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Vortex EF2241
Reference Manual
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VORTEX EF2241 REFERENCE MANUAL Introduction....................................................................................................2 Product Features .................................................................................................... 3 Pre-Installation...............................................................................................5 EF2241 Front and Rear Panels.............................................................................. 6 Installation
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INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the Vortex EF2241! How to Use This This is a reference manual for your EF2241. It is structured to provide the informa- tion you need quickly and conveniently. The following is an overview of each sec- Manual tion: • Introduction • Pre-Installation includes information about the contents of the box, tools needed for installation and front and rear panel descriptions. • Installation covers connections of inputs/outputs and c
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INTRODUCTION busses equals 12 inputs), and 2 mixes of the P Bus for the telephone. The 23 x 17 main matrix has the following outputs: Outputs 1-4 and A-D, AEC Reference 1 and 2, W, X, Y, and Z outputs to the digital expansion bus, P output to the digital expansion bus, output to the power amplifier, and output to the phone line. The EF2241 has 24 bit resolution, 32-bit floating point computation, and a 48 kHz sampling rate. Polycom’s proprietary noise cancellation on each of the 4 mic/line
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INTRODUCTION Inputs and • 4 microphone/line level inputs with phantom power on each input • 24 VDC Phantom Power Outputs • 4 line level auxiliary inputs with nominal level of 0 dBu • 8 line level outputs with default nominal level of 0 dBu • Automatic Gain Control (AGC) on Inputs 1-4. Remote Control • RS-232 port for remote control • Reconfigurable parallel logic input/output • EF bus for linking multiple Vortex devices • Digital bus with 5 audio busses, 48 kHz sampling rate • Up to 8 Vortex dev
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PRE-INSTALLATION PRE-INSTALLATION What’s Included The Vortex EF2241 product package includes the following items: • Vortex EF2241 Reference Manual • Vortex EF2241 • External power supply • Cat 5 cable for EF Bus • Telephone cable • Rack mount screws (4) • Phoenix connectors (16) • Cable clamp and screw • CDROM containing other manuals and Conference Composer software • Product Registration Card Rackmount Screws (4) ® Vortex EF2241 x x Cable Clamp x x and screw Phoenix Connectors (16) CDROM with
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PRE-INSTALLATION EF2241 FRONT AND REAR PANELS 12 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 19 Figure 2. EF2241 Front and Rear Panels 1. LCD DISPLAY. Displays menu instructions for configuration and operation of the EF2241. 2. DOWN BUTTON. Scrolls backward through menu items at a particular level or decreases the value of a parameter. 3. UP BUTTON. Scrolls forward through menu items at a particular level or increases the value of a parameter. 4. ENTER. Enters the menu and allows you to sel
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PRE-INSTALLATION 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Figure 3. Parallel remote control, EF BUS, serial remote control, power supply input, and power amplifier output on back panel of the EF2241. 10. INPUT PARALLEL PORT. Parallel logic input. 11. OUTPUT PARALLEL PORT. Parallel logic output. 12. EF BUS IN. Connects to EF BUS OUT of another Vortex device. 13. EF BUS OUT. Connects to the EF BUS IN of another Vortex device. 14. RS-232 SERIAL PORT. Connect this to an optional RS-232 remote control device, suc
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INSTALLATION INSTALLATION This equipment is intended to only be installed by qualified service personnel. The equipment shall be connected to a socket-outlet that provides a protective earthing connection. North American CAUTION-To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunica- tion line cord. Requirement MOUNTING THE EF2241 The EF2241 can be mounted in a rack enclosure using four large screws (10-32x1/2”) included with the unit. One EF2241 fits in a single rack space.
