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VX222v2
Professional Stereo
Sound Card

User’s manual
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For technical support,

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Table of Contents
INFORMATION FOR THE USER .............................................................................................5
IMPORTANT NOTICE .......................................................................................................................5
CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE .............................................................................................6
FEATURES .....................................................................................................................................................6
Main hardware features.......................................................................................................................6
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................7
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................7
Supported operating systems..............................................................................................................7
Drivers........................................................................................................................................................8
HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................8
Installing the card ...................................................................................................................................8
Interrupt and memory address...........................................................................................................8
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................8
Installation under Mac OS X ..............................................................................................................9
Removing the VX driver for Mac OS X...........................................................................................9
Updating the VX driver for Mac OS X......................................................................................... 10
Installation under Windows 98 SE and Millennium ................................................................. 10
Removing the driver under Windows 98 SE and Millennium................................................ 10
Updating the driver under Windows 98 SE and Millennium................................................. 11
Installation under Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003 ................................... 11
Removing the VX driver under Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003 .......... 12
Updating the VX driver under Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003 ........... 12
HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION ........................................................................13
Under Windows ................................................................................................................................... 13
Under Mac OS X ................................................................................................................................ 13
VX222V2 SETTINGS UNDER MAC OS X .....................................................................14
VX Control panel................................................................................................................................. 14
Sound panel .......................................................................................................................................... 16
Audio Midi setup panel...................................................................................................................... 17
VX222V2 SETTINGS UNDER WINDOWS .....................................................................18
DIGIGRAM WAVE MIXER ........................................................................................................ 18
General operation................................................................................................................................ 18
Running the program ...................................................................................................................18
Run at start-up...............................................................................................................................19
General configuration...................................................................................................................19
Always on top of the display ......................................................................................................19
Resetting the faders to their default values...........................................................................19
Selecting the input/output mixer channel ..............................................................................19
Setting the default values for each mixer line selected .....................................................20
Getting the default configuration values for the mixer line selected .............................20
Leaving the mixer program ........................................................................................................20

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General settings ....................................................................................................................................20

Record source................................................................................................................................. 20
Clock source ................................................................................................................................... 20
Faders ......................................................................................................................................................21
Speakers (Output) ........................................................................................................................ 21
Wave out (Output)....................................................................................................................... 21
Monitoring....................................................................................................................................... 21
Analog In.......................................................................................................................................... 21
Digital In (Input)............................................................................................................................ 21
Advanced settings.................................................................................................................................21
Audio/Data mode.......................................................................................................................... 22
Digital format ................................................................................................................................. 22
Nominal Out and Headroom Out ........................................................................................... 22
Nominal In and Headroom In .................................................................................................. 22
ASIO CONTROL PANEL FOR PC ......................................................................................23
General settings ....................................................................................................................................23
Active stereo I/O............................................................................................................................ 23
Clock ................................................................................................................................................. 24
Sample size..................................................................................................................................... 24
Digital output ................................................................................................................................. 24
Level settings..........................................................................................................................................24
Input.................................................................................................................................................. 24
Output .............................................................................................................................................. 25
Monitoring....................................................................................................................................... 25
Time Error Compensation .......................................................................................................... 25
SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 26
CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................................ 26
INPUTS / OUTPUTS .................................................................................................................... 26
AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................... 27
APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................... 28
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ............................................................................................................. 28
LAYOUT ........................................................................................................................................... 29
ANALOG CABLE DIAGRAM....................................................................................................... 30
WIRING DIAGRAM – Analog Cable ....................................................................................... 30
DIGITAL CABLE DIAGRAM........................................................................................................ 31
WIRING DIAGRAM – Digital Cable with GPIOs ................................................................. 31

Copyright 2004 --- 2007 Digigram. All rights reserved.

No portion of this manual may be reproduced without prior written consent from Digigram. The copyright protection
claimed here includes photocopying, translation and/or reformatting of the information contained in this manual.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, Digigram is not responsible for errors and omissions, and
reserves the right to make improvements or changes in the products and programs described without notice.
Digigram and VX222v2 are registered trademarks or trademarks of Digigram S.A. Other trademarks are property of
their respective holders.
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INFORMATION FOR THE USER

This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions contained in this data sheet, may
cause harmful interference to radio and television communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
* reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
* increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver
* connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver
* consult the dealer or an experienced audio television technician.

