SONIFEX AVN-DIO0 Series DIO Audiophile Dante Interfaces Instruction Manual

AVN-DIO0 Series DIO Audiophile Dante Interfaces
Instruction Manual Manufacturers of Audio Products for AV, Installed
Sound, Broadcast Radio & Broadcast TV

Product Warranty – 2 Year Extended
As standard, Sonifex products are supplied with a 1 year back to base warranty.
In order to register the date of purchase and so that we can keep you informed of any product design improvements or modifications, it is important to complete the  warranty registration online. Additionally, if you register the product on the Sonifex website, you can increase your product warranty to 2 years. Go to the Sonifex website at: www.sonifex.co.uk/register to apply for your 2 year warranty.

Sonifex Warranty & Liability Terms & Conditions

Definitions

‘the Company’ means Sonifex Ltd and where relevant includes companies within the same group of companies as Sonifex Limited.
‘the Goods’ means the goods or any part thereof supplied by the Company and where relevant includes: work carried out by the Company on items supplied by the  Purchaser; services supplied by the Company; and software supplied by the Company.
‘the Purchaser’ means the person or organisation who buys or has agreed to buy the Goods.
‘the Price’ means the Price of the Goods and any other charges incurred by the Company in the supply of the Goods.
‘the Warranty Term’ is the length of the product warranty which is usually 12 months from the date of despatch; except when the product has been registered at the Sonifex  website when the Warranty Term is 24 months from the date of despatch.
‘the Contract’ means the quotation, these Conditions of Sale and any other document incorporated in a contract between the Company and the Purchaser.
This is the entire Contract between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and may not be changed or terminated except in writing in accordance with the provisions  of this Contract. A reference to the consent, acknowledgement, authority or agreement of the Company means in writing and only by a director of the Company.

Warranty

a. The Company agrees to repair or (at its discretion) replace Goods which are found to be defective (fair wear and tear excepted) and which are returned to the Company  within the Warranty Term provided that each of the following are satisfied:
i. notification of any defect is given to the Company immediately upon its becoming apparent to the Purchaser; ii. | the Goods have only been operated under normal operating conditions and have only been subject to normal use (and in particular the Goods must have been correctly connected and must not have been subject to high  voltage or to ionising radiation and must not have been used contrary to the Company’s technical recommendations);
iii. the Goods are returned to the Company’s premises at the Purchaser’s expense; iv. any Goods or parts of Goods replaced shall become the property of the Company;
v. no work whatsoever (other than normal and proper maintenance) has been carried out to the Goods or any part of the Goods without the Company’s prior written  consent;
vi. the defect has not arisen from a design made, furnished or specified by the Purchaser;
vii. the Goods have been assembled or incorporated into other goods only in accordance with any instructions issued by the Company;
viii. the defect has not arisen from a design modified by the Purchaser;
ix. the defect has not arisen from an item manufactured by a person other than the Company. In respect of any item manufactured by a person other than the Company, the  Purchaser shall only be entitled to the benefit of any warranty or guarantee provided by such manufacturer to the Company.
b. In respect of computer software supplied by the Company the Company does not warrant that the use of the software will be uninterrupted or error free.
c. The Company accepts liability:
i. for death or personal injury to the extent that it results from the negligence of the Company, its employees (whilst in the course of their employment) or its agents (in the  course of the agency);
ii. for any breach by the Company of any statutory undertaking as to title, quiet possession and freedom from encumbrance.
d. Subject to conditions (a) and (c) from the time of despatch of the Goods from the Company’s premises the Purchaser shall be responsible for any defect in the Goods or  loss, damage, nuisance or interference whatsoever consequential economic or otherwise or wastage of material resulting from or caused by or to the Goods. In particular the  Company shall not be liable for any loss of profits or other economic losses. The Company accordingly excludes all liability for the same.
e. At the request and expense of the Purchaser the Company will test the Goods to ascertain performance levels and provide a report of the results of that test. The report  will be accurate at the time of the test, to the best of the belief and knowledge of the Company, and the Company accepts no liability in respect of its accuracy beyond that set  out in Condition (a).
f. Subject to Condition (e) no representation, condition, warranty or other term, express or implied (by statute or otherwise) is given by the Company that the Goods are of  any particular quality or standard or will enable the Purchaser to attain any particular performance or result, or will be suitable for any particular purpose or use under specific  conditions or will provide any particular capacity, notwithstanding that the requirement for such performance, result or capacity or that such particular purpose or  conditions may have been known (or ought to have been known) to the Company, its employees or agents.
g. i. To the extent that the Company is held legally liable to the Purchaser for any single breach of contract, tort, representation or other act or default, the Company’s liability  for the same shall not exceed the price of the Goods.
ii. The restriction of liability in Condition (g)(i) shall not apply to any liability accepted by the Seller in Condition (c).
h.  Where the Goods are sold under a consumer transaction (as defined by the Consumer Transactions (Restrictions on Statements) Order 1976) the statutory rights of the  Purchaser are not affected by these Conditions of Sale.

