Manual

Issue 2, October 2018 Model 206 User Guide
Page 16 Studio Technologies, Inc.
MODEL 206
ANNOUNCER’S CONSOLE
Headphone Gain Range
The overall level of the headphone output
can be configured as desired for specific
applications. The default setting, low, is
designed so that users with typical audio
input sources will be inclined to set the
rotary potentiometers at approximately 50%
of rotation. This would be appropriate for
most applications. The high setting would
be applicable in cases where an extreme
headphone output level is required or the
audio input sources are providing a level
that is lower than typical. Using the high
setting in the former application is not rec-
ommended as hearing damage could result
from exposure to high signal levels.
Headphone Minimum Level
A setting in STcontroller is used to config
-
ure the headphone output’s minimum level.
In the –40 dB setting the minimum head-
phone output level is approximately 40 dB
below its maximum; the headphone output
channels will never fully mute. This ensures
that any audio signal present on the uti-
lized Dante input channels will always be
present on the headphone output. In most
on-air broadcast applications this is the ap-
propriate setting, ensuring that a minimum
amount of signal is always present. When
full mute is selected moving a level potenti-
ometer to its fully counterclockwise position
will cause its associated headphone output
channel (or channels) to fully mute. If a
potentiometer is set to serve as a balance
control, moving it to either its fully coun-
terclockwise or fully clockwise position will
cause the associated signal to fully mute.
Selecting the full mute mode may be ap-
propriate for applications where minimizing
the chance of audio “leakage” is important.
This could occur when during an event the
connected headset or headphones are at
times placed on a desk or tabletop.
Note that the action of pot C when con-
figured to provide the sidetone function
(headphone modes 1, 2 or 3) will never be
impacted by the setting for the headphone
minimum level. Whenever pot C is control-
ling the sidetone level it will always cause
the signal to fully mute when it’s set to fully
counterclockwise.
Sidetone Mode
STcontroller allows the Model 206’s side-
tone function to be configured as desired.
Sidetone is audio from the microphone input
that is sent to the headphone output chan-
nels. This can be important, allowing the
user to “hear” themselves for performance
confirmation and comfort. Making a specific
selection from among the four available
modes will depend on the needs of the ap-
plication. If a “full mix” is being provided to
the Model 206’s Dante inputs then locally
provided sidetone won’t be needed and the
off configuration should be selected. The
user will hear themselves by way of audio
signals being routed to the Dante input
channels. But if “mix-minus” audio is being
supplied to the Model 206 then selecting
a headphone source and routing modes
which enables sidetone (headphone modes
1, 2, or 3) can be an important means of
establishing user confidence. Then the
sidetone mode configuration will establish
exactly when sidetone audio will be sent to
the headphone output channels.
Four sidetone modes are available:
• Off: In this mode the sidetone function
is not active.
• Main Button: In this mode the sidetone
function will be active whenever the audio
signal associated with the microphone
input is present on the Dante main output
channel and the microphone output
connector.