Manual

Issue 1, July 2018 Model 5330 User Guide
Page 16 Studio Technologies, Inc.
19 dBu. This correlates to a Dante output
(transmitter) level of –5 dBFS; 5 dB less
than the digital maximum of 0 dBFS.
The signal present/peak LEDs can prove
useful in providing an overall indication
of the level of the signals associated with
inputs 3 and 4. A green signal present in-
dication should light essentially at all times
when a signal is connected and active. The
red peak indication should never light or
light very infrequently. This indication will
only activate when the signal level on the
Dante output (transmitter) is getting quite
close to digital maximum. Observing the
meters associated with the monitor section
is a better means of determining the level of
signals connected to inputs 3 and 4. Use the
pushbutton switches to select the monitor
sources to be inputs 3 and 4. The monitor
and headphone outputs associated with the
monitor section can also be used to ensure
that the audio quality of signals connected
to inputs 3 and 4 are as expected.
Main Outputs 1-4
On the Model 5330’s back panel are four
3-pin male XLR connectors that provide ac-
cess to main outputs 1-4. For these analog
line-level outputs to be active only requires
using the Dante Controller software applica-
tion to establish the subscriptions (routes)
that link the desired Dante audio sources
(transmitters) with the Model 5330’s Dante
input (receiver) channels. Typically the
nominal level of the outputs will be +4 dBu,
assuming that the associated Dante source
channels observe a –20 dBFS nominal
level. Within the Model 5330 there are no
controls or other configuration functions
that will impact the level of the main outputs.
A Dante source signal with a level of
–20 dBFS will always result in a +4 dBu
analog signal level on its associated output.
The general level of the four signals associ-
ated with main outputs 1-4 can be visually
observed using the four signal present/peak
LEDs that are located on the front panel.
Each signal present/peak LED will light
green when the level of the Dante input
(receiver) channel is –40 dBFS. This corre-
lates to a level of –16 dBu on its associated
analog output. The signal present/peak
LED will light red when the level of the
Dante input (receiver) channel is –5 dBFS.
This correlates to a level of +19 dBu on its
associated main output. The Model 5330’s
monitor section is a more thorough means
of visually and aurally observing the four
outputs. Details regarding understanding
and using the monitor section are provided
in a later section of this guide.
Auxiliary Output
A 3-pin male XLR connector on the back
panel of the Model 5330 provides access
to the auxiliary output. The audio source for
the auxiliary output can be selected from
among the four Dante input (receiver) sig-
nals that are associated with outputs 1-4.
Two pushbutton switches on the front panel
allow a user to select the desired source.
Four LEDs indicators, located adjacent to
the source pushbutton switches, display
which source is actively utilized as the aux-
iliary output’s source. Typically the nominal
Figure 9. Auxiliary output (front panel)