Speakerbus ALTO User manual

ALTO
Guide Reference: UG704/R1
User Guide
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Published Date: 21 July 2021

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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................... 7
Features................................................................................................................................................................. 7
About this guide ..................................................................................................................................................9
Product version ...................................................................................................................................................9
Further help..........................................................................................................................................................9
Getting Started.................................................................................................................. 11
What’s in the box................................................................................................................................................11
Optional Speakerbus accessories...................................................................................................................11
Attaching the optional gooseneck microphone.........................................................................................11
Stand adjustment .............................................................................................................................................. 12
Connecting an Ethernet cable and optional handset/headset............................................................... 13
Logging on ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Logon invalid......................................................................................................................................................16
Logging out........................................................................................................................................................ 17
ALTO Elements .................................................................................................................19
Front view........................................................................................................................................................... 19
Rear view ........................................................................................................................................................... 20
Status indicators............................................................................................................................................... 20
1. Network Status...........................................................................................................................................................21
2. iCMS Status.................................................................................................................................................................21
3. SIP Registrar Status ...................................................................................................................................................21
4. Recording Configuration Status ............................................................................................................................21
5. Microphone Type ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
6. Gooseneck Microphone Levels Within Acceptable Limits.............................................................................. 22
7. Handset Active .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Channel indicators............................................................................................................................................23
Contextual softkeys..........................................................................................................................................24
Call state indicators ..........................................................................................................................................25
Privacy call state indicators ........................................................................................................................................ 28
Touchscreen gestures......................................................................................................................................29
Swipe up/down touch gestures ................................................................................................................................ 29
Swipe left/right touch gestures ................................................................................................................................. 30
Swipe arc touch gesture ............................................................................................................................................. 30
Two finger touch gesture ........................................................................................................................................... 30
Speaker Channels............................................................................................................. 31
Talk on a speaker channel............................................................................................................................... 31
Push to talk .................................................................................................................................................................... 32

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Push to latch.................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Tap latch ......................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Make a call private ............................................................................................................................................33
Group talk...........................................................................................................................................................34
Adjust the volume of a speaker channel or master volume....................................................................34
Mute/unmute a speaker channel ..................................................................................................................35
Mute all speaker channels...............................................................................................................................36
Menu ...................................................................................................................................37
Voice Services....................................................................................................................................................38
Group Talk ..........................................................................................................................................................39
Assign Speaker Channel(s) to Group Talk................................................................................................................40
Unassign Speaker Channel(s) from Group Talk.......................................................................................................41
Group Talk Edit.............................................................................................................................................................. 42
Speaker Keys ......................................................................................................................................................43
Add Speaker Key........................................................................................................................................................... 44
Delete Speaker Key ...................................................................................................................................................... 45
Move Speaker Key ........................................................................................................................................................ 46
Edit Speaker Key ........................................................................................................................................................... 48
User Settings ......................................................................................................................................................50
Speaker Settings................................................................................................................................................ 51
Speaker Dipping ................................................................................................................................................52
Send Logs ...........................................................................................................................................................53
Resynchronisation ............................................................................................................................................54
Logging Out .......................................................................................................................................................54
Engineering Tools .............................................................................................................................................55
Information ........................................................................................................................................................56
Appendix A - Safemode..................................................................................................59
Appendix B - Embedded Web Browser.......................................................................63
Logging in/out.................................................................................................................................................. 64
Logging In ...................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Logging Out................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Menu................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Home .............................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Users................................................................................................................................................................................ 66
Seat User................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Unseat Current Device User................................................................................................................................. 67
Configure Engineering Tools Password............................................................................................................. 68
Configure Web Password ..................................................................................................................................... 68
Configure Web Password Expiry ......................................................................................................................... 69
Install Web Certificate............................................................................................................................................ 69
Network Services.......................................................................................................................................................... 70

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Voice Services ................................................................................................................................................................73
Key Properties ................................................................................................................................................................75
General Settings............................................................................................................................................................ 76
Voice Recording ........................................................................................................................................................... 78
Status............................................................................................................................................................................... 80
General Tab.............................................................................................................................................................. 80
Links Tab ................................................................................................................................................................... 83
Statistics.......................................................................................................................................................................... 83
Maintenance.................................................................................................................................................................. 83
Backup and Restore ............................................................................................................................................... 84
Default....................................................................................................................................................................... 84
Upgrade .................................................................................................................................................................... 84
Reboot ...................................................................................................................................................................... 85
Appendix C - Specifications...........................................................................................87
Touchscreen Display ........................................................................................................................................87
Speaker Channels .............................................................................................................................................87
Call Types............................................................................................................................................................87
Recording ...........................................................................................................................................................87
VoIP Media..........................................................................................................................................................87
System Management....................................................................................................................................... 88
Interfaces ........................................................................................................................................................... 88
Input / Output Devices ................................................................................................................................... 88
Voice Characteristics....................................................................................................................................... 88
Housing.............................................................................................................................................................. 88
Dimensions / Weight....................................................................................................................................... 89
Power Requirements....................................................................................................................................... 90
Environmental .................................................................................................................................................. 90
Declaration of Conformity............................................................................................................................. 90

