ClearOne ClearOne RAV 600 manual

ClearOne Communicati ons, Inc. ~ 1825 Research W ay , Salt Lak e City , UT 84119 ~ tel 1-800-945-7730 ~ fax 1-800-933-5107 RA V 600/900 User Manual[...]

iii T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 RA V — T able of Contents ii T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 The RA V 600/900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Introduction 1[...]

Introduction — The RA V 600/900 3 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Unpacking Carefully remo ve all components of the RA V system from the packagi ng. Ensure that y ou received the f ollowi ng items: RA V 600/900 Note : Rack mount ears are attached to the Mix er bo x. Refer to the Quick Start Guide or Chapter 2 of[...]

RF (Radio F requency) Controller T he RF controller allo ws y ou to manage all calls, progr am user prefe rences and adjust settings f or your RA V . K e y Functions MUTE CONFERENCE ON/OFF FLASH REDIAL 123 45 6 7 89 0 # * ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ HELP LINE PAUSE MENU ENTER DOWN UP PHONEBOOK CLEAR DOWN UP VOLUME Introduction — Product Ove[...]

Introduction — Basic Room Design 7 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Basic Room Design f or RA V T o ensure best microphone and loudspeake r placement (cei li ng- or wall-mount), please use the follo wing g uid e li nes. For more i nf ormati on on Room Design, or to view the RA V onl ine trai ni ng course, v isit [...]

Introduction — Installation Overview 9 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Introduction — Basic Room Design 8 Loudspeakers Ceiling-mount loudspeakers F or best perfor mance, ceili ng loudspeake rs should be installed directly abo ve the micr ophone pods. If you have a RA V 900 with three mic pods, install the cei [...]

11 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Introduction — Ins tallation Ove rview 10 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 System Requirements f or RA V-W are Note : Using a U SB to s er ial adapter is not recommended. Network Inf ormation T o use RA V o ver a local area networ k (LAN), you [...]

Connecting the RA V 2[...]

15 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Connecting the RAV — Basic Connecti ons 14 Connecting the RAV — Basic Connecti ons 3. Connec t the second and third micr ophone pod using the 12' Cat. 5 cables. (T hird micr ophone on the RA V 900 only). 4. Connec t the speake rs to the mix er . Note : For best perf or m[...]

Connecting the RAV — Basic Connecti ons 17 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 9. Attach the exte rnal antenna and tur n it it is upri ght. 10. Insert four AAA batte ries into the RF contr oller . Figure 2.9. Att ach external antenna TELEPHONE LINE RS-232 SET 16 Connecting the RAV — Basic Connecti ons T echnical S[...]

Connecting the RAV — A uxi liary Devices 19 T o connect to a sound card 1. Using an RCA cable , connect the Line In on the RA V mixe r to the li ne out on a sound card. 2. Using an RCA cable , connect the Line Out on the RA V mixe r to the li ne in on a sound card. T o connect to amplifier • Using an RCA cab le, connect the Line Out on the RA V[...]

21 20 Connecting the RAV — A uxi liary Devices T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Connecting f or serial control Y ou can connect a compu ter or a contr ol device, such as an AMX or Crestron, to the RA V mix er thr ough the ser ial control port. See the page 78 for a list of the ser ial commands. T o connect a comp[...]

23 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 22 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Digital phones If you have a d ig ital (PBX) telephone service , you need to run an analog e xtension from the PBX (recommended for best perf ormance) or use a di g ital-to-analog telephone line conve rter . Fo[...]

RA V -Ware Software Conf igurati on 3[...]

RA V -W are — Introduction RA V -W are — Introduction 27 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 26 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 RA V -Ware o vervie w ClearOne’s RA V-W are software pro vi des an easy inte rface for conf iguri ng system settings and customizing the aud io i n y [...]

RA V -W are — Introduction 29 RA V -Ware files Y ou can save current RA V -W are fi les, create new f iles, edit ex is ting f iles and import fi les using the menus and toolbar icons. When connec ted to a RA V unit, any changes made to a RA V-W are f ile are updated i mmed iatel y withi n the RA V unit. The f i le must be saved to remain pe rmane[...]

