Chapter 7: Features And Accessories; Expansion Of The Phone Coverage - Avaya IX B199 Manual

Chapter 7: Features and accessories

Expansion of the phone coverage

You can use your Avaya IX
number of a meeting participants is greater than 10. In this case you can ensure high-level quality
of audio signal by expanding the phone coverage in the room without a PA system. You can do it
by connecting Smart Mic expansion microphones to the phone or by cascading several Avaya IX
Conference Phone B199 devices in a daisy chain.
Expansion of the phone coverage helps to improve the audio quality in large rooms. The
conference phone and two Smart Mics increase the capture range from 30 square meters to up to
70 square meters. Three phones in a daisy chain increase the range from 30 square meters to up
to 90 square meters.
Expansion coverage arrangement
You can organize a daisy chain with your conference phone and another Avaya IX
Phone B199 or connect Smart Mic expansion microphones. The maximum number of devices
connected in a daisy chain is 3. One Avaya IX
device (a "master") and one or two other units act as expansion devices ("slaves").
The typical arrangements when the phone's coverage is expanded are the following:
• Master phone — Slave phone
• Slave phone — Master phone — Slave phone
• Master phone — Expansion microphone
• Expansion microphone — Master phone — Expansion microphone
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following functions:
• Play audio received from the master device. The master phone defines the audio
characteristics.
• Send its microphone audio to the master device.
• Receive and indicate mute state changes made on the master device.
• Send information to the master device, when you tap Mute.
• Send information to the master device when you adjust the volume on it.
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Conference Phone B199 on larger conference tables or when the
Conference Phone B199 acts as a master, it performs all its configured
Conference Phone B199 is in a subordinate position (a "slave"), it performs the
Using Avaya IX
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Conference Phone B199 phone acts as a central
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