NOTE: Connecting this device to peripheral devices that do not comply with CLASS B
requirements or using an unshielded peripheral data cable could also result in
harmful interference to radio or television reception. The user is cautioned
that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. To ensure
that the use of this product does not contribute to interference, it is necessary to use
shielded I/O cables.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
This card has been tested and found to comply with the following standards:
• International: CISPR22 Class B
• Europe: EMC 89/336/CEE (1992) specifications
• United States: FCC Rules-Part 15-Class B (digital device)

In order to guarantee compliance with the above standards in an installation, the

following must be done:
• the provided cable must not be modified
• additional cables used must have their respective shield connected to each
extremity

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CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE

Thank you for purchasing a Digigram VX222v2 card.
The package consists of the following components:
* the VX222v2 sound card,
* two breakout cables (analog and digital)*
* a CD-Rom with drivers, installation notices, FAQs, etc…*
* the registration card*
* this User’s Manual
*These items are not delivered with the OEM version
We invite you to return the completed registration card to be informed in case
of new driver releases.
Feel free to visit our web site www.digigram.com to download the latest
driver release*, to get more technical information, consult FAQs, and discover
our complete and updated audio product line!
* in case you use an application developed by a Digigram partner, make sure that the driver
provided for download has been approved by your application supplier!

FEATURES
VX222v2 is an audio card for PCI bus. It is ‘Universal PCI 32-bit/33 MHz’,
which means it can be plugged in 5 V PCI slots as well as in 3.3 V keyed PCI
slots. The cards are also compatible with PCI-X interfaces.
Main hardware features
• 2 balanced analog mono line inputs
Maximum input level selectable by means of the jumper on the card:
+22 dBu (jumper ON)
+10 dBu (jumper OFF)
• 2 servo-balanced ∗ analog mono line outputs, with software
programmable analog and digital gain
Maximum output level: +22 dBu
• 1 digital AES/EBU ∗∗ stereo input
The selection of the digital input for recording excludes the selection of
the analog inputs.

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electronically servo-balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate
either balanced or unbalanced lines
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can be used as S/PDIF interface as well
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It is possible to use the signal on the digital input as reference sampling
clock for recording / playback on the analog I/Os.
• 1 digital AES/EBU ∗∗ stereo output
Always plays the digital version of the analog outputs 1 and 2.
• 1 mini jack headphone stereo output
This output is in parallel of the analog outputs 1 and 2.
• 2 general purpose inputs and 2 outputs (GPIO).
• Inter-card synchronization connector.
If this connector is not used, synchro switches must be ON.
If it is used, one of the connected cards must have the synchro switches
ON, all the other linked cards must have the switches OFF.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
• One free PCI slot (5 V or 3.3 V)
• Minimum Apple Macintosh configuration:
PowerMac G3, G4 or G5 with 128 MB RAM.
• Minimum PC configuration:
Pentium III (or equivalent), 128 MB RAM.

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
The VX222v2 requires installation of the drivers included in VX kit 5.0 or
higher. Certain applications designed by Digigram partners may require some
particular driver, such as np Runtime 6.01 or higher. For more information,
please contact your software vendor.

Supported operating systems

Mac OS 10.1 and higher
Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, XP*, and Windows Server 2003 ∗

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can be used as S/PDIF interface as well
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32-bit version
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Drivers
The table underneath shows the drivers of the VX kit available for each
supported operating system.
Wave DirectSound ASIO2 Core Audio
Windows 98 SE & ME Yes No Yes No
Windows 2000 Yes Yes Yes No
Windows XP* Yes Yes Yes No
Windows Server 2003 ∗ Yes Yes Yes No
Mac OS X No No No Yes
Note: “MME driver” is sometimes mentioned on software requirement charts. It
refers to as “Wave”.
“DirectX driver” is sometimes mentioned on software requirement charts. It
refers to as “DirectSound”.

HARDWARE INSTALLATION
The card has to be installed in the computer prior to installing its driver.
Installing the card
Turn off the computer and disconnect its power cord. Open the computer and
position it so that you may easily access its PCI slots. Smoothly insert the card
into a free PCI slot. Press it down to position it firmly. Tighten the screw,
close the computer, connect the power cord and start the computer.
Interrupt and memory address
Hardware interrupt and addresses are automatically set up at start-up by the
PCI PnP BIOS.

