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- Page 1 FLX-DANTE Dante-to-anything Digital Audio Converter User's Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
User's Manual Table of Contents QUICK REFERENCE.................... 4 INTRODUCTION....................5 2.1. Purpose....................5 2.2. Box Contents.................... 5 2.3. Conventions used in this manual..............5 POSSIBLE SETUPS..................... 6 3.1. Available AUX cards..................6 3.2. Available FLX devices................7 3.3. FlexLink connection...................7 AUDIO ROUTING....................8 4.1. - Page 3 FLX-DANTE 12.3. FCC Compliance..................19 12.4. Recycling....................20 12.5. Document Revision History..............20 12.6. About this document................20...
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Page 4: Quick Reference
User's Manual QUICK REFERENCE Power switch and "power good" indicators. ➊ LEDs light up blue when power is available on the respective port. Mode indicators/selector. Long-press the "Select" button to change the audio ➋ routing between the interfaces. Wait four seconds to activate the selected mode. Clock indicators/selector. -
Page 5: Introduction
FLX-DANTE INTRODUCTION 2.1. Purpose The FLX-DANTE device is a digital audio converter, providing a built-in Dante® network interface, and an additional slot for one AUX card. It can be used in different setups, depending on the user's needs: standalone, to convert between the built-in Dante and an AUX card ... -
Page 6: Possible Setups
User's Manual POSSIBLE SETUPS The device can be used in three different setups, shown below: SETUP flexiverter+AUX card Double-flexiverter flexiverter+multiverter How it works Converts between built-in Devices are connected via Flexiverter connected to interface and the AUX card, FlexLink cable. multiverter via FlexLink or splits AES50 to the AUX cable. -
Page 7: Available Flx Devices
FLX-DANTE AUX-DANTE 64x64ch DANTE network card AUX-MADI-COAX 64x64ch MADI for coaxial cable (BNC connectors) AUX-MADI-OPTO 64x64ch MADI optical, SC connector (Multimode 125um 1310 nm) AUX-MADI-SFP 64x64ch MADI for SFP (Small-Factor Pluggable) modules AUX-WORDCLOCK BNC wordclock I/O 3.2. Available FLX devices At the time of writing (2024-02), the following FLX devices are available. -
Page 8: Audio Routing
User's Manual AUDIO ROUTING The flexiverter can operate in various routing modes, allowing you to pass audio between the available interfaces in many different ways. The LEDs in the "MODE" section indicate the involved interfaces. 4.1. Modes and indication Mode (route Operation Setup (blinking Remarks... -
Page 9: Remarks
FLX-DANTE Press the Mode button repeatedly to cycle between available modes, until the desired mode is shown. After four seconds without interaction, selection mode is terminated and the current setting comes into effect. 4.3. Remarks Routing between the selected interfaces is always bi-directional, meaning that ... -
Page 10: Clock Settings
User's Manual CLOCK SETTINGS 5.1. Clock sources and indication The flexiverter can be clocked from every interface (acting as clock slave), or can run on its internal clock (acting as clock master). Clock source "Clock" Indication (Example) Remarks Dante ⬤ ◌... - Page 11 FLX-DANTE When the samplerate is incorrectly set (e.g. 48k with 96k data), unwanted effects (double samples, zero samples, channel crosstalk etc.) may occur and might not be noticed immediately. Always double-check that the samplerate is set correctly on all involved devices!
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Page 12: Remote Control
User's Manual REMOTE CONTROL 6.1. Browser-based control This does not require any software to be installed. It works as hybrid app where the user interface is fetched from the web, and your browser talks to the device via USB connection. Web control requires “Web Serial API”... -
Page 13: Accessing Internals
FLX-DANTE ACCESSING INTERNALS 7.1. Opening the device Required: Torx T10 screwdriver. Power off the device and detach all cables to avoid short-circuit or damage. Detach the device from the rack-mount kit. Remove the four top screws and the top cover by pulling it upwards: ... -
Page 14: Dip Settings
User's Manual DIP SETTINGS Fine-tuning of the flexiverter's built-in interface behavior and of the AUX card can be achieved via DIP settings on the back side. Changing the DIP settings will come immediately into effect. DIP switches 1,2,3 are reserved for future use. Default setting: all switches up. -
Page 15: Flexlink Channel Mapping (Dip7
FLX-DANTE 8.2. FlexLink channel mapping (DIP7..9) The FlexLink interface can transmit 192x192 channels, organized in three lanes with 64 channels each. The channel assignment can be adjusted to meet the user's needs, particularly when the device is used in double-FLX configuration (to make sure that all interfaces and channels are mapped to the desired target on the peer FLX device). -
Page 16: Special Operating Modes
User's Manual SPECIAL OPERATING MODES Special operating modes are accessible by holding down the Mode button while switching on the device. Press Mode again to switch to the next mode: Version Display LED Test Interface Self-Test Normal operation ... -
Page 17: Firmware Update
FLX-DANTE Connect the Dante Secondary port to a separate switch. Note: This switch should NOT have any other connection to your network, otherwise there is a chance that your LANs forwarding rules are messed up– it can take hours until everything works again! If an AUX card is installed, connect all output ports of the AUX card to the ... -
Page 18: Specifications
User's Manual SPECIFICATIONS Parameter Value Dimensions 152x44x153mm (WxHxD) excluding connectors/buttons 152x44x163mm (WxHxD) including device-side connectors/buttons Weight 580g Operating 0..+55°C, non-condensing temperature Storage temperature -40..+85°C, non-condensing Power consumption +15V DC, 9W max (18W to power two devices via FlexLink) Triple-redundant input (2x DC, 1x via FlexLink) Dante Network Ports 1000BASE-T (Gigabit), compatible to 100BASE-T Primary/Secondary ports configurable as "Switched"... -
Page 19: Appendix
* Not covered by the warranty are any damages resulting out of improper use, willful damage, normal wear-out (especially of the connectors) or connection with incompatible devices. 12.2. Manufacturer contact Appsys ProAudio www.appsys.ch Rolf Eichenseher info@appsys.ch Bullingerstr. 63 / BK241 Phone: +41 43 537 28 51 CH-8004 Zürich... - Page 20 About this document All trademarks mentioned in this document are property of the respective owners. All information provided here is subject to change without prior notice. Document Revision: 2 · 2024-02-06 Copyright © 2021-2024 Appsys ProAudio · Printed in Germany IDENT 9.00.16145.00...
- Page 21 Appsys ProAudio Rolf Eichenseher Bullingerstr. 63 BK 241 CH-8004 Zürich Switzerland declares under sole responsibility that the products mentioned below: Flexiverter FLX-DANTE meet the requirements of the following standards: EN 55024:2010 EN 55032:2015 Class B EN 61000-3-2:2006/A1/A2:2009 EN 61000-3-3:2009 EN 61000-6-3:2007/A1:2011...
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