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- Page 1 VIRGIL OB DANTE NETWORK AUDIO HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER PRODUCT DETAILS 6 BROOKS PLACE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME14 1HE. ENGLAND. TEL: +44 (0) 1622 753662 Visit our Website at www.glensound.com FAX: +44 (0) 1622 762330...
- Page 2 Glensound Electronics Ltd Thank you for choosing a new Glensound product. All rights reserved. Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice, if in doubt please contact us for the latest product information. If you need any help with the product then we can be contacted at: Glensound Electronics Ltd 1 –...
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Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This symbol is intended to highlight that there This symbol is intended to warn that are important operating & maintenance dangerous voltages within the product are instructions in the literature accompanying present and constitute a risk of electric shock. this unit. -
Page 4: Product Warranty
PRODUCT WARRANTY: All equipment is fully tested before dispatch and carefully designed to provide you with trouble free use for many years. We have a policy of supporting products for as long as possible and guarantee to be able to support your product for a minimum of 10 years. For a period of one year after the goods have been despatched the Company will guarantee the goods against any defect developing after proper use providing such defects arise solely from faulty materials or... - Page 5 Two audio input, PoE headphone amplifier This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer. This equipment is manufactured by Glensound Electronics Ltd of Brooks Place Maidstone Kent ME14 1HE is marked and conforms to the...
- Page 6 RoHS DIRECTIVE EC directive 2002/95/EC restricts the use of the hazardous substances listed below in electrical and electronic equipment. This product conforms to the above directive and for this purposes, the maximum concentration values of the restricted substances by weight in homogenous materials are: Lead 0.1%...
- Page 7 WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 2006 (WEEE) Glensound Electronics Ltd is registered for business to business sales of WEEE in the UK our registration number is: WEE/JJ0074UR Page 7 of 26...
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Page 8: Table Of Contents
GLENSOUND VIRGIL OB Handbook Contents Issue 1 Description Page No. Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......................3 PRODUCT WARRANTY: ............................ 4 OVERVIEW ................................9 PANEL LAYOUT & FUNCTIONS........................10 CONNECTING THE VIRGIL OB TO A DANTE NETWORK ................. 13 Two Audio Inputs ............................13 Getting Dante Controller .......................... -
Page 9: Overview
OVERVIEW Virgil was the Roman poet who guided Dante through Hell and Purgatory, the Glensound Virgil OB is a clever little headphone amplifier for providing crystal clear audio into studio & broadcast headphones. Packaged in a small & robust format and designed for outside broadcast & theatre applications wherever a headphone circuit or analogue output is required, the Virgil provides a simple interface between Dante®... -
Page 10: Panel Layout & Functions
PANEL LAYOUT & FUNCTIONS Front Panel 1. Power ON LED 2. Volume Control 3. Headphone Connections 1. Power ON LED This bright blue LED indicates that the Virgil 1 is receiving power from the network and is working correctly. 2. Volume Controls This potentiometer equally adjusts the headphone volume of the two input circuits being received from the Dante network. - Page 11 Rear Panel 4. Network Connection 5. Analogue Audio Outputs 4. Network Connection This is a standard network RJ45 connector. Connect this to your Dante®/ AES67 network to provide the audio source for the Virgil OB. The unit may also be powered from a suitable PoE (Power Over Ethernet) switch or mid span power source.
- Page 12 Side Panel 6. USB Socket 7. Post/ Pre Fader Switch 6. USB Socket This micro USB socket has a dual purpose. It can be used to either power the Virgil OB from a suitable standard USB power source and it also provides a connection for a computer to upload new firmware into the unit if ever advised to by our technical department.
