Shure AO 6004 User manual

@2015 Shure Incorporated
User Manual AO 6004 rev C.docx
Conferencing and Discussion Systems
AO 6004 Audio Output
USER GUIDE

DCS 6000 Digital Conference System User Manual
@2015 Shure Incorporated User Manual AO 6004 rev C.docx
Table of Contents
Table of Contents .................................... 2
Important ................................................ 3
Installation precautions ....................... 3
Cleaning ............................................... 3
Repacking ............................................. 3
Warranty .............................................. 4
Your DCS 000 Conference System ......... 5
The DCS 000 system ........................... 5
System components .............................
Central equipment etc. ........................... 6
Interpreter equipment ............................ 6
Conference units and Ch. selectors .......... 6
Accessories ........................................... 6
Operating instructions ............................. 7
AO 004 Audio Output Unit................... 7
General description ............................... 7
Features .............................................. 7
User controls, indications & connections ... 8
S stem settings .................................... 8
Normal operation .................................. 8
System Setup .......................................... 9
General guidelines ................................ 9
Typical schematics ................................. 10
Using AO 004 with DT 0xx Digital IR-
Transmitter ......................................... 10
Technical Specifications ......................... 11
System Specification ........................... 11
Connection Details .............................. 12
Accessories ......................................... 12

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Important
Installation precautions
Do not install the unit in a location near heat
sources such as radiators or air ducts, or in a place
exposed to direct sunlight, excessive dust or
humidit , mechanical vibration or shock.
To avoid moisture condensations do not install the
unit where the temperature ma rise rapidl .
Compliance
The equipment is intended to be used in
professional audio applications.
Note: This device is not intended to be connected
directl to a public internet network.
EMC conformance to Environment E2:
Commercial and Light Industrial.
Testing is based on the use of supplied and
recommended cable t pes.
The use of other than shielded (screened) cable
t pes ma degrade EMC performance.
Changes or modifications not expressl approved
b Shure Incorporated could void our authorit
to operate this equipment.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with
Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la
classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du
Canada.
Authorized under the verification provision of FCC
Part 15B.
Please follow our regional rec cling scheme for
batteries, packaging, and electronic waste.
Information to the user
This equipment has been tested and found to
compl 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 frequenc energ and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, ma
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 b turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
tr to correct the interference b one or more of
the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the
equipment and the receiver.
•Connect the equipment to an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the
•receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help.
Cleaning
To keep the cabinet in its original condition,
periodicall clean it with a soft cloth. Stubborn
stains ma be removed with a cloth lightl
dampened with a mild detergent solution. Never
use organic solvents such as thinners or abrasive
cleaners since these will damage the cabinet.
Repacking
Save the original shipping cardboard box and
packing material; the will become hand if ou
ever have to ship the unit. For maximum protection,
re-pack the unit as originall packed from the
factor .

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Warranty
The individual units in the DCS 6000 s stem are
minimum covered b 24 months warrant against
defects in materials or workmanship.

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Your DCS 6000 Conference System
The DCS 6000 system
DCS 6000 Digital Conference S stem is a s stem
to be used at meetings, where a number of people
are addressing the ‘Floor’ in a structured manor.
The audio from the Conference units can be heard
in the built in loudspeakers in the units.
The s stem does also allow for simultaneous
interpretation for international conferences where
multiple languages are used.
To enable all participants to understand the
proceedings, interpreters can simultaneousl
translate the speaker’s language as required.
These interpretations are distributed through the
connected Conference units and delegates can
select the language of their choice and listen to it
through headphones.
DCS 6000 Digital Conference S stem comprises of
one CU 61xx Central Unit and a number of
Conference Units, Gooseneck Microphones and
other accessories depending on the s stem
configuration.
The DCS 6000 s stem has the following main
features:
•Full digital
•Excellent sound qualit
•“State of the Art” full digital integrated
interpretation, discussion and voting s stem
offering interpretation, language distribution,
conference microphone and voting facilities with
attendance check with Chip Card ™
•Digital transmission of audio from/to the
Conference unit to/from the central unit using a
unique digital DATA and AUDIO bus named
DCS-LAN
•Control of up to 3800 conference units. This
number does not include Channel Selectors,
Repeaters etc. In practical use there are no
limits for the number of Channel Selectors in a
s stem
•Delegate and Interpreter units are powered and
controlled b the CU 61xx Central Unit, which
drives up to app. 50 units with the PS CU power
suppl
•EX 6010 Extension Unit or PS 6001 DCS-LAN
Power Kit is available if more units are required
•Dela ed switching on of power to the two
DCS-LAN chains, to minimize the total ‘in-
rush’ current on the Mains suppl
•Designed for 31 interpretation channels and
8 open microphones
•Audio scrambling of the audio to avoid
eavesdropping
•Designed in a standard 1HE 19” cabinet
•TCP/IP connection on CU 61xx for external
operation of the s stem using a PC or control
s stem such as AMX ® or Crestron ®
•Functionalit on the CU 61xx depends on the
Feature License uploaded into the unit
•Firmware in Delegate units, Interpreter Units,
Central Units etc. is upgradeable
•Operated either stand alone or from a PC
using the CU browser or using SW 6000
software
•Added functionalit and comprehensive
features provided b SW 6000 software
package running on PC
The SW 6000 is an optional software package,
which expands the functionalit of the DCS
6000 s stem. The software runs on standard
computer technolog (Standard PC with
Windows 7, Server 2008 etc.).
Main features of the SW 6000 are:
•Microphone management
•Mimic panel operation
•Interpretation management
•Voting management
•Message handling
•Agenda handling
•Data stored on SQL data base
•Web service interface available for eas links
to external applications
•Multi language user interfaces
•Supports different User t pes with different
priorities, user interfaces and control
possibilities

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System components
Central equipment etc.
CU 6105 Central Unit
CU 6110 Central Unit
EX 6010 Extension Unit
PS 6001 DCS-LAN Power Kit consisting of one
PS CU and one PI 6000
PS CU Power Suppl
PI 6000 DCS-LAN Power Inserter
RC 6000 Redundanc Controller
AO 6004 Audio Output Unit
AO 6008 Audio Output Unit
RP 6004 Repeater for four chains
JB 6104 Junction Box with 4 outputs
Interpreter equipment
IS 6132 P Interpreter Unit
LS 6132 P Interpreter Loudspeaker
Conference units and Ch. selectors
DC 6990 P Conference Unit (portable) with touch
screen with two built-in channel
selector, Chip-card and 5 voting
buttons, configurable as Delegate,
Dual Delegate or Chairman.
DC 6120 P Conference Unit (portable)
DC 6190 P Conference Unit (portable) with two
built-in channel selectors
DM 6680 P Conference Unit (portable) with voting
CM/DM 6080 F Conference Unit (flush mounted)
with built-in channel selectors
DM 6620 F Conference Unit (flush
mounted) with, Chip-card and 5
voting buttons
CM/DM 6680 F Conference Unit (flush
mounted) with one built-in
channel selector, Chip-card and
5 voting buttons
MU 6040 C/D Microphone Unit for use with
FD/FC front plate with
Loudspeaker, Microphone and
Buttons. Available in Delegate
(D) and Chairman (C) version
MU 6042 D Dual Microphone Unit for use
with FD/FC front plate with
Loudspeaker, Microphone and
two delegate Buttons
DV 6501 F Voting Unit
AM 6040 Ambient Microphone Unit
CS 6340 FV/FH Channel Selector (flush
mounted)
Accessories
In addition to the unit a number of accessories
are available like:
•Storage Boxes
•GM 6523 Gooseneck Microphone, 40 cm
•GM 6524 Gooseneck Microphone, 50 cm
•GM 6525 Gooseneck Microphone, 63 cm
•DH 6021 Delegate Headphone
•DH 6223 Stethoscope Headphone
•DH 6225 Ear Clip Headphone
For detailed instruction in how to use the above
units, please refer to the User Manuals for the
relevant products.

