LightViper VIM-1808 User manual

USERMANUALFOR

VIM‐1808/0808

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WarningforYourProtection

1.Readtheseinstructions

2.Keeptheseinstructions

3.Heedallwarnings

4.Followallinstructions

5.Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.

6.Cleanonlywithadrycloth.

7.Donotblockanyoftheventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.

8.Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

9.Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding‐typeplug.Apolarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.

Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongareprovidedforyoursafety.Ifthe

providedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet,consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.

10.Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinched,particularlyatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexit

fromtheapparatus.

11.Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.

12.Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespecifiedbythemanufacturer,orsoldwiththeapparatus.

Whenacartisused,usecautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatuscombinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip‐over.

13.Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime.

14.Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamaged

inanyway,suchaspower‐supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintothe

apparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped.

Theapparatusshallnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashing.Noobjectsfilledwithliquids,suchasvases,shallbeplacedontheapparatus.

“WARNINGToreducetheriskoffireorelectricshock,donotexposethisapparatustorainormoisture.”

GeneralInstallationInstructions

Pleaseconsiderbesidesthesegeneralinstructionsalsoanyproduct‐specificinstructionsinthe“Installation”chapterofthismanual.

Unpacking

Checktheequipmentforanytransportdamage.Iftheunitismechanicallydamaged,ifliquidshavebeenspilledorifobjectshavefalleninto

theunit,itmustnotbeconnectedtotheACpoweroutlet,oritmustbeimmediatelydisconnectedbyunpluggingthepowercable.Repair

mustonlybeperformedbytrainedpersonnelinaccordancewiththeapplicableregulations.

InstallationSite

Installtheunitinaplacewherethefollowingconditionsaremet:

Thetemperatureandtherelativehumidityoftheenvironmentmustbewithinthespecifiedlimitsduring

operationoftheunit.Relevantvaluesaretheonesattheairinletsoftheunit.

Condensationmustbeavoided.Iftheunitisinstalledinalocationwithlargevariationofambienttemperature

(e.g.inanOB‐van),appropriateprecautionsmustbetakenbeforeandafteroperation.

Unobstructedairflowisessentialforproperoperation.Airventsoftheunitareafunctionalpartofthedesign

andmustnotbeblockedinanywayduringoperation(e.g.byobjectsplaceduponthem,placementoftheuniton

asoftsurface,orinstallationoftheunitwithinarackorpieceoffurniture).

Theunitmustnotbeheatedupbyexternalsourcesofheatradiation(sunlight,spotlights).

AmbientTemperature

UnitsandsystemsbyLightViperaregenerallydesignedforanambienttemperaturerange(i.e.temperatureoftheincomingair)of+5...+40

°C.Whenrackmountingtheunits,thefollowingfactsmustbeconsidered:

Theadmissibleambienttemperaturerangeforoperationofthesemiconductorcomponentsis0°Cto+70°C

(commercialtemperaturerangeforoperation).

Theairflowthroughtheinstallationmustprovidethattheoutgoingairisalwayscoolerthan70°C.

Averageheatincreaseofthecoolingairshallbeabout20K,allowingforanadditionalmaximum10Kincreaseat

thehotcomponents.

Inordertodissipate1kWwiththisadmissibleaverageheatincrease,anairflowof2.65m³/minisrequired.

Example:ArackdissipatingP=800Wrequiresanairflowof0.8*2.65m³/minwhichcorrespondsto2.12

m³/min.

Ifthecoolingfunctionoftheinstallationmustbemonitored(e.g.forfanfailureorilluminationwithspotlamps),

theoutgoingairtemperaturemustbemeasureddirectlyabovethemodulesatseveralplaceswithin

EarthingandPowerSupply

Earthingofunitswithmainssupply(classIequipment)isperformedviatheprotectiveearth(PE)conductorintegratedinthemainscable.

Unitswithbatteryoperation(<60V,classIIIequipment)mustbeearthedseparately.Earthingtheunitisoneofthemeasuresforprotection

againstelectricalshockhazard(dangerousbodycurrents).Hazardousvoltagemaynotonlybecausedbydefectivepowersupplyinsulation,

butmayalsobeintroducedbytheconnectedaudioorcontrolcables.

Thisequipmentmayrequiretheuseofadifferentlinecord,attachmentplug,orboth,dependingontheavailablepowersourceat

installation.Iftheattachmentplugneedstobechanged,referservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel

IfyourunitmainssupplyisprovidedviaaNeutrikPowerCon™connectorthefollowingprecautionsmustbefollowed:

ThePowerConmustbeinstalledandfullyengagedbeforeACpowerisappliedtotheunit.

