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- Page 1 User Guide Dante-MY16-AUD...
- Page 2 Audinate for errors or omissions in the data. Audinate is not liable for any loss or damage that may be suffered or incurred in any way as a result of acting on information in this document. The information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment, and are advised to verify all relevant representation, statements and information with their own professional advisers.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Package Contents ........................8 Getting Started: about this User Guide ................... 8 About your Dante-MY16-AUD ....................9 Dante-MY16-AUD Specifications ..........................9 Dante-MY16-AUD Connectors and Indicators ....................... 10 Installing your card ......................12 Before you install ..............................12 To Install ................................12 Removing your card............................... - Page 4 Identifying individual Dante-MY16-AUD cards ....................27 Dante-MY16-AUD Device name ........................27 Dante-MY16-AUD default Sample rate ......................27 Dante-MY16-AUD Advanced Configuration with Dante Controller ........28 Unicast and Multicast Modes ..........................28 Setting Latency ..............................29 Configuring the Dante-MY16-AUD clock ....................... 30 Master Clock ..............................
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Page 5: Important Notices
Avoid installing this unit where foreign objects may fall onto this unit and/or this unit may be exposed to liquid dripping or splashing. Audinate cannot be held responsible for any loss or destruction of data or damage caused by improper use of or modifications to the device. -
Page 6: Regulatory Information
Modifications not expressly approved the unit "OFF' and "ON", please try to eliminate the by Audinate may void your authority, granted by the problem by using one of the following measures: FCC, to use the product. -
Page 7: Introduction
Introduction About Audinate Audinate Pty Ltd is a leading developer of media networking technology whose products and solutions are transforming the way the world interconnects multimedia systems. Audinate’s rapidly growing customer base spans the broader international AV industry and includes many key industry brands. -
Page 8: Package Contents
Package Contents The following items are included with your Dante-MY16-AUD. Check to ensure you have everything listed here. Dante-MY16-AUD card in unopened anti-static bag Printed Getting Started Guide DVD, which includes: An electronic copy of the Getting Started Guide... -
Page 9: About Your Dante-My16-Aud
About your Dante-MY16-AUD The Dante-MY16-AUD card is an expansion card for use with compatible Yamaha professional audio equipment. It allows the transmission and reception of up to 16 bidirectional channels of 48kHz, 24-bit uncompressed digital audio data complying with Audinate’s Dante™ audio networking standard (8 bidirectional channels at 96kHz, 24- bit). -
Page 10: Dante-My16-Aud Connectors And Indicators
An orange light indicates the syncing is in progress. A red light indicates a network synchronization error. Obtaining network sync may take up to 45 seconds. Serial – indicates Rx and Tx activity via either the external or HA remote serial port Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.23 Page 10 of... - Page 11 All LEDs will flash green when the card’s Identify function has been activated using the Dante Controller or web interface All LEDs solid red If all LEDs are solid red it indicates that the Dante-MY16-AUD card has encountered errors on boot and entered failsafe mode. Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.23 Page 11 of...
