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AVer MT300 User Manual

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  • Page 1 MT300 Matrix Tracking Box — — User Manual MT300 / MT300N...
  • Page 2 Risk of Explosion if Battery is replaced by an Incorrect Type. Dispose of Used Batteries According to the Instructions. COPYRIGHT © 2024 AVer Information Inc. All rights reserved. | July 29, 2024 The information contained in this documentation is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3 お客様サポートセンター（固定電話のみ）: +81 (0) 120 008 382 Vietnam Branch Office Korea Office 한국 에버 인포메이션 (주) Công ty TNHH AVer Information (Việt Nam) Tầng 5, 596 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, 서울시 종로구 새문안로 92 (신문로 1 가, 광화문오피시아빌딩) 1831, P.3, Quận 3, 1832 호...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    AVer IPCam Utility ....................... 7 AVer PTZ Management ....................9 Main Page ........................10 Add a Device ......................... 11 Set up Your MT300 ......................13 Live Mode ........................13 Manual Mode ......................... 15 Set a Preset ......................16 Human Tracking ......................17 Auto Mode (Channel) .....................
  • Page 5 NDI ..........................32 System ........................... 34 Help ..........................36 Specifications ........................37 Troubleshooting ....................... 38 Appendix ........................... 39 Supported AVer Cameras ....................39 Supported Microphones ....................40 Audio-Technica ......................40 Biamp ........................42 Bosch ........................46 ClearOne ........................50 Nureva ........................52 Sennheiser ........................

  • Page 6: Overview

    Overview Package Contents MT300 Power Adapter & Cable Ties (x13) Cable Fixing Plate Matrix Tracking Box Power Cord (x2) 3.0 x 5mm M3 x 10mm Rack Mount Bracket 3.0 x 5mm Flat Head Screw (x5) Screws (x4) (x2) Truss Head Screw (x4) USB 3.0 Cable (x2)

  • Page 7: Parts Info

    Parts Info Front Panel Back Panel 1. Power Button 6. DC Power Jack 2. Reset Button 7. PoE+ Port IEEE 802.3AT 3. LED Indicators 8. Ethernet Port 4. HDMI Out Port (x2) 9. HDMI In Port (x3) 5. USB Out 3.0 Type-B Port (x2) 10.

  • Page 8: Led Indicators

    LED Indicators STATUS Color Status Solid orange Standby Solid green Normal Flashing green Firmware upgrade USB 1, USB 2 Color Status Solid green Connected Flashing green Streaming LAN 1, LAN 2 Color Status Solid green Connected Dimensions...

  • Page 9: Connections

    Connections Front Panel Back Panel Network...

  • Page 10: Installation

    Installation Cable Fixing Plate Installation 1. Secure the cable fixing plates to the tracking box with 5 flat hat 3.0 x 5 mm screws in the package. 3. Use 13 cable ties in the package to secure 2. Plug in cables. the cables and cable fixing plates.

  • Page 11: Desk Mount Installation

    Desk Mount Installation 1. Secure the mount brackets on the tracking box. Screw: 4 truss head screws, 3.0 x 5 mm 2. Install the mount brackets and the tracking box under the desk. Screw: 4 screws, M3 x 10 mm Server Rack Mount (Optional Accessories) For details on optional accessories, consult your local dealer.

  • Page 12: Get Started

    IP address:  AVer IPCam Utility  AVer PTZ Management Note:  The PoE+ port defaults to a static IP address of 192.168.1.168, while the Ethernet port uses DHCP.  The MT300 default username and password is admin/admin. AVer IPCam Utility...
  • Page 13  Make sure your MT300 is connected to the internet.  IPCam Utility and camera must be on the same LAN. 3. Double-click on your MT300’s IP address in the IPv4 Address column to open the web interface in your browser.

  • Page 14: Aver Ptz Management

    AVer PTZ Management Note: The PTZ Management default username and password is admin/admin. 1. Download PTZ Management from AVer Download Center (https://www.aver.com/download- center) and launch the software. 2. Log in with the PTZ Management default username and password admin/admin. 3. Go to Setup > Add, then click Auto Search to see available devices on the same local area network (LAN).

