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PD Dante 

 

version 2.02 rev a - 31/10/18 

43 

Dimensioned drawing 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15way D-type 

pinout 

 

1 

VCC 

9 

RX+ 

2 

RX- 

10 

TX+ 

3 

TX- 

11 

AES Input+ 

4 

AES Input- 

12 

AES  

5 

AES Output- 

13 

GND 

6 

Line Output 1+ 

14 

Line Output 1- 

7 

GND 

15 

Line Output 2+ 

8 

Line Output 2- 

 

Nixer reserves the right to change product details and specifications without notice 

 

Dante is a registered trademark of Audinate Pty 

iPod and iPhone are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. 

Summary of Contents for PD Dante

Page 1: ...PD Dante User Manual v2 02 rev a 31 10 18...

Page 2: ...PD Dante version 2 02 rev a 31 10 18 2 Nixer Ltd 45 Evelyn Road Dunstable Bedfordshire LU5 4NG Telephone 44 1582 343111 email info nixerproaudio com website www nixerproaudio com...

Page 3: ...1 Left View 11 Right View 12 Power 12 PD Dante Software 13 Main Input Screen 13 Channel Assignment Window 16 Channel Setup Menu 17 Focus 18 Dante Menu 19 View RX Channels 20 View TX channels 21 Set Ro...

Page 4: ...PD Dante version 2 02 rev a 31 10 18 4 Configuring Dante Networks 38 Correct IP configuration 38 Possible IP network configuration mistakes 38 Dimensioned drawing 43 15way D type pinout 43...

Page 5: ...of the professional practices relevant installation codes and manufacturer s instructions European harmonized standards applied EMC Emission EN 61000 6 3 2007 10 01 EN55022 2007 06 01 Class B wireless...

Page 6: ...ervicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as the power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has...

Page 7: ...es or solvents The front panel should be cleaned using a soft brush and a dry lint free cloth For persistent marks use a soft cloth and isopropyl alcohol Keep these instructions for future reference F...

Page 8: ...s of the speakers or headphones Alternatively they can be set to independent levels with individual trim controls for each Additional inputs are available as an unbalanced stereo line input on a 3 5mm...

Page 9: ...do not have a PoE port then you will need to plug in the supplied Plug Top Supply and connect it to the PD Dante with the supplied USB cable Note the USB cable supplied is relatively short at 500mm t...

Page 10: ...e connected Basic PD Dante connection diagram Dante Network containing other Dante enabled devices PoE Enable Switch Computer running Dante Controller for setting initial connections PD Dante powered...

Page 11: ...rge 5 127mm Capacitive touchscreen TFT display plus two small speakers for confidence monitoring Left View Left view of the PD Dante showing the two 1G RJ45 Ethernet ports Primary and Secondary The Pr...

Page 12: ...icrophone for talking back into the Dante network Next is another 3 5mm 1 8inch jack socket for connecting unbalanced stereo line playback devices such as iPod iPhone etc Again this allows this signal...

Page 13: ...tus is shown by a S on a square box The colour of the box will change to reflect the current connection a Green 1GHz network connection b Orange 100MHz network connection c Grey no valid network conne...

Page 14: ...menu Normally the peak is displayed in white turning red when a 0dBFS is detected c Touching and dragging the volume fader knob will change the volume level The attenuation of the fader can be read t...

Page 15: ...pen the System Menu which is described in the System Menu section 11 Channel Grid Area a This comprises an 8 by 8 grid of 64 channels b Each individual cell displays i Dante RX channel name ii High re...

Page 16: ...oad if it has set o Orange indicates that a peak signal has been detected on the selected channel o Peak signal level to be detected is set up via the Sys Menu under the Meters tab o Dark grey indicat...

Page 17: ...ven to R pressing this button routes all Even channels to the Right Output Clear All OVLs Clears all Channel OVL indicators that have been set Route all to L pressing this button routes all channels t...

Page 18: ...hannels which have had their Focus set to off in the Channel Assignment window will be dimmed relatively to channels which have their Focus set to on The effect can be seen in the above example screen...

Page 19: ...local RX channels of the PD Dante to be assigned to other devices on the network Clear Local Routing will clear all the subscribed channels on the PD Dante It is followed by a confirmation window If t...

Page 20: ...cted device Please note that to obtain the channel names the PD Dante will communicate via the network with the selected device which means there will be a short delay before the list is populated A r...