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Page 12: Installing Your Card
4. Store the blank slot cover and its screws in a safe place for later use. 5. Remove the Dante-MY16-AUD from its anti-static bag. 6. Carefully slide the Dante-MY16-AUD card into the slot, ensuring the card is sitting within the guide rails. Ensure top guide rail sits above Dante-MY16-AUD card;... -
Page 13: Removing Your Card
3. Using the thumbscrews, pull the card firmly and horizontally towards you to remove. 4. Replace the blank slot cover and its screws. 5. Store the Dante-MY16-AUD back in its anti-static bag and packaging while not in use. Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.23... -
Page 14: About Your Audinate Software
To record and play out audio direct to your PC or Mac, you need to install the Dante Virtual Soundcard. What is the Dante Controller? The Dante Controller is a software application provided by Audinate which allows users to configure and route audio around Dante networks. It is available for PCs running Windows and Apple Macs running OSX 10.5. -
Page 15: What Is The Dante Virtual Soundcard
Figure 2 - Running Dante Virtual Soundcard with active network link Please read the Dante Virtual Soundcard User Guide for information describing how to install, configure and use the Dante Virtual Soundcard software. Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.23 Page 15 of... -
Page 16: Obtaining Your Audinate Software
Virtual Soundcard software and License Id. You will also be given the option to receive notifications of product firmware upgrades and updates, which Audinate strongly recommends. You need to have the serial number of your Dante-MY16-AUD card ready when you register. You can find the serial number printed: ... -
Page 17: Connecting To A Network
Connecting to a network In order to configure and use your Dante-MY16-AUD card, you will need to set up an Ethernet network connecting your card(s), your PC or Mac running Dante Controller and Dante Virtual Soundcard, and any other Dante-enabled audio equipment you may have. -
Page 18: Network Configuration Options
Both devices will automatically be assigned IP network configurations. Connection via a Gigabit Switch This configuration is applicable if you have more than just your Dante-MY16-AUD card and one PC or Mac. You will need to use a switch to connect the additional devices to the same network. -
Page 19: Connection Via A Redundant Network
Dante redundancy works by using two completely independent and separate networks, the Primary Network and the Secondary Network. To setup and use Dante Redundancy, connect your Dante-MY16-AUD cards and other redundant Dante-enabled audio equipment using duplicate Gigabit switches and Ethernet cables as shown below. Connect your PC or Mac running Dante Virtual Soundcard and Dante Controller, and other non-redundant Dante-enabled audio equipment to the Primary Network. -
Page 20: Unsupported Dante Network Configurations
Dante Audio traffic over Wireless Networks Wireless Ethernet networks should not be used to carry Dante audio traffic, and Audinate applications installed on a PC or Mac will not allow selection of Wireless Ethernet interface or any other non-standard wired Ethernet interface. -
Page 21: Ha Remote
Remote data can also be bridged between the host device (via the MY slot), and either the network or serial port on the Dante-MY16-AUD card. This means that HA Remote chains can be established that include a mix of serial connections and Dante network connections. -
Page 22: Ha Remote Chain Example 2
A DME64N is connected to the network switch (via the primary Ethernet port on its installed Dante-MY16-AUD card). The Dante-MY16-AUD card in the DME is set to HA Remote mode 3, which means that it is acting only as a bridging device - it is bridging the HA Remote data from the network switch to the next device in the chain, via its Serial port. -
Page 23: Mode Selection
Mode Selection HA Remote mode is set via Dante Controller. When you open the Device View in Dante Controller for a Dante-MY16-AUD card that supports HA Remote, an extra tab is displayed, called HA Remote (as shown in Figure 5 below). -
Page 24: Special Considerations
Dante-MY16-AUD card. For these devices, use a straight-through male-to-female DB9 (DE9) cable to connect the REMOTE port on the host device to the Serial port on the Dante-MY16-AUD card, and select HA Remote Mode 3 in Dante Controller for the Dante-MY16-AUD card. Then connect the device to the network switch using the Primary Ethernet port on the Dante-MY16-AUD card. -
Page 25: Dante-My16-Aud Basic Operation
Dante-MY16-AUD Basic Operation Once you have installed Dante-MY16-AUD cards in your Yamaha equipment and connected them to a network you are in a position to start using Dante networking in earnest to set up audio routes between devices, including other Dante-enabled devices you may have on the network and any PCs or Macs running Dante Virtual Soundcard. -
Page 26: Setting Up Audio Routes
