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iAlero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualIMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSESDWARNINGToavoidESD(ElectrostaticDischarge)damagetosensitivecomponents,makesureyouareproperlygroundedbeforetouchinganyinternalmaterials.
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5)DONOTusethisapparatusnearwater.
6)CLEANONLYwithdrycloth.
7)DONOTblockanyventilationopenings.
Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer'sinstructions.
8)DONOTinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.
9)DONOTdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgroundingtypeplug.
Apolarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.
Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong.
Thewiderbladeorthethirdprongareprovidedforyoursafety.
Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet,consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.
10)PROTECTthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinched,particularlyatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.
11)ONLYUSEattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.
12)USEONLYwithacart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespecifiedbythemanufacturer,orsoldwiththeapparatus.
Whenacartisused,usecautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatuscombinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip-over.
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15)DONOTexposethisapparatustodrippingorsplashingandensurethatnoobjectsfilledwithliquids,suchasvases,areplacedontheapparatus.
16)TocompletelydisconnectthisapparatusfromtheACMains,disconnectthepowersupplycordplugfromtheACreceptacle.
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18)DONOToverloadwalloutletsorextensioncordsbeyondtheirratedcapacityasthiscancauseelectricshockorfire.
19)Placetheequipmentnearamainpowersupplyoutletandmakesurethatyoucaneasilyaccessthepowerbreakerswitch.
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WARNING:EquipmentshallbeconnectedtoaMAINSsocketoutletwithaprotectiveearthingconnection.
iiAlero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualFCCANDCANADAEMCCOMPLIANCEINFORMATION:Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.
Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.
Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.
Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
ApprovedundertheverificationprovisionofFCCPart15asaClassBDigitalDevice.
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WARNING:Toreducetheriskoffireorelectricalshock,donotexposethisapparatustorainormoisture.
WARNING:Nonakedflamesources-suchascandles-shouldbeplacedontheproduct.
WARNING:EquipmentshallbeconnectedtoaMAINSsocketoutletwithaprotectiveearthingconnection.
WARNING:ThisproductisintendedtobeoperatedONLYfromthevoltageslistedonthebackpanelortherecommended,orincluded,powersupplyoftheproduct.
Operationfromothervoltagesotherthanthoseindicatedmaycauseirreversibledamagetotheproductandvoidtheproductswarranty.
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CAUTION:Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturercouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisdevice.
ThisapplianceislabeledinaccordancewithEuropeanDirective2012/19/EUconcerningwasteofelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE).
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TableofContentsiiiAlero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualTableofContentsIntroduction1Audio1PowerSupply.
2HardwareDescription3FrontPanel3RearPanel3ConnectorDefinitions.
4VC-VideoConferencing.
4LineIn/LineOut.
4PASpeakerOutput.
5MicrophoneInputs5MuteGroup5USBPort.
6RJ-45Connector.
6PowerConnector6Installation7ListofSupplies7Placement.
7Connections.
7ConnecttotheNetwork.
7ConnectPower.
8ConnectAudioConferenceEquipment8ConnectVideoConferenceEquipment.
8MicrophoneConnections.
9DetectIPaddress9ConfigureMicrophoneInputs9ConfigureInput/OutputChannels.
9Configuration10ResetButton.
10HTTPSforSecureCommunication.
10Login.
10NetworkConfiguration.
11Levels.
12SignalLevels12MicrophoneVolume.
12ChannelVolume.
13SignalMixing13SignalLevels13TableofContentsivAlero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualSelectionofMixingMicrophones(AMM)13SignalMixing.
14ActiveMuteGroups15MicrophoneSettings16BasicConfiguration17UpgradeDevice17ManageSettings.
17SaveConfigurationSettings.
17RestoreConfigurationSettings17ExportConfigurationSettings17ImportConfigurationSettings18FactoryReset.
18Authentication.
18AuthenticationRequired.
18Username.
18Password18ApplySettings.
18Introduction1Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualIntroductionTheAlero(FG1140-08)isan8channelmicrophonemixerwithbuiltinacousticechocanceller.
AleroactsasaUSBaudiodevicewithacapabilitytoconnect3analoginputand3analogoutputchannels.
