REVOLABS Executive Elite™ Wireless Microphone System Installation and Operation Guide Models: 01-ELITEEXEC8 03-ELITEEXEC4-EU 03-ELITEEXEC8-JP 01-ELITEEXEC4 03-ELITEEXEC8-TW 03-ELITEEXEC4-JP 03-ELITEEXEC8-EU 03-ELITEEXEC4-TW 1
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Contents Contents .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Safety and General Information ....................................................................................................... 6 FCC Notice to Users .............................
Microphones ......................................................................................................................................... 77 The Elite Wearable Wireless Microphones .......................................................................................... 78 The Elite Omni-Directional Wireless Tabletop Boundary Microphones ................................... 81 The Elite Directional Wireless Tabletop Boundary Microphones ...............................................
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Revolabs Executive Elite™ Wireless Microphone System. This system utilizes state of the art technology providing high bandwidth audio and enabling clear, reliable, untethered audio capture for your applications. Please read this documentation carefully and follow the instructions before installing and using your Executive Elite™ Wireless Microphone System.
Safety and General Information Please read the following information to ensure safe and efficient use of your Revolabs system. FCC User Information FCC ID: T5V01EXEC Revolabs Executive 8 Channel Base Station FCC ID: T5V01EXEC4 Revolabs Executive 4 Channel Base Station FCC ID: T5V01EXECMIC Revolabs Executive Tabletop Microphone FCC ID: T5V01EXECMICWR Revolabs Executive Wearable Microphone FCC Notice to Users This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Industry Canada Notice to Users Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference and (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
Notice to Customers in Australia 1. Do not use in areas where there are explosive hazards 2. Do not use in environments where there is a danger of ignition of flammable gasses. Restricted use with certain medical devices Hearing Aids Some devices may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult with your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives.
Notice to European Customers Revolabs, Inc. 190, High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BE, UK. Declare that for the hereinafter mentioned product model numbers, the presumption of conformity with the applicable essential requirements has been approved in accordance with Council Directive 1999/5/EC “Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment” and RoHS II Directive 2011/65/EU.
WEEE Notification The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive (2012/19/EU) is intended to promote recycling of electrical and electronic equipment and their components at end of life. According to the requirement of the WEEE legislation the following user information is provided to customers for all branded Revolabs products subject to the WEEE directive. “The symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste.
Safety Warnings • Follow the instructions in the Revolabs Executive Elite Installation and Operation Guide. • Do not expose any of the Executive Elite components to water, moisture, or high humidity. • Do not expose any of the Executive Elite components to extreme high or low temperatures. • Do not expose any of the Executive Elite components to lit candles, cigarettes, cigars, or to open flames, etc. • Do not drop, throw, or try to bend any of the components, as rough treatment could damage them.
Glossary AES 256 – Advanced Encryption Standard, 256 bit key-length version. Code Cypher used in the Executive Elite to encrypt the wireless signal and the audio communication between the Base DSP unit and the Remote Antenna. Cardioid Microphone – A cardioid microphone (or directional microphone) is directional, picking up audio from the area in front of it, and less (or none) from behind. The pickup pattern is in the shape of a Cardioid.
Remote Antenna – The external transmission and reception device for the Executive Elite System. The remote Antenna is connected to the Executive Elite Base DSP unit using a point-to-point Cat 5e or Cat 6 connection. User Interface (UI) – An interactive display allowing product users to control the Executive Elite system. The Executive Elite offers several User Interfaces, including a Web UI, a Front Panel UI, and the Cloud Management UI.
Components Depending on which system you’ve purchased, your Revolabs Executive Elite™ System package contains the following: • • • • • • Rack mountable 4 or 8 channel Base DSP Unit Remote Antenna receiver unit with mounting plate 4 or 8 Microphone Charger Base with external Power Supply Power cable, USB cable, network cable Euroblock connectors Documentation In addition, you might have bought one or more Revolabs Elite wireless microphones.
Revolabs Elite wireless microphone systems are designed to work with other audio equipment typically found in an installation. This equipment is typically used for: • • • • • • Audio Mixing Acoustic echo cancellation (AEC) Feedback elimination Level control Equalization Noise cancellation The Revolabs Elite system provides some of these features as well. It is recommended to use either external or Revolabs audio control systems to change settings and adapt the audio to your exact needs.
Revolabs wireless microphones and transceivers, receive signals (audio, commands) from the remote antenna receiver, while sending audio back to the antenna and the Base DSP unit.
