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- Page 1 User Guide Dante-MY16-AUD...
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Page 2: Copyright
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. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
About Audinate ..................................7 About Dante....................................7 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... - Page 4 Setting up audio routes ................................28 Configuring your card................................28 Identifying individual Dante-MY16-AUD cards......................29 Dante-MY16-AUD Device name............................29 Dante-MY16-AUD default Sample rate .........................30 Dante-MY16-AUD Advanced Configuration with Dante Controller ........... 31 Unicast and Multicast Modes ..............................31 Setting Latency ..................................32 Configuring the Dante-MY16-AUD clock ..........................33 Master Clock..................................34 Checking clock configuration ..............................34...
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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
Modifi cations 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: About Dante
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 ‘Download Your Software’ card Getting Started: about this User Guide This User Guide has been designed to provide you with the information you will need to install and operate your Dante-MY16-AUD card in your Yamaha equipment. -
Page 9: Getting Started: About This User Guide
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
Secondary RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet connector for use when glitch free redundancy is required. In redundancy mode, a failure on either connection will not cause an interruption to the audio See the Go to Audinate’s website: www.audinate.com. Navigate to ‘Products’ -> ‘Dante Virtual Soundcard’. - Page 11 Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.41 Page 11 of 46...
- Page 12 All LEDs will flash green when the card’s Identify function has been activated using Dante Controller. 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 1.41 Page 12 of 46...
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Page 13: Installing Your Card
Store the blank slot cover and its screws in a safe place for later use. Remove the Dante-MY16-AUD from its anti-static bag. 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 14: Removing Your Card
Using the thumbscrews, pull the card firmly and horizontally towards you to remove. Replace the blank slot cover and its screws. Store the Dante-MY16-AUD back in its anti-static bag and packaging while not in use. Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.41... -
Page 15: About Your Audinate Software
What is Dante Controller? 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 (7, 8, and 8.1), and Apple Macs running OS X (10.7.5, 10.8.5 and 10.9). -
Page 16: What Is The Dante Virtual Soundcard
Save and reapply audio routing presets Edit presets offline, and apply as configurations for new network deployments View device latency statistics, for supported devices (including the Dante-MY16-AUD) View clock status statistics View multicast bandwidth across the network, and transmit and receive bandwidth for each device ... - Page 17 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 1.41 Page 17 of 46...
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Page 18: Obtaining Your Audinate Software
You can register your Dante-MY16-AUD card 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 19: Downloading And Activating The Dante Virtual Soundcard
Click the hyperlink under ‘File downloads’ to download the installer. Downloading and Activating the Dante Virtual Soundcard The Dante Virtual Soundcard is available for download from Audinate’s website. To download a copy of the Dante Virtual Soundcard: 10. Go to Audinate’s website: www.audinate.com. -
Page 20: 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 21: 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 22: 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 other non-redundant Dante-enabled audio equipment to the Primary Network. - Page 23 All devices will automatically be assigned IP network configurations. Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.41 Page 23 of 46...
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Page 24: 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 25: Ha Remote
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 26: Mode Selection
The Dante-MY16-AUD card in the DME is connected to a chain of controlled HA Remote devices (such as AD8HR modules) via DB9 cables. The entire chain of devices (using Dante network and serial connections) is recognized as one HA Remote chain. -
Page 27: 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 28: 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 29: 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 30: Identifying Individual Dante-My16-Aud Cards
Once you have selected a particular card within Device View in 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 31: Dante-My16-Aud Default Sample Rate
Please refer to your Dante Controller manual for more information on renaming devices. Dante-MY16-AUD default Sample rate By default of the Dante-MY16-AUD card is configured to operate using a 48kHz sample rate. Audio routes can only be set up between devices that are operating at the same sample rate. -
Page 32: 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 33: Setting Latency
1.0ms - suitable for a Gigabit network containing ten switches 2.0ms - suitable for a Gigabit network with 100 Mbps leaf nodes 5.0ms – a safe value for a network of almost any conceivable size Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.41 Page 33 of 46... -
Page 34: Configuring The Dante-My16-Aud Clock
Device is PTP master on that network Slave Device is a PTP slave on that network Passive Device is not using clock synchronization information from this interface Link Down The interface is not connected to the network Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.41 Page 34 of 46... -
Page 35: 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 1.41 Page 35 of 46... -
Page 36: 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 “Enable Sync To External ” set via the Clock Status tab in Dante Controller Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.41... -
Page 37: 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 1.41... -
Page 38: 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 39: Pc / Mac Network Configuration
(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 Info tab in Dante Controller Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.41... -
Page 40: Checking Your Pc Or Mac Ip Configuration
This includes Dante-MY16-AUD cards and Dante Virtual Soundcards What are the symptoms of using the wrong interface on my PC or Mac? Dante Controller cannot see any devices Dante Virtual Soundcard is not sending or receiving any audio when it is expected to Checking your PC or Mac IP configuration ... -
Page 41: 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 42: Dante Configuration: Clock
Yamaha equipment, ALL of the Dante cards in this device must have their word clock source set to “Internal”. Similarly if a Dante-MY16-AUD card has “Enable Sync To External ” set, the Yamaha equipment must have an internal “Int”... -
Page 43: 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 “Enable Sync To External ” to use an external word clock (such as the Internal clock of host Yamaha equipment) to tune the onboard VCXO. -
Page 44: Dante Clocking And Redundancy
If both primary and secondary Dante networks have been connected, each network will h ave its own PTP Master Clock. Clock Status Monitoring You can use Dante Controller to monitor the synchronization performance of Dante device clocks in real time. See the Dante Controller user guide for more information. Dante-MY16-AUD User Guide Version 1.41 Page 44 of 46... -
Page 45: 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 46 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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