ARTHUR HOLM DYNAMICTALKB User manual

User Guide
Danish craftmanship
Mediterranean soul
Technology Serving Design
DynamicTalkB
Motorised microphone lift system for boundary microphones

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
REGULATIONS AND SECURITY 5
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 8
MICROPHONE INSTALLATION 10
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 12
POWER AND CONTROL 13
CONTROLS 14
AHnet PROTOCOL 14
AHlink 15
NETWORK CONFIGURATION 19
INFORMATION ON DISPOSAL 20
WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS 21

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WELCOME
Thank you very much for purchasing an Arthur Holm product.
Please, read these installation and operating instructions carefully and
keep them in a safe place for future consultations.
We remain at your entire disposal if you have any suggestions.
Henrik Holm
General Manager
[email protected]

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ABOUT US
The Company
Arthur Holm has its origins in the Danish furniture designer Jorgen Alex
Jensen, who was active during the sixties and the seventies. His design
inspiration and his concept of ergonomics have been continued by his
family, who is the design force behind Arthur Holm product range. The
result of combining Scandinavian design tradition with Mediterranean
creativity, exibility and emotion is a wide product range built on more
than 25 years of craftsmanship.
Arthur Holm offers a professional product range where tomorrow’s
technology is shaped into valued materials with design exibility and
customisation, specially created to enhance communication in reception,
collaboration, conference and meeting areas.
The art of customisation
Arthur Holm offers a range of ingenious products whose designs are based
on quality materials and the latest technology. Products which endow
meeting and conference rooms with silent, ergonomic, innovative and
aesthetic solutions that integrate into the furniture, hang from the walls as
works of art or are used as interactive points of information.
The world of Arthur Holm
Arthur Holm offers a selection of unique, elegant, versatile, exible and
ergonomic products that are being used in meeting and conference
rooms, reception areas, huddle rooms, control rooms, auditoriums and
public zones of leading companies throughout the world.
The numbers speak for themselves! We currently own 33 product patents,
have presence in over 45 countries with products and solutions inmore
than 25,000 installations.
It will be our pleasure to work with you, designing your unique and
personalised environment. Our broadcast electronic engineers will
provide the latest technology while our design team will offer you the most
exclusive appearance.
Our team puts its heart, passion and pride in all our designs.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Plugs
• Do not dismantle any part of the unit power connector.
• Disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet when the unit is not
going to be used for an indenite period of time.
Power and extensions cords
• Use the appropriate power cord with the correct plug type.
• Do not overload wall outlets or power cords.
• Make sure the total ampere passed through a extension cord does not
exceed the maximum allowed by the cable used.
• Do not place anything on the power cord.
• Do not locate this product where a person may walk or trip over the
cord.
REGULATIONS AND SECURITY
ATTENTION: Do not disassemble or modify the device in any way.
This symbol warns of the presence of dangerous un-insulated
voltages inside some of the components, of sufcient magnitude
to expose people to risk of electronic shock.
This symbol draws attention to important use and maintenance
instructions in the manual that accompanies the unit.
This symbol indicates that the equipment conforms to the norms
established by the European Community.
This symbol indicates D.C. current.