Installation Base DSP Unit The Revolabs Executive Elite Base DSP Unit, shown below in front and rear panel views, provides the audio output of the wireless microphones and the management interfaces to administer the microphone system. Front View 1 2 3 4 5 1. USB web access to local web user interface 2. Microphone status LEDs, showing pairing and mute status (8 LEDs on the Executive Elite 8 microphone system, 4 LEDs on the executive Elite 4 microphone system) 3.
The Revolabs Executive Elite Base DSP Unit is designed to be installed into a standard 19” AV rack using the attached rack ears. Screws are not provided.
Remote Antenna Receiver The Remote Antenna Receiver consists of two pieces – the mounting plate and the Antenna housing. The Remote Antenna Receiver is installed similar to a wireless access point. Best locations are high on the wall, facing into the room in which the microphones are located. Each Remote Antenna Receiver supports one Base DSP Unit. If more than one Base DSP Unit is installed for a room, e.g.
The back-plate of the Remote Antenna Receiver provides means to install the antenna in different environments. See the below diagram on how to install in the different environments. Independent on which way the wall plate is attached, do not over-tight the screws. When installed on the wall or on an electrical one gang or two gang box the network cable can be routed through the Network cable opening.
Connect Remote Antenna Receiver to Base DSP Unit Connect the Remote Antenna Receiver with the Antenna output of the Base DSP Unit using a CAT 5e or Cat 6 cable. NOTE: This needs to be a, point to point connection between the two units. This is a time crucial connection. Routing this connection through a switch will fail. The Antenna output of the Base DSP unit provides Power over Ethernet which is required to power the Remote Antenna.
System set-up Once the Remote Antenna Receiver has been connected to the Base DSP unit, connect that unit to the power mains and turn the switch on the front of the unit to “1” from “0”. The unit will now power up. You will see messages on the front screen providing information until the unit is operational. Once the Screen with the VU screen is shown, and the Antenna symbol is constant, the system is operational.
AVB Audio Beside the analog audio, Executive Elite also supports digital audio input and output. The AVB connection on the back of the Base DSP unit can be connected to an AVB enabled network and delivers streams of output audio data for each microphone, as well as can consume streams of input audio data for each microphone. For information on how to set up an AVB network and define AVB talkers and listeners see your AVB network management software.
device will be the clock source to all synchronized systems. All other devices need to be set as External, and use the clock signal of the Internal. Through the Web UI, synchronization mode can be set on the System Configuration page. In the table on the bottom left of that page are two dropdown menus. The first is for the synchronization mode, and the second for setting the system as Internal (Primary on the Executive HD) or External (Secondary Mode on HD) clock mode.
synchronization bus is required. However, it does not allow synchronization in a mixed environment with both Executive HD and Executive Elite systems as Executive HD Systems do not support AVB. The Setup for ABV sync is through an AVB capable switch. Once the Executive Elite synchronization mode is set in the Web UI or Front Panel to AVB, select Auto as the Clock Mode.
Front panel user interface The Front panel user interface is one of four interfaces available to manage an Executive Elite system. The others are the local web UI, the Cloud Server Web UI, and the CLI (room control) interface and are described later in this document. The front panel contains four areas: 1. On/off switch 2. 4 / 8 LEDs (depending on the version of the Executive Elite base DSP unit) 3. Graphics LCD display 4. 5 button navigation keypad.
Home Screens When starting an Executive Elite system, the first page that comes up on the Front Panel LCD is the Volume Unit (VU) screen. This screen is one of the 3 home screens on the Front Panel UI. Using the “up” and “down” keys to the right of the LCD while on the VU page will show the other two home screens. The VU screen shows the audio volume for each unmuted, linked microphone, as well as battery charge information.
When changing the gain or entering any menu in the front control panel that allows the user to changing values, a password prompt will appear before the user is allowed to proceed. To enter the password, use the right and left arrow keys to select a digit, and the up button to change the number of that digit (09). Hitting Enter will submit the password, and down brings the cursor to the cancel button.
All three home screens are split into 3 sections, and each section shows a different type of information. On the far right-hand side of the screen, the Home screen name is displayed at the top of the external systems information box. Underneath it there can be up to 4 icons, showing if certain external systems are connected. - Antenna. The only icon guaranteed to be in this box. If it is blinking, an antenna is not communicating with the Base DSP unit.
Additional information from this row can be found in the following forms: - Mute Symbol. Will show on the VU screen for a linked, muted microphone. - VU or Gain Meters. VU screen shows a VU meter for a linked, unmuted microphone, while the Gain screen meters look the same, but do not change unless set, and appear for all linked microphones. - RF Meters. The RF screen will display the strength of the transmission from any linked microphone as it is received by the base.
Front Panel Menu Tree The menu tree is navigated by using the “Right” button to enter a menu, the “Left” button to leave a menu, and the “Up” and “Down” buttons to scroll between the options in the menu. With the “Enter” button a menu entry is selected – if it is a sub menu, the submenu will open, if it is a check box this will either check or un-check the option, and if it is a selection (“radio button”) it will select that value.
System Information The first option in the Main Menu is System Information. System Information offers information on the Base DSP unit, the Remote Antenna Receiver, the Microphones, and the available network connections. None of the information in this menu and the submenus can be changed. Base Information 1. FW Version 2. Product Version 3. System Name 4. Product Name System Info 1. Base Information 2. Antenna Information 3. Microphone Information 4. Network Information Antenna Information 1.
microphone, including microphone type, firmware version, and the ID of the microphone. In the Network Information section the three different networks available to the user are each given a submenu. Network Information (LAN) provides information about the standard LAN connection, including whether DHCP is enabled or disabled, the IP address of the base DSP unit in the LAN network, the MAC address of the interface, as well as other network information.
Executive Elite system operates is selected. Selecting a country or region different from the one you are in might revoke the right to use the system. If you are unclear which region or country you should select, please contact Revolabs support. The RF Power settings allow adjusting the RF signal strength of the receiver, limiting RF traffic and interference with other areas. It is recommended to select an RF setting that provides good RF coverage with minimal local area interference.
Audio Settings Audio 1. 2. 3. Settings System Audio High Pass Filter Low Pass Filter System Audio 1. Standard Definition (SD) 2. High Definition (HD) 3. Legacy Mode on/off 4. Back Channel on/off High Pass Filter 1. Microphone 1 : 8. Microphone 8 Mic 1 High Pass Filter 1. None 2. 110 Hz 3. 140 Hz 4. 175 Hz 5. 220 Hz Low Pass Filter 1. Microphone 1 : 8. Microphone 8 Mic 1 Low Pass Filter 1. None 2. 4000 Hz 3. 8000 Hz 4.
NOTE: The System audio page in the local web UI provides information on the recommended maximum number of microphones for each selected setting. The RF analyzer page in the local web UI shows the exact use of the RF space, and provides information on additional microphones that can be added based on average and peak activity in the RF environment. The High-Pass and Low-Pass filter menus manage audio filters for each microphone.
Local Web UI The local Web UI allows managing an Executive Elite base DSP unit through a web browser. The local web UI can be accessed either through the IP network if the Executive Elite base DSP unit is connected to the LAN using an Ethernet cable, or through the USB connector in the front of the base DSP unit. Running the local web UI requires Java to be installed on the computer that is opening the browser page.
Menu – System Information – Network Information – Network Information (LAN). Logon page Open a supported web browser on your Computer or laptop and type in the IP address of the Executive Elite Base DSP unit. Once the web browser connects to the Executive Elite base DSP unit, it will show the logon page, asking for the system password. The password for the local web UI and the front panel is shared, and the factory default is 7386.
First time usage When installing the Executive Elite Base DSP unit and opening the web interface for the first time, the system will require some system wide settings that need to be made before the system becomes operational. Webpages to make these selections will be opened first. The New Systems Configuration page asks for system information. The system name will help identifying the system in multi-system installations. It is mandatory to provide a name.
You can enter a Cluster Name later through the System Configurations page of the web user interface. Click Next once you have provided the information on this page. The New System Configuration page allows registering the Executive Elite with an existing revoCloud account. If a registered user email and password are provided, the Elite Base DSP unit establishes communication with the Cloud Server and adds its information to the system registry on the server.
microphones are not ready to be paired at this time, they can be paired from the Web interface later on. Once pairing is finished, or if “later” was selected on the pairing page, the Local Web UI will redirect to the Monitor page. This page will also be the first page to come up after logging in on all future visits to the Web UI. Monitor Page The local Web UI requires Java applets to provide real-time information on the system status and manage the system.
numerical order or sorted by groups, and information on each channel. If no microphone is paired on a channel, a pairing button is provided to pair a microphone. The top line provides the group name. Factory preset, all microphone channels are assigned to a group called “Default”. 7 1 2 6 5 4 3 1 – Mute Lock Button – Enable or Disable mute from the microphone. 2 – Chairman Symbol – This Microphone is set as Chairman for its group.
to muting and unmuting microphones based on the group settings. The microphone symbols reflect the current mute status for each microphone. If it is preferable to view microphones in numerical order, rather than by group, the “View By:” option at the top right of the page will change the view mode. Beside this option, the Manage Groups button will navigate to the Group Management page, also found under the Audio Management menu.
Microphone Audio Page The microphone audio page allows setting audio parameters for each microphone individually. The page is structured into two areas. The top area is set up for adjusting the input signal, and processing the signal by applying filters, and EQ settings to the audio. The bottom of the table is focused on output signal and an output gain stage as well as the microphone/line level setting for the analog audio output.
Filters High-Pass and Low-Pass filters are provided to adjust to room and application requirements. Use the High-Pass filter in rooms that have a high background noise in the low frequencies (air conditioning, lighting fixtures, etc.). The LowPass filter allows limiting high frequencies, based on the applications used. All filters are bi-quad filters, reducing the signal by 6dB per octave. EQ The EQ works in four bands.
Audio Management The Audio Management menu houses the Manage Groups and System Audio pages. Manage Groups Microphone groups allow defining different mute behavior between individual microphones or groups of microphones. Microphones in one Executive Elite System can be assigned to any number of microphone groups. Each group can then be assigned a specific mute behavior for that group.
1 5 2 4 7 3 6 The Manage group screen shows a list of the groups defined for this system on the left, and the currently active group on the right side. Pressing the “+” sign (1) in the top left of the right column will create a new group. A group name needs to be entered to create the group. Each Executive Elite Base DSP unit and therefore every Base DSP cluster can have up to 10 mute groups within that cluster. Delet mute groups that are no longer required in your installation.
Once a group is active for management microphones can be added to it. Select any microphone currently in another group listed in the left column, and drag it over to the right column to add it to the active group. To remove a microphone you can mouse over the microphone you want to remove, and click the “x” symbol on the top right, automatically adding that microphone to the “Default” group.
System Audio Settings The System Audio Settings Page allows selecting the audio compression in the system, as well as selecting back channel audio and the source for the back channel audio. Microphone audio can either be Standard definition (SD), or High Definition (HD). HD audio provides double the bit rate for audio transfer over the wireless link per microphone. Back channel audio is audio delivered to a wearable microphone or TA4 adapter.
NOTE: Systems in vicinity of each other, and either connected via a synchronization bus, synchronizing via AVB, or synchronizing over the air, should all use the same System Audio settings. Max Microphone availability will be significantly reduced if different settings are being used. Legacy mode should be used if the Executive Elite Base is connected via the synchronization bus to an Executive HD unit. Legacy will not allow disabling the back channel audio.
AVB is not connected, the Link Status will show “Down” and there will be no Master IP Address. System Configuration The System Configuration page allows setting several of the system configuration values, including system name, cluster name, and region. Changes to any entry on this web page only take effect when clicking the Save button. Leaving the page without previously saving changed information will discard the changes.
To reset the system password used on the front panel user interface and the local web interface enter the new password in the password field, and confirm it in the confirm password field before saving. The password needs to be numeric, and has a minimum length of 4 digits. The Enable Telnet Server setting will enable or disable telnet access to the Base. Please note that if this setting is set to ‘Off’ the Telnet option for servers on the External Control Page will not function.
Network Management On this page Network Information for the Executive Elite is organized for easy access and management. The DHCP section allows enabling or disabling DHCP on the Executive Elite base DSP. If DHCP is enabled, the Executive Elite base DSP will request an IP address from your DHCP server. If DHCP is disabled, the IP section allows setting a static IP Address and other network information.
appeared, giving the static IP Address for the USB connection. Open a web browser and enter the IP Address, then log into the Web UI. Now you may correct any network settings to connect the executive Elite base to your IP network. Below the IP information is the USB IP table. In this table the Static IP address and the subnet for the USB interface on the front of the Elite base are defined. In the upper left is the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server table.
be cleared from memory once the scan has been stopped and the page is redirected away from. To save the scan result, take a screenshot of the page before navigating away, and store it using your preferred image editing application. If you navigate away from the page while a scan is running, the scan will continue in the background as other parts of the Web UI are used or even if the web interface is closed, as long as the antenna or base is not rebooted.
microphones can be from the base, but the more impact the broadcast will have on other RF devices in the vicinity. The different RF power settings provide suggested ranges in feet and meters for the maximum distance between the remote antenna and the microphones. While distances are provided in the setting, obstructions in a room do impact the maximum possible distance. Please keep that in mind when selecting a RF power level and testing connectivity.
Administration The Administration menu allows administrator level system control. Under Logging, system logs can be downloaded for advanced system information. The dropdown menu can be used to choose the minimum severity logging level of the messages that will be retrieved. Below that, system configuration settings can be exported and imported. Importing a configuration will overwrite all currently active settings in this Executive Elite System.
information. Cloud registration information is not deleted as part of the system reset. If a system was registered before, the cloud registration window will not open. Microphone pairing information is also not affected by restoring Factory Defaults, previously paired microphones are still paired to the system. If microphones are paired, the microphone pairing dialog will not open.
Factory Default Settings Web UI Page Feature Default Setting Mic Audio Preamp Gain (XLR style microphones) 0 dB Mic Audio Input Signal Trim 0 dB Mic Audio High-Pass filter - all microphones 110Hz Mic Audio Low-Pass filter - all microphones None Mic Audio EQ (4 bands) - all microphones 0 dB Mic Audio EQ Enabled - all microphones Off Mic Audio Output Level (mic/line level) - all microphones Line Level Mic Audio Analog Output Gain - all microphones 0 dB Manage Groups Group Default
Web UI Page Feature Default Setting Network Mgmt. Default Gateway <> Network Mgmt. DNS1 <> Network Mgmt. DNS2 <> Network Mgmt. USB Static IP Address 192.168.10.4 Network Mgmt. USB Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Network Mgmt. NTP Servers (4) nist1-ny.ustiming.org nist1-atl.ustiming.org nist1-sj.ustiming.org RF Power Automatic (on/off) Off RF Power Max power level 30 - 75 ft.
revoCloud Access To use an Executive Elite through the Cloud Server, it first needs to be registered. If registration was not completed during the Initial Setup, it can be registered through the Online Access page. An unregistered Elite’s revoCloud Access page takes the same appearance as the registration request page in the Initial Setup wizard. Selecting cancel on the popup navigates back to the Monitor page.
Software Upgrade The Software Upgrade page offers two different methods to upgrade the firmware of an Executive Elite system. 1. An Executive Elite system registered to the Cloud Server may use the “Check for Latest Version” button to search revoCloud for the most recent version of the product firmware available on the server. If that release doesn’t match the current firmware on the Executive Elite system, the Executive Elite will offer to upgrade through the Cloud.
revoCloud The revoCloud Server is a Web Client allowing for remote access and control of multiple Executive Elites from any computer with an internet connection. From the revoCloud website, cloudsupport.revolabs.com, Administrators can check which Executive Elite systems are online and up-to-date, as well as accessing basic information about each system. Additional functionality will be added as it becomes available. NOTE: The revoCloud website is cloudsupport.revolabs.com.
Creating a revoCloud Account To create an account for use on the revoCloud Server, first navigate to the Cloud Support web page at cloudsupport.recolabs.com. The home page will provide a box for login information. Click on the “Create New Account” button in the upper right hand corner. To create an account, an Organization or account name, email address, and password are required. Optionally, a User first and last name may be entered as well.
The link provided in the verification email will expire 24 hours after the email was sent, so please verify the account as soon as possible. Once you click on the link provided in the verification email, you will be forwarded to the revoCloud web page, where you will see the verification message. revoCloud Home After registering a revoCloud account, log in using the email address and password of the verified account.
Once an Executive Elite system has been registered to the cloud account, the home page will list the registered systems. The revoCloud home page lists all Executive Elite systems registered to the account. Their system name and status as online or offline will appear at all times. When an Elite is online, that device’s IP Address, firmware version, and name of the Cluster it belongs to if applicable, will all be shown.
System Information The System information page provides additional information on any specific Executive Elite system. Beside the IP address of the system, cluster information, and the firmware version running on the system, it will also display the base serial number, the MAC address of the IP connector, and the run-time since the last start. This page allows remote download of logs from the Executive Elite. It also allows unregistering the executive Elite system.
Serial Control Processor (Room Control Interface) The Executive Elite Base DSP is capable of being monitored and controlled via a control system. Communication can either be over the serial port of the Executive Elite, or over an IP connection. If several Executive Elite Base DSPs are part of an installation, each requires its own connection to the control system in order to communicate.
All variable changes on any microphone or the Executive Elite Base Station will result in a Return String. A Return String will begin with “val” and terminate with a Carriage Return. Return Strings will be received for every value change that has taken place in the microphones or base station including changes that are a result of a Command String sent to the Executive Elite Base Station, but also for changes initiated from the microphone or the web interface or front panel interface.
String Tables: The following table includes a number of the Elite’s commands. Both Executive HD legacy commands and new generation Executive Elite commands will work when programing for the Executive Elite. Please consult the Room Control API document available at http://www.revolabs.com/support/product-line/executive-elite for the complete list. Property/Action audioquality Command Format get audioquality Description Retrieve the audio quality setting, 1 - SD, 2 - HD.
Property/Action chairmanmute Command Format set chairmanmute ch <0/1/2> eq get eq ch eq set eq ch groupmutetype get groupmutetype groupmutetype set groupmutetype <0/1/2> groupstandbymode groupstandbymode get groupstandbymode set groupstandbymode <0/1/2> legacymode get legacymode mastermutemicgroup get mastermutemicgroup mastermutemicgroup set mastermutemi
Property/Action micstandbymode Command Format get micstandbymode ch micstandbymode set micstandbymode ch <0/1/2> micstatus get micstatus ch mictype get mictype ch mutestatus get mutestatus ch regnotify Regnotify outputgain get outputgain ch outputgain set outputgain ch
Property/Action preampgain Command Format get preampgain ch Description Retrieve the given channel's preamp gain. preampgain set preampgain ch pushtotalk get pushtotalk pushtotalk set pushtotalk <0/1/2> pushtotalkmic get pushtotalkmic ch shutdownmic shutdownmic ch Configure the given channel's preamp gain, preamp gain range -20 to 0 dB.
Property/Action lock mute mute Command Format get lock ch set mute ch <0/1> get mute ch Description Retrieve Mic Lock for specified channel. Mute or unmute specified channel: 0 - Unmute, 1 - Mute Retrieve mute state for specified channel. Response val lock ch <0/1> val mute ch <0/1> val mute ch <0/1/2/3/4 /5> Notifications: The Executive Elite command ‘regnotify’ will turn on notifications.
Notifications Notification Format Description status_change_battery notify status_change_battery ch notify status_change_mic ch Notify client the given microphone's battery status changes. Notify client the given microphone's status changed, 0 - off, 1 - on, 2 - standby, 3 - charging, 4 - out of range, 5 - not paired, 6 - pairing, 7 - unpairing, 8 – updating Notify client the given group's mute status changed. 8 - group muted, 0 - group unmuted.
Firmware updates Executive Elite Firmware can be upgraded two different ways. An Executive Elite system registered to the revoCloud can be upgraded to the most recent build from the Cloud Support web page. Select the system on the cloud webpage, and click on “Upgrade to latest build” to immediately upgrade the system as described on page 67. Any system, independent on whether it is registered on the cloud server or not, can be updated through the Software Upgrade page of the local Web UI.
Microphones Revolabs Executive Elite offers a wide variety of wireless microphones and adapters to use with the system: • • • • • • • Revolabs Revolabs Revolabs Revolabs Revolabs Revolabs adapter) Revolabs NOTE: NOTE: Elite Elite Elite Elite Elite Elite Wearable Wireless Microphone Omni-directional Tabletop Wireless Boundary Microphone Uni-directional Tabletop Wireless Boundary Microphone 6 inch Tabletop Gooseneck Microphone 12 inch Tabletop Gooseneck Microphone Universal Wireless Adapter for Handheld
The Elite Wearable Wireless Microphones The Revolabs Elite Wearable Microphones, shown in the following figure, can be worn on the user’s shirt, lapel, blouse, or on a lanyard. They provide high quality full duplex audio between the users and the conferencing or audio system. 4 1 5 2 7 6 8 3 1. Earpiece jack — accepts the 2.5mm plug of the earpiece. 2. Battery door — push towards the back of the microphone to open the battery compartment. 3.
To use the Elite Wearable Microphone: 1. Remove the microphone from the Charger Base. 2. Attach the microphone to clothing or to a lanyard, positioning the microphone just above the sternum or breastbone, within 6 - 12 inches (15 – 30cm) from the mouth. Make sure that the microphone is attached securely. The Elite wearable microphone utilizes an omni-directional microphone element, it is therefore not important that the microphone points up towards the mouth. 3.
Adjusting the Volume on the Wearable Microphone Earpiece To change the volume on the Wearable microphone earpiece, use the dial on the earpiece wire. Turning the dial as shown in the figure will increase decrease the volume. Use the attached clothing clip to secure the earpiece wire.
The Elite Omni-Directional Wireless Tabletop Boundary Microphones The Elite Omni-directional Wireless Tabletop Boundary Microphones enable multiple conference attendees to use a single microphone. 2 1 3 5 4 1. Mute touch areas & LEDs — touch to mute, un-mute, or pair the microphone. LEDs provide visual status for mute, un-mute, and pairing. The omni-directional microphone provides four mute touch areas and status LEDs, one on each side of the microphone.
To use the Elite Omni-Directional Tabletop Microphone: 1. Remove the microphone from the Charger Base. The microphone will automatically turn on. Based on settings in the Base DSP, the microphone will start either un-muted or muted, indicated by green or red blinking lights, respectively. 2. Omni Tabletop microphones can be centered on the table within 2 to 6 feet (0.6 to 2m) away from people speaking and do not need to be pointing any particular direction because they pick up sound from all directions.
The Elite Directional Wireless Tabletop Boundary Microphones The Elite Directional Wireless Tabletop Boundary Microphone, shown below, is designed to provide optimum coverage when placed on a conference room table in front of one to three people. 2 1 3 5 4 6 1. Mute touch area — touch to mute, un-mute, or pair the microphone. The directional microphone provides one mute touch area on the edge closest to the speaker. 2.
To use the Elite Directional Tabletop Microphone: 1. Remove the microphone from the Charger Base. The microphone will automatically turn on. Based on settings in the Base DSP, the microphone will start either un-muted or muted, indicated by green or red blinking LEDs, respectively. 2. Directional Tabletop microphones should be located on the table with the metal screen facing toward the users, trying to keep the microphone 2 to 6 feet (0.6 to 2m) from the target people.
The Elite Wireless 6 inch and 12 inch Wireless Gooseneck Tabletop Microphones The Elite Wireless 6 inch and 12 inch Wireless Gooseneck Tabletop Microphones, shown below, are designed to provide optimum coverage when a personal microphone is being assigned for each participant in the meeting or panel. 3 2 6 7 5 1 4 1. Mute touch area & LED — touch to mute, un-mute, or pair the microphone. LED provides visual status for mute, un-mute, and pairing. 2.
To use either of the Elite Gooseneck Tabletop Microphones: 1. Remove the microphone from the Charger Base. The microphone will automatically turn on. Based on settings in the Base DSP, the microphone will start either un-muted or muted, indicated by green or red blinking lights, respectively. 2. Gooseneck Tabletop microphones should be located on the table with the microphone pointing toward the user, trying to keep the microphone 18 to 24 inches (45 to 60 cm) from the speaker.
Elite Wireless XLR Adapter The Elite Wireless XLR Adapter allows dynamic hand-held microphones to be used with an Executive Elite system. 8 1 2 4 5 6 7 3 1. Earpiece jack — accepts a 2.5mm earpiece plug. 2. Battery door — push towards the back of the microphone to open the battery compartment. 3. Li-Ion rechargeable battery — can be taken out and replaced after opening the battery door. Replace batteries only with Revolabs approved rechargeable batteries. 4.
To use the Elite Wireless XLR Adapter: 1. Remove the wireless adapter from the Charger Base. 2. Attach a dynamic handheld microphone to the adapter, following safety precautions and user information provided with that microphone. 3. After positioning the microphone at the distance it will be used at, unmute it and go to the Microphone Management page of the Web UI. The XLR adapter’s column will have a Pre-Amp gain setting once the adapter is paired.
The Elite Wireless TA4 (mini XLR) Adapter for lapel and ear-set microphones The Elite Wireless TA4 (mini XLR) Adapter allows small lapel or over-the-ear microphones to be used with an Executive Elite system. 9 1. Earpiece jack — accepts a 2.5mm earpiece plug. 4 1 2. Battery door — push towards the back of the microphone to open the battery 5 compartment. 7 3. Li-Ion rechargeable battery — 2 can be taken out and replaced after opening the battery 6 door.
NOTE: Use only microphones compatible with the wiring of the TA4 adapter. NOTE: The TA4 adapter provides 2.7 volts of phantom power. To use the Elite Wireless TA4 (mini XLR) Adapter: 1. Remove the mini XLR Adapter from the Charger Base. 2. Attach a microphone to the top of the adapter and clip the end to clothing or a belt. Make sure that the microphone and adapter are attached securely. 3.
Batteries Replace batteries in the microphones only with Revolabs approved batteries! The tabletop microphones require standard Nickel Metal Hydrate NiMH rechargeable batteries with a 1.2 V voltage and a charge capacity of 2000mAh. Example batteries following these specifications are Sony NHAAB4KN or Panasonic HHR-210AAB. Revolabs warranty is voided if a battery is used that • uses a different battery technology than rechargeable NiMH batteries, • uses a battery with a different voltage than the required 1.
show any activity on the channel LED and front panel LCD, and will be shown as “Not Paired” on the web interfaces. During pairing, the microphone LEDs and the channel LED on the front of the Base DSP Unit will stay solid red. Only one microphone can be paired to any single Base DSP channel at a time. Any Base DSP Unit will protect against several channels pairing at the same time.
LED patterns The following table shows activities associated with the various states shown by microphone or adapter mute LEDs. Equipment Use Microphone LED Microphone in Charger Base Solid yellow Base DSP Station Channel LEDs Off Solid red Off Charging in Progress Solid green Off Charging Complete 2 RED flashes every second 2 RED flashes every second Microphone is upgrading its firmware over the air.
The charge status LED provides additional information on the current charge level of the microphone batteries. The following information is for a microphone that is out of the charger and switched on.
Individual Mute A mute group that is set to “Individual Mute” allows each microphone to control its own mute behavior. Touching the mute area of one microphone will toggle that microphone between muted and unmuted state, but will not affect other microphones in the group. TableTop mute The “TableTop Mute” option enables all tabletop microphones (directional, omni-directional, gooseneck) to mute all microphones in the group when a mute area is touched.
microphone again will put all microphones into mute, including the chairman microphone. None of the other microphones in the group can unmute at this time. Touching the mute area on the chairman microphone a third time will put the group back into the first state again. The Web UI allows these three mute states to be activated individually through the Monitor page. Mute lock Mute lock allows locking the mute areas on each microphone separately.
Warranty Revolabs, Inc. warrants this product to be free of manufacturing defects. Repair or replacement of any defective part or unit (at the discretion of the Seller) will be free of charge for the period defined in the Revolabs Professional Products Limited Warranty. Any attempt by the user to alter the equipment, or equipment damaged by negligence, accident, or Acts of God voids this warranty. The Seller shall not be liable for any consequential damage resulting from the malfunction of this product.
GPL Licensed Software The following table lists the open source software in the Executive Elite products and the respective licenses under which these software packages are used. The different software licenses and license templates can be found on the internet at the following addresses (January 2014): License Type Web address GNU GPLv1 https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-1.0.html GNU GPLv2 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU LGPLv2.1 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.
The specific Open Source software packages used in the Executive Elite product are: Name Version License Type OpenFire Server 3.8.2 GNU GPLv2 OpenFire User Service 1.3.3 GNU GPLv2 OpenFire Presence Service 1.5.1 GNU GPLv2 Apache 2.2.22 Apache MySQL 5.5.29 Oracle Postfix 2.10 Postfix/IBM Public PHP 5 BSD stophe.js 1.0.2 MIT psp_linux 12.0 GNU GPLv2 psp_omap 3.20.00.14 GNU GPLv2 mtd-utils 1.0 GNU GPLv1 Udev 055 GNU GPLv2 Busybox 1.00 GNU GPLv2 Buildroot 2013.08.
Troubleshooting Accessing the Web UI through the Front Panel USB If the network settings are configured incorrectly it can cause an Executive Elite system to become disconnected from the network, making access to the Web UI over the LAN impossible. However, the Web UI can still be accessed from the USB port on the front panel of the Elite. Using a micro USB cable connect the computer you wish to use with the front USB connector of the Executive Elite DSP base.
Specifications Product Dimensions Component Base DSP Unit Subtype/Subcomponent Monochrome graphic display Remote Antenna Receiver 8 Microphone Charging Base Microphone Omni-Directional Tabletop Directional Tabletop 6in Gooseneck 12in Gooseneck Wearable TA4 (Mini XLR) Adapter Dimensions 17.25 x 8 x 1.75 in 43.03 x 20.32 x 4.42 cm 216 x 64 pixels 2.8 x 0.8 in 71 x 21 cm 6.8 x 6.8 x 2 in 17.3 x 17.3 x 5.1 cm 7.8 x 10 x 1.75 in 19.8 x 25.4 x 4.4 cm 3.125 x 3.125 x 1.125 in 7.9 x 7.9 x 2.9 cm 3.125 x 3.
Microphone Polar Patterns Elite Omni-Directional Wireless Tabletop Microphone : Elite Directional Wireless Tabletop Microphone: 102
Index Adjusting the Volume, 80 AVB Audio, 17, 23 Ferrite, 21 Input Connectors, 22 Microphone Charging port, 78, 87, 89 Earpiece Jack, 78, 87, 89 LED Display, 78, 87, 89 Mute Button, 78, 87, 89 Pocket Clip, 78, 87, 89 Microphones, 78 Pairing, 91 Polar Patterns, 102 Safety Information, 6 Synchronizing, 23 AVB Synchronization, 25 OTA Synchronization, 25 Synchronization Bus, 24 Synchronization method, 23 System Components Base Station, 14 Microphone Charger Base, 14 Wireless Boundary Microphone, 81, 83 XLR Mic
Revolabs Executive Elite Installation and Operation Guide 01-EXECELITEGUIDE-EN August 2014 (Rev 1.0.