Model 5422A User Guide
Issue 3, December 2022
Studio Technologies, Inc.
Page 39
Model 5422A
DANTE INTERCOM AUDIO ENGINE
The group labels are not configurable for the IFB and
Audio Switching operating modes. In these modes a
group label is used to define which IFB or Audio Switch
channel pair the channel belongs to within the group
and the function of each channel. For example, IFB1 for
channels 1 and 2 in an IFB group or SW2 for channels
3 and 4 in an Audio Switching group. Following the
channel-pair identifier label the specific function of the
channel is shown. This will be Int In or Pgm In for the
IFB receiver (input) channels and Pgm+Int or Non Int
for the IFB transmitter (output) channels. For the Audio
Switching operating mode the labels would be Audio
or Control for the receiver (input) channels and Norm
On or Norm Off for the transmitter (output) channels.
Lastly, an individual channel label can be appended
to the Dante Channel Label. This is handled on the
Audio Engine Channel Configuration webpage for
each audio engine. The second column in the table
shows the complete channel label and includes a
text input box that can be used to view or change the
individual channel label. Up to 12 characters can be
entered. Dante receiver (input) and transmitter (output)
channels in the Party-Line, Summing Bus, and Pass
Thru operating mode groups have identical channel
labels. The default individual channel labels for the
non IFB and Audio Switching groups are Ch1, Ch2,
Ch3, etc. This field can be used to label each channel
with its intended user. i.e. Talent 1, Play-by-Play, Larry,
Sergio, etc.
For the IFB and Audio Switching operating mode
groups a single channel label is applied to each chan-
nel pair. This is because each IFB and Audio Switching
section is comprised of two input and two output chan-
nels. The default labels for these groups, for example,
are IFB1 and SW2.
As previously discussed, channel labels can also be
edited using the Dante Controller software application.
But information entered using Dante Controller is not
passed to the Model 5422A’s webpage interface. This
data could be overwritten when modifying channel
labels from the M5422A’s webpages. Using the Clear
Config function within Dante Controller will erase all
Dante channel labels in the Model 5422A. It is rec-
ommended to subsequently use the restore factory
defaults in the Model 5422A’s system webpage to
re-populate the “smart” channel labels in the unit. Also
note, changing the Channels per Group setting on the
Audio Engine Group Configuration page will reset all
associated Dante channel labels and will force all audio
routes (Dante subscriptions) to be removed.
The Channel Configuration webpages have multiple
Submit buttons. These are provided adjacent to entry
fields and should be activated each time a change has
been made. Changes will not be stored if the appropri-
ate Submit button has not be “pressed.”
Receiver (Input) Gain (±dB):
The nominal level of
each Dante receiver (input) channel can be adjusted
over a range of ±20 dB in 1-dB steps. Adjust the level
as desired to optimize the performance of an applica-
tion. Consider carefully whether a channel’s receiver
gain really needs to be adjusted! In most cases, main
-
taining the default value (0 dB) will be optimal. Adding
gain (a positive number) can reduce the headroom
available to a signal within both the Model 5422A and
the overall system. Attenuating the signal (a negative
number) can slightly increase the noise floor of the
overall system. A Submit button, located on the far
right of each row, must be used to store a gain change.
Transmitter (Output) Gain (±dB):
The nominal level
of each Dante transmitter (output) channel can be
adjusted over a range of ±20 dB in 1-dB steps. Adjust
the level as desired to optimize the performance of an
application. Consider carefully whether a channel’s
transmitter gain really needs to be adjusted! In most
cases, maintaining the default value (0 dB) will be op-
timal. Adding gain (a positive number) can reduce the
headroom available to a signal within both the Model
5422A and the overall system. Attenuating the signal
(a negative number) can slightly increase the noise
floor of the overall system. A Submit button, located
on the far right of each row, must be used to store a
gain change.
