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Help Guide

Microphone Array System Manager

MASM-1

This Help Guide describes how to operate the MASM-1 Microphone Array System Manager.

Overview and Setup

Overview

Operating Environment

Installation

Operation Flow

Screen Structure

Password Setup Screen

Miscellaneous

Summary of Contents for MASM-1

Page 1: ...nager 5 020 094 11 1 Copyright 2020 Sony Corporation Overview and Setup Overview Operating Environment Installation Operation Flow Screen Structure Password Setup Screen Login Screen Main Screen Register Tab Settings Tab Calibrate Tab Monitor Tab Update Tab Options Screen About Screen Miscellaneous Usage Precautions Trademarks 1 ...

Page 2: ...M 1 Overview The MASM 1 Microphone Array System Manager is application software for configuring and operating an array of MAS A100 Beamforming Microphones collectively by remote control via a network 5 020 094 11 1 Copyright 2020 Sony Corporation 2 ...

Page 3: ...S Microsoft Windows 10 64 bit versions Processor 2 GHz or higher Memory 4 GB or higher Storage free capacity 300 MB or higher Display resolution 1280 720 or higher Browser Google Chrome version 70 or higher installed in the default location Other NET framework 4 7 2 or higher 5 020 094 11 1 Copyright 2020 Sony Corporation 3 ...

Page 4: ...m Manager MASM 1 Installation Download the installer from the following URL launch the installer and follow the instructions URL https pro sony product resources software firmware masm 1 5 020 094 11 1 Copyright 2020 Sony Corporation 4 ...

Page 5: ...d setup screen appears The login screen appears if a password has already been configured 1 Enter a password and press the SET button The login screen appears 2 Enter the configured password and press the LOGIN button The main screen appears 3 This screen is used to discover MAS A100 units on the network and register settings on the Register tab of the right pane The registered MAS A100 units can ...

Page 6: ... for the first time after installation 5 020 094 11 1 Copyright 2020 Sony Corporation Password input fields Enter the same password comprising 8 to 64 characters in both input fields Passwords must contain at least one upper case letter one lower case letter and one numeral The following characters are valid Alphabetic characters Numeric characters Symbols _ 1 SET button Press to register the ente...

Page 7: ...er MASM 1 Login Screen 5 020 094 11 1 Copyright 2020 Sony Corporation Password input field Enter the password that was configured when launching the application for the first time 1 LOGIN button Press to log in after entering the password 2 7 ...

Page 8: ...n Press to display the menu Use this when you want to view the Options page or About page 1 Group pane Displays the registered MAS A100 units arranged by groups Press a group name to display information about the MAS A100 units comprising the group in the right pane Pressing updates the display 2 Function tabs These tabs are used to register configure and monitor MAS A100 units 3 8 ...

Page 10: ...ing the Register tab Scan result screen 1 3 Displays a list of the discovered MAS A100 units You can configure the network connection of each MAS A100 as required Scan button Scans for MAS A100 units connected to the same segment same layer 2 network as the computer on which this application is installed 1 10 ...

Page 11: ...f each MAS A100 Press to change the value 4 Subnet mask Displays the subnet mask of each MAS A100 Press to change the value 5 Default gateway Displays the default gateway of each MAS A100 Press to change the value 6 Status Displays error messages for each MAS A100 if a problem occurs 7 Cancel button Press to return to the MAS A100 discovery screen 8 Set button Applies the configured settings and d...

Page 12: ...u want to register in this application 1 Model name Displays the model name 2 IP address Displays the IP address of each MAS A100 3 Serial number Displays the serial number of each MAS A100 4 Username Enter the administrator user name comprising 5 to 16 characters for each MAS A100 The following characters are valid Alphabetic characters Numeric characters Symbols _ Placing a check mark in admin i...

Page 13: ... Status Displays the status of each MAS A100 If OK is not displayed it indicates that some further action is required in order to register the MAS A100 in this application OK Indicates that the MAS A100 is ready to be registered in this application Uninitialized MAS A100 unit is in the factory default state Initialize set up the MAS A100 IP address is not accessible IP address of the MAS A100 cann...

Page 14: ...ory Enter a character string comprising 4 to 16 characters Character strings up to 16 characters can be entered in Path 2 and Path 3 If a character string is entered in Path 3 input in Path 2 becomes mandatory The following characters are valid Alphabetic characters Numeric characters Symbols _ Character strings entered in Path 1 Path 2 and Path 3 are used by this application as the names of group...

Page 15: ...ription Enter a character string of up to 16 characters describing the MAS A100 The following characters are valid Alphabetic characters Numeric characters Symbols _ 7 Status Displays error messages for each MAS A100 if a problem occurs 8 Cancel button Press to return to the MAS A100 discovery screen 9 Back button Press to return to the scan result screen 10 Done button Press to register each MAS ...

Page 16: ... Main output and Rec output of the MAS A100 Amber Mute Main output of the MAS A100 is temporarily silent The Rec output audio is output Red Standby Main output and Rec output of the MAS A100 are silent and temporary MAS A100 settings values configured on the Calibrate tab or Audio page are reset to defaults Gray offline MAS A100 is not accessible The MAS A100 settings cannot be changed 1 Pull down...

