Glensound Express IP MKII Installation guide

6 BROOKS PLACE, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME14 1HE. ENGLAND.
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EXPRESS
IP
MKII
DANTE NETWORK AUDIO
COMMENTATOR UNIT
PRODUCT DETAILS

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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
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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 dispatched 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 dispatch 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
This product can produce high sound levels via the headphone output.
Please take caution when operating this product as listening to
excessively high peak or sustained levels of volume may permanently
damage human hearing.

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EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
FOR:
EXPRESS IP MKII
DANTE NETWORK AUDIO
COMMENTATOR UNIT
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: 28/03/2018

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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 these 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 EXPRESSIP MKII MANUAL v3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRODUCT WARRANTY............................................................................................3
EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY.....................................................................4
RoHS DIRECTIVE......................................................................................................5
WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS 2006
(WEEE)......................................................................................................................6
GLENSOUND EXPRESSIP MKII MANUAL v3 ...........................................................7
OVERVIEW................................................................................................................8
NEW FOR MKII.......................................................................................................8
EXPRESSIP MKII FRONT PANEL LAYOUT ..............................................................9
EXPRESSIP MKII REAR PANEL LAYOUT...............................................................11
SIMPLIFIED BLOCK DIAGRAM ..............................................................................12
CONNECTING THE ExpressIP MKII TO A DANTE NETWORK...............................13
Getting Dante Controller........................................................................................13
Connecting ExpressIP MKII To the Network ..........................................................13
Audio Over IP Network..........................................................................................13
Running Dante Controller......................................................................................14
Dante Controller TIP............................................................................................14
Device Not Showing Up In Dante Controller .........................................................15
AES67 MODE..........................................................................................................16
BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY (see also Interpreter’s mode) ......................................19
LED INDICATION OF MODES .............................................................................19
A & B MIC ON....................................................................................................19
TALKBACK SWITCHES.....................................................................................19
INTERPRETER MODE............................................................................................20
MICROPHONE GAIN...............................................................................................21
MICROPHONE GAINS FOR 0dBu OUTPUTS ..................................................23
WIRING INFORMATION..........................................................................................24
XLR & JACK Wiring...............................................................................................24

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OVERVIEW
The Glensound ExpressIP MKII is a two user commentary box providing all of the
basic functionality required for two commentators or announcers, where quick and
easy setup and operation is important.
It is widely used for sports commentary, reporter interfacing at news events, or for
studio based audio translation.
There are four audio inputs into the users’ headphones for monitoring, and two
talkback circuits. High quality mic amps are used, along with Glensound’s Referee
compressor/limiter system to help prevent overloading the input circuit.
The Main audio input/output interfacing is provided via the Dante system, allowing
uncompressed, low delay audio across networks.
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 Expressip MKII 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
As per our other Dante equipment 0dBu = -18dBfs
NEW FOR MKII
The Expressip MKII features two additional audio paths for the commentators,
allowing them both to be able to hear each other’s mic locally without external
mixing.

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EXPRESSIP MKII FRONT PANEL LAYOUT
1. LED PPM Meter
The LED PPM Meter indicates the level of outgoing audio using the BBC 1 –7
scale.
2. Mic on button
Pressing this button routes the microphone to the programme audio output. It
is a latching button by default but can be set to be always on, or a momentary
mute when held down. More information can be found on page 15.
3. Headphone mixer knobs
COMM B & A
This pot adjusts the mic audio level of the opposing channel for the
headphone output.
1. LED PPM
Meter
2. Mic on
button
3. Headphone mixer pots
4. Headphone jack
output
5. XLR Mic
input
6. Phantom power
switch
7. Talkback
buttons

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SIDETONE
This pot adjusts the level of the mic audio for the headphone output.
PGM
This pot adjusts the headphone level of the PGM audio signal which can be
sent via Dante.
CUE
This pot adjusts the headphone level of the CUE audio signal which can be
sent via Dante.
TB 1
This pot adjusts the headphone level of the Talkback 1 audio signal which can
be sent via Dante.
TB 2
This pot adjusts the headphone level of the Talkback 2 audio signal which can
be sent via Dante.
4. Talkback buttons
Pressing either talkback 1 or talkback 2 mutes the microphone on the
programme output, and routes the audio to the corresponding talkback output.
The operation of this button is configurable into 4 modes (momentary,
latching, intelligent, off). See page 15 for details.
5. Headphone jack output
The 6.35mm jack socket allows 35 –1000Ωimpedance headphones using
A/B gauge plug.
6. XLR Mic input
The female 3 pin XLR socket allows microphones to be connected to the
ExpressIP MKII.
7. Phantom power switch
This switch turns on or off +48v phantom power input for use with condenser
microphones.