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- Page 1 Ultra-Compact Network Audio Commentary Unit PRODUCT DETAILS 6 BROOKS PLACE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME141HE. 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 your 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 This symbol is intended to warn that there are important operating & dangerous voltages within the product are maintenance instructions in the literature present and constitute a risk of electric accompanying 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 workmanship and... - Page 5 Ultra-Compact Network Audio Commentary Unit 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 following Union harmonisation legislation:...
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Page 6: Rohs Directive
Polybrominated Biphenyls 0.1% Polybrominated Diphenyl 0.1% Ethers Cadmium 0.01% 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 28... -
Page 7: Table Of Contents
Microphone gain control ........................11 Microphone phantom power switch ....................11 Audio Block Diagram ...................... 12 Connecting The SPARK To A Dante Network ............... 13 Getting Dante Controller ........................13 Connecting SPARK device to the network ..................13 Audio Over IP Network .......................... 13 Running Dante Controller ........................ -
Page 8: Overview
Optional 5 Or 4 Pin XLR Wiring Information ................. 28 Overview Spark is an ultra-compact network audio commentators’ box for a single commentator. It was designed to have the smallest footprint possible to make it fit in the most bijou of commetary booths whilst retaining usability for the commentator, exceptional audio performance and sophistiacted remote control. -
Page 9: Spark Front Layout
SPARK Front Layout Mic On/Off button DC in connector (on other side) Talkback buttons USB update port Volume knobs ALT button PAN button Mic On/Off button The large illuminated Mic On/Off button turns the commentator’s microphone on/ off the main programme audio output. When the internal illumination is on then the commentator’s microphone is also on and being routed to the network program... -
Page 10: Usb Update Port
PAN button This button effects the volume pots when held down. It will also make the SPARK label in Glensound Controller light up in case you need to identify which device you have remote control of. Whilst holding down the ALT and or PAN buttons, different functionality is available:... -
Page 11: Spark Rear Layout
Microphone phantom power switch This two-way toggle switch allows turning phantom power (+48V) to the microphone on or off. It can be remotely controlled or locked in Glensound Controller, see page 20 for more information. Page 11 of 28... -
Page 12: Audio Block Diagram
Audio Block Diagram Page 12 of 28... -
Page 13: Connecting The Spark To A Dante Network
Getting Dante Controller If you are connecting the SPARK 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 14: Running Dante Controller
At the time of writing this manual the Dante Controller looks as per the screenshot below: The SPARK 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: ‘SPARK-SN-XXXX’... -
Page 15: 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 16: Aes67 Mode
Turning On AES67 Mode If you want to use your SPARK 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 SPARK to open the Device View window where you will find an AES67 tab to enable AES67 support. -
Page 17: Receiving Aes67 Audio
Tick the AES67 Flow check box, then select channels to be included in the flow then click ‘Create’ Once set the flows can be seen in the transmit tab of the device view. 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. -
Page 18: Aes67 Restrictions
• L16 or L24 encoding • 125usec, 250usec, 333usec, 1 msec packet time • Up to 8 channels per stream The SPARK also supports SMPTE-ST2110-30 via Dante Domain Manager (DDM), with a licesnse purchased from Audinate. Page 18 of 28... -
Page 19: Glensound Controller
PC and access to the network the SPARK is on. Installing the app 1. To install the latest version of Glensound Controller go to the ‘Download’ tab at https://www.glensound.co.uk/product-details/glencontroller/ and click on the highlighted orange text “Install Glensound Controller”. -
Page 20: Using The App With The Spark
Using the app with the SPARK Channel headphone Channel headphone Open Channel metering mix panning control mix volume control advanced view Front panel button control Stereo metering Disable mic gain Phantom power Mic gain Disable phantom control on unit compressor... -
Page 21: Advanced View
Full = volume can be turned fully off and muted this button active Limited = volume cannot be fully muted Go to https://www.glensound.co.uk/product-details/glencontroller/ and check the ‘Useful Videos’ tab for informative YouTube tutorials on how to use other features of Glensound Controller. Page 21 of 28... -
Page 22: Saving And Loading Presets
Saving and loading presets Glensound controller allows saving and loading of ‘Presets’ which is a saved copy of the configured settings of the SPARK. Type a name Preset for your saved to preset Click the page preset list Saving icon to open... -
Page 23: Updating Firmware
Updating Firmware The SPARK microcontroller code is the main firmware that operates the device. It can be updated via GlenController over an IP network. Make sure your PC is connected to the same network and can see the SPARK in GlenController. - Page 24 Click start to begin updating Update progression bar Update finished, device will now restart automatically Page 24 of 28...
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Page 25: Updating The Dante Firmware
Updating The Dante firmware The SPARK has Dante specific firmware that runs inside the Dante chipset, known as Broadway. The Broadway Chipset is a device supplied by Audinate that does most of the processing for the actual Dante/ AES67 network audio streams. There is one Broadway Chipset in each SPARK. - Page 26 Caution! Audio will be interrupted during the device update B. Press update device A. Tick box to confirm Update is in progress A. Update finished. B. Press Tick box to continue reboot device Update finished, device will now reboot Page 26 of 28...
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Page 27: 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) STANDARD HEADPHONE WIRING: TIP: A/ LEFT Ear RING: B/ RIGHT Ear SLEEVE: Ground / Earth Page 27 of 28... -
Page 28: Optional 5 Or 4 Pin Xlr Wiring Information
2: INPHASE/ POSITIVE/ MIC + 3: GROUND/ EARTH 4: HEADPHONE LEFT 5: HEADPHONE RIGHT 4 PIN XLR AUDIO PINOUTS: Male XLR fitted to SPARK, mates with cable mounted female 1: MIC GND/ MIC – 2: INPHASE/ POSITIVE/ MIC + 3: HEADPHONE GND...
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