Audio Technica ATND1061DAN User manual

ATND1061DAN
Beamforming Array Microphone
User Manual - Digital Microphone Manager Edition -
English

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Table of Contents
Tableof Contents
Digital Microphone Manager 5
What is Digital Microphone Manager? 5
Supported models & recommended environments 5
Installing Digital Microphone Manager 5
Examples of product uses 6
Connecting Digital Microphone Manager and microphone 8
Connecting microphones 8
If you cannot connect with the microphone 8
About firewall settings 8
Launching Digital Microphone Manager 10
Actions possible using the top menu screen 10
Creating new projects 11
Overview of the project screen 13
Actions possible using the main menu 14
Room settings 15
Displaying the grid 15
Turning the grid ON and OFF 15
Changing grid display settings 15
Laying out images 16
Turning image displays ON and OFF 16
Importing image files 16
Setting image opacity 17
Setting image position and angle 18
Setting the image size 19
Setting the room size and offset 20
Changing the room view level 21
Changing the zoom level of the main area 22
Adding and connecting microphones 24
Adding an offline microphone 24
Adding an online microphone 24
Deleting a microphone 26
Overview of the device list 26
Actions possible in the device list menu 27
Connecting a microphone 28
Microphone settings 31
Overview of the microphone settings screen 31
Setting microphone display colors 33
Setting the microphone position and direction 34
Setting the microphone’s elevation exclusion angle 35

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Locking a microphone 36
Presets 37
Saving presets 37
Recalling presets 38
Beam zone settings 40
Setting a Coverage Zone 40
Adding a Coverage Zone 40
Deleting a Coverage Zone 42
Locking a Coverage Zone 42
Setting the audio input level for a Coverage Zone 43
Setting a Priority Zone 44
Adding a Priority Zone 44
Deleting a Priority Zone 46
Locking a Priority Zone 46
Changing audio output channels 47
Setting the audio input level for a Priority Zone 48
Setting an Exclusion Zone 49
Adding an Exclusion Zone 49
Deleting an Exclusion Zone 51
Locking an Exclusion Zone 51
Zone layout presets 52
Saving zone layout presets 52
Recalling zone layout presets 54
Position markers 55
Adding a position marker 55
Deleting a position marker 57
Audio settings 59
Displaying the audio settings screen 59
Overview of the audio settings screen 59
Adjusting the gain 60
Setting low-cut 60
Setting the 4-band EQ 61
Adjusting the 4-band EQ 61
Adjusting in easy mode 61
Adjusting in expert mode 63
Checking the status of auto mix 64
Setting auto mix 65
Setting AGC 66
Setting AEC 67
Setting NC 68

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Turning the mute ON/OFF 69
Adjusting the input and output levels 69
Setting Analog Input types 70
Turning phantom power for the Analog Input ON or OFF 71
Setting the unity level for the Analog Output 71
Setting channel names and colors 72
Copying audio settings 73
Reset audio settings 74
Camera Area settings 76
Adding a Camera Area 76
Deleting a Camera Area 78
Locking a Camera Area 78
Setting groups 79
Settings & Maintenance 81
Basic operations on Settings & Maintenance screen 81
General (System Settings) 82
Device Name 82
Command Link 83
GPI Settings 83
Include in Setting file 83
Network (System Settings) 83
Dante Network Configuration 83
Dante & Audio Port Settings 83
IP Control & Web Remote Port Settings 84
Allow Discovery 84
IP Control Settings 84
Include in Setting file 84
Audio (System Settings) 85
Beam Settings 85
Dante Tx#6 Signal 85
LED (System Settings) 85
LED Settings 85
LED Dimmer 85
IR Receiver (System Settings) 86
Allow Control 86
Utilities (System Settings) 86
Firmware Update 86
Reset All Settings to Default 87
Presets 87
Presets 87

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Exporting presets 88
Importing presets 88
Logging 89
System Info 90
Software application settings 91
Basic operations on the Settings screen 91
Settings (APP Settings) 92
Auto Reconnect 92
Page Settings 93
File Location 93
4 Band EQ Library (Presets) 93
Changing an EQ preset name 93
Exporting an EQ preset/library 94
Importing an EQ preset/library 95
Zone Layout Library (Presets) 96
Changing a zone layout preset name 96
Exporting a zone layout preset/library 97
Importing a zone layout preset/library 97
Auto mix settings for connecting multiple units 99
Digital Microphone Manager settings 99
Dante Controller settings 101
Signal system example 103
Error message list 104
Trademarks 105