Page 17: ...y the MAS A100 Input is mandatory The following characters are valid Alphabetic characters Numeric characters Symbol characters _ 1 Description Enter a character string of up to 16 characters describing the MAS A100 The following characters are valid Alphabetic characters Numeric characters Symbol characters _ 2 Path 1 Path 2 Path 3 Enter information such as name of building floor number and room ...

Page 18: ...his application as the names of groups displayed on the Group pane for grouping microphones Normally MAS A100 units located within the same room must have the same entries for Path 1 Path 2 and Path 3 Unregister checkbox Place a check mark beside MAS A100 units that you want to unregister from this application 4 Unregister button Press to unregister the MAS A100 units for which a check mark is pla...

Page 19: ...ediately without pressing the Set button 3 Capture range Selects the capture range 4 Noise reduction Selects the noise reduction level 5 Feedback reduction Selects the feedback reduction level 6 Noise gate Selects the noise gate level 7 Equalizer 60Hz Equalizer 250Hz Equalizer 1kHz Equalizer 4kHz Equalizer 12kHz Displays the default equalizer value for each frequency Press the buttons or press the...

Page 20: ...for MAS A100 settings and operation The MAC address for use as a Dante device is shown by Dante Controller 3 Serial number Displays the serial number of each MAS A100 4 API control Selects whether to enable control of the MAS A100 from an external device 5 Restart button Press to restart the MAS A100 6 Schedule reboot You can set a time to reboot the MAS A100 automatically To disable automatic reb...

Page 21: ...ate 1 Name Displays the status lamp name and IP address of each MAS A100 The color of the status lamp indicates the status of the MAS A100 Calibration cannot be performed when the MAS A100 is offline status lamp is gray 2 Description Displays the description of each MAS A100 3 Flash Press the icon to start the LED of the MAS A100 flashing 4 Output level 5 21 ...

Page 22: ...the microphone gain This cannot be changed using this screen 7 Test signal Press the icon to output an audio test signal 0 dB level Press again to stop the test signal 8 Status Displays error messages for each MAS A100 if a problem occurs 9 Calibrate button Press the button to start calibration A noise signal is output from each MAS A100 for about 5 seconds For multiple MAS A100 units each MAS A10...

Page 23: ... lit or only one lamp is lit Mic gain Displays the default value of the microphone gain This is set to 12 dB immediately after calibration Press the buttons or press the value and enter a new value directly to change the setting 2 Test signal This cannot be operated using this screen 3 Status Displays a 5 level rating of the calibration The higher the rating value the higher the limit for speech r...

Page 24: ...tart the LED of the MAS A100 flashing 3 Output level Displays the output level using a green audio level bar This cannot be changed 4 Gain limit Displays the gain limit status When one lamp is displayed the microphone gain has reached the limit for suppressing feedback and maintaining audio quality When two lamps are displayed the microphone gain has exceeded the limit and that audio quality has d...

Page 25: ...ly change the microphone gain setting The changed setting reverts back to the default setting when the MAS A100 switches from Active state to Standby state To change the setting permanently use the Settings tab 6 Mute Turns audio muting of the MAS A100 on off 7 LED Turns the LED of the MAS A100 on off 8 Power Switches the state of the MAS A100 Press the icon to toggle between Active state and Stan...

Page 26: ...you want to update Up to ten units can be selected at any one time When ten units become selected the other checkboxes are grayed out 1 Name Displays the status lamp name and IP address of each MAS A100 The color of the status lamp indicates the status of the MAS A100 Firmware cannot be updated when the MAS A100 is offline status lamp is gray 2 Model Displays the model name 3 Software ver 4 26 ...

Page 27: ... the current firmware version of each MAS A100 Status Displays the status of each MAS A100 The firmware can be updated only on MAS A100 units for which the status is OK 5 Choose file button Selects the firmware file to use for updating 6 Apply button Applies the firmware update 7 27 ...

Page 28: ...password comprising 8 to 64 characters Enter the same password in both input fields Passwords must contain at least one upper case letter one lower case letter and one numeral The following characters are valid Alphabetic characters Numeric characters Symbols _ 2 Cancel button Press to discard changes and close the Options screen 3 OK button Press to apply changes and close the Options screen 4 28...

Page 30: ...ager MASM 1 About Screen Related Topic Main Screen 5 020 094 11 1 Copyright 2020 Sony Corporation Software Version Displays the software version 1 EULA Displays the End User License Agreement 2 OK button Press to close the About screen 3 30 ...

Page 31: ...sure to confirm that the network is protected securely From a safety standpoint when using the unit connected with the network it is strongly recommended to access the Control window via a Web browser and change the access limitation settings from the factory preset values Changing the password regularly is also recommended Do not browse any other website in the Web browser while making settings o...

Page 32: ...tries Google Chrome is a registered trademark of Google Inc Dante is a registered trademark of Audinate Pty Ltd Other company names product names and system names appearing in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Trademarked items are not indicated by or symbols in this document 5 020 094 11 1 Copyright 2020 Sony Corporation 32 ...

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