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Operating instructions
AO 6004 Audio Output Unit
General description
The AO 6004 Audio Output Unit for the DCS 6000
s stem enables the user to record the sound from a
number of interpreted language channels or floor
channel on external devices such as tape- or hard
disk recorders b Analog interface.
It can also be used to distribute sound channels to
for example infrared distribution or loudspeaker
s stem.
Features
•Decoding of 4 language channels into analog
audio chosen out of the possible 31 digital
channels as well as the Floor channel in 3
qualities.
•The 4 decoded channels are available on 4
analog outputs (XLR connectors) transformer
balanced.
•A number of AO 6004 can be combined to
decode more channels. Up to 20 pieces AO
6004 can be connected and configured in one
s stem to decode more channels.
•Eas to use with preconfigured settings and
automatic channel assignment at start-up:
Output A – channel 0 (Floor)
Output B – channel 1
Output C – channel 2
Output D – channel 3
•The unit is connected to the DCS-LAN as an
other unit and b controlling it from the CU
6105/CU6110 it can be placed an where in
the s stem.
•The unit can be used as a single unit, installed
in a 19’’ rack or inserted in a slot in the CU
6005.

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User controls, indications & connections
Front plate layout
The front plate la out of the AO 6004 Audio Output Unit consists of 4 XLR Analog transformer balanced
outputs and 2 DCS-LAN connectors:
AO 6004 Back Panel
Front plate controls and indicators
The AO 6004 is an eas to use AO unit with pre-
configured settings and no user interface in terms
of controls, displa or indicators.
Front plate connectors
Audio Output A to D
On the front are located 4 XLR 3P connectors, each
suppl ing transformer balanced audio signal from
each of the 4 channels.
The outputs can be used for tape recording purpose
i.e. or for connecting a Digital infrared transmitter
like DT 6008, DT 6032 or an Analog infrared
transmitter for wireless transmission of the
interpreted languages.
DCS-LAN connector
Two RJ45 sockets are located at the front of the unit
for connecting to the previous unit like the CU
6105/CU6110 Central Unit or an other unit with a
DCS LAN connector and to the next unit like an IS
6132 Interpreter Unit, CS 6340 Channel Selector,
DM/CM 6xxx Conference Unit.
System settings
Pre-configured settings
The AO 6004 comes with pre-configured settings
and can be used without additional configurations.
The AO 6004 automaticall assigns channels to the
outputs at start-up. Output A is assigned channel 0
(Floor), Output B is assigned channel 1, Output C is
assigned channel 2 and Output D is assigned
channel 3.
The output volume for each channel is +3 dB, which
is the recommended level for connecting to DT
60xx.
The unit can be re-configured using SW 6000. The
settings for a reconfigured unit can be saved in the
CU 6105/CU6110.
SW6000 settings
The SW6000 can be used for changing the
assignment of channels to outputs and for
setting the volume.
Both the Conference Administration Application
(CAA) and the Conference User Application
(CUA) can be used to configure the AO units
connected. The both have settings for assigning
channels to each of the 4 outputs A-D. Each
output can be set to one of the 31 language
channels or one of the three Floor channels:
Floor: automatic gain controlled output
Floor 1: loudspeaker unregulated audio
Floor 2: loudspeaker regulated audio
An ambient microphone will onl be active on the
Floor channel, not on Floor 1 or Floor 2
Values: {Floor 2, Floor 1, Floor, 1,…, 30, 31}
The volume of the outputs can also be set if the
default settings are not appropriate.
Values: {Off, -40, -39,…, 14, 15}
Refer to the CAA and CUA User Manuals for more
details.
Normal operation
Powering up
Connect the AO unit(s) to the rest of the s stem
via the DCS-LAN connectors and connect the
audio outputs to the appropriate units (tape
recorders, infrared transmitters, etc.).
Switch on the power on the Central Unit.
During the initialization the AO unit will
automaticall assign channels to the outputs.
The unit is immediatel read to use after start-
up unless other channels need to be assigned to
the outputs or the channel volume needs to be
adjusted. These adjustments can onl be done
using the SW 6000.

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System Setup
General guidelines
Connect the AO 6004 to the various units using Cat
5 FTP or STP cables. Please observe the following
guide lines:
•Maximum cable length in one chain is 200 m
without repeater. This includes
interconnection cables between the units.
The max. usable cable length depends on
the units connected and length of feeding
cables etc.
•Maximum cable length in one chain when
using repeaters is 650 m
•If the last unit in one chain is a CS 6032
Channel Selector, this unit has to be
terminated with an external termination,
as the CS 6032 does not have an internal
termination.

