© 2016 cadac holdings ltd. Technical specifications and appearances are subject to change without notice and accuracy is not guaranteed. Doc02-cdc mc dante issue c - november 2016 quick reference guide cadac holdings limited one new street luton bedfordshire lu1 5dx england tel: +44 1562 404 202 ema...
Page 2 of 9 doc02-cdc mc dante issue c - november 2016 introduction this guide provides an overview on how to set up a cadac cdc mc dante. The following audinate software is also required in order to use the cdc mc dante on a dante network: • ‘dante controller’, provided free by audinate, provides r...
Page 3 of 9 doc02-cdc mc dante issue c - november 2016 cdc mc dante the cdc mc dante supports up to 64 bi-directional connections to map between megacomms ports and a dante network. Two network ports a and b are available to provide the channel count required. Each has a primary and secondary connec...
Page 4 of 9 doc02-cdc mc dante issue c - november 2016 front panel dip switch 4 - 5 : settings for different word clock modes mode dip 4 dip 5 cdc mc dante is as slave to the word clock derived from third party equipment attached to the dante network dante controller must be set such that both brook...
Page 5 of 9 doc02-cdc mc dante issue c - november 2016 appendix a: example of simple system test setup this is the simplest test to configure, as it requires no daw or digital audio on the pc and no virtual soundcard software (this is licenced software and costs money!). It also enables a back to ba...
Page 6 of 9 doc02-cdc mc dante issue c - november 2016 select address 2 on the cdc mc dante rotary switch check power switch led is illuminated check all bncs illuminated check that the megacomms leds tx and rx are illuminated check that dante port a ethernet leds are active configure the dante syst...
Page 7 of 9 doc02-cdc mc dante issue c - november 2016 appendix b: audinate dante controller details this program may be downloaded from the audinate website. Link: dante controller software it is free but you may need to register to get a copy. Once installed the program automatically searches out ...
Page 8 of 9 doc02-cdc mc dante issue c - november 2016 device configuration screen the screen below demonstrates how the required sample frequency should be set-up for each device (separate screens will exist for each dante port). This set-up is required in addition to the cdc mc dante front panel d...
Page 9 of 9 doc02-cdc mc dante issue c - november 2016 clock status screen the screen below demonstrates how each dante port is running either as word clock slave or master in the dante system. This master / slave setup must mimic the front panel dip settings on the cdc mc dante following the rules ...
