VADDIO TableMIC 1 User manual

Complete Manual for
TableMIC
Conference Room Microphones
Document 411-0034-30 Rev B
July 2019

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Contents
Overview 1
About this Manual 1
Features 1
Product Compatibility 1
What's in the Box 2
AQuick Look at the TableMIC Microphone 2
Installation 3
Preparing for a Successful Audio Installation 3
Don’t Void Your Warranty! 3
Cabling Notes 3
Basic Connections 4
Configuration and Administration 5
Configuring the Microphone's Home Button Behavior 5
Updating Microphone Firmware 6
From ConferenceSHOT AV or AV Bridge MATRIX PRO 6
From EasyUSB Mixer/Amp 8
Operation 11
Specifications 12
Troubleshooting 13
Use, Storage, and Care 13
Compliance and Conformity Statements 14
FCC Part 15 Compliance 14
ICES-003 Compliance 14
European Compliance 15
Warranty and Return Policy 16
Photo Credits 20
Index 21

1
Overview
This manual covers:
TableMIC Conference Room Microphone (worldwide) – 999-85000-000 (black); 999-85000-000W
(white)
The TableMIC microphone is a component of the following conferencing bundles:
nConferenceSHOT AV Bundle, TableMIC 1, silver/black – 999-99950-300 (North America), 999-
99950-301 (Europe/UK), 999-99950-309 (Australia/New Zealand)
nConferenceSHOT AV Bundle, TableMIC 1, white – 999-99950-300W (North America), 999-99950-
301W (Europe/UK), 999-99950-309W (Australia/New Zealand)
nConferenceSHOT AV Bundle, TableMIC 1 without speaker, silver/black – 999-99950-500 (North
America), 999-99950-501 (Europe/UK), 999-99950-509 (Australia/New Zealand)
nConferenceSHOT AV Bundle, TableMIC 1 without speaker, white – 999-99950-500W (North
America), 999-99950-501W (Europe/UK), 999-99950-509W (Australia/New Zealand)
nConferenceSHOT AV Bundle, TableMIC 2, silver/black – 999-99950-400 (North America), 999-
99950-401 (Europe/UK), 999-99950-409 (Australia/New Zealand)
nConferenceSHOT AV Bundle, TableMIC 2, white – 999-99950-400W (North America), 999-99950-
401W (Europe/UK), 999-99950-409W (Australia/New Zealand)
nConferenceSHOT AV Bundle, TableMIC 2 without speaker, silver/black – 999-99950-600 (North
America), 999-99950-601 (Europe/UK), 999-99950-609 (Australia/New Zealand)
nConferenceSHOT AV Bundle, TableMIC 2 without speaker, white – 999-99950-600W (North
America), 999-99950-601W (Europe/UK), 999-99950-609W (Australia/New Zealand)
About this Manual
Information in this manual includes:
nUnpacking and installation
nOperation
nUpdating firmware
nSpecifications
nTroubleshooting
nWarranty and compliance/conformity information
Features
nThree-element design with improved geometry for 360° coverage and better audio pick-up
nNew cloth-wrapped design
nBack-lit, capacitive touch controls can be locked from the connected conferencing equipment's web
interface
nSolid metal base construction and engineered feet to reduce table vibration noise
nEasy access to the microphone cable connector
Product Compatibility
The TableMIC conference room microphone maintains compatibility with Vaddio products that provide
EasyMIC connectivity, such as HuddleSHOT, ConferenceSHOT AV, AV Bridge products, and EasyUSB
products.

