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Audio Technica ATCS-60 Instruction Manual

Infrared wireless conference microphone system, conference microphone unit, dedicated microphone, master control unit, volting module, ir transmitter/receiver unit, conference manager extended system, distributor
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ATCS-M60a/ATCS-M65
MASTER CONTROL UNIT
ATCS-C60a
ATCS-C60a
Voting module
ATCS-V60
Conference Manager
V2.1

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  • Page 1 ATCS-M60a/ATCS-M65 MASTER CONTROL UNIT ATCS-C60a ATCS-C60a Voting module ATCS-V60 Conference Manager V2.1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    6.2. Mounting and dismounting the microphone unit 6.6. Setting method for MIX MODE switch (ATCS-M60a only) 6.7. All finish from chairperson’s microphone 7. Voting module 7.1. Part names and functions of voting module 8.1. 8.2. 8.3. 9.1. 9.2. 9.3. 10. How to Operate the Basic System (extended system) 12.1.
  • Page 3 Important information Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Caution: Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes. To avoid electric shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Do not expose this apparatus to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
  • Page 4 Batteries caution Keep batteries out of the reach of children. Observe correct polarity as marked. Do not expose batteries to excessive heat, such as sunshine, fire or the like. Always consider environmental issues and follow local regulations when disposing of batteries. Remove depleted battery immediately.

  • Page 5: Important Safety Instructions

    For customers in the USA/Canada Important Safety Instructions CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Caution: To prevent electric shock, do not remove the cover. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Internal adjustments are for qualified professionals only. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
  • Page 6 FCC Notice Warning: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 7 Notes on use ■Microphone Unit ･ To move the microphone unit, pick it up by its base; do not lift or pull on the microphone. ･ Slowly bend and straighten the flexible part of the microphone. Do not bend it with excessive force.
  • Page 8 ■DVD-ROM (Conference Manager) ･ Handle with care to keep fingerprints, dust, or water (or oil) drops off the recording surface (blue side). ･ Be careful to avoid scratching the recording surface (blue side). ･ Use a felt-tip pen to write on the label. Do not use a pen with a hard tip, such as a ballpoint pen.
  • Page 9 There is no need to wire the microphone units, allowing for easy layout changes in conference rooms. In addition, there is no risk of interference or eavesdropping. (supported by ATCS-M60a only)
  • Page 10 Settings of the master control unit and the microphone unit allow speaking management as shown below. Setting for number of speaking microphones It is possible to set the number of microphones that are available for simultaneous use (number of “speaking microphones”) in a range from 1 to 5. This can be set via the PRIORITY left switch on the master control unit or through Conference Manager.
  • Page 11 Speaking mode It is possible to add the following settings to the speaking operation. • Automatic mode (supported by ATCS-M60a only). Speaking toward a microphone automatically turns it on. The microphone shuts off after a predetermined period during which no sound is input. The vocal volume needed to turn the microphone on and the amount of time it will remain on without speaking can be set on the master control unit or through Conference Manager.
  • Page 12 ・Voting module To carry out voting. For integrated management of the microphone units. It is also possible to connect with external devices such as wired microphones, PCs, loudspeakers and recording devices. To control speaking modes of microphone units and operation of peripheral devices, such as cameras and switcher, from a PC.
  • Page 13 ＜IR transmitter/receiver unit (top view)＞ ＜IR transmitter/receiver unit (bottom view)＞ ＜IR transmitter/receiver unit (side view)＞ For wiring, refer to section 4.2 “Installation of IR transmitter/receiver unit” and section 9.2 “Wiring between IR transmitter/receiver units and master control unit when using distributors” and section 9.3 “Checking the wiring design”...
  • Page 15 4.3. Infrared operating range of the IR transmitter/receiver unit(image) Install each microphone unit so that multiple IR transmitter/receiver units are visible from it. (When the height of a desk is 70 cm)
  • Page 17 Arrange the IR transmitter/receiver units (up to 16 units) so that all the microphones units can be laid out within covered areas. When installing an IR transmitter/receiver unit on a ceiling, At least 2 m keep the unit at least 2 m from windows and walls. (See the figure on the right.) When installing an IR transmitter/receiver unit on a wall, keep the unit at least 2 m from the ceiling and floor.
  • Page 19 5. Master Control Unit CH. A to CH. E...
  • Page 20 Sets automatic mode operation and manual mode operation. (Refer to section 10 “How to Operater the Basic System”) Sets the speech detection level of microphone units during automatic mode operation. (Refer to section 10 “How to Operater the Basic System”) (Default value: 5) Sets the length of time a microphone will remain on without receiving sound input during automatic mode operation.
  • Page 21 (monitor CH. 1 to (CH. 1 to CH. 4 are used) CH. 2 are used) MONITOR CH. 1 CH. 1 Volume control for AUX input terminal 2 level adjustment.
  • Page 22 N IT MASTER CONTROL UNIT ATCS-C60a...
  • Page 23 6. Microphone Unit (top view) Microphone unit (side view) ＜ATCS-M60a＞ ＜ATCS-M65＞ ＜ATCS-M60a＞ (bottom view) ＜ATCS-M65＞ ＜ATCS-M60a＞ ＜ATCS-M65＞ Terminal for the voting module. 15. MIX MODE selector switch* Individually sets automatic mode and manual mode. (Refer to section 6.6 “Setting method for MIX MODE switch (ATCS-M60a only)”) * .
  • Page 24 (Refer to section 6.5 “Setting the ID switches”) (Refer to section 6.3 “Mounting and dismounting the battery and the battery cover”) microphone unit...