Aleroalsosupports2channelmonolinelevelspeakersignaloutputs:LineIn1and2arestereoLineLeveltospeakerisstereoAudioTheproductcontainsaudiosignalprocessingsoftwarewiththefollowingsignalprocessingblocks:Alerosuppliesfullduplexcommunicationwithoutdisturbingbackgroundnoiseinatelecommunicationsystem.
ThemicrophoneinputchannelsareautomaticallymixedwiththeAMM.
TheloudspeakerechoisremovedfromthemicrophonesignalsbythemodulesAECandRES.
Noisereduction,equalizationfiltersareappliedtofurtherimproveaudioquality.
ComfortnoiseisaddedtomicrophonechannelstoavoidapumpingnoiselevelwhentheRESisworking.
AflowwebpageofthesignalprocessingmodulesforthemicrophoneinputisshowninFIG.
1.
ProcessorDescriptionAutomaticMicrophoneMixing(AMM)Themicrophoneinputchannelsareautomaticallycombinedintooneoutputchannel.
Themicrophonemixingperformsaselectionofwhichchanneltoopen,reducingoverallnoiselevelandimprovingspeechclaritycomparedwithjustaddingallmicrophonechannels.
AcousticEchoCancellation(AEC)Modelstheacousticenvironmentandremovestheloudspeakerechoviaadaptivefiltering.
ResidualEchoSuppression(RES)Additionalsuppressionofacousticechowhilestillmaintainingfullduplexperformance.
ComfortNoise(CN)NoisewithsimilarlevelandcharacteristicsasthebackgroundnoiseisaddedtomicrophonechannelstoavoidapumpingnoiselevelwhentheRESappliesdampingtoreduceechoes.
NoiseReduction(NR)Modelsthecharacteristicsandlevelofthebackgroundnoiseandreducesthenoiselevelonthemicrophonechannels.
ChannelEqualization(EQ)Equalizationfilteringisappliedforenhancingspeechclarityandtocompensateforcharacteristicsonconnecteddevices.
SignalMixerTheprocessedmicrophonesignalisaddedtotheoutputchannelsincombinationwiththeinputchannels.
Itispossibletoselecttheroutingofinputchannelstooutputchannels.
VolumeAdjustment(VOL)Volumeadjustmentandmutefunctionalityforallinputandoutputchannelswithoutsuddentransitions.
Therearenoartifactssuchasclicksandpopswhenmuting/unmutingachannel.
Signalamplificationisperformedwithoutintroducingamplitudeclipping.
FIG.
1MicrophoneSignalProcessingFlowwebpage2Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualIntroductionAfterthemicrophoneinputshavebeenmixedtooneoutputitwillbeaddedtooutputchannelsincombinationwithinputchannels,seeFigure2.
PowerSupplyTheAleroAECrequirestheuseofanexternalpowersupply.
AMXrecommendsthefollowing:PSR4.
4-Powersupplyprovides4.
5AofDCpowerandisoptional(orderedseparately).
Itincludesa3.
5mmPhoenixConnectorwithretentionscrewsanda6-foot(1.
83m)IECpowercordterminatedwithagroundedEdisonplugforACinput(U.
S.
only).
Refertohttp://www.
amx.
com/productsforfurtherdetails.
FIG.
2MixingofProcessedMicrophoneChannelswithInputtoFormOutputSignalsFIG.
3AMXExternal13.
5VdcPowerSupplyHardwareDescription3Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualHardwareDescriptionAlerohasametallicenclosurewithvisualuserinterfaceslocatedonthefrontpanelandconnectivityinterfacesontherearpanel.
FrontPanelTheAlerofrontpanelistheonlysidethatshouldbevisibleinatypicalsetup.
Here,theusercanmonitorthemostessentialstatusesinthreegroupsofLEDsasshowninFIG.
4.
ThetablebelowprovidesdescriptionsofthefrontpanelLEDsusedtodeterminethestateoftheunitandoperationofthemicrophones.
RearPanelTherearpanelisintendedtobeusedbyasysteminstaller.
FIG.