Unpacking Your Product

Each product is shipped in protective packaging and should be inspected for
damage before use. If there is any transit damage take pictures of the producpackaging and notify the carrier immediately with all the relevant details of thshipment. Packing materials should be kept for inspection and also for if the product needs to be returned.
The product is shipped with the following equipment so please check to ensuthat you have all of the items below. If anything is missing, please contact the supplier of your equipment immediately.

Repairs & Returns

Please contact Sonifex or your supplier if you have any problems with your
Sonifex product. Email technical.support@sonifex.co.uk for the repair/upgrade/returns procedure, or for support & questions regarding the product operation.

Conformity

The products in this manual comply with the essential requirements of the relevant European health, safety and environmental protection legislation. The technical  justification file for this product is available at Sonifex Ltd. The declaration of conformity can be found at: https://www.sonifex.co.uk/declarations

WEEE Directive
**** The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive was agreed on 13 February 2003, along with the related Directive 2002/95/EC on Restrictions of the use  of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS). The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) aims to minimise the  impacts of electrical and electronic equipment on the environment during their life times and when they become waste. All products manufactured by Sonifex Ltd have the  WEEE directive label placed on the case. Sonifex Ltd will be happy to give you information about local organisations that can reprocess the product when it reaches its “end of use”, or alternatively all products that have reached “end of use” can be returned to Sonifex and will be reprocessed correctly free of charge.

Atmosphere/Environment

This apparatus should be installed in an area that is not subject to excessive temperature variation (<0°C, >50°C), moisture, dust or vibration.
This apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing, and no objects filled with water, such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus.

DIO Audiophile Dante® Interfaces
The DIO Audiophile Dante® Interfaces are simple plug and play audio interfaces which provide a convenient and elegant method of connecting legacy analogue and digital  audio equipment to the Dante AolP audio network.
There are a range of different products to suit different needs and this handbook is for the following products:

• AVN-DIOO1 Dante to Analogue XLR Stereo Output
• AVN-DIOO2 Analogue XLR Stereo Input to Dante
• AVN-DIO04 Dante to Analogue Phono Stereo Input & Output
• AVN-DIOOS Dante to Analogue Terminal Block Stereo Input & Output

All Sonifex DIO interfaces provide a simple, convenient, and elegant plug and play method of connecting legacy analogue and digital audio equipment to the Dante AolP  audio network.
The A/D and D/A circuitry offers 120dB (114dB for AVN-DIO04) of dynamic range – ten times better than similar competing products. All DIO products use Dante Controller for configuration and are powered by PoE. They use rugged aluminium boxes with side slots for screw-mounting and contain superior audio circuitry for optimal  audio performance. All feature rugged Neutrik EtherCon® connectors and Neutrik lockable audio connectors for ultra-reliable connectivity. AVN-DIOO1
The AVN-DIO01 is a Dante to analogue XLR stereo output converter. It features two balanced analogue XLR outputs and one Neutrik EtherCon® connector for direct  connection to a Dante AolP network. Pick any available Dante channels as the inputs of the DIO01 via Dante Controller.