  • Page 15: Main Page

    Main Page 1. Live Mode Toggle Live Mode on or off. 2. Select profile Choose a defined profile.  While you can save Auto Mode and Manual Mode settings in the same profile, only one mode is applied per use. ...

  • Page 16: Add A Device

    Add a Device To add cameras and microphones: 1. Click the Settings icon on the main page > Device > Add device. 2. Fill out the Add New Device dialog box. Item Description Select Camera or Microphone Add a camera or a microphone. ...
  • Page 17 Camera Password  Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP): Make sure your Streaming via RTSP Streaming via NDI camera and receiving device or application support RTSP.  Network Device Interface (NDI): Make sure your camera and receiving device or application support NDI. Enter a name for your NDI group (optional).

  • Page 18: Set Up Your Mt300

    Set up Your MT300 The modes built into your MT300 help you present video feeds in a single stream composited gallery, follow the presenter in real time as they move, or frame the active talker. Choose from Live Mode, Manual Mode and Auto Mode.
  • Page 19 4. Click to select a live view. The selected live view will be in a blue frame. 5. Use the pan-tilt-zoom control panel to position and focus the camera, or click a number to call preset. 6. When a TR535 series camera is connected, click the Camera Switch Button to switch between the PTZ camera and the Wide Angle camera.

  • Page 20: Manual Mode

    Manual Mode Follow the presenter in real time as they move using presets and Human Tracking modes. Create up to 36 profiles to save your Manual Mode settings.  You can rename a profile.  While you can save Manual Mode and Auto Mode settings in the same profile, only one mode is applied per use.

  • Page 21: Set A Preset

    Set a Preset 1. If you haven’t defined presets for your camera, click Set preset to add presets. 2. Position your camera using pan, tilt, zoom and focus controls. 3. Click a number and click Save to save that position. 4.

  • Page 22: Human Tracking

    Human Tracking  For supported AVer cameras, refer to <Supported AVer Cameras>.  For camera settings, refer to your AVer camera’s user manual. Human tracking includes the following four modes:  Presenter  Zone  Hybrid  Segment (TR535 Only) Presenter Mode example: 1.

  • Page 23: Auto Mode (Channel)

    2. Choose a profile from the Profile drop-down list to save your settings. ————————————————————————————————————————————— 3. Select a layout from the Select Output Layout drop-down list for up to 3 cameras. 4. Add up to 25 groups of AVer camera and microphone pairs in the Add Device Group dialog box. —————————————————————————————————————————————...

  • Page 24: Select Group

    5. View your device groups in Select group. Select Group The Select group menu includes:  Device status: Click the question mark icon for reference. Camera is sending data to MT300 Device online Device offline Incorrect account or password  Group +: Add a camera and microphone group.
  • Page 25 Hover over a group to display the hamburger menu. Click the menu to:  Set presets  Edit a group  Delete a group  Set a group overlay priority This is designed for the groups sharing one camera. When these microphones receive the same sound source, the camera moves to the preset defined in the priority group.

  • Page 26: Set A Priority Group And Default Camera

    Set a Priority Group and Default Camera When multiple microphone groups share one camera and receive the same sound source, the camera goes to the preset defined in the priority group.  Priority Group Select Group overlap priority on the hamburger menu to set a priority. To cancel, deselect. The star icon indicates a priority group.

  • Page 27: Pair Microphone Channels With Presets

    Pair Microphone Channels with Presets 1. Select a device group in Select group. A blue frame indicates that it is selected. 2. Select a preset from the Select preset drop-down list under Camera for each microphone channel. 3. Select a Human Tracking mode. Please refer to <Human Tracking>...
  • Page 28 Multiple Speakers Mode Select Back to Preset 0 for 3 or more multiple sound sources. behavior Then set up Time to trigger and Time to quit Multiple Speaker Mode. Time to go to Preset 0 Select Enable after below time interval, and set a time interval for the camera to move to Preset 0 when it detects no sound.

