Revolabs 01-ELITEEXEC4 - Manuals

7 Industry Canada Notice to Users Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference and (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Indu...

8 Notice to Customers in Australia 1. Do not use in areas where there are explosive hazards 2. Do not use in environments where there is a danger of ignition of flammable gasses. Restricted use with certain medical devices Hearing Aids Some devices may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event ...

9 Notice to European Customers Revolabs, Inc. 190, High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BE, UK. Declare that for the hereinafter mentioned product model numbers, the presumption of conformity with the applicable essential requirements has been approved in accordance with Council Directive 1999/5/EC “R...

10 WEEE Notification The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive (2012/19/EU) is intended to promote recycling of electrical and electronic equipment and their components at end of life. According to the requirement of the WEEE legislation the following user information is provide...

11 Safety Warnings • Follow the instructions in the Revolabs Executive Elite Installation and Operation Guide. • Do not expose any of the Executive Elite components to water, moisture, or high humidity. • Do not expose any of the Executive Elite components to extreme high or low temperatures. • Do n...

12 Glossary AES 256 – Advanced Encryption Standard, 256 bit key-length version. Code Cypher used in the Executive Elite to encrypt the wireless signal and the audio communication between the Base DSP unit and the Remote Antenna. Cardioid Microphone – A cardioid microphone (or directional microphone)...

13 Remote Antenna – The external transmission and reception device for the Executive Elite System. The remote Antenna is connected to the Executive Elite Base DSP unit using a point-to-point Cat 5e or Cat 6 connection. User Interface (UI) – An interactive display allowing product users to control th...

14 Components Depending on which system you’ve purchased, your Revolabs Executive Elite™ System package contains the following: • Rack mountable 4 or 8 channel Base DSP Unit • Remote Antenna receiver unit with mounting plate • 4 or 8 Microphone Charger Base with external Power Supply • Power cable, ...

17 Installation Base DSP Unit The Revolabs Executive Elite Base DSP Unit, shown below in front and rear panel views, provides the audio output of the wireless microphones and the management interfaces to administer the microphone system. Front View 1. USB web access to local web user interface 2. Mi...

19 Remote Antenna Receiver The Remote Antenna Receiver consists of two pieces – the mounting plate and the Antenna housing. The Remote Antenna Receiver is installed similar to a wireless access point. Best locations are high on the wall, facing into the room in which the microphones are located. Eac...

20 The back-plate of the Remote Antenna Receiver provides means to install the antenna in different environments. See the below diagram on how to install in the different environments. Independent on which way the wall plate is attached, do not over-tight the screws. When installed on the wall or on...

21 Connect Remote Antenna Receiver to Base DSP Unit Connect the Remote Antenna Receiver with the Antenna output of the Base DSP Unit using a CAT 5e or Cat 6 cable. NOTE: This needs to be a, point to point connection between the two units. This is a time crucial connection. Routing this connection th...

22 System set-up Once the Remote Antenna Receiver has been connected to the Base DSP unit, connect that unit to the power mains and turn the switch on the front of the unit to “1” from “0”. The unit will now power up. You will see messages on the front screen providing information until the unit is ...

23 AVB Audio Beside the analog audio, Executive Elite also supports digital audio input and output. The AVB connection on the back of the Base DSP unit can be connected to an AVB enabled network and delivers streams of output audio data for each microphone, as well as can consume streams of input au...

25 synchronization bus is required. However, it does not allow synchronization in a mixed environment with both Executive HD and Executive Elite systems as Executive HD Systems do not support AVB. The Setup for ABV sync is through an AVB capable switch. Once the Executive Elite synchronization mode ...

26 Front panel user interface The Front panel user interface is one of four interfaces available to manage an Executive Elite system. The others are the local web UI, the Cloud Server Web UI, and the CLI (room control) interface and are described later in this document. The front panel contains four...

27 Home Screens When starting an Executive Elite system, the first page that comes up on the Front Panel LCD is the Volume Unit (VU) screen. This screen is one of the 3 home screens on the Front Panel UI. Using the “up” and “down” keys to the right of the LCD while on the VU page will show the other...