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Digital Microphone Manager
What is Digital Microphone Manager?
Digital Microphone Manager is a software application that supports the operation of digital microphones (supported
models) from Audio-Technica. It enables users to create projects, configure microphone and audio settings, as well as
set a microphone coverage range that suits the layout of rooms where microphones are actually installed. It also enables
users to perform real-time editing and display talker positions in an online environment, a useful feature for on-site
adjustments of advanced settings.
Supported models & recommended environments
Digital Microphone Manager is designed for use with computers. It cannot be used with tablets or smartphones.
Item Description
Supported models ATND1061DAN
Supported OS Microsoft Windows 10
Recommended display resolution 1280 × 720 or higher
Installing Digital Microphone Manager
1Download Digital Microphone Manager to your computer.
The installer can be downloaded from the Audio-Technica website (https://www.audio-technica.com/) for the
country or region where used.
2Double-click the downloaded “DigitalMicrophoneManager-X.X.X-Setup.exe”.
3Follow the instructions displayed on the setup wizard to install Digital Microphone Manager.

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Examples of product uses
For example, a user could create presets and projects offline based on design plans before performing actual work at the
microphone installation site. Once created, the user could then connect Digital Microphone Manager to the network at
the installation site, synchronize it with microphones, and finely adjust each setting while monitoring live sound.
1Create a new project.
Open a new project and set the room size.
For details, see "Creating new projects" (p. 11).
2Create a room.
Set a grid display that can be used as a reference when performing microphone layout.
Load images (e.g., drawings of the room layout) that can be used as a reference for microphone placement
and beam zone settings.
For details, see "Room settings" (p. 15).
3Layout microphones.
Add microphones offline and perform settings such as for their position, direction, or elevation exclusion
angle.
For details, see "Adding and connecting microphones" (p. 24) and "Microphone settings" (p. 31).
4Set the beam zone.
Set Coverage Zones, Priority Zones, and Exclusion Zones.
For details, see "Beam zone settings" (p. 40).
5Set the sound quality for each channel.
For details, see "Audio settings" (p. 59).
6Perform auto mix settings.
For details, see "Setting auto mix" (p. 65).
7Perform system settings.
Perform settings (e.g., indicator lamp colors) related to microphone settings.
For details, see "Settings & Maintenance" (p. 81).
8Create presets.
For details, see "Presets" (p. 37).
9Establish network connections.
Perform network settings and connect to the network.

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The microphone ships from the factory with “IP Config Mode” set to “Auto”. Set the computer to
automatically obtain IP address settings.
For details, see "Connecting Digital Microphone Manager and microphone" (p. 8).
10 Connect with a microphone.
Connect the microphones and synchronize microphone settings for the created project.
For details, see "Connecting a microphone" (p. 28).
11 Adjust settings by monitoring actual sound.
Adjust settings offline while monitoring microphone coverage and the quality of sound output from the
speakers.

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Connecting Digital Microphone Manager and
microphone
Connecting microphones
1Set the computer to automatically obtain IP address settings.
2Connect the microphone and the computer on which Digital Microphone Manager is installed to the
same network.
The microphone ships from the factory with “IP Config Mode” set to “Auto”.
3Launch Digital Microphone Manager.
Depending on the operating system and security software being used, confirmation screens requesting
communication authorization may be displayed during setup. When these appear, authorize the
communication.
To connect using a static IP address, set “IP Config Mode” to “Static”.
If you cannot connect with the microphone
If you cannot connect with the microphone, check the following:
Digital Microphone Manager might not work properly due to the firewall or security software firewall of the computer
being used. In this case, check the firewall settings and authorize communication with Digital Microphone Manager.
Digital Microphone Manager uses IP multicast. Make sure that your multicast IP address/port number is not blocked
in your network environment.
To maintain stable connection to the microphone synced to Digital Microphone Manager, we recommend not
connecting to multiple networks. For example, if the microphone is connected with a wired LAN, disable the Wi-Fi
connection. If multiple networks are connected, the microphone may not be detected or the connection may be lost.
About firewall settings
1Click “Windows Security” from Start menu.
2Click “Firewall & network protection”.
3Click “Allow an app through firewall”.
4Confirm that check marks have been entered for all domain, private, and public items in Digital
Microphone Manager.
If check marks have not been entered, apply check marks for all items.

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5Click “OK”.
If Digital Microphone Manager is not listed, click “Allow another app” to add Digital Microphone Manager.
If it does not appear on the list, you need to specify a location. Specify a file in the following location:
C:\Program Files\Audio-Technica\Digital Microphone Manager
File name: DigitalMicrophoneManager.exe

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Launching Digital Microphone Manager
1Launch Digital Microphone Manager installed to your computer.
The top menu screen appears.
Actions possible using the top menu screen
New Project
Create a new project.
Open Project
Edit a project by opening a project file saved to your computer.
Connect Online Device
Connect a microphone on the same network.
If “Do not display this dialog” is turned on by entering a check in the box, the “New Project” screen will
appear the next time the application is launched without the top menu screen being shown. Settings can
also be changed using "Page Settings" (p. 93) under software application settings.

