Revolabs FLX Directional manual

REVOLABS FLX2 TM Wireless Confere nce System for analog phone l ines System Guide Models: 10 -FLX2- 200 -POTS 10 -FLX2- 02 0-POTS 10 - FLX2- 00 2-POTS 10 -FLX2- 101 -PO TS[...]

2 © 2011 REVOLABS, INC. All rights r eserved. No part o f this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without express w ritten permission from Revolabs, Inc. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Revol abs FLX2 System Guide – Analo g 10 - FLX 2SYSGUIDE- EN October 2011 (Rev 1.2.19)[...]

3 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Revolabs FLX2 TM W ireless Conference Phone. This system utilizes state of the art technology providing high band-width audio and enabling clear, reliable, un-tethe red communications with your telephone, PC, mobile device, and video conferencing system. The Revolabs FLX2 Conferencing Phone all[...]

4 Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Safety Warnings ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Contents ......................[...]

5 System Informat ion ...................................................................................................................................... 38 Bluetooth .......................................................................................................................................................... 38 Home .................[...]

6 General Informat ion The Revolabs FLX2 Conference Phone includes several components which, in the sum, make up the conferencing phone. The components are the Charger Base, Speaker, Microphones and Dialer (handset). In addition, the Base Station receives the wireless signals from those components and connects into your telephone network for confer[...]

7 Quick setup fo r Telephone Conferen ce Calls W hile all components delivered with the Revolabs FLX2 Conference Phone are partially charged, we recommend charging the Speaker, the Microphones, and th e Dialer for at least 8 hours or overnight before starting to use the system. Please note that the Revolabs FLX2 Conference Phone comes with two diff[...]

8 Making a call To make a conference call, take at least one of the Microphones out of the Charger Base, and take the Dialer out of the Charger Base. You can remove all Microphone s and the Speaker if you wish, but this is not required. Use the Dialer to enter the number you want to call, including any leading digits your telephone connection might[...]

9 Description The Revolabs FLX2 ™ W ireless Conference Phone is a unique marriage of innovative technology and ergonomic design, allowing for an unpa ralleled experience when making telephone calls, video conference calls, or using it with your Bluetooth enabled cell phone or computer to make speaker phone calls. Th e technology used allows the M[...]

10 Installing FLX2 Components The Revolabs FLX2 TM System is comprised of several components that work together to provide you with a great wireless conferencing sy stem. The se components must be setup correctly for optimal performance of the system. FLX 2 Base Station The Base Station is the wireless receiver and sender of the audio stream from t[...]

11 FLX 2 Charger Base The FLX2 Charger Base, shown below, provides charging capabilities for all battery operated system components, inc luding the Dialer, the Speaker, and the Microphones, by allowing them to charge in one simple and organiz ed location. The FLX2 Charger Base is not required while in a conference call, howev er it can maintain the[...]

12 FLX Dialer The FLX Dialer equips the user with an intuitive and interactive tool for configuring and operating the FLX System . The Dialer is not only used to make and answer conference calls, but it is also used for configuring the system settings , having a call using the handset, and monitoring th e system components. The FLX Dialer, shown be[...]

13 FLX Speaker The FLX Speaker, shown below, is a wireless active omnidirectional speaker that has been designed and optimized specifically for use with the FLX Conferencing System . The Speaker is equipped with a pairing button on the bottom and 4 LED indicators on the top to display the activ ity of the Speaker and the mute status of the system. [...]

14 FLX Micropho nes The FLX Microphones provide a sleek and unobtrusive form factor allowing for closer proximity to the participants and creating the best audio available to the far end. They are equipped with a button for pairing and muting, an LED indicator to display mute status and battery charge lev el , a nd an internal buzzer to warn if the[...]

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16 Initial Setup After unpacking the FLX2 Conferencing System, there are a few initial setup tasks that must be performed before a call can take place or any system configuration can be changed. Connecting System Cables The FLX2 Base Station and Charger Base each hav e a power supply that needs to be connected, as shown below. In addition, the Base[...]

17 call, as well as the Speak er and Microphones, are controlled by the FLX Dialer. The user can switch between „speaker mode‟ and „ handset m ode‟ while in a call. Handset Mode Handset mode allows a telephone call to take place throug h the handset speaker and microphone located in the FLX Dialer. This allows a single user to make and rece[...]

18 NOTE: When using the FLX connected throu gh the AUX IN and A UX OUT to another device, on ly the FLX speaker can be used. All other speakers must be switched off. Any Echo Cancellation provided on the V ideo Conferencing unit must be switched off. NOTE: For security reasons, Microphones will not send any audio signal to the AUX OUT conn ector wh[...]

19 Ans w ering an Inc oming Telephon e Call 1. W hen the FLX2 System identifies an incoming call, it will p la y the ring tone through the FLX Speaker. If the Dialer is not in the Charger Base it will play a ring tone, too. 2. If your p hone line supports caller ID, and the caller has not suppressed their caller ID information, t he FLX Dialer will[...]

20 Ending a Teleph one call 1. A ca ll can be ended in two fashions. a. Press the Re d „End Call‟ button on the FLX Dialer during a call. b. Place the Dialer in the charger. ( „Handset mode ‟ only) 2. W hen a call is ended the FLX Dialer will display the phone number and the call duration for 2 seconds. 3. Afte r 2 seconds, the home screen [...]

21 Muting a Call 1. In handset mode, the „M ute ‟ and „UnMute‟ key will mute/unmute the FLX Dialer microphone, not the wireless Microphone s. 2. In spea ker mode, the „M ute ‟ and „UnMute‟ key will mute/unmute all wireless Microphones. NOTE : If th e setting ‘All Mic Mu te’ is OFF, t he Microphone mute buttons will be locked whi[...]

22 Conference Call 1. Press the „ Enter ‟ key to access the Active Call Menu and select „ Conference ‟. 2. Create the second call by selecting Dialer, Contacts, or Recent. 3. Initiat e the second call. 4. Afte r the second call has been established, merge th e two calls by pressing the green „Call‟ button again. Call Waiting 1. W hile a[...]

23 W hen t he Dialer is removed from the Charger Base no change to call activ ity will take place. If there is no active call, the Dialer will revert to the home screen. Speaker W hen t he Speaker is placed into the charger during a call the Speaker will reboot and enter its charging mode. During the reboot the incoming audio from the conference ca[...]

24 Bluetooth The FLX2 System is equipped with a Bluetooth interface allowing a call to be placed through a cell phone, computer, or 3 rd party Bluetooth device. The FLX Microphon es and Speaker then act as the Microphone and Speaker for that call. The FLX2 System only supports the Hands Free Profile for Bluetooth 2.0 or newer . Should the applicati[...]

25 A dding a De vice 1. Go t o the Menu  Bluetooth. Select „Discovery Mode‟ to activate Bluetooth and accept Bluetooth Request from other devices. 2. T he FLX Dialer displays “This device is visible to other devices in range for 3 minutes” 3. T he discovery mode screen wil l read “System in discoverable Mode, Start Scan From BT Device.[...]

26 Viewing Device Details 1. Go t o the Menu  Bluetooth. Select „Device List‟. 2. Select desired device and press the „E nter‟ key or the „Select‟ key to view device details 3. Device Inform ation screen is shown w ith device name, address, BT version, and date/time the device was first connected. Removing a Device 1. Go t o the Menu[...]

27 Setting Device Trust Level 1. Go t o the Menu  Bluetooth. Select „Device List‟. 2. Se lect the desired device and press the „Enter‟ key or the „Select‟ key to view the device details. 3. Press the „Option‟ key and then select „Options…‟ . 4. Choo se either „Auto - Connect‟ or „Ask‟ depending on the trust level yo[...]

28 Video Confere nce Collaborati on The FLX2 System is equipped with balanced analog audio input and output to be connected to 3 rd party video or PC conferencing sy stem. This a llows the FLX Microphones and Speaker to be used as Microphones and Speaker for the video call. It also provides Acoustic Echo Cancelation and Noise Control to the video c[...]

29 Mixing the aud io signals As discussed earlier, Audio and Video, or Bluetooth and Video calls can be made simultaneously from a FLX system, requiring FLX to mix the audio of the different inputs to go to the different outputs. In the Audio Controls menu, available from the main menu and the Active Call Menu, the Audio Mixer menu is offered. This[...]

30 FLX 2 Sy stem Configuration There are many features to the FLX2 System that can be modified and configured using the FLX Dialer. The following is a list of those features and their options. Menu Hiera rchy Menu Navigation 1. T he left, right, up and down navig ation keys are used to highlight an icon and the Enter key is used to make a selection[...]

31 Recent Calls The Recent Calls call log stores the contact information from calls placed or received, allowing the user to review recent calls, redial a recent call, or store a recent call in the system directory. Recent Call Log 1. Access re cent call log by brow sing: Menu  Recent Calls 2. T he recent call list is sorted chronologically with[...]

32 View Recent Call Information 1. Access the recent call log by brow sing: Menu  Recent Calls or pressing the green „C all ‟ button while no call is in progress. 2. You can view a recent call one of two w ays: a. In the recent call list, select the entry you want to view, and press the „ V iew‟ key . This displays more information for t[...]

33 Delete Call History 1. Access t he recent call log by brow sing: Menu  Recent Calls or pressing the green „Call‟ button while no call is in progress. 2. In the Recent Call menu, press „ Enter ‟ to open the Options Menu. 3. In the Options Menu select „Delete Redundant‟ to delete redundant call history information, or select „Dele[...]

34 Edit a Contact 1. Browse to the Contacts menu: Menu  Contacts, scroll to the desired contact, and selects „ View ‟ to access the contact. 2. T he contact screen shows the current name and number . Pressing the „ Edit ‟ key will open the Edit Contact m enu . 3. In the Edit Contact menu, select „Edit Info‟ to edit the selected conta[...]

35 Search for Contact 1. Browse to the Contacts menu: Menu  Contacts. 2. Use th e keys (0-9) to apply a filter a. On ce a key is pressed the title line will read ‟Contact( )‟ and display the characters being typed. b. T he search string can be up to 5 characters long. c. In this mode the ‟ Clear ‟ key will delete the last character in th[...]

36 Set Speed Dial 1. Browse to the Contacts menu: Menu  Contacts, scroll to the desired contact, and selects the „View‟ key to access the contact. 2. T he contact view screen sh ows the current name and number . Pressing the ‟ Edit ‟ key w ill open the Edit Contact m enu . 3. In the Edit Contact menu select „Set Speed D ial‟ . 4. Scr[...]

37 Ringer 1. Browse to the Ringer menu: Menu  Audio Controls  Ringer. 2. Choo se „Ringer Volume‟ in the Ringer Settings menu to adjust the Ringer Volume. 3. Press t he up and down buttons to increase and decrease the volume. 4. Choo se „Ring Tone‟ in the Ri nger Settings menu to select a ring tone. 5. Use th e up and down buttons to s[...]

38 Device Status 1. Browse to Device Status: Menu  Device Status. 2. T he Device Status screen shows status for the Microphones and the Speaker. System Informatio n The following is a list of FLX Dialer menus that allow the user to retrieve system information. System Info 1. Browse to System Info: Menu  System Info. 2. Abo ut System shows the[...]

39 Home W hen sel ecting the „Home‟ menu item, the Dialer will g o back to displaying the home screen. The same effect can be achieved by pressing the „Return‟ key, or the red „End Call‟ button. Call W hen sel ecting „Call‟ in the menu, the Dialer will open the Dialer menu, allowing dialing a number. Setup Setup is divided in to a g[...]

40 attempt to derive the date and time from the telephone netwo rk . Bluetooth, Audio, System Info The menu entries for Bluetooth, Audio, and Sy stem Info in the setup menu will open the top level menus of the same name described earlier in this documentation. Advanced Setup The following is a list of advanced configuration settings that are protec[...]

41 Mic Audio The „Mic Audio‟ allows controlling the Microphones. 1. If „ All Mic Mute ‟ is ON, all active Microphones are affected when a mute button is pressed. If one or more active Microphones are outside the Charger Base, pressing the mute button will change the mute status on all Microphones outside o f the Charger Base. Microphones in[...]

42 Aux Audio „ Aux Audio ‟ is to control the A UX In and AUX O ut connections on the base. 1. Aux In ON/OFF and Aux Out ON/OFF allow enabling / disabling the Aux connectors of the FLX phone. 2. Aux In Level allows changing the level of the Aux In signal. 3. Au x Out Level allow s c hanging the level of the Aux Out signal. 4. Aux Out – MIC / L[...]

43 Setting System Nam e 1. Go t o Menu  Setup  Advanced Setup  Admin Settings  Set System Name. 2. Chan ge the current System Name to the new name, and press Enter. Reset Defaults 1. Go t o Menu  Setup  Advanced Setup  Admin Settings  Reset Defaults. 2. Resett ing defaults will revert back to factory defaults. Pairing of dev[...]

44 Pairing All FLX2 wireless components are paired before the system is shipped, providing much of the system setup already completed. W hile pairing should not be req uired for the system to work, sometimes components can require pairing if a part is shipped separately. The following are instructions on how to pair the wi reless components of the [...]

45 7. Afte r a short time an overlay will appear on the FLX Dialer saying „ Pairing Successful ‟ , after which the screen should read „ SPK 1 Linked ‟ . 8. If p airing was unsuccessful, the Speaker wi ll sh ow an alternating red -green slow blinking sequence ind icating that the pairing failed. The Dialer will display a „Pairing Timeout?[...]

46 Phone Settings 1. Browse to the Phone Settings menu: Menu  Setup  Advanced Setup  Phone Settings. a. You can change the dialing method by selecting the entry, and then pressing the „Select‟ key. The factory preset is T ONE. b. You can set the telephone number of the FLX2 System using the Phone Number setting. Select this entry , typ[...]

47 1. Hold d own the button on the bottom of the Speaker until the LED indicators on the top of the Speaker turn green. Once the LED indicators turn green, release the button and the Speaker will power on and connect to the syste m. OR 2. Sim ply return the Speaker to an active Charger Base and it will power on automatically. Microphones On/Off To [...]

48 connector to 3.5mm unbalanced male connector (some PCs require unbalanced to stereo) All Lifesize Video Codecs All Sony Video Codecs excluding the PCS-HG90 model 07 -35MUTODRCA- 01 Cable 3.5mm unbalanced male connector to dual RCA connector Polycom HDX 7000 & 8000, QDX 6000, VSX 5000 & 7000(e/s) Video Codecs 07 -35MUTORCA- 01 Cable 3.5mm[...]

49 Dialer Link Lost If the FLX Dialer loses connection to the FLX2 Base Station it w ill display a „ connection lost ‟ notification on the screen and starts emitting a warning sound. The Dialer should be moved back into range of the Base Station at which point it will reconnect automatically. Base Power Lost If the FLX2 Base Station loses power[...]

50 Telephon e Interface proble ms “ Line in Use ” even though there is no call If you see messages that the telephone line is in use, even though no call is currently in progress, please change the Disconnect setting from OFF to ON (see the section on Phone Settings on page 46 ). This should resolv e this issue. Cannot d ial numbers W hen usi n[...]

51 LED Indicato rs Device LED Indic ator Status Microphone in Charger Base Steady Red Charging Steady Green Fully charged Single red flash Active phone call, both m icrophones in Charger Base, microphone s m uted via Master Mute or All Mic Mute is ON Double red flash o Active phone call, m icrophone(s) in Charger Base, microphone is m uted . o Micr[...]

52 Device LED Indic ator Status Base unm uted Steady Red o Connected, battery chargi ng, phone call in progress, M aster Mute or “All M ic Mute” is ON , all Microphones are m uted. o Connected, battery ch arging, no phone ca ll in progress, Micropho ne(s) outs ide of Charger Base, “All Mic Mute” is O N , all Micro phones are muted. Green fl[...]

53 Device LED Indic ator Status Mute or “All Mic Mute” is ON, all M icrophones m uted Flashing Yellow* – Red – Y ellow* – Green Searching for a co nnection to the base The speaker will try t o re-es tablish the link for about 5 minutes, th en power off. Alternating slow Red - Green flash Speaker is not paire d to a Base Station The speake[...]

54 Technical Speci fications Models The Revolabs FLX2 System is available with a variety of configurations to provide the best audio capture in the industry. The following is a list of the available models. All of these models work with analog telephone lines. 10 -FLX2- 200 -POTS FLX2 System w/ 2 Omni Microphones 10 -FLX2- 101 -POTS FLX2 System w/ [...]

55 Microphones Dimensions M icrophones 94.2 x 24.6mm x 18.5mm (omnidirectional M icrophone) Weight 28.6g (omnidi rectional Microphone ) Bandwidth 80 -11,000 Hz from Microphone to Analog OUT. This is reduced for telephone call s based on the bandwi dth supported by the phone transpor t. Battery life (tal k time) 8 hours Charge time 2 hours Base Stat[...]

56 Regulatory Information FCC Notice to Use rs Users are not permitted to make changes or modify the equipment i n any way. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Revolabs, Inc. could void the user‟s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two condit[...]

57 Restricted use with certain medica l devices Hearing Aids Some devices may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult with y our hearing aid m anufacturer to discuss alternativ es. Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufact urer of your device to dete[...]

58 E C Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer‟s Nam e: Revolabs Manufacturer‟s Addres s: 144 North Road , Suite 3250 Sudbury, MA 01776 U.S.A. Model: Model Numbers Base 10 -FLXBASEEU- PO TS Charger Base 10 -FLXCHG EU - 01 Speaker 10 -FLXSP EA KEREU- 01 Microphone Om ni 10 -FLXMIC EU - OM Microphone Directional 10 -FLXMIC EU - DR Microphone lapel[...]

59 A CT A Part 68 information  This equipment co mplies wi th Part 68 of the FCC rul es and the require ments adopted by the ACTA. On the base o f this equipment is a lab el that contains, a mong other information, a p roduct id entifier in the format US:A AAEQ##TXXX X. If requested, this number must be p rovided to the telepho ne company .  [...]

60 Limited Warranty and Limitation of Liability Limited Warranty Revolabs warrants to the end user (“Customer”) that this product will be free from s ignificant defects in workmanship and materials, under n ormal use and service, for one year from the date of purchase fr om Revolabs or its a uthorized reseller p rovided the customer provides pr[...]

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