28 When changing the gain or entering any menu in the front control panel that allows the user to changing values, a password prompt will appear before the user is allowed to proceed. To enter the password, use the right and left arrow keys to select a digit, and the up button to change the number o...

31 Front Panel Menu Tree The menu tree is navigated by using the “Right” button to enter a menu, the “Left” button to leave a menu, and the “Up” and “Down” buttons to scroll between the options in the menu. With the “Enter” button a menu entry is selected – if it is a sub menu, the submenu will open...

32 System Information The first option in the Main Menu is System Information. System Information offers information on the Base DSP unit, the Remote Antenna Receiver, the Microphones, and the available network connections. None of the information in this menu and the submenus can be changed. Base I...

33 microphone, including microphone type, firmware version, and the ID of the microphone. In the Network Information section the three different networks available to the user are each given a submenu. Network Information (LAN) provides information about the standard LAN connection, including whethe...

35 Audio Settings The Audio Settings section allows changing audio properties of the Executive Elite system. The System Audio submenu controls the partitioning of the available RF space, controlling the number of bytes allocated to transport the audio data between microphone and the base DSP unit. S...

37 Local Web UI The local Web UI allows managing an Executive Elite base DSP unit through a web browser. The local web UI can be accessed either through the IP network if the Executive Elite base DSP unit is connected to the LAN using an Ethernet cable, or through the USB connector in the front of t...

38 Menu – System Information – Network Information – Network Information (LAN). Logon page Open a supported web browser on your Computer or laptop and type in the IP address of the Executive Elite Base DSP unit. Once the web browser connects to the Executive Elite base DSP unit, it will show the log...

39 First time usage When installing the Executive Elite Base DSP unit and opening the web interface for the first time, the system will require some system wide settings that need to be made before the system becomes operational. Webpages to make these selections will be opened first. The New System...

40 You can enter a Cluster Name later through the System Configurations page of the web user interface. Click Next once you have provided the information on this page. The New System Configuration page allows registering the Executive Elite with an existing revoCloud account. If a registered user em...

41 microphones are not ready to be paired at this time, they can be paired from the Web interface later on. Once pairing is finished, or if “later” was selected on the pairing page, the Local Web UI will redirect to the Monitor page. This page will also be the first page to come up after logging in ...

42 numerical order or sorted by groups, and information on each channel. If no microphone is paired on a channel, a pairing button is provided to pair a microphone. The top line provides the group name. Factory preset, all microphone channels are assigned to a group called “Default”. 1 – Mute Lock B...

44 Microphone Audio Page The microphone audio page allows setting audio parameters for each microphone individually. The page is structured into two areas. The top area is set up for adjusting the input signal, and processing the signal by applying filters, and EQ settings to the audio. The bottom o...

45 Filters High-Pass and Low-Pass filters are provided to adjust to room and application requirements. Use the High-Pass filter in rooms that have a high background noise in the low frequencies (air conditioning, lighting fixtures, etc.). The Low- Pass filter allows limiting high frequencies, based ...

46 Audio Management The Audio Management menu houses the Manage Groups and System Audio pages. Manage Groups Microphone groups allow defining different mute behavior between individual microphones or groups of microphones. Microphones in one Executive Elite System can be assigned to any number of mi...

49 System Audio Settings The System Audio Settings Page allows selecting the audio compression in the system, as well as selecting back channel audio and the source for the back channel audio. Microphone audio can either be Standard definition (SD), or High Definition (HD). HD audio provides double ...

50 NOTE: Systems in vicinity of each other, and either connected via a synchronization bus, synchronizing via AVB, or synchronizing over the air, should all use the same System Audio settings. Max Microphone availability will be significantly reduced if different settings are being used. Legacy mode...

51 AVB is not connected, the Link Status will show “Down” and there will be no Master IP Address. System Configuration The System Configuration page allows setting several of the system configuration values, including system name, cluster name, and region. Changes to any entry on this web page only ...

53 Network Management On this page Network Information for the Executive Elite is organized for easy access and management. The DHCP section allows enabling or disabling DHCP on the Executive Elite base DSP. If DHCP is enabled, the Executive Elite base DSP will request an IP address from your DHCP s...

