Issue 3, August 2020 Model 206 User Guide
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MODEL 206
ANNOUNCER’S CONSOLE
phone level control, and sidetone creation
are performed within the digital domain. This
provides flexibility, allows precise control,
and keeps the three level potentiometers
from having to directly handle analog audio
signals. The audio channels destined for the
phones outputs are sent to a high-perfor-
mance digital-to-analog converter and then
on to robust driver circuitry. High signal lev-
els can be provided to a variety of headsets,
headphones, and earpieces.
Configuration Flexibility
The Model 206 can be configured to meet
the needs of specific applications and user
preferences. All configuration choices are
performed using the STcontroller personal
computer software application. There are no
mechanical switch settings or button-press
sequences required to configure how the
unit functions. Selectable parameters include
microphone preamplifier gain, P48 phantom
power on/off, button operation, remote con-
trol inputs (included tally output), headphone
output mode, sidetone operation, and overall
unit operation. The gain of the microphone
preamplifier can be selected from among
four choices. This allows the Model 206 to
match the output sensitivity of a range of
handheld and headset-associated micro-
phones. A low-noise source of P48 phantom
power can be enabled if required to support
condenser (capacitor) microphones.
The main and talkback pushbutton switches
can be individually configured. The main but-
ton can be selected to operate from among
five modes while the talkback buttons can be
selected from among three. These choices
allow the Model 206’s operation to be tai-
lored to meet the specific needs of many ap-
plications. As an example, for on-air sports
applications the main button would typically
be configured to provide a push to mute
(cough) function. The microphone signal
on the Dante main output channel and the
microphone output connector would remain
active unless the talent needs to momen-
tarily disable it. The talkback buttons would
most likely be set to their push to talk modes
as their use would be intermittent.
The Model 206 provides two remote control
inputs. Configuration choices allow these
to be assigned to work in parallel with the
main or talkback pushbutton switches. In
this way, activation of a remote control input
will emulate a user pressing its associated
pushbutton switch. Remote Control Input 1
can also be configured to provide a Main Out
Tally function.
The audio sources and the way in which
they are assigned to the headphone output
channels can be configured from among five
choices. These unique choices allow almost
any required headphone monitoring situa-
tion to be implemented. Whether for use in
on-air sports, an awards show broadcast, or
as a production support tool, the Model 206
should be able to achieve the desired con-
figuration.
Following the mode number is an abbrevi-
ated description of what signal or signals are
assigned to the three potentiometers (pots)
and on to the two headphone output chan-
nels. The potentiometers are labeled A, B,
and C, as can be seen in Figure 1 of this
guide. The format would equate to Mode x
– pot A/pot B/pot C where x equals the mode
number.
• Mode 1 – Ch1L/Ch2R/SidetoneLR:
Provided for broadcast applications where
two monaural channels of talent cueing
audio (“IFB”) need to be independently
sent to the left and right headphone out-
put channels. It would be common for
program audio with director interrupt to