TheunitmustbedisconnectedfromthemainssupplybeforedisengagingthePowerConconnector.

ClassIEquipment(MainsOperation)

Shouldtheequipmentbedeliveredwithoutamatchingmainscable,thelatterhastobepreparedbyatrainedpersonusingtheattached

femaleplug(IEC320/C13orIEC320/C19)withrespecttotheapplicableregulationsinyourcountry.

BeforeconnectingtheequipmenttotheACpoweroutlet,checkthatthelocallinevoltagematchestheequipmentrating(voltage,

frequency)withintheadmissibletolerance.Theequipmentfusesmustberatedinaccordancewiththespecificationsontheequipment.

Equipmentsuppliedwitha3‐poleapplianceinlet(protectionconformingtoclassIequipment)mustbeconnectedtoa3‐poleACpower

outletsothattheequipmentcabinetisconnectedtotheprotectiveearth.

WARNING

Ifthegroundisdefeated,certainfaultconditionsintheunitorinthesystemtowhichitisconnectedcan

resultinfulllinevoltagebetweenchassisandearthground.Severeinjuryordeathcanthenresultifthe

chassisandearthgroundaretouchedsimultaneously.

Registration

BesuretoregisteryourLightViperproduct,eitherbyfillingintheenclosedRegistrationCardorbycompletingtheon‐lineregistrationform

atourWebsite:

http://lightviper.com/register

Ifyoudoso,FiberPlexcancontactyouwithanyupdateinformation.Asenhancementsandupgradesaredeveloped,youwillbecontactedat

theregistrationaddress.Pleasereadthismanual‐ifyoucallfortechnicalsupport,we’llassumethatyouhave.

PleaseaddressanyinquiriestoyourdealerordirectlytoFiberPlexat:

FiberPlexInc.

10840‐412GuilfordRd.

AnnapolisJunction,MD20701

301.604.0100Fax:301.604.0773

[email protected]

Warranty,ServiceandTermsandConditionsofSale

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ForinformationaboutWarrantyorServiceinformation,pleaseseeourpublished‘TermsandConditionsofSale’.Thisdocumentisavailable

onfiberplex.comorcanbeobtainedbyrequestingitfrom[email protected]orcalling301.604.0100.

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Disposal

DisposalofPackingMaterials

Thepackingmaterialshavebeenselectedwithenvironmentalanddisposalissuesinmind.Allpackingmaterialcanberecycled.Recycling

packingsavesrawmaterialsandreducesthevolumeofwaste.Ifyouneedtodisposeofthetransportpackingmaterials,pleasetrytouse

recyclablemeans.

DisposalofUsedEquipment

Usedequipmentcontainsvaluablerawmaterialsaswellasmaterialsthatmustbedisposedofprofessionally.Pleasereturnyourused

equipmentviaanauthorizedspecialistdealerorviathepublicwastedisposalsystem,ensuringanymaterialthatcanberecycledis.Please

takecarethatyourusedequipmentcannotbeabused.Afterhavingdisconnectedyourusedequipmentfromthemainssupply,makesure

thatthemainsconnectorandthemainscablearemadeuseless.

DeclarationsofConformity

ClassAEquipment‐FCCNotice

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.These

limitsaredesignedtoprovideareasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercial

environment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe

instructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelyto

causeharmfulinterference,inwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceattheirownexpense.

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Disclaimer

Theinformationinthisdocumenthasbeencarefullycheckedandisbelievedtobeaccurateatthetimeofpublication.However,no

responsibilityistakenbyusforinaccuracies,errors,oromissions,norisanyliabilityassumedforanylossordamageresultingeitherdirectly

orindirectlyfromuseoftheinformationcontainedwithinit.

Introduction

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaLightViper1808/0808fiber–opticaudiosnake;alightweight,flexiblebreakthroughforprofessional

soundproduction.

LightViperproductsaredesigned,engineeredandmanufacturedbyFiberPlexInc.,expertsinfiberopticswithdecadesofexperience.Our

workinaudioanddatacommunicationsproductsisknowninUSgovernmentapplicationsworldwide.LightViperproductscombineourfiber

optictechnologywiththehigheststandardsinaudioengineering.

TheVIM‐1808/0808

YouhavepurchasedtheLightViper1808/0808system,an8x8linelevelanalog/AESdigitalinputfiber‐optictransportsystem(snake).

