ClearOne XAPTM 800 - Manuals

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ii Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 © 2002 ClearOne Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission from ClearOne Communications. Printed in the United States of America. Clear...

Page 3 - iii; X A P 8 0 0 I n s t a l l a t i o n a n d O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l; Table of Contents

iii Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 X A P 8 0 0 I n s t a l l a t i o n a n d O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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iv Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 CHAPTER 3: System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 G-Ware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Creating Floppy Disk Copies . . . . . . . . . . ...

Page 7 - Product overview

Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 C H A P T E R 1 : I n t r o d u c t i o n Congratulations on purchasing the XAP 800, a highly advanced twelve-by-twelve digital matrix mixer with Gentner ® Distributed Echo Cancellation ® , noise cancellation, and audio processing. It ...

Page 8 - Introduction; New Features

Introduction ~ New Features 2 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 The GPIO (general purpose input/output) allows switching among any of 32 user-stored presets. This gives you real-time flexibility to meet a variety of reinforcement requirements. Network-based interconnec...

Page 9 - Professional Services Group; Product returns

3 Introduction ~ Professional Services Group Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Professional Services Group If you need any additional information on how to install, set up, or operate your system, please contact us at one of the locations listed below. We welcome and e...

Page 10 - Unpacking; Front panel; Controls and Connections

Ensure that the following items were received with your shipment: Introduction ~ Unpacking 4 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 ClearOne is not responsiblefor product damageincurred during shipment. You must make claims directly withthe carrier. Inspect your shipmentcar...

Page 11 - Rear panel

5 Introduction ~ Controls and Connections Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 C. ▲ / ▼ These buttons scroll up and down through vertical programming options within a specific XAP 800 programming parameter or increases/decreases a numeric value. D. Esc. This button steps ...

Page 13 - Networking

7 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Introduction ~ Networking Networking The latency or propagationdelay is <1ms. ✍ Expansion bus The digital mix-minus expansion bus (RJ-45 LAN) is used to connect up to eight XAP 800/400s and 16 XAP TH2 units, where the total number...

Page 14 - Power

Introduction ~ Operational Requirements 8 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Power The XAP 800 automatically accommodates voltage requirements of 100–240VAC, 50/60Hz, 15W. Equipment placement The XAP 800 units are designed for installation in a standard 19-inch equipmen...

Page 15 - C H A P T E R 2 : I n s t a l l a t i o n; Hardware Setup

Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 The XAP 800 is designed for easy installation and setup. All connections are made through rear-panel connectors. This chapter provides instructions on making hardware connections, creating an expansion bus (E-bus) network, assigning de...

Page 16 - Installation; To connect the unit

Installation ~ Hardware Setup 10 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 To connect the unit 1. Place the unit in a standard 19-inch rack and attach it securely. 2. If you are using a custom controller for control and status, plug it into the DB25 Control/Status A or B port ...

Page 17 - Expansion bus connections; To create an expansion bus network; Networking Units; XAP 800 rather than a XAP TH2.

11 Installation ~ Networking Units Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Expansion bus connections Using the Expansion Bus ports (RJ-45), you can connect up to eight XAP 800/400s and 16 XAP TH2 units, where the total number of microphone inputs does not exceed 64. Make con...

Page 18 - Device IDs; To assign device IDs; Mixer mode; To select a mixer mode

Installation ~ Networking Units 12 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Device IDs Once your expansion bus connections are made (and if you have more than one XAP 800 at a site), you need to set up a unique expansion bus device ID number—a network address—for each XAP 800...

Page 19 - LCD menu tree; LCD Programming

13 Installation ~ LCD Programming Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 The XAP 800’s front panel is intuitive to operate, thanks to its simple interface: a 2x16 character LCD, menu buttons, and a peak-level LED bar meter. Although most of the XAP 800’s features are progra...

Page 20 - System menu; Select Preset

Installation ~ LCD Programming 14 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 The five main menus are: System, RS-232, Meter, Inputs, and Outputs. All submenu items are arranged under these menus. Use the Enter button to select items and the ▲ and ▼ buttons to scroll through men...

Page 22 - Clear Password; Meter menu

Installation ~ LCD Programming 16 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 ClearOne recommends thatyou leave Flow Controlenabled. ✍ The modem initializationstring can only be set viathe MINIT serial command (see page 116 or the G-Ware software. It cannot be setthrough the fro...

Page 23 - Inputs menu

17 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Installation ~ LCD Programming Inputs Select which input (1–12) you want to monitor on the LCD and LED display. Scroll to the input, then press Enter. The meter displayed is the post-gain meter. Outputs This submenu allows you to ch...

