Manual

Issue Preliminary 1, July 2021 Model 209 User Guide
Page 14 Studio Technologies, Inc.
MODEL 209
TALENT CONSOLE
tion and comfort. The time at which sidetone audio is
actively routed to the headphone output channel or
channels is determined by this configuration.
Main Active: In this mode the sidetone function will
be active whenever the main output is active, i.e.,
sidetone audio will be sent to the headphone output
whenever an audio signal associated with the micro
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phone input is present on the Dante main transmitter
(output) channel.
Talkback Active: In this mode the sidetone function
will be active whenever the talkback function is active
and the audio signal is present on the Dante talkback
transmitter (output) channel.
Always Active: In this mode the sidetone function will
always be active and sidetone audio will be continu
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ously routed to the headphone output.
Note that the actual level of sidetone audio as it
is sent to the headphone output will be determined
by the selection made in the Headphone Output
– Sidetone Level configuration. It can also be con-
figured to be adjusted using the unit’s headphone
level control.
Headphone Output – Sidetone Level
Choices are High, Medium High, Medium, Medium
Low, Low, and Off.
As previously discussed, the Model 209 includes
a sidetone function that allows microphone audio
coming from the microphone preamplifier to be sent
to the headphone output. This will provide a user
confirmation function, confirming that they are actively
sending audio to the Dante main transmitter (output)
channel, the Dante talkback transmitter (output) chan-
nel, or both the Dante main and talkback transmitter
(output) channels. Overall sidetone operation is con-
figured using the Sidetone Mode selection function
as previously described.
The sidetone level can be adjusted from among six
choices, including five active levels as well as off (no
sidetone). This is the sidetone level that will be active
when the Model 209 is initially powered up. If Local
Sidetone Level Adjustment is set to No the sidetone
level will not change. If Local Sidetone Level Adjust
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ment is set to Yes the user is able to change the
sidetone level from among the six choices.
Headphone Output – Local Sidetone
Level Adjustment
Choices are No and Yes.
This configuration setting selects whether or not the
user is able to adjust the sidetone level using the
front-panel headphone level control. If the No setting
is selected then the rotary level control will not allow
the sidetone level to be adjusted. If the Yes setting
is selected then using the rotary level control in a
press-hold-and-turn sequence will allow the sidetone
level to be adjusted from among five choices as well
as no sidetone.
Selecting Yes is the most flexible configuration selec
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tion but can lead to confusion if multiple users have
access to the Model 209 on a regular basis. Each
would have to be aware of the sidetone level adjust-
ment method so they could optimize the sidetone
level for their own use. If the No setting was selected
then the sidetone level would be fixed from among
the five available values or completely off as selected
in the Sidetone Level configuration choice.
Talkback Button – Operation
Choices are Momentary – Mutes Main Out, Latch-
ing – Mutes Main Out, Momentary – Doesn’t Mute
Main Out, Latching – Doesn’t Mute Main Out, and
Disabled.
STcontroller allows the operating configuration of the
talkback button to be selected. There are five choices
available.
Momentary – Mutes Main Out: If this mode is select
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ed when the talkback button is not pressed the button
will light green, the microphone signal will be sent out
the Dante main transmitter (output) channel, and the
Dante talkback transmitter (output) channel will be
muted. Whenever the talkback button is pressed and
held the button will light orange, the audio signal will
mute on the Dante main transmitter (output) channel,
and the audio signal will become active on the Dante
talkback transmitter (output) channel.
Latching – Mutes Main Out: If this mode is selected
the talkback function will alternate between its off (in
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active) and on (active) states whenever the talkback
button is momentarily pressed. The button will light
green whenever the Dante main transmitter (output)
channel is active and light orange whenever the