Insteadoftraditionalheavymulti‐conductorcoppercable,LightViperfiberopticsystemsutilizelightweight,flexible,militarytacticalgrade

fiber‐opticcableorduplexPVCandplenumratedfiberforinstallationuse.

TheFiberAdvantage

Fiberopticsoffermanyadvantagesovercopper:

Transmitslightratherthanelectrons

Transmissionovergreaterdistances(morethan2Km[1.25mile])

Completeelectricalisolation

ImmunitytoRFIandEMI

Eliminatesgroundloopproblems

Canberoutedoverhead,throughwalls,orunderground

Avoidsfoottrafficwhilemaintainingaesthetics

FunctionalConsiderations

TheLightViper1808/0808isanactivedevice.Becauseofthis,therearesomeaspectsofthisnewtechnologythatrequiresomeslightly

differentthinking:

TheLightViper1808/0808systemrequiresACPoweratboththeStage(VIM‐0808)andtheconsole(VIM‐1808)

The1808/0808systemcontains(8)LineLevelAnaloginputsOR(8)AESdigitalinputs,and(8)analogAND(8)AES

digitaloutputs.Therearenomicrophonepreamplifiersaswiththe1832system

AllinputsexitthesnakeatLineLevel

InputandOutputflexibilitymayeliminatetheneedforsomeofyouroutboardgear

TheLightViperVIM‐1808/0808isanactivedevice,thereforedonotattempttoconnectintercomintothereturns

ThereturnsintheVIM‐1808/0808cannotbe“turnedaround”toprovide(8)sendsonewayaswithatraditional

coppersnake,astheelectronicsforthereturnsarecontainedintheVIM‐1808.

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StandardComponents

Initsstandardconfiguration,theLightViper1808/0808ismadeupofthefollowingprimarycomponents.

VIM‐1808

TheVIM‐1808containsthesystemclock.Itcanbeplacedateitherend(headortail)ofthesystem.Ifusinganexternalclock

however,theVIM‐1808needstobeconnectedtothisclock.TheVIM‐1808andVIM‐0808areidenticalexceptthattheVIM‐

1808containsthesystemclockandan“external”clockinputconnector.

VIM‐0808

TheVIM‐0808canbeplacedateitherend(headortail)ofthesystem.

FiberCable(TFC‐0000‐04)

Forliveproduction,TFC‐0000‐04tacticalmilitarygradefiberwithTAC‐4ConnectorsisrequiredbetweentheVIM‐1808and

VIM‐0808.NeutrikOpticalCon®tacticalfiber(TFC‐0000‐02‐OC)isalsoavailableforsimilarapplications.Forinstallationswhere

thefiberwillbepulledthroughconduit,eitherVFC‐0000‐D(PVCfiber)orVFC‐0000‐DP(Plenumratedfiber)withSTconnector

terminationsisrecommended.Thereisalsoanoptionfora“PullingEye”whichcanbespecifiedbyaddingan“E”tothepart

numbersabove(VFC‐0000‐DE;VFC‐0000‐DPE).Thisoptionincludesastrainreliefandpullingeyeononeendofthefiberoptic

cable.



Lightweightmilitary“tacticalgrade”fiber‘cable’(TFC‐0000‐04)carriesthedigitalsignalbetweenLightViperdevices.Neutrik

OpticalCon®tacticalcableisalsoavailable.Forinstallationuse,eitherPVCorPlenumratedfiberisrecommended(VFC‐0000‐

D,VFC‐0000‐DP).

TAC‐4andOpticalCon®Panels

(VPL‐11,VPL‐12&VPL‐13).These1Urackpanelsinclude(1),(2)or(3)TAC‐4connectorsrespectivelyallowingforconnection

betweentheTAC‐4panelmountconnectorandtheSTconnectorsontheVIM‐1808/0808.NeutrikOpticalConpanelmount

connectorscanalsobemountedonthesepanelsratherthanTAC‐4connectors.Specifybyusingthesuffix“OC”(Ex.“VPL‐11‐

OC).TAC‐4andNeutrikOpticalConconnectorscanalsobefitdirectlyonthechassisoftheVIM‐1808/0808system.In

applicationssuchasthese,rackearsandVPLpanelsarenotrequired.AllLightViperunitscomestandardwithSTconnectors

unlessotherwisespecified.

Send/ReturnCables(VCB‐ADXM,VCB‐ADXF)

ThesecablesconnecttheVIM‐1808/0808totheanaloginputs/outputsofyoursystem.Avarietyofcablestoconnecttoother

digitalconsolesanddevicesarealsoavailable.

