ClearOne Beamforming Installation Manual

Beamforming Microphone Array Systems

Group Microphone for Professional Conferencing

Wall Mount Installation Guide

GETTING STARTED ...........................................................................1

SKUs USED ........................................................................................2

CONNECTIONS .................................................................................3

Powering your Beamforming microPhone array SyStem ........................3

Poe connectionS.................................................................................4

e-BuS & P-Link connectionS .................................................................4

WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION ........................................................6

PartS received.....................................................................................6

tooLS required ....................................................................................7

waLL mounting Procedure ...................................................................7

muting ...............................................................................................15

Table of Contents

WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION GUIDE

Wall Mount Installation Guide 1

GETTING STARTED

Congratulations on purchasing your Beamforming Microphone Array
(BFM) product. BFM units feature 24 microphones with beamforming
and adaptive steering technology designed specifically for use with the
CONVERGE® Pro or CONVERGE® Pro 2 systems.

IMPORTANT: The BFM1 only can be used with the first generation
CONVERGE Pro system; likewise, the BFM2 is compatible only with
the CONVERGE Pro 2 system.

The BFM1 connects with the CONVERGE Pro through an Expansion Bus
(E-bus) port: 3 arrays per supported CONVERGE Pro and up to 16 arrays
can be daisy-chained in the site. The power for the BFM1 is supplied
through a Power-Over-Ethernet (PoE) connection.

IMPORTANT: The Beamforming Microphone Array only can
be used with CONVERGE Pro systems operating at version 4.X
software and firmware.

The BFM2 connects with the CONVERGE Pro 2 through a Peripheral
Link (P-Link) port: 3 arrays per supported CONVERGE Pro 2 and up to 6
BFM2s can be daisy-chained in one P-Link chain. Power for the BFM2 is
supplied through a PoE or P-Link connection from CONVERGE Pro 2.

Instructions for updating CONVERGE Pro or CONVERGE Pro 2 firmware
and BFM firmware are included in the respective BFM Quick-Start Guides
found on the ClearOne website at:

http://www.clearone.com/resources#professional_microphones

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SKUs USED

The following assemblies or kits may be used in the BFM installation:

• 910-001-003 (white) or 910-001-003-B (black) BFM1

• 910-3200-201 (white) or 910-3200-201-B (black) BFM2

• 910-001-004 PoE Power Supply and Cable Kit for BFM1. Contains

power supply, one AC power cable and two 25-foot CAT5E RJ45
Plenum cables. (One used as the PoE cable and the other as an
E-bus cable). If a PoE kit is not obtained, installers will need to
provide their own PoE unit and all cables.

• 910-3200-202 PoE Power Supply Kit for BFM2. Contains power
supply, one AC power cable and two 25-foot CAT5E or CAT6
RJ45 plenum cables (one used as the PoE cable and the other as
a P-Link cable). If a PoE kit is not obtained, installers will need to
provide their own PoE unit and all cables.

• 910-3200-203-12/24/36/48 (white) or 910-3200-203-12/24/36/48-B
(black) Gen-2 Ceiling Mounting Kit with 12/24/36/48” Suspension
Column

• 910-001-005-12/24/36/48 (white) or 910-001-005-12/24-B (black)
Gen-1 Ceiling Mounting Kit with 12/24/36/48” Suspension Column

NOTE: All above mounting kits are compatible with both the BFM1
and BFM2.

PoE

Converge Pro 2

P-Link

(Power, Audio, Control)

200 ft.

P-Link

200 ft.

P-Link

200 ft.

Sample Scenario:
Connecting 3 BFM2 units to one CP2 Unit

WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION GUIDE

Wall Mount Installation Guide 3

CONNECTIONS

This section explains the connections made in BFM installations.

Powering a BFM System

Both the BFM1 and BFM2 can be powered by a standard PoE switch or
a PoE power supply (external or ClearOne; up to three BFM2 units can
be powered by one ClearOne PoE Injector). Additionally, the BFM2 can
be powered via a P-Link from CONVERGE Pro 2 (a single cable carries
power, audio and control).

Converge Pro + Beamforming Mic Array

Converge Pro 2 + Beamforming Mic Array 2

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P-Link and E-Bus ConnECtions

NOTE: Firmware upgrades are performed via the E-bus or P-Link
connection. Plugging the PoE cable into the E-bus or P-Link
connections may cause damage to your BFM unit.

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Power Supply
(Front and Back Views)

Power Cord
to AC Power

PoE Ethernet Cable to
Beamforming Microphone Array

PoE ConnECtions

Use the appropriate AC cord to connect the PoE power supply to the
AC power. Then plug the PoE cable into the LAN+DC connection on
the power supply. Route the PoE cable where it can be fed through the
mount assembly or to the conference table with the BFM1 or BFM2 unit.

NOTE: The PoE connection is only for power, not control. There
is no daisy-chain power for the BFM1, power must be supplied to
individual units. For the BFM2, power only needs to be supplied
to individual units if not using a ClearOne or same specification
standard PoE Injector.