AVN-DIOO1
The AVN-DIO01 is a Dante to analogue XLR stereo output converter. It features two balanced analogue XLR outputs and one Neutrik EtherCon® connector for direct  connection to a Dante AolP network. Pick any available Dante channels as the inputs of the DIO01 via Dante Controller.

AVN-DIOO2
The AVN-DIO02 is an analogue XLR stereo input to Dante AolP network converter. It features two balanced analogue XLR inputs and one Neutrik EtherCon® connector  for direct connection to a Dante AolP network. Route the outputs of the DIO02 via Dante Controller.

AVN-DIO04
The AVN-DI004 is a Dante to analogue phono stereo input & output converter . It features stereo analogue input and output phono connections and one Neutrik  EtherCon® connector for direct connection to a Dante AolP network. Pick any available Dante channels as the inputs and outputs of the DIO004 via Dante Controller.
N.B. Depending on the nature of your PoE supply, it may be necessary to earth the unit using the rear panel earth tag to maximise audio performance.

AVN-DIOO5
The AVN-DIO0S is a Dante to analogue terminal block input and output convertor. It features balanced stereo analogue input and outputs on a terminal block connector  and one Neutrik EtherCon® connector for direct connection to a Dante AolP network. Use Dante Controller to select any available Dante channels as the inputs and to route the outputs of the DIO0S.

Setup

The DIO Dante device is configured with a dynamic network address, so to initially get the unit working, connect it to a network with a DHCP server (such as a router) and a  suitable IP address will be given to the unit. Once connected, a different IP address can be given to the DIO using Dante Controller. See the following section on Network  Troubleshooting if you’re having problems connecting your DIO device.
Simply plug an Ethernet connector into the Ethernet port of the DIO and the other end of the Ethernet connector into a PoE enabled switch. Alternatively, if the switch  doesn’t support PoE, a PoE adaptor can be used to provide the power.
The audio inputs/outputs should be connected to the legacy equipment and this allows the legacy equipment to transmit audio and receive audio through the Dante®  network.
A computer on the Dante® network can then configure connections between the DIO and other Dante® enabled devices, using Dante Controller.

Link
Link status is indicated using the top-left status LED. Once power has been supplied to the unit the link status LED turns red. The link status LED turns amber when a link  is established with a link speed of 100 Mbps.
Link acftvity is indicated using the top-right status LED which blinks when data is incoming, or when outgoing data is sensed on the port.

Fig 1-2: Power, Link, and Activity LEDs

Dante Controller

Once a link has been established Dante
Controller can be used to configure the device. Dante Controller is an application provided by Audinate and can be downloaded from their website.
https://www.audinate.com/
Within Dante Controller the unit should be visible within the Routing tab.

Fig 1-3: Routing

Network Troubleshooting

The device can be seen within Dante® Controller if it is connected to the same network as the computer. If the device doesn’t show up in Dante® Controller please check  that the connection to the network is correct and that the device and computer are on the same network.

If the computer and the device are on different IP subnets, the device will appear in Dante® Controller with red text:
Fig 1-4: Red Device Name indicates Different Network Subnet
Opening the Device View for the device will provide details about the problem.

In this example notice the device is on the 192.168.1.X subnet and the computer is on the 10.X.X.X subnet. To correct this, edit the computer’s IP address.
In Windows 10, type View Network Connections into the search bar. Right-click the network that the device is connected to and select Properties. Double click Internet  Protocol
Version 4 (TCP/IPv4} in the item list and edit the IP address.
Fig 1-6: Windows IPv4 Settings

