Nixer Rack Mount Dante Monitoring and Dante Diagnostics Tool

About: Nixer Rack Mount Dante Monitoring and Dante Diagnostics Tool

• Ported and optimised speakers for complete Engineering Quality Assurance
• Easily manage your AoIP devices and Dante subscriptions
• Remotely configure and manage the network.
• PIN Protection for critical operations
• Built-in tone generators for testing and trouble shooting
• Save presets for instant recall of individual event settings for quick configuration and setup

A 2U 19inch rack mounted Dante monitoring and diagnostic unit, which allows the monitoring of up to 64 Dante channels at 48kHz (32 channels at 96kHz). The signals are presented to the user via the inbuilt 75mm full range speakers which are mounted in optimised ported cabinets for a high quality sound or the via the 6.35mm headphone jack. The speakers are automatically muted when a headphone jack is inserted. Simultaneous outputs are also available in the form of the stereo balanced line outputs and AES output accessed via XLR connectors on the rear of the RD Dante.

The RD Dante is operated and controlled via the large 5.0” diagonal (127mm) 24bit colour LCD and capacitive touch panel.

A simple and elegant menu system has been designed to be intuitive to navigate allowing the user to access all the features of the RD Dante very quickly.

The high resolution screen is easy to read presenting comprehensive metering, routing and status information to the user.

Firmware updates of the RD Dante are achieved via a dedicated USB B connector on the front panel. There is also a dedicated 6.35mm jack socket for the headphone output and a 6.35mm jack socket to input a line level source such as an iPod etc.

On the rear of the RD Dante there are 2x balanced line outputs on 3 pin male XLRs and AES output also on 3 pin male XLR.These outputs can be configured to follow the main volume settings of the speakers/headphones or alternatively, they can be set to independent levels with individual trim controls for each. They can also be set independently to follow the main Mute control.

Additionally there is an AES input via 3 pin female XLR connector .

The RD Dante has 2x IEC mains inputs (90v to 250v at 50Hz to 60Hz) which can be run individually or together for redundancy

Functionality

• Monitor up to 64 channels of audio from Dante Network
• Two modes of operation Mix mode or Listen Mode
• Control Dante deivces on the same network
• Change Dante network settings
• Add and delete Dante subscriptons
• Change Sample rates
• Change device and channel names
• Built in signal generator Sine wave, Square wave, Triangle wave, Burst tone, White noise and Pink noise with abilty to send to Dante network
• Generate BLITS tones and route to Dante network
• Up to 64 Signal meters
• Optional peak hold on meters

Dante only

• AES67 compatible
• SMPTE 2110 compatible
• Fully compatible with New Dante Domain Manager – Dante option only

Sample rates supported

• 44.1kHz
• 48kHz
• 88.2kHz
• 96kHz

Bit Depth supported

• 16bit
• 24bit
• 32bit

AoIP inputs

• Dual 1Gbps RJ45
• 1Gbps or 100Mbps operation
• User configurable for Switched or Redundant operation
• Network configuration information available via menu

Speakers and Headphones

• Internal 25W/channel amplifier feeding
• 2x 63.5mm full range drivers
• Headphones are driven by a 2W/channel amplifier
• 3.5mm Headphone socket (with microphone input)
• Headphone output can drive loads from 8ohm to 600ohm

​Dual Balanced Line Outputs

• 2x 3pin male XLR connectors
• Output selectable from main mix, AES in, Line input or Signal generator
• 0dBFS = +21dBu maximum output into 600ohms
• Output Mute relays

AES In and AES Out

• Stereo AES3 Input on 3pin female XLR connector
• SRC converts from 44.1kHz, 48kHz or 96kHz to RL64 sample rate
• AES3 routing to any output
• Stereo AES3 output on 3pin male XLR connector
• Output selectable from main mix, AES in, Line input or Signal generator

Other Ports

• USB port is also used for product firmware updates

Power input

• NIX00537DC has 2x 2.1mm DC inputs sockets in place of the 2x IEC mains inputs and must be powered via an external 24V 2Amp DC adaptor(s)
• Adaptors not supplied
• Both power inputs can be active at the same time for redundancy

LCD

• 5.0” (127mm) diagonal 24bit colour LCD with 800xRGBx480 resolution
• LED backlight (adjustable brightness via software)
• 5-point touch capacitive touch overlay with gesture support

Product Sizes

• Dimensions -  494mm wide by 300mm deep by 88mm height
• Weight -  7.5kg
• 19inch rack mounting ears can be removed for desktop use