  • Page 29: Auto Mode (Active Position)

     USB-connected AVer cameras  IP-connected AVer cameras  Shure MXA920 Ceiling Array Microphone To set up Active Position: 1. Make sure the USB-connected AVer camera has been paired with a Shure MXA920 in <Add a Camera and Microphone Group>.
  • Page 30 Step 2 5. Align the red line with the top or bottom edge of the microphone by dragging the red dot.  Click the question mark reference. 6. Adjust the camera angle using pan, tilt and zoom controls, if the microphone appears at a slight angle.
  • Page 31 Step 3 8. Starting with the upper left, locate 3 microphone corners in a clockwise direction.  Click the question mark reference. 9. Move the red cross to the 1 corner (upper left) in the live view using pan, tilt and zoom controls.
  • Page 32 12. Finally, locate the logo on the microphone to indicate its orientation. Move the red cross to the logo in the live view using pan, tilt and zoom controls.  Depending on the microphone orientation, the logo corner may be the same as one of the 3 corners.
  • Page 33 To adjust or add a coverage area: 1. Open the MXA920 web application. 2. Go to Settings > General > Automatic coverage. 3. To add a mix of up to 8 dynamic and dedicated coverage areas, turn on Automatic coverage. ...

  • Page 34: Video & Audio

    Audio Output Item Description Enable UAC Enable 1-way audio input from the camera to the computer. 2-way UAC Enable audio input from the computer to speaker connected to the USB port 3 on the MT300(N).

  • Page 35: Network

    Toggle DHCP on or off. Hostname Enter a hostname that is displayed on devices such as an IP router.  The default is AVer. IP Address Enter your network settings to set up a static IP connection. Toggle off DHCP first.
  • Page 36 RTMP Settings Stream live video to a video platform such as YouTube. To enable live streaming on YouTube: 1. Go to YouTube. 2. From the top right, click Create > Go live. 3. Copy and paste your YouTube server URL and stream key into the web interface. 4.

  • Page 37: Ndi

    Network Device Interface (NDI) is a protocol that transmits high-quality, low-latency video and audio streams over IP networks. Tracking box comes in two models: MT300 (without NDI) and MT300N (with NDI). To purchase NDI|HX upgrade, please visit NewTek Online Store (https://store.newtek.com/ndi-hx-upgrade-for-...
  • Page 38 automatically. Discovery Server Address Enter the IP address of a server running a discovery server application. Multicast Server Select the checkbox to enable multicast server to allow efficient distribution of NDI streams to multiple receivers without overwhelming the network. Multicast Server Address Enter the IP address of a group of recipients that receive NDI streams from a multicast server.

  • Page 39: System

    Select the Settings icon on the main page > System. Item Description MT300 Information Display MT300 information such as the IP address. Upgrade Firmware Download the latest firmware from AVer Download Center (https://www.aver.com/download-center). Schedule Date/Time: Set date and time for your tracking box.
  • Page 40 own watermark image, and select a watermark position from the drop-down list.  Support file format: PNG only.  File size: Max. 2MB.

  • Page 41: Help

    Help View our user manual, terms and conditions, privacy statement, and the console. Select the Settings icon on the main page > Help. Item Description Manual View software user manual online. About View software terms and condition. Privacy Policy View software privacy policy. Console View and download real-time data on the camera-microphone action status for debugging purpose.

  • Page 42: Specifications

    Specifications DC Power 12V/1.5A PoE+ 42.5-57V / 0.6A Reset Button USB Inputs 3, Type-A for peripherals input #1,#2 are UVC only #3 can be UVC or UAC USB Outputs 2, Type-B for user application Non-simultaneous output Automatic switch to the port that is connected to host. Port #1 has higher priority if both ports are connected to host (PC or MTR),.