Page 21: ...iew TX channels Example of viewing TX channels Set Routing To set the local routing of the PD Dante firstly select the device that is to be connected to the PD Dante in the list so that it turns white...

Page 22: ...lowest number to the highest number so for example to select all 64 channels of another device Select Channel 1 then go to the end of the list and select channel 64 and all the channels in between wil...

Page 23: ...v a 31 10 18 23 Press Route to subscribe the selected routing and the following display will appear The Selection has now been subscribed Press Prev to go back to the previous screen or Home to return...

Page 24: ...memory will recall the memory Save pressing this button saves the units current routing and focus settings to the selected memory Edit Name pressing this button will allow the selected memorys name to...

Page 25: ...e press the Update Title button to complete the process Or press Cancel to escape without saving any of the changes Selecting auto recall of a memory A memory can be selected to Auto Recall when the P...

Page 26: ...selected channel is immediately routed to the L R outputs and any previously selected channel is cleared o Hold Works in conjunction with Listen changing the Listen mode to additive where each additio...

Page 27: ...vailable at the microphone input AES3 o A stereo meter displaying the AES3 level post the trim o The AES input can be adjusted from 20dB to 20dB in 1dB steps via the volume bar o There is also an indi...

Page 28: ...Square Triangle o The frequency can be selected to be one of the following 50Hz 100Hz 200Hz 500Hz 1kHz 2kHz 5kHz or 10kHz please note at higher frequencies the square and triangle waves will appear mo...

Page 29: ...their pre set level in grey o Pressing one of the areas in this grid will select that send to the Output Control area The selected Output Control area o Displays the level of the currently selected ma...

Page 30: ...kers Disable This button toggles between disabling the speakers but leave the headphones functioning as normal Line Out o A stereo meter displaying the current output level o Line out follow Vol when...

Page 31: ...Pressing the single arrow buttons will increment or decrement the selected Dante output by one pair i e increment 1 2 to 3 4 decrement 9 10 to 7 8 etc o Pressing the double arrow buttons will increme...

Page 32: ...minal level in 1dB steps o Nominal level can be set from 6dbFS to 24dBFS o Peak Hold enables peak hold markers on the main meters Channel Meters o OVL Ind enables OVL markers on channel meters o Trim...

Page 33: ...firmware versions are displayed on this page Primary Connection o IP Address o Mask IP Address o Gateway IP Address o Network Speed Secondary Connection o IP Address o Mask IP Address o Gateway IP Ad...

Page 34: ...load the latest firmware from ww nixer uk com to your PC Next attach the PD Dante to the PC via the USB cable that came with your product Navigate to the Update Menu in the System menus and press the...

Page 35: ...ee that it says device connected in the status window Click on Load Hex File Next navigate to and load in the hex file that you downloaded from ww nixerproaudio com Click the Erase Program Button and...

Page 36: ...Programming completed Click Run Main and your unit will reboot with its updated software To update the FPGA firmware start the Nixer BLM program Select FPGA Flash from the pull down menu and click co...

Page 37: ...0 18 37 Click Erase Program Once the status window says Programming complete click Run Main and your PD Dante will reboot When the Splash Window starts you will see confirmation of the Main CPU firmwa...

Page 38: ...the same network as other Dante devices If a DHCP server is present the computer and Dante devices will all acquire their IP addresses via DHCP Possible IP network configuration mistakes Possible netw...

Page 39: ...hrough and on average a signal takes 100uS to travel through a switch Please remember that each Dante device contains one switch In a simple Dante network with just one external switch latencies below...

Page 40: ...more per port Switching capacity 2x the total number of ports i e 10 ports 20Gbs EEE Energy Efficient Ethernet must be disabled if it can t be then avoid it Fan less operation Fibre module options Ea...

Page 41: ...0dBFS down to 72dBFS in 1dB steps b Optional Peak hold c Optional Working level indicator with user definable level 10 Internal 2W channel amplifier feeding either a 2x Internal speakers b Headphone...

Page 42: ...the same time for redundancy 18 USB port is also used for product firmware updates 19 Wired remote control option on 15way D type connector a RS485 balanced TX and RX pairs b 5V feed to connected dev...

Page 43: ...Input 4 AES Input 12 AES Output 5 AES Output 13 GND 6 Line Output 1 14 Line Output 1 7 GND 15 Line Output 2 8 Line Output 2 Nixer reserves the right to change product details and specifications witho...

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