Chapter 1: Getting Started; Sku's Used - ClearOne Beamforming Microphone Array Installation Manual

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Congratulations on purchasing your Beamforming Microphone Array. The Beamforming
Microphone Array is a 24-microphone device with beamforming and adaptive steering technology
designed specifically for use with the CONVERGE
COLLABORATE Room Pro media appliances.
The Beamforming Microphone Array connects with the CONVERGE Pro through an Expansion
Bus (E-bus) port: 3 arrays per supported CONVERGE Pro and up to 16 Beamforming Microphone
Arrays can be daisy-chained in the site. The power for the Beamforming Microphone Array is
supplied through a Power-Over-Ethernet (PoE) connection.
The Beamforming Microphone Array supports use in ceiling-mounted and wall mounted modes,
leaving the conference room table area free of clutter, as well as a standard table-top mode.
IMPORTANT: The Beamforming Microphone Array only can be used with CONVERGE
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Pro systems operating at version 4.X software and firmware.
Instructions for updating CONVERGE Pro firmware and Beamforming Microphone Array firmware
are included in the Beamforming Microphone Array Quick-Start Guide which is found on the
ClearOne website at:
http://www.clearone.com/resources#professional_microphones
This guide covers the steps followed to mount the Beamforming Microphone Array in a solid ceiling,
drop-ceiling and wall mount. This guide can also be downloaded from the ClearOne website at:
http://www.clearone.com/resources#professional_microphones

SKU'S USED

The following assemblies or kits may be used in the Beamforming Microphone Array installation:
• 910-001-003 (white) or 910-001-003-B (black) Beamforming Microphone Array for CONVERGE
Pro or COLLABORATE Room Pro.
• 910-001-004 PoE Power Supply and Cable Kit for Beamforming Microphone Array. Contains
power supply, one AC power cable and two 25-foot CAT5E RJ45 plenum cables. (One used as
the PoE cable and the other as an E-bus cable) If a PoE kit is not obtained, installers will need
to provide their own PoE unit and all cables.
• 910-001-005-12 (white) or 910-001-005-12-B (black) Ceiling Mounting Kit with 12" Suspension
Column for Beamforming Microphone Array
or
910-001-005-24 (white) or 910-001-005-24-B (black) Ceiling Mounting Kit with 24" Suspension
Column for Beamforming Microphone Array
• 910-001-006 (white) or 910-001-006-B (black) Wall Mounting Kit for Beamforming Microphone
Array
Pro products: 880, 840T, 880T, 880TA, and the
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