Manual

Model 214 User Guide Issue 5, December 2018
Studio Technologies, Inc. Page 11
200-Series should be reviewed. Complete
information is available on the Studio
Technologies website.
Installation
In this section signal interconnections will
be made using the connectors located
on the back panel of the Model 214. A
microphone signal will be interfaced by
way of a 3-pin XLR connector. A ¼-inch
3-conductor phone jack is provided for the
headphone output. An Ethernet data con-
nection will be made using either a stan-
dard RJ45 patch cable or an etherCON
protected RJ45 plug. A 4-pin XLR connec-
tor allows the connection of an external
source of 12 volts DC.
System Components
Included in the shipping carton are the fol-
lowing: Model 214 Announcer’s Console,
user guide, and pushbutton label sheet.
If the installation or specific application
requires an external source of 12 volts DC
it needs to be provided separately. An ap-
plicable power supply, the Studio Technol-
ogies’ PS-DC-02, is available as an option.
Microphone Input
The Model 214 is compatible with bal-
anced dynamic and condenser micro-
phones. Depending on the application,
the microphone may be part of a headset
or be an independent handheld or stand-
mounted model. The Model 214’s P48
power source will support essentially all
phantom-powered microphones. The
quality of the Model 214’s microphone
preamplifier and associated circuitry is
such that special applications may ben-
efit from using “high-end” microphones.
If selected appropriately models from
manufacturers such as AKG, Beyer, DPA,
Sennheiser, and Shure will perform very
well in Model 214 applications.
Microphone interconnection is made by
way of a 3-pin female XLR connector which
is located on the Model 214’s back panel.
The mating connector (male) should be
wired so that pin 2 is signal high (+ or hot),
pin 3 is signal low (– or cold), and pin 1
is shield. It’s possible that an unbalanced
microphone will also work correctly
. In this
case, the mating connector (male) should
be wired so that pin 2 is signal high (+ or
hot), and signal common/shield is connect-
ed to both pins 1 and 3.
As of the writing date of this guide, the
Sennheiser HMD 26 and HMD 27 headsets
are very popular for on-air sports broad-
casting use. Fine products, they work very
well with the Model 214. Adding the suf-
fix “-XQ” to the headsets’ full part number
specifies a 3-pin male XLR connector for
the dynamic microphone and a ¼-inch
3-conductor plug for the stereo head-
phones. This configuration is very useful,
allowing the headsets to work directly “out
of the box” with the Model 214. Another
headset that users have reported being
satisfied with is the audio-technica BPHS1.
Offered at a lower price-point, it may be
applicable for some applications.
If the writer may digress for a moment to
recount a story… an audio dealer once
shared a secret with me concerning head-
sets. He loved selling the “lower-end”
(much less expensive) models of name-
brand headsets, which he did by the
veritable “boatload.” Why? Because these
usually broke soon after going into service!
He knew that on a regular basis he’d re-
ceive orders for more of them. Had these
users, from the beginning, purchased only