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Please visit the Digigram web site at www.digigram.com for the most recent
driver.
In case you run a specific application developed or installed by a Digigram
partner, it might require the use of a specific driver version. In this case, make
sure that the updated driver has been approved by your supplier.
Under Windows 9x, the driver is a Wave driver.
Under Windows 2000, XP*, and Server 2003*, the driver is DirectSound.
In addition, a Wave driver is available, its installation is optional.
Under Mac OS X, the driver is a Core Audio driver

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32-bit version
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Installation under Mac OS X
• Switch off your Mac, and plug the VX222v2 in a free PCI slot.
• Restart the machine.
• Double click on the installation file included on the VX CDROM or
downloaded from the Digigram web site. This creates the VX Driver
volume on the desktop.
• Double click on the VXDriver volume icon.
• A window appears with the following items:
1- Read me first
2- Install VX Control
3- Install the driver
4- Uninstall
• Read the read me first document.
• Copy the VX Control to the desktop or to any location in your disk.
• In the ‘Install VX Driver section’, choose VX222v2.
• Double click on the driver package ‘VX222v2driver x-y-z.pkg’.
• Give a login/password that has administrator rights.
• The installation session opens.
• Click Continue in the welcome window.
• Click Continue in the ‘readme’ window.
• Select the disk you boot OS X from as destination drive; click Continue.
• Click Install.
• Click Continue Installation.
• Restart the Mac.

Removing the VX driver for Mac OS X

• Open the VX Driver volume.
• In item “4 - Uninstall”, run the uninstaller.
• Click on the “list installed packages” icon.
• Select the VX222v2Driver x-y-z.pkg package.
• Select the “remove selected package icon” (red cross).
• Give a login/password with administrator rights, and click Ok.
• Click on Ok, in the alert window.
• Restart the computer.

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Updating the VX driver for Mac OS X

Just install the new version as described above to overwrite the previous
version installed.

Installation under Windows 98 SE and Millennium

If the driver has been downloaded from our web site, it has to be expanded
prior to the driver’s installation as follows. Double-click on the downloaded
file (self-expanding). You can use the default destination location (Windows
temporary folder) or select another directory.
• Turn off the computer and insert the card.
• Restart the computer.
• The wizard will detect the card when it is inserted, and prompt for a
new driver.
• Click Next to start the driver installation.
• Select Display a list of all the drivers… to select a specific driver and
click Next.
• Select the <Sound, video and game controllers> category and click
Next.
• Click on the Have Disk button.
• Browse to the drive where the installation files are located (on the CD-
Rom or in the update’s extracting destination folder) and click OK.
• The wizard displays the suitable driver. Click OK to continue.
• Click on the Next button to start copying the driver files.
• Click on the Finish button to complete the driver installation.
The registry database is updated so that the ASIO compliant programs show
the Digigram VX ASIO driver in the list of available ASIO drivers. To take full
advantage of your VX222v2, select the Digigram VX ASIO driver from the
application program’s specific audio I/O settings.

Removing the driver under Windows 98 SE and

Millennium
To remove the VX driver, make sure the card is present before starting the
following procedure:
• Go to <Start> <Settings> <Control panel> <Add/Remove Programs>.
• Select the ‘Digigram VX Kit …’ and remove it.
• Follow the instructions of the InstallShield wizard.

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Updating the driver under Windows 98 SE and
Millennium
• Go to <Start> <Settings> <Control panel> <System>.
• Select the Device Manager tab.
• Open the Sound, video and game controllers category.
• Select the ‘Digigram VX222v2’ item.
• Click on the Properties button.
• Select the Driver tab.
• Click on the Update driver button.
• Click Next.
• Select Display a list of all the drivers… to select a specific driver and
click Next.
• Click on the Have Disk button.
• Browse to the folder where the installation files are located and click
OK.
• The wizard displays the proper driver. Click OK to continue.
• Click on the Next button to start copying the driver files.
• Click on the Finish button to complete the driver installation. Reboot is
not necessary.