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Introduction
ALTO is a colour touchscreen speaker device that combines up to four simultaneous
audio channels with a dynamic menu system for softkey and single touch user control and
programming. Powered using PoE technology ALTO can run in either hosted or standalone
mode.
ALTO’s menus give access to all the Speakerbus voice services that the user is permissioned to
access and allows any four to be selected and assigned to individual speaker channels. Channels
may be re-assigned by the user at any time.
ARD, MRD and Hoot channels are all supported and the device includes options for the user to
add any or all the assigned speaker channels into a single (one button press) group call.
On the rear of the device there is a single port for network connectivity along with interfaces to
add a separate handset or headset and gooseneck microphone.
Features
Colour Touchscreen
480 x 320 portrait mode touchscreen display.
Four Simultaneous Voice Services
Up to four simultaneous hoot, MRD and ARD calls using SbRTP and DMVS protocols user
selectable from the Voice Services directory and assignable to four speaker keys.

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Dynamic Multicast Voice Services (DMVS)
Supports operation as either a local or remote endpoint for DMVS when in hosted mode.
Four Configurable Speaker Keys
Four speaker channels which can be assigned as push to talk, tap latch and latchable.
Configurable Speaker Group Talk SoftKey
Speaker Group Talk softkey configurable for 1-4 speaker channels; talk concurrently on all
assigned channels at the touch of a softkey.
Two Fixed keys (Info / Clear)
Two fixed keys for ALTO user information and to clear all open, to talk, voice services assigned to
the four speaker channel keys.
Individual and Master Volume Controls
Individually configurable volume controls for each speaker channel and for the master volume.
User Configurable Alerting
Configurable user alerting for ARD and MRD voice services assigned to each of the four speaker
channels.
Hosted and Stand Alone Configuration
Configuration by Speakerbus iManager Communications Management System (iCMS) in hosted
mode or the built in web server (for non-DMVS settings) in standalone mode.
Voice Recording
Voice recording of all active audio streams with Call Data Records (CDR) events and support for a
secondary recorder.
External handset support
Support for an optional Speakerbus handset.
Quiet Oce / Headset support
When quiet oce is enabled all speaker audio is sent to an optional connected third-party
headset.
Optional Speakerbus Gooseneck Microphone with LED
An optional Speakerbus gooseneck microphone available with halo LED indicator which is lit in
blue when talking on a voice service.
PoE powered with optional external midspan adaptor to support local power if required
ALTO uses Power over Ethernet (PoE); only one cable required to provide both power and
connectivity.

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About this guide
This guide explains how to use ALTO when managed by Speakerbus iManager Communications
Management System (iCMS) in hosted mode; this is ALTO’s out of the box configuration.
To use ALTO in stand alone mode, see Engineering Tools on page 55 and Appendix B -
Embedded Web Browser on page 63.
In the default out of the box hosted mode you may not have access to Engineering Tools or the
Embedded Web Browser.
This guide describes how to allocate voice services to the four available speaker keys including
adjusting the volume of each speaker channel on ALTO. This guide also describes configuration of
handsets/headsets/gooseneck mic. to use with ALTO.
Product version
This document is written for ALTO (iD704) firmware version 1.0 which is compatible with
Speakerbus iCMS v3.910 or higher.
Further help
Please contact your System Administrator or the Speakerbus Global Helpdesk at
customer[email protected]