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting No human tracking.  Make sure your camera supports human tracking. For supported AVer cameras, see Supported AVer Cameras.  If your camera is connected via HDMI and controlled via RS-422, make sure you select “Support Human Tracking” from the drop-down list. Hover over the device in the Device list and click the Pencil icon to edit.

  • Page 44: Appendix

    Appendix Supported AVer Cameras Professional Tracking Cameras (US model name in italics) TR200/300 Series PTC300 V2 Series PTC300 Series PTC500 Series TR211 PTC330U(N)V2 PTC330 PTC500S TR333(N)V2 TR331 TR530 TR315(N) PTC320UV2 PTC330N PTC500+ TR331N+ TR530+ TR335(N) PTC310UV2 PTC330U TR313V2 TR333 PTC310HWV2...

  • Page 45: Supported Microphones

    Supported Microphones Turn on Multicast on your router before setting up. Some models may require setup in their manufacture software before using MT300. Audio-Technica ATND1061LK/DAN ATUC-50 ATND1061LK Beamforming Ceiling Array Microphone Setup: 1. Open Digital Microphone Manager. Go to Settings & Maintenance >...
  • Page 46  Each ATUC-50CU wired control unit supports a total of 100 ATUC-50DU discussion units.  Each ATUC-50DU discussion unit corresponds to AVer PTZ Link channel 1-100.  A discussion unit whose talk button is pressed first takes priority over others until it is mute. For...

  • Page 47: Biamp

    Up to 2 ceiling microphone arrays are permitted per network box (one TCM-X or TCM-XA with TCM- XEX). Each ceiling microphone array has 8 channels. MT300 divides the microphones’ horizontal angles into 8 equal parts, which correspond to MT300 Channel 1 - 8.
  • Page 48 4. You’ll be prompted to enter the same set of username and password when connecting to Biamp microphones in MT300.
  • Page 49 To set up Parlé TCM-X microphones: 1. Open Tesira Design Software. 2. After the TCM-X microphone has been added to the layout, the instance tag of the Parlé microphone block or Logic Meter block to be controlled must be the following. To check or rename the instance tag of a specific block, click on that block, go to Properties panel >...
  • Page 50 3. Click on Channel Configure and select a pickup mode in MT300 web interface. In Parle Azimuth mode, set the intensity threshold from 0.50 to 1.00 in increments of 0.01. 4. When finished, click Save.

  • Page 51: Bosch

    CCS 1000 D Discussion Device  Each CCS 1000 D Control Unit supports up to 80 Discussion Devices.  Assign each CCS 1000 D Discussion Device to one MT300(N) channel by changing the seat name.  A discussion unit whose talk button is pressed first takes priority over others until it is mute. For...
  • Page 52 1. Connect to the CCS 1000 D Control Unit through IP. Access the web interface with an administrator account. 2. Go to User settings, create a user for MT300(N) with the default username/password ptzlink/ptzlink. The password can be changed later. For User rights, select Manage meeting.
  • Page 53 4. Go to System Settings > Seats, rename the Seat name ending with a space and a number to assign each discussion device to one MT300(N) channel of the same number. Seat 1 corresponds to channel 1, seat 2 to channel 2, and so on.
  • Page 54 5. You’ll be prompted to enter the same set of username and password when connecting to Bosch microphones in the web interface. Note: CCS 1000 D Control Unit allows one login at a time. When connecting CCS 1000 D Discussion Devices to MT300 (N) web interface, make sure you are not logged in anywhere else.

  • Page 55: Clearone

     MT300 assigns 12 channels to each BMA 360. Unused channels are retained in the assigned BMA 360. Daisy-Chained Channel Start/End BMA 360 1-12 BMA 360 13-24 BMA 360 25-36  When adding your device in MT300, select your MIC channels in the drop-down list according to the number of BMA 360 daisy-chained.
  • Page 56 BMA 360D  Use CONSOLE AI Lite software to select preset beam patterns for common room or custom pattern for unique floorplans of up to 12 beams.  Each microphone beam corresponds to one MT300(N) channel of the same number.

