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WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION  GUIDE

Wall Mount Installation Guide      7

Verify that you have all the parts required to complete your installation.
When you open the shipping package(s) for the first time, please check 
that all items purchased are included. If any of the items (according to 
your customer order) are missing or damaged, contact your ClearOne 
distributor immediately.

Drywall saw for cutting hole 

in wall for cable passage

#1 Phillips 

screwdriver

Level used to level the Wall 

Mounting Plate

Drill bits 

appropriate to 

fastener type

Electric or portable drill

Wall fasteners are not provided 
and must be appropriate to the 

wall material

Tools Required

The following tools may be required for Wall Mount installation of the 
Beamforming Microphone Array. You will also need other tools for 
installing fasteners (not included in the kit) to hold the Wall Mounting 
Plate to the wall where the Beamforming Microphone Array is to be 
installed.)

 

Wall Mounting Procedure

The wall mounted BFM must be placed on a wall facing the intended 
conference participants. It can be placed below a video conferencing 
system such as COLLABORATE, or in audio-only applications, at eye 

Summary of Contents for Beamforming

Page 1: ...Beamforming Microphone Array Systems Group Microphone for Professional Conferencing Wall Mount Installation Guide...

Page 2: ...2 CONNECTIONS 3 Powering your Beamforming Microphone Array System 3 PoE Connections 4 E bus P Link Connections 4 WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION 6 Parts Received 6 Tools Required 7 Wall Mounting Procedure 7...

Page 3: ...NVERGE Pro and up to 16 arrays can be daisy chained in the site The power for the BFM1 is supplied through a Power Over Ethernet PoE connection IMPORTANT The Beamforming Microphone Array only can be u...

Page 4: ...stallers will need to provide their own PoE unit and all cables 910 3200 202 PoE Power Supply Kit for BFM2 Contains power supply one AC power cable and two 25 foot CAT5E or CAT6 RJ45 plenum cables one...

Page 5: ...ns the connections made in BFM installations Powering a BFM System Both the BFM1 and BFM2 can be powered by a standard PoE switch or a PoE power supply external or ClearOne up to three BFM2 units can...

Page 6: ...rming Microphone Array PoE Connections Use the appropriate AC cord to connect the PoE power supply to the AC power Then plug the PoE cable into the LAN DC connection on the power supply Route the PoE...

Page 7: ...e connected to a CONVERGE Pro stack via LINK IN and LINK OUT E bus connections using CAT5E RJ45 cables power source selection switch USB for future use BFM2 units are connected to a CONVERGE Pro 2 sta...

Page 8: ...ly but via the P Link Each unit also has a P Link In and P Link Out connection that allows units to be chained together with the P Link Out of one unit connecting to the P Link In of the next unit Ver...

Page 9: ...nting Plate Drill bits appropriate to fastener type Electric or portable drill Wall fasteners are not provided and must be appropriate to the wall material Tools Required The following tools may be re...

Page 10: ...n be mounted to either a solid or hollow wall Use fasteners appropriate to the wall type to attach the plate to the wall level with the participants The face of the BFM should be about 8 to 10 feet fr...

Page 11: ...Wall mounting MUST be strictly horizontal to assure proper adaptive steering of audio pickup Drill holes to receive the fasteners and cut out the cable pass through NOTE The anchors and screws used t...

Page 12: ...ead the cables for Link In Link Out and PoE through the wall space and out through the hole in the center of the plate NOTE Allow enough extra cable length to pass through the hole to easily run under...

Page 13: ...eamforming Microphone Array and insert the screws A into the Beamforming Microphone Array corresponding to the holes in the Mic Mounting Plate Tighten all screws with the 1 Phillips screwdriver C A 4X...

Page 14: ...ounting Plate LINK IN and LINK OUT Connectors PoE Connector Pass LINK IN LINK OUT and PoE cables through plates and under Cable Retention Clips For mountings with the cables coming through the wall ho...

Page 15: ...the studs into the tops of the slots If the cables are outside of the wall carefully route them to the mixer to avoid tangling or hazard Use slotted keholes in Mic Mounting Plate to hang Beamforming...

Page 16: ...tware to configure the array for the proper pickup pattern NOTE Wall mounting MUST be strictly horizontal and with the C logo on the left hand side to assure proper adaptive steering of audio pickup F...

Page 17: ...Off buttons are available for use when conferencing When the microphone array is active the microphone icons in the buttons illuminate blue If either button is pressed the Beamforming Microphone Array...

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