Compliance with FCC * This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (class B) CANADA This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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• Do not drop the card or subject it to physical shock as this • Do not install the card in any Yamaha products not can result in breakage and/or malfunction. specified by Yamaha for use with the card to avoid possible •...
This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard these items, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal. European models Purchaser/User Information specified in EN55103-1 and EN55103-2. Conforms to Environments: E1, E2, E3 and E4 MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
Introduction Thank you for choosing the Yamaha MY4-AEC. The MY4-AEC is an acoustic echo canceller card designed for use with the DME64N/24N Digital Mixing Engines that can effectively reduce troublesome acoustic echoes due to secondary pickup of speaker output and reflections from room surfaces in teleconferencing situations.
Projectors and air conditioning systems also produce noise that can interfere with clear teleconferencing. The echo cancelling and noise reduction capabilities of the MY4-AEC help to achieve maximum clarity and intelligibility for smooth, effective communication.
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The local and remote locations in a teleconferencing system are referred to as the “near end” and “far end”, respectively. The MY4-AEC acoustic echo canceller (AEC) works by comparing the reference signal received from the far-end with the signal from the microphone in order to determine which components of the signal are echo, and then subtracts only the far-end echo component from microphone signal.
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These connectors support four channels of AES/EBU format digital audio input and output to and from the host DME64N/24N unit, but those signals are not directly routed via the MY4-AEC processing section. Signals from the host’s analog or digital inputs must be routed to the MY4- AEC card’s AEC processing section via the host’s processing section in order to apply echo...
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DME Processing DME64N/24N Processing MY4-AEC Analog Out Mic In AES/EBU AES/EBU [OUT1/2][OUT3/4] [IN1/2][IN3/4] MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
7 mm sleeves. Use a ferrule whose conductor portion has an external diameter of 1.6 mm or less, and a length of approximately 7 mm (such as the AI0,5-6WH made by the Phoenix Contact corporation). MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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– Euroblock Plug Securely tighten terminal screws. Pull the cables (not too strongly) to confirm that they are securely NOTE connected. A slotted screwdriver with a blade width of about 3 millimeters is recommended. 3mm or less MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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Bundle the cables and the Insert the Euroblock plug into Euroblock tab using the the AES/EBU [IN] or [OUT] supplied cable tie. connector of the MY4-AEC. NOTE Trim any excess part of the cable tie as necessary. MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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The AEC system will have the best possible effect if these initial steps are carried out properly. Prepare the following equipment. DME24N x 1 MY4-AEC x 1 Microphones x 4 Speakers x 2 NOTE Be sure to choose microphones and speakers that have good frequency response characteristics in order to ensure optimum AEC operation.
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• Place an oscillator that will be used for AEC adjustment in the configuration window and connect it to the AEC component “From Far-end A” input. • The “Far-end voice A” output is connected to the conference room speakers (SP 1 and SP 2) in parallel. MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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Adjust the DME24N HA Gain while watching the “Mic. In” meters in the AEC component editor so that the yellow segment lights only occasionally. NOTE AEC may not function properly if the gain is set too high. MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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Open the Oscillator component editor, set the Wave Form type to “Pink,” and engage the Output section “On” button. Go back to the AEC component editor and, while watching the “Ref. In” meter, adjust the oscillator output level so that the yellow segment lights only occasionally. MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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If multiple speakers are used, enter the distance between the microphone and nearest speaker for each channel. If the distance is less than 2 meters, use the default value of “2”. For greater distances enter the appropriate value. MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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Four microphones can be connected at the near-end location, allowing multiple conference participants. Meeting Room (Near End) Speaker 1 Microphone 1 Speaker 2 Office X (Remote – Microphone 2 Far End) (Analog) Microphone 3 DME24N MY4-AEC Microphone 4 IN (Analog) IN/OUT (Analog) Network Teleconferencing system MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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“To Office X” for transmission to the remote location. HINT When multiple speakers are being used in the local meeting room, be sure to connect the mixed signal to them in parallel. AEC may not function properly if the output balance between the speakers changes. MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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Other parameters can usually be left at their default settings. Refer to the DME Designer owner’s manual for details on the individual AEC component parameters. MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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Example 2: Teleconferencing with Two Remote Locations from Two Meeting Rooms Using one MY4-AEC card, multiple participants in two meeting rooms can teleconference with two separate remote locations (“Office X” and “Office Y”). Preparation Referring to Example 1, use an oscillator component to determine the ideal microphone and speaker positions for each meeting room.
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OUT (Analog) Network IN/OUT (Analog) IN (Analog) DME24N MY4-AEC IN/OUT IN (Analog) (Analog) Network Microphone 1 OUT (Analog) Speaker 1 Microphone 2 Teleconferencing Office Y system (Remote – Far End) Speaker 2 Medium Meeting Room (Near End) MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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“To Office Y” for transmission to remote Office Y. HINT When multiple speakers are being used in the same meeting room, be sure to connect the mixed signal to them in parallel. AEC may not function properly if the output balance between the speakers changes. MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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Office X (Far-end A) using AEC channels 1 and 2, and between the medium meeting room and Office Y (Far-end B) using AEC channels 3 and 4. From Far-end A From Far-end B MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
Temperature Range Operating 0 to +40°C Storage -20 to +60°C Weight 160g DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS Terminal Format Audio Data Length Level Connector 1/2, 3/4 AES/EBU 24bit RS422 Euroblock OUT 1/2, 3/4 AES/EBU 24bit RS422 Euroblock (Professional use) MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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Dimensions 164.1 176.1 unit: mm MY4-AEC Owner’s Manual...
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