Minimum Requirements And Guidelines; Third-Party Options - SMART Board 4000 Series Installation Best Practices

CHAPTER 4
PRODUCT ACCESSORIES

Minimum requirements and guidelines

Look for microphones that meet the following guidelines:
Guideline
Are appropriate for
the room's intended
use
Have a suitable polar
(pickup) pattern
Are designed for
normal speech
Provide channel
diversity (wireless)
Have a USB
microphone (if used
with a SMART Room
System)
IMPORTANT
If the microphones are used in conjunction with speakers (for example, as part of a meeting room
conferencing system or complete audio system), place the speakers correctly in relation to the
microphones. For guidance on speaker and microphone placement, see Configuring the SMART
product for the best audio performance on page 24.

Third-party options

Refer to Appendix A: Third-party referrals on page 69 for a list of companies that sell this type of
equipment.
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Details
The type of microphone (wireless or wired) that will best suit the system
depends on how the room will be used. A wireless microphone might
be better suited for a room used primarily for lectures or presentations,
with one person speaking at a time and moving around the space. Wired
table-top microphones might be better suited for a room used for video
conferencing, in which a number of stationary people speak throughout
a meeting.
Select a microphone that has a suitable polar (pickup) pattern. An
omnidirectional pattern is good for rooms set up for a single speaker,
such as a lecture hall or presentation space. A unidirectional microphone
is good for rooms set up for voice conferencing.
Microphones can be designed for different uses (musical recordings,
lectures, speeches, and so on). Make sure you choose a microphone
that has a frequency response and polar pattern suited for a speaking
application.
If you use wireless microphones, be sure to choose a wireless
microphone that provides enough channel diversity to support multiple
wireless devices in one location, particularly if you plan to use wireless
audio equipment in more than one location within a building.
If you decide to use a third-party audio system to replace the SMART
conferencing audio system included with a SMART Room System for
Skype for Business or a SMART Room System with SMART Meeting Pro
software, the audio system must be a USB audio system. For more
details on this, see the knowledge base article,
provided by SMART with your SMART Room System for Skype for
Business.
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