Sony MAS-A100 Integration Manual
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Microphone Array System
System Integration Guide
Version 1.0
MASM-1
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ......................................................................................... 5
2. System Configuration ........................................................................... 6
2.1 Audio capture ...................................................................................... 6
2.2 System configuration examples .............................................................. 7
Connecting to a Dante-compatible digital mixer ........................................... 7
Connecting to analog mixers ..................................................................... 7
2.3 Example use cases ............................................................................... 8
Small size classroom ............................................................................... 8
Middle size classroom .............................................................................. 8
3. System Design .................................................................................... 10
3.1 Installation ........................................................................................ 10
Installation of multiple microphones ........................................................ 10
Installation environment and level of speech reinforcement ......................... 10
Recommended installation environment ................................................... 11
3.2 Audio settings .................................................................................... 12
Common for both Main output and Rec output ........................................... 13
Main output ......................................................................................... 13
Rec output ........................................................................................... 15
Audio settings and signal processing functions .......................................... 15
3.3 Network ............................................................................................ 16
Setup and operation .............................................................................. 16
Dante network ...................................................................................... 16
3.4 Network switch .................................................................................. 19
PoE ..................................................................................................... 19
Power saving ........................................................................................ 19
IGMP snooping ..................................................................................... 19
3.5 Compatible third-party products ........................................................... 20
4. Setup .................................................................................................. 22
4.1 Initial setup ....................................................................................... 22
MASM-1 preparation .............................................................................. 22
Dante Controller preparation .................................................................. 24
Initial setup and registration ................................................................... 26
Routing of Dante audio .......................................................................... 33
4.2 Calibration ........................................................................................ 36
Preparation .......................................................................................... 36
Execution ............................................................................................ 36
Recalibration ........................................................................................ 40
4.3 General settings ................................................................................. 40
Name settings ...................................................................................... 41
Audio settings ...................................................................................... 42
System settings .................................................................................... 43
5. Operations and Maintenance .............................................................. 45
5.1 Monitor ............................................................................................. 45
5.2 Firmware update ................................................................................ 46
Download ............................................................................................ 46
Update ................................................................................................ 46
5.3 Factory reset ..................................................................................... 48
Web UI ................................................................................................ 48
Pinhole ................................................................................................ 48
6. External Control .................................................................................. 49
6.1 Setting ............................................................................................. 49
6.2 Network ............................................................................................ 49
6.3 Format ............................................................................................. 49
6.4 Commands ........................................................................................ 50
SET command ...................................................................................... 50
GET command ...................................................................................... 50
Response ............................................................................................. 50
7. Usage Precautions .............................................................................. 53
8. Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 54
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This document describes the design of a system that uses MAS-A100 Beamforming
Microphones and an MASM-1 Microphone Array System Manager, and the required
information for setup and operation. Refer to the MAS-A100 Operating Instructions
and the MASM-1 Help Guide.
