ClearOne Beamforming Microphone Array Installation Guide - Manual (Page 4)

1 Beamforming Microphone Array
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Congratulations on purchasing your Beamforming Microphone Array. The Beamforming Microphone
Array is a 24-microphone device with beamforming and adaptive steering technology designed
specifically for use with the CONVERGE
® Pro products: 880, 840T, 880T, 880TA.
The Beamforming Microphone Array connects with the CONVERGE Pro through an Expansion
Bus (E-bus) port: 3 arrays per supported CONVERGE Pro and up to 16 Beamforming Microphone
Arrays can be daisy-chained in the site. The power for the Beamforming Microphone Array is
supplied through a Power-Over-Ethernet (PoE) connection.
The Beamforming Microphone Array supports use in ceiling-mounted and wall mounted modes,
leaving the conference room table area free of clutter, as well as a standard table-top mode.
» IMPORTANT: The Beamforming Microphone Array only can be used with CONVERGE
Pro systems operating at version 4.X software and firmware.
Instructions for updating CONVERGE Pro firmware and Beamforming Microphone Array firmware
are included in the Beamforming Microphone Array Quick-Start Guide which is found on the
ClearOne website at:
http://www.clearone.com/resources#professional_microphones
This guide covers the steps followed to mount the Beamforming Microphone Array in either a solid
or drop-ceiling. This guide can also be downloaded from the ClearOne website at:
http://www.clearone.com/resources#professional_microphones
SKU’S USED
The following assemblies or kits may be used in the Beamforming Microphone Array installation:
• 910-001-003 Beamforming Microphone Array for CONVERGE Pro
• 910-001-004 PoE Power Supply and Cable Kit for Beamforming Microphone Array. Contains
power supply, one AC power cable and two 25-foot CAT5E RJ45 Plenum cables. (One used as
the PoE cable and the other as an E-bus cable) If a PoE kit is not obtained, installers will need
to provide their own PoE unit and all cables.
• 910-001-005-12 Ceiling Mounting Kit with 12” Suspension Column for Beamforming Microphone
Array
or
910-001-005-24 Ceiling Mounting Kit with 24” Suspension Column for Beamforming Microphone
Array
• 910-001-006 Wall Mounting Kit for Beamforming Microphone Array