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- Page 1 Model 206 Announcer’s Console User Guide Issue 4, March 2021 This User Guide is applicable for serial numbers M206-00501 and later with application firmware 1.5 and later. Copyright © 2021 by Studio Technologies, Inc., all rights reserved studio-tech.com 50646-0321, Issue 4...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Operation ....................20 Technical Notes ..................25 Specifications ..................29 Appendix A: Model 206 Block Diagram ........... 30 Appendix B: STcontroller Default Model 206 Configuration Values ..31 Model 206 User Guide Issue 4, March 2021 Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 3... -
Page 4: Revision History
M206-00501 and later.) Issue 2, October 2018: 1. Documents addition of the Push to Mute/Tap to Latch main button operating mode. Issue 1, May 2018: 1. Initial release. Issue 4, March 2021 Model 206 User Guide Page 4 Studio Technologies, Inc. -
Page 5: Introduction
Applications eSports, live event, entertainment, and streaming broadcast applications. The unit is The Model 206 on its own can provide an housed in a compact, rugged steel enclosure “all-Dante” solution for one on-air talent that’s intended for table-top use. Calling the location. - Page 6 Set up, configuration, and operation of the Dante transmitter (output) channels routing Model 206 is simple. An etherCON® RJ45 to inputs on a variety of devices, such as jack is used to interconnect with a standard...
- Page 7 In addition, the unit is compatible Ethernet Data and PoE with the Dante Domain Manager™ (DDM) software application. The Model 206 connects to a local area net- work (LAN) by way of a standard 100 Mb/s Audio Quality twisted-pair Ethernet interface. The physical 100BASE-TX interconnection is made by The Model 206’s audio performance is...
- Page 8 LEDs will light Configuration Flexibility under various operating conditions. This The Model 206 can be configured to meet capability was specifically provided to as- the needs of specific applications and user sist users who have trouble observing the preferences.
- Page 9 Model audio is sent to both the left and right 206. Pots A and B are used to control the channels of the headphone output. level of the signals as they are sent to the •...
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Page 10: Getting Started
Firmware Updating that are accessible using a 3-conductor 3.5 mm jack. Remote Control Input 1 can The Model 206 was designed so that its ca- be configured such that it provides a tally pabilities and performance can be enhanced output. - Page 11 (“dual-muff”) broadcast-style headsets can Microphone Input be directly connected using a 3-conductor The Model 206 provides a 3-pin female XLR ¼-inch plug. Following the usual convention connector that allows a balanced dynamic or the left channel should be terminated on the...
- Page 12 A 3-conductor 3.5 mm jack is located on the Model 206’s The microphone output can be connected back panel and provides access to the two to balanced (differential) analog micro- remote control inputs.
- Page 13 Dante Configuration four audio input channels. The number uti- lized will depend on the specific application. For audio to pass to and from the Model 206 Following the unit’s headphone source and requires that several Dante-related param- routing configuration selection these audio eters be configured.
- Page 14 The on/off status is local area network (LAN) and subnet as displayed by way of an LED, red in color, the Model 206 unit or units that are to be located on the back panel adjacent to the configured. Immediately after starting microphone input connector.
- Page 15 Each mode is distinct and careful selection right headphone output channels. In this will help optimize the Model 206’s operation mode Dante receiver (input) channels for a range of applications.
- Page 16 Its level will be adjusted using pot counterclockwise or fully clockwise position B. A stereo pair can enter the Model 206 will cause the associated signal to fully mute. by way of Dante receiver (input) chan- Selecting the full mute mode may be appro- nels 3 and 4.
- Page 17 Upon Model 206 power up the main button function will be in its inactive state. Button Operation – Main • Push to Mute/Tap to Latch: This mode is...
- Page 18 Understanding how each specifi- the talkback buttons. There are three mode cally impacts Model 206 operation will help choices available: to ensure that the desired operation is ob- • Push to Talk: If this mode is selected the tained and that maximum usability will occur.
- Page 19 This mode was specifi- that the intensity of both the red and green cally provided to minimize the chance LEDs are at the Model 206’s maximum. The that acoustical feedback will occur in word Low in a choice’s title means that the applications where the headphone out- intensity is at a reduced level.
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Page 20: Operation
LED will light. When Initial Operation a talkback function is in its inactive (off) The Model 206 will start to function as soon state neither of its button LEDs will be lit. as a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) power When a talkback function is in its active source is connected. - Page 21 The SYS LED will light red and green LEDs within the main and talk- upon Model 206 power up to indicate that back pushbutton switches will light in a short the Dante interface is not ready. After a short...
- Page 22 Note that due to the design of the circuitry pact the main button’s functioning depends the compressor active LED will function on the Model 206’s system configuration. whether or not the main or talkback func- tions are active. Also, the compressor func-...
- Page 23 • Latching: If this mode is selected the audio main pushbutton is pressed. Upon Model signal associated with a Dante talkback 206 power up the audio signal will be in its output channel will alternate between its muted state. active and muted state whenever its as- sociated talkback pushbutton is pressed.
- Page 24 (reduced in level or attenuated) is used to select the overall operating mode by 18 dB whenever the main or talkback of the Model 206. Specifically, the system functions are active. In this way, the operating mode determines how the main headphone output can be connected to function will operate vis-à-vis the talkback...
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Page 25: Technical Notes
This protocol is In the unfortunate event that a specific Mod- known in the Microsoft® world as Automatic el 206’s IP address is “lost,” the Address Private IP Addressing (APIPA). It is also Resolution Protocol (ARP) networking com- sometimes referred to as auto-IP (PIPPA). - Page 26 Refer to the Audinate website firmware version to be identified. Connect (audinate.com) for details on optimizing the Model 206 unit to the network and let networks for Dante applications. it connect and start to function. Then, after starting STcontroller, review the list of identi-...
- Page 27 USB flash 4. Apply power to the Model 206 by connect- drive. Studio Technologies will supply the ing to a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Ether- application firmware file inside a .zip archive net source.
- Page 28 (m206.bin) in its root folder no harm will occur if power is applied to the Model 206. Upon power up the main button’s LED will flash on and off rapid- ly for a few seconds to indicate this condition and then normal operation using the unit’s...
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Page 29: Specifications
Remote Control Inputs: 3-conductor 3.5 mm jack Phantom Power: P48 per IEC 61938 standard, on/off selectable with status LED Ethernet: Neutrik etherCON RJ45 USB: type A receptacle (located inside Model 206’s Compressor: enclosure and used only for updating firmware) Application: applies to Dante main and talkback transmitter (output) channels Configuration: uses Studio Technologies’... -
Page 30: Appendix A: Model 206 Block Diagram
MODEL 206 ANNOUNCER’S CONSOLE Appendix A: Model 206 Block Diagram The following block diagram shows a simplified version of the Model 206’s microphone input and microphone output circuitry. Issue 4, March 2021 Model 206 User Guide Page 30 Studio Technologies, Inc. -
Page 31: Appendix B: Stcontroller Default Model 206 Configuration Values
MODEL 206 ANNOUNCER’S CONSOLE Appendix B STcontroller default Model 206 configuration values: Microphone Input – P48 Phantom: Off Microphone Input – Gain: 35 dB Headphone Output – Audio Sources and Routing: Mode 1 Headphone Output – Sidetone: Main and Talkback Buttons Headphone Output –...
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