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Dedicated coverage areas have microphone coverage at all times. They have a set size of 6 by 6 feet (1.8 by 1.8 meters) and
work best for talkers that are in one position most of the time, like at a podium or a whiteboard.
Prevent Unwanted Sounds
As you set up coverage, you may want to block unwanted sounds from your microphone signal (such as doorways or HVAC
equipment). There are 2 ways to block unwanted sounds in part of a room:
Muted coverage
No coverage
Two Ways to Block Unwanted Sound
Muted Coverage
No Coverage
How does it sound?
Great rejection for unwanted sounds
Good rejection for unwanted sounds
Can unwanted sound get picked up?
No. Sounds inside muted coverage ar
eas won’t be picked up by active cover
age areas.
Possibly. Sounds outside coverage ar
eas can be picked up at low levels by
active coverage areas.
Does it use coverage areas?
Yes
No
To use the muted coverage method:
Place a coverage area where you want to block unwanted sounds. Select the coverage area.
Select Mute in the properties panel. This post-gate mute mutes any sound inside the coverage area.
To use the no coverage method:
Move or change the size of dynamic coverage areas to avoid the parts of a room with unwanted sounds.
Move dedicated coverage areas.
Move or delete extra microphone lobes (when automatic coverage is turned off).
Use Steerable Lobes
Automatic coverage
= Off
To use steerable lobes, turn off automatic coverage in
Settings
>
General
>
Automatic
coverage
. You can manually po
sition up to 8 microphone lobes. This mode is best for when you need direct outputs, like for a multi-zone voice lift system.
The microphone doesn't use coverage areas when automatic coverage is off.
See the MXA910 guide to learn more about using lobes.
Adjust Levels
Before adjusting levels:
Set up a way to listen to the microphone directly
®
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Open Designer and find the MXA920 in the list of online devices. Alternatively, launch device's web application.
Automatic Coverage On
Talk in each coverage area at a normal speech volume. You can adjust:
Coverage area gain (post-gate):
From the Coverage tab, open the properties panel on the right side. Select the
coverage area to see post-gate gain and mute controls.
IntelliMix gain (post-gate):
Go to the IntelliMix tab to adjust the automix out level and control DSP settings.