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- Page 1 DARK8MAI MKI & DARK8MAIR ® DANTE NETWORK AUDIO 8 INPUT MIC/LINE LEVEL ANALOGUE INTERFACES PRODUCT DETAILS THE DESIGN BUILDINGS, 6 BROOKS PLACE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME14 1HE. ENGLAND. TEL: +44 (0) 1622 753662 Visit our Website at www.glensound.com...
- 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:...
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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 8 Channel Portable PoE Powered Network Mic Amp 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 5 8 Channel 1RU Rackmount Network Mic Amp 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 RoHS 2 Directive 2011/65/EU restricts the use of the hazardous substances listed below in electrical and electronic equipment. This product conforms to the above directive and for these 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 24...
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Page 8: Table Of Contents
GLENSOUND DARK8MAI and MAIR Handbook Contents Issue 5 Description Page No. Contents PRODUCT WARRANTY: ............................ 3 OVERVIEW ................................9 SIMPLIFIED BLOCK DIAGRAM ........................10 CONNECTIONS ..............................11 CONNECTING THE DARK8MAI TO A DANTE NETWORK ..............13 Getting Dante Controller ..........................13 Connecting DARK8MAIs To The Network .................... -
Page 9: Overview
NOTE: The DARK8MAI is also known as GS-WLSR45. It was originally designed for Westminster and as such was designated a typical Glensound Westminster part number. Being a very useful product it was then made available for general release and re-named to become part of the Dark series of our products. The two products are identical. -
Page 10: Simplified Block Diagram
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Page 11: Connections
DARK8MAI CONNECTIONS COPPER NETWORK INTERFACES IDENTIFY DC INPUT RJ45 sockets for connecting to your Pressing this highlights Only needed if no PoE network. When connected to PoE the device in available switches or mid-span supplies will GlenController (also power the unit. used during firmware updates) RESET &... - Page 12 DARK8MAIR CONNECTIONS IDENTIFY SFP NETWORK SLOTS COPPER NETWORK INTERFACES Pressing this highlights Fit SFP fibre network RJ45 sockets for connecting to your the device in interfaces here (not network. When connected to PoE supplied with unit) switches or mid-span supplies will GlenController (also power the unit.
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Page 13: Connecting The Dark8Mai To A Dante
® CONNECTING THE DARK8MAI(R) TO A DANTE NETWORK ® The DARK8MAI is a network audio device utilising 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
The format used for the factory name is: ‘DARK8MAI-no-103--ob7a2c’ Where ‘DARK8MAI-no-103’ refers to the Glensound product i.e. DARK8MAI and its serial no (in this case 103) and ‘ob7a2c’ refers to the units Dante Brooklyn II module and its MAC address. -
Page 15: Windows 10 Remote Control Application
2. App Requirements The Windows 10 PC must be running version 1703 or later of Windows. Glensound Controller (GlenController) enables remote control of key functions for the PARDISO and our DARK1616M and DARK8MAI units, and configuration of single or multiple units connected to the network. It is PC software that runs on Window 10 machines. -
Page 16: Installation
Installation of GlenController is a two stage process as all Windows 10 applications must have a digital certificate. If this is the first time you have installed Glensound applications, then you must first load the Glensound App Certificate. This will allow you to install GlenController and any further Glensound Windows 10 applications. -
Page 17: Glensoundcontroller App
GLENSOUNDCONTROLLER App The DARK8MAI has a remote control utility called GlensoundController. This app allows the DARK8MAI to be set up and controlled remotely, things such as mic gain, phantom power, filtering and metering can all be controlled/ seen via the app. The below guide is meant as an indication of the facilities available on the app, but being software developments are likely to be constantly evolving. -
Page 18: App Controls
Tick the box against the name of the device that you want to control and it will appear in the main screen area: App Controls Pressing this button toggles the side bar in and out: Page 18 of 24... - Page 19 Pressing the settings button, shows app version details, multicast ip address & port and meter setup information. ‘Use CH1 as Master’ if this Pressing the settings button opens up device settings tick box is selected the all channels settings follow CH 1 Filtering setup allows access Access mode setup allows to the filtering controls for the...
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Page 20: Channel Controls
Channel Controls Pressing this button toggles the side bar in and out: The ‘I’ meter shows the level of the Pressing the settings button opens on 1 channel opens channels input. Which can be adjusted up a stereo pair of channels using the gain contol. -
Page 21: Updating Firmware
3. How to Update the Firmware 1) Get the new firmware from Glensound’s web site. Using your browser download the .dfu from the following location: (Note the following locations were correct at the time of writing this manual but will change as the firmware is updated please see above). - Page 22 3) Make sure you know where the latest version of the DARK8MAI’s firmware is located on your pc (this is a .dfu file). This is a file that you downloaded in step 4) Connect the USB 1 port on the front of the DARK8MAI that you want to update to a USB port on your PC.
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Page 23: Updating The Brooklyn Module
Information’ heading. 2. Finding Out What The Latest Available Version Is Go the Dark8MAI’s web page at http://www.glensound.co.uk/product- details/dark8mai/ and open the ‘Firmware Latest Version’ Tab. This will give both the latest version numbers/ file names and also the location to download the file from. -
Page 24: Wiring Information
WIRING INFORMATION XLR & JACK Wiring STANDARD XLR AUDIO PINOUTS: 1: Ground/ Earth XLR SOCKET (FEMALE) 2: INPHASE/ POSITIVE/ MIC + 3: MATE/ NEGATIVE/ MIC - External DC power input: 2.5mm Barrel, Centre +Ve, 9 to 15 Volts, 1 Amp Page 24 of 24...