RA V -W are — Conf ig uri ng System Settings 31 RA V -W are — Introduction 30 Network F ind Network F ind allows y ou to connect to any RA V sys tem on your networ k usin g its IP address or a unique networ k name. Use Network Fi nd to access RA V units not listed in the Connections pane , but w hich reside on the same networ k. T o open the Ne[...]

RA V -W are — Conf ig uri ng System Settings RA V -W are — Conf ig uri ng System Settings Regi onal Settings In the Reg ional Setti ngs wi ndow , you can conf ig ure the date and time to ensure an accur ate time stamp on log f iles. T o open Regional Settings • Click the Regional Settings icon in the Conf i gur ation screen. T o set date and [...]

RA V -W are — Conf ig uri ng System Settings RA V -W are — Customizing RA V Components 35 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 34 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (U SA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Y our RA V sys tem is pre-confi g ured for opti mal aud io qual ity ri ght out of the box. However , you can customiz[...]

RA V -W are — Cus tomizi ng RA V Components RA V -W are — Cus tomizi ng RA V Components 37 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 36 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Mixer Console T he Mixe r Console allows y ou to create aud io m ix es for the d ifferent outputs, adjust volume level[...]

RA V -W are — Conf ig uri ng A ux i liary Devices RA V -W are — Conf ig uri ng A ux il iary Devices 39 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 38 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Adjusting Line Input/Output settings If your dev ice is not listed in the Device T oolbox y ou can manuall[...]

RA V -W are — Conf ig uri ng A ux i liary Devices RA V -W are — Conf ig uri ng A ux il iary Devices 41 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 40 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Adjusting Record/Playback settings If your dev ice is not listed in the Device T oolbox y ou can manually [...]

RA V -W are — Conf ig uri ng A ux i liary Devices RA V -W are — Dialer and Phonebook Usage 43 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 42 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T o test camera presets 1. Select the camera y ou are testing. 2. Click Run Preset for each m ic pod to test the pr[...]

RA V -W are — Phonebook and Dialer Usage RA V -W are — Phonebook and Dialer Usage 45 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 44 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T o make a call from the phonebook 1. Using the mouse, s elect the number i n the phonebook. The name and numbe r appear in [...]

RA V -W are — Advanced F eatures RA V -Ware — Adv anced F eatures 47 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 46 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Event Log T he Event Log keeps record of a user -selectable events. Y ou select which events you want recorded and RA V-W are keeps a log, a[...]

RA V -W are — Advanced F eatures RA V -W are — Advanced F eatures 49 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 48 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 De vice T oolbo x Editor T he Device T oolbo x Editor allo ws you to add y our aux iliary devices to RA V-W are. Y ou can add vi deo codecs,[...]

Using the RA V 4[...]

Using the RA V — Usin g the Controller 53 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Using the RA V — Usin g the Controller 52 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Managing Calls Most phone specif ic functions, such as dial ing a call or add ing a phonebook entry , will be managed from the R[...]

Using the RA V — Prog ramm ing Phone Prefe rences 55 Using the Phonebook from the RF Controller T he Phonebook stores up to 20 names and numbers. Y ou can add, edit and delete any of the contacts. T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Using the RA V — Prog ramm ing Phone Prefe rences 54 Y ou can manage the Phonebook[...]

Conf iguration T he confi guration menu pr o vides opti ons f or selecting countr ies, languages and RF as well as conf ig uri ng the Flash setting. T o select a Country 1. Press to access the menu options. 2. Scroll to Confi g urati on and press . 3. Press again to se lect Country . 4. Select the countr y where the RA V is being used fr om the lis[...]

Using the RA V — Prog ramm ing Phone Prefe rences 59 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Using the RA V — Prog ramm ing Phone Prefe rences 58 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T o select a frequency 1. Press to access the menu options. 2. Scroll to Confi g urati on and press . 3. S[...]

61 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Using the RA V — Prog ramm ing Phone Prefe rences 60 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T o check the RAV versi on 1. Press to access the menu options. 2. Scroll to Confi g urati on and press . 3. Scroll to V ersion and press . The versi on of th[...]