Page 24 - Outputs menu; Mute

Installation ~ LCD Programming 18 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Gain This submenu allows you to adjust the gain for the selected input. Use the ▲ and ▼ buttons to increase or decrease gain. Outputs menu There are two submenus under the Outputs menu: Mute and Gain. ...

Page 28 - System Configuration; Creating Floppy Disk Copies

System Configuration ~ Installing G-Ware 22 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 To select an alternatedestination directory, clickBrowse and use the Choose Directory window to find the desiredlocation. Click OK to return to theprevious window. ✍ Figure 3.1. Desktop icon ...

Page 29 - Site Setup; To create a new site; button unless otherwise stated.

23 System Configuration ~ Site Setup Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Site Setup Creating a new site New site files are created through the Site Properties window in G-Ware. A site file contains all information about a particular installation including all unit settin...

Page 30 - To manually add units

System Configuration ~ Site Setup Adding a XAP 800 You can add a XAP 800(s) to your site file by connecting to your site and using G-Ware to automatically create icons for the detected units. Or, you can work offline and manually add the unit(s) to the site file and connect to the site at a later ti...

Page 31 - Configuring Unit Properties; To configure Unit Properties

25 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 System Configuration ~ Site Setup Configuring Unit Properties Using the Unit Properties window, you can configure the unit‘s communication and security properties in addition to general unit properties such as name, type, and countr...

Page 33 - Flow Screen

G-Ware has three modes: Configuration, Preset, and Macro Recorder. Configuration is used to configure the unit and is the default mode. The Preset and Macro modes are discussed in Chapter 4: Advanced Configuration. You can switch between modes by clicking on the corresponding toolbar button. The cur...

Page 34 - Copying and pasting settings

28 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 System Configuration ~ G-Ware Screens Figure 3.17. Unit shortcut menu Figure 3.19. Safety Mute Figure 3.18. Inputs 1–8 shortcut menu Copying and pasting settings G-Ware has shortcut menus which appear when you right-click a selectio...

Page 35 - Matrix Screen

Matrix Screen The Matrix Screen is used to route audio to one or more destinations (outputs, expansion bus, or processing). Any number of connections to outputs can be made in the matrix. The Matrix Screen can also be used to access the Input, Output, and Processing configuration windows by clicking...

Page 36 - Expansion bus O–Z routing

System Configuration ~ Audio Routing 30 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Audio is routed in the Matrix Screen (see Figure 3.20 on previous page). To access the Matrix Screen, click on the Matrix button on the Flow Screen. To return to the Flow Screen, click the Flow S...

Page 37 - Matrix report

31 System Configuration ~ Audio Routing Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 numerical value directly in the window). The attenuation range is from 0 to -60dB. Click Close to exit. Note that the level control you have selected for the cross point is indicated numerically ...

Page 38 - Inputs and Outputs

System Configuration ~ Inputs and Outputs 32 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Inputs 1–8 To open the Inputs 1–8 configuration window, click the Inputs 1–8 button on the Flow Screen. The In 1–8 button on the Matrix Screen will also open this window. These inputs are ba...

Page 39 - and threshold

33 System Configuration ~ Inputs and Outputs Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 The Speech Leveler is a compander that is optimized for speech audio. It quickly equalizes the difference in speech levels in the room without bringing up noise. If you use AGC with the Spee...

Page 41 - NC; Filters

35 System Configuration ~ Inputs and Outputs Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Non-linear Processing (NLP) The Non-linear Processing (NLP) feature increases the power of echo cancellation for difficult acoustical environments. NLP features four settings: Soft (6dB), Me...

Page 48 - Gain

System Configuration ~ Inputs and Outputs 42 Technical 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 disable it. ClearOne recommends leaving this setting on. This setting helps maintain ma...

Page 54 - From Expansion Bus O–Z; To Expansion Bus O–Z; Expansion Buses

System Configuration ~ Expansion Buses 48 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 From Expansion Bus O–Z Click the From Expansion Bus O–Z button on the Flow Screen to open the From Expansion Bus Labels window. You can also access this window from the Matrix Screen. • Enter t...

Page 55 - Processing A–H; Processing

49 System Configuration ~ Processing Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Processing A–H There are eight processing blocks in the XAP 800, each with filters, compressors, and delay to provide pinpoint audio configurations. To open the Processing configuration window, clic...

Page 59 - distance and temperature fields.

