ClearOne XAP 800 manual

XAP™ 800 Audio Conferencing System Inst allation & Operation Manual[...]

ii T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 © 2002 ClearOne Communicati ons, Inc. All ri ghts reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced i n any form or by any means without written per mission fr om ClearOne Communicati ons. Pri nted in the United States of Ame rica. ClearOne Communicati ons reserves specif ic p[...]

iii T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 XAP 800 Inst allation and Operation Manual T able of Contents CHAPTER 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Product o verview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 New F eatures . . . . . . . . [...]

iv T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 CHAPTER 3: System Conf iguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 G-W are Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Creatin g Floppy Disk Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

v T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 CHAPTER 5: Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Uti lities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Si gnal Gener ator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 CHAPTER 1: Introduction Cong ratulati ons on purchasi ng the XAP 800, a h ighl y advanced twe lve-by-twelve di g ital matr ix mix er with Gentne r ® Distributed Echo Cancellati on ® ,n o i s e cancellati on, and audio pr ocessin g. It uses an inte rnal macro lan guage and 32 user -[...]

Introduction ~ New F eatures 2 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T he GPIO (gener al purpose input/ou tput) allows switch ing amon g any of 32 user -s tored presets. T his g ives y ou real-time f le x ibil ity to meet a var iety of reinf orcement requirements. Network-based i nterconnectiv ity allows up to ei ght XAP[...]

3 Introduction ~ Professional Services Group T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Professional Services Group If y ou need any additi onal inf ormati on on how to i nstall, set up, or oper ate your system, please contac t us at one of the locati ons listed belo w . W e we lcome and encourage y our comments so we can con[...]

Ensure that the f ollowin g items were recei ved with your sh ipment: Introduction ~ Unpacking 4 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 ClearOne is not responsible f or product damage incurred during shipment. Y ou m ust make claims directly with the carrier . Inspect your shipment carefully f or obvious signs of damage. [...]

5 Introduction ~ Controls and Connections T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 C. ▲ / ▼ T hese bu ttons scr oll up and down through ve r tical pr ogramm in g opti ons within a spec if ic XAP 800 prog rammi ng par ameter or increases/decreases a numer ic value. D. Esc. T his button steps you out of a selected paramet[...]

Introduction ~ Controls and Connections P o wer is suppl ied through the RS-485 ports to the remote Control P anels from the XAP 800. T his po wer is l i mited to a total of 300mA at 15 volts f or each connector . Over -current protecti on is pro vi ded on the +15V pins to prevent damage in the event of shorting. External po wer can be pr ov ided t[...]

Introduction ~ Networking 7 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Networking The latency or propagation delay is <1ms. ✍ ✍ Expansion bus T he di g ital m ix-minus e xpansion bus (RJ-45 LAN) is used to connect up to eight XAP 800/400s and 16 XAP TH2 units, where the total numbe r of micr ophone inputs does not e xc[...]

Introduction ~ Operational Requirements 8 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 P o w er T he XAP 800 automatically accommodates voltage requirements of 100–240V AC, 50/60Hz, 15W . Equipment placement T he XAP 800 units are desi gned f or installation i n a s tandard 19-i nch equipment rack. Y ou can also purchase si d[...]

T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T he XAP 800 is designed f or easy installati on and setup. All connec ti ons are made through rear -panel connectors. T his chapte r pro vi des instructions on maki ng hardware connec ti ons, creati ng an e xpansi on bus (E-bus) network, assign ing dev ice ID numbers, s e lec ti ng [...]

Inst allation ~ Hardware Setup 10 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T o conn ect the unit 1. Place the un it in a standard 19-inch r ack and attach it securely . 2. If y ou are using a custom controlle r f or control and status, plug it into the DB25 Control/Status A or B port [D]. If y ou are using an e xte rnal RS-[...]

11 Inst allation ~ Networking Units T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Expansion bus conn ections Usin g the Expansion Bus ports (RJ-45), y ou can connec t up to ei ght XAP 800/400s and 16 XAP TH2 units, where the total numbe r of micr ophone inputs does not e xceed 64. Make connections between un its in daisy-chai n [...]

Inst allation ~ Networking Units 12 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 De vice IDs Once y our e xpansion bus connecti ons are made (and if you have more than one XAP 800 at a site), y ou need to set up a unique e xpansion bus device ID numbe r—a network address—f or each XAP 800 on the network. As shipped fr om th[...]

13 Inst allation ~ LCD Programming T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T he XAP 800’s front pane l is intuiti ve to oper ate, thanks to its simple i nterface: a 2x16 character LCD, menu bu ttons, and a peak-level LED bar meter . Although most of the XAP 800’s features are prog rammed with G-W are software (see page[...]

Inst allation ~ LCD Programming 14 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T he fi ve main menus are: Sys tem, RS-232, Meter , Inputs, and Outpu ts. All submenu items are arr anged under these menus. Us e the Enter button to select items and the ▲ and ▼ buttons to scroll thr ough menus and submenus. When the las t menu[...]

15 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Inst allation ~ LCD Programming Menu items can still be scrolled through when the panel is locked. Ho w ev er , settings cannot be entered until the panel is unlocked with the appropriate passcode. ✍ ✍ T o unlock the front panel, attempt to adjust a paramete r. T he XAP 800 wi[...]