W eb Interface 5[...]

W eb Interface — Overview 65 Dial Y ou can make all y our calls from the Diale r in the web i nterface. Y ou can dial a number , redial the last dialed call and d isconnect calls. Y ou can also use flash settings, mu te the micr ophones and adjust volume. T o open the dialer window • Click the Dial button in the left channel nav ig ation. T o m[...]

W eb Interface — Overview 67 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 W eb Interface — Overview 66 T o make a call from the Phonebook 1. Click a number in the Phonebook y ou want to call. T he name and number appear in the d isplay windo w . 2. Click ON/OFF button to dial the call. T o end a call • Click the ON/OFF b[...]

W eb Interface — Overview 69 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 W eb Interface — Overview 68 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Log Out • Click the Log Out button. • Click Y es, Log Out. -Or - No, Go Back to return to the mai n screen. System Check T he System Checks window all[...]

Appendix 6[...]

Unplug all components before clean in g. Do not use liquid or ae rosol cleane rs. Use a soft, damp cloth to clean the micr ophones and controller . If storing f or an e xtended per i od of time , remo ve the batter ies. Appendix — Maintenance Appendix — T roubleshootin g 73 Controller Controller doesn't communicate with the mixer T he RF C[...]

Appendix — Pinouts 75 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendix — T roubleshooting 74 Speakers Neither speakers play Check that the wires are prope rly connected. Check the audi o m ixe r in RA V -W are to ensure the audi o is routed to the loudspeake rs. Bass and treble are weak Check the equalizati on for the[...]

Appendix — Specificati ons 77 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 76 Appendix — Specificati ons T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Dimensions Mixer (WxDxH) 17" x 7.5" x 2" (43.2 cm x 19.1 cm x 5.1 cm) RF Controller (WxDxH) 10.5" x 4.5" x 2.75" Microphon[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 79 Appendix — Serial Commands 78 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T he RA V 600 and RA V 900 accept ser ial commands through the telnet, RS-232 serial port or U SB. The commands in th is manual pertain onl y to the RA [...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 81 Appendix — Serial Commands 80 Meter type definiti ons T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Alpha Numeric Level position for Mic P ods Level position for Line Inputs Level position for Outputs Level position for T elco T ransmits Level position for T elco Receives A R E T 2 5 6 7 Maximu[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 83 AA - Auto Answer Enable/ Disab le Th is command selects/reports the setting of auto answer . ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alues Units Channel Channel 1 See Gr oup and Channels Group Group 1 17 (R) V alue Unsigned Integer 2 0 = Off 1 = On 2 = T oggle (Null to query in te xt) BINARY FORM DETAILS COMMAND ID :2 8[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 85 AEC - Acoustic Echo Canceller enab le/ disable Th is command selects/reports the setting of Acoustic Echo Canceller . ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alues Units Channel Channel 1 See Group And Channels Group Group 1 3 (M) V alue Unsigned Integer 2 0 = Off 1 = On 2 = T oggle(Null to query in te xt) BINARY FORM D[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 87 CALLDUR - Call Durati on Th is command ind icates how long a call has lasted. If no call is in session, this will report 0. At the time of call te rm inati on, this command will automatically be sent out repor ting the dur ation. ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alues Units Channel Channel 1 See Group And Channel[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 89 CAMPRESET - Camera Preset Executes a camer a preset. T here is no query f or this command. ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alues Units V alue Unsigned Integer 4 1 - 10 BINARY FORM DETAILS COMMAND ID :5 1 NUMBER OF ARGUMENTS :1 ARGUMENT FORM : <V alue> TEXT FORM DETAILS COMMAND FORM : DEVICE CAMPRESET [V al[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 91 CAMSWITCHLAG - Camera Switch Time Lag Th is command set the switch time lag f or vo ice tracki ng. ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alues Units V alue Unsigned Float 4 0.00 - 5.00 S BINARY FORM DETAILS COMMAND ID :7 6 NUMBER OF ARGUMENTS :1 ARGUMENT FORM : <V alue> TEXT FORM DETAILS COMMAND FORM : DEVICE CA[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 93 COUNTR Y - Country Selection Th is command sets/reports the countr y for compl iance. ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alues Units V alue Unsigned Integer 4 1 = US / Canada 2 = Europe 3 = Me x ico 4 = Austral ia / New Zealand 5 = South Africa 6 = Japan 7 = Brazi l 8 = South Korea 9 = China 10 = Sing apore 11 = T [...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 95 DIAL - DTMF Dialing Th is command dials a DTMF sequence or reports back the last sequence dialed. ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alues Units Channel Channel 1 See Group and Channels Group Group 1 17 (R) Reserved 2 0 Number Stri ng 44 1 - 44 Chars of '0' - '9', 'A' - 'D', [...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 97 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendix — Serial Commands 96 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 ENETDNX - Ethernet DNS Selection Th is command selects/reports the use of DNS of the Ethernet port on the unit. ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alu[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 99 Appendix — Serial Commands 98 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 FLOW - Flo w Control Th is command selects/reports the flow contr ol of the serial port on the unit. Hardware flo w control is implemented usi ng DTR an[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 101 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendix — Serial Commands 100 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 LABEL - Label Th is selects/reports the label of the specif ic channel or the un it. ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alues Units Channel Channel [...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 103 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendix — Serial Commands 102 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 L VLREPORTEN - Level Rep ort Enab le Enables level reporting f or the un it. ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alues Units V alue Unsigned Integer [...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 105 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendix — Serial Commands 104 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 MUTE - Mute Th is command selects/reports the setting of mute on a channel. ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alues Units Channel Channel 1 (all ch[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 107 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendix — Serial Commands 106 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 PHONEBOOKCNT - Queries the Number of Entries in the Phonebook Th is command quer ies the number of entries i n the Phonebook. T his command is query o[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 109 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendix — Serial Commands 108 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 RFFREQ - RF F requency Selecti on Th is command sets/reports the frequency for the RF li nk to the Remote. The remote must be set to the same setting.[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 111 Appendix — Serial Commands 110 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 RINGERTEST - Audib le Ring Melody T est Th is command plays the current aud ible r inge r melody . Th is command is e x ecutable only . The re is no q[...]