54 appeared, giving the static IP Address for the USB connection. Open a web browser and enter the IP Address, then log into the Web UI. Now you may correct any network settings to connect the executive Elite base to your IP network. Below the IP information is the USB IP table. In this table the St...

55 be cleared from memory once the scan has been stopped and the page is redirected away from. To save the scan result, take a screenshot of the page before navigating away, and store it using your preferred image editing application. If you navigate away from the page while a scan is running, the s...

56 microphones can be from the base, but the more impact the broadcast will have on other RF devices in the vicinity. The different RF power settings provide suggested ranges in feet and meters for the maximum distance between the remote antenna and the microphones. While distances are provided in t...

57 Administration The Administration menu allows administrator level system control. Under Logging, system logs can be downloaded for advanced system information. The dropdown menu can be used to choose the minimum severity logging level of the messages that will be retrieved. Below that, system con...

59 Factory Default Settings Web UI Page Feature Default Setting Mic Audio Preamp Gain (XLR style microphones) 0 dB Mic Audio Input Signal Trim 0 dB Mic Audio High-Pass filter - all microphones 110Hz Mic Audio Low-Pass filter - all microphones None Mic Audio EQ (4 bands) - all microphones 0 dB Mic Au...

61 revoCloud Access To use an Executive Elite through the Cloud Server, it first needs to be registered. If registration was not completed during the Initial Setup, it can be registered through the Online Access page. An unregistered Elite’s revoCloud Access page takes the same appearance as the reg...

62 Software Upgrade The Software Upgrade page offers two different methods to upgrade the firmware of an Executive Elite system. 1. An Executive Elite system registered to the Cloud Server may use the “Check for Latest Version” button to search revoCloud for the most recent version of the product fi...

63 revoCloud The revoCloud Server is a Web Client allowing for remote access and control of multiple Executive Elites from any computer with an internet connection. From the revoCloud website, cloudsupport.revolabs.com, Administrators can check which Executive Elite systems are online and up-to-date...

64 Creating a revoCloud Account To create an account for use on the revoCloud Server, first navigate to the Cloud Support web page at cloudsupport.recolabs.com. The home page will provide a box for login information. Click on the “Create New Account” button in the upper right hand corner. To create ...

65 The link provided in the verification email will expire 24 hours after the email was sent, so please verify the account as soon as possible. Once you click on the link provided in the verification email, you will be forwarded to the revoCloud web page, where you will see the verification message....

66 Once an Executive Elite system has been registered to the cloud account, the home page will list the registered systems. The revoCloud home page lists all Executive Elite systems registered to the account. Their system name and status as online or offline will appear at all times. When an Elite i...

67 System Information The System information page provides additional information on any specific Executive Elite system. Beside the IP address of the system, cluster information, and the firmware version running on the system, it will also display the base serial number, the MAC address of the IP c...

68 Serial Control Processor (Room Control Interface) The Executive Elite Base DSP is capable of being monitored and controlled via a control system. Communication can either be over the serial port of the Executive Elite, or over an IP connection. If several Executive Elite Base DSPs are part of an ...

76 Firmware updates Executive Elite Firmware can be upgraded two different ways. An Executive Elite system registered to the revoCloud can be upgraded to the most recent build from the Cloud Support web page. Select the system on the cloud webpage, and click on “Upgrade to latest build” to immediate...

77 Microphones Revolabs Executive Elite offers a wide variety of wireless microphones and adapters to use with the system: • Revolabs Elite Wearable Wireless Microphone • Revolabs Elite Omni-directional Tabletop Wireless Boundary Microphone • Revolabs Elite Uni-directional Tabletop Wireless Boundary...

78 The Elite Wearable Wireless Microphones The Revolabs Elite Wearable Microphones, shown in the following figure, can be worn on the user’s shirt, lapel, blouse, or on a lanyard. They provide high quality full duplex audio between the users and the conferencing or audio system. 1. Earpiece jack — a...

80 Adjusting the Volume on the Wearable Microphone Earpiece To change the volume on the Wearable microphone earpiece, use the dial on the earpiece wire. Turning the dial as shown in the figure will increase decrease the volume. Use the attached clothing clip to secure the earpiece wire.

