Device Status; Clock Status; Clock Role Column; ‘Slave To External Word Clock’ - SoundCraft Vi DANTE User And Setup Manual

Device Status – Displays information about discovered Dante devices; double click a device name to
enable its configuration.
Clock Status – View and edit Dante Network clock configuration.
Clock Role column:
Setting a single 'Preferred Master' will ensure that device is selected as the clock master, if two or
more devices are set for 'Preferred Master' the master will be elected by the Dante system.
NOTE: Clock Status settings (master/slave) apply to the clocking of the Dante network, therefore
attached devices such as consoles must be clocked to/from the Dante network as appropriate or
required in any given system.
It is suggested that in most simple cases with one console connecting to peripheral equipment (eg a
computer recording device) via Dante that the console is set as preferred master, which means that
the item 'Slave to External Word Clock' must also be checked'. If there are two or more consoles
connected together then obviously only one should be set as preferred master.
'Slave to External Word Clock':
When checked the Dante card will clock from the console internal word clock, if not checked the
console must be clocked to the Dante card or system word clock as appropriate or required in the
given system. Normally this is achieved by connecting a short BNC jumper cable from the wordclock
OUT of the Dante card, to the wordclock IN of the console.
Note on Clock status when connecting the Dante card to a Vi3000 console's Dante interface
The Vi3000 console includes a built‐in Dante interface, and as such has the capability for the console
to automatically slave to the internal Dante card's clock, when the Vi3000's Dante interface is set to
'slave' clock status (ie another device is set as Preferred Master), and the setting 'Slave to External
wordclock' is NOT checked (ie console acting as slave to Dante network clock). Therefore with the
Vi3000, an external BNC jumper cable is not required and the console will automatically switch to
indicate 'Dante' as the clock source (viewable in the Menu‐Sync page of the Vi3000).
Failure to set up the clocking scheme of the network correctly is likely to result in audio clicks
during operation.
Vi Dante Card User & Setup Guide V1.1