  • Page 57: Nureva

    To set up HDL microphones:  Nureva Console Client: 1. Turn on Enable camera tracking integration. 2. Enter the IP address of the computer running MT300 in the Allowed host names / IP addresses field.  MT300: MT300 divides HDL microphones’ horizontal angles into 8-24 equal parts, which correspond to MT300 channel 1-24.
  • Page 58 To add a coverage area for HDL410 in MT300: 1. Go to Auto Mode Settings > Channel > Channel Configure. 2. Select Coverage from the Pickup Mode drop-down list. 3. Click Coverage Map Setting > Click Add Coverage. 4. Add a coverage area by dragging it.

  • Page 59: Sennheiser

    Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 TeamConnect Ceiling Medium MT300 divides TeamConnect Ceiling 2’s and TeamConnect Ceiling Medium’s horizontal angles into 8- 24 equal parts, which correspond to MT300 channel 1-24.  TeamConnect Ceiling 2 An Exclusion Zone set in Sennheiser Control Cockpit also affects the corresponding channel in...
  • Page 60  TeamConnect Ceiling Medium The 3rd party media control access for TeamConnect Ceiling Medium is encrypted and protected using username and password. It has to be enabled using Sennheiser Control Cockpit before use. To set a 3rd Party device control password: 5.

  • Page 61: Shure

    1. Open the Configuration tab. 2. Select a template from the multi-channel options. Or select Add Channel to add more than 1 channel.  MT300 does not support single channel for the MXA310.  MXA910 Ceiling Array Microphone Web Application 1.
  • Page 62  The default setting is a 30 by 30 foot (9 by 9 meter) dynamic coverage area. 3. To add more coverage areas, go to Coverage > Add coverage. MT300 4. Go to Auto Mode Settings > Channel. 5. Click Channel Configure to choose a Pickup Mode.
  • Page 63 MT300 channel 1-8.  Coverage: The coverage areas you have added in the MXA920's web application. They correspond to MT300 channel 1-8. 7. To integrate with supported AVer camera tracking system via active talker positions, please refer to <Auto Mode (Active Position)>.

  • Page 64: Yamaha

     MT300 divides RM-CG’s horizontal angles into 8-24 equal parts, which correspond to MT300 channel 1-24.  MT300 voice tracking function requires linking more than one RM-TT or RM-W microphones for location data.  When linking RM-TT or RM-W microphones to the RM-CR Remote Conference Processor, enter...

  • Page 65: Http Requests

    HTTP Requests Function Request Description Pause all groups http://[account]:[password]@[IP Address]/request=pause Resume all http://[account]:[password]@[IP groups Address]/request=resume Query pause http://[account]:[password]@[IP status of all Address]/request=queryPauseStatus groups Disable all groups http://[account]:[password]@[IP Address]/request=disableAll Enable all groups http://[account]:[password]@[IP Address]/request=enableAll Disable a http://[account]:[password]@[IP specified group Address]/request=disable&group=[Group Enable a specified http://[account]:[password]@[IP group Address]/request=enable&group=[Group...
  • Page 66 bin?Set=sys_reboot_time_en,3,0 http://[account]:[password]@[IP Address]/cgi- bin?Set=sys_reboot_time_en,3,1 Get auto reboot http://[account]:[password]@[IP "02:00" time Address]/cgi- bin?GetString=sys_reboot_time Set auto reboot http://[account]:[password]@[IP time Address]/cgi- bin?SetString=sys_reboot_time,"02:00" Get 2-way UAC http://[account]:[password]@[IP 0: disable Address]/cgi- 1: enable bin?Get=TrkBox_Two_way_uac_on Set 2-way UAC http://[account]:[password]@[IP 0: disable Address]/cgi- 1: enable bin?Set=TrkBox_Two_way_uac_on,3,0 http://[account]:[password]@[IP Address]/cgi- bin?Set=TrkBox_Two_way_uac_on,3,1 Get USB output...
  • Page 67 Disable live mode http://[account]:[password]@[IP Address]/request=disableLiveMode Get live mode http://[account]:[password]@[IP liveLayout: layout Address]/request=getLiveLayout PIP(0), Single(1), Side-by-side(2), Main Speaker(3), Main Speaker(4), Quad View(5) Set live mode http://[account]:[password]@[IP liveLayout: layout Address]/request=setLiveLayout&liveLayo PIP(0), ut=[liveLayout ID] Single(1), Side-by-side(2), Main Speaker(3), Main Speaker(4), Quad View(5) Query all profile http://[account]:[password]@[IP response profile data array.
  • Page 68 Query device http://[account]:[password]@[IP status Address]/request=queryOnlineDevice Query live mode http://[account]:[password]@[IP response live mode data all layout settings Address]/request=queryLiveModeData array. array item: "camView":0 // camView: 0 (Single lens camera), 1 (The first lens of multi-lens camera), 2 (The second lens of multi-lens camera), ...

