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VOICECRAFTER

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                                                           USER CONTROL INTERFACE

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5.3.2  ACOUSTIC SCREEN

The ACOUSTIC screen (see 

Figure 5-2)

is designed to be used by a system
installer for proper set up of the
Voicecrafter.

Figure 5-2.  Acoustic Screen

F1,  F2

,  F3

,  F4,  F5,

F1~F5 buttons represents locations
where Voicecrafter parameters can be
stored.  F2

 and F3

 are also used to

select other options.  (F1~F5 can not be
accessed using the function keys on
your computer keyboard.)

Mic 1 / Mic 2
Default: Sets the default Mic Gain that
the Voicecrafter uses during a Train
cycle.
Gain: Displays current Mic Gain
settings.  Mic Gain can be adjusted
using F2

 and F3

 (only when

autoadaption is FULLY DISABLED via
the ACOUSTIC screen).
Mute: Displays microphone mute status.
Mute is toggled using F2

 and F3

.

Input Mode:  Selects between Mic level,
Unbalanced line input, or Balanced line
input.  Change Input Mode using F2

and F3

 (Mic 2 input only).

Speaker
AERL: Sets the target AERL to be used
during a Train cycle
Gain: Displays current Speaker Gain.
Can be adjusted using F2

 and F3

(only when autoadaption is FULLY
DISABLED via ACOUSTIC screen).
Mute: Displays current Speaker Mute
status.  Can be changed using F2

 and

F3

.

User Vol: Displays current User Volume.
Can be adjusted using F2

 and F3

.

User Volume adjusts Speaker Gain
within a limited range, which is
established during Configuration Train.
Train: Brings up a menu for starting a
Train cycle.  Select F2 for a Refresh
Train.  Select F3 for Configuration Train.
Train Mode: Selects a Train mode for
power up.  Refresh Train,  Configuration
Train, or Skip Train.
AutoAdapt:  Displays current status of
autoadaption. FULLY ENABLED
indicates that Voicecrafter autoadaption
is enabled.  GAIN ADJUST DISABLED
indicates that autoadaption will not
attempt to make any gain adjustments
to the system, but will continue to
optimize the echo canceller
performance.  FULLY DISABLED
indicates that Voicecrafter autoadaption
is fully disabled (no gain adjust and no
changes to the echo cancellation
process).
SW Ver: Displays current software
version.  By selecting F2 or F3, the
latest training results, time connected to
Voicecrafter, serial number in Hex, or
Flash Checksum can be displayed.

Summary of Contents for ADVANTAGE VOICECRAFTER 3000 Series

Page 1: ...VOICECRAFTERTM 3000 Series Echo Canceling Audio System operation manual...

Page 2: ...R PIN OUTS 4 4 CONFIGURATION 5 5 USER CONTROL INTERFACE SOFTWARE 7 6 INSTALLATION 13 7 CONNECTING EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT 15 8 TROUBLESHOOTING 20 9 DTMF DIALING BTV MODE 24 10 SPECIFICATIONS 26 11 GENERAL...

Page 3: ...gnal levels greater than 6dBm are present at the internal echo canceling processor RECEIVE LED When Green Indicates that normal signal levels between 30dBm and 6dBm are present at the internal echo ca...

Page 4: ...is Line Out RCA female jack for connecting Voicecrafter to an external power amplifier or to an external mixer which utilizes Mix Minus see Connecting External Equipment AUX Can be configured for VCR...

Page 5: ...00 Ohm Balanced Unbalanced Transformer Isolated Red Signal Black Signal LOUDSPEAKER 1 5 9 6 LOCAL DTE CONTROL TOP PORT Pin 1 5 VDC Pin 2 Tx From Voicecrafter Pin 3 Rx To Voicecrafter Pin 5 Ground 1 5...

Page 6: ...location where an acoustic model of the room is created and stored for use in the echo canceling process 4 3 RESULTS OF TRAINING After a Configuration Train cycle is initiated by means of the User Co...

Page 7: ...her the ACOUSTIC NETWORK or DIAGNOSTIC screens Use F2 or F3 to display EC_Si Placement of microphones in relation to speakers is essential for proper training values If a microphone is too close to a...

Page 8: ...ttom of the screen Use File menu to save current software settings or to exit program Use Mode menu to select Expert all screens Novice user screen only or Terminal Display text entry access Use Commu...

Page 9: ...aker Gain Can be adjusted using F2 and F3 only when autoadaption is FULLY DISABLED via ACOUSTIC screen Mute Displays current Speaker Mute status Can be changed using F2 and F3 User Vol Displays curren...

Page 10: ...C_Si EC_Ri VCR IN AERL and ERLE Each time the DSP AVE button is pressed a current average will be displayed SEND Mon Displays current send speech level as calculated by autoadaption RCV Mon Displays c...

Page 11: ...ux In and Aux Out to be used simultaneously VCR mode allows Aux In and Aux Out only to be used alternately This avoids the problem of feedback which occurs between the input and output of a VCR Input...

Page 12: ...ed when Alarm is pressed To clear a Latch click F3 after Alarm is selected Decode Alarm Displays the meaning of an alarm that has occurred NLP Config NLP Displays current status of the NLP Non Linear...

