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ADX-120

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ADX-120B

NETWORKED COMMENTATOR UNIT

(DANTE VERSION)

Installation and Operation Manual

Firmware Version 1.4

Lance Design / 27 Fairview Avenue / Ridgefield, Connecticut  06877

Tel: 203-894-8206 / Fax: 203-894-8207

www.lancedesign.com

Summary of Contents for ADX-120

Page 1: ... 120B NETWORKED COMMENTATOR UNIT DANTE VERSION Installation and Operation Manual Firmware Version 1 4 Lance Design 27 Fairview Avenue Ridgefield Connecticut 06877 Tel 203 894 8206 Fax 203 894 8207 www lancedesign com ...

Page 2: ... subjected to mechanical or electrical abuse or modification as determined by Lance Design and also that the equipment is returned to Lance Design with prior authorization No liability whatsoever is assumed for consequential damages resulting from the use or failure of this equipment This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied including any implied warranty of fitness for...

Page 3: ...3 ADX 120 Announce Box Front Panel View ADX 120 Announce Box Rear Panel View ADX 2400 Truck End ...

Page 4: ... announce headset Volume controls are provided on the top of the unit for each of these two channels 3 A two channel wet RTS Format IFB for the stand up position This output has enough DC current available to operate two IFB beltpacks This output may also be switched to a dry balanced output selectable to either of the two ifb channels This is useful for a dry IFB beltpack or an SA speaker or othe...

Page 5: ...n ADX 120 typically requires on the order of 11 to 15 mb of bandwidth so a single gigabit link can support a large number of ADX 120s and or ADX 140s 3 The audio quality is very high The microphone preamps are extremely low noise transparent designs and considered to be some of the industry s best Preamp gain is remotely controlled over a wide range All audio paths are of the highest quality with ...

Page 6: ...s software dante controller Once the application is installed connect the computer to the Dante network and run the application All of the Dante devices on the network should be visable and can be routed as desired Routing configurations are stored in each unit and overall system configurations may be stored as files using Dante Controller The remote devices are identified by the ADX 2400s by a SY...

Page 7: ... the SOURCE button is pressed Note that this is not Dante network routing but selection of internal local sources local input net receiver tones silence perhaps mixers etc The channel 9 16 mixer options allow any or all of these channels to be mixed down to one or more outputs This may be useful for mixing talkback signals without using an external mixer The PL Matrix functions somewhat like the f...

Page 8: ... rear panel wet PL channel 2 Network Inputs Received from the network IFB 1 The interrupt side of the front panel 1 4 TRS jack PGM 1 The non interrupt side of the front panel TRS jack IFB 2 The interrupt side of the rear panel XLR IFB output PGM 2 The non interrupt side of the rear panel XLR IFB output AUX 1 Spare input which may be mixed into the headset jack 1 4 AUX 2 Spare input which may be mi...

Page 9: ... or low headphone impedence Selection of wet or dry mode and source for the rear panel IFB 2 connector Optional sidetone mixed to headset Optional Aux inputs mixed to headset Selection of button illumination color for the panel buttons Selection of button mode either momentary or smart latching Status reporting of PL and IFB currents and voltages temperature and ethernet port status These remote m...

Page 10: ...the right of the ID number then there is no active device at this ID When the desired device is selected press MENU again This will access the menu of the remote device and the menu might look like this depending on the type of device and the selected item The configuration and status items may be selected using the knob Once the desired item is selected press the MENU SET button to allow changing...

Page 11: ...nfig Item 04 Mic 1 Phantom On Off Turns on phantom power for Mic 1 Indicated by a green LED on the rear panel Config Item 05 Mic 2 Phantom On Off Turns on phantom power for Mic 2 Indicated by a green LED on the rear panel Phantom power for Mic 2 will automatically be turned off when Line In mode is selected Config Item 06 IFB 1 Mode Controls the signal routing for the IFB 1 output front panel head...

Page 12: ...nfig Item 09 Sidetone This adds the local Mic 1 output to the headphones either left right or both This might be useful if a mix minus were being returned to the commentator instead of a full mix Config Item 10 Sidetone Level Controls the level of the added sidetone Config Item 11 Aux Input 1 This allows the source routed to the Aux 1 network input to be added to the headphone mix either left righ...

Page 13: ...nt DC Current drawn by the external PL beltpacks This should be less than 100 milliamps The PL power supply will go into a shutdown condition if current is greater than 140 ma Status Item 03 PL Voltage DC Voltage of PL power supply Nominally 25 volts Status Item 04 IFB Current DC Current drawn by the external IFB beltpacks This should be less than 100 milliamps The IFB power supply will go into a ...

Page 14: ...ler Note that audio routing is defined based on these names If you change names you may have to re route some of your signal paths using the new name It s best to set all names first then do routing To enter user friendly names from Dante Controller do the following steps 1 Identify the unit that you wish to rename From the ADX 2400 you can access the remote device number for which the System ID s...

Page 15: ... headset Use the ADX 8000 to provide power for the ADX 120s This unit contains redundant power supplies and will provide highly reliable power even in the event of the failure of one of the supplies Insure a reliable AC power source in the remote location for the ADX units and for the Ethernet switch If there is any question about the reliability of the AC supply you might consider using a small U...

Page 16: ...x 1 5 Milliseconds on all paths analog to analog IFB 1 Outputs 2 channel dry unbalanced Max power in 600 ohms is 120mw IFB 2 Outputs 2 channel wet RTS format or single channel dry 4dB nom PL Interface Booth End 2 channel wet RTS format DC current to support 2 beltpacks PL Interface Truck End 4 wire via ADX 2400 or other Dante device PL Trans hybrid Loss Greater than 55 dB Remote Control From ADX 2...

Page 17: ... no connection 5 Ground 6 GPI 1 In Mute 7 GPI 2 In Talkback 1 8 GPI 3 In Talkback 2 9 Ground GPI inputs are TTL compatible inputs pulled up to 5 volts with a 5K resistor They should be pulled to ground with a dry switch closure to activate RS232 Remote port is 38 4K Baud One Stop Bit No Parity ...

Page 18: ...18 Notes ...

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