Horus User Manual Horus User Manual Revision 0.3 Merging Technologies Le Verney 4, CH-1070 Puidoux Switzerland www.merging.
Horus User Manual Contents INTRODUCTION TO HORUS....................................................................................................................8 HORUS HARDWARE................................................................................................................................9 HORUS OPTIONAL CARDS...................................................................................................................11 HORUS CABLES ..................................................
Horus User Manual IMPORTANT SAFETY AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS WARNING – when using electric products, basic precautions should be followed, including the following: 1. Read all of the safety and installations instructions and explanation of graphic symbols before using the product. 2. The product must be grounded.
Horus User Manual plug has been damaged. Objects have fallen, or liquid has spilled into the product, or C. The product has been exposed to rain, or D. The product does not appear to be operating normally or exhibits a marked change in performance, or E. The product has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged. 12. Do not attempt to service the product beyond that described in the user maintenance instructions. All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel. 13.
Horus User Manual IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please read the following information very carefully before attempting any installation. Failure to comply with the precise instructions may result in damage to your Merging hardware. Please read this entire section of the manual carefully before installation. STATIC DANGER NOTICE: Please note that the Horus contains delicate electronic components that can be damaged or even destroyed when exposed to static electricity.
Horus User Manual Environmental Limits System Office Environment Parameter Limits Operating Temperature +5 degrees C to +45 degrees C with the maximum rate of change not to exceed 10 degrees C per hour.
Horus User Manual Horus Warranty Information This product is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. Merging Technologies, Inc. extends this Limited Warranty to the original purchaser. In the event of a defect or failure to confirm to this Limited warranty, Merging Technologies, Inc. will repair or replace the product without charge within sixty (60) days.
Horus User Manual INTRODUCTION TO HORUS Modular by Design Horus was designed to give its users an amazing amount of Audio I/O channels, over all the most commonly deployed formats, while offering an unprecedented level of quality in such a small form factor.
Horus User Manual HORUS HARDWARE FRONT PANEL BACK PANEL HORUS UNIT DESCRIPTION www.merging.
Horus User Manual HORUS BASE UNIT IOC-HORUS Specifications Case Material Front Panel Material Weight (excluding redundant PS) Dimensions (2U rack mounting) Voltage (AC) Power Consumption (Max) Front Panel TFT size/resolution Powder Coated Steel Brushed Aluminum 6.5 kg/ 14.4 lbs 483 x 320 x 89 mm 90V–260V, 47–63 Hz < 60 Watts 4.3” / 480 x 272 pixels Headphone Monitor Jacks Max output Level (Unbalanced) Output Impedance Dynamic Range (A-weighted, typ.
Horus User Manual HORUS OPTIONAL CARDS IOM-HORUS AD8/AD8P These remotely controlled Mic/Line Input cards have set a new benchmark in analog circuitry design.
Horus User Manual 5° low-end in-channel Ø deviation pt: Line 5° low-end in-channel Ø deviation pt: Mic Interchannel phase 10 Hz - 100 kHz 13 Hz 35 Hz < ±0.1° www.merging.
Horus User Manual IOM-HORUS DA8/DA8P The DA8 (up to 192kHz) and the DA8P (up to DSD) have been shown in testing to be consistently the quietest multichannel D/A conversion modules available anywhere. IOM-HORUS-DA8/DA8P Key Features • Auto-mute circuitry for “no-pop” power cycling • Digitally controlled trims for line up procedures • Dynamic range of 127dB (typ.
Horus User Manual 4. Set the DIP Switches as per the table legend printed on the DA8 module card +24 1 Switch 2 S1 to S8 3 4 Output Level (dBu) +18 +15 ON ON ON ON +12 ON ON ON ON Output Level calibration Example: Assuming your operating Level is 21 dBu for 0 dBFS (typical of French Radio Broadcasters), you should set the DIP Switches all OFF (DIP Switch positioned to the left, with respect to the picture below) to set maximum Output Level to +24 dBu (since there is no 21 dBu hardware setting) www.
Horus User Manual Once this is set and the DA modules are screwed back in place. Power up the Horus and go to the Horus Setup Page>Module, select each D/A module for software calibration. In this example case set the software attenuation to - 3 dB (see image below), so the overall result ends up at 21 dBu for a Full Scale signal www.merging.
Horus User Manual IOM-HORUS-MADM/MADS The MADI Expansion card (MADM - Multimode / MADS - Singlemode) doubles the total MADI channel count to 128 inputs and 128 outputs @1FS HORUS-MADM/MADS Features • MADI Optical and Coaxial inputs and outputs • Additional 64 discrete channels of digital input and output (extended mode) at 1FS for a total of 128 inputs and outputs combined with the base unit MADI • Up to 384 kHz sampling rate as well as DSD 2.
Horus User Manual HORUS CABLES Connecting the analog audio Input cables to the AD8/AD8P modules The AD/AD8(P) modules connect the Mic/Line Inputs using DB25 D-SUB connections. Please ensure that the cables you have chosen to use, or have had made, conform to this specification before you attempt to connect them. To connect the DSUB connection to the IOC-AD8(P), align the Male cable connector with the female DSUB port on the module. Then, with slight pressure, guide the connector into place.
Horus User Manual Connecting the analogue outputs cables to the DA8/DA8P modules The IOC-DA8(P) modules connect the line outputs using DB25 D-SUB connections. Please ensure that the cables you have chosen to use, or have had made, conform to this specification before you attempt to connect them. To connect the DSUB connection to the IOC-DA8(P), align the Male cable connector with the female DSUB port on the module. Then, with slight pressure, guide the connector into place.
Horus User Manual Connecting the AES-EBU cable The AES ports connect the AES-EBU I/O using DB25 D-SUB connections. Please ensure that the cables you have chosen to use, or have had made, conform to this specification before you attempt to connect them. To connect the DSUB connection to the AES port, align the Male connector with the female DSUB port on the module. Then, with slight pressure, guide the connector into place.
Horus User Manual Connecting the MADI cable The MADI port (both the standard one and the optional MADI Expansion module) can be connected using either Optical or coaxial cabling. When using Optical cabling, first ensure that you have a clean work area, as dust and debris can affect the connection if any obstruction is present. Remove the cap on both the cable and the port and slowly / firmly push the cable into the receiving port on the Horus unit until it clicks into place.
Horus User Manual Connecting the Ravenna Ethernet cables The RAVENNA ports (Primary and Secondary) are RJ45 female receptacles. Simply line up the RJ45 cable with the slot on the rear of the Horus unit and slide it into place until it clicks into its locked position. Connecting the GPIO Under development www.merging.
Horus User Manual HORUS KEY FEATURES Modular analog interfacing Horus allows the user to choose how many Analog inputs and Analog outputs are required for each unit. Horus provides a total of six universal I/O slots which can accept a combination of Mic/Line modules and or Line output cards. Users can configure their Horus with any combination but installing more than 3 Mic/Line modules requires the installation of the Horus Redundant Power option.
Horus User Manual increases the total possible Inputs and outputs in a single Pyramix/Horus combination to a mind-boggling 176 x 178 channels (combined Analogue/AES/MADI). AES-EBU 3 x D-SUB25 connectors providing 24 channels (12 AES pairs) of AES-EBU I/O are Included as standard (as is the MADI 1 module). Signal routing paradigm Horus is quite possibly the most flexible audio interface ever designed. Users can literally route any input signal to any output module.
Horus User Manual Installing additional Horus I/O Module Installing additional Horus I/O Cards (AD8/AD8P or DA8/DA8P) Before you start ‐ Place the Horus unit on a hard, dry surface or mount it onto a 19” rack and leave plenty of room for air convection.
Horus User Manual Installing additional Horus MADI Extension Module (MADM or MADS) Before you get started - Place the Horus unit on a hard and dry surface or mount it into a 19” rack and leave plenty of room for air convection. - In order to meet the EMC requirements of directives 89/336/EEC and 93/68/EEC, and in order to obtain the high performance possible for the Horus unit, you must use correctly shielded cables of good quality for all external connections when installing the Horus unit.
Horus User Manual 3. Open the Horus top panel, remove the AD8/AD8P or D/A8/DA8P modules that could be obstructing access to the MADI module. 4. Disconnect the ribbon cable carefully 5. Screw the 2 spacers onto the MADI 1 / AES board 6. Slide the MADI extension board carefully so that the output connectors emerge from the Horus back panel. You will need to do this at an angle that will allow you to push and fit the connector into the header of the MADI 1 card (below).
Horus User Manual 7. Secure the MADI extension using the 2 screws provided 8. Re-connect the Ribbon cable 9. Screw the 2 nuts onto the I/O BNC connectors at the back of the Horus MADI Extension card 10. Replace any modules that were removed earlier to provide access 11. Close the Horus top panel cover and replace the fixing screws 12. Power the HORUS back on and the MADI 2 module will be recognised www.merging.
Horus User Manual Installing the Merging PCIe Ethernet Controller Card NET-MSC-GBEX1 Detailed steps on how to install the NET-MSC-GBEX1 PCIe card in your PC. 1. Power down your PC and switch it off at the wall. Remove the screws holding the top or side of the case on and carefully slide off the panel. 2. Wearing an anti-static wristband is desirable whenever working with sensitive electrical equipment.
Horus User Manual 5. Push down gently at first, ensuring you have the pins lined up correctly with the slot, and then apply more force to slot the card home fully. 6. Use the screw which held the backing plate in place to secure the card and check that the card sits properly. Finally, replace the case cover(s) and plug your machine back in. 6.
Horus User Manual HORUS POWER ON Connecting the Power Cable The Horus unit runs on 85-240V, 50-60 Hz AC voltage. Excessive voltages can seriously damage the Horus unit, so make sure that your AC power matches the voltage of your Horus unit. When you connect the power, use the cable you received with your Horus unit and plug it into a grounded outlet. For safety and EMC reasons, and to prevent audio hum, the system must be properly grounded.
Horus User Manual HORUS TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL INTERFACE Horus Menu Hierarchy www.merging.
Horus User Manual Main Home Screen This is the screen which you will see after the Horus completes its boot sequence. From here you can navigate to all the other menus for the setup and use of Horus. If at any time you want to return to the Main Screen, you can press the Merging Logo in the bottom left-hand corner to return to the Main Screen. The screen also has access to the 5 main sections of the Horus menu: Monitor, Meters, IO & Sync, PreAmp and Setup.
Horus User Manual IO & Sync Menu The IO and Synchronization menu is where the user can select the source of the Horus reference clock. It is essential that these settings are configured correctly in order to ensure a clean audio signal through the Horus unit. Reference Source Choose the desired sync source by pressing on the respective Reference source.
Horus User Manual REFS Menu (I/O & Sync) This Sub Page menu is where you can view the Deviation and Jitter of the External Reference, as measured by the Horus synchronization circuitry. Frequency: The long-term measured Frequency (in Hz) and deviation in ppm (parts per million) between the signal the unit is locked on to and the internal reference.
Horus User Manual Inactive: Adjustments to the input settings and level affect only the selected channel only Gain When in Mic mode, the input level range enables the Mic Preamplifier’s Gain to be set anywhere from -10.0 dB to +60.0 dB. In the range from -10 to 0 dB, a 10 dB Pad is inserted. When in Line, the input level range enables the Line Input Sensitivity to be adjusted from +24 dBu down to + 4 dBu for 0 dBFS. The + or - buttons give increments/decrements in 0.
Horus User Manual System Info (Set Up): In this sub menu you will find details on the Horus internals; current consumption, voltage, temperature, fan speed, serial number and the firmware version currently installed. Backlight: Dim active will darken the Horus display luminosity. When active this saves some power and hence some internally generated heat… Cooling Mode: Settings for either Low, Mid or High Cooling. This affects fan speed with reference to the temperature measured internally.
Horus User Manual Advanced (Set Up): ASIO/CoreAudio Clock Setting can be set to On or Off Screensaver: The Horus touch screen screensaver delay can be set to 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour or disabled Formats Menu (Setup) Sample Rate: Select the Horus Sampling Rate 44.1 kHz - 48 kHz - 88.2 kHz – 176.4 kHz - 192 kHz - DXD - DSD Note: The available Sampling Rates depend on the Horus Analog module cards. Only Premium Analog modules offer support beyond 192 kHz.
Horus User Manual Modules Menu (Setup) Module menu will show the available Horus Modules that your Horus has in its configuration Selecting one of the Modules described below will open the Module I/O configuration menu Monitor Shortcut to the Monitor page described above. A/D N The A/D buttons, which become active if you have 1 or more AD8(P) modules installed in the Horus unit, give access to the Input controls.
Horus User Manual Modules: MADI Sub-Menu MADI 1 port is included as standard with each Horus. MADI 2 will be listed as “EMPTY” in Horus units which are not fitted with the optional MADI expansion card Mode: Sets the MADI mode to either “Standard” (56 audio channels) or “Extended” (64 channels). To determine which setting(s) you are able to use, please consult the user manual of the device you are connecting the Horus to in order to see which (if not both) formats it complies with.
Horus User Manual Modules: A/D - AES Sub-Menu Serial Number: This is the place you can access all your Modules serial numbers without having to unslot them or open the box Type: Module Type description Input: Enabling Visible to Ravenna will allow Ravenna to “see” and use the I/O Connections (seen under the Auto-Connect utility).
Horus User Manual Modules: Loopback Transparency Check: This is a Debug Utility tool that verifies the bit transparency of the audio path On: Transparency check enabled Off: Loopback mode enabled Word Length: Word length of the digital audio data signal (16 bits or 24 bits) Status: Green: Path transparency valid Black: Path is not transparent Numbering: indicates the number of discontinuities measured Latency: Output to Input delay in samples Input: Enabling Visible to Ravenna will allow Ravenna
Horus User Manual Routing Menu (Setup) Module routing menu describes where the signal for each module in the Horus is coming from. Each button leads to a sub-menu that allows the user to change the source of the signal to that specific module. For instance, the Monitor Button in the Routing menu will allow the user to change the routing to the monitor. Choices are made in blocks of 8 channels (except for the Monitor, which is a Stereo signal).
Horus User Manual None: Sets the module so that it does not receive a signal from anywhere. Digital Mute will be output. Ravenna: Connects the module to the RAVENNA network and allows any other RAVENNA device to send signal to it. AES 1-3: Sets the module being configured to receive signal from any of the 3 banks of 4xAES-EBU input pairs.
Horus User Manual HORUS WEB CONTROL ACCESS Installing and accessing the Horus Control interface remotely To control and view your Horus remotely with a web browser make sure that you are using one of the Internet browsers below: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple Safari. * Microsoft Internet Explorer is not yet supported * Then take the following steps: 1) If you did not install Pyramix v8 proceed from step 2 to 3.
Horus User Manual Figure 2 Horus Web Access All of the Web access menu pages will be similar to those on the Horus TFT display except for the PREAMP and Network menus. PreAmp web menu Allows the creation of up to 4 groups Figure 3 Horus PreAmp Web menu ALL GRP RMN GRP RST GRP Will include all faders into the selected group Will include the remaining faders into the selected group Will reset the selected group www.merging.
Horus User Manual RST ALL GRP PADDING: Will reset all groups, all grouping will be reset to default The area where a pad is inserted in the microphone preamplifier signal path is highlighted in light purple. Network web menu The Network page allows users to personalize a name for the Horus unit. Figure4 Horus Network Web menu The Horus embedded User Manual The Horus embedded User Manual can be opened by clicking on the ? sign at the bottom left of your browser.
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Horus User Manual Horus Firmware update procedure 1) Download the latest firmware available. Can be found at http://www.merging.com/horus/download 2) Make sure that the .bin downloaded firmware file is on a PC that is on the same network as your Horus. (Users who have received a .
Horus User Manual 7) Open the MTDiscovery tool, you should see a device called “Horus in Maintenance Mode”, doubleclick on it. MT Discovery is installed with Pyramix v8. But for Horus standalone users it can also be downloaded from http://www.merging.com/horus/download Note: If you do not see the Horus Maintenance Mode entry, reboot Horus in Maintenance mode and verify your Horus Ethernet Connection to the MassCore GB Ethernet Card. If you still do not see the Horus maintenance mode under MT Discovery.
Horus User Manual Note: If your web browser does not open on the firmware upgrade page, clear your browser history and re-open the Horus page by Double Clicking on the “Horus in Maintenance Mode” entry in MT Discovery. 9) Click on “Select File” and choose the file (.bin) that you have previously unzipped on your disk 10) Click on “Update Device” (after a while, you will see some messages on the TFT screen). Warning: During update do not update your browser (refresh), until the process is completed.
Horus User Manual IMPORTANT: If the Firmware update procedure fails, repeat the Firmware update procedure by pressing the “Try Again’ Button (it will bring you back to step 7) Avoid powering down the HORUS if the firmware update has failed. It is mandatory that you attempt to re-update the firmware, refresh the online web page if necessary. Or go back to the previous browser page and select the firmware again and re-update it. If you do not proceed in this way the Horus may no longer start up.
Horus User Manual HORUS TROUBLESHOOTING How to provide Merging Support with a Horus debug dump file Dump procedure: 1. Connect the Horus to your system via Ethernet 2. Open a web browser (e.g. Google Chrome) and make sure that you type in your Horus Ip address 3. This should open the Main Horus Page (alternatively open the Horus Web page from the MT Discovery tool) 4. Follow the ip address with the /debug/syslog as in the example below 169.254.60/debug/syslog 5.
