CONVERGE® USB USB Audio Interface for CONVERGE PRO & SR Products Quick-Start Guide
Table of Contents THE CONVERGE USB........................................................................1 Parts Included. ....................................................................................1 USB Interface Application....................................................................2 E-bus Extender Application...................................................................3 Procedure Summary. ............................................................................
QUICK-START GUIDE THE CONVERGE USB The CONVERGE USB device provides plug-and-play USB audio In/Out (transmit/receive) connectivity between popular desktop and laptop UC applications or COLLABORATE Room and CONVERGE Pro for full, rich, professional sound. The CONVERGE USB also can serve as a E-bus (sometimes called G-Link expansion bus) extender. The CONVERGE USB can, for example, be up to 200 feet from the stack, then re-send the signal for up to another 200 feet to the next E-bus component.
CONVERGE USB INTERFACE USB Interface Application The CONVERGE USB allows audio sources/destinations to connect via USB to CONVERGE Pro/SR mixers. The following diagram shows how a CONVERGE Pro can be connected to a PC/laptop or COLLABORATE Room via USB.
QUICK-START GUIDE • • • Up to four CONVERGE USB units with unique channel pairs can be attached to a single CONVERGE Pro/SR site. Refer to “Link Channel Selection” later in this document for instructions on how to select the Tx/Rx channels. There is no limit to the number of units if they all share the same bus. Audio control is performed in the UC Application or COLLABORATE Room application. See “Configure and Set Audio Controls” for more detail.
CONVERGE USB INTERFACE CONVERGE USB Used as E-bus Extender for CONVERGE Pro CONVERGE Pro Unit E-bus From LINK Out CONVERGE USB E-bus To LINK In (Up to 200 Ft. Max. Length) E-bus From LINK Out (Up to 200 Ft. Max. Length) CONVERGE Pro Unit E-bus To LINK In Note: Link Channel Selection is NOT required when the CONVERGE USB is used only as an E-bus extender with no USB Tx/Rx channels used.
QUICK-START GUIDE Procedure Summary These steps, detailed in the subsequent sections, must be done in the following order to use the CONVERGE USB in your CONVERGE Pro Site: 1. Verify the CONVERGE Pro firmware is at version 4.X or higher. Update if needed using CONVERGE Console. 2. Select the Expansion bus (E-bus) Link Channels by connecting a terminal block to the CONVERGE USB Control/Status connector at the back of the device.
CONVERGE USB INTERFACE VERIFY THE CONVERGE PRO FIRMWARE Verify your CONVERGE Console is operating at version 4.X or higher. The CONVERGE USB audio interfaces are not recognized by systems running older versions and the 4.X versions offer significant upgrades from previous versions. ClearOne strongly encourages users to upgrade all firmware to the latest release version. Instructions for updating from version 1.X, 2.X and 3X are detailed later in this document.
QUICK-START GUIDE The terminal block pins are numbered from left to right 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The pins 1 and 3 are the inputs used to select different pairs of channels. Channel selections are made by connecting combinations of pins 1 and 3 to pin 6. Pins 2, 4 and 5 must not be used to avoid equipment damage. All E-bus signals will pass through the CONVERGE USB, but only the selected Tx/Rx channels will be used by the CONVERGE USB.
CONVERGE USB INTERFACE CONNECTING THE CONVERGE USB UNIT Connect the CONVERGE USB units to the CONVERGE Pro/SR stack via the E-bus connections using CAT5/CAT6-24AWG solid conductor RJ45 cables. Power to the CONVERGE USB is supplied by the standard 12V DC power adapter supplied with the unit.
QUICK-START GUIDE Computer USB Connector Control/Status Port Terminal Block Link In (Optional Link Out cable not shown) CONVERGE USB Mounted Under Table Power Cable Sample Table The CONVERGE USB Interface can also be placed near the CONVERGE Pro units or at any other location if care is taken to remain within the operational limits of the USB, power and E-bus cabling.
CONVERGE USB INTERFACE ROUTING THE CONVERGE USB CHANNELS Complete the audio channel routing in the Matrix in CONVERGE Console. In CONVERGE Console, select any device in the site, then click on the Matrix tab. As selected by the terminal block, route the signals that will be in Inputs and Outputs for the USB device connected through the CONVERGE USB. For example: if a terminal block jumper is between pins 1 and 6, then the CONVERGE Pro channels are M for transmit and N for receive.
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CONVERGE USB INTERFACE CONFIGURE AND SET AUDIO CONTROLS Audio control for the audio interfaced to the CONVERGE Pro system is applied in the laptop or PC running the UC application or by COLLABORATE Room. Microphone, Speakers and Volume in the UC Application In the UC client, set the CONVERGE USB as the microphone and speaker audio devices. Different client applications vary in the way the present these controls. Two examples shown below are for Skype™ and Lync®.
QUICK-START GUIDE Lync Example Microphone, Speakers and Volume in COLLABORATE Room In the COLLABORATE Room settings, assign the CONVERGE USB as the recording and playback audio devices.
CONVERGE USB INTERFACE UPGRADING FROM OLDER VERSIONS OF CONVERGE FIRMWARE Please follow the steps listed below to upgrade your firmware: NOTE: Save the CONVERGE Console site file before performing any firmware upgrade. Upgrading from CONVERGE Pro 3.X firmware 1. Remove any 1.X, 2.X and 4.X units from the stack by disconnecting the expansion bus link cable from the 3.X units. 2. Re-connect to the 3.X stack with CONVERGE Console. 3. Download the 4.X firmware file to the stack of units. 4.
QUICK-START GUIDE 5. Units are fully upgraded. 6. Verify units have been upgraded by checking the firmware version on the front panel. Reconnect all E-bus cables, if needed, to complete the stack of units. Upgrading from CONVERGE Pro 1.X firmware 1. Remove any 2.X, 3.X and 4.X units from the stack by disconnecting the expansion bus link cable from the 1.X units. 2. Re-connect to the 1.X stack with CONVERGE Console. 3. Download the 4.X firmware file to the stack of units. 4.
CONVERGE USB INTERFACE PART NUMBERS 910-151-806 CONVERGE USB CLEARONE CONTACTS HEADQUARTERS: Salt Lake City, UT USA 5225 Wiley Post Way Suite 500 Salt Lake City, UT 84116 Sales: 800-705-2103 Toll Free: 800.945.7730 Fax: 801.977.0087 e-mail: sales@clearone.com TechSales Tel: 800.705.2103 e-mail: techsales@clearone.com Technical Support Tel: 800.283.5936 e-mail: tech.support@clearone.co EMEA: Tel: +44 (0) 1189 036 053 e-mail: global@clearone.co APAC: Tel: +852 3590 4526 e-mail: global@clearone.
