Manual

Issue 2, October 2018 Model 204 User Guide
Page 14 Studio Technologies, Inc.
MODEL 204
ANNOUNCER’S CONSOLE
• Main and talkback button operating
modes
• System operating mode
• Remote control inputs
• Button backlight intensity
Changes made using STcontroller will be
immediately reflected in the unit’s opera-
tion; no Model 204 “reboot” is required.
Each time a change is made the main and
talkback buttons on the front panel will
momentarily flash orange in a distinctive
pattern to indicate that a command from
STcontroller has been received.
Installing STcontroller
STcontroller is available free of charge on
the Studio Technologies website (www.
studio-tech.com/stcontroller) and is com-
patible with personal computers running
Windows operating systems that are
version 7 and later. STcontroller versions
1.05.00 and later will fully support the Mod-
el 204. If required, download and install
STcontroller onto a designated personal
computer. This personal computer must be
on the same local area network (LAN) and
subnet as the Model 204 unit or units that
are to be configured. Immediately after
starting STcontroller the application will
locate the devices that it can control. The
one or more Model 204 units to be config-
ured will appear in the device list. Use the
Identify command to allow easy recogni-
tion of a specific Model 204 unit. Double-
clicking on a device name will cause the
associated configuration menu to appear.
Review the current configuration and make
any changes that are desired.
P48 Phantom Power
STcontroller allows selection of the on/
off status of the microphone input’s P48
phantom power source. The on/off sta
-
tus is displayed by way of an LED, red in
color, located on the back panel adjacent
to the microphone input connector. Select
the status of the P48 source to meet the
needs of the connected microphone. No
problem will occur if an external source of
P12 or P48 phantom power is present on
the connection made to the microphone
output connector. In this case simply turn
off the Model 204’s P48 phantom power
source. The external source of microphone
power will “pass thru” from the microphone
output connector to the microphone input
connector.
Microphone Input Gain
The gain of the Model 204’s microphone
preamplifier can be selected from among
four choices: 35, 43, 52, and 59 dB. The
compressor active LED, orange in color
and visible on the back of the Model 204’s
enclosure adjacent to the microphone
input connector, can act as a guide when
setting the preamp gain. When a voice sig-
nal at a normal level is present on the mi-
crophone input the compressor active LED
should light intermittently. If, for example, it
rarely lights and the gain is set to 43 dB, it
might be a good idea to change the setting
to 52 dB. If the LED is lit fully during nor-
mal talking and the gain is set for 52 or 59
dB, changing it to one of the lower values
might be warranted. There’s no “hard and
fast” rule about which gain setting is ap-
propriate. But unless otherwise indicated,
43 dB is typically a good initial choice.
Headphone Audio Sources and Routing
STcontroller allows selection from among
five headphone audio source and routing
modes. Each mode is distinct and care-
ful selection will help optimize the Model
204’s operation for a range of applications.