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7 Configuration of the

Dante Network

PA-900DT is configured as a receiver in the
Dante network by means of the program “Dante
Controller”, available as a free download on the
website of the company Audinate . The settings
made via the program will be saved in the corre-
sponding transmitters and receivers of the Dante
network so that the program is only required
for network configuration but not for normal
operation . The following system requirements
apply to the computer on which the program
“Dante Controller” is to be executed:

Component

Minimum requirements

Processor

1 GHz

RAM

512 MB

Network

Standard Ethernet interface

(100 Mbits /s or Gigabit) or wireless LAN

(WiFi) interface

Operating

system

Windows 7

(SP1 or higher),

8.1

Note:

Both UTF-8 and Unicode will be sup-

ported, except for host names and names
of units; the DNS standard will not support
Unicode for them.

Mac OS X 10.9.5, 10.10.5

10.11

Note:

Intel architecture only; PPC architecture

will not be supported.

Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corpora-
tion in the USA and other countries.

Mac OS is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
in the USA and other countries.

7.1 Installing the “Dante Controller”

To install the program from the Audinate web-
site:
1) Call up the following Internet address:

https://www .audinate .com/products/software/
dante-controller

2) Select the operating system .
3) Click the button with the version of the Dante

controller .

4) Log in or create an account .
5) Download the software .
6) Install the software .

7.2 Configuration of the unit with the

Dante Controller

1) Start the Dante Controller .
2) Wait for the desired Dante transmitter and

PA-900DT to appear in the matrix (under
“Dante Receivers”) .

Note:

If PA-900DT or the Dante transmitter fails

to appear, the reason may be that

– the corresponding unit has not been switched

– the unit is in a different subnet

– the unit is not able to synchronize with the other

Dante units .

However, if one of the two last-mentioned rea-
sons applies, the Dante unit should at least appear
under the tab “Device Info” or “Clock Status” in
the network view . A fast solution of the problem
may be to switch off the unit or to disconnect the
connection to the switch . For further information
please refer to the user manual of the Dante Con-
troller from Audinate .

3) In the menu bar of the Dante Controller, se-

lect “Device / Device View” or use the shortcut
Ctrl+D . The Device View window will open .

4) Select “PA-900DT” in the bar of the drop-

down menu appearing beneath the menu
bar .

5) The third bar can be used to indicate informa-

tion on the unit and to make settings . Select
the tab “Device Config” (refer to fig . 8) .

6) Adjust the “Sample Rate” to the desired

Dante transmitter or set a different common
sample rate for both units, if required .

7) In the field “Rename Device”, the name

used for the unit in the Dante network can
be changed (e . g . to a specific name referring
to the place of installation) . Click “Apply” to
confirm the change .

8) Use the tab “Network Config” to change the

network settings for the Dante interface of
PA-900DT, if required .

7.3 Routing with the Dante Controller

To assign the input signals and output signals of
the corresponding units:
1) Under “Routing” in the window “Network

View”, click

⊞

to open the channels of the

desired Dante transmitter under “Dante
Transmitters” and the channels of PA-900DT
under “Dante Receivers” (refer to fig . 9) .

2) Navigate from the column of the Dante trans-

mit channel to the line of the desired Dante
receive channel of PA-900DT and click the
field at the intersection point .

3) Wait for the field to show a green circle with

a white check mark