Manual

Issue 5, December 2018 Model 214 User Guide
Page 22 Studio Technologies, Inc.
applications 48 kHz will be appropriate.
The Model 214 can serve as the clock mas-
ter for a Dante network but in most cases
that would not be optimal.
Operation
At this point the audio, Ethernet, and power
connections should have been made. The
pushbutton labels may have been revised.
The desired configuration should have
be made using the pushbutton and DIP
switches. The Dante receiver (input) and
transmitter (output) channels should have
been routed using the Dante Controller
software application. Normal operation of
the Model 214 can now begin.
Initial Operation
The Model 214 will begin functioning a
few seconds after its power source is con-
nected. As previously discussed, the power
source can be provided by Power-over-
Ethernet (PoE) or an external source of
12 volts DC. If both are connected the
PoE source will power the unit. Should
PoE subsequently no longer be available
uninterrupted operation will continue using
the external source.
Upon Model 214 power up most of the
status and backlight LEDs along with the
2-digit display will activate in a test se-
quence. The PoE, USB, and SIG/PEAK
LEDs, located on the back panel, will light
one after another. On the top surface of
the Model 214 the two status LEDs and
the backlight LED associated with the main
pushbutton switch and the status LED and
the backlight LED associated with the talk-
back pushbutton switch will momentarily
light in sequence. Once that sequence has
completed all the LEDs will begin to func-
tion normally.
The 2-digit LED display is visible on the
bottom of the unit when the security panel
is removed. Upon unit power up, all seg-
ments of each display digit will light briefly
as a confirmation that they are function-
ing. The version number of the operating
firmware (embedded software) will briefly
display
. For example, the first firmware
version that shipped with the Model 214
displayed 1.0. Next, the setting of the
headphone output level will be displayed
for three seconds, displaying either Lo or
Hi. During this interval the level setting can
be changed by pressing one of the but-
tons that are located to the right of the dis-
play: press the up button for high and the
down button for low. After a few seconds
the digits will briefly turn off and the gain
of the microphone preamplifier (in dB)
and the P48 phantom power on/off sta-
tus will display and remain active. Unless
either or both of the pushbutton switches
are pressed, approximately 10 seconds
after the unit begins operation the display
will stop lighting. This is a power-sav-
ing measure. The display will again light
after either or both of the pushbuttons are
pressed.
Note that the way in which the LINK/ACT,
SYS, and SYNC LEDs (all located below
the etherCON connector) will light de-
pends on characteristics related to the
connected Ethernet signal and the con-
figuration of the unit’s Dante interface. This
will be covered in detail in the next section
of this guide.
After the power-up sequence has com-
pleted the Model 214 will begin normal
operation. Depending on the selected
configuration, one status LED associated
with the main pushbutton switch may be
lit. The user is now presented with two
pushbutton switches, three LEDs, and