OptionalComponents

AdditionalcomponentscanbeaddedtotheLightViper1808/0808forincreasedfunctionality.

DMX4LightingControlInterface

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MD‐3MultiControlInterface

InapplicationswhereyouwantRS‐422,RS‐232orMidicontrolinaVIM‐1808/0808system,apairofMD‐3deviceswill

translatedthiscontrolprotocolintoTTLdataforinputto/outputofthe“ControlCircuit”connectorontheVIM‐1808/0808.

**Pleaserefertopage13foracompletelistandphotosoffiber‐opticcabletypesaswellascopperinterface

cables.

GettingStarted

SettingupandusingyourLightViper1808/0808systemisaquickandsimpleprocess.Justfollowthesesteps:

1. PlacetheVIM‐1808inaracknearyoursignalsource,andplacetheVIM‐0808inaracknearyoursignaldestinationandconnectAC

power

2. ConnectandruntheFiberbetweenthetwounits,andcheckthattheSynclightstatusis“green”onbothunits

3. Connectthesends&returns(inputs&outputs)onbothunits.

4. Connecttheanalogfanoutordigitalcablestobothunits.

5. Inputsignalsandcheckforaudioinbothdirections.

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NOTE:thesignaloutputoftheVIM‐1808&VIM‐0808ontheanalogoutputsislinelevel.Whenconnecting

thissystemintoaconsoleorotherdevice,uselinelevelinputsorengageinputpadstoachieveoptimal

signal‐to‐noiseratio.

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ThemoreadvancedfunctionsoftheLightViperVIM‐1808/0808(control,clocks,etc.)areaddressedlaterin

thismanual.

IndicatorsandControls



TheVIM‐1808andVIM‐0808areidenticalwith2exceptions–theVIM‐1808containsthenativesystemclockandanexternalclockinput,andtheVIM‐0808

doesnot.Therefore,onlytheVIM‐1808ispicturedinthisdocument

AnalogOutputs

The(8)analoglineleveloutputsontheVIM‐1808are

connectedvia(1)DB25connectors,(8)channelsperDB25

connector.

AnalogInputs

The(8)inputsareconnectedviaasingleDB25connector.

Inputsarelinelevel.

InputSelectionSwitch

DigitalInputs

The(8)digitalreturnsareconnectedviaasingleDB25

connector.DigitalinputsareallAES3compliant.

DigitalOutputs

The(8)AESdigitaloutputsontheVIM‐1832areconnected

via(1)DB25connectors,(8)channelsperDB25connector.

PrimaryFiberConnection

TheVIM‐1808containsasingleprimarypairoffiber

connectors.Alwaysbecertaintouseappropriatefiberand

connectors.LightVipersystemsusemultimodefiber.Single

modeopticsareavailableonacustombasisforsituations

wheresinglemodefibermayalreadyexist.

FiberThruConnection

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ControlCircuitConnector

ThisRJ45connectorprovides(3)bi‐directionalCMOSorTTL

datalines(upto38.4KHzfromVIM‐0808toVIM‐1808and

2MHzfromVIM‐1808toVIM‐0808)plusvoltageandGND.

ThisconnectorisusedinconjunctionwithDGL‐422cables

fortransportingYamahacontrol,orwithMD3unitsto

transportRS‐422,RS‐232orMIDI.THISISNOTANETHERNET

CONNECTOR–CONNECTINGANETHERNETDEVICETOTHIS

CONNECTORCOULDDAMAGETHEDEVICE.Thepinoutsfor

thisconnectoraredetailedintheappendix.MostCMOSor

TTLfunctions/equipmentcanbeadaptedtomakeuseof

thisconnector.

SyncLED

ThisLEDindicatesthestatusofthefiber‐opticlinkbetween

theVIM‐1808andVIM‐0808.Ithasthreestates;SOLIDRED

indicatesthereisnosyncpresent;ALTERNATINGRED&

GREENindicatestheunitissearchingforsync;SOLIDGREEN

indicatessyncispresent(opticallink)andOFFindicatesno

power.

PowerConnector/Fuse

TheACpowerconnectiontotheVIM‐1808&VIM‐0808are

madeviathesuppliedIECpowercords.Theinternalpower

supplycanaccept90‐260Vateither50or60Hz>Thepower

fuseisa5x20mm,1ASlo‐Blo.Onlyreplacethefusewithan

exactmatch.Ifafterreplacementthefuseblowsagain,

contactFiberplexforservice.

WordClockExternalInput

ClockFrequencySwitch

choosesbetweenanaloglinelevelanddigitalreturns

WordClock/SuperClockOutput

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