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Creating new projects
1Click “New Project” on the top menu screen.
2Enter a project name.
3Configure a room size.
Select the unit to be used next to “Units” and enter the “Width”, “Depth”, and “Height” for the “Room Size”.
Use “Grid Offset” to set the room offset position from the origin point.
The offset is moved in the minus direction away from the origin point. For example, to offset by 5,000 mm,
enter “-5000”.
Project names and room size settings can be changed later if necessary, even after the project has been
created.

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4Click “Create”.
The screen for creating a new project opens.

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Overview of the project screen
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Main menu
Click to select the main menu.
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Project name
Displays the project name. Click to change the project name.
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Preset
Click to save or recall presets. For details, see "Presets" (p. 37).
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Mute All
With each click, all microphones in the project switch between muted and unmuted.
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Save
Click to save project files.
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Toolbar
Displays setting tools for rooms and microphones.
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Ruler
Displays a scale starting from the position of the origin point.
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Main area
Displays a top-down view of the room. The main area can be dragged to move the display position of the room. It
can also be used to display audio settings available when “Audio” is selected for the microphone.
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Context panel
Displays settings for selected microphones, beam zones, and tools. Also displays a device list when no
microphones, beam zones, or tools are selected.
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View level controller
Set microphone view levels and main area zoom level.

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Actions possible using the main menu
Main menu Description
New Project Create a new project.
Open Open project files saved to your computer.
Open Recent Open recently opened project files.
Save Save a project file by overwriting.
Save As Name and save a project file.
Connect Online Device Connect a microphone on the same network.
Settings Configure software application settings. For details, see "Software
application settings" (p. 91).
Help
Clicking “Help” in the submenu will display Digital Microphone Manager
online help portal. Clicking “About” will display software application
information, such as the version.
Exit Exit Digital Microphone Manager.

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Room settings
Change settings such as for grid or image displays and room sizes.
Click the margin in the main area to deselect any microphones, beam zones, etc., that may be selected.
Displaying the grid
Turning the grid ON and OFF
1Click “Grid” in the toolbar.
With each click, the grid display switches between ON and OFF.
When the grid display is turned on, a check mark will appear next to “Grid”.
Changing grid display settings
1Click the gear icon next to “Grid” in the toolbar.
“Grid Setting” appears in the context panel.
2Click the “Show Grid” switch.
With each click, the grid display switches between ON (blue) and OFF (no color).
3For “Size”, enter a size for each box of the grid.

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4Click the main area or press the Enter key.
Grid display settings will be changed.
The grid is displayed based on the origin point. The grid size and offset position of the room from the origin
point can be changed to fit the actual grid ceiling.
Laying out images
Turning image displays ON and OFF
1Click “Image” in the toolbar.
With each click, the image display switches between ON and OFF.
When the image display is turned on, a check mark will appear next to “Image”.
The image display turns ON or OFF.
Importing image files
1Click the gear icon next to “Image” in the toolbar.

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“Image Settings” appears in the context panel.
2Click the switch for “Show Floor Plan Image”.
With each click, the image display switches between ON (blue) and OFF (no color).
3Click “Browse”.
4Select and open image files saved to your computer.
.png, .jpg, .jpeg, and .bmp files are supported.
Only one file can be imported.
Importing another image after an image has already been imported will result in the first image being replaced
by the second image.
The image is imported.
Setting image opacity
1Click the gear icon next to “Image” in the toolbar.

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“Image Settings” appears in the context panel.
2For “Opacity”, enter the opacity.
3Click the main area or press the Enter key.
The image opacity is set.
Setting image position and angle
1Click the gear icon next to “Image” in the toolbar.
“Image Settings” appears in the context panel.
2Under “Position”, enter the position from the origin point using “X” (horizontal direction) and “Y”
(vertical direction).
The upper-left corner of the image becomes the position for reference.

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3For “Rotation”, enter the rotation angle of the image.
The image rotates clockwise at the entered angle.
4Click the main area or press the Enter key.
The image position and angle are set.
In the main area, the image can also be dragged to change its position.
Setting the image size
1Click the gear icon next to “Image” in the toolbar.
“Image Settings” appears in the context panel.
2Enter the pixel size using “W” (Width) and “H” (Height) under “Size”, or enter the scale ratio in
“Scale”.
If a value is entered into either “W”, “H”, or “Scale”, the image will be resized while maintaining the ratio.
Changing the ratio of the image width and height is not possible.