SONIFEX AVN-DIO12 Dual Microphone User Manual

SONIFEX AVN-DIO12 Dual Microphone User Manual

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AVN-DIO12 Dual Microphone to Dante® with Mic Gain Artwork: AW11067 Stock Code: 30-392

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AVN-DIO12 Dual Microphone Input to Dante® with Mic Gain Converter

Fig 1: AVN-DIO12 Front Panel

Fig 2: AVN-DIO12 Rear Panel

The AVN-DIO12 is a dual microphone input to Dante converter with adjustable mic gain in the Sonifex DIO range of Dante input/output devices.

It features 2 balanced analogue XLR inputs and one Neutrik etherCON connector for direct connection to a Dante AoIP network. Each mic can be routed via Dante Controller to any Dante receiver.

It’s powered using Power over Ethernet (PoE), using a Neutrik etherCON connector for power and data redundancy. The AVN-DIO12 uses the latest Audinate Dante chipset so is AES67 and Dante Domain Manager compliant.

Gain Adjustment
The AVN-DIO012 has coarse and fine mic gain for each microphone input.
The coarse gain is set using the toggle switch, which provides 20dB/50dB of gain. The fine gain can be set using a trimmer adjustment tool, or small flat blade screwdriver, and adds between 0dB and 36dB of additional gain.

High Pass Filter
Each microphone input has an on/off toggle switch which turns the high pass filter on or off. When enabled, it acts on frequencies below 125Hz at a roll- off of 6dB/octave.

Phantom Power
Phantom power is enabled/disabled via a toggle switch on the front panel for each microphone input. When enabled, a 48V DC supply is provided to power an appropriate microphone. The red LED next to each input will illuminate to indicate phantom power is enabled.

Audio Level LED

To help you set the mic gain, a level LED is provided on the front panel for each microphone input 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 (0dBu)
• Amber: Level is between -18dBFS (0dBu) and -10dBFS (+8dBu)
• Red: Level is above -10dBFS (+8dBu)

Note: when using a phantom powered microphone, it may be necessary to earth the unit using the rear panel earth tag to eliminate mains hum.

Setup

First connect microphones to the mic inputs this will allow them to be transmitted over the Dante network.

Connect the device to a PoE enabled switch using an Ethernet cable, the device will automatically turn on. If the switch does not support PoE, a PoE injector can be used to provide power.

By default the Dante IP address is obtained automatically, therefore the device will automatically appear in Dante Controller. If your device does not appear in Dante Controller please see the Network Troubleshooting section of this manual.
A computer on the same network can configure connections between the DIO and other Dante enabled devices, using Dante Controller.
Fig 3: Typical AVN-DIO 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 incoming or outgoing data is sensed on the port.
Fig 4: 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 5: Dante Controller – Routing tab

Network Troubleshooting
If the device does not show up in Dante Controller please check that the Ethernet cable is correctly connected 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 6: Red device name indicates network configuration error

Opening the Device View for the device will provide details about the problem.

Fig 7: Error 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 access the device, edit the computer’s IP address.
In Windows 10, type View Network Connections into the search bar. Rightclick 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 8: Windows IPv4 settings

Save the changes made to the settings then close and re-open Dante Controller. The device should now appear correctly.
Note: if your computer has multiple network interfaces on the same physical network or IP subnet this can lead to unexpected results, in this case those interfaces can be disabled. To do this in Windows 10, type View Network Connections into the search bar, right-click the network connection to disable, and select Disable.

In Dante Controller the device’s configuration should now be accessible.
The device can now be configured and the network settings can be modified so that the device is in the correct IP subnet.

Fig 9: Dante Controller – Network Config in Device View

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 IP address, click the Reboot button, the device will restart and its IP address will be updated. Reconfigure the computers IP address to return to the prior IP subnet.

For more troubleshooting information please see the official Dante FAQs at:
https://www.audinate.com/resources/faqs
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.

Transmitiers 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 10: 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 the control key (Ctrl) and clicking on the minimise/maximise bton 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 11: Status tab

Device Configuration
Within the Device Config tab the following can be modified.
Fig 12: Device Config tab

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

An option is also available to clear the configuration, resetting all settings to their default values.

Technical Specification For AVN-DIO12

Microphone XLR Input Pin-out

Microphone Input – XLR

Network and AoIP

PoE Power

Equipment Type

Physical Specification

Dimensions (Raw):| 14.0cm (W) x 13.6cm (D) x 4.2cm (H) 5.5” (W) x 5.4” (D) x 1.7” (H)
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Dimensions (Boxed):| 17.8cm (W) x 17cm (D) x 5.6cm (H) 7.0” (W) x 6.7” (D) x 2.2” (H)

Weight

Nett: 0.5kg Gross: 0.7kg
Nett: 1.1lbs Gross: 1.4lbs

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References

• Audinate - Pioneering the future of AV
• 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
• sonifex.co.uk/register
• Welcome to Sonifex - Manufacturers of Broadcast Audio & Video Equipment for Radio & TV Studios

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