  • Page 69: Ptz Control Panel

    Set camera to live http://[account]:[password]@[IP liveLayout ID: 0~5 mode layout Address]/request=setLiveModeSource&liv sourceOrder: 1~4 source eLayout=[liveLayout deviceTbCamDid: camera ID ID]&srcOrder=[sourceOrder]&camDid=[de camView: 0(Single lens viceTbCamDid]&camView=[camView camera), 1 (The first lens of Index] multi-lens camera), 2 (The second lens of multi-lens camera), ... PTZ Control Panel HOME http://[account]:[password]@[IP...
  • Page 70 Address]/request=ptzUpStart&camDid=[d camView: 0(Single lens eviceTbCamDid]&camView=[camView camera), 1 (The first lens of Index] multi-lens camera), 2 (The second lens of multi-lens camera), ... TiltUpStop http://[account]:[password]@[IP deviceTbCamDid: camera ID Address]/request=ptzUpStop&camDid=[d camView: 0(Single lens eviceTbCamDid]&camView=[camView camera), 1 (The first lens of Index] multi-lens camera), 2 (The second lens of multi-lens camera), ...
  • Page 71 Did=[deviceTbCamDid]&camView=[cam camera), 1 (The first lens of View Index] multi-lens camera), 2 (The second lens of multi-lens camera), ... FocusInStart http://[account]:[password]@[IP deviceTbCamDid: camera ID Address]/request=ptzFocusInStart&cam camView: 0(Single lens Did=[deviceTbCamDid]&camView=[cam camera), 1 (The first lens of View Index] multi-lens camera), 2 (The second lens of multi-lens camera), ...
  • Page 72 Address]/request=ptzGetFocusMode&ca focusMode: 0:AF mDid=[deviceTbCamDid]&camView=[ca 1:MF mView Index] -1:NO Focus function device camView: 0(Single lens camera), 1 (The first lens of multi-lens camera), 2 (The second lens of multi-lens camera), ... SetFocusMode http://[account]:[password]@[IP deviceTbCamDid: camera ID Address]/request=ptzSetFocusMode&ca focusMode: 0:AF mDid=[deviceTbCamDid]&focusMode=[0: 1:MF AF 1:MF]&camView=[camView Index] -1:NO Focus function device camView: 0(Single lens...

  • Page 73: Tcp Commands

    A TCP command string starts with AVER:[account]:[password]:/request=X, and ends with \r\n. X is as HTTP requests above. For example, AVER:[account]:[password]:/request=pause\r\n, AVER:[account]:[password]:/request=resume \r\n, and so on. VISCA Command Table MT300(N) also can be controlled via below VISCA over IP commands, but does not support VISCA RS422 commands. Payload: Commands:...
  • Page 74 Power 01 00 00 07 00 00 00 01 81 01 04 00 03 FF Power off MT300 Voice Tracking Pause 01 00 00 07 00 00 00 01 81 01 04 7D 03 00 FF Pause voice tracking...

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