Installation under Windows 2000, XP, and

Windows Server 2003
• Turn off the computer and insert the card.
• Restart the computer. Windows Plug and Play wizard will detect it and
request for a driver.
• Click on Cancel to close the Windows Plug and Play wizard.
• Insert the VX kit CD-ROM. The welcome page opens automatically in
your web browser. Go to your soundcard’s driver page and click on the
link of the Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 version.
• If you have downloaded the driver package from the web, double-click
on the downloaded file (self-extracting). Select the temporary location
where to expand the files, and click on Start. Click on Ok in the
Finished window. The installation program is then automatically
started.
• Otherwise double-click on setup.exe to start the installation program.
• Click on Next.
• Read the License agreement and click on Yes to confirm.

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• Select the components to install. Select Wave if you want to install the
Wave driver in addition to the DirectSound driver. Click on Next.
• Under XP and Server 2003, select Continue anyway when the following
message is displayed:
”The software has not passed Windows Logo testing”.
If you have chosen to install the Wave driver, this message will appear a
second time. Select again Continue anyway.
• Click on Finish.
The DirectSound, ASIO, (and Wave if selected) drivers are now installed.

Removing the VX driver under Windows 2000, XP,

and Windows Server 2003
• Go to <Start> <Settings> <Control panel> <Add/Remove Programs>.
• Select the ‘Digigram VX Kit …’ and remove it.
• Follow the instructions of the InstallShield wizard.

Updating the VX driver under Windows 2000, XP, and

Windows Server 2003
• Remove the driver as described above.
• Run the installation program of the new driver, as described above.
Note: If you have done an installation without selecting the Wave driver,
and you now want to install it, it is necessary to remove the
(DirectSound) driver, and then re-install it.

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HOW TO CHECK THE INSTALLATION
Under Windows
Once the driver and the cards are installed according to the procedure
described in this manual, you can verify that the card is properly installed and
works fine as follows:
• Go to <Start> <Programs> <Digigram> and select Digigram Control
Center.
• In the Digigram drivers window, select the General Information tab.
In the Modules Information window the installed VX Kit modules are
displayed along with their versions.
• In the Digigram drivers window, select the VX Setup tab for a list oft
the installed cards. Each card is represented by an icon.
• Click on the ‘Windows Multimedia properties’ button to open the
‘Sound & Multimedia properties’ window. Select the Audio tab.
• The card devices are listed:
o VX222v2 Out #1 in Sound playback, Preferred device.
This is a Wave device.
o VX222v2 In #1 in Sound recording, Preferred device.
This is a Wave device.
o VX222v2 Audio Card (WDM) in both Playback and Recording,
preferred device.
This is a DirectSound device.
In case the card is not displayed:
• make sure that the card is correctly inserted in the PCI slot, and screwed
on the PC chassis.
• if necessary, uninstall the VX Kit package as described in this manual,
and re-install it.

Under Mac OS X
Once the driver and the card are installed, the card is listed in the VX Control
panel, the Sound panel, and the Audio Midi Setup panel.
You can then use the card with your audio application.

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VX222v2 SETTINGS UNDER MAC OS X

Several control panels are available to adjust the settings of the VX222v2. Some
parameters can be adjusted from different panels. If a parameter is modified in
a panel, its value is automatically updated in another panel.

VX Control panel
Use the VX Control panel to set the following parameters of your VX card:
• choice of VX card (if several VX cards are installed, they are noted as:
VX222:0, VX222:1, etc...)
• latency (Internal Buffer Latency): a low latency value may lead to
overloads in the audio causing clicks. If this happens, increase the
latency value
• sample size: 16 or 24 bits
• selection of the input source: digital, line, line with digital
synchronization
• hardware monitoring: can be activated or disabled by (un)checking
"Monitoring Input 1 2" (Monitoring Input 3 4 is inactive).
• digital input gain from -72 dB to +18 dB: the active cursor (Digital Input
1 2) allows simultaneous adjustment of the digital gain for both inputs.

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Sound panel
Use the Sound panel to set the following parameters of your VX card:
• Input tab:
- source: digital (VX222 Digital), line (VX222 Line), line with digital
synchronization (VX222 Line + Sync).
- digital input gain for both inputs (from –72 dB to +18 dB).
• Output tab:
- analog balance
The analog output gain (applied to both output channels) is always accessible
at the bottom of the Sound panel window.

Note: When adjusting the output balance and the analog output gain from this
panel, the positions of the sliders allowing to adjust the analog output
gains in the Audio Midi setup panel are updated.
When adjusting the digital input gain from this panel, the positions of the
sliders allowing to adjust the digital input gains in the Audio Midi setup
panel are updated, as well as the slider in the VX Control panel.

