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Erika enhances Audio for Online events. The Erika system employs Erika Microphones and the
Erika Receiver.
Erika AI enhances Audio and Video for Online events. The Erika AI system employs Erika
Microphones, the Erika AI Receiver, and the Erika AI Application (along with 1 to 4 external
Cameras not included) .
This Quick Start Guide is specifically for the Erika and Erika AI's Microphone + Receiver usage.
There is a separate Quick Start Guide for the Erika AI Application usage.
Erika Microphone: Equipment:
- Erika Microphones (black) (rechargeable battery) (1 to 20 Microphones can communicate with a single
Receiver).
- Erika Receiver or Erika AI Receiver (white), attached to computer via USB cable.
- Carrying case: use the carrying case to elevate the Receiver off of the table (for better wireless
reception) by inverting carrying case (without the lid) and running USB cable up through the case .
- (Erika AI only) 1 to 4 external Cameras (UHD or HD) (max 2 UHD Cameras), attached to computer
HDMI → USB.
- Computer (PC) which meets minimum requirements and has Erika AI Application + an Online Event
software program installed (Zoom, Teams, etc).
*** (Erika AI only) Minimum PC Hardware Requirements:
1-2 Cameras: Intel Gen-12 Processor, 16 GB DDR5 Dual Channel RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3050.
3-4 Cameras: Intel Gen-12 Processor, 16 GB DDR5 Dual Channel RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060.
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Summary of Contents for BTX Erika
- Page 1 - Carrying case: use the carrying case to elevate the Receiver off of the table (for better wireless reception) by inverting carrying case (without the lid) and running USB cable up through the case . - (Erika AI only) 1 to 4 external Cameras (UHD or HD) (max 2 UHD Cameras), attached to computer HDMI → USB.
- Page 2 ● Participants should sit within a couple of feet from their designated Microphones. If Microphone is worn: Attach Erika Microphone to the front of your shirt with magnet behind the shirt, with the Microphone positioned approximately 4 to 6 inches below your chin at the collar bone.
- Page 3 Erika AI Application is running on the computer. Erika Microphone: Add-On Mic’s: The original Erika set you receive contains 2 Microphones and 1 Receiver, ready to use. You may purchase additional Microphones to use with the same Receiver. A single Receiver can communicate with up to 20 Microphones simultaneously.
- Page 4 Mic should be in the vicinity of it’s Receiver (and the Receiver is connected via USB to a computer). Erika Microphone: Wireless connection / range: Best practices to minimize wireless interference: - Microphone should be placed directly on table top or worn for best range and performance.
- Page 5 Try to keep some distance / walls between sets. - Increase the power setting on the Erika if more range is needed. (This is done from the Erika AI Application.) (A higher power setting for the Microphone uses more battery power.) ** Note that if the green light on Receiver is intermittent, that means that audio is being dropped, and so you may hear pops and gaps in the audio.