Appendix — Serial Commands 113 SYSRESUL T - System Check Result Th is command reports the results of the system check. This command is reportable only . It cannot be queried or set. ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alues System Check He xadeci mal Integer 2 06 – Remote (not implemented) 05 – Network 04 – T elephone 03 – Speaker 02 –[...]

115 114 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendix — Serial Commands UID - Unit ID Th is command reports the unit ID. T his command is read-onl y . ARGU MENT DET AILS Name T ype Size V alues Units V alue Hexadec imal 4 (Sent with a Null, value retur ned in te xt) BINARY FORM DETAILS COMMAND ID :1 3 NUMBER OF ARGUM[...]

If you e xperience problems with th is equipment, contac t ClearOne Communicati ons, 1825 Res earch W ay , Salt Lak e City , Utah 84119, or by phone at (800) 945-7730 for repair and war ranty inf ormati on. If the equipment is causing harm to the telephone networ k, the telephone company may request you disconnect the equipment until the pr oblem i[...]

119 T echnical Services Gr oup ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 118 Appendix — Compliance T elecomm unications T erminal Equipment: 73/23/EEC "Low V oltage Directive (L VD)": IEC 60950-1: 2003 Safety of Inf ormati on T echnology Equipment, Includ ing Electrical Business Equipment. Radio Equipment: EN 301 220-1 Electromagnetic com[...]

Appendix — Index 121 RA V Components 35 Camera Contr ols 42 presets 42 Line Input and Output 38 equalizati on 39 preconfi g ured devices 38 volume 39 Loudspeakers 36 ClearEffect 36 equalizati on 36 volume 36 Microphones 35 acoustic echo cancellation 35 ALC 35 noise cancellati on 35 volume 35 Mixe r 37 Record and Playback 40 equalizati on 41 preco[...]