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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.
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 CHAPTER 3: System Conf iguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 G-W are Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
v T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 CHAPTER 5: Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Uti lities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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].
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
20 T echnical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 Con.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 ~ 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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 .
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 U.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ai.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Nam.
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.
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] Arg.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Appendices ~ Appendix F: W arranty 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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 RL.
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, .
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