Manual

Issue 5, December 2018 Model 215 User Guide
Page 22 Studio Technologies, Inc.
Controller application but in most appli-
cations 48 kHz will be appropriate. The
Model 215 can serve as the clock master
for a Dante network but in most cases that
would not be optimal.
Operation
At this point the audio, Ethernet, and pow-
er 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 Control-
ler software application. Normal operation
of the Model 215 can now begin.
Initial Operation
The Model 215 will begin functioning a few
seconds after its power source is connect-
ed. 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 unin-
terrupted operation will continue using the
external source.
Upon Model 215 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 215 the two status LEDs and
the backlight LED associated with the
main pushbutton switch and the status
LED and the backlight LEDs associated
with the talkback pushbutton switches will
momentarily light in sequence. Once that
sequence has completed all the LEDs will
begin to function 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 215
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 215 will begin normal
operation. Depending on the selected
configuration, one status LED associated