Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.41
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Dante Configuration: Clock
It is possible to incorrectly configured system word clocks and clock directions. Please refer to
ANNEX A: Dante
Synchronization and Clocking
for detailed information and diagrams.
How do I know if my Clock is incorrectly configured?
If your overall system clock is incorrectly configured, you may:
See console warning messages
Notice the Dante-MY16-AUD card “Error” LED remaining Orange
Hear corrupt audio
How do I fix it?
Use Dante Controller Clock Status tab to view the clock configuration for all the Dante devices on the network.
There should be one Primary Clock Master
There should usually be only one clock set to “External”
“Preferred Master” setting to be avoided unless advanced design and configuration is required
Next, check your Yamaha equipment clock configuration:
If an external clock source is used to drive the Dante PTP Clock Master, ensure it is using the correct
sample rate and the Dante-MY16-AUD card is set to “Enable Sync To External ”
Check clock signal routing to other digital networks for loops
Symptom: orange “Error” light with green “Sync” light
This indicates a clock sync issue between the host Yamaha equipment and the Dante-MY16-AUD displaying this
condition. This could either be because your clock configuration is wrong, or you have incorrectly configured
sample rates.
Check the clock source on both the Yamaha device and the Dante-MY16-AUD card(s). If a Dante-MY16-AUD card is
selected as the clock source on the Yamaha equipment,
ALL
of the Dante cards in this device must have their word
clock source set to “Internal”. Similarly if a Dante-MY16-AUD card has “Enable Sync To External ” set, the Yamaha
equipment must have an internal “Int” clock source selected.
Symptom: Red “Sync” light with orange “Error” light
This indicates the card was unable to lock with (or fell out of lock with) the Dante network clock. A number of
issues may cause this condition to occur.
The common issue for Dante-MY16-AUD cards is a 100Mbit link in the network: Dante-MY16-AUD cards require
Gigabit networking between all Dante nodes.
