Studio Technologies 5202 - Manual (Page 6)

Issue 1, August 2014 Model 5202 User Guide
Page 6 Studio Technologies, Inc.
Model 5202
Dante to Phones and Line Output Interface
electronically balanced, capacitor coupled,
and will perform optimally when driving
loads of 2 k (2000) ohms or greater. The
nominal output level depends on the setting
of the rotary level control. When the control
is set to its fully clockwise position the nomi-
nal level is +4 dBU. This means that if there
is a Dante transmitter (output) channel that
has a nominal level of –20 dBFS, when it’s
routed to a Model 5202 the associated line
output will have a nominal level of +4 dBu.
The Model 5202 provides two 3-pin male
XLR connectors for interfacing with associ-
ated equipment. Pin 2 should be connected
as signal + (high), pin 3 as signal – (low),
and pin 1 as common/shield. To connect
to an unbalanced load use pin 2 as signal
+ (high) and pin 1 as low/shield. Pin 3
should be left unconnected. To clarify, for
correct unbalanced operation it is important
not to connect pin 3 to anything; do not
connect pins 1 and 3 together.
Dante
Configuration
Several Model 5202’s Dante-related param-
eters can be configured. These configura-
tion settings will be stored in non-volatile
memory within the Model 5202’s circuitry.
Configuration will typically be done with the
Dante Controller software application which
is available for download free of charge at
www.audinate.com. Versions of Dante Con-
troller are available to support Windows®
and OS X® operating systems. The Model
5202 uses the Ultimo 2-input/2-output
integrated circuit to implement the Dante
architecture. However only the two receiver
(input) channels are utilized. This dictates
which parameters can be configured and
what choices are available.
The two audio input channels associated
with the Model 5202’s Dante interface must
be assigned to the desired output sources.
Within Dante Controller a “subscription” is
the term used for routing a transmit flow
(a group of output channels) to a receive
flow (a group of input channels). The Model
5202 will support audio sample rates of
44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz with a limited
selection of pull-up/pull-down values. The
Model 5202 can serve as the clock master
for a Dante network but in most cases it will
“sync” to another device.
The Model 5202 has a default Dante device
name of ST-M5202 and a unique suffix.
The suffix identifies the specific Model
5202 that is being configured (it relates
to the MAC address of the Ultimo integrat-
ed circuit). The two Dante receiver chan-
nels have default names of
Ch1 and Ch2.
Using Dante Controller the default device
and channel names can be revised as
appropriate for the specific application.
Operation
At this point an Ethernet connection with
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) capability
should have been made. The unit’s Dante
configuration settings should have been
made using Dante Controller software
application. At a minimum a transmitter
source should have been routed to the
Model 5202’s two Dante receiver channels.
Headphone and line output connections
should have been made as desired.
Normal operation of the Model 5202
can now begin.