Sony MASM-1 Reference guide

Help Guide
Microphone Array System Manager
MASM-1
This Help Guide describes how to operate the MASM-1 Microphone Array System Manager.
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Overview and Setup
Overview
Operating Environment
Installation
Operation Flow
Screen Structure
Password Setup Screen
Login Screen
Main Screen
[Register] Tab
[Settings] Tab
[Calibrate] Tab
[Monitor] Tab
[Update] Tab
[Options] Screen
[About] Screen
Miscellaneous
Usage Precautions
Trademarks
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Microphone Array System Manager
MASM-1
Overview
The MASM-1 Microphone Array System Manager is application software for configuring and operating an array of MAS-
A100 Beamforming Microphones collectively by remote control via a network.
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Operating Environment
This application runs in the following environment.
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit versions)
Processor: 2 GHz or higher
Memory: 4 GB or higher
Storage free capacity: 300 MB or higher
Display resolution: 1280×720 or higher
Browser: Google Chrome (version 70 or higher, installed in the default location)
Other: .NET framework (4.7.2 or higher)
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Microphone Array System Manager
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Installation
Download the installer from the following URL, launch the installer, and follow the instructions.
URL: https://pro.sony/product-resources/software-firmware/masm-1
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Operation Flow
This section describes the basic workflow after the application is installed.
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Password Setup Screen
Login Screen
Main Screen
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Launch the application.
The password setup screen appears. The login screen appears if a password has already been configured.
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Enter a password, and press the [SET] button.
The login screen appears.
2
Enter the configured password, and press the [LOGIN] button.
The main screen appears.
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This screen is used to discover MAS-A100 units on the network and register settings on the [Register] tab
of the right pane.
The registered MAS-A100 units can then be calibrated, monitored, and reconfigured collectively using this
application.
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Password Setup Screen
This screen is used to configure the password for logging in to this application.
It is displayed automatically when the application is launched for the first time after installation.
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Password input fields
Enter the same password comprising 8 to 64 characters in both input fields.
Passwords must contain at least one upper-case letter, one lower-case letter, and one numeral.
The following characters are valid.
Alphabetic characters
Numeric characters
Symbols ( ! $ % ‘ ( ) = - ~ ^ | @ ` [ { } ] _ / ? < > + * . )
1.
[SET] button
Press to register the entered password.
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Login Screen
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Password input field
Enter the password that was configured when launching the application for the first time.
1.
[LOGIN] button
Press to log in after entering the password.
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Main Screen
This screen appears after logging in.
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[Register] Tab
[Settings] Tab
[Calibrate] Tab
[Monitor] Tab
[Update] Tab
“MAS” icon
Press to display the menu. Use this when you want to view the [Options] page or [About] page.
1.
[Group] pane
Displays the registered MAS-A100 units arranged by groups. Press a group name to display information about the
MAS-A100 units comprising the group in the right pane.
Pressing updates the display.
2.
Function tabs
These tabs are used to register, configure, and monitor MAS-A100 units.
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[Options] Screen
[About] Screen
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[Register] Tab
MAS-A100 discovery screen
Displayed by selecting the [Register] tab.
Scan result screen (1/3)
Displays a list of the discovered MAS-A100 units. You can configure the network connection of each MAS-A100, as
required.
[Scan] button
Scans for MAS-A100 units connected to the same segment (same layer 2 network) as the computer on which this
application is installed.
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Checkbox
Place a check mark beside MAS-A100 units that you want to register in this application.
1.
[Model name]
Displays the model name.
2.
[MAC address]
Displays the MAC address of each MAS-A100.
3.
[IP Address]
Displays the IP address of each MAS-A100. Press to change the value.
4.
[Subnet mask]
Displays the subnet mask of each MAS-A100. Press to change the value.
5.
[Default gateway]
Displays the default gateway of each MAS-A100. Press to change the value.
6.
[Status]
Displays error messages for each MAS-A100 if a problem occurs.
7.
[Cancel] button
Press to return to the MAS-A100 discovery screen.
8.
[Set] button
Applies the configured settings, and displays the next screen.
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MAS-A100 initial setup screen (2/3)
Displays a list of the MAS-A100 units selected on the scan result screen. Configure the required settings for controlling
each MAS-A100 from this application.
Checkbox
Place a check mark beside MAS-A100 units that you want to register in this application.
1.
[Model name]
Displays the model name.
2.
[IP address]
Displays the IP address of each MAS-A100.
