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
MASM-1
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.
Related Topic
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.
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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 ( ! $ % ‘ ( ) = - ~ ^ | @ ` [ { } ] _ / ? < > + * . )
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[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.
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[LOGIN] button
Press to log in after entering the password.
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Main Screen
This screen appears after logging in.
Related Topic
[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.
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[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.
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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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