Manual

Model 205 User Guide Issue 2, October 2018
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 19
MODEL 205
ANNOUNCER’S CONSOLE
Model 205’s location. The choices are low
and high.
Operation
At this point all connections and configura-
tion steps should have been completed and
everything should be ready for Model 205
operation to commence. An Ethernet con-
nection with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE)
capability should have been made. Alter-
nately, a midspan power injector, in “se-
ries” with the Ethernet connection, should
have been put into place. A microphone
and headphones or earbud should have
been connected. Alternately, a broadcast-
style headset may have been connected.
If desired, a connection to the microphone
output should have been made. Some ap-
plications may utilize either or both of the
remote control inputs.
The Model 205 should have been placed
in the desired physical location. Using the
Studio Technologies STcontroller software
application the unit’s configuration should
have been selected to meet the needs of
the specific application. The Model 205’s
Dante configuration settings should have
been selected using the Dante Controller
software application. In this way the unit’s
three Dante audio output channels (Dante
transmitter channels) and four Dante audio
input channels (Dante receiver channels)
should have been routed, by way of Dante
“subscriptions,” to the receiver and trans-
mitter channels on associated Dante-
enabled equipment.
Initial Operation
The Model 205 will start to function as
soon as a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) pow-
er source is connected. However, it may
take 20 to 30 seconds for full operation to
and the two talkback output channels can
be used separately and not impact each
other. This also allows both the main and
talkback pushbuttons to be used simultane-
ously. When selected for the correct ap-
plication, the production mode can prove to
be very useful. But it’s not appropriate for
on-air use!
Production with Dim
This mode is identical to the production
mode with the exception that the head-
phone output reduces in level (“dims”)
whenever the main, talkback 1, or talkback
2 functions are active. This mode was
specifically provided to minimize the chance
that acoustical feedback will occur in appli-
cations where the headphone output is con-
nected to the inputs on amplified speakers
(or inputs on an amplifier associated with
loudspeakers). In this mode the level
of the headphone output channels is re-
duced by 18 dB whenever a main or talk-
back function is active. This mode is not
appropriate when headphones are going
to be connected to the Model 205!
Remote Control Inputs
There are two remote control inputs. They
can be individually configured to mimic the
action of one of the pushbutton switches.
The choices are off, main button, talkback 1
button, or talkback 2 button.
Button Backlight Intensity
The caps (top surfaces) of the three push-
button switches are able to be lit using in-
ternal LEDs, one red and one green. When
they light and with what color depends on
the configuration of the Model 205 and the
current operating condition. The intensity
of these LEDs can be adjusted to meet the
needs of an application, specifically being
configured to perform optimally vis-à-vis
the amount of ambient light present in the