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Issue 4, August 2021 Model 5401A User Guide
Page 22 Studio Technologies, Inc.
Model 5401A
DANTE LEADER CLOCK
Tone Generator Menu
The Model 5401A’s tone generator function is capable of creating eight precision sine wave tones with inde-
pendent frequency and level configuration. The frequency range is 1 to 22000 hertz (Hz) and the level range
is –99 to 0 dBFS.
The tone signals have Dante transmitter (output) default names of
Tone 1 through Tone 8 . It’s expected that
most applications will only use a few of the tones. But having eight output channels provides flexibility in creating
a set of tones with various frequency and level combinations. These can be useful in a range of applications
including identifying individual channels in a multi-channel arrangement, e.g., stereo, 5.1, or 7.1.
Frequency (Hz): These eight fields reflect the Model
5401A’s currently selected sine wave tone genera-
tor frequencies. For each channel enter the desired
frequency in full hertz. Don’t use a suffix such as k or
kHz, nor enter a comma or period to delineate thou-
sands. Entering 1001 would be correct while 1,001
or 1.001 k would not be acceptable.
The default tone frequencies were selected in hun-
dreds of hertz with the first digit matching the channel
number: 100, 200, 300, etc. This can be useful when
checking a series of channels as this pattern can be
easily recognized either by ear or using equipment
that can display the frequency in text. Some appli-
cations may need the common 1000 or 10000 Hz
reference sine wave tones and there’s no problem
configuring these if desired.
Level (dBFS): These eight fields display the level
of the Model 5401A’s sine wave tone outputs. The
output level for each of the audio output channels is
independently adjustable over a range of –99 to 0
dBFS. The level is selectable in 1-dBFS steps.
Enter the desired level in full dBFS with a hyphen as
the prefix to indicate less than full scale. In applica-
tions that comply with the SMPTE® audio standards
the typical nominal level will be –20 dBFS which can
be thought of as 20 dB less than full scale or digital 0.