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- Page 1 BEATRICE Wall Mounted Network Audio Intercom 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: 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 4 EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FOR: GS-BEATRICE W1 Wall mounted Dante/ AES67 intercom 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...
- Page 5 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 6 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 6 of 33...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
CONFIGURATION MENU ........................12 FACTORY PRESETS ........................... 19 AUDIO BLOCK DIAGRAM (analogue representation of digtal circuits) ..........20 CONNECTING THE BEATRICE W1 TO A DANTE NETWORK ............21 Getting Dante Controller ........................21 Connecting Beatrice To The Network ....................21 Audio Over IP Network ........................ -
Page 8: Overview
The name Beatrice was chosen for our intercom range as she was the love of Dante Alighieri: ‘Dante had fallen in love with another, Beatrice Portinari (known as Bice), whom he first met when he was only nine.’... -
Page 9: W1 Panel Layout
W1 PANEL LAYOUT Front & Rear Panels Enter Setup Power On LED Panel External Microphone Microphone Input Volume/ Setup Knob Audio Presence LED Call Light Speak Key FEATURES 1. Volume/ Setup Knob This multi-function knob provides several different functions depending upon whether the user is in setup mode or not. - Page 10 knob and the menu will be accessed, rotate the knob again to select the desired setting and press the knob in to select and save that setting. 2. Power On LED The power on LED indicates that the device is powered on and the internal microprocessor is working correctly.
- Page 11 The setup mode is protected by a 2 digit passcode. The passcode is 45 (the numeric equivalent of GL). Just turn the volume/ setup knob until 45 is shown on the screen and then push the knob to select. 9. USB Update on side panel (Not pictured) The USB connector is used for connected a PC to the device for loading software updates.
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Page 12: Configuration Menu
CONFIGURATION MENU 1. Entering/ Leaving Setup To enter setup press the small round flush mounted button marked ‘SETUP’ Once in setup mode the talkback switch will flash to make it clear that you are in the setup mode. If no action is taken the unit will automatically exit setup mode after about 30 seconds of inactivity. - Page 13 B. Input Type This setting allows the user to select either the internal microphone or the external microphone to be used for talkback purposes. There are 2 options for the external microphone to allow different types of microphones to be connected. AVAILABLE OPTIONS: Dynamic: External mic input for dynamic microphones Phantom: External mic input with +48V Phantom Power being supplied...
- Page 14 D. Sidetone Vol Sidetone is standard terminology for the user’s own voice appearing the user’s own headphones. It has no effect on the outgoing level heard by other people on the intercom network. This setting adjusts the gain (volume) of the user’s own voice in their heaphone feed. E.
- Page 15 G. Call mode This mode provides the ability to turn off the calling feature. If you using the device in a situation where the calling feature is not being used, then turning it off (disabling it) can prevent accidental triggering of the call circuit. Turning off the call mode turns off the transmitting of the call signal when a double tap on the channels talk key is detected.
- Page 16 Pip tone is the audio alert that a call has been received and is used to indicate to the user that there is an incomming call. The volume of this alert can be adjusted using this control. K. LS dim Vol LS (Loudspeaker) dim, is the amount of dimming that occurs on the front panel loudspeaker when a talkback key is pressed.
- Page 17 If there was a previously saved preset on the same preset number this will be overwritten. Please note the preset only saves configurations available via the menu system, it does not save any Dante network information. O. Load Preset The load preset menu recalls previously saved configurations.
- Page 18 P. Factory Reset If the factory reset menu is entered and ‘Yes’ selected (and then the Volume/ Setup knob is pushed) then the units configuration will return to factory defaults. Please note factory reset will not overwrite any saved presets. Page 18 of 33...
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Page 19: Factory Presets
FACTORY PRESETS If the factory reset menu option is sleected the device will return to the following parameters. Please note that any saved presets are not affected by the factory reset operation. hp_mix.rx1_gain = 15; hp_mix.rx1_pan = 7; hp_mix.sidetone_level = 7; hp_mix.sidetone_pan = 7;... -
Page 20: Audio Block Diagram (Analogue Representation Of Digtal Circuits)
AUDIO BLOCK DIAGRAM (analogue representation of digtal circuits) Page 20 of 33... -
Page 21: Connecting The Beatrice W1 To A Dante Network
Getting Dante Controller If you are connecting the Beatrice W1 to a new Dante network the first thing you will need to do is to get the free Dante controller software from Audinate. This can be downloaded by visiting Audinate’s web site at www.audinate.com... -
Page 22: Running Dante Controller
If you have never run Dante controller before then make sure that on the bottom left of the Dante controllers’ screen ‘P’ or ‘S’ is next to a green square as this indicates that it is connected to a network. By clicking ‘P’ or ‘S’ a pop up box opens to allow you to set what network interface the controller is using. -
Page 23: Device Not Showing Up In Dante Controller
Device Not Showing Up In Dante Controller If your Dante device does not show up in Dante Controller then the most likely issue is that the device’s IP Address is not appropriate for your network. A) It maybe that the device is set to obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP (this is the default configuration) and your network is setup for fixed IP addresses only and does not have a DHCP server. -
Page 24: Aes67 Mode
If you want to use your Beatrice on an AES67 network and it has not been set to AES67 mode then this can be set in Dante controller by double clicking the Beatrice to open the Device View window where you will find an AES67 tab to enable AES67 support. - Page 25 2. Sending AES67 Audio To transmit AES67 audio to the network a multicast flow must first be setup. This is done by selecting the ‘Create New Multicast Flow’ Icon in the Device View. Tick the AES67 Flow check box, then select up to 4 channels to be included in the flow then click ‘Create’...
- Page 26 3. 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. 4. AES67 Restrictions AES67 flows can only be generated with the following constraints: •...
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Page 27: Updating Firmware
UPDATING FIRMWARE The Beatrice units are a digital audio system comprising of a Micro Controller and ADC and DAC converters. These items run software and may need to be occasionally updated. Equipment needed • A windows based PC • USB Type A to Micro B cable •... - Page 28 4. Firmware update preperation To prepare the Beatrice for a firmware update; 1. Press and hold down the Enter Setup button 2. Power on the unit 3. Release the Enter Setup button Your PC should make an audible sound when this process is successful as windows is detecting a new USB device.
- Page 29 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 30 The firmware is now ready to be put on to the Beatrice. Tick the ‘Verify after download’ box first and then click ‘Upgrade’. Figure 5 Upgrade Click yes to proceed. Figure 6 Start upgrade The progress bar along the bottom will show the status of the operation.If the operation was successful, DfuSe Demo will report that “Target 00: Verify Successful!”.
- Page 31 Figure 8 Successful upgrade! 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 Beatrice with the freshly updated firmware! Page 31 of 33...
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Page 32: 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 Beatrice. 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 Beatrice. -
Page 33: Wiring Information
WIRING INFORMATION XLR & JACK Wiring STANDARD XLR AUDIO PINOUTS: 1: Ground/ Earth 2: INPHASE/ POSITIVE/ MIC + 3: MATE/ NEGATIVE/ MIC - XLR SOCKET (FEMALE) Page 33 of 33...
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