3.
[Serial number]
Displays the serial number of each MAS-A100.
4.
[Username]
Enter the administrator user name comprising 5 to 16 characters for each MAS-A100.
The following characters are valid.
Alphabetic characters
Numeric characters
Symbols ( ! $ % ‘ ( ) = - ~ ^ | @ ` [ { } ] _ / ? < > + * . )
Placing a check mark in [admin] is equivalent to entering the “admin” user name.
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MAS-A100 information setup screen (3/3)
Displays a list of the MAS-A100 units selected on the MAS-A100 initial setup screen. Configure information, such as the
location, to identify each MAS-A100 unit.
[Password]
Enter the administrator user password comprising 8 to 64 characters for each MAS-A100.
The following characters are valid.
Alphabetic characters
Numeric characters
Symbols ( ! $ % ‘ ( ) = - ~ ^ | @ ` [ { } ] _ / ? < > + * . )
Placing a check mark in [Same as this app] is equivalent to entering the same password used to log in to this
application.
6.
[Set-up]
Press the icon to launch Google Chrome with the web UI of the corresponding MAS-A100. The MAS-A100 is
initialized using the web UI.
7.
[Status]
Displays the status of each MAS-A100.
If [OK] is not displayed, it indicates that some further action is required in order to register the MAS-A100 in this
application.
[OK]: Indicates that the MAS-A100 is ready to be registered in this application.
[Uninitialized]: MAS-A100 unit is in the factory default state. Initialize (set up) the MAS-A100.
[IP address is not accessible.]: IP address of the MAS-A100 cannot be accessed. Check the network connection,
IP address setting of the MAS-A100, and HTTP proxy setting of the PC running this application.
[Username and Password do not match.]: Settings entered in [Username] or [Password] do not match the settings
configured on the MAS-A100. Enter the correct settings.
8.
[Cancel] button
Press to return to the MAS-A100 discovery screen.
9.
[Next] button
Applies the configured settings, and displays the next screen.
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Checkbox
Place a check mark beside MAS-A100 units that you want to register in this application.
1.
[Model name]
Displays the model name.
2.
[IP address]
Displays the IP address of each MAS-A100.
3.
[Flash]
Press the icon to start the LED of the MAS-A100 flashing.
4.
[Path 1], [Path 2], [Path 3]
Enter information, such as name of building, floor number, and room name.
[Path 1] input is mandatory. Enter a character string comprising 4 to 16 characters.
Character strings up to 16 characters can be entered in [Path 2] and [Path 3]. If a character string is entered in [Path
3], input in [Path 2] becomes mandatory.
The following characters are valid.
Alphabetic characters
Numeric characters
Symbols ( ! $ % ‘ ( ) = - ~ ^ | @ ` [ { } ] _ / ? < > + * . )
Character strings entered in [Path 1], [Path 2], and [Path 3] are used by this application as the names of groups
displayed on the [Group] pane for grouping microphones. Normally, MAS-A100 units located within the same room
must have the same entries for [Path 1], [Path 2], and [Path 3].
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Main Screen
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[Name]
Enter a name comprising 4 to 16 characters to identify the MAS-A100.
Input is mandatory.
The following characters are valid.
Alphabetic characters
Numeric characters
Symbols ( ! $ % ‘ ( ) = - ~ ^ | @ ` [ { } ] _ / ? < > + * . )
6.
[Description]
Enter a character string of up to 16 characters describing the MAS-A100.
The following characters are valid.
Alphabetic characters
Numeric characters
Symbols ( ! $ % ‘ ( ) = - ~ ^ | @ ` [ { } ] _ / ? < > + * . )
7.
[Status]
Displays error messages for each MAS-A100 if a problem occurs.
8.
[Cancel] button
Press to return to the MAS-A100 discovery screen.
9.
[Back] button
Press to return to the scan result screen.
10.
[Done] button
Press to register each MAS-A100 with the configured content in this application.
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[Settings] Tab
Parts common to all pages
[Name]
Displays the configured name and IP address of each MAS-A100.
Press to display the web UI of each MAS-A100.
The color of the status lamp indicates the status of the MAS-A100.
Green (Active): Audio for speech reinforcement is output from the Main output and Rec output of the MAS-A100.
Amber (Mute): Main output of the MAS-A100 is temporarily silent. The Rec output audio is output.
