ClearOne comm XAPTM 800 CHAPTER 4: Advanced Configuration

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CHAPTER 4: AdvancedConfiguration

For many audio conferencing applications, a great deal of system flexibility is needed

to meet the challenges presented by changing meeting or conference room

requirements. These requirements may include changes in muting, audio sources,

room orientation, or room combining. And ideally, these changes are made

instantaneously—without interrupting or affecting any meetings in progress.

Using presets enables you to accommodate these changing room requirements

quickly and efficiently. When you create a preset, you are essentially creating a

single room configuration option. Presets can be programmed with a variety of

routing, level, gating, delay, filter, and EC reference settings to meet specific

application requirements. You can change every unit parameter or a select few

depending on your room needs. XAP 800 presets are unique in the sense that they

operate independently of other presets in the unit. When a preset is run, only the

selected inputs/outputs are changed—all other settings in other presets remain

unchanged and are not reset. This means you can change audio routing and

configuration settings in a room without affecting settings in other rooms (such as

gain). You can create up to 32 presets for the XAP 800.

Presets can be executed in a variety of different ways including the Execute

Preset utility in G-Ware, the front panel controls of the XAP 800, RS-232

external control devices, RS-485 control devices (ClearOne Control Panel and

XAP IR Remote), logic in/out, and contact closure. You can also create macros

which can run multiple presets. These options give you tremendous flexibility when

designing your installations and will be described in more detail in this chapter.

Presets are created in G-Ware using the Preset mode. To switch to Preset Mode,

click the Preset Mode button on the toolbar or the Preset Mode button on the Flow

Screen. The Preset Mode window (see Figure 4.2) consists of the Preset

Configuration Pane (left side of the window), the G-Ware menus and toolbar

(although most options are not available because they do not apply to presets), and

the Preset Matrix Screen. There is no Flow Screen in Preset Mode since all

configurable settings can be accessed from the Matrix Screen.

Figure 4.1. Preset Mode

toolbar button

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