5showsallconnectorinputsandoutputaudiochannelsaswellasUSB,network,andpowersupply.
Alsodisplayedarethefactoryresetbuttonandamutecontrolconnector.
ThefollowingtableprovidesabriefdescriptionoftherearpanelcomponentswithavisualshowninFIG.
6.
FIG.
4FrontPanelLEDs.
GroupDescriptionUsage1POWEROnecontinuouslylitgreenLEDIndicatesthattheunitispoweredon.
2MICROPHONES–SIGNALAcontinuouslylitgreenLEDwillflickerindicatinganactivesignalonthecorrespondingeightmicrophonechannels.
3MICROPHONES–CLIPEightredLEDsindicateriskofamplitudeclippingoncorrespondingchannelduetoastrongsignal.
LEDisonlyactiveforashorttimeafterastrongsignalisdetected.
ReducegainonthechannelifLEDisactive.
FIG.
5RearPanelConnectorsID#ConnectorTitleDescription15-pinPhoenixVCVideoConferenceaudiochannelinputandoutput.
Linelevel23-pinPhoenixLINEIN2analoglinelevelinputs33-pinPhoenixLINEOUT2analoglineleveloutputs45-pinPhoenixPAOUT2monolineleveloutputsforconnectiontolocalsoundreinforcement(PA)system.
53-pinPhoenixMICROPHONES8microphoneinputs.
Phantompowerconfigurable.
66-pinPhoenixMUTEMutingofcertainmicrophonegroupsbyapplyingcontactclosureormicswitch.
Upto5mutegroupsmaybecreated.
RefertoActiveMuteGroupsonpage15formoredetails.
71PushButtonRESETResettofactorysettingsbypressingbuttonwhilepoweringonunit,alsousedtoSwitchbetweenstaticIPandDHCPContinued4Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualHardwareDescriptionConnectorDefinitionsThissectiondefinesthepinoutsofthedifferentconnectortypesontheAlerorearpanel.
VC-VideoConferencingThe5-pin3.
5mmPhoenixVCconnectionisusedtoconnectvideoconferencingsystemstoAlero.
ThelinelevelaudiostreammaybefedintotheVCinputtobebroadcastoverroomspeakersamplifiedbyanotherpieceofequipment,likeAMX'sDVX,thatisconnectedtotheAleroPAlineleveloutput.
Alero'sVCoutputconnectorprovidesacleanaudiosignaltotheconferencingunitfromthelocalmeetingroomtobebroadcasttotheremotemeetingspace.
LineIn/LineOutThe3.
5mm3-pincaptive-wirePhoenixconnectors(FIG.
8)markedLineInandLineOutprovideleftandrightchannelanaloglinelevelsforinputsandoutputs.
ThisinterfacecanbeusedforaseparateaudioconferencedevicewithPOTSdialingcapabilitiesorusedasarecordandplaybackinterface.
8USBStandard-bUSBAudioinput/outputtoconnecttoalocalPC.
9RJ45ConnectorLAN10/100Configurationofunitvianetwork.
TheporthasL/A(LinkActivity)andSPD(Speed)LEDs.
TheL/Aflashesindicatingtraffic,otherwiseisconstantlylit.
TheSPDLEDindicatesanetworklink.
ThisLEDisoffbydefault,andlightsupwhenanetworklinkisestablished.
102pinPhoenixINPUTPWR12VDCpowersupplyFIG.
6AleroConnectionExampleFIG.
7VCConnectorPin-outFIG.
8LineIn/LineOutPin-outID#ConnectorTitleDescriptionHardwareDescription5Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualPASpeakerOutputThe5-pin3.
5mmPhoenixspeakerconnection(PA)providesaroomlinelevelleftandrightchanneloutputstoconnecttoanamplifieroramplifieddevice.
ThiscouldgotoanEnovaDVXAll-In-OnePresentationSwitcherwhichwouldthencontrolthevolumetoconferenceroomspeakers.
MicrophoneInputsTheeight3.
5mm3-pincaptive-wiremicrophoneinputconnectors(FIG.
