SONIFEX AVN-DIO10 Microphone Input to Dante User Guide

: August 26, 2024
: SONIFEX

SONIFEX AVN-DIO10 Microphone Input to Dante User Guide

Definitions

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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 product packaging and notify the carrier immediately with all the relevant details of the shipment. 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 ensure that you have all of the items below. If anything is missing, please contact the supplier of your equipment immediately.

item	Quantity
Product Unit	1

Repairs & Returns

C€ 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: http://www.sonifex.co.uk/declarations

WEEE Directive

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive K 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 s for the following product:
« AVN-DIO09 Microphone Input to Dante
The A/D circuitry offers a world-class E.LN. of 129dB. 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-DIO09

The AVN-DIO09 is a Microphone input to Dante converter in the Sonifex DIO range of Dante input/output devices. It features a balanced analogue XLR input and one Neutrik EtherCon® connector for direct connection to a Dante AolP network. Route the outputs of the DIO09 via Dante Controller.

Gain Adjustment
The AVN-DIO09 has coarse and fine mic gain. The coarse gain is set using. the toggle switch, which provides 14dB/44dB of gain. The fine gain can be set using a trimmer adjustment tool, or small flat blade screwdriver, and adds between 0dB and 42dB of additional gain.
High Pass Filter
An on/off toggle switch turns the high pass filter on or off. When enabled, it acts on frequencies below 125Hz at a rolloff of 6dB/octave.

Phantom Power
Phantom power is enabled/disabled via a toggle switch on the front panel. When enabled, a 48V DC supply is provided to power an appropriate microphone. The red LED illuminates to show phantom is enabled.

Audio Level LED
To help you to set the gain, a level LED is provided on the front panel to display the audio level being sent to the Dante network. The indicator thresholds are as follows :

Off: Level is under -38dBFS (-20dBu)
Green: Level is between -38dBFS (-20dBu) and -18dBFS (OdBu)
Amber: Level is between-18dBFS (OdBu) and -10dBFS (+8dBu)
Red: Level is above -10dBFS (+8dBu)

N.B. If using a phantom powered microphone, it may be necessary to earth the unit using the rear panel earth tag to eliminate mains hum.

Fig 1-1: AVN-DIOO3 Front and Rear View

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.

Fig 1-1: Setup

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 activity is indicated using the top-right status LED which blinks when datais 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:

Dante Controller has discovered an address for device ‘AVN-DIO6-81930c’ that does not match the subnet configuration of the local Dante interface “Ethernet 2”.
Possible causes of this problem include:

Multiple DHCP servers on the network
Using a static IP address on a local interface that is on a different subnet to the DHCP address obtained by the device

Details
Resolved device address on Dante interface is 192.168.1.200

Local address on Primary Dante interface ‘Ethernet 2’ is 10.0.60.1/255.0.0.0

Fig 1-5: Problem Details

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/IPva) in the item listand edit the IP address.

Fig 1-6: Windows IPvd Settings

Save the changes made to the settings then close and re-open Dante® Controller. The device should now appear correctly. f 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. Right-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 ths 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: at:
https://www.getdante.com/support/faq/
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.

Fig 1-8: Routed Audio Stream

To remove a connection simply click on the green tick.

Transmit and receive channels in a diagonal can be quickly routed together by holding Ctrl and clicking on the minimise/maximise button on the routing grid.

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.
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 For AVN-DIO10

Microphone XLR Input Pin-out

Registration & Warranty

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This handbook is for use with the following products:
AVN-DIO09 Microphone Input to Dante®
Artwork: AW10982 Stock Code: 30-386

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