU This menu is used to set what the 1/4 J6 inputs and manual start pushbutton on the front of the AB/DR-3000 will do. If the Mirror DMX ÔaÕ to Trigger Inputs option is ON, DMX channel ÔaÕ is routed to the AB/DR-3000 in parallel with the 1/4 J6 inputs.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ure eightÕ pattern. The left (or stereo) will be shown in the left digit of the ÔvalueÕ display, and the right will be shown in the right digit. If this modifier is set along with either of the other loop modifiers, then the repeater will immediately start the first loop delay, so the LEDs on the front of the repeater will chase the segments in a ÔoÕ instead of the Ôfigure eightÕ.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 spiel. This allows the SMPTE triggers to be handled at a high priority interrupt level for the greatest possible accuracy. If that frame is missed for any reason, or if a bit is missed which makes the SMPTE reader do a search for the sync word after it is found in the table but before it is played, the sound will not be played.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 the new settings will be written to the RTC chip the instant the ÔselectÕ is returned to the ÔhomeÕ position (display blanked). This value will continue to indicate the current time until any RTC value is changed. It will then stop advancing. n) moNth: Available only if Real Time Clock (RTC) option is installed. The range of adjustment is from 0-12.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 4) Clock. This is where you setup the eight possible schedules, tolls, and set the clock. This menu is available only if the Real Time Clock option has been installed on the AB/DR-3000. 5) Volume. This selects this menu. 6) Status Outputs. This is where you setup what the two status outputs do. 7) Diagnostics. This displays the status of the mutes zones, switch, analog, and DMX inputs.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - INPUT DIAGNOSTICSMENU This screen is used to check the status of the various hardware and software inputs to the AB/DR3000. This is often used to help in diagnosing problems with the AB/DR-3000, or just for testing connections to it. -Sixteen Bit Digital Audio System rev 1.19 copyright 1996 Gilderfluke & Co.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 For compatibility with other products that might be on the same RS-422 serial network, this command asks you to enter a ÔYÕ or ÔNÕ. This lets them know that the setup mode has been exited on this card. If you hit this command by mistake, then you can hit the ape key to get back to where you were before.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - AB/DR-3000 SERIAL PORT COMMANDS The AB/DR-3000 can be controlled by simple switch closures to start and stop playback or looping, mute the audio, and perform a variety of functions. Along with this method of controlling the AB/DR3000s, you can talk to as many as 255 AB/DR-3000s at one time through a serial data line from your computer, terminal, or control system.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 the command. 3) GROUP - There are sixteen possible groups in the AB/DR-3000. They are numbered from '0' through 'F'. You can configure any AB/DR-3000 in the system to respond to any one of these different groups (see the configuration sections of this manual for instructions on how to do this). Commands of this type affect all cards that have the matching GROUP NUMBER.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ "a" (CARD#) Enter Setup Echo Mode: This command puts the one AB/DR-3000 addressed by the CARD# into this mode while taking all other AB/DR-3000s out of this mode.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 EXAMPLE: to put AB/DR-3000 addressed at 55h into ECHO ALL mode: e 5 5 EXAMPLE: a 'START CARD# 00' command will echo: t00 ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ "f" Exit Echo All Mode: This command takes all AB/DR-3000s in the system out of ECHO ALL MODE.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 a: xn The other AB/DR-3000s will then start listening to you again. ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ "q" (CARD#) 1/4 J6 Input Status: This command responds with the current status of the 1/4 J6 input for the AB/DR-3000 specified by the CARD#.
GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 2) Tell your computer to send this file through the serial port to the repeaters. The same string of gibberish you saw during the Configuration Dump command will go shooting by as it is reloaded into the the addressed AB/DR-3000s.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 2) A stop command is received. 3) A start command is received. 4) A stop-at-end command is received. If the AB/DR-3000 that is looping has a delay set, then this delay will be inserted between each iteration of the loop. This allows you to record a fairly short announcement and put a long enough delay between each iteration that it won't drive everyone crazy.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ FAX 818/840-9485 - MX-1000 MEMORY EXPANSIONBOARDSFOR USE WITH AB/DR-3000 DIGITAL AUDIO REPEATERS A MX-1000 Memory Expansion Board is used to increase the capacity of a AB/DR-3000 by thirty-two additional memory chips. Up to fifteen of these memory expansion cards can be used on any AB/DR3000 within the physical space limitations of the AB/DR-3000 housing.
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GILDERFLUKE & CO. ¥ 205 SOUTH FLOWER S T. ¥ BURBANK, CALIF. 91502-2102 ¥ 818/840-9484 ¥ 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Sd 9 Sd 10 Sd 11 Sd 12 Sd 13 Sd 14 Sd 15 Ground Ground Ground - JP4 - 1 x 3 Header - Write Enable 1 2 3 SA 18 MEM2 /WR - JP5 - 1 x 3 Header - Flash Enable 1 2 3 V+ Vpp SA 19 - JP6 - 1 x 2 Header - Clock Enable 1 2 U24 #12 Ground - JP7 - 1 x 2 Header - Write Protect 1 2 3 Ground U50 #1 Vcc - JP8 - 2 x 10 Header - Front Panel Connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 PORT 4.0 (LED SEGMENT ÔCÕ) PORT 4.
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