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Audio Midi setup panel
This panel is accessible via Applications, Utilities.
Use the Audio Midi setup panel to set the following parameters of your VX
card:
• Hardware monitoring: Play through.
• Mute of the output: Device Mute.
• Source: digital (VX222 Digital), line (VX222 Line), line with digital
synchronization (VX222 Line + Sync).
• Audio format for input and output Current Format): sample size,
sampling frequency.
• Digital input gain for each input channel (from –72 dB to +18 dB).
• Analog output gain for each output channel.

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VX222V2 SETTINGS UNDER WINDOWS

DIGIGRAM WAVE MIXER
Note: The Digigram Wave Mixer is only available if the Digigram Wave
driver has been properly installed!
The Digigram Wave Mixer serves to set input and output levels as well as
other settings such as input type and digital data format.

General operation
Running the program
The installation routine installs the Digigram Mixer icon in the Windows
taskbar. By default, the program is automatically launched at system start-up.
To access the program, double click on its icon or right click on it for a
context menu.

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In case you have closed the program during your session, you can restart it
from the menu <Start><Programs><Digigram><Digigram Mixer>.
Run at start-up
To enable/disable automatic run at start-up, right click on the Mixer icon in
the taskbar, or go to the Mixer <Options> menu.
Select/unselect run at startup.

General configuration
The mixer configuration options allow selection of: input and output nominal
level, input and output headroom, input type.
The input and output nominal level and input and output headroom define
the maximum value of the acceptable input signal. Set the nominal level to the
currently used nominal level. The headroom should be set to avoid any risk of
overload. If set beyond the installed card’s capabilities, the driver
automatically sets the correct values. In this case, the displayed values are
wrong.
The record source selection allows selecting digital input or analog input
selection. On the VX222v2 only the first stereo channel may be selected for
digital input. Nominal and Headroom apply simultaneously to all four
channels.

Always on top of the display

Right click on the mixer icon in the taskbar, or go to the mixer <Options>
menu.
Select Always on top.

Resetting the faders to their default values

Click on the Options menu.
Select Reset levels.

Selecting the input/output mixer channel

Click on the Mixer menu.
Select the required board and channel mixer.
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Setting the default values for each mixer line selected

Right click on the mixer icon in the taskbar, or go to the mixer Options menu.
Select Save current configuration as default.

Getting the default configuration values for the mixer line

selected
Right click on the mixer icon in the taskbar, or go to the mixer Options menu.
Select Load default configuration.

Leaving the mixer program

Click on the right button over the mixer icon in the taskbar.
Select Exit.

General settings
Record source
The record source section contains two buttons allowing selection of the input
type used.
• Digital Input: selects the digital input.
• Analog Input: selects analog input.

Clock source
This option allows the selection of the synchronization clock source.
• Automatic: selects the internal clock when analog input is selected, the
digital input clock when digital input is selected.
• Digital: selects the digital input regardless of the source input selection.

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Faders
Various faders allow you to adjusting input, output and hardware monitoring
levels. The faders can be reset by double clicking on their respective buttons.

Speakers (Output)
Applies an analog gain on the selected output device.
Wave out (Output)
Applies a digital gain on all files played as well as on software monitoring.
Monitoring
Applies a digital gain on the hardware monitoring.
Analog In
As the VX222v2 does not dispose of an adjustable analog input gain, this
cursor applies the digital input gain.
Digital In (Input)
Applies a digital gain to the digital signal coming from the digital input.

Advanced settings

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Audio/Data mode
In data mode, all digital level processing is disabled in the driver to ensure a
digital stream free of any sample modification. This mode must be used to
play non-PCM audio data on the digital output (Dolby AC-3 for instance).
Note: Do not listen to the analog output in such a case, as clicking may cause
disturbing noises!
Digital format
Sets the digital format of the digital output in real time: AES/EBU
(professional) or S/PDIF (consumer).
Nominal Out and Headroom Out
Sets the nominal line output level and the available headroom during
playback at nominal level. Addition of headroom and nominal level must not
exceed the maximum output level of the board (+22 dBu).
Note: The sum of Nominal Out plus Headroom Out defines the equivalence
between the maximum analog level and the maximum digital level
(0 dBfs).
Nominal In and Headroom In
Sets the nominal input level for recording and the available headroom while
recording at nominal level. Addition of headroom and nominal level must not
exceed the maximum input level of the board (+10 dBu or +22 dBu,
depending on the position of the jumper (SW1, cf. appendix) on the board).
Note: The VX222v2 does not dispose of an adjustable analog input gain. A
modification of Nominal In or Headroom In applies the digital input gain.
On VX222v2, the sum of Nominal plus Headroom must be situated
between -8 dBu and +10 dBu if the jumper is in "-10" position (=absent),
or between +4 dBu and +22 dBu if the jumper is in "+4" position (=on the
board).
The sum of Nominal In plus Headroom In defines the equivalence between
the maximum analog level and the maximum digital level (0 dBfs).