53 System Configuration ~ Processing Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Refer to the figure above. Note that as you create filters across several processing channels, you can observe their crossover points and general shape of the frequency response. In this case, sever...

Page 61 - Presets

Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 C H A P T E R 4 : A d v a n c e d C o n f i g u r a t i o n Presets Overview For many audio conferencing applications, a great deal of system flexibility is needed to meet the challenges presented by changing meeting or conference room...

Page 62 - Preset Configuration pane

Advanced Configuration ~ Presets 56 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Figure 4.3. Preset Configuration pane Matrix Screen The Matrix Screen in the Preset Mode is very similar to the Matrix Screen in Configuration Mode. All Input, Output, and Processing windows can be a...

Page 63 - Advanced Configuration

57 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Advanced Configuration ~ Presets Figure 4.5. Preset Macros Window Preset Description. Use the Preset Description box for entering information about the preset. This description is stored in the site file, not the unit. Preset Mask C...

Page 66 - Running presets; To run a preset using G-Ware; Running multiple presets simultaneously

Advanced Configuration ~ Presets 60 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Running presets Presets can be run from G-Ware or the front panel controls on the XAP 800. You can also program external control devices (such as AMX or Crestron, ClearOne Control Panels, XAP IR Remo...

Page 67 - Room combining example; all presets are ready to run again.

61 Advanced Configuration ~ Presets Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 If a preset is flagged as “On,” nothing will happen when the preset is executed again because the system knows it has already been run. This prevents any manual adjustments that are made during the c...

Page 69 - Creating macros; To create a macro using Macro Recorder; Macros

63 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Advanced Configuration ~ Macros A macro is a series of commands which can be run from G-Ware, the front panel controls, or by using any external control device. Macros streamline the operation of the XAP 800, allowing you to make qu...

Page 71 - Editing macros; To edit a macro

65 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Advanced Configuration ~ Macros 9. Click Add to place the command into the macro. The command line now appears in the command line table. You can now create another command line for the macro or save the completed macro. Editing mac...

Page 72 - Running macros; To run a macro using G-Ware

Advanced Configuration ~ Macros 66 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Running macros Macros can be run from G-Ware or the front panel controls on the XAP 800. You can also run a macro using external control devices (see Chapter 6: Control for more information). To run a...

Page 73 - C H A P T E R 5 : O p e r a t i o n; Utilities; To use pink or white noise

Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 G-Ware features several tools designed to assist you as you install your XAP 800 Audio Conferencing System including Signal Generator, Document Compare, Print Reports, Copy and Paste, and Message Log. G-Ware also provides Gate Views an...

Page 74 - Document Compare Utility; To compare site files

Operation ~ Utilities 68 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 To use tone 1. Select the XAP 800 Unit and Input Channel the signal will be generated on. 2. Select Tone. 3. Using the Frequency slider, select a specific tone frequency. You can also enter the frequency in the...

Page 75 - Operation

69 Operation ~ Utilities Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 4. Repeat steps 1–3 to select the second second unit, site, or file for comparison. When you click Open, G-Ware automatically compares information from the selected items and displays a table of parameters whic...

Page 76 - Copying settings

Operation ~ Utilities 70 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 6. To print the report, click Print (you can also click Print in the Compare Utility window to print the report). The other buttons in this window allow you to tailor the view of the report and browse sequentia...

Page 77 - Print Reports

71 Operation ~ Utilities Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 In the window shown in Figure 5.9, clicking the Site 1 button transfers the selected settings from a line selected in the Site 2 column to the corresponding line in the Site 1 column. The Copy button copies the...

Page 78 - GFirm Firmware Utility; To upgrade firmware

Operation ~ Utilities 72 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 GFirm Firmware Utility To make it easy to upgrade your unit when new firmware enhancements are released, G-Ware features a built-in firmware upgrade utility. Before upgrading firmware, save a copy of your site ...

Page 80 - To use G-Ware Switcher; Copy and paste settings

Operation ~ Utilities 74 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Figure 5.15. Shortcut menu G-Ware Switcher G-Ware Switcher allows you to alternate between different G-Ware software versions that are installed on the same PC. Prior to this release, the older version of G-War...

Page 81 - Message Log; Monitoring Views

75 Operation ~ Monitoring Views Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Message Log The Message Log displays messages indicating successful or unsuccessful site connection and all errors. This information is displayed automatically. To open the Message Log, click the Message...