Save the changes made to the settings then close and re-open Dante® Controller. The device should now appear correctly. If the device name is still red, you may need to  disable the other network connections on the computer.
To do this, in Windows 10, type View Network Connections into the search bar.
0Right-click the network connection to disable and select Disable.
Now that the device appears in Dante® Controller, it can be configured and the network settings can be modified so that the device is in the correct subnet.
Open the Device View for the device and select the Network Config tab. Within this tab are options to obtain an IP address automatically, or to configure an IP  address manually.
After configuring the devices address, click the Reboot button and then revert your computers IP address so that it is on the original subnet using the process above. Fig 1-7:  Dante Controller Network Config

For more troubleshooting information please see the official Dante® FAQs at: https://www.audinate.com/resources/fags
And Dante® Controller User Guide at: https://dev.audinate.com/GA/dante- controller/userguide/pdf/latest/ Routing Audio
Audio can be routed seamlessly between each Dante® enabled device on the network by creating connections between the transmit channel of one device and the receive  channel of another device. When a routing is initially created, an hour glass is displayed to show the connection is being created. After a short time a green tick is displayed to  indicate the connection has been created successfully.
Transmitters and receivers can also be filtered by typing a name into the corresponding filter field. Further filtering options are available from the filter pane.
To remove a connection simply click on the green tick. Transmit and receive channels in a diagonal can be quickly routed together by holding Ctri and clicking on the minimise/maximise button on the routing grid. Fig 1-8: Routed  Audio Stream Device View Open up the Device View by double clicking on the device name in the routing grid.

Status
Within the Status tab, information about the device can be seen, such as the product type and the current IP address.

Fig 1-9: Status

Device Configuration

Within the Device Config tab the following can be modified.

Fig 1-10: Device Config

• Device Name
• Sample Rate
• Encoding
• Clocking
• Device Latency

An option is also available to clear the configuration, resetting all settings to their default values.
Fig 1-10: Device Config

Technical Specification

Analogue XLR Output Pin-out

Analogue XLR Input Pin-out

Analogue Phono Input & Output Pin-out

Analogue Terminal Stereo Input & Output Pin-out

Power Supply – Class 0 802.3af PoE

Line Input – XLR/Terminal

Line Output – XLR/Terminal

Line Input – RCA Phono

Line Output – RCA Phono

Dante

PoE Power

Typical PSE Power Usage:
AVN-DIO01
AVN-DIO02
AVN-DIO04
AVN-DIO05| 6 W
3W
5W
5W
Max PSE Power Usage:| 15.4 W

Equipment Type

Physical Specification

AVN-DIO01 Dimensions (Raw):| 10.6cm (W) x 7.3cm (D) x 4.3cm (H) 4.2” (W) x 2.9” (D) x 1.7” (H)
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AVN-DIO02 Dimensions (Raw):| 10.9cm (W) x 7.3cm (D) x 4.3cm (H) 4.3” (W) x 2.9” (D) x 1.7” (H)
AVN-DIO04 Dimensions (Raw):| 11.1cm (W) x 7.3cm (D) x 4.3cm (H) 4.4” (W) x 2.9” (D) x 1.7” (H)
AVN-DIO05 Dimensions (Raw):| 10.6cm (W) x 7.3cm (D) x 4.3cm (H) 4.2” (W) x 2.9” (D) x 1.7” (H)
AVN-DIO01,02,04,05 Dimensions (Boxed):| 17.4cm (W) x 9.5cm (D) x 5.6cm (H) 6.9” (W) x 3.7” (D) x 2.2” (H)

Weight

For the latest Sonifex handbook information please visit the Sonifex website at www.sonifex.co.uk
This handbook is for use with the following products:
AVN-DIO01 Dante® to Analogue XLR Stereo Output
AVN-DIO02 Analogue XLR Stereo Input to Dante®
AVN-DIO04 Dante® to Analogue Phono Stereo Input & Output
AVN-DIO05 Dante® to Analogue Terminal Block Stereo Input & Output
Artwork: AW10976 Stock Code: 30-381

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References

• FAQs | Dante
• Welcome to Sonifex - Manufacturers of Broadcast Audio & Video Equipment for Radio & TV Studios
• Welcome to Sonifex - Manufacturers of Broadcast Audio & Video Equipment for Radio & TV Studios
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