Manufacturers of Audio Products for AV,
Installed Sound, Broadcast Radio & Broadcast TV
Multi-Channel Dante
®
Audio Interfaces
4 Input, 4 Output Dante
®
Interface, PoE
AVN-AIO4
8 Input, 8 Output Dante
®
Interface, PoE
AVN-AIO8
8 Input, 8 Output Dante
®
Interface, Dual PoE
AVN-AO8R
HANDBOOK
16 Input Dante
®
Interface, PoE
AVN-AI16
16 Input Dante
®
Interface, Dual PoE
AVN-AI16R
16 Output Dante
®
Interface, PoE
AVN-AO16
AES 8 Input, 8 Output Dante
®
Interface, PoE
AVN-AESIO8
AES 8 Input, 8 Output Dante
®
Interface, Dual PoE
AVN-AESIO8R
16 Output Dante
®
Interface, Dual PoE
AVN-AO16R
Multi-Channel Dante
®
Audio Interfaces
Contents
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Contents
Product Warranty - 2 Year Extended i
Sonifex Warranty & Liability Terms & Condi�ons i
Unpacking Your Product iii
Repairs & Returns iii
Conformity iii
Safety & Installa�on of Equipment iii
WEEE Direc�ve iv
Atmosphere/Environment iv
1. Introduc�on 1
2. Controls, Indicators, and Connec�ons 2
Front Panel 2
Back Panel 4
3. Dante Controller 7
Download and Install Dante Controller 7
Conguring a Device 8
Filtering Devices 9
Rou�ng Audio 10
Clock Synchronisa�on 11
AES67 Compa�bility 12
Network Troubleshoo�ng 15
4. Technical Specica�on 17
Multi-Channel Dante
®
Audio Interfaces
Contents
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Warranty Registration
Warranty
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Warranty Registration
Warranty
Product Warranty - 2 Year Extended
Sonifex Warranty & Liability Terms &
Conditions
1. Denitions
2. Warranty
Warranty
CE Conformity
Warranty
CE Conformity
Unpacking Your Product
Repairs & Returns
Item Quality
Conformity
Safety & Installation of Equipment
1 Introduction
Safety & Installation
WEEE Directive
Atmosphere/Environment
Introduction 1
Safety & Installation
1. Introduction
Note: For the AVN-AIO4, for sample rates >48kHz, the unit can be
congured as a 4 input OR 4 output device by loading dierent rmware,
e.g. if you wanted to use 96kHz as the Dante sample rate and have 4
inputs or 4 outputs on the AVN-AIO4.
Contact technical.support@sonifex.co.uk if you require this feature.
2 Controls, Indicators and Connections
2 Controls, Indicators and Connections
2. Controls, Indicators, and
Connections
Front Panel
Clock
PoE
Link
Controls, Indicators and Connections 2
Controls, Indicators and Connections 2
0dBFS Line-up
Reset
AES Lock (AVN-AESIO8 & AVN-AESIO8R only)
Back Panel
AVN-AIO4 4 Input, 4 Output Dante
®
Interface, PoE
AVN-AIO8/R 8 Input, 8 Output Dante
®
Interface, Single & Dual PoE
AVN-AI16/R 16 Input Dante
®
Interface, Single & Dual PoE
2 Controls, Indicators and Connections
AVN-AO16/R 16 Output Dante
®
Interface, Single & Dual PoE
AVN-AESIO8/R AES 8 Input, 8 Output Dante
®
Interface, Single & Dual PoE
Controls, Indicators and Connections 2
2 Controls, Indicators and Connections
3 Dante Controller
XLR Line Inputs
Pin Func�on
XLR Line Outputs
Pin Func�on
Ethernet Dante
®
Connection(s)
Controls, Indicators and Connections 2
Dante Controller 3
3. Dante Controller
Download and Install Dante Controller
3 Dante Controller
3 Dante Controller
Conguring a Device
Device Name
Channel Labels
Dante Controller 3
Dante Controller 3
Filtering Devices
3 Dante Controller
3 Dante Controller
Routing Audio
Dante Controller 3
Dante Controller 3
Clock Synchronisation
3 Dante Controller
3 Dante Controller
AES67 Compatibility
Dante Controller 3
Dante Controller 3
3 Dante Controller
3 Dante Controller
Network Troubleshooting
Device View
Dante Controller 3
Dante Controller 3
4 Technical Specication
3 Dante Controller
View Network Connec�ons
Proper�es
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
View Network Connec�ons
Disable
Technical Specication 3
Dante Controller 3
Balanced Line Output XLR Pinout
Pin Func�on
Dante
Balanced Line Input XLR Pinout
Pin Func�on
PoE Power
Audio Input Performance Specica�ons
Audio Output Performance Specica�ons
AES Input Specica�ons
AES Output Specica�ons
4. Technical Specication
4 Technical Specication
Notes
Physical Specica�on
Equipment Type
Technical Specication 3
Notes
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