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Wiring connected to hazardous voltage requires installation by
qualied personnel or the use of ready-made exible cables.
For your security, your equipment must be connected to an elec-
trical outlet with grounding connection protection.
Since the plug is used to disconnect the device, the operating
electrical outlet must be in an easily accessible place.
Environment
• Install the equipment on an elevated, at surface.
• Cannot be installed at a height greater than two meters.
• Install the equipment in a ventilated area.
• Avoid exposing the equipment to:
∙Rain or water
∙Excessive heat, cold or humidity
∙Area exposed to direct sunlight
∙Dirty areas
∙Equipment generating strong magnetic elds
• Avoid placing open containers of liquid, near the equipment.
• Keep a minimum distance of 30 mm in order to have good ventilation.
• Never place above the device any sources of ames such as lighted
candles, etc.
• If you are using the device in extreme weather conditions and/or
tropical climates, the equipment should be installed in a room which
ensures a reasonable level of temperature and humidity.
• To prevent damage, the equipment must be rmly anchored to the
surface, as shown in the installation instructions.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced AV technician for help.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
General
Motorised microphone lift for boundary microphones and similar,
controllable through network or directly on the device using the ush
mounted touch control sensor. Integrated wireless set-up and diagnosis.
Arthur Holm’s DynamicTalkB microphone lift is designed to hide
boundary microphones when not in use with a smooth, elegant and
silent movement.
The microphone lift is capable of providing commands for automatic
mute of the microphone (depending on the model and maker of the
microphone) when moving and in storage position. The microphone lift
is powered using PoE making it easy and compact to install and control.
The housing is made out of steel and the upper cover plate is made in
stainless steel.
Highlights
• Motorised lift for boundary microphone
• Touch control sensor on cover plate
• Wireless interface set-up through AHLink app
• Compact, space optimising and stylish solution
• Silent, elegant and durable system
• Ethernet control and remote diagnosis
• Easy installation and maintenance free
• PoE

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SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
Available Models
MODEL DESCRIPTION
AHDTB
Motorised microphone lift for boundary microphones and similar,
controllable through network or directly on the device by a
touch control sensor. Wireless set-up and diagnosis (microphone
not included).
Options
AHDTB
UI
Underneath installation
CP
Painted

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MICROPHONE INSTALLATION
1. Remove the 3 screws placed in the center of the bottom of the
microphone.
2. Plug the network cable into the microphone and guide it through the
center exit path. When the cable is secured, guide it through the tube
(anchor piece).
3. Align the tube into the recessed area in the center of the microphone.
Fit the 3 screws (removed in step 1) to secure the tube (anchor piece).

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MICROPHONE INSTALLATION
4. Assemble the microphone by introducing it vertically (matching the
hole of detail A) and turning it 90°clockwise.
5. To remove the microphone, pull the microphone slightly upwards
and turn it 90º anticlockwise. Now the microphone can be extracted
vertically.
To remove the cable, follow step 1,2 and 3 reversed.

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Mounting Brackets

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POWER AND CONTROL
Ethernet: PoE connector.
Use the power supply to power the device. Connect an Ethernet CAT6
shielded cable to Output on the power supply, then connect the CAT
cable AHnet connector to the microphone lift. For remote control using
the AHnet, connect a CAT6 shielded cable to the Input on the power
supply and then connect the cable to your network. Connect the
power supply to your power source.
The device is powered and connected to your net network. Minimum
power required 30W PoE.
Remote control, see AHnet protocol.
SETTINGS
Dip1: AHlink ON/OFF
Position Down: AHlink active
Position Up: AHlink not active
(Leave the rest of the deep switches on up position)
SERVICE: USB, service only
MIC: Microphone RJ45: SHURE MXA310 RJ45 connector

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CONTROLS
Movement controls
1. UP/DOWN: Push button, to raise and lower the microphone
AHnet COMMANDS
Use the AHlink connection to discover the IP of the device. Factory IP
address 192.168.0.128
To send AHnet commands, open port 2002, send AHnet command, and
close the port
Using 5 bytes to communication:
BYTE 0 START BYTE
BYTE 1 ADDRESS BYTE
BYTE 2 COMMAND BYTE
BYTE 3 VALUE 1
BYTE 4 VALUE 2
Commands
COMMAND DESCRIPTION RESPONSE
FA XX 01 01 00 OPEN FB XX 01 01 00
FA XX 01 00 00 CLOSE FB XX 01 00 00
FA XX 04 00 00 BUTTON LOCK FB XX 04 00 00
FA XX 04 01 00 BUTTON UNLOCK FB XX 04 01 00

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AHlink
Activate the AHlink function, Deep 1 in down position.
Using a cellular phone, download “AHlink” application from the App
Store (IOS system) or from Google Play (Android system). The application
is free. Open the AHlink application on your device.
Select "Scan for local devices". Your AH device will show. The name of the
device is “AH” + 4 character AHlink MAC address for the device).

