Glensound DARK16AO Installation guide

DARK16AO
DANTE® / AES67 NETWORK AUDIO
16 ANALOGUE OUTPUT LINE LEVEL
INTERFACE
PRODUCT DETAILS
6 BROOKS PLACE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME14 1HE. ENGLAND. TEL: [phone]
Visit our Website at www.glensound.co.uk FAX: [phone]

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Glensound Electronics Ltd
Thank you for choosing a new Glensound product.
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Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice, if
in doubt please contact us for the latest product information.
If you need any help with the product then we can be contacted at:
Glensound Electronics Ltd
1 –6 Brooks Place
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 1HE
United Kingdom
Telephone: [phone]
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PRODUCT WARRANTY:
All equipment is fully tested before dispatch and carefully designed to
provide you with trouble free use for many years.
We have a policy of supporting products for as long as possible and
guarantee to be able to support your product for a minimum of 10 years.
For a period of one year after the goods have been despatched the
Company will guarantee the goods against any defect developing after
proper use providing such defects arise solely from faulty materials or
workmanship and that the Customer shall return the goods to the
Company’s works or their local dealer.
All non-wear parts are guaranteed for 2 years after despatch and any
defect developing after proper use from faulty materials or workmanship
will be repaired under this warranty providing the Customer returns the
goods to the Company's works or their local dealer.
SAFETY WARNING
The DARK16AO contains no user serviceable parts and must not be
dissasembled in any way.

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EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FOR:
DARK16AO
Sixteen channel AoIP, Analogue Output interface
This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of
the manufacturer.
This equipment is manufactured by Glensound Electronics Ltd of Brooks
Place Maidstone Kent ME14 1HE is marked and conforms to the
following Union harmonisation legislation:
Low Voltage Directive: EN60065 and EN62368-1:2014
Emissions: BS EN55032:2015
Immunity: BS EN55035:2017
Signed for and on behalf of Glensound Electronics Ltd.
Gavin Davis, Managing Director
Maidstone, Kent, England
Date: 01/03/2019

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RoHS DIRECTIVE
EC directive 2002/95/EC restricts the use of the hazardous substances
listed below in electrical and electronic equipment.
This product conforms to the above directive and for this purposes, the
maximum concentration values of the restricted substances by weight in
homogenous materials are:
Lead
0.1%
Mercury
0.1%
Hexavalent Chromium
0.1%
Polybrominated Biphenyls
0.1%
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers
0.1%
Cadmium
0.01%

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WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 2006 (WEEE)
Glensound Electronics Ltd is registered for business to business sales of
WEEE in the UK our registration number is:
WEE/JJ0074UR

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GLENSOUND DARK16AO
Handbook Contents
Issue 1
Description Page No.
Contents
PRODUCT WARRANTY:........................................................................................................................3
OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................................................8
DARK16AO FRONT PANEL LAYOUT ...................................................................................................9
DARK16AO REAR PANEL LAYOUT....................................................................................................11
SIMPLIFIED BLOCK DIAGRAM...........................................................................................................12
CONNECTING THE DARK16AO TO A DANTE® NETWORK.............................................................13
Getting Dante® Controller.................................................................................................................13
Connecting DARK16AO To the Network...........................................................................................13
Audio Over IP Network......................................................................................................................13
Running Dante® Controller ...............................................................................................................14
Dante® Controller TIP.......................................................................................................................15
UPDATING FIRMWARE.......................................................................................................................16
UPDATING THE BROOKLYN MODULE..............................................................................................21
AES67 MODE .......................................................................................................................................22
WIRING INFORMATION.......................................................................................................................24

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OVERVIEW
The Glensound DARK16AO is a digital to analogue converter designed to connect
outputs from a DANTE®/ AES67 audio network to line level analogue audio inputs
on 3rd party equipment.
DANTE® network audio is a common protocol for distributing high quality linear
audio over standard IP networks and it is widely used by many audio equipment
manufacturers. The DARK16AO DANTE® audio interface is compatible with all
DANTE® audio interfaces across all manufacturers. Further details of DANTE®
network audio can be found at www.audinate.com
Intended for live on-air broadcast applications, the DARK16AO has been designed
with multiple redundancy capabilities. It has 2 mains power sources and it also has
fully redundant network connections for both Copper & Fibre circuits.
The DARK16AO provides 16 analogue line level (0dB) outputs from the DANTE®
network. These outputs are provided on rear panel electronically balanced XLRs.
Internally the DARK16AO features a Brooklyn module from Audinate (the company
behind Dante®). This module can be set such that it is AES67 compliant, and as
therefore it can be integrated in an AES67 AoIP network instead of a DANTE® one if
required.

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DARK16AO FRONT PANEL LAYOUT
1. PSU and Link status
There are 4 red LEDs and 4 green LEDs that illuminate depending on the
status of the link. Red indicates no connection, green indicates a successful
connection.
For example, if you have connected the DARK16AO to two separate PSUs,
only one of which works then you will have a red ‘Fault’ LED illuminate to
warn you that there is no power detected on the connection that is not
receiving mains power.
2. Alarm status connection
This 8-way female D-type connector will report the failure of a link status if
one is detected whilst in operation.
3. USB connector and update buttons
The MINI USB connection allows the firmware of the DARK16AO to be
updated. To prepare the DARK16AO for a firmware update; power on the unit,
press and hold down the reset button, press and hold down the identify
button, release the reset button and then release the identify button a second
after.
1. PSU and Link status
2. Alarm status connection
3. USB connector and
update buttons
4. Network SFP
connections
5. Network RJ45
connections

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4. Network SFP Connections
There are 2 standard network data SFP sockets provided to allow redundant
network connectivity if using Dante® network audio protocol. They are both
gigabit network connections. They accept standard SFP modules. The status
LEDs flash to show when data is being correctly communicated with the
attached switch.
If you require SFP modules then please email [email protected] for a
quotation.
Network Note
Factory default is to have the SFP & RJ45 sockets set to work in redundant
mode.
It is possible using Dante® controller to set these network interfaces to work
as a network switch instead of the redundant mode, meaning other network
equipment can be connected to them.
5. Network RJ45 connections
There are 2 standard network data RJ45 sockets provided to allow redundant
network connectivity if using Dante® network audio protocol. They are both
gigabit network connections. The status LEDs flash to show when data is
being correctly communicated with the attached switch.