87 1 4 3 2 5 6 7 8 Elite Wireless XLR Adapter The Elite Wireless XLR Adapter allows dynamic hand-held microphones to be used with an Executive Elite system. 1. Earpiece jack — accepts a 2.5mm earpiece plug. 2. Battery door — push towards the back of the microphone to open the battery compartment. 3....

89 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 The Elite Wireless TA4 (mini XLR) Adapter for lapel and ear-set microphones The Elite Wireless TA4 (mini XLR) Adapter allows small lapel or over-the-ear microphones to be used with an Executive Elite system. 1. Earpiece jack — accepts a 2.5mm earpiece plug. 2. Battery door — p...

91 Batteries Replace batteries in the microphones only with Revolabs approved batteries! The tabletop microphones require standard Nickel Metal Hydrate NiMH rechargeable batteries with a 1.2 V voltage and a charge capacity of 2000mAh. Example batteries following these specifications are Sony NHAAB4K...

93 LED patterns The following table shows activities associated with the various states shown by microphone or adapter mute LEDs. Equipment Use Microphone LED Base DSP Station Channel LEDs Meaning Microphone in Charger Base Solid yellow Off Battery Type Test Solid red Off Charging in Progress Solid ...

94 The charge status LED provides additional information on the current charge level of the microphone batteries. The following information is for a microphone that is out of the charger and switched on. Charge LED Battery Status Off Remaining Battery charge > 20% Yellow flashing Remaining Batter...

95 Individual Mute A mute group that is set to “Individual Mute” allows each microphone to control its own mute behavior. Touching the mute area of one microphone will toggle that microphone between muted and unmuted state, but will not affect other microphones in the group. TableTop mute The “Table...

96 microphone again will put all microphones into mute, including the chairman microphone. None of the other microphones in the group can unmute at this time. Touching the mute area on the chairman microphone a third time will put the group back into the first state again. The Web UI allows these th...

97 Warranty Revolabs, Inc. warrants this product to be free of manufacturing defects. Repair or replacement of any defective part or unit (at the discretion of the Seller) will be free of charge for the period defined in the Revolabs Professional Products Limited Warranty. Any attempt by the user to...

98 GPL Licensed Software The following table lists the open source software in the Executive Elite products and the respective licenses under which these software packages are used. The different software licenses and license templates can be found on the internet at the following addresses (January...

99 The specific Open Source software packages used in the Executive Elite product are: Name Version License Type OpenFire Server 3.8.2 GNU GPLv2 OpenFire User Service 1.3.3 GNU GPLv2 OpenFire Presence Service 1.5.1 GNU GPLv2 Apache 2.2.22 Apache MySQL 5.5.29 Oracle Postfix 2.10 Postfix/IBM Public PH...

100 Troubleshooting Accessing the Web UI through the Front Panel USB If the network settings are configured incorrectly it can cause an Executive Elite system to become disconnected from the network, making access to the Web UI over the LAN impossible. However, the Web UI can still be accessed from ...

101 Specifications Product Dimensions Component Subtype/Subcomponent Dimensions Weight Base DSP Unit 17.25 x 8 x 1.75 in 43.03 x 20.32 x 4.42 cm 6.5 lbs 2.95 kg Monochrome graphic display 216 x 64 pixels 2.8 x 0.8 in 71 x 21 cm N/A Remote Antenna Receiver 6.8 x 6.8 x 2 in 17.3 x 17.3 x 5.1 cm 16 oz....

102 Microphone Polar Patterns Elite Omni-Directional Wireless Tabletop Microphone : Elite Directional Wireless Tabletop Microphone:

103 Index Adjusting the Volume, 80 AVB Audio , 17 , 23 Ferrite , 21 Input Connectors , 22 Microphone Charging port , 78, 87, 89 Earpiece Jack , 78, 87, 89 LED Display , 78, 87, 89 Mute Button , 78, 87, 89 Pocket Clip , 78, 87, 89 Microphones, 78 Pairing, 91 Polar Patterns, 102 Safety Information, 6 ...