What's in the Box
Make sure you received all the items you expected.
TableMIC microphone (worldwide) – 999-85000-000 (black), 999-85000-000W (white/light gray)
nTableMIC microphone
nCat-5e cable, 25 ft. (7.6 m)
Contact Vaddio Technical Support if you did not receive all the items listed.
Find full product documentation on the applicable product page(s) at legrandav.com.
AQuick Look at the TableMIC Microphone
Controls for basic conferencing functionality:
nHome button – Execute the associated OneTouch macro on the device to which the microphone is
connected.
nCall button – Connect to a Skype for Business conference or leave the conference.
nMute button – Mute the microphones in your conference room.
nVolume + and Volume – buttons – Adjust the speaker volume in your conference room.
nVolume level indicator – Display the current volume setting.
Cloth-wrapped body: Houses microphone elements positioned so that people seated at the conference
table are centered in the area of maximum sensitivity. Each microphone element provides integrated echo
cancellation and digital signal processing (DSP), including equalization, filtering and automatic gain control
(AGC).
RJ-45 cable connector: Connect to the EasyMIC port on a Vaddio device.
Rubber feet: Provide acoustical damping to isolate the microphone from vibrations that can be transmitted
through the table, such as people setting items down or drumming their fingers.
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Installation
This section covers:
nTips for a successful audio installation
nSafety information
nCabling notes
nConnection diagrams
Preparing for a Successful Audio Installation
Here are a few tips for avoiding common audio problems.
nThe effective range for each Vaddio conference room microphone is about 12 ft. (3.7 m) under most
circumstances. Be sure the room design includes enough microphones to provide adequate coverage.
nTabletop microphones have a small area of reduced sensitivity directly above their upper surface, as
they are designed to pick up the voices of people seated at the conference table. They perform best
when placed along the centerline of the table.
nTo prevent audio feedback, keep microphones at least 4 ft. (1.2 m) from the room's speakers. More
separation is better.
nAlways place microphones closer to the people talking than to the room's speakers. This helps maintain
quality echo cancellation.
nAvoid contact with hockey sticks.
Don’t Void Your Warranty!
Caution
This product is for indoor use. Do not install it outdoors or in a humid environment without the appropriate
protective enclosure. Do not allow it to come into contact with any liquid.
Do not install or operate this product if it has been dropped, damaged, or exposed to liquids. If any of these
things happen, return it to Vaddio for safety and functional testing.
Cabling Notes
The TableMIC is shipped with one Cat-5e cable to connect it to your conferencing installation.
Caution
When building cables for Vaddio products, do not use pass-through RJ-45 connectors. If they
are crimped incorrectly, they can cause intermittent connections and degrade signal quality.
Incorrectly crimped pass-through connectors can also damage the connectors on the product,
which will void your warranty.
Intact – will make reliable contact
with cable connector
Damaged – Bent contact fingers
will NOT make reliable contact
with cable connector
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Use Cat-5e or better cable. We recommend using high-quality connectors and a high-quality crimping tool.
We recommend shielded cabling if the cables will be coiled, run tightly with other cables, or placed close
sources of electromagnetic interference such as power lines.
Caution
Check your cables. Connecting a cable to the wrong port or using the wrong pin-out can result in equipment
damage and will void the warranty.
Pro Tip
Label all cables at both ends.
Basic Connections
The TableMIC microphone connects to the EasyMIC port on Vaddio conferencing products using a
standard Cat-5e (or better) cable up to 100 ft. (30 m).
Note
Cables with snag-free boots are not recommended, as they may not fit.
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Configuration and Administration
The TableMIC microphone typically does not require any setup when you connect it to Vaddio equipment.
It may require firmware updates from time to time, though. Additionally, you may wish to assign functions
to the microphone's Home button, to use it as a trigger devices for the Vaddio product to which you connect
it.
Configuring the Microphone's Home Button Behavior
The TableMIC microphone is a OneTouch trigger device for Vaddio conferencing products that have
EasyMIC ports and use macros. When the host device's OneTouch trigger is associated with a macro, you
can tap the microphone's Home button to execute the macro associated with the trigger – for example, if
the microphone is connected to a conferencing camera, the microphone's Home button can be configured
to return the connected camera to its home preset.
Note
The microphone's Home button behavior is configured in the host device's web interface.
If the host device's OneTouch trigger does not have a macro associated with it, the microphone's Home
button has no function. The button is illuminated whenever the microphone has power, whether it is
associated with a macro or not.
To configure the Home button's behavior:
1. Log in to the administrative web interface for the camera or other host device.
2. Write a macro that accomplishes what you want the device to do in response to the microphone's
Home button.
3. Associate the macro with the OneTouch trigger. If there is more than one OneTouch trigger, select the
one that corresponds to the EasyMIC port to which the microphone is connected.
Refer to the host device's manual for detailed information on working with macros and triggers.
Example scenario:
A TableMIC is connected to EasyMIC port 1 on a ConferenceSHOT AