ClearOne comm SR 1212, PRO TH20, PRO 8I operation manual Converge Pro

Converge Pro 8i

An input-only expansion box for the Converge Pro platform. The 8i delivers new economical configuration flexibility. It can be added to 880, 840T, and TH20 systems for additional microphone and line inputs, allowing customers to match the number of inputs and outputs required for specific conferencing and sound reinforcement installations.

Advanced Conferencing Feature Set

•Economical Mic/Line only mixer for large configurations where additional output channels are not required

•Next-generation Acoustic Echo Cancellation

»» Improved duplex performance

»» Push-to-talk microphone compatibility

•Next-generation Noise Cancellation

»» Adaptive modeling to room ambient noise conditions

•Increased resolution on Microphone Preamp stage »» 0 – 56dB in 7dB increments

•Pre-AEC routing for sound reinforcement applications

»» A maximum processing delay of four (4) milliseconds

•Management Improvements

»» Integrated Ethernet and USB connections

»» SNMP and HTML remote management agents with SMTP email alerts »» Web-based user and management control consoles

»» Event scheduler

»» Diagnostic console

•Simplified Configuration Software

»» Drag & drop A/V and channel objects

»» Selectable Console views—Unit, Matrix, and Channel

•Expanded serial command set

Superior Audio Performance

•Next-generation Distributed Echo Cancellation on every microphone input

•First-microphone priority delivers clear audio to the far end

•20Hz – 22kHz bandwidth for full-range audio response

•AGC & ALC to keep all participants’ audio levels balanced and consistent

Configuration Flexibility

•Scalable—link up to 34 Converge Pro units together for up to 96 microphones and 16 telephone lines

•Enhanced expansion bus, featuring 18 mix-minus audio buses for routing between units

•Ten microphone gating groups (four internal & six global) allow separation of microphones into individual mixer gating groups for greater configuration flexibility

•32 user-programmable presets can each be executed without disturbing other ongoing preset operations

•255 Macros for customized audio control and configuration using a single command

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