Gentner XAP 800, Service Manual

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INTRODUCTION • OVERVIEW
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Audio is critical to human communication. Media such as voice mail, the Internet, conference
calling, videoconferencing, and electronic presentations are driving the demand for better
audio-communication technologies. The audioconferencing and videoconferencing arenas
also demand higher-quality sound. The XAP 800 provides better sound quality as well as the
ability to provide total sound system performance for telecommunications and any other
multimedia audio event.
The XAP 800 Audioconferencing System meets the demands of a wide variety of
conferencing and sound reinforcement requirements with 12 x 12 digital matrix mixing,
Gentner’s proprietary Distributed Echo Cancellation4, noise cancellation, parametric
equalizers, filters, and 32 customizable presets. These features enable the XAP 800 to create
a quality audio experience in many venues—from corporate briefing centers and courtrooms
to training rooms and boardrooms.
A quality teleconferencing experience is one where the audio or audio source material is the
message, not the audible inadequacies of a poorly designed or configured teleconferencing
system. With a properly configured XAP 800, participants and observers do not become
fatigued by reverberated audio, which reduces sound clarity.
For ease of use, the XAP 800 facilitates local and remote PC setup, control, and diagnostics;
compatibility with custom control panels; integration with popular control systems; logic
outputs, and gated microphone operation. Microphone inputs and mic mixing parameters can
be individually customized, while automatic gain control keeps the overall sound level
consistent. Input channels 1-8 can be configured as an automatic microphone mixer.
Any combination of inputs can be routed to any combination of outputs, allowing flexibility in
accommodating different applications and customer requirements.
Adjustments in routing, level, and other functions can be made through presets activated
through a closure on the rear panel or an RS-232 serial interface.
Introduction
Overview