Quick Start Guide Caution If the provided plug does not fit into Important Safety Instructions To reduce the risk of your outlet, consult an electrician for fire or electric shock, replacement of the obsolete outlet. do not expose this appliance to rain 10.
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EXPANSION CARD X-DANTE 17. Correct disposal LEGAL DISCLAIMER of this product: This MUSIC Group accepts no liability for symbol indicates that any loss which may be suffered by this product must not any person who relies either wholly be disposed of with...
Before installing the card, you must refer to the owner’ s BEHRINGER may void your authority, granted by the FCC, manual of the host device or to behringer.com to verify that to use the product. your host device supports this card, and to verify the number 2.
2. Installation Before you install the X-DANTE card in the expansion slot of the X32 console, you must check behringer.com to verify whether the console firmware supports that card. Minimum required X32 firmware for X-DANTE is version 2.0.
Quick Start Guide 4. Connector Plate • 2x RJ45 connectors with integrated LEDs • ACT/LINK LED (green) lights green when valid IP network connection exists. • 1 G LED (amber) lights when used in 1 GBit/s network. • 2x small handles (St) for removing the expansion card from the slot •...
EXPANSION CARD X-DANTE 5. Connection Scenarios 5.1 X32 with X-DANTE connection to Dante network X32 ➝ network router ➝ PC and other Dante-enabled audio devices, e.g. generic digtal console with Dante card for advice on suitable network routers for use with Dante networks visit audinate.com...
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Quick Start Guide 5.2 X32 with X-DANTE straight connection to PC / Mac and Dante Virtual Soundcard , for recording/playback up to 32 x 32 channels for advice on using and licensing Dante Virtual Soundcard visit audinate.com BEHRINGER X32 Laptop 5.3 X32 with X-DANTE redundant...
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Run the Dante Controller application to configure the virtual channel patch bay and route the channels between Dante Virtual Soundcard and the consoles. BEHRINGER Router (optional) Console A Laptop/DAW BEHRINGER X32 Console B Two X32 consoles with X-DANTE connection to DVS for recording 64 simultaneous tracks...
The following four X32 screens have to do with configuring the X-DANTE and the signals to/from the card. • The SETUP/card screen shows a graphic of the X-DANTE card when it has been installed correctly, and offers advice on setup.
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Dante Controller and Dante The signals that have been routed from the Dante Controller App Virtual Soundcard applications. to the X-DANTE card are available for patching to the input channel routing on the console’s Routing/Home page. Please refer to Synchronization A master word clock source must be selected for the network.
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EXPANSION CARD X-DANTE Note that the check boxes for ‘Slave to External Word Clock’ are unchecked in this application. Alternative Synchronization: Use the internal X32 clock as master clock. In this case the Setup/Config page should look like this: Note that the status bar shows “L 44K1” and a green light for Local (internal) clock of 44.1 kHz.
Quick Start Guide Renaming Dante Devices “Device View” By default, the X-DANTE card may show up as “BKLYN-II-06f732” in the controller app. The last six digits represent a part of the card’s Ethernet MAC address. However, the controller’s Device View allows assigning a more descriptive name to the network device, see example below.
24-Bit PCM Clock synchronization, onboard high-quality X32 ‘Local’ Dante network clock, based upon IEEE1588 PTP (precision time control) Dante network clock ‘X-DANTE’ System audio latency depends on Dante Controller 0.25 ms, 0.5 ms, network configuration 1 ms or 5 ms...
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Quick Start Guide FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION EXPANSION CARD X-DANTE MUSIC Group Services NV Inc. Responsible Party Name: Address: 5270 Procyon Street Las Vegas, NV 89118 +1 702 800 8290 Phone Number: EXPANSION CARD X-DANTE complies with the FCC rules as mentioned in the following paragraph: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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