Manual

Issue 2, October 2018 Model 206 User Guide
Page 8 Studio Technologies, Inc.
MODEL 206
ANNOUNCER’S CONSOLE
precise control, and keeps the three level
potentiometers from having to directly
handle analog audio signals. The audio
channels destined for the phones outputs
are sent to a high-performance digital-to-
analog converter and then on to robust
driver circuitry. High signal levels can be
provided to a variety of headsets, head-
phones, and earpieces.
Configuration Flexibility
The Model 206 can be configured to meet
the needs of specific applications and user
preferences. All configuration choices are
performed using the STcontroller personal
computer software application which is
compatible with version 7 and later of the
Windows operating systems. There are no
mechanical switch settings or button-press
sequences required to configure how the
unit functions. Selectable parameters
include microphone preamplifier gain, P48
phantom power on/off, button operation,
remote control inputs, headphone output
mode, sidetone operation, and overall unit
operation. The gain of the microphone
preamplifier can be selected from among
four choices. This allows the Model 206
to match the output sensitivity of a range
of handheld and headset-associated
microphones. A low-noise source of P48
phantom power can be enabled if required
to support condenser (capacitor) micro-
phones.
The main and talkback pushbutton switch-
es can be individually configured. The
main button can be selected to operate
from among five modes while the talk-
back buttons can be selected from among
three. These choices allow the Model
206’s operation to be tailored to meet the
specific needs of many applications. As an
example, for on-air sports applications the
main button would typically be configured
to provide a push to mute (cough) function.
The microphone signal on the Dante main
output channel and the microphone output
connector would remain active unless the
talent needs to momentarily disable it. The
talkback buttons would most likely be set
to their push to talk modes as their use
would be intermittent.
The Model 206 provides two remote con-
trol inputs. Configuration choices allow
these to be assigned to work in parallel
with the main, talkback 1, talkback 2, or
talkback 3 pushbutton switches. In this
way activation of a remote control input
will emulate a user pressing its associated
pushbutton switch.
The audio sources and the way in which
they are assigned to the headphone output
channels can be configured from among
five choices. These unique choices allow
almost any required headphone monitor-
ing situation to be implemented. Whether
for use in on-air sports, an awards show
broadcast, or as a production support tool,
the Model 206 should be able to achieve
the desired configuration.
Following the mode number is an abbrevi-
ated description of what signal or signals
are assigned to the three potentiometers
(pots) and on to the two headphone output
channels. The potentiometers are labeled
A, B, and C, as can be seen in Figure 1
of this guide. The format would equate to
Mode x – pot A/pot B/pot C where x equals
the mode number.
• Mode 1 – Ch1L/Ch2R/SidetoneLR:
Provided for broadcast applications
where two monaural channels of tal-
ent cueing audio (“IFB”) need to be
independently sent to the left and right
headphone output channels. It would be