Phoenix Audio Stingray, MT700 Operating Manual
Operating Manual
MT700 Stingray Distributed Array Mixer
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MT700 Stingray Distributed Array Mixer
Operating Manual
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Plea se read this man ual carefully before using the Ph oenix Au dio Technolo gies MT700 Sti ngray
Dist ributed Array Mi xer.
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Table of Contents
All- In-One A udio S mart M ixer ................................................................ ................................... 4
MT700 Sti ngray Ove rview ......................................................................................................... 5
Specificat ions ............................................................................................................... 5
Using t he MT700 Stingray Mixer ................................................................................................ 7
Mixer Settings ................................................................................................................ 8
Four-way Bridging ................................................................................................ ........ 14
Using t he Das hboard Inte rface ................................................................................................ 15
Microphone Mixer Utili ty ......................................................................................................... 17
Microphone Mixer Settings .......................................................................................... 18
Line Mixer Ut ility .................................................................................................................... 22
Line Mixer Se ttings ...................................................................................................... 23
Expanded Audio Covera ge Wit h Dais y Chainin g ....................................................................... 26
How to Create Zones ................................ .............................................................................. 31
Zoning Quick Reference ................................................................................................ 37
Setting Up Th e SIP Client ................................ ........................................................................ 38
Limited Manuf acture r’s Wa rranty ............................................................................................ 39
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All-In-One Audio Smart Mixer
Complex problem? Simple solution.
People expect a con ference room to prov ide an audio environment that allows the m to s peak
freely and na turally, without having t o worr y whether ot hers can hear t hem. At the same time,
conf erencing space des ign continue s to evolve, and staying ahead of new te chnolo gies can get
expensive , time -consuming, and reduce user produc tivity. Organizations need high- quality
audio c onferencing technolog y that is both fle xible and easy to operate.
The MT700 St ingray Distribut ed Array Mixer from Phoe nix Audio Technologies is an all -in-one
smart mixe r that responds to rapidly evolving com municatio n trends, conferen ce env ironments ,
and connectivity te chnolo gies. Use d on it s own or in tan dem with video, the MT700 Stingray
Mixer offers a s imple solution t o the comple x requ iremen ts of today’s profe ssiona l confe rencing
spaces.
On the inside , an audio compone nt can be complicated, bu t on t he out side it has t o be e asy to
use. At Phoen ix Audio Tec hnologies we specialize in designing and manufacturing high -quality
audio s olutio ns that requ ire no specialized tra ining or ce rtification to use or deploy . The MT7 00
Stingray M ixer’s flexible design and prop rietar y, dist ribute d array t echnol ogy make it an i deal
solu tion f or any one in any conference room s etting.
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MT700 Stingray Overview
Specifications
Pow er LCD scree n
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Opti ons an d set ting m enu
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Mixe r and netwo rk inf ormati on
Dire ctiona l pad
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Four (4) d irecti onal b utton s and one
(1) cent er but ton
The LCD r eadout displ ays th e:
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Devi ce na me
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Devi ce ch ain lo cation numbe r
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Loca l IP a ddress to wh ich t he dev ice is conn ected
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Using the MT700 Stingray Mixer
The MT 700 St ingray Dis tribut ed Arr ay Mixer is an eig ht-channel – four (4) mic rophone / four (4)
line input – automa tic DS P (digita l signal processing) mixer for installed room applic ations . Its
proprietary dais y-chain prot ocol allo ws you to ex tend the num ber of supported inputs up to a
maximum of 6 0. Th e MT700 Sti ngray is networkable and can be con trolle d usin g any device – PC,
tablet, sm art ph one, e tc. – residing on the same local area netw ork. T he mix er fea tures its own
SIP client and s upport s USB, SI P, and analog comm unicat ion for use with VoIP, SIP client, and
vide o conf erenci ng cod ec solutions.
Each MT700 S tingray is equipped with four (4) amplified lou dspeak er out puts that can push four
(4) 8Ω Ω l oudspe akers wit h 15 watt s of power. You can ne twork up to 15 MT7 00 Stingr ay mixers
into a single daisy chain wit h up to 15 in dividual zones. Ad ditionally, you can assign up to four (4)
auxilia ry or podium microphone inputs per zone , and play back input using sound reinforcemen t
via the room’ s loudspe akers. The MT700 Stingray offers proprie tary e cho-canceling, noisesuppression, dis tributed-array beamforming, A GC, an d auto matic mix ing technologies from
Phoenix Audio Technologie s.
Foll ow the se instructions to cu stomize M T700 S tingray o ptions and se ttings to fi t the unique
requirements of you r conf erencing space. Configure the MT700 Sti ngray usin g eithe r the keypad
dire ctiona l butt ons and corresponding menu selections on the LCD r eadout , or using a browser
on a device connected to the local network. A ccess the me nu screen by pre ssing the ce nter
[ENTER] keypad button. Use the direct ional but tons to select the microp hone and lin e-out levels
screen.
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Mixer Settings
To c onfigu re the MT700 S tingray Mixer, select fro m the seven options on the menu-access
screen. Whe n read y to make a selection, p ress e ither the cente r [ENT ER] ke ypad butt on, or the
keypad’s rightward dire ctiona l [>] or downwa rd directional [v] butto n. To re turn t o a previous
screen press the leftward directional [< ] or u pward direct ional [^] button.
Configuration options
1. Primary/se condary selection
Use this o ption to identify an d select primary and secon dary MT70 0 Stin gray M ixer(s)
connected in a dais y chai n. A primary mixer is the unit connected direc tly to your
intended commun ication m ode – SIP, USB, or analog, for examp le. Designat ing a daisychain prim ary mixer autom atically opens its connection t o your intended communic ation
mode and applies al l primary settings to the se condary units tha t foll ow. When you
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designate a prim ary unit in the daisy chain , you di sconne ct from your communication
mode any other mixer that precede s it in the ch ain.
Designating a secondary mixer in a daisy chain auto matically de activates its direct
connection to your communicati on mode and instructs the secondary mixe r to in herit all
settings assi gned to the pri mary mixe r.
If you attempt to c onnect a mixer that has been added to a daisy chain inco rrectly, you
receive the error message, “can’t be set as se condar y.”
2. Automatic mixer selection
Use this o ption to se lect f rom one of two settings:
1) Mix micropho ne input
2) Mix line input
Whe n you select mix microphone input, the DSP process es an d “bea mforms” – or fo cuses
the voice signal – the microphone inp ut, then adds the lin e input. All microp hone input
from pr imary and se condar y mixers in a daisy chain are m ixed toge ther, with auto matic
mixing con trolle d by t he primary m ixer. The unit mix es input from any ne tworke d
secondary mixer(s) and t ransmits the signal upw ard in the daisy chain t o its primary
mixer, The prima ry mix er mixes in its mic rophone inpu t automatically and transmits the
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final signal to analog , USB, and SIP outputs via its own , unique chann el.
Whe n you select mix line input, the DSP proces ses the lin e input and disable s the mix
microphone input au tomatically. All line input s from both primary and secondary mixe rs
net worked in a daisy chain are mixed togethe r. The unit mixes input fro m any networ ked
secondary mixer(s) and t ransmits the signal upw ard in the daisy chain to its primary
mixer. The pr imary mixer mixes in its line input automatic ally a nd transm its the f inal
sign al to analog , USB, and S IP out puts.
3. Microphone input setting
Use the microphone input setti ng to control individu al mic rophon e sens itivity within a
group of microphones. To h elp se t audi o leve ls, the MT70 0 Stin gray M ixer dete cts
microphone s ensitivity and displays it graph ically. Use the directional keypad on the LC D
screen to se lect a nd isolate a mic rophone. The n listen to the m icrophone line in using
either headphones or a lou dspeak er con nected throu gh the monitor ou tput or speaker
output lines. A mute reques t from any single microphone mutes all the conne cted
microphones.
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4. Line inpu t setting
This option configures the line -input chann els, with three choic es offering soundreinforcin g capa bility from which to select: m ute, auxiliary or podium .
Choose :
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Podium: to configure a micro phone that transm its the user ’s voice to l ocal
loudspeakers and t o neutralize room echo. In put is added to the result of t he
mixing process.
The signal ma y be p layed back on local l oudspe akers with volume adjusted at the
master level.
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Auxilia ry: wh en con figuring a media-playback dev ice that does n ot receive local
audio and doe s not requir e echo cancellation. I nput is adde d to the r esult of the
mixing process.
The signal ma y be p layed bac k on local lo udsp eakers and you may pr ogram up to
(4) four separate volume leve ls:
▪▪Level of sign al sent t o far e nd
▪▪Local loudspeakers – primary mixe r output 1 and 2
▪▪Local loudspeakers – primary mixe r output 3 and 4
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▪▪Local loudspeakers – all secondary mixer output level
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Mute: to sile nce the l ine. T he lin e inputs def ault t o mute when mixing is ap plied to
microphone inputs.
5. S peaker setting
Use the speaker setting to control the m aximum output level transmitted to
loudspeakers via the master volume . Also use this optio n to balance the leve l of U SB, SIP
or analog audio inputs.
6. Gener al settings
Configure general setting s to:
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Restore the MT7 00 Stingray Mixer set tings to the factory default
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Manually disc onnect the dashboard inter face to pair a new device
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Program the duration of the display timeou t
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Adjust dis play b rightn ess
Selecting restore factory default prompts you with a message confirmi ng you r inte ntion
to reset the MT700 St ingray Mix er. Use display brightness to select from one of six
brig htness le vels, which de faults to the highes t sett ing, six. Display timeout allows you to
set the length of LCD displa y-screen illumi nation to one of f our du ration s:
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30 seconds
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60 seconds (default)
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2 minutes
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3 minut es
7. Information
Select information to view the setti ngs assign ed to an MT700 Stingray Mixer, in cluding:
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DSP version
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IP a ddress
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MAC address
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Mixed micr ophone an d line -input selections
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Primary or se condary u nit st atus
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Serial num ber
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SIP version
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Unit ID
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Unit name
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