Inst allation ~ LCD Programming 16 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 ClearOne recommends that you lea ve Flo w Control enabled. ✍ ✍ The modem initialization string can only be set via the MINIT serial command (see page 116 or the G-W are software. It cannot be set through the front panel LCD. ✍ ✍ Y ou can set[...]

17 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Inst allation ~ LCD Programming Inputs Select which input (1–12) y ou want to monitor on the LCD and LED d isplay . Scroll to the input, then press Ente r . T he meter d isplayed is the post-gai n meter . Outputs T his submenu allo ws you to choose which outpu t (1–12) y ou wa[...]

Inst allation ~ LCD Programming 18 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Gain T his submenu allo ws you to adjust the gai n f or the s e lec ted i npu t. Us e the ▲ and ▼ buttons to increase or decreas e g ain. Outputs menu T here are two submenus under the Outputs menu: Mute and Gain. T o access these submenus y ou [...]

19 Inst allation ~ LCD Programming T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Figure 2.7. Meter Reference Point diagram[...]

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T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 CHAPTER 3: System Conf iguration G-W are Requirements ClearOne’s G-W are software pro vi des an easy interface f or conf ig uri ng and controll i ng y our XAP 800. While some conf i gur ation can be done usi ng the fr ont panel LCD menus, G-W are is required to complete the custom [...]

System Conf iguration ~ Inst alling G-W are 22 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T o select an altern ate destination director y , click Bro wse and use the Choose Director y windo w to f ind the desired location. Click OK to return to the pre vious window . ✍ ✍ Figure 3.1. Desktop icon Creating Floppy Disk Copie[...]

23 System Conf iguration ~ Site Setup T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Site Setup Creating a n e w site New site f iles are created thr ough the Site Prope r ties windo w in G-W are. A site f i le contains all i nfor mati on abou t a particular installation i ncludin g all unit setti ngs and prope r ties. It also pr[...]

System Conf iguration ~ Site Setup Adding a XAP 800 Y ou can add a XAP 800(s) to your site f ile by connectin g to your site and usi ng G-W are to au tomaticall y create icons for the detected units. Or , y ou can work off l ine and manually add the un it(s) to the site f ile and connect to the site at a later ti me. T o open an e x isting site f i[...]

25 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 System Conf iguration ~ Site Setup Conf iguring Unit Proper ties Usin g the Unit Pr operties window , y ou can confi gure the un it‘s commun ication and security pr operties in additi on to gener al unit pr operties such as name, type, and country cod e. T he Un it Prope r ties [...]

System Conf iguration ~ Site Setup 26 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 8. If a modem is connected to the XAP 800 unit, select Use Modem and enter the in itial ization stri ng. Cl ick OK ; the XAP 800 will i n itializ e the modem. 9. Cl ick the Security tab . Create a modem password. T he password will be required be[...]

G-W are has three modes: Confi gur ati on, Preset, and Macro Recorde r . Conf i gurati on is used to confi gure the un it and is the default mode. The Preset and Macr o modes are discussed i n Chapter 4: Advanced Conf ig urati on. Y ou can switch between modes by cl icking on the cor respondi ng toolbar button. T he current mode is d isplayed on th[...]

28 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 System Conf iguration ~ G-W are Figure 3.17. Unit shortcut menu Figure 3.19. Safety Mute Figure 3.18. Inputs 1–8 shortcut menu Copying and pasting settings G-W are has shor tcut menus w hich appear when y ou ri ght-click a se lec ti on or prog ram wi ndow i n G-W are. T hese sho[...]

Matrix Screen T he Matrix Screen is used to route audi o to one or more destinati ons (ou tputs, e xpansi on bus, or processi ng). Any number of connections to outpu ts can be made in the matrix. The Matr ix Screen can also be used to access the Inpu t, Ou tput, and Processi ng conf ig urati on windo ws by cl icking on the buttons along the top and[...]

System Conf iguration ~ Audio Routing 30 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 A udi o is routed in the Matr ix Screen (see Fi gure 3.20 on prev ious page). T o access the Matrix Screen, click on the Matr ix button on the Flow Screen. T o return to the Flow Screen, click the Flo w Screen button. T he XAP 800 routing matr[...]

31 System Conf iguration ~ Audio Routing T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 numer ical value d irectly in the wi ndow). T he attenuation r ange is fr om 0 to -60dB. Cl ick Close to ex it. Note that the level control y ou have selected f or the cross poi nt is ind icated numer ically i n the cross poi nt cell. T he Cro[...]

System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs 32 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Inputs 1–8 T o open the Inpu ts 1–8 confi g urati on windo w , click the Inputs 1–8 bu tton on the Flow Screen. The In 1–8 button on the Matrix Screen wi ll also open this wi ndow . T hese inputs are balanced and suppor t both mic[...]

33 System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T he Speech Le veler is a compander that is opti miz ed for speech aud i o. It quickly equal izes the d ifference i n speech levels i n the room without bri ng in g up noise. If y ou use AGC with the Speech Leveler , set the AGC Response [...]

System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs 34 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 If y ou select a virtual echo cancellation reference , the V ir tual Reference wi ndow wi ll open. Y ou can also open this wi ndow fr om the G-W are toolbar . Use this wi ndow to select which signals wi ll be used by the f our V irtual Re[...]

35 System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Non-linear Processing (NLP) T he Non-li near Processi ng (NLP) feature i ncreas es the po wer of echo cance llation f or diff icult acous tical en vir onments. NLP features four setti ngs: Soft (6dB), Medium (12dB), Agg ressive (18dB), an[...]

System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs 36 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T ype Use the T ype list to select from the f ollowi ng input f ilte rs: All P ass, High P ass, Low P ass, Notch, and PEQ. G-W are features other f i lters which are conf ig ured in the Processi ng section of the software (see page 49). ?[...]

37 System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Bandwidth. Bandwi dth es tab lishes the d ifference between the uppe r and lower poi nts of a fi lte r’s audi o passband. Bypass. T he Bypass bo x, when s e lec ted, bypass es the selected f ilte r . Phase. Phase gener ates—on the gra[...]

System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs 38 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Gate T he XAP 800 has unique g atin g paramete r s which contr ol micr ophone ac tiv ati on. T he Gate button on the s e lec ted input in Inputs 1–8 windo w opens the Gate conf ig urati on windo w w he re you can establ ish the gati ng [...]

39 System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Gate Ratio Gate Rati o specif ies how much louder the aud i o level must be above the ambient level bef ore the channel g ates on. T he gate r atio r ange is from 0 to 50dB. Default is 15dB. Hold Time Hold T ime dete rmi nes how lon g the[...]

System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs 40 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 P A Adapt and AEC Reference When usin g either the P A Adaptive mode (see page 38) or Acous tic Echo Cancellati on (see page 33), the outpu t that car ries this i nf ormati on, i.e. the refe rence outpu t, must be defi ned. Select the P A[...]

41 System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Gating Group Select In additi on to specifyi ng g ating char ac te ristics for each m ic input, y ou can assign the inputs to a gati ng gr oup f or greater f lex ibil ity and control. When i npu ts are assi gned to a gati ng gr oup , the [...]

System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs 42 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 3. Leave 1st Mic Priority selected (default) to enable this feature; otherwise , clear the selection to d isable it. ClearOne recommends leavin g this settin g on. T his settin g helps mai ntain max i mum audi o inte ll ig ibi l ity by al[...]

43 System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Optimizing input gain structure How y ou adjust an input’s gain d irectly affects sound quality . T he optimal i nput gain setting is one which is adjusted as hi gh as possible abo ve the no ise floor without intr oduci ng cl ipping. Cl[...]

System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs 44 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Inputs 9–12 T he XAP 800 suppor ts 4 l ine leve l only i npu ts f or aux i liary audi o sources such as vi deo codecs and CD players. T o open the Inpu ts 9–12 confi g urati on windo w , click the Inputs 9–12 bu tton on the Flow Scr[...]

45 System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Gain T he Gain sl ide r on the selected input in the Inputs 9–12 window is used to adjust input volume leve l. • Use the Gain sl ider to adjust input volume leve l. Y ou can also enter the level directly i n the decibel bo x be low th[...]

System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs 46 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Outputs 1–12 T he XAP 800 has 12 li ne level outputs for sendi ng aud io to v ideo codecs, recorders, or ampl ifie rs. T o open the Ou tputs 1–12 confi gur ati on window , cl ick the Ou tputs 1–12 button on the Flow Screen. T he Ou [...]

47 System Conf iguration ~ Inputs and Outputs T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 suppor t passi ng NOM inf ormati on. Enable NOM if y ou want to place this outpu t i n a constant gain mode. Default is on. When enabled, the NOM button li ght i lluminates g reen. Gain T he Gain sl ide r on the selected ou tput in the Ou[...]

System Conf iguration ~ Expansion Buses 48 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 F rom Expansion Bus O–Z Cl ick the Fr om Expansi on Bus O–Z bu tton on the Flo w Screen to open the Fr om Expansi on Bus Labels windo w . Y ou can also access this wi ndow fr om the Matrix Screen. • Enter the names y ou want to use for[...]

49 System Conf iguration ~ Processing T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Processing A–H T here are ei ght processi ng b lock s in the XAP 800, each with fi lte rs, compressors, and delay to pr ov ide pinpo int aud io conf i gur ation s. T o open the Processi ng conf ig urati on windo w , click the Pr ocessing A–H [...]

System Conf iguration ~ Processing 50 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Cmprs (compressor) Cmprs opens the Compressor Setup windo w (see Fig ure 3.53). W ith the compressor y ou can change the gai n transfe r character is tics of the si gnal path and control the dynamics of a si gnal. When the si gnal e xceeds the th[...]

51 System Conf iguration ~ Processing T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 P ost Compressor Gain Adjust the compressor gain with the g ain sl ide r or by usin g the ▲ and ▼ buttons. The g raph ref lects the input/ou tput decibel leve ls with the gai n setting y ou select. Threshold T hreshold deter mi nes the RMS le[...]

System Conf iguration ~ Processing 52 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T he frequency response and phase vs. frequency of the total transfer function of all f ilte rs is displayed i n the windo w . Each f ilte r can be disab led without affecting the f ilte r settings. All fi lters can also be disab led usin g a sin[...]

53 System Conf iguration ~ Processing T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Refer to the f i gure abo ve. Note that as y ou create fi lters acr oss several processi ng channels, you can observe their crosso ve r points and gene ral shape of the frequency response. In this case , several Li nkwitz-Riley f i lters are bein[...]

System Conf iguration ~ Processing 54 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Introduc ing an appr opriate amount of de lay to the forward-mounted dr ive r(s) re-establ ishes the acous tical al ignment necessary f or prope r sound imag i ng in a room. T he same pri nciple of i ntroduc ing delay appl ies to separate speak e[...]

T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 CHAPTER 4: Adv anced Conf iguration Presets Overvie w F or many audi o conferenc in g applicati ons, a g reat deal of sys tem f le x ibi lity is needed to meet the challenges presented by chang i ng meetin g or conference room requirements. T hese requirements may include changes in [...]

Advanced Configuration ~ Presets 56 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Figure 4.3. Preset Configuration pane Matrix Screen T he Matrix Screen i n the Preset Mod e is ve r y si mi lar to the Matrix Screen i n Conf ig urati on Mode. All Input, Ou tput, and Processi ng wi ndows can be accessed by cl icking on their respe[...]

57 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Advanced Configuration ~ Presets Figure 4.5. Preset Macros Wind ow Preset Description. Us e the Preset Descripti on bo x f or enter ing i nfor mation about the preset. Th is descripti on is stored in the site fi le, not the unit. Preset Mask Control/Status B. With Preset Mask Cont[...]

Advanced Configuration ~ Presets 58 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Virtual Reference. T he V ir tual Reference button opens the preset V irtual Reference windo w . Using the V ir tual Reference wi ndow , you can se lec t which si gnals will be used by the four V ir tual Refe rence poi nts in this preset conf i gur[...]

59 Advanced Configuration ~ Presets T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T o create a preset 1. F rom the Preset Selection l ist, select the number of the preset you wi ll be conf ig uri ng. Enter a descr iption of the preset in the Preset Descr iption bo x. 2. If y ou want to password protect this preset, cl ick Protec[...]

Advanced Configuration ~ Presets 60 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Running presets Presets can be run from G-W are or the fr ont panel controls on the XAP 800. Y ou can also prog ram e xte rnal contr ol devices (such as AMX or Crestron, ClearOne Control P anels, XAP IR Remote, and GPIO d ev ices) or us e macr os t[...]

61 Advanced Configuration ~ Presets T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 If a preset is f lagged as “On,” nothin g will happen when the preset is e x ecu ted agai n because the sys tem kno ws it has alread y been run. T his prevents any manual adjustments that are mad e dur ing the course of the meetin g (gain, mu t[...]

Advanced Configuration ~ Presets 62 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T he four macr os (one f or each confi gur ati on) are set up as follows: When the room is i n Confi g urati on 1, runn in g the Confi gur ation 2 macr o wi ll change the presets to the follo wing states: • P1 does not change because the f lag is[...]

63 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Advanced Configuration ~ Macros A macro is a se ries of commands which can be run fr om G-W are, the front panel controls, or by usin g any e xter nal control dev ice. Macr os s treamli ne the operati on of the XAP 800, allo wing y ou to make quick conf i gur ation chan ges and, a[...]

Advanced Configuration ~ Macros 64 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T o create a macro using Macro Editor 1. Cl ick the Macro Editor bu tton i n the G-W are toolbar to open the Macro Editor . 2. Se lec t the Macro (from 1 to 255) y ou are creati ng from the Macr o list. Numbers that are already assi gned to macros w[...]

65 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Advanced Configuration ~ Macros 9. Cl ick Add to place the command i nto the macro. The command l i ne now appears in the command l ine tab le. Y ou can now create another command l ine f or the macro or save the completed macro. Editing m acros W ith the Macro Ed itor , you can a[...]

Advanced Configuration ~ Macros 66 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Running m acros Macros can be r un from G-W are or the front pane l controls on the XAP 800. Y ou can also run a macr o using e xte rnal contr ol devices (see Chapter 6: Control f or more inf ormati on). T o run a macro using G-Ware 1. Se lec t the [...]

T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 G-W are features several tools desi gned to assis t y ou as y ou install your XAP 800 A udi o Conferenc in g Sys tem includ in g Signal Gene rator , Document Compare , Pri nt Repor ts, Copy and P aste, and Message Log. G-W are also pro vi des Gate V iews and Meters so y ou can quickl[...]

Operation ~ Utilities 68 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T o use tone 1. Select the XAP 800 Unit and Input Channel the si gnal will be gene rated on. 2. Se lec t T one. 3. Usi ng the F requency sl ider , select a specif ic tone frequency . Y ou can also enter the frequency i n the bo x directly be low the F requenc[...]

69 Operation ~ Utilities T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 4. Repeat steps 1–3 to select the s econd second un it, site, or fi le for comparison. When y ou click Open, G-W are automatically compares i nfor mation fr om the selected items and displays a tab le of parameters which d iffer (note that the actual differ[...]

Operation ~ Utilities 70 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 6. T o print the report, click Print (y ou can also cl ick Pri nt in the Compare Uti lity wi ndow to pr int the report). T he other buttons in th is window allo w y ou to tailor the v iew of the repor t and bro wse sequentially through each page. 7. When y ou[...]

71 Operation ~ Utilities T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 In the windo w shown i n Fi gure 5.9, clickin g the Site 1 button transfers the selected settings fr om a li ne selected in the Site 2 column to the correspond ing l i ne in the Site 1 column. T he Copy button copies the settings of the Site/Li ne above it, a[...]

Operation ~ Utilities 72 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 GF irm F irmware Utility T o make it easy to upgr ade your un it when new firmware enhancements are re leased, G-W are features a built-i n fir mware upgr ade u ti lity . Before upg rad ing f irmware , save a copy of y our site f iles and ver ify that the f l[...]

73 Operation ~ Utilities T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 5. Se lec t the PC COM port y ou are usi ng for the upg rade. Se lec t the Baud Rate that matches the baud rate i n the Site Prope r ties windo w . 6. Cl ick Ne xt . If the upgr ade requires you to save y our site fi les, a war ni ng message wi ll display . Y[...]

Operation ~ Utilities 74 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 G-W are Switcher G-W are Switcher allo ws you to alte rnate between d ifferent G-W are software versi ons that are installed on the same PC. F or e xample , if you need to upg rade the f irmware on y our ClearOne unit(s), G- W are Switcher allo ws you to easi[...]

75 Operation ~ Monitoring V ie ws T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Message Log T he Message Log automatically displays messages i ndicati ng successful or unsuccessful site connection and all e rrors. T o open the Message Log, click the Message Log toolbar button or s e lec t Message Log fr om the T ools menu. Gate [...]

Operation ~ Monitoring V ie ws 76 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Meter V ie ws T he Meter V iews windo w allows y ou to mon itor the level of any input, ou tput, or processi ng si gnal of the XAP 800. Y ou can monitor the same paramete r on multiple inputs (or outpu ts or processi ng channels) f or compar ison or [...]

T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T here are many ways to contr ol your XAP 800 and othe r network ed units. Th is chapter e xplains how to set up control f or Contr ol/Status A por t usin g GPIO Buil der , XAP IR Remote and ClearOne Control P anel usin g Remote Buil der and RS-232 port. Control/St atus A GPIO stands[...]

Control ~ Remote Builder 78 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T he Remote Buil der wi ndow is used to conf ig ure optional XAP IR Remotes and ClearOne V olume and Select Control P anels. T hese control devices are connected to Remote P ane l A or Remote P ane l B—the RS-485 connec tors. If y ou want to create custo[...]

79 Control ~ Remote Builder T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T o program the XAP IR Remote 1. Select an ID number for the remote fr om the Select Remote ID l is t. 2. Click Change Name to create a more d escr iptive name f or the remote w h ich is display ed in add ition to the remote numbe r (l im it 20 characters)[...]

Control ~ Remote Builder 80 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T o program the V olume pan el 1. Select an ID number for the remote fr om the Select Remote ID l is t. 2. Click Change Name to create a more d escr iptive name (l im it 20 characters) f or the remote which is display ed in add ition to the remote number i[...]

81 Control ~ Remote Builder T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 6. Select the Device T ype , ID , and Command from their respective l ists. When y ou select a command, a d escr iption of it appears in the Command Descripti on bo x. 7. Select the command parameters from the arg ument l is ts. T he paramete r s that are [...]

Control ~ RS-232 P ort 82 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 5. Click the Active Command or Inactive Command button to set the command f or operati on when the bu tton is active or i nac ti ve. 6. Select the Device T ype , ID , and Command from their respective l ists. When y ou select a command, a d escr iption of it[...]

83 Control ~ RS-232 P ort T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Comm and strings By creatin g command s tr ings, you can use y our XAP 800 to control equipment such as l ighti ng, pr ojec tors, and r oom di vide rs as well as other ClearOne pr oducts. A command strin g is passed to the connec ted device v ia the XAP 800?[...]

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T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 APPENDICES Dimensions (LxDxH) 17.25" x 10.25" x 1.75" 43.8 x 26 x 4.5 cm W eight 7 lb/3.2 kg dry 12 lb/5.5 kg shippi ng Operating T emperature 32–100° F/0–38° C Humidity 15% to 80%, non-condensin g P o wer Input Range A uto-adjus tin g 100–240V AC; 50/60Hz P o [...]

Appendices ~ Appendix A: Specifications 86 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Last Mic Mod e Max i mum # of Mics Mode Ambient Level Gate T hreshold Adjus t Off Attenuati on Adjus t Hold T i me Decay Rate Microphone Input Configuration Input Gain Adjust Mic or Line Leve l Phantom P o wer on/off Echo Cancellati on on/of[...]

87 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix B: Pinouts Appendix B: Pinouts RS-232 COM DCE por t pinout (female) Pin Number Control Pin Number Control 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 TXD 7 CTS 3 RXD 8 R TS 4 DTR 9 No connection 5 Ground 1 5 6 9 Figure B .1. RS-232 connector PC XAP 800 DB-9 Male DB-9 Female TXD (Pin 2) RX[...]

88 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Control/St atus A P or t Pinout (female) Pin Def inable T ype Default Description 1 Y es Control Lock front pane l togg le 2 Y es Status Status of front pane l lock 3 Y es Control Mute all mics togg le 4 Y es Status Status of mute all mics 5 Y es C Mute Ou tput 9 toggle 6 Y es S S[...]

89 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix B: Pinouts Control/St atus B port pinout Pin Def inable* T ype Default Description 1 No C Preset select bit 2 No S Preset select s tatus f or Pin 1 3 No C Preset select bit 4 No S Preset select s tatus f or Pin 3 5 No C Preset select bit 6 No S Preset select [...]

Appendices ~ Appendix B: Pinouts 90 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Set conn ector pinout Pin Description Pin Description 1 T o pin 6 of SET RJ-11C 4 T ip 2 T o pin 5 of SET 5 T o pi n 2 of LINE 3 Rin g 6 T o pin 1 of LIN E RJ-11C Lin e connector pinout Pin Description Pin Description 1 T o pin 6 of LIN E RJ-11C 4 [...]

91 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix C: Control Panel T he V olume Control P anel and Select Contr ol P ane l connect to either the Remote P ane l A or B connec tor of the PSR1212, XAP 800, or XAP 400 and works by tri gge ri ng the e x ecution of pr ogr ammed commands from the XAP/PSR un it. Eac[...]

Appendices ~ Appendix C: Control Pan el 92 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 6. Connec t one connector term inator b lock to the Remote P anel on the XAP/PSR un it. Rou te the othe r end of the cable through the back of the electrical wall bo x and connect the ter mi nator block to the Contr ol P anel. 7. T o us e a [...]

93 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix D: Accessories Accessory ClearOne Part Number T abletop Omni Micr ophone 910-103-160 (with cable) T abletop Uni Micr ophone 910-103-161 (with cable) Button Omni Micr ophone 910-103-162 (black button)/910-103-163 (w hite button) Button Uni Micr ophone 910-103-[...]

94 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands T he XAP 800 accepts serial commands thr ough the ser ial por t or the e xpansi on bus. The commands i n this manual pertain onl y to the XAP 800. RS-232 ser ial por t protocol is 9,600, 19,200, 38,400 (default), or 57,600 baud; 8 bits, 1 [...]

95 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands Groups and chann els If a channel has an alpha v alue of “*”, the command is to be applied to all channe ls. For e xample, a g roup v alue of M and a channel v alue of * would mean that the command is to be appl ied to all channe ls of[...]

Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands 96 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Meter type def initions Serial comm and error codes Error number T ext message Explanation/Solution 1 Memory err or T he bo x is ou t of i nter nal memor y . P o wer cycle the bo x. 2 No command f ound A command was not f ound in the strin[...]

97 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 XAP 800 Serial comm ands Command Function AAMB Selects/repor ts adapt ambient setting AEC Selects/repor ts acoustic echo cancelle r setting AGC Enable/d isables AGC AGCSET Selects/repor ts AGC settings on inputs AMBL VL Selects/repor ts ambient leve l BA UD Selects/repor ts the ba[...]

98 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands Command Function NCSEL Selects/repor ts noise cancellati on on/off f or each mic channe l NLP Selects/repor ts NLP f or each mic channe l NOM Selects/repor ts NOM settin g on ou tput channels OFF A Selects/repor ts off attenuati on mode fo[...]

99 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands AAMB - Adaptive Ambient Mode T his command selects/reports the s etti ng of adaptive ambient. Command f orm: DEVICE AAMB <Channel> <Gr oup> [V alue] : Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units AAM[...]

100 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands AGCSET - Autom atic Gain Control Adjust T his command selects/reports the s etti ngs of the AGC on the input channels. Command f orm DEVICE AGCSET <Channel> <Gr oup> [T hreshold] [T arget] [Attack] [Gain] Argument det ails Nam[...]

101 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 BA UD - Baud Rate T his command selects/reports the baud rate of the serial port. Command f orm: DEVICE BAUD [V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units BA UD Command for m V alue 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 (Null to query in te xt) Example: #5[...]

Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands 102 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 COMPRESS - Compressor Adjust T his command selects/reports the s etti ng of the compressor on processi ng channels. Command f orm DEVICE COMPRESS <Channel> [T hreshol d] [Ratio] [Attack] [Release] [Gai n] Argument det ails Name Desc[...]

103 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 DECA Y - Decay Adjust T his command selects/reports the s ettin g of the decay rate f or a specif ied input. Command f orm: DEVICE DECA Y <Channel> [V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units DECA Y Command f or m Channel Range 1–8 (s[...]

Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands 104 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 DFL TM - Default Meter T his command selects/reports the s ettin g of the default meter . Command f orm: DEVICE DFL TM [Channel] [Gr oup] [P ositi on] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units DFL TM Command[...]

105 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands FIL TER - F ilter Adjust T his command selects/reports the s ettin g of fi lte r s. Command f orm: DEVICE FIL TER <Channel> <Gr oup> <Node> [T ype] [F requency] [Gain] [Bandwidth] Argument det ails Name Description Devic[...]

106 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands FIL TSEL - F ilter Select T his command tur ns on and off the fi lte r s on i npu t and aud io pr ocessing channe ls. Command f orm: DEVICE FIL TSEL <Channel> <Gr oup> <Node> [V alue] Argument det ails Name Description D[...]

107 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands FPP - F ront Pan el Passcode T his command sets and reports the current passcode setting f or the unit. Each character i n the password represents a bu tton on the front pane l. See button assi gnment table belo w . When the user is reque[...]

Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands 108 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 GA TE - Gate St atus T his command reports the gate status of mics. T his command is read onl y . Command f orm: DEVICE GA TE Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units GA TE Command form T he command will re[...]

109 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands GMODE - Gating Mode T his command selects/reports the s ettin g of gati ng mode. Command f orm: DEVICE GMODE <Channel> [V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units GMODE Command f or m Channel 1?[...]

110 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 GREPORT - Gate Repor t T his command selects/reports the gate status. Command f orm: DEVICE GREPORT <V alue> Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units GREPOR T Command f or m V alue 0 = Off , 1 = On, 2 = T oggle Example: #53 GREPORT 1 On XAP 8[...]

111 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands LFP - Lock F ront Pan el T his command sets and reports front panel access f or the un it. When the unit is locked, access is not allowed to the un it until the un it is unlock ed. Command f orm: DEVICE LFP [V alue] Argument det ails Name[...]

LOCKPRST - Apply the lock to a preset or m acro Selects/repor ts whether the lock is appl ied to a preset/macro. If a pres et/macr o has the lock appl ied, it can only be chan ged if unlocked with the password. Command f orm: DEVICE LOCKPRST <Channel><Gr oup>[V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all uni[...]

113 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands L VLREPORT - Le vel Report T his command selects level status reporting. Command f orm: DEVICE L VLREPORT <Channel> <Gr oup> [P ositi on] [V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units L VLRE[...]

MACRO - Macro Ex ecution/Repor ting T his command e x ecutes a specif ied macro or reports the las t macr o e x ecu ted. T here are 255 macros that can be spec ified. Command f orm: DEVICE MACR O [V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units MACRO Command f orm V alue 1-255 V alue to e x ecu te user macr os Examp[...]

115 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands MDMODE - Modem Mode T his command enab les or disab les the modem mod e f or the unit. When the mod em mode is enabled, the mod em i nitial izati on s tr ing is sent out the serial port and the ser ial por t now requires a password bef or[...]

MINIT - Modem Initialization String T his command sets/reports the mod em i nitial izati on s tri ng of the ser ial por t when in modem mode. Command f orm: DEVICE MINIT [String] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units MINIT Command f orm Stri ng 1-80 characters (select strin g characters to be sent to the mod em wh[...]

117 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands MLINE - Mic/Lin e Adjust T his command selects/reports the s etti ng of coars e g ain adjustment on the input channels 1-8. The three setti ngs are 0dB, 25dB, and 55dB. Command f orm: DEVICE MLINE <Channel>[V alue] Argument det ails[...]

MTRX - Matrix T his command selects/reports the matrix routing of an i nput to an ou tput. Command f orm: DEVICE MTRX <SRC CHNL> <SRC GRP> <DES T CHNL> <DES T GRP> [V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units MTRX Command f orm SRC CHNL See Groups and Channels, page 97 SRC GRP I, M, P , L[...]

119 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands MUTE - Mute T his command selects/reports the s etti ng of mu te on i npu t, ou tput or processin g channels. Command f orm: DEVICE MUTE <Channel> <Gr oup> [V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to selec[...]

120 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 NLP - Non-Lin ear Processing Adjust T his command selects/reports the s etti ng of the Non-li near processi ng f or each micr ophone channel. Command f orm: DEVICE NLP <Channel> [V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units NLP Command f [...]

121 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands P AA - P A Adaptive Mode T his command selects/reports P A adapti ve mode for the spec ified m ix er . The re can be only one se lec ti on per m ix er . Command f orm: DEVICE PA A <Channel> [V alue] Argument det ails Name Descriptio[...]

122 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands PRGSTRING - Program String T his command sets/reports a progr ammed s tr ing. Command f orm: DEVICE PRGSTRING <ID> [V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units P RGS TRING Command ID 0 – 7 (str[...]

123 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands RAMP – Ramp Gain Adjustment T his command star ts/stops the gai n ramp f or an input, outpu t, or assi gnable processi ng block. The re is no query f or this command. Command f orm: DEVICE RAMP <Channel><Gr oup><Rate>[[...]

124 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 REFSET - Reference channel setup T his command selects/reports the ou tput the reference channel tr acks. Command f orm: DEVICE REFSET <Channel> <Gr oup>[V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units REFSET Command Channel 1–4 (s e[...]

125 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 SFTYMUTE - Safety mute Selects/repor ts the state of the safety mu te. When on, the safety mute holds all outpu ts on the selected unit i n a muted s tate. It is used pri mari l y for tr oubleshooti ng G-W are. Command f orm: DEVICE SFTYMUTE [V alue] Argument det ails Name Descri[...]

126 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Comm ands SIGTOUT - Sign al Generator T ime Out Sets the si gnal generator ti me out for the un it. Command f orm: DEVICE SIGTOUT [V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units SIGG EN Command V alue 0 = Off , 1?[...]