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INSTALLATION Typical EF2241 The EF2241 will typically be connected to other equipment in a single room setup as Connections shown below in Figure 5 and Figure 6. In 1 Out 1 In 2 Out 2 In 3 Out 3 Polycom Video CODEC In 4 Out 4 In A Out A Line In Line Out In B Out B In C Out C In D Out D ® Vortex EF2241 Spk Out Phone Line EFBus In EFBus Out PSTN Figure 5. Block diagram of typical EF2241 connections: a single room using one EF2241. PSTN ® Vortex EF2241 Polycom Video Codec, 4-wire Connection POLYCO
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INSTALLATION • Connect speaker output to loudspeaker. • If RS-232 remote control is desired, connect the RS-232 REMOTE CONTROL port of the EF2241 to the remote control device, such as an RS-232 interface to a touch panel or a COM port on a personal computer. • Connect the LINE RJ11 jack to an analog telephone line. • Connect the PHONE RJ11 jack to an analog telephone set (optional). • Connect the external power supply to the POWER SUPPLY INPUT jack of the EF2241. • Set the country code on the
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... INSTALLATION Terminating the The EF2241 is self-terminating so if you are connecting multiple EF2241s, the EF Bus does NOT need to be terminated. However, if you are linking the EF2241 to EF2241 EF2280s, terminate the EF Bus link. EF Bus Terminator Vortex EF2280 Cat-5 cable Cat-5 cable Vortex EF2280 Ca t - 5 c a b l e Vortex EF2241 No Terminator Needed Figure 7. Only the EF2280 needs to be terminated when linked together with EF2241s. FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS (PRESET 0) The following is
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INSTALLATION whichever preset you want to come up after power up). The unit will need to be con- figured for your system. PROGRAM PARAMETERS FACTORY DEFAULT PRESET VALUE SYSTEM PARAMETERS Preset 0 Device ID 0 AUTOMIX PARAMETERS Chairman Mode Off Decay Time 1000 ms Hold Time 500 ms Last Mic On Mode On (on Automixer 1) Max NOM per Automixer 4 Off Attenuation -15 dB INPUT CHANNELS Acoustic Echo Cancellation On Automatic Gain Control (AGC) On AGC Rate 1 dB/s AGC Max Gain 3 dB AGC Min Gain -3 dB Aut
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INSTALLATION ROGRAM PARAMETERS FACTORY DEFAULT PRESET VALUE P Input Gains Mic Mode + 15 dB = 48 dB for Inputs 1-4 0 dB for Inputs A-D Manual Threshold 60 dB Mute Off Noise Cancellation On Noise Cancellation Level 10 dB Phantom Power On OUTPUT CHANNELS Mute Off NOM Attenuation On for Outputs 1-4 On for Outputs A-D Output Gain 0 dB Presets and PRESET 0 is preconfigured for a system with multiple Vortex devices. In Preset 0, microphones are bussed out to other units on the W Bus. Microphones are
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INSTALLATION Configure the matrix mixer input from the codec output. The input gain of the matrix mixer should be set to match the nominal output level of the codec. For example, if the codec outputs a -10 dBV (-8 dBu) level, 8 dB of gain should be applied on the matrix mixer input. This will bring the codec level up to 0 dBu inside the matrix. Verify Room Gain After adjusting the loudspeaker level, verify the room gain in your system using the ROOM GAIN meter on the DIAGNOSTICS page of C
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INTEGRATING THE EF2241 INTO YOUR SYSTEM INTEGRATING THE EF2241 INTO YOUR SYSTEM Operating the The EF2241 can be operated in two ways: through the LCD menu on the front panel or through RS-232. For control via RS-232, please refer to the EF2241 Programming EF2241 Guide, which includes programming tips as well as the EF2241 RS-232 commands. For operation using the PC control software, Conference Composer, please refer to the Conference Composer User Guide. Use Conference Composer software to
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INTEGRATING THE EF2241 INTO YOUR SYSTEM you should increase your input gain by 15 dB. If the meter shows an average gain of +10 dB, you should decrease your input gain by 10 dB. AGC Level Meter Read AGC level Adjust Input Gain here Figure 9. AGC Meter on the Diagnostics page of the Conference Composer soft- ware. The gain adjustment is the same gain control on the Mic/Line Inputs page in Conference Composer. IF THE AGC METER SHOWS... ADJUST THE INPUT GAIN IN THIS WAY. positive gain Increase
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INTEGRATING THE EF2241 INTO YOUR SYSTEM Customize The following sections will describe customizing parameters on the EF2241 for your particular application if you are not using Preset 0. Setting for Your Particular Application SET UP THE PHONE INTERFACE The echo canceller reference of the EF2241 is by default set up with the phone input already assigned to it. By default the phone interface will be disabled until you select a country code for the telephony interface. This can either be don
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INTEGRATING THE EF2241 INTO YOUR SYSTEM for their echo canceller, or they can use their own internal references. The references may include a mix of any input, with crosspoint gains, including W, X, Y, and Z bus- ses. Set the EF Bus Reference in the System Menu of the LCD Menu (See “EF Bus Reference” on page 28). Setting up the If all far end audio and program audio sources are on the same Bus Reference Vortex device, 1. Assign far end audio and program audio sources to Reference 1 on the