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ASIO CONTROL PANEL FOR PC

The purpose of this control panel is to set all the parameters of your Digigram
card when used with its ASIO2 driver. It must be launched from the ASIO
compatible application you use.

Detected Digigram boards are displayed in the left upper corner with their
serial number and their I/O stereo pairs. General settings of the selected card
are displayed in the right upper corner. IN and OUT settings of the selected
device are displayed underneath.

General settings
Active stereo I/O
It is recommended to activate only the required I/Os in order to save CPU
resources.

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Clock
The clock corresponds to the digital bit clock to which the card refers.
When an analog input is selected, the clock source can be either the internal
clock or taken from the digital input. As soon as the digital input is selected,
the clock is read from this input.
The Frequency flip menu allows selecting the sampling frequency of the
selected card: 32, 44.1 or 48 kHz. It must be set according to the sampling
frequency of the project you are working on.

Sample size
Defines the number of bits per sample. It must be set in accordance with the
sample size of the project you are working on.

Digital output
Defines the format of the digital output signal:
• Consumer (S/PDIF) or
• Professional (AES/EBU).

Level settings
Click on the tab of the I/O device you want to set. Leaving the mouse pointer
a few seconds on a slider shows the available settings range (tooltip box). The
exact setting value is displayed near each slider.

Input
The flip box allows switching between the different types of input: line or
digital.
For any input type, a digital gain can be added to the signal, if necessary. Its
default position is in front of the bold dot (0 dB).
All these input settings apply on both channels of the selected stereo device.

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Output
The playback digital control applies a digital gain to the selected output (i.e. to
what the application plays, including the software monitoring). It can be set
for each channel of the selected device, or for both channels at the same time
by clicking the Link box. This gain applies to both digital and analog outputs.
Its default position is in front of the bold dot.
The analog output gain can be set for each channel, or for both channels at
the same time by clicking the Link box. This gain only applies to the analog
outputs. Its default position is in front of the bold dot, unless you use
headphones. In this case, decrease the levels of analog outputs 1 & 2 to
prevent you from hearing damage.

Monitoring
ASIO applications basically use two monitoring modes: software monitoring
and hardware monitoring (the latter also known as ‘ASIO direct monitoring’).
In software monitoring mode, the recorded signal is immediately played back,
just as if it were read from the hard disk. This allows monitoring through
effects for instance, but induces latency that can be annoying to the recording
musician. In hardware monitoring mode, the recorded signal is directly
routed from the inputs to the outputs of the card without passing through
your audio application, avoiding the latency in the monitoring path.
The monitoring slider controls the hardware monitoring level (ASIO direct
monitoring) but does not control the software monitoring. Its default position
is in front of the bold dot. It can be set independently for each channel. ASIO
compliant applications featuring ASIO direct monitoring control this level
directly using their integrated mixer.

Time Error Compensation

Audio data transfer may suffer from buffer underrun, in most cases due to
temporary CPU overload.
To avoid the loss of synchronization between input and output signals, click
on the Advanced button and select:
<Skip samples on outputs to compensate audio time drift>
Note: This option can only fix a limited amount of errors. Too many errors
occurring will result in a loss of sound quality.
To avoid errors, reduce CPU load.