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AHlink
Select your device; the IP
address will appear and also the
device settings.
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AHlink
SERIAL
Serial number of the unit
VER
Firmware version
MOV
Control for microphone lift, Open and Close the
mechanical function
AHNetRx
Last AHnet command received
SENSORS: Indicates sensor status.
S1: Mechanical close sensor. The sensor is ON
when the device is closed
S2: Open and Close cover plate sensor switch.
The sensor is OFF while pressing the Open and
Close cover plate button
S3, S4: Not used
POSITION: Actual position of the mechanics
MIC UNMUTE WHEN OPENING
The microphone will always unmute when
closing the unit. But when the unit opens:
ON: The microphone unmute when the unit
opens
OFF: The microphone remains mute when the
unit opens
NOTE: Do you need to congure the
microphone IP to activate this
IP ADDRESS
Information of the device’s IP address
MASK
Information of the device’s MASK
COMMAND
Information of the last AHnet
command received from RS422 port
GATEWAY
Information of the device’s gateway
CONFIGURATION PSW
To change the network conguration use
“8345” password and the next network
conguration page will appear

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AHlink
SERIAL: Device serial number information
IP[1]: First network IP number
IP[2]: Second network IP number
IP[3]: Third network IP number
IP[4]: Fourth network IP number
AUT. CLOSE PORT: Controls the automatic close 2002
port when there is no trafc information during 5
minutes
MASK[1]: First network MASK number
MASK[2]: Second network MASK number
MASK[3]: Third network MASK number
MASK[4]: Fourth network MASK number
GATEWAY[1]: First network gateway number
GATEWAY[2]: Second network gateway number
GATEWAY[3]: Third network gateway number
GATEWAY[4]: Fourth network gateway number
MIC_IP[1]: First network microphone IP number
MIC_IP[2]: Second network microphone IP number
MIC_IP[3]: Third network microphone IP number
MIC_IP[4]: Fourth network microphone IP number
NETWORK INI: Press this button to send the new
network conguration to the device. If you don’t
press this button, the device remains with the old IP
conguration and after a power cycle it takes the
new IP conguration
Pressing NETWORK INI button, the LEDs on RJ45
Ethernet connector alternate ashes while the
device congure the new Network values

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NETWORK CONFIGURATION
The unit has two RJ45 network ports, one is for the SHURE MXA310 microphone,
and the other is to control and power the mechanical unit.
As explained on chapter before, using the AHlink connection, you will access to
the network conguration using password “8345”.
Here you can congure the IP address to connect to the device and send AHnet
commands to open and close the unit using 2002 port. There is an option to
congure is this connection will be permanent, or the unit will close the port
after 5 minutes with no activity on network.
The unit can control the MUTE and UNMUTE microphone when the unit is closing.
First, do you need to congure the microphone IP, and the unit will always send
to the SHURE MXA310 microphone an unmute command when the unit is closing.
On rst AHlink page, the user can congure that the unit will UNMUTE the
microphone when the unit opens.

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INFORMATION ON DISPOSAL FOR USERS OF WASTE ELECTRICAL &
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
This symbol on the products and/or accompanying
documents means that used electrical and electronic
products should not be mixed with general household
waste.
For proper treatment, recovery and recycling, please
take these products to the designated collection
points, where they will be accepted on a free
of charge basis. Alternatively in some countries,
you may be able to return your products to your
local retailer upon the purchase of an equivalent
new product.
Disposing of this product correctly will help save valuable resources
and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the
environment, which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste
handling. Please contact your local authority for further details of your
nearest designated collection point.
Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste, in
accordance with national legislation.
For business users in the European Union
If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment, please contact
your dealer or supplier for further information.
Information on disposal in countries outside the European Union
This symbol is only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this
product, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the
correct method of disposal.