Configuration Of The Dante Network; Specifications - Monacor ECM-300DT Manual

ECM-300 DT
Order Number 23.6910
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6 Configuration of the Dante Network

The ECM-300DT is set up in the Dante network by
means of the program "Dante Controller", available
as a free download on the website of the company
Audinate. The settings made via the program will be
saved in the corresponding transmitters and receivers
of the Dante network so that the program is only re-
quired for network configuration but not for normal
operation. The following system requirements apply
to the computer on which the program "Dante Con-
troller" is to be executed:
Component Minimum requirements
Processor 1 GHz
RAM 512 Mbytes
Standard Ethernet interface
Network (100 Mbits /s or Gigabit) or
wireless LAN (WiFi) interface
Windows 7 (SP1 or higher), 8.1 or 10
Note: Both UTF-8 and Unicode will be supported,
except for host names and names of units; the
DNS standard will not support Unicode for them.
Operating system
Mac OS (X) 10.11.6, 10.12.6, 10.13.6 or 10.14
Note: Intel architecture only; PPC architecture will
not be supported.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
in the USA and other countries.
Mac OS is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. in the USA
and other countries.
6.1 Installing the "Dante Controller"
To install the program from the Audinate website:
1) Call up the following Internet address:
https://www.audinate.com/products/software/
dante-controller
2) Select the operating system.
3) Click the button with the version of the Dante
controller.
4) Log in or create an account.
5) Download the software.
6) Install the software.
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6.2 Configuration of the unit with the
Dante Controller
1) Start the Dante Controller.
2) Wait for the ECM-300DT and the unit to which
it is to be connected to appear in the matrix. The
ECM-300DT will be listed under "Dante Transmit-
ters"
Note: If a unit fails to appear, the reason may be that
– the corresponding unit has not been switched on
– the unit is in a different subnet
– the unit is not able to synchronize with the other Dante
units.
However, if one of the two last-mentioned reasons ap-
plies, the Dante unit should at least appear under the tab
"Device Info" or "Clock Status" in the network view. A
fast solution of this problem may be to switch the unit off
and on or to disconnect and re-establish the connection to
the network switch. For further information please refer to
the user manual of the Dante Controller from Audinate.
3) In the menu bar of the Dante Controller, select
"Device / Device View" or use the shortcut Ctrl+D.
The Device View window will open.
4) Select the ECM-300DT in the bar of the drop-
down menu appearing beneath the menu bar.
5) The third bar can be used to indicate information
on the unit and to make settings. Select the tab
"Device Config" (
6) In the field "Rename Device", the name used for
the unit in the Dante network can be changed
(e. g. to a specific name referring to the place of
installation). Click "Apply" to confirm the change.
7) Adjust the "Sample Rate" to the desired connec-
tion partner or set a different common sample
rate for both units, if required.
Fig. 3 Device View of ECM-300DT
8) Use the tab "Network Config" to change the
network settings for the Dante interface of ECM-
300DT, if required.
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6.3 Routing with the Dante Controller
To assign the input signals and output signals of the
corresponding units:
1) Under "Routing" in the window "Network View",
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click to open the channels of the desired unit
under "Dante Transmitters" and the channels of
the desired connection partner under "Dante Re-
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ceivers" ( fig. 4).
The two transmission channels (Out1 and Out2)
shown for the ECM-300DT carry the same signal.
2) Navigate from the column of the Dante transmit
channel to the line of the desired Dante receive
channel and click the field at the intersection point.
3) Wait for the field to show a green circle with a
white check mark ✔.
Repeat the steps for additional connections.
Fig. 4 Routing from ECM-300DT to DTRA-2
An English user guide for the Dante Controller is
available for download on the Audinate website:
https://www.audinate.com/resources/
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7 Specifications

Microphone type: . . . . . . electret
Directivity: . . . . . . . . . . . . hypercardioid
Frequency range: . . . . . . 50 –16 000 Hz
High-pass filter,
switchable: . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Hz, 18 dB /octave
Microphone sensitivity: . . 10 mV/ Pa
Max. signal level
at XLR input: . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 V
(with switch "−30 dB")
Dante channels
Transmitters: . . . . . . . 2
Resolution: . . . . . . . . 16 / 24 / 32 bit
Sampling rate: . . . . . . 44.1– 96 kHz
Data interface: . . . . . . Ethernet, RJ45 jack
Power supply: . . . . . . . . . PoE IEEE 802.3af
Dimensions
Base (W × H × D): . . . 90 × 40 × 130 mm
Gooseneck length: . . . 310 mm
Weight: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 876 g
Subject to technical modification.
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