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SPECIFICATIONS
CONFIGURATION
Bus/Format PCI slave mode
Size 175 mm × 99 mm
Digital Signal Processor 56303 at 100 MHz
Power requirements
(+3.3 V / +5 V / +12 V / –12V) 0.5A / 0.1A / 0.2A / 0.1A
Operating: temp / humidity (non- 0°C/+50°C • 5%/90%
condensing)
Storage: temp/humidity -5°C/+70°C • 0%/95%
(non-condensing)

INPUTS / OUTPUTS
Analog line inputs (mono) 2 balanced ∗
Maximum input/impedance +22 dBu / >10kΩ (jumper ON)
+10 dBu / >10kΩ (jumper OFF)
Programmable input gain digital
Digital inputs (stereo) 1 AES/EBU ∗∗
Other inputs 2 GPI (dry contact)
Analog line outputs (mono) 2 servo-balanced∗∗∗
Maximum output/impedance +22 dBu/low impedance
Programmable output gain digital and analog
Digital outputs (stereo) 1 AES/EBU∗∗
Other outputs headphone (600 Ω),
two GPO (relay, 0.5A, 48 VCC)
Access to main status bits Yes
of digital frame
AES11 synchronization Yes
Connectors 15-pin SUB-D for analog I/O,
15-pin HD SUB-D for digital I/O,
and GPIO;
headphone jack (female TRS 3,5 mm)

∗
can be used with unbalanced signals
∗∗
can be used as S/PDIF interface as well
∗∗∗
electronically servo-balanced outputs provide automatic level adjustment to accommodate
either balanced or unbalanced lines

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AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS
Sampling frequencies available Programmable from 8 to 50 kHz
A/D and D/A converter resolution 24 bits
Frequency response 20 Hz–20 kHz: ±0.2 dB
Signal to noise ratio >97 dB
Distortion + noise at 1 kHz <-92 dB (0.0025 %)
Channel phase difference:
20 Hz/20 kHz <0.5°/2°
Analog channel cross talk at 1kHz <-115 dB

Note: All measurements are done at Fs=48 kHz, in rec+play mode. Results
are unweighted.

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APPENDICES
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM

XTAL

CLOCK
GENERATION

AES/EBU IN RECEIVE TRANSMIT AES/EBU OUT

DSP

LINE IN ADC DAC LINE OUT

Headphones OUT
Level adjust

GP OUT
INTERFACE GPIO
CONTROL GP IN

PCI BUS

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LAYOUT

SW1 SW2 J5
Jumper
J1
VX222v2
J2 OFF
Switch position (SW 2)
Up = OFF (open) ON
J3 Down = ON (closed)

SW1: Jumper input impedance:

Position Nominal Input Level Maximum Input Level
ON +4 dBu +22 dBu
OFF -10 dBV +10 dBu
SW2: Inter board synchronization:
(both levers must be set together)
Position Status
OFF Slave card
ON Master card
J1: Headphone connector:
(3.5 mm TRS female jack)
Contact Signal
Sleeve Ground
Tip Left channel
Ring Right channel
J2: Analog cable connector
J3: Digital cable connector
J5: Inter-card synchronization connector

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ANALOG CABLE DIAGRAM

WIRING DIAGRAM – Analog Cable

Signal number XLR
+
-
1 3
2 J10 Right OUT
9 1 male
+
-
3
10
3
2 J11 Left OUT
1 male

J2
+ 3
13
6 - 2
1
J12
female
Right IN

+ 3
7
15 - 2
1
J13
female
Left IN

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DIGITAL CABLE DIAGRAM

WIRING DIAGRAM – Digital Cable with GPIOs

Signal Number 9-pin
SubD
1
1 2 GPI OUT 1A
11 GPI OUT 1B

12 4 GPI OUT 2A
5 GPI OUT 2B J10
13 female

6
8 GPI IN 1
9 GPI IN 2
6
3, 7, 8
shield

J3 XLR
+ 3
5
4 - 2 J11 AES/EBU
1 female SYNC/IN 1

14
+ 3
15
- 2
1
J12 AES/EBU OUT
male

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CABLE PINOUT

Pin # ANALOG DIGITAL

1 R OUT + GPI OUT 1A
2 GND NC
3 L OUT - NC
4 GND AES/EBU IN -
5 NC AES/EBU IN +
6 R IN - GPI INPUT 2
7 L IN + GND/GPI INPUT COMMON
8 GND GPI INPUT 1
9 R OUT - GND
10 L OUT + NC
11 GND GPI OUT 1B
12 NC GPI OUT 2A
13 R IN + GPI OUT 2B
14 GND AES/EBU OUT +
15 L IN - AES/EBU OUT -

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