127 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 TOUT - T ime Out Select T his command selects/reports the inactivity ti me out before retur ni ng to the un it title screen. Command f orm: DEVICE TOUT [V alue] Argument det ails Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units T OUT Command V alue 0 = Off , 1–15 (select [...]

Appendices ~ Appendix F: Warranty 128 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 ClearOne Commun ications, Inc. (Manufacturer) warr ants that this pr oduc t is free of defec ts i n both mater ials and workmanship. F or full warr anty inf ormati on and co verage , refer to the ClearOne website at www .clear one.com. Appendix F[...]

129 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix F: W arranty[...]

Appendices ~ Appendix G: Compliance 130 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 FCC Par t 15 Compliance T his equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the l im its for a Class A di g ital device , pur suant to P ar t 15 of the FCC rules. T hese li mits are desi gned to pro vi de reasonable pr otec ti on agai ns [...]

Glossar y Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) A process i n which acoustical echo is remo ved from a si gnal. AEC can be used to remove unwanted si gnals fr om mic audi o if the unwanted acoustic signal is av ailab le separate ly as an electron ic si gnal. Adaptive Ambient T his portion of the m ix er mon itors the varying ambient no ise level i n the[...]

132 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Glossar y Chairman Override Pro vi des gati ng pri ority f or chair man ove rr ide enabled micr ophones withi n the same gati ng gr oup. When a mic with chairman o ve rri de gates on, all m ics w h ich don’ t have chairman o ve rr ide enabled and are i n the same gati ng gr oup[...]

Glossar y 133 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Cross point T he inte rs ection between an i nput and an ou tput in the routin g matrix. Cross po int ce lls are colored accordi ng to input type. Cross point attenuation T he process of attenuati ng audi o leve l at the cross poi nt. A udi o can be attenuated from 0 to[...]

134 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Glossar y Filter A device that passes and blocks aud io si gnals based on user -d ef inab le requirements of the system. • All Pass A fi lter that pr ov ides onl y phase shift or phase delay without appreciab ly chang ing the magn itude character is tic. T he fi lter pr oduces [...]

Glossar y 135 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Gate T he activati on and deactiv ation of m icrophones. • Auto T he m icrophone wi ll gate on accord ing to the i nput level, assi gned gati ng parmete rs, and gati ng gr oup. • Manual On T he micr ophone will g ate on unless it e xceeds the NOM requirements of the[...]

136 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Glossar y Matrix Mixer A mix e r that allows r ou ti ng of any input or combinati on of inputs to an outpu t or any combinati on of outpu ts. In the cas e of the XAP 800, the matrix mix e r per mits leve l control at each cross po int i n the matrix. Matrix Screen T he Matrix Scr[...]

Glossar y 137 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Off Attenuation T he amount of level reduction a m icrophone is g iven when the micr ophone is not gated on. P A Adaptive Mode T he XAP 800 recogniz es how much loudspeak er aud io is picked up by the m icrophones and then uses this leve l as the new ambient level when [...]

138 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Phase Plot A plot of phase angle (-180 to 180 deg rees) vs. frequency (20Hz to 20kHz) on a logar ithmic scale. Pink Noise An audi o test signal contai ni ng all the frequenc ies in a g i ven audi o spectrum, with equal energ y in each octave. Preset One of 32 conf ig urab le memo[...]

Glossar y 139 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Signal Delay Used for : • Compensatin g for physical placement of multiple dr ive rs in a cluster—to al ign po ints of acoustic ori g in i n the same plane. • Ensure matchi ng arr iv al ti mes at listeners fr om multiple loudspeake r drive rs. • Usin g the Haas [...]

Index 140 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 A acoustic echo cancellati on 33–35, 40, 99, 131 echo return loss (E RL) 35 echo return loss enhancement (E RLE) 35 non-l inear processi ng (NLP) 35 AEC settings 33–35 total echo reduction 35 adaptive ambient 38, 39, 86, 99, 131 add un it 24 AEC see acoustic echo cancel[...]

Index 141 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 network 6, 11, 115 reference 33, 40, 58, 123 routin g to 29, 30 Expansi on Bus In/Ou t 5, 11, 85 F Fi le Access P assword 23 f ilte r 35–37, 51–53, 105, 106, 134 First Mic Pri ority 42, 85, 106, 134 f loppy d isk 22 f low contr ol 15, 23, 25, 85, 106, 134 Flow Screen 27[...]

Index 142 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 master setting 12, 15, 114 Matrix Screen 27–32, 136 Message Log 28, 75 meter 4 Meter menu 16 Default Meter 18 E RL 17 E RLE 17 Inputs 17 Outpu ts 17 Processi ng 17 Meter refe rence 19 Meter V iew 76 Meters 43 po s t ga in 4 3 post gatin g 43 post processin g 43 pre pain 4[...]

143 Index T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 phase 52 mute 49 propag ation 6, 54 R Ramp 123 release ti me 102, 138 Remote Bui lder 27, 78–82 Remote P ane l 6, 10, 57, 90, 91–92 response time 33, 100 see also au tomatic gai n control RJ-45 jumper 11 room combi ni ng 5, 60–62, 63 routin g matrix 29, 30, 34, 40, 56[...]