Red (Standby): Main output and Rec output of the MAS-A100 are silent, and temporary MAS-A100 settings (values
configured on the [Calibrate] tab or [Audio] page) are reset to defaults.
Gray (offline): MAS-A100 is not accessible. The MAS-A100 settings cannot be changed.
1.
Pull-down menu
Select the page to display.
2.
Parameter display area
Displays the content of the page selected using the pull-down menu.
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[Name/Path] page
This page is used to change the settings configured when the MAS-A100 was registered.
[Set] button
Press to apply the changed settings.
4.
[Name]
Enter a name comprising 4 to 16 characters to identify the MAS-A100.
Input is mandatory.
The following characters are valid.
Alphabetic characters
Numeric characters
Symbol characters ( ! “ ‘ ( ) * + - . _ < > )
1.
[Description]
Enter a character string of up to 16 characters describing the MAS-A100.
The following characters are valid.
Alphabetic characters
Numeric characters
Symbol characters ( ! “ ‘ ( ) * + - . _ < > )
2.
[Path 1], [Path 2], [Path 3]
Enter information, such as name of building, floor number, and room name.
3.
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[Audio] page
This page is used to check/change the audio settings of the MAS-A100.
Note
The settings specific to the Main output and settings that are common to both the Main output and Rec output can be
checked/changed. Check/change Rec output settings using the web UI of the MAS-A100.
[Path 1] input is mandatory. Enter a character string comprising 4 to 16 characters.
Character strings up to 16 characters can be entered in [Path 2] and [Path 3]. If a character string is entered in [Path
3], input in [Path 2] becomes mandatory.
The following characters are valid.
Alphabetic characters
Numeric characters
Symbol characters ( ! “ ‘ ( ) * + - . _ < > )
Character strings entered in [Path 1], [Path 2], and [Path 3] are used by this application as the names of groups
displayed on the [Group] pane for grouping microphones. Normally, MAS-A100 units located within the same room
must have the same entries for [Path 1], [Path 2], and [Path 3].
[Unregister] checkbox
Place a check mark beside MAS-A100 units that you want to unregister from this application.
4.
[Unregister] button
Press to unregister the MAS-A100 units for which a check mark is placed in the [Unregister] checkbox.
5.
[Status]
Displays error messages for each MAS-A100 if a problem occurs.
6.
[Output level]
Displays the output level using a green audio level bar. This cannot be changed.
1.
[Gain limit]
Displays the gain limit status.
When one lamp is displayed, the microphone gain has reached the limit for suppressing feedback and maintaining
audio quality.
When two lamps are displayed, the microphone gain has exceeded the limit and that audio quality has deteriorated.
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[System] page
This page is used to check/change the system settings of the MAS-A100.
To avoid deterioration in audio quality, set the microphone gain in the range so that the gain limit lamps are not lit or
only one lamp is lit.
[Mic gain]
Displays the default value of the microphone gain.
Press the +/– buttons, or press the value and enter a new value directly, to change the setting.
Changes are applied immediately without pressing the [Set] button.
3.
[Capture range]
Selects the capture range.
4.
[Noise reduction]
Selects the noise reduction level.
5.
[Feedback reduction]
Selects the feedback reduction level.
6.
[Noise gate]
Selects the noise gate level.
7.
[Equalizer 60Hz], [Equalizer 250Hz], [Equalizer 1kHz], [Equalizer 4kHz], [Equalizer 12kHz]
Displays the default equalizer value for each frequency.
Press the +/– buttons, or press the value and enter a new value directly, to change the setting.
Changes are applied immediately without pressing the [Set] button.
8.
[Status]
Displays error messages for each MAS-A100 if a problem occurs.
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[Flash]
Press the icon to start the LED of the MAS-A100 flashing.
1.
[Default Dante ID]
Displays the Default Dante ID of each MAS-A100.
2.
[MAC address]
Displays the MAC address of each MAS-A100.
Note
The value displayed is the MAC address used for MAS-A100 settings and operation. The MAC address for use as a Dante
device is shown by Dante Controller.
3.
[Serial number]
Displays the serial number of each MAS-A100.
4.
[API control]
Selects whether to enable control of the MAS-A100 from an external device.
5.
[Restart] button
Press to restart the MAS-A100.
6.
[Schedule reboot]
You can set a time to reboot the MAS-A100 automatically.
To disable automatic rebooting of the MAS-A100, set to [OFF].
7.
[Status]
Displays error messages for each MAS-A100 if a problem occurs.
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