Shure MXA310 Manual page 28

Microphone Configuration
The microphone features multiple configurations to adapt to any meeting space, based on these variables:
• Table size and shape
• Number of meeting participants
• Participant seating arrangement
Selecting Pickup Patterns
1. Select Configuration > Coverage
2. Select a channel to reveal the Channel Properties
3. Use the Polar Pattern pull-down menu to make a selection
Pickup Pat­
tern Directional Characteristic
Picks up sound with equal sensitivity
from all directions
Omnidirec­
tional
Picks up sound from the edges of the
microphone, while rejecting sounds
from directly above it.
Toroid
Captures sound on two opposite sides
of the microphone in a figure-8 pattern
Bi-directional
Use When
Participants are likely to move around, or when ad­
ditional sound sources are located away from the
microphone. The omnidirectional pattern performs
best in a quiet, controlled environment. Note: Omni­
directional channels are not sent to the automix
channel.
Rooms have a higher level of ambient noise, or
when noise from above is a concern (a video pro­
jector, for example).
Two talkers are facing each other, sitting on oppo­
site sides of a table. The bi­directional pattern pro­
vides better off-axis rejection than the two talkers
setting, but does not allow independent gain adjust­
ment for each talker.
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