Page 82 - Meter Views; To configure Meter Views

76 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Meter Views The Meter Views window allows you to monitor the level of any input, output, or processing signal of the XAP 800. You can monitor the same parameter on multiple inputs (or outputs or processing channels) for comparison o...

Page 83 - To program control/status pins; C H A P T E R 6 : C o n t r o l; GPIO Builder

Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 There are many ways to control your XAP 800 and other networked units. This chapter explains how to set up control for Control/Status A port using GPIO Builder, XAP IR Remote and ClearOne Control Panel using Remote Builder and RS-232 p...

Page 84 - Control; XAP IR Remote; from the Preset

Control ~ Remote Builder 78 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 The Remote Builder window is used to configure optional XAP IR Remotes and ClearOne Volume and Select Control Panels. These control devices are connected to Remote Panel A or Remote Panel B—the RS-485 connec...

Page 85 - ClearOne Control Panels

79 Control ~ Remote Builder Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 To program the XAP IR Remote 1. Select an ID number for the remote from the Select Remote ID list. 2. Click Change Name to create a more descriptive name for the remote which is displayed in addition to the ...

Page 88 - Remote Modem Access

Control ~ RS-232 Port 82 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 5. Click the Active Command or Inactive Command button to set the command for operation when the button is active or inactive. 6. Select the Device Type , ID , and Command from their respective lists. When you ...

Page 89 - Command strings; To create a command string

83 Control ~ RS-232 Port Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Command strings By creating command strings, you can use your XAP 800 to control equipment such as lighting, projectors, and room dividers as well as other ClearOne products. A command string is passed to the c...

Page 91 - A P P E N D I C E S; Appendix A: Specifications

Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 A P P E N D I C E S Dimensions (LxDxH) 17.25" x 10.25" x 1.75" 43.8 x 26 x 4.5 cm Weight 7 lb/3.2 kg dry 12 lb/5.5 kg shipping Operating Temperature 32–100° F/0–38° C Humidity 15% to 80%, non-condensing Power Input Range Au...

Page 92 - Appendices

Appendices ~ Appendix A: Specifications 86 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 First Mic Priority Mode Last Mic Mode Maximum # of Mics Mode Ambient Level Gate Threshold Adjust Off Attenuation Adjust Hold Time Decay Rate Microphone Input Configuration Input Gain Adjust Mi...

Page 94 - Control/Status connectors

88 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Control/Status A Port Pinout (female) Pin Definable Type Default Description 1 Yes Control Lock front panel toggle 2 Yes Status Status of front panel lock 3 Yes Control Mute all mics toggle 4 Yes Status Status of mute all mics 5 Yes...

Page 96 - Set connector pinout

Appendices ~ Appendix B: Pinouts 90 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Set connector pinout Pin Description Pin Description 1 To pin 6 of SET RJ-11C 4 Tip 2 To pin 5 of SET 5 To pin 2 of LINE 3 Ring 6 To pin 1 of LINE RJ-11C Line connector pinout Pin Description Pin Des...

Page 97 - Connecting the Control Panel; Appendix C: Control Panel

91 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix C: Control Panel The Volume Control Panel and Select Control Panel connect to either the Remote Panel A or B connector of the PSR1212, XAP 800, or XAP 400 and works by triggering the execution of programmed com...

Page 99 - Appendix D: Accessories

93 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix D: Accessories Accessory ClearOne Part Number Tabletop Omni Microphone 910-103-160 (with cable) Tabletop Uni Microphone 910-103-161 (with cable) Button Omni Microphone 910-103-162 (black button)/910-103-163 (wh...

Page 100 - Conventions; Command structure; Example; Appendix E: Serial Commands

94 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands The XAP 800 accepts serial commands through the serial port or the expansion bus. The commands in this manual pertain only to the XAP 800. RS-232 serial port protocol is 9,600, 19,200, 38,400...

Page 101 - Groups and channels; Type and device IDs

95 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands Groups and channels If a channel has an alpha value of “*”, the command is to be applied to all channels. For example, a group value of M and a channel value of * would mean that the command ...

Page 102 - Meter type definitions

Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands 96 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Meter type definitions Serial command error codes Error number Text message Explanation/Solution 1 Memory error The box is out of internal memory. Power cycle the box. 2 No command found A co...

Page 103 - XAP 800 Serial commands

97 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 XAP 800 Serial commands Command Function AAMB Selects/reports adapt ambient setting AEC Selects/reports acoustic echo canceller setting AGC Enable/disables AGC AGCSET Selects/reports AGC settings on inputs AMBLVL Selects/reports amb...

Page 105 - AAMB - Adaptive Ambient Mode; AEC - Acoustic Echo Canceller Enable/Disable; Argument details; AGC - Automatic Gain Control; Argument details

99 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands AAMB - Adaptive Ambient Mode This command selects/reports the setting of adaptive ambient. Command form: DEVICE AAMB <Channel> <Group> [Value] : Argument details Name Description ...

Page 106 - AGCSET - Automatic Gain Control Adjust; AMBLVL - Ambient Level Adjust

100 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands AGCSET - Automatic Gain Control Adjust This command selects/reports the settings of the AGC on the input channels. Command form DEVICE AGCSET <Channel> <Group> [Threshold] [Targe...

Page 107 - CGROUP - Compressor Group Select; CHAIRO - Chairman Override Mode

101 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 BAUD - Baud Rate This command selects/reports the baud rate of the serial port. Command form: DEVICE BAUD [Value] Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units BAUD Command form Value 9600, 19200, 38400, 576...

Page 108 - COMPRESS - Compressor Adjust; COMPSEL - Compression Select

Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands 102 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 COMPRESS - Compressor Adjust This command selects/reports the setting of the compressor on processing channels. Command form DEVICE COMPRESS <Channel> [Threshold] [Ratio] [Attack] [Rel...

Page 109 - DELAY - Delay Adjust; DELAYSEL - Delay Select

103 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 DECAY - Decay Adjust This command selects/reports the setting of the decay rate for a specified input. Command form: DEVICE DECAY <Channel> [Value] Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units DECAY C...

Page 110 - DFLTM - Default Meter

Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands 104 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 DFLTM - Default Meter This command selects/reports the setting of the default meter. Command form: DEVICE DFLTM [Channel] [Group] [Position] Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or *...

Page 111 - FILTER - Filter Adjust

105 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands FILTER - Filter Adjust This command selects/reports the setting of filters. Command form: DEVICE FILTER <Channel> <Group> <Node> [Type] [Frequency] [Gain] [Bandwidth] Argum...

Page 112 - FILTSEL - Filter Select; FMP - First Mic Priority Mode

106 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands FILTSEL - Filter Select This command turns on and off the filters on input and audio processing channels. Command form: DEVICE FILTSEL <Channel> <Group> <Node> [Value] Argu...

Page 113 - FPP - Front Panel Passcode; Button assignment; GAIN - Gain Adjustment

107 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands FPP - Front Panel Passcode This command sets and reports the current passcode setting for the unit. Each character in the password represents a button on the front panel. See button assignme...

Page 114 - GHOLD- Gate Hold Time Adjust

Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands 108 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 GATE - Gate Status This command reports the gate status of mics. This command is read only. Command form: DEVICE GATE Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units GA...

Page 115 - GOVER - Gating Override; GRATIO - Gate Ratio Adjust

109 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands GMODE - Gating Mode This command selects/reports the setting of gating mode. Command form: DEVICE GMODE <Channel> [Value] Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select al...

Page 116 - GREPORT - Gate Report; GRPSEL - Gating Group Select; report will be sent every 10 seconds.

110 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 GREPORT - Gate Report This command selects/reports the gate status. Command form: DEVICE GREPORT <Value> Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units GREPORT Command form Value 0 = Off, 1 = On, 2 = To...

Page 117 - LFP - Lock Front Panel; LMO - Last Mic On Mode; LOCK - Preset and Macro Lock

111 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands LFP - Lock Front Panel This command sets and reports front panel access for the unit. When the unit islocked, access is not allowed to the unit until the unit is unlocked.Command form: DEVIC...

Page 118 - LOCKPRST - Apply the lock to a preset or macro

LOCKPRST - Apply the lock to a preset or macro Selects/reports whether the lock is applied to a preset/macro. If a preset/macro hasthe lock applied, it can only be changed if unlocked with the password.Command form: DEVICE LOCKPRST <Channel><Group>[Value] Argument details Name Descriptio...

Page 119 - LVLREPORT - Level Report; LVLRRATE - Level Report Rate

113 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands LVLREPORT - Level Report This command selects level status reporting. Command form: DEVICE LVLREPORT <Channel> <Group> [Position] [Value] Argument details Name Description Device...

Page 120 - MASTER - Expansion Bus Master Mode; MAX - Maximum Gain Setting

MACRO - Macro Execution/Reporting This command executes a specified macro or reports the last macro executed. There are 255 macros that can be specified. Command form: DEVICE MACRO [Value] Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units MACRO Command form Value 1-255 Value to e...

