Manual

Model 206 User Guide Issue 2, October 2018
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 21
MODEL 206
ANNOUNCER’S CONSOLE
microphone preamplifier gain, is such that
the dynamic range of the signal is being
actively controlled. It’s perfectly acceptable
for this LED to light intermittently whenever
a user is talking at a normal voice level into
an associated microphone. But if the COMP
LED lights solid while a user is talking at a
normal voice level this will typically indicate
that the microphone preamplifier gain set-
ting should be reduced. Conversely, if the
COMP LED almost never lights when nor-
mal talking is taking place, it’s possible that
changing the gain to a higher value would
be beneficial. Note that due to the design of
the circuitry the compressor active LED will
function whether or not the main or talkback
functions are active. Also, the compressor
function does not impact the microphone
output connector.
Main and Talkback Buttons
Four pushbutton switches are used to select
how the microphone signal is routed to the
four Dante output channels and the micro-
phone output connector. The button labeled
MAIN controls if the audio signal associated
with the microphone input will be present
on the Dante main output channel and the
microphone output connector that’s located
on the back panel of the Model 206. How
the button functions will depend on the con-
figuration choice that has been made using
STcontroller. When the main button’s green
LED is lit audio will be present on both the
Dante main output channel and the micro-
phone output connector. When the main
button’s red LED is lit audio will not be
present on the Dante main output channel
and the audio signal associated with the
microphone output connector will be muted.
The talkback functions allow the audio as-
sociated with the microphone input to be
routed to one or more of the Dante talkback
output channels. When a talkback function
is active its green LED will be lit. How a
talkback button will specifically function and
whether it impacts the main button’s func-
tioning depends on the Model 206’s system
configuration.
Main Button Modes
There are five ways that the main pushbut
-
ton switch can function. The way in which it
specifically operates depends on its select-
ed configuration.
• Push to Mute: If this mode is selected the
audio signal associated with the micro-
phone input will normally be active on
the Dante main output channel and the
microphone output connector. The audio
signal will mute whenever the main push-
button is pressed and held.
• Push to Talk: If this mode is selected the
audio signal associated with the Dante
main output channel and the microphone
output connector will be normally muted.
The audio signal will become active
whenever the main pushbutton is pressed
and held.
• Latching: If this mode is selected the
audio signal associated with the Dante
main output channel and the microphone
output connector will alternate between
the active and muted states whenever the
main pushbutton is pressed. Upon Model
206 power up the audio signal will be in
its muted state.
• Push to Talk/Tap to Latch: This mode is
a combination of the Push to Talk and
Latching actions. It’s similar to the way
in which talk pushbuttons function on
user stations associated with broadcast
or production intercom systems. If the
main pushbutton is pressed and held the
audio signal associated with the Dante