10)providethefollowingfeatures:SupportuptoeightmonomicrophonesSupportsBalancedandUnbalancedaudioMicrophoneInputLevel:+20dBu(maximum)0dBu(nominal)MicrophoneInputImpedance:LineInput:50kMicrophone:10kMicrophoneInputGain:-72-104dBPhantomPower:48voltallinputsMuteGroupAleroprovidesuserstheabilitytosettheeightmicrophonesintofivemutegroups.
Thesefivegroupsaremutedusinganexternalcontactclosure.
Thecontacts,connectedthroughthe5-pin3.
5mmPhoenixconnectorlabeledMUTE(FIG.
11),provideaconnectiontogroundtomutethemicrophoneinputsassignedtothecorrespondinggroupthroughthewebinterface.
FIG.
9PASpeakerConnectorPin-outFIG.
10MicrophoneInputPin-outFIG.
11MuteGroupInputConnector6Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualHardwareDescriptionUSBPortTheUSBportprovidesaserialbususingaStandard-BconnectionontheAlero.
ItcanbeusedtoprovideaudiosignalstoandfromaPCincertainconferenceroomapplications.
TheUSBPin-out:RJ-45ConnectorThe8-pinfemale10/100PortRJ-45connectorprovidesthefollowingfeatures:TCP/IPcommunicationsSupportsHTTPLink/ActivityLED(green)blinkswhenreceivingEthernetdatapackets(onRJ-45connectorandfrontpanel)SpeedIndicatorSpeedLED(yellow)lightsOnwhentheconnectionspeedis100MbpsEthernetconnectionandturnsOFFwhenthespeedis10MbpsThefollowingdiagramshowsthepinconnectionsfortheRS-232(RJ-45)portconnector.
PowerConnectorThepowerconnectorisa3.
5mmPhoenixconnectorwithretainingscrewstoholdtheconnectorsecuretotheAlerounitFIG.
14.
Alerorequires12Vdc.
FIG.
12USBPortPin-outPinNameCableColorDescription1VCCRed+5VDC2D-WhiteData-3D+GreenData+4GNDBlackGroundFIG.
13RJ-45ReceptaclePin-outFIG.
14PowerInputConnectorInstallation7Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualInstallationListofSuppliesThefollowingareitemsneededtoinstallandturn-uptheAleroAEC:SmallFlat-headscrewdriverWirecuttersWirestrippersUSBA-connectortoUSBB-connectorcableCat-5EthernetcableMicrophonesandcables(balancedorunbalancedokay)Powersupply(PSN4.
4)RefertoPowerSupplyonpage5.
PowercablePlacementDeterminethebestmountinglocationforyourinstallation.
Ensureallcablesrunbetweentheequipmentarenotatrippinghazard.
MakeaquickdiagramofyourconferenceroomequipmenttotryandvisualizewheretheAlerowillfitin.
FIG.
15showswhatatypicalAMXequippedconferenceroommightlooklikewithAleroplacedbetweenaDVXandtheConferenceequipment.
ConnectionsMakeconnectionstoAleroasneededfollowingtheseguidelines.
ConnecttotheNetwork1.
ConnectAlerotothenetworkusinganEthernetcablepluggedintotheLAN10/100port.
ThisportisusedforremotedeviceconfigurationusingtheWebinterface.
FIG.
15AleroinanAMXEquippedConferenceRoom-ExampleFIG.
16NetworkConnectionInstallation8Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualConnectPower1.
Connectthepowersupplyusingthemaletwo-pinPhoenixscrewdownplug.
RefertoPowerSupplyonpage5fordetailsontherecommendedAMXpowersupply.
2.
SecuretheplugterminalstothereceptacleontheAlerobackplate.
3.
Plugthepowersupplyintothewalloutletusingthecordincludedwiththepowersupply.
Alerowillpoweronautomatically.
ConnectAudioConferenceEquipmentPreparewireendsbycutting1/4"oftheinsulationoffoftheendofthewires.
InsertthestrippedendsintothePhoenixstylesecurescrewterminals(FIG.
18).
RefertothewireguideontheAlerorearpanelforeachconnectortype.
+=PositiveG=Ground-=Neutral1.