Page 121 - MIN - Minimum Gain Setting

115 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands MDMODE - Modem Mode This command enables or disables the modem mode for the unit. When the modem mode is enabled, the modem initialization string is sent out the serial port and the serial p...

Page 122 - MINIT - Modem Initialization String; MINMAX - Minimum and Maximum Gain Setting

MINIT - Modem Initialization String This command sets/reports the modem initialization string of the serial port when in modem mode. Command form: DEVICE MINIT [String] Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units MINIT Command form String 1-80 characters (select string char...

Page 123 - MMAX - Maximum Number of Microphones; MPASS - Modem Password

117 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands MLINE - Mic/Line Adjust This command selects/reports the setting of coarse gain adjustment on the input channels 1-8. The three settings are 0dB, 25dB, and 55dB. Command form: DEVICE MLINE &...

Page 124 - MTRXLVL - Matrix Attenuation Adjustment

MTRX - Matrix This command selects/reports the matrix routing of an input to an output. Command form: DEVICE MTRX <SRC CHNL> <SRC GRP> <DEST CHNL> <DEST GRP> [Value] Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units MTRX Command form SRC CHNL See Groups an...

Page 125 - NCD - Noise Cancellation Depth; NCSEL - Noise Cancellation Select

119 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands MUTE - Mute This command selects/reports the setting of mute on input, output or processing channels. Command form: DEVICE MUTE <Channel> <Group> [Value] Argument details Name De...

Page 126 - NOM - Number of Open Microphones Mode; OFFA - Off Attenuation Mode

120 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 NLP - Non-Linear Processing Adjust This command selects/reports the setting of the Non-linear processing for each microphone channel. Command form: DEVICE NLP <Channel> [Value] Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or ...

Page 127 - PAA - PA Adaptive Mode

121 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands PAA - PA Adaptive Mode This command selects/reports PA adaptive mode for the specified mixer. There can be only one selection per mixer. Command form: DEVICE PAA <Channel> [Value] Argu...

Page 128 - PRGSTRING - Program String; Supported special characters

122 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands PRGSTRING - Program String This command sets/reports a programmed string. Command form: DEVICE PRGSTRING <ID> [Value] Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all un...

Page 129 - RAMP – Ramp Gain Adjustment

123 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands RAMP – Ramp Gain Adjustment This command starts/stops the gain ramp for an input, output, or assignable processing block. There is no query for this command. Command form: DEVICE RAMP <Ch...

Page 130 - REFSET - Reference channel setup; SERECHO - Serial Echo; SERMODE - Serial Mode

124 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 REFSET - Reference channel setup This command selects/reports the output the reference channel tracks. Command form: DEVICE REFSET <Channel> <Group>[Value] Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all...

Page 131 - SFTYMUTE - Safety mute; SIGGEN - Signal Generator

125 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 SFTYMUTE - Safety mute Selects/reports the state of the safety mute. When on, the safety mute holds all outputs on the selected unit in a muted state. It is used primarily for troubleshooting G-Ware. Command form: DEVICE SF TYMUTE ...

Page 132 - SIGTOUT - Signal Generator Time Out; SLVL - Speech Level Control Enable/Disable; STRING - String Execution

126 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Appendices ~ Appendix E: Serial Commands SIGTOUT - Signal Generator Time Out Sets the signal generator time out for the unit.Command form: DEVICE SIGTOUT [Value] Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units...

Page 133 - TOUT - Time Out Select

127 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 TOUT - Time Out Select This command selects/reports the inactivity time out before returning to the unit title screen. Command form: DEVICE TOUT [Value] Argument details Name Description Device 0–7 or * to select all units TOUT Com...

Page 136 - FCC Part 15 Compliance

Appendices ~ Appendix G: Compliance 130 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 FCC Part 15 Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide ...

Page 137 - Glossary

Glossary 131 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) A process in which acoustical echo is removed from a signal. AEC can be used to remove unwanted signals from mic audio if the unwanted acoustic signal is available separately as an electron...

Page 146 - Index

Index 140 Technical Services Group ~ 1-800-283-5936 (USA) ~ 1-801-974-3760 A acoustic echo cancellation 33–35, 40, 99, 131 echo return loss (ERL) 35 echo return loss enhancement (ERLE) 35 non-linear processing (NLP) 35 AEC settings 33–35 total echo reduction 35 adaptive ambient 38, 39, 86, 99, 131 a...