Page 13: ...ome silent Decay Time Displays how quickly the noise gate will suppress noise once the room has become silent Privacy Mode Defines what is muted when Mute or System Mute buttons are activated Select M...

Page 14: ...icecrafter to an external power amplifier see paragraph 7 3 MICROPHONE Connect mics to XLR connectors labels MIC 1 and MIC 2 on the Voicecrafter MIC 1 MIC 2 M I X E R OR POWER MICROPHONE CODEC 1 2 IN...

Page 15: ...Enable High pass filter on Mics if available Eliminating the low frequency signals produces better training results 3 Place a sound pressure level meter SPLM at the microphone location Adjust noise s...

Page 16: ...r should be connected to the Voicecrafter Mic 2 input to pin 3 to pin 2 and ground to pin 1 using 2 conductor shielded cable Microphones are then connected to the inputs of the external mixer 7 2 2 CA...

Page 17: ...n achieved see paragraph 4 3 store the resulting configuration by clicking on the Store button ACOUSTIC Screen followed by the desired memory location F1 F5 7 3 EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER WITHOUT LOCAL REINFO...

Page 18: ...m table The sound level should be measured at a typical listening position for a conference participant 5 Adjust the gain of the external amplifier so that a sound pressure level of 72dB is produced a...

Page 19: ...Click on AutoAdapt ACOUSTIC screen and use F3 to select FULLY DISABLED Then enable the internal white noise generator by clicking on the Noise button ACOUSTIC screen Use F3 to set white noise to ENA e...

Page 20: ...ure the noise level at the conference room table The sound level should be measured at a typical listening position for a conference participant 10 Adjust the level of the external amplifier and or th...

Page 21: ...activity can be used as a general indication that the Voicecrafter is working 8 2 4 POOR PERFORMANCE AFTER INSTALLATION 1 Train again listening for improved performance 2 Check wiring to from Voicecr...

Page 22: ...eakers 2 Reduce local ambient noise 3 If the Voicecrafter is set at moderate loudspeaker volume levels Option 1 Adjust NLP Near End Noise preset DIAGNOSTIC screen Option 2 Train with mic in bass cut p...

Page 23: ...8 2 14 HIGH AMBIENT ROOM NOISE TRANSMITTED TO FAR END 1 Reduce local ambient noise 2 Position microphones closer to conference participants 3 If necessary increase the number of near end mics to provi...

Page 24: ...ecreased and Codec Output Gain is increased To accomodate for a lower transmission level Codec Input Gain Offset is increased and Codec Output Gain is decreased 8 3 4 ACOUSTIC ECHO RETURN LOSS TARGET...

Page 25: ...the ASCII commands in the dialog box at the top of the SC 300 User Control Interface software screen Table 9 1 Dial Mode s Commands Command HEX Bytes ASCII Bytes Dial 1 0x73 0x63 0x6C scl Dial 2 0x73...

Page 26: ...l Mode 0xF0 0x00 Setting this parameter to zero sets the Voicecrafter dialing mode to DTMF dialing 0x01 0xFFFF Setting this parameter to any non zero value sets the Voicecrafter dialing mode to Pulse...

Page 27: ...3 2 B 0 8 9 3 9 1 2 0 A 8 5 E 8 5 8 E 50 8 5 8 B 3 0 8 C 0 889 8 8 B 9 7 8 9 9 25 0 A 8 9 8 887 H 8 H 87 H 171 7 POWER AUDIO OUT AUX CODEC MICROPHONE LOCAL REMOTE CONTROL SPEAKER LINE OUT OUT IN IN OU...

Page 28: ...mp MIC 2 Sel 16 bit A D MIC 2 PreAmp Speaker 5 Watt Power Amp Output Line Level Output 600 Balanced 16 bit A D 30dB 16 bit D A 16 bit A D 16 bit A D 16 bit D A 16 bit D A 600W Balanced w Phantom PWR A...

Page 29: ...ction of conference systems from multiple locations Clipping Signal which is incomplete due to portions being cut in the process of transmission Codec A device which produces a coded output from an an...

Page 30: ...e echo canceller receive out port and return back to the send in port as an echo Transmission Delay The amount of time for a signal to travel from a far end site to a near end site 11 2 ACRONYMS ABBRE...

Page 31: ...ON 30 HHT Hand Held Terminal Hz Hertz LED Light Emitting Diode kHz Kilohertz mSec Milliseconds NLP Non Linear Processor PC Personal Computer RAM Random Access Memory RCV Receive SND Send V Volts VDC V...

Page 32: ...6 7 6 8 6 8 7 66 5 7 6 8 7 6 5 7 6 66 5 6 6 5 7 5 7 7 8 8 7 8 5 7 6 7 6 6 8 7 6 7 6 6 7 5 7 7 6 8 66 5 7 6 6 6 66 6 7 8 5 7 6 7 8 7 8 6 5 8 5 5 7 5 66 5 5 2 6 7 6 5 7 8 5 7 6 7 6 8 7 5 8 5 7 A 7 6 7...

Page 33: ...rence to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own...

Page 34: ...d connector assembly telephone extension cord The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of service in some situations Repairs to certified equi...

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