Radial Engineering DiNet Dan-TX User's Guide

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DAN-TX

2-Chan Dante® Transmitter

User Guide

Radial Engineering Ltd.
1588 Kebet Way, Port Coquitlam
British Columbia, Canada, V3C 5M5

Tel: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

www.radialeng.com

Note: This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class A digital device, according to Part 15 of the FCC Rules and

EN55022. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the device is operated in a commercial environ­ment. This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and,
if not installed and used in accordance with the user manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this device in a residential area
is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at their own expense.

Radial® DAN-TX™ User Guide

Table of Contents Page

Overview................................................................................... 1-2

Features ................................................................................... 3-4

Getting Started .............................................................................5

Using as an Instrument DI Box ................................................ 6-7

Using with Unbalanced Signals ....................................................8

Using with Professional Line Level ...............................................9

Block Diagram ............................................................................10

Specications .............................................................................11

Warranty .......................................................................Back cover

Congratulations on purchasing the Radial DiNET DAN-TX™!
The DAN-TX is a high-resolution stereo direct box designed to
connect to a Dante™ enabled Ethernet network and seamlessly
convert analog audio to a digital format compatible with Dante.
This makes it ideal for connecting mono instruments such as
a bass or guitar, consumer line-level devices such as laptops,
tablets or CD players, or professional balanced +4dBu equipment
directly to a Dante network for easy routing and distribution to
other devices.

This manual covers the setup and operation of the DAN-TX in
various applications. Please take a few minutes to read through
and familiarize yourself with the DAN-TX features and functions.
If you have any questions that are not covered in this manual,
please consult the FAQ section on our website. This is where

we post the latest updates. If you still do not nd what you are

looking for, feel free to send us an email at [e-mail]
and we will do our best to reply in short order.

OVERVIEW

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The DiNET DAN-TX is an analog to digital converter that is designed to
take the signal from instruments or line level audio sources and transmit
them over an existing Dante-enabled network.

A typical direct box is a device that converts an unbalanced high­impedance instrument or consumer line level audio output to a balanced
low-impedance signal that can easily interface with a professional audio
system. The Radial DiNet DAN-TX provides the same input options of a
multi-media direct box, but converts the audio to a digital stream that is
suitable for direct connection to a Dante network over Ethernet.

The DAN-TX is equipped with a variety of connection options to make
it easy to connect with any type of audio equipment. The included
stereo 3.5mm, RCA and ¼” connectors are wired in parallel to allow
for immediate hookup of instruments, tablets, smartphones, consumer
audio devices, broadcast and professional audio equipment without the
need for adapter cables. When additional signal handling is required, the
switching ¼” jacks adapt to both unbalanced (TS) and balanced (TRS)
connectors to accommodate +4dBu sources, with a maximum input of
up to +28dBu.

The inputs of the DAN-TX are processed using high quality 24 bit/ 96kHz
analog-to-digital converters, providing two channels of Dante digital
outputs over a single Ethernet connector, and allowing easy integration
of analog audio devices with an existing Dante network.

The DAN-TX is easy to use, with no setup required at the box itself. It

is completely con gured by Dante Controller, which manages digital

audio routing across the Dante network. Dante Controller is a software
application by Audinate™ that allows the user to manage all Dante­enabled devices across a network. Use Dante Controller to route audio
from the DAN-TX to any number of destinations on the network. Simply
plug the DAN-TX into the network and it will automatically appear as an
available transmit device within Dante Controller. The DAN-TX will initially
have the name “DiNET-TX-xxxxxx”, where the last 6 digits will be the
unique media access control address (MAC address) of your DAN-TX. As
this can be changed to a user-generated name using Dante Controller,
we recommend writing down the MAC address of your unit in the space
provided below for future reference.

Record your DAN-TX MAC address here:

DiNET-TX-__________________

Dante Controller can be downloaded for free at www.audinate.com. For

the latest  rmware for your DiNET DAN-TX, visit www.radialeng.com.

To update the  rmware,  rst install the Dante Firmware Update Manager
from www.audinate.com. After downloading the latest  rmware from

www.radialeng.com you can deploy the update to the DAN-TX over
Ethernet from your computer.

Radial Engineering Ltd.

Dante Network

Computer running
Dante Controller
for setup

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