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Page 13: Connecting The Virgil Ob To A Dante Network
CONNECTING THE VIRGIL OB TO A DANTE NETWORK The Virgil OB is a network audio device utilizing the reliable and versatile Dante® audio over IP protocol. Dante is a proprietary system (although very widely used) the originators of which are Audinate. The information below is only meant as a very basic guide. -
Page 14: Running Dante Controller
Running Dante Controller At the time of writing this manual, Dante Controller looks as per the screenshot below: The Virgil OB will have been named at the factory during test to allow them to be identified by the Dante controller. The format used for the factory name is: ‘Virgil-serial-XXX-YYY’. -
Page 15: Headphone Output Attenuation
HEADPHONE OUTPUT ATTENUATION By default the Virgil OB’s front panel headphone volume potentiometer is set to allow an output level off between -20 and +10dB (measured into 600 Ohms). This means that incoming audio signals cannot be completely turned off (which many broadcasters find useful to stop ‘talent’... -
Page 16: Aes67 Mode
AES67 and therefore the AoIP22 can be set to AES67 mode for interaction with other AES67 devices. Please note however that Glensound are relying on Audinate’s AES67 interface and are unfortunately not able to provide full AES67 support for the unit. AES67 support should be sought directly from Audinate. - Page 17 2. Receiving AES67 Audio ® Once a compatible AES67 stream is detected on the network by Dante Controller the AES67 flows will appear in the Dante Transmitters section in the Routing tab. 3. AES67 Restrictions Received AES67 flows have the following constraints: ...
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Page 18: Updating Firmware
“DfuSe_Demo_V3.0.5_Setup.exe”, then run and install it. 2. Download firmware The latest firmware for the Virgil OB can be found on the Glensound website, under the product page for Virgil OB. Once you have downloaded the file, place it in a folder or location of your choice. - Page 19 4. Firmware update preperation To prepare the Virgil OB for a firmware update; 1. Connect the unit to a PC via the USB connector 2. Power on the unit (connect to a PoE switch) Your PC should make an audible sound when this process is successful as windows is detecting a new USB device.
- Page 20 Figure 3 Choose .dfu file Click choose and then select the .dfu file that you downloaded from the Glensound website. This will be located in your downloads folder by default. If the file loads successfully then it will read along the bottom ‘File correctly loaded’.
- Page 21 6. Upgrading the Virgil OB firmware The firmware is now ready to be put on to the Virgil OB. Tick the ‘Verify after download’ box first and then click ‘Upgrade’. Figure 5 Upgrade Click yes to proceed. Figure 6 Start upgrade Figure 4 .dfu successfully loaded Page 21 of 26...
- Page 22 The progress bar along the bottom will show the status of the operation.If the operation was successful, DfuSe Demo will report that “Targery 00: Verify Successful!”. Figure 7 Upgrade status You may also see that it will report how much data was successfully transferred. Figure 8 Successful upgrade! Page 22 of 26...
- Page 23 7. Final steps Now click “Leave DFU mode” to finish the procedure. Figure 9 Final step You may now disconnect the USB cable and continue to use the AoIP22 with the freshly updated firmware! Page 23 of 26...
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Page 24: Updating The Ultimo Chipset
UPDATING THE ULTIMO CHIPSET The Ultimo Chipset is a device supplied by Audinate that does most of the processing for the actual Dante/ AES67 network audio streams. There is one Ultimo Chipset in each Virgil OB. We supply special code (a .dnt file) that sets up/ initiates the Ultimo Chipset and makes it work in particular way that is compatible to the Virgil 1. -
Page 25: Wiring Information
WIRING INFORMATION RING SLEEVE STANDARD HEADPHONE WIRING: TIP: A/ LEFT Ear RING: B/ RIGHT Ear SLEEVE: Common/ Earth PLEASE NOTE: MONO HEADPHONE JACKS CAN BE USED WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE TO THE VIRGIL OB Page 25 of 26... -
Page 26: Specification
SPECIFICATION AUDIO Balanced Output Impedance +<50 Ohms Headphone Impedance Maximum Balanced Output Level 32 to 1000 Ohms +18dBu (Auto output level to match impedance) Balanced Output Frequency Response Maximum Headphone Output >= -0.1dB 22Hz to 22kHz +15.8dB into 600 Ohms Balanced Output Noise Headphone Frequency Response -74dB @ lineup (residual noise)
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