FORTÉ USB AUDIO QUICK SET-UP GUIDE This quick setup guide explains how to connect the USB interface of a TesiraFORTÉ processor to a Windows PC, and use the configurable USB audio signals in a tele- or videoconference.
1 Step 1: CREATE A TESIRA CONFIGURATION FILE USB input and USB output blocks can be inserted via the I/O Blocks menu in the Object Toolbar. They can also be inserted when a set of TesiraFORTÉ blocks are added to a configuration.
Step 2 CONNECT TESIRAFORTÉ TO YOUR PC Connect a USB cable from the TesiraFORTÉ USB connector to any USB connector on the computer. When you connect the USB cable to your computer, it should automatically detect the TesiraFORTÉ, and automatically install any necessary drivers. Once fully connected, TesiraFORTÉ will show up as an audio device in Windows. You can verify this by going to the Sound control panel: Windows Control Panels Hardware and Sound Sound.
Step 3: CONFIGURE YOUR CONFERENCING SOFTWARE Once the USB cable is connected, the conferencing software must be configured to use the USB audio. The following three sections describe how to do this in Microsoft Lync, Skype, and WebEx software: LYNC 1 2 3 4 5 Open Microsoft Lync Go to Tools Options Audio Device Under Select the device you want to use for audio calls, select the TesiraFORTÉ Speakerphone.
SKYPE 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 Open Skype software Go to Call Audio Settings Under Microphone, select TesiraFORTÉ Speakerphone. Adjust volume levels as necessary. Under Speakers, select TesiraFORTÉ Speakerphone. Adjust volume levels as necessary.
CISCO WEBEX 1 2 3 5 4 5 Open WebEx software Go to Audio Speaker/Microphone Audio Test In the Speaker section, select TesiraFORTÉ Speakerphone under Select a speaker to test. You can test the speaker connection and adjust the volume levels here. In the Microphone section, select the TesiraFORTÉ Speakerphone under Select a microphone to test. You can test the microphone connection and adjust the volume levels here as well.
6 Biamp AEC Tips WHY AEC IS IMPORTANT It is generally recommended to use the AEC (acoustic echo cancellation) processing on a TesiraFORTÉ instead of the AEC processing built into conferencing software, since Biamp's higherquality AEC algorithm operates independently on each microphone. All of the inputs on the TesiraFORTÉ CI, TI, and VI have AEC processing available on them, and are ideal solutions for this application.
7 USING AEC IN CONFERENCING SOFTWARE When using a TesiraFORTÉ AI (which does not have AEC processing available), it is possible to use the AEC processing built into the conferencing software on the PC. The quality of the AEC processing in the conferencing software is generally much lower than the AEC processing in TesiraFORTÉ, therefore this is not a recommended design. To use the software's AEC, set up the USB blocks such that they don't disable the computer AEC.
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