Select the Dante-MY16-AUD card you want to configure if you have more than one new Dante-MY16-AUD card installed, you will need to identify it either by: Looking for the device name ending in the last six characters of its MAC address ... -
Page 27: Identifying Individual Dante-My16-Aud Cards
Once you have selected a particular card within Device View in the Dante Controller, you can click on the “identify” icon in the Device View toolbar. This will cause all of the LEDs on the Dante-MY16-AUD card to flash green for about ten seconds. -
Page 28: Dante-My16-Aud Advanced Configuration With Dante Controller
Once you have installed Dante-MY16-AUD cards in your Yamaha equipment and connected them to a network you are in a position to configure your Dante-MY16-AUD card, using a PC or Mac on the network with Dante Controller installed and running on it. -
Page 29: Setting Latency
1.0ms - a suitable setting for a network containing where the signal path may encompass up to ten gigabit switch 5.0ms – a safe value for a network of almost any conceivable size Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.23 Page 29 of... -
Page 30: Configuring The Dante-My16-Aud Clock
Where the device is non redundant the second interface is Not Supported Not Available The device does not support clock status reporting Other transient clock states exist, which are not listed above. Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.23 Page 30 of... -
Page 31: Master Clock
Dante clock master. There may also be some occasions where you want to force a Dante device to become the Dante network clock master. Please refer to the Dante Controller User Guide and other Dante documentation for further information. Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.23 Page 31 of... -
Page 32: Configuring Your Yamaha Equipment
the Yamaha host equipment has its Word Clock set to Internal All installed Dante-MY16-AUD cards are set to the same sample rate as the Internal clock One of the Dante-MY16-AUD cards has “Slave to external Word Clock” set via the Clock Status tab in the Dante Controller Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.23... -
Page 33: Upgrading Firmware
Upgrading Firmware The Dante-MY16-AUD firmware can be upgraded using the Dante Firmware Update Manager, which can be downloaded from the Yamaha Commercial Audio website. Please read the associated user guide before updating the firmware on your device. Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.23... -
Page 34: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Introduction Problems or issues related to Dante and setting up your Dante-MY16-AUD card tend to fall in one of three areas: Network Configuration Standard networking issues PC /Mac network configuration and firewalls Switches and cables PC Application Configuration... -
Page 35: Pc / Mac Network Configuration
If the Dante network is using a DHCP server, the IP address should conform to the addressing scheme it is using (as in the image above) How do I check what IP address my Dante-MY16-AUD card is using? IP addresses configured for all Dante devices on the network can be viewed via the Device Status tab in the Dante Controller ... -
Page 36: Checking Your Pc Or Mac Ip Configuration
Perhaps QoS or VLANs have been incorrectly set up Are you using a switch from another application with an unchecked or tested configuration? Consult the switch manual and check the switch configuration Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.23 Page 36 of... -
Page 37: Pc Configuration
If the card slots are set to “double channel”, every second audio channel will be missing If the Yamaha console is providing its Internal word clock to a Dante-MY16-AUD card configured to receive an External clock, is it the correct sample rate? -
Page 38: Dante Configuration: Clock
Check the clock source on both the Yamaha device and the Dante-MY16-AUD card(s). If a Dante-MY16-AUD card is selected as the clock source on the Yamaha equipment, ALL of the Dante cards in this device must have their word clock source set to “Internal”. -
Page 39: Annex A: Dante Synchronization And Clocking
VCXOs to the PTP Master Clock. Dante Clock Settings Dante hardware devices, including Dante-MY16-AUD cards, have two optional clock settings that can be selected. Set “Slave to External Word Clock” to use an external word clock (such as the Internal clock of host Yamaha equipment) to tune the onboard VCXO. -
Page 40: How To Configure Dante Clocking
Dante devices to automatically elect a PTP Clock Master. All Dante devices including Dante-MY16-AUD cards should be in their default state (“Preferred Master” and “Slave to External Word Clock” UN-checked), and host equipment configured to derive its word clock from the Dante device or a Dante-MY16-AUD card. -
Page 41: Manually Choose A Dante Ptp Master Clock
Every Dante hardware device, including Dante-MY16-AUD cards, has a PTP Preferred Master setting. If selected, that Dante device will become the PTP Master Clock for the Dante network. If more than one PTP Preferred Master is set, the normal PTP election rules apply.
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