Polycom EF2201 Application Note page 4

design and integration firm be more profitable. To give you an idea of how much
the design process can be accelerated, below is a partial list of what Polycom
InstantDesigner will do for you. With just a few mouse clicks, Polycom
InstantDesigner will automatically:
• Select the Vortex equipment necessary to implement the system
• Map the input and output equipment to Vortex inputs and outputs (e.g.,
lectern microphone is input 1 on Vortex EF2280:00)
• Set the input and output gains in the Vortex required to interface to the
selected input and output equipment (e.g., most video codecs typically
require 10dB of input gain, and 5dB of output attenuation)
• Configure the automatic microphone mixer for linked operation for larger
systems
• Create all the matrix crosspoints necessary to use the resulting system
(e.g., local audio is sent to the remote site and remote audio is played back
into the room)
• Create loudspeaker zones for sound reinforcement and allow you to specify
the microphones that are part of that zone and reinforced into other zones
• Make it easy to modify the zone to zone crosspoint gains needed for sound
reinforcement across zones
• Configure all the bussing across linked devices (e.g., local microphones are
automatically sent to all devices), including sound reinforcement zone gains
• Configure the acoustic echo cancellation (e.g., the echo canceller reference
is configured and all linked devices are configured to use the bus reference)
• Customize the text labels for all inputs and outputs including the bussing
signals
• Save the settings to Preset 16 and set the power-on preset on all devices
• Create macros for muting, unmuting, and volume control
• Create logic assignments making it easy to connect push-to-talk
microphones or other hardwired control systems
• Create a project summary of the wiring connections and necessary
equipment
• Create formatted PDF reports of your system configurations
• Create a zone to zone sound reinforcement summary report
• Create a signal routing report so you can see how the signals are routed
and bussed to create the appropriate sound reinforcement zones
• Create DXF drawings of your designs
• Upload the Conference Composer project to your Vortex devices
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