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Typical schematics
Connect the AO 6004 to the DCS 6000 network
using Cat 5 cables. The Analog Audio output
connectors are connected to either tape recorders
for recording the interpreted channels or to a DT
6008 Infrared Transmitter for transmitting the
interpreted channels wireless.
Using AO 6004 with DT 60xx Digital IR-Transmitter
When using the AO 6004 with the DT 60xx
Infrared Transmitter, the audio output level on the
AO 6004 has to be set to match the sensitivit on
the transmitter.
The correct level on each connected channel on
the AO 6004 is +3dB. This level is factor preset,
but can as earlier mentioned be changed using SW
6000. Please refer to the section ‘Pre-configured
settings’ on page 8. The DT 60XX input level
settings should be set to –6dB.

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Refer to Setup section for information in how to setup the s stem using the above menus.
Technical Specifications
System Specification
Digital Section
Sound qualit ........... 20 bit audio @ 32 kHz sampling
frequenc
Analog Section
Output signal t pe ground lifting transformer balanced
Nominal output level: ............ 0 dBm at nominal input
Max. Output level: ....................................... 15 dBm
Frequenc response ................................. 125-15kHz
Signal to noise ratio: .................................>85 dBA
Total harmonic distortion: ........................... < 0.1%
General
Power requirement ................................. 24-48 V DC
Power consumption ............................ 2W maximum
Power supplied from
.................................. CU 61xx / EX 6010 / PS 6000
Temperature to guarantee specified performance
............. 5 Deg C. to 40 Deg C. (35 to 80% humidit )
Storage temperature
.......... -20 Deg C. to 60 Deg C. (10 to 80% humidit )
Weight ....................................................... 0.84 kg
Dimensions (W x H x D) ... 180 (205) x 38 x 120 (120)
mm
Dimensions in brackets are including brackets
Connectors
DCS-LAN loop through ......................... 2 pieces RJ45
Analog outputs connectors .. 4 - XLR3 male connectors
Remote Control commands in/out
B using SW 6000 control of the AO 6004 through the
CU 61XX is possible. A number of control messages are
used for this communication.
The CU 61xx can read the following info from the AO
6004:
B using SW 6000 the user can control the following
settings in the AO 6004 through the CU 6105/CU6110.
* ................ Channel number for each output channel
* ............................ Volume setting for each channel
The settings can onl be read or controlled from SW
6000.
Specifications are subject to change without
notice.

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Connection Details
DCS-LAN Chain
The DCS 6000 s stem uses shielded Cat5e, Cat6
or Cat7 F/UTP or U/FTP cables with shielded RJ45
connectors.
EIA 568-B wiring shall be used.
Important: The names of Cat5/6/7 cable t pe have
changed.
Old name New name
FTP F/UTP
STP U/FTP
UTP U/UTP
Important: Use onl F/UTP or U/FTP (shielded) cables
and shielded RJ45 connectors and not U/UTP cable,
which are unshielded.
How to wire a Cat5e (EIA 568-B) cable to a RJ45
con.:
Pin Function Connector #1 Connector #2
1 In-going + ORG/WHT ORG/WHT
2 In-going - ORG ORG
3 +48V GRN/WHT GRN/WHT
4 0V BLU BLU
5 0V BLU/WHT BLU/WHT
+48V GRN GRN
7 Outgoing - BRN/WHT BRN/WHT
8 Outgoing + BRN BRN
Important: If other color codes are used then the
four pairs are connected as follows:
Pair 2: Pin 1 & 2
Pair 3: Pin 3 & 6
Pair 1: Pin 4 & 5
Pair 4: Pin 7 & 8
The phase of the pairs must be correct and the
wiring spec. as stated in Cat5e (EIA 568-B) have
to be followed.
Note: Cat6 and Cat7 cables can normall onl be
terminated in sockets (female) and not in cable plugs.
Cat6 and Cat7 can thus onl be used for feeding cables
terminating in wall outlets or patch panels.
Accessories
Cat5e Connection Cables (AWG24)
EC 6001-0.5 .................. Connection Cable 0.5 m
EC 6001-01 ..................... Connection Cable 1 m
EC 6001-02 ..................... Connection Cable 2 m
EC 6001-05 ..................... Connection Cable 5 m
EC 6001-10 ................... Connection Cable 10 m
EC 6001-20 ................... Connection Cable 20 m
EC 6001-50 ................... Connection Cable 50 m

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