Ifusinganaudioconferencedevice,connecttheinputandoutputchannelstotheAlerorearpanelLineInandLineOut.
2.
TheAleroUSBportisusedtopassaudiotolocalequipmentusedtomakeconferencecalls(i.
e.
,alocalroomPCbeingusedtomakeSkypecalls).
IfusingtheUSBportforAudiooutput,connectthecabletotheUSBport(FIG.
19).
ConnectVideoConferenceEquipment1.
Ifusingavideoconferencedevice,connecttheaudioinputs/outputstotheAleroVCconnectionIN/OUTwhilepassingtheVideosignaltotheEnovaDVXAll-In-OnePresentationSwitcherorotherswitchingequipment.
Theaudiosignalwillthenpasstotheconferenceroomswitcher(i.
e.
,DVX)forvolumecontrol.
FIG.
1712-VoltPowerConnectionFIG.
18AudioConferenceDeviceConnectionsFIG.
19SerialAudioConferenceDeviceConnectionsFIG.
20VideoConferenceDeviceConnectionsInsertStrippedWireEndsScrewdownterminalsBackPanelWireGuideInsertPhoenixstylemaleconnectorintobackpanelconnectionsInstallation9Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualMicrophoneConnections1.
ConnectuptoeightmicrophonestotherearpanelusingthePhoenixscrewterminalconnectors(FIG.
21).
"NOTE:Connecttheunbalancedconnectorsto+(positive)andG(Ground).
Itisalsopossibletoconnectto-(Neutral)andGround,butcaremustbetakensothatallmicrophonesandinputsusethesamemethod.
DetectIPaddress1.
ThefactorydefaultIPaddressissetto192.
168.
1.
2.
IfDHCPispreferredpresstheresetbuttonformorethan1secondtoenableit.
2.
LocatealldevicesonnetworkusingZero-configurationnetworking(zeroconf)availableonsomeWindowsproducts,oruseanotherdownloadablenetworkdiscoverytool.
Ifthereismorethanonedeviceinthelist,determinetheIPofthecurrentunitbypoweringitoffandobservingwhichdevicedisappearsfromthezeroconfutility.
ConfigureMicrophoneInputs1.
Select48VDCphantompoweron/offforeachmicrophone.
RefertoMicrophoneSettingsonpage16.
2.
Adjustgainsettingsforindividualmicrophones.
Approximatelybalancethesignallevelsforallmicrophonechannelsinatypicalsetup.
3.
Configuresignalprocessingoneachmicrophonechannel.
RefertoMicrophoneVolumeonpage12.
ConfigureInput/OutputChannels.
1.
Monitorsignalamplitudeoninputchannelsandadjustgainifnecessary.
RefertoLevelsonpage12.
2.
Routeanalog/digitalinputchannelstoeachdesiredoutputinthesignalmixer.
RefertoSignalMixingonpage13.
Bydefaultalmostallinputchannelsaresenttoalloutputchannelswiththeseexceptions:USBinisnotroutedtoUSBoutVCinisnotroutedtoVCout.
3.
Monitorsignalamplitudeonoutputchannelsandadjustgainifnecessary.
4.
Installationcomplete.
FIG.
21MicrophoneConnectionWiringBalancedMicUnbalancedMicConfiguration10Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualConfigurationResetButtonInpoweredonstate,Alero'sfactoryresetbuttoncanbeusedtoresettheIPsettingstofactorydefaultstorecoverfromsomemisconfiguration,ortoeasilyenableDHCPtoswitchtonewnetwork.
Shortpress(1second):EnableDHCPHTTPSforSecureCommunicationAleroprovidesanoptionforanHTTPSinterfacetotheserver,inastandardclient-serverconfiguration.
TheserveristheAlerodevice,andtheclientisthewebbrowserloadingtheconfigurationwebpage.
Theservercertificateisverifiedbytheclienttoensureserverauthenticity.
Clientauthenticationishandledthroughtheloginmechanism.
Port443ontheAleroisusedforencryptedcommunicationwithawebbrowser.
TousetheHTTPSinterface,uploadaTLScertificateandcorrespondingprivatekeyviatheconfigurationwebpage.
Supportedarex.
509certificatesinPEMformatorbinaryDERencoded.
NOTE:Inordertousethe"http://alero-aec-8.
local"onaWindowscomputer,aspecialprogramwithsupportformDNSisneeded.
ToswitchtoHTTPS1.
Goto"Networkconfiguration"onthewebpage.
2.
Under"HTTPSconfiguration"switchtheHTTPStoon.
3.
Choosethecertificateandprivatekeyfilerespectively.
4.
Press"Uploadandapplysettings".
5.
Iftheuploadissuccessfulrebootthedevice.
6.
Whentherebootiscomplete,navigatetothehttps://versionofthewebpage.
ToswitchtoHTTP1.
Goto"Networkconfiguration"onthewebpage.
2.
Under"HTTPSconfiguration"switchtheHTTPStooff.
3.
Press"Applysettings".
4.
Rebootthedevice.
5.
Whentherebootiscomplete,navigatetothehttp://versionofthewebpage.
LoginWhenAleroisinoperation,theusermaychangesystemconfigurationsettingsusingawebbasedinterface.
Toaccesstheconfigurationpages,openawebbrowserandentertheIPaddressforthedevice.
ex.
http://192.
168.
1.
2(ThisisthedefaultIPaddress)Defaultlogincredentialsare:Username:adminPassword:adminYoumayalsolocateanewAleroonanetworkusingthedefaulthostnamebyenteringtheURLhttp://alero-aec-8.
local.
NOTE:Thewebpagewillredirectfromhttp://tohttps://whenHTTPSisenabled,butnottheotherwayforsecurityreasons.
Theconfigurationpageisdesignedwithadashboardwherethemostrelevantsettingscanbeadjusted.
Therearefiveconfigurationpages:NetworkConfigurationonpage11Levelsonpage12SignalMixingonpage13MicrophoneSettingsonpage16BasicConfigurationonpage17Configuration11Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualNetworkConfigurationThedefaultAleroIPandothernetworksettingscanbeconfiguredontheNetworkConfigurationpage(FIG.
22).
OnthispageusersmayalsoenableDHCPtohaveanIPaddressassignedbythenetworkautomatically.
NOTE:Ifthemanualsettingsarebad,thedevicewillnotbeaccessibleviaaconfigurationpagesincethenetworkconnectionwillnotwork.
Ifthishappens,followtheprocedureFactoryResetonpage18.
AddressTypeConfiguredAddressIPAddress192.
168.
1.
2Gateway192.
168.
1.
1Netmask255.
255.
255.
0FIG.
22NetworkConfigurationPageConfiguration12Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualLevelsTogetanoverviewofcurrentaudiosignallevelsforallinputandoutputchannels,opentheLevelspage(FIG.
23).
Thispagehasthreesectionsfurtherdefinedbelow:SignalLevelMicrophoneVolumeChannelVolumeSignalLevelsTheSignalLevelwebpageisarealtimeindicationofthemicrophoneinputchannelsandAlero'soutputchannelactivityandvolumelevels.
AmplitudeLimitersAleroprovideslimitingwhichpreventseachoutputfromexceedingapredeterminedlevel.
Theautolimitingfeaturewillveryquicklypreventthesignalfromclipping.
Indicatorsareprovidedforeachoutputthatdisplaywhenthesignalhasreachedthelimitingthresholdbyfillinginthecircle.
MicrophoneVolumeInaudiomixersthereisgenerallyatwostagevolumecontrol.
Stageone(InputGain)compensatesforthewiderangeoflevelsthatmaybepresentedbythevarioustypesofmicrophoneswithdiversegainstructures.
Stagetwoprovidesacompensatedvolumerange(VolumeLevel)thatisusedtoadjustthelevelsinanominalrange.
FIG.
23LevelsPage-SignalLevelswebpageFIG.
24LevelsPage-MicrophoneLevelswebpageConfiguration13Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualInputGainTheInputGainadjustmentisthefirststageandsetstheinputmicgain.
WiththeVolumeLevelsetto0dB,settheInputGainmiclevelashighaspossiblewithoutanyaudibledistortion,withsomemargin(approximatelyaround55dB).
VolumeLevelTheVolumeLeveladjustmentcontrolsthenominallevelandprovidesforuniformleveladjustmentsinrealtime.
Iftheanaloglevelisdriventodistortion,noadjustmentofthethislevelwillcompensateforthisdistortion.
IftheInputGainlevelistoolow,theVolumeLevelwillnotbeabletoraiseitenoughtocompensate.
TheAGC(AutomaticGainControl)worksintheVolumeLevelandattemptstoregulatethevolumeoutputbasedonthemicinputreceivingthestrongestsignal.
ChannelVolumeTheChannelVolumesectionalsoenablesuserstoadjustInputGainandVolumeLeveloneachoftheAleroInputandOutputchannels.
Seteachchannelasneeded.
SignalMixingTheSignalMixingpageenablesuserstospecifywhichinputstoAleroareconnectedtospecificoutputs,whichmicrophonesareinamutegroup,andmonitormicactivityandlevels.
SignalLevelsTheSignalLevelwebpageisarealtimereflectionofthemicrophoneinputchannelsandAlerooutputchannelsactivityandvolumelevels.
SelectionofMixingMicrophones(AMM)TheAutomaticMicrophoneMixing(AMM)moduleselectsmicrophonestobeactivebasedontheinputsignalleveldetectedoneachmicrophone.
Toremovecertainmicrophonesfromtheselectionsotheywillneverbeused,clickonthemicrophonecolumnforthedesiredoutputchannel.
Thiswillturnthesquarewhiteindicatingthatitisnolongerselected.
NOTE:TheAMMdetectsifamicrophoneisnotconnectedsothereisnoneedtoremoveunconnectedmicrophonesfromtheAMMselection.
ItispossibletoconfigureinputtooutputchannelroutingandAMMsettingsusingthematrixinFIG.
27.
Todisableacertainmicrophonefromanoutputchannel,deselectthesquareinthemiccolumnthatcorrespondstotheoutputchannelrow.
Thebluesquarewillturnwhiteonceithasbeendisabled.
FIG.
25LevelsPage-ChannelVolumewebpageFIG.
26SignalLevelsConfiguration14Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualActivemicrophonesaredisplayedbyan"ACTIVE"indicator(FIG.
27).
ItispossibletodisableAMMforindividualoutputchannelsbypressingthegrayAMMsymbolundertheoutputchannelshowninthematrixbelow.
ThiscausesalltheAMMsymboltoturnwhiteandthemicrophonesignalsinthatrowtobeconsistentlyinanACTIVEstateandaddedtothatoutputchannel.
SignalMixingTheSignalMixingmatrix(FIG.
28)showsthedefaultinputtooutputchannelmixingsettings.
Allinputchannelsareroutedtoalloutputchannelsexceptthefollowing:theUSBInputisnotroutedtotheUSBOutputtheVCInputisnotroutedtotheVCOutputToremoveaninputchannelfromanoutputchannel,clickonthecorrespondingrow/columntoturnthesquarewhite.
FIG.
27AMMSettingsandMicInputtoOutputChannelSignalRouting.
FIG.
28InputtoOutputSignalRouting.
Configuration15Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualActiveMuteGroupsTheMicrophonemutegroupsareshownatthebottomoftheSignalMixingpage.
Themicrophonescanbeplacedinfivedifferentmute-groups.
Eachofthesegroupsmaybemutedbysettingthecorrespondingpinofconnection6showninthetableonpage4toground.
Anindicatorshowsthestateofeachofthefivemutegroups;muted(active)/unmuted(notactive),aswellasaselectionmatrixforassigningmicrophonestothedifferentgroups.
Notethatonemicrophonecanbeplacedintoseveralgroups.
Themicrophoneismutedaslongasanymutegroupitisassignedtoisactive(muted).
FIG.
29ConfigurationofMuteGroups.
Configuration16Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualMicrophoneSettingsItispossibletoconfigurethesignalprocessingmodulesthatoperateonthemicrophonesignalsfromtheMicrophoneSettingspage(FIG.
30).
Itisalsopossibletoenable48VDCphantompowertomicrophonesfromthispage.
Signalprocessingconfigurationoptionsaredefinedbelow.
FIG.
30ConfigurationofSignalProcessingAppliedtoMicrophoneSignals.
SignalprocessingOptionsDefaultDescriptionAcousticEchoCancellationOn/OffOnRemovesrecognizedechobysubtractingitfromthetransmittedorreceivedsignal.
ComfortNoiseGenerationOn/OffOnIntroducesasyntheticbackgroundnoisetofilltheartificialtransmissionsilenceresultingfromvoiceactivitydetection.
ResidualEchoSuppressionOn/OffOnInsertslosstopreventaspeakerfromhearinghisownvoice.
Light/Medium/StrongMediumNoiseReductionOn/OffOnReducesnoiseasitoccursforlivebroadcastapplications.
0dBto24dB12dBBasicConfiguration17Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualBasicConfigurationMostmaintenancetasksareperformedintheBasicConfigurationpage(FIG.
31)whereuserscanperformfirmwareupgrades,storeandloadsettingsandchangelogincredentials.
UpgradeDeviceFirmwareupgradescanbeperformedusingtheBasicconfigurationpage(FIG.
31).
1.
ClickChoosefiletoselectanewfirmwarefilefromthelocalcomputer.
Thenamingconventionofnewfirmwarereleasesis:"SW1140-08_ALR-AEC-8_vx_x.
bin(x=releaseandversionnumber)2.
Whenthenewfirmwareisselected,presstheuploadbuttontostartthefirmwareupgrade.
Alerowillupdatethefirmwareandrestart.
Settingswillbestoredandusedwiththenewfirmware.
NOTE:Theupgradeprocesswilltakeupto5minutes.
Pleasedonotremovethepowerduringthisprocess.
ManageSettingsTheManageSettingssectionenablesadministratorstosaveorexportthecurrentdeviceconfigurationsettings,importanewsettingsfile,orrestoretothelastsavedsettings.
SaveConfigurationSettingsTosavethecurrentsettingsfornetworkandaudio,pressSaveSettingsintheBasicconfigurationpage(FIG.
31).
Thesavedsettingswillalsobeusedafterareboot.
RestoreConfigurationSettingsToretrievethelastsavedsettingspressRestoreSavedSettings.
ExportConfigurationSettings1.
ToexportanAlero'sconfigurationtofile(format.
bin),pressExportSettings.
2.
Yourcomputerwillprompttoopenorsavethefile.
PressSavetodownloadandsavethefileonyourlocalsystemThecopyformatoftheconfigurationexportincludes:VolumeSettings-AllInputsandOutputsSignalMixing-AllInputsandOutputsMicrophoneSettings-AllInputsandOutputsFIG.
31BasicConfigurationPageBasicConfiguration18Alero8-ChannelMicrophoneMixerInstructionManualImportConfigurationSettingsTheWebUIenablesselectingfilestoimport.
Toinstallapreviouslyexportedconfigurationfile:1.
PressImportConfiguration.
Selectafilefromthelist.
2.
PressUploadtoimporttheselectedfile.
FactoryResetIfsomehowtheproducthasendedupinabadstate,thereisanoptiontoresetthedevicetofactorysettings.
Followthesestepsforperformingafactoryreset.
1.
RemovepowerfromAlero.
2.
PresstheResetbuttonontherearpanelforapproximately5secondswhilereapplyingpowertoAlero.
3.
WaitforAlerotostart.
NOTE:Allsettingsandfirmwareupgradeswillbelostwhenperformingafactoryreset.
AuthenticationTheAuthenticationsectionenablesadministratorstochangethedefaultsystemuserandpasswordusedtomakechangestotheperformancewhenneeded.
AuthenticationRequiredSelectingthisdisabledauthenticationsoanyonemayaccessthesystemtomakechanges.
UsernameEnterausernamedesiredtosecurethesystemfromthedefaultadminusername.
PasswordEnterapassworddesiredtosecurethesystemfromthedefaultadminpassword.
ApplySettingsSelectApplySettingstomakethechanges.
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