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Getting Started
What’s in the box
●ALTO (iD704)
●Safety Instructions
●QR Card - links to user documentation
●Microfibre screen cleaner cloth
Optional Speakerbus accessories
●Gooseneck Microphone 550mm Long Close Talking (Sales Code: 52-09-034)
●Noise Cancelling Handset (Sales Code: SE HSETD-C)
●Power over Ethernet (PoE) Injector (Sales Code: 14-00-098/iD POE)
●RJ9 to RJ12 Headset adapter (Sales Code: 10-04-087)
Attaching the optional gooseneck microphone
To attach the optional Speakerbus gooseneck microphone:
1. Open the stand to 90 degrees using the push to release button on the rear, see Stand
adjustment on page 12.
2. Feed the gooseneck microphone through the stand (see illustrations below).
3. Slide the base mounting bracket of the gooseneck into the Housing.
4. Secure with the gooseneck fixings.
5. Plug the gooseneck’s phono lead into the gooseneck interface (phono).
Gooseneck
Microphone
Interface
(phono)
Gooseneck
Fixings

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Stand adjustment
ALTO’s adjustable stand can be set to one of four positions using the stand release mechanism
(push to release) button on the rear.
Stand Release
Mechanism
(push to release)
The four positions are shown in the illustrations below.
49°
57°
65°
73°

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Connecting an Ethernet cable and optional handset/headset
ALTO requires a Power over Ethernet (PoE) connection for connecting to the network and for
power. If you do not have a PoE enabled switch / router, a PoE Injector can be purchased from
Speakerbus, see Optional Speakerbus accessories on page 11.
An optional Speakerbus handset or third party headset can be connected to ALTO. Headsets may
require an optional RJ9 to RJ12 adapter, see Optional Speakerbus accessories on page 11. For
handset/headset configuration, see User Settings on page 50 and Speaker Settings on page
51.
Handset
Interface
(RJ12)
Network
Interface
(RJ45)
Logging on
ALTO, out of the box, is set in hosted mode to be managed by a Speakerbus iManager Centralised
Management System (iCMS) which is indicated by an on screen iCMS Status indicator . If either
or are displayed, see Status indicators on page 20.
If you are your organisation’s administrator and require to change iCMS and IP address settings,
see Appendix A - Safemode on page 59 or, for configuring stand alone mode, see Appendix B
- Embedded Web Browser on page 63.

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To log on to ALTO:
1. Touch the white text entry field below ID.
2. Enter your ID using the alphanumeric keypad. Touch the shift softkey to rotate between
the lower case, upper case and numeric only keypad.
3. Once you have entered the ID touch the confirm softkey .

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4. Touch the white text entry field below Password.
5. Enter your password using the alphanumeric keypad. Touch the shift softkey to rotate
between the lower case, upper case and numeric only keypad.
6. Once you have entered the Password touch the confirm softkey .

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7. Touch the confirm softkey to logon.
Logon invalid
Check your ID is correctly entered and re-enter the password by touching the white text entry
field below Password, see Logging on on page 13. Touch the confirm softkey to logon.
●If logon is denied then please contact your System Administrator.
●If you do not know your ID and/or Password contact your System Administrator.

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Logging out
To log out of ALTO:
1. Touch the menu select softkey located at the bottom left of the touchscreen.
This displays several menu options (see below).
2. Touch the Logout softkey .
3. Touch the confirm softkey to logout.

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ALTO Elements
Front view
Speaker
Status
Indicators
Contextual
Softkeys
Program
Menu
Group Talk
4 x Speaker
Channels
4 xChannel
Keys
Clear /
Cancel Key
Mute All
Speaker
Channels
Volume
Menu
Activity
Indicator
Info Key
Internal Microphone
ALTO Front View:
●Speaker.
●Status indicators. ALTO’s network status, iCMS status, SIP registrar status, recording
configuration status, microphone type, gooseneck microphone levels within acceptable limits
and handset active, see Status Indicators on page 20.
●4 x Speaker Channels. Each channel contains:
●voice service name
●voice service status
●channel indicators, see page 23.
●Contextual Softkeys, see page 24.
●Activity Indicator.
●Info Key.
●4 x Channel Keys.
●Clear / Cancel Key.

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Rear view
Gooseneck
Microphone
Interface
(phono)
Status LED’s
Handset
Interface
(RJ12)
Network
Interface
(RJ45)
Stand Release
Mechanism
(push to release)
6 PIN Serial Port
(Diagnostics)
ALTO Rear View:
●Gooseneck Microphone Interface (phono).
●Handset Interface (RJ12).
●Network Interface Power over Ethernet - PoE (RJ45).
●Status LEDs.
●6 PIN Serial Port (Diagnostics).
●Stand Release Mechanism (push to release), see Stand adjustment on page 12.
Status indicators
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Status icons are located at the top of the screen. The icons from left to right are: network status,
iCMS status, SIP registrar status, recording configuration status, microphone type, gooseneck
microphone levels within acceptable limits and handset active.