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- Page 1 I NST RU CT IO N M A N UA L A L R - A E C - 8 A LE RO 8 - C H A N N E L M I C RO PH O N E M I XE R...
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Page 2: Important Safety Instructions
Anyone performing field maintenance on AMX equipment should use an appropriate ESD field service kit complete with at least a dissipative work mat with a ground cord and a UL listed adjustable wrist strap with another ground cord. - Page 3 Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances Recast (RoHS2) Directive 2011/65/EU; European Union WEEE (recast) Directive 2012/19/EU; You may obtain a free copy of the Declaration of Conformity by visiting http://www.amx.com/techcenter/certifications.asp WEEE NOTICE This appliance is labeled in accordance with European Directive 2012/19/EU concerning waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ......................1 Audio ..........................1 Power Supply........................2 Hardware Description ..................3 Front Panel ........................3 Rear Panel ......................... 3 Connector Definitions....................... 4 VC - Video Conferencing ......................... 4 Line In/Line Out ............................4 PA Speaker Output.......................... - Page 5 Table of Contents Active Mute Groups ..........................14 Microphone Settings ...................... 15 Basic Configuration ..................16 Save and Load Settings ........................16 Firmware Upgrade ..........................16 Factory Reset ............................16 Alero 8-Channel Microphone Mixer Instruction Manual...
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Page 6: Introduction
Introduction Introduction The Alero (FG1140-08) is an 8 channel microphone mixer with built in acoustic echo canceller. Alero acts as a USB audio device with a capability to connect 3 analog input and 3 analog output channels. Alero also supports 2 channel mono line level speaker signal outputs: Line In 1 and 2 are stereo ... -
Page 7: Power Supply
FIG. 2 Power Supply The Alero AEC requires the use of an external power supply. AMX recommends the following: PSR4.4 - Power supply provides 4.4 A of DC power and is optional (ordered separately). It includes a 3.5 mm Phoenix ... -
Page 8: Hardware Description
Hardware Description Hardware Description Alero has a metallic enclosure with visual user interfaces located on the front panel and connectivity interfaces on the rear panel. Front Panel The Alero front panel is the only side that should be visible in a typical setup. Here, the user can monitor the most essential statuses in three groups of LEDs as shown in FIG. -
Page 9: Connector Definitions
The 5-pin 3.5mm Phoenix VC connection is used to connect video conferencing systems to Alero. The line level audio stream may be fed into the VC input to be broadcast over room speakers amplified by another piece of equipment, like AMX’s DVX, that is connected to the Alero PA line level output. -
Page 10: Microphone Inputs
Hardware Description PA Speaker Connector Pin-out FIG. 9 Microphone Inputs The eight 3.5 mm 3-pin captive-wire microphone input connectors (FIG. 10) provide the following features: Support up to eight mono microphones Supports Balanced and Unbalanced audio Microphone Input Level: +20 dBu (maximum) ... -
Page 11: Rj-45 Connector
Hardware Description RJ-45 Connector The 8-pin female 10/100 Port RJ-45 connector provides the following features: TCP/IP communications Supports HTTP Link/Activity LED (green) blinks when receiving Ethernet data packets (on RJ-45 connector and front panel) Speed Indicator Speed LED (yellow) lights On when the connection speed is 100 Mbps Ethernet connection and turns OFF ... -
Page 12: Installation
Make a quick diagram of your conference room equipment to try and visualize where the Alero will fit in. FIG. 15 shows what a typical AMX equipped conference room might look like with Alero placed between a DVX and the Conference equipment. -
Page 13: Connect Power
Installation Connect Power Connect the power supply using the male two-pin Phoenix screw down plug. Refer to Power Supply on page 5 for details on the power supply. Secure the plug terminals to the receptacle on the Alero backplate. Plug the power supply into the wall outlet using the cord included with the power supply. Alero will power on automatically. 12-Volt Power Connection FIG. -
Page 14: Microphone Connections
Installation Microphone Connections Connect up to eight microphones to the rear panel using the Phoenix screw terminal connectors (FIG. 21). " NOTE: Connect the unbalanced connectors to + (positive) and G (Ground). It is also possible to connect to - (Neutral) and Ground, but care must be taken so that all microphones and inputs use the same method. -
Page 15: Configuration
Configuration Conf iguration When Alero is in operation, the user may change system configuration settings using a web based interface. To access the configuration pages, open a web browser and enter the IP address for the device. ex. http://192.168.12.34 Default login credentials are: Username: admin ... -
Page 16: Levels
Configuration Levels To get an overview of current audio signal levels for all input and output channels, open the Levels page (FIG. 23). This page has three sections further defined below: Signal Level Microphone Volume Channel Volume Signal Levels The Signal Level chart is a real time indication of the microphone input channels and Alero’s output channel activity and volume levels. -
Page 17: Channel Volume
Configuration Volume Level The Volume Level adjustment controls the nominal level and provides for uniform level adjustments in real time. If the analog level is driven to distortion, no adjustment of the this level will compensate for this distortion. If the Input Gain level is too low, the Volume Level will not be able to raise it enough to compensate. -
Page 18: Selection Of Mixing Microphones (Amm)
Configuration Selection of Mixing Microphones (AMM) The Automatic Microphone Mixing (AMM) module selects microphones to be active based on the input signal level detected on each microphone. To remove certain microphones from the selection so they will never be used, click on the microphone column for the desired output channel. -
Page 19: Active Mute Groups
Configuration Active Mute Groups The Microphone mute groups are shown at the bottom of the Signal Mixing page. The microphones can be placed in five different mute-groups. Each of these groups may be muted by setting the corresponding pin of connection 6 shown in the table on page 4 to ground. -
Page 20: Microphone Settings
Configuration Microphone Settings It is possible to configure the signal processing modules that operate on the microphone signals from the Microphone Settings page (FIG. 30). It is also possible to enable 48 VDC phantom power to microphones from this page. Configuration of Signal Processing Applied to Microphone Signals. -
Page 21: Basic Configuration
Basic Configuration Basic Conf iguration Most maintenance tasks are performed in the Basic Conf iguration page (FIG. 31) where users can perform firmware upgrades, store and load settings and change login credentials. Basic Configuration Page FIG. 31 Save and Load Settings To save the current settings for network and audio, press Save Settings in the Basic conf iguration page (FIG. - Page 22 © 2015 Harman. All rights reserved. Alero, AMX, AV FOR AN IT WORLD, and HARMAN, and their respective logos Last Revised: are registered trademarks of HARMAN. Oracle, Java and any other company or brand name referenced may be 7/14/2015 trademarks/registered trademarks of their respective companies.