  • Page 28: Setting Method For Mix Mode Switch (Atcs-M60A Only)

    6.6. Setting method for MIX MODE switch (ATCS-M60a only) MIX MODE should be set to ON when microphone units that perform automatic mode operation and microphone units that perform manual mode operation are used together. * When this function is not used, turn the setting to OFF to prevent erroneous setting. * Set MIX MODE while the power supply to the microphone unit is turned off.

  • Page 29: Voting Module

    7. Voting module * To use the voting module, a PC with Conference Manager (Refer to section 12 “Conference Manager (extension system)” ）installed and settings appropriately configured is required. For assistance with connecting and using the voting modules with the microphone units, refer to the online help for Conference Manager.
  • Page 30 8.1. (top view) (side view)
  • Page 31 8.2. Insert the batteries into the charging ports. The charging status indicator LED turns red. section 14 “Troubleshooting”. * Charging completes in approximately 5.5 hours.
  • Page 32 8.3. 2. When batteries are not used for an extended period of time, remove them from  the charger (ATCS-B60). Leaving a rechargeable battery in the charger with the power supply  turned off will discharge the battery and shorten its service life or even make it impossible to  recharge it.
  • Page 33 9.1. 9.2.
  • Page 34 If the input signals of the IR transmitter/receiver units are not in the same phase, the reception level may decrease. To match the signal phases, use the same amount of cable between each IR transmitter/receiver unit and the master control unit.
  • Page 35 9.3. 15 dB (total loss from cables and distributors) <Reference values> <Reference values>...
  • Page 37 This is below the maximum tolerance (15 dB). This is below the maximum tolerance (3 V). Set the cable length so that both 1) and 2) are equal to or less than the maximum tolerance.

  • Page 39: How To Operate The Basic System

    (Rear face) MASTER CONTROL UNIT (Front face) ATCS-C60a [Setting of microphone unit] 1. Set the microphone ID. (Refer to section 6.5 “Setting the ID switches” ) 2. Set the MIX MODE switch. (ATCS-M60a only) (Refer to section 6.6 “Setting method for MIX MODE switch (ATCS-M60a only)”...
  • Page 40 Appendix table List of settings of switches on master control unit MODE selector switch ((i) in the figure) Mode operation AUTO Performs automatic mode operation. Performs manual mode operation. MANUAL * right PRIORITY switch sets FIFO/LIFO mode. PRIORITY switch, left ((ii) in the figure) Number of speaking Setting microphones...
  • Page 41 11. Simultaneous Interpreting Mode CH. A  CH. B CH. C CH. D CH. E CH. A  CH. 1 CH. B CH. 2 CH. C CH. 3 CH. 4 CH. D CH. E...

  • Page 42: Extended System)

    (extended system) diagram (To start the online help , install ATCS-C60MAG and select Start > All apps > ATCS-C60MAG > Online help.) 12.1. [Required environment] Hardware Recommended Intel Core i3-4160 CPU @3.60 GHz and above * Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz 4.00 GB and above 1280 x 1024 1280 x 1024...
  • Page 43 * The software may not work properly if anti-virus software is running. Therefore, disable anti-virus software before installing this software. To learn how to disable anti-virus software, read the software's instruction manual.
  • Page 44 4.5.1 4.5.1...
  • Page 45 [ Installation procedures ] Click[Yes].
  • Page 48 Configure the COM port on the RS-232C communication board as shown below. If the COM port is not properly set, the PC will not communicate with the master control unit. 19200 RS-232C Select the number of the COM port to be connected with the master control unit.
  • Page 49 * Follow the procedures described below to check the communication port number.

  • Page 50: Microphone Unit

    12.3. 1. Microphone unit ON/OFF 4. Speaking mode      Automatic mode      Manual mode [FIFO, LIFO, chairperson priority] 5. Voting function 12.4. DVD-ROM Click the [OK] button, and launch Conference Manager again.

  • Page 51: Atcs-M60A . . Approx. 5 M

    13.1. ATCS-M60a . . Approx. 5 m ATCS-M65 . . . Approx. 5 m (when the Transmitter power selector        switch is set to NORMAL) Approx. 4 m (when the Transmitter power selector        switch is set to LO) 178 g 13.2. ATCS-C60a CH.

  • Page 52: Atcs-M60A

    13.3. ATCS-M60a/ATCS-M65 ATCS-M60a . . Approx. 5 m ATCS-M65 . . . Approx. 5 m (when the Transmitter power selector        switch is set to NORMAL) Approx. 4 m (when the Transmitter power selector        switch is set to LO) Output (ATCS-M60a only) (Using dedicated battery) ATCS-M60a .
  • Page 53 13.5. Approx. 5.5 hours (using dedicated battery) 13.6. 13.7. 2200 13.8. 13.9.
  • Page 54 14.1. Check the venue's distributor to see Is the venue's main power supply whether the corresponding circuit breaker turned off? is turned off. Is the monitor selector switch on the ATCS-M60a microphone unit set correctly? The microphone unit cannot be operated on PC.
  • Page 55 14.2. * If sound is not output or the indicator LEDs on the front panel of the master control unit flicker or do not light, the system may not be operating properly.
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