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Calrec Hydra2 User Manual

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  • Page 1 HYDRA2 ORGANIZER USER GUIDE H 2O Gigabit Ethernet Networking calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture...
  • Page 2 Apollo, Artemis, Summa, Hydra, Bluefin and document. The latest version will be available High Density Signal Processing (HDSP) are trade marks of Calrec Audio Ltd. Dolby ® E is a Tel: +44 (0)1422 842159 upon request. This publication is for International Fax: +44 (0)1422 845244 usage.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Patching to a Protected Output Information Salvos Important Information Viewing and Adding To Salvos Health and Safety Executing a Salvo Saving Salvos Introduction-Hydra2Networking Getting and Deleting Salvos Overview Sync Sources Single Console Networks Metadata and EMBER Control Multi-Console Networks Hydra Patchbays...
  • Page 4 4 HYDRA2 Operator Manuel...

  • Page 5: Information

    INFORMATION calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 6: Important Information

    Repairs • Full details of enquiry (e.g. fault report) charge technical support and advice to all If you need to return goods to Calrec for • Serial number of faulty hardware (if customers by phone or e-mail. whatever reason, please contact your...
  • Page 7 In many installations the AC power your warranty, please observe static connectors will not be readily accessible, handling procedures, for example, use an If in doubt, please check with a Calrec effectively making the equipment appropriately grounded anti-static wrist customer support engineer before permanently connected.

  • Page 8: Health And Safety

    Cleaning For cleaning the front panels of the equipment we recommend using a soft anti-static cloth, lightly dampened with water if required. 8 HYDRA2 Information Operator Manuel...

  • Page 9: Introduction-Hydra2Networking

    INTRODUCTION - HYDRA2 NETWORKING calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 10: Overview

    MADI, Dolby-E decoders, SDI embedders as providing comprehensive built in and de-embedders. New formats can redundancy. easily be supported as they arrive. Hydra2 also supports non-audio I/O interfaces in Audio consoles and I/O can be physically the form of general purpose inputs and...

  • Page 11: Single Console Networks

    Apollo, Artemis and Summa consoles can then be patched directly to multiple Input to output patching provides routing rely on the Hydra2 system for all audio output ports if the raw signal is required capability without the use of DSP or the routing.

  • Page 12: Multi-Console Networks

    When connecting two or more routers (not counting secondary paths designed Each Hydra2 link is capable of carrying up together it is important that one of for redundancy, or configured trunks for to 512 channels of audio simultaneously them, and only one, is configured to increased bandwidth).
  • Page 13 B’s rack, Console B and C can then “Router Cores” on page 14 for more of bandwidth in both directions. Please only access 412 channels from inputs information. contact Calrec customer support for more information. CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 14: Router Cores

    Console Console Console Core Core Core Router Core Audio I/O Audio I/O Audio I/O Audio I/O Audio I/O Audio I/O Equipment Room Audio I/O Audio I/O Studio A Studio B Studio C 14 HYDRA2 Introduction - Hydra2 Networking Operator Manual...

  • Page 15: Ip Address Management

    AAA is given a value unique to the customer / owner of the system. BBB is given a value unique to each Rented OB / Mobile Unit Hydra2 Router to Router connections. router / processing rack owned by a IP Address - customer.

  • Page 16: Master Routers

    MASTER ROUTERS In any Hydra2 network there needs to ConfiguringMaster&SlaveRouters be a Master Router. Only the active main router card in the chosen rack needs to be configured as In a single router / processing rack the Master, however, it is good practise to...

  • Page 17: Sync In Multi-Router Systems

    LINKS LINKS LINKS LINKS LINKS LINKS LINKS LINKS ETHERNET ETHERNET ETHERNET ETHERNET ETHERNET ETHERNET ETHERNET ETHERNET Console Router Rack Console Router Rack Control Room 1 Control Room 2 Primary Sync Path Secondary Sync Path CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 18: I/O Box Identification

    I/O BOX IDENTIFICATION STANDARD SWITCH FOR HID SETTING Each I/O box on the Hydra2 network ModularI/OboxIDsetting needs to be given a unique ID in the The ID for modular I/O boxes is set by form of a number between 0 and 255.

  • Page 19: I/O Port Identification

    Modular I/O boxes can contain a mixture being fed by the Hydra2 port, e.g. ‘Mic2’, of formats of I/O and their default port or ‘VT6’.
  • Page 20 20 HYDRA2 Operator Manuel...

  • Page 21: UsingH20

    USING H20 calrec.com Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 22: Connection And Login

    CONNECTION AND LOGIN H2O is the ‘Hydra2 Organizer’—a FIGURE 1 - CONNECTION standalone user interface providing Web Browser administrator-level control over the Master Router Rack Hydra2 network. RESETS SYNC INPUTS CONTROL h y dr a SYSTEM ROUTER / EXPANDER ENABLE...

  • Page 23: I/O Boxes And Port Labels

    Figure 1 above, where custom information Physical I/O boxes can be replaced with the database first using the Boxes- about the box can be entered. units of the same I/O type and quantity function. CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...
  • Page 24 Mic Gain, 48 V and SRC controls. For more information see the Port Protection sections of the Apollo, Artemis or Summa Operator/User manuals. 24 HYDRA2 Using H20 Operator Manual...

  • Page 25: Access Rights

    PC/Touch Display interface. If patches are attempted to ports which have been restricted, the patch will display as “!! port x !!” to indicate that the patch cannot be made at this time. CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 26: Manage Folders

    To select multiple ports, Ports may only be added to folders or hold CTRL whilst clicking each required sub-folders which do not contain further port, or to select a consecutive group sub-folders. 26 HYDRA2 Using H20 Operator Manual...

  • Page 27: Port Grouping

    / down arrows at the bottom of the window. Port groups that are no longer required can be broken apart using the remove from group button shown below. ADD TO GROUP BUTTON REMOVE FROM GROUP BUTTON CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...

  • Page 28: Manage Clients

    The Manage Clients screen shows all FIGURE 1 - MANAGE CLIENTS LIST the consoles and standalone racks on the Hydra2 network that H2O is aware To manage console access rights to I/O, or sync settings on consoles and standalone racks, the consoles/racks need to appear in the ‘Manage Clients’...

  • Page 29: Port Patching

    PORT PATCHING The Port Patching screen allows FIGURE 1 - PORT PATCHING, FOLDER TOP LEVEL VIEW Hydra2 inputs to be patched to Hydra2 outputs directly from H2O. As well as making cross-point patches of physical I/O ports, H2O can also patch to/from Hydra patchbays.

  • Page 30: Source Settings

    When viewing I/O boxes within the I/O Box & Setup Screen, select the SOURCE SETTINGS tab to view the controls as described above. The second image on this page shows available controls when viewing an AES I/O box. 30 HYDRA2 Using H20 Operator Manual...

  • Page 31: Port Protection

    All output destinations are available to all users across the Hydra2 network if permitted within H2O, but only one audio feed can be routed to each individual output at any one time.

  • Page 32: Salvos

    From here, the the Open Salvo List pop-up. user can choose a salvo by clicking on its name and clicking GET, which closes the pop-up and displays the salvo as a list 32 HYDRA2 Using H20 Operator Manual...

  • Page 33: Sync Sources

    It is important to ensure all of the clients (Calrec router/DSP/processing racks) on the network are locked to the same derived sync source. Ensure that any sync buffers or regenerators feeding the racks are all referenced from the same master source.

  • Page 34: Metadata And Ember Control

    METADATA AND EMBER CONTROL SMPTE2020 metadata can be inserted into chosen Hydra2 SDI output streams using a 3rd party EMBER controller. The EMBER controller can choose from a list of metadata sets stored by H2O. To make a metadata set available for...

  • Page 35: Hydra Patchbays

    DSP audio outputs available on the Hydra2 network, allowing other Hydra2 users to access them as well as allowing console input sources and output feeds to be changed remotely. HPBs are virtual patchbays within the Hydra2 domain.

  • Page 36: Port Sharing

    If the port is first un-patched at point 2, the I/O box port’s input settings will be retained, even when the port is also un- patched at point 1. 36 HYDRA2 Using H20 Operator Manual...

  • Page 37: Label & Sw-P-08 Data Import / Export

    H2O. If using Google Chrome, then shift+click the right most column as recommended by Calrec, the file to highlight all columns. Once all download progress is shown in the bottom columns are set to text, click Next.

  • Page 38: Sw-P-08 Configuration

    (100/16 = 6.25, rounded down = 6, +1=7), and that is unknown to the 3rd party device a Calrec SW-P-08 level value of 5 (100 mod 16 / is patched to a destination. These values *The exact format of SW-P-08 mapping data 0.25 x 16 =4, +1=5)
  • Page 39 CALREC Putting Sound in the Picture...
  • Page 40 CalrecAudioLtd Nutclough Mill Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire England UK HX7 8EZ Tel +44 (0)1422 842159 Fax +44 (0)1422 845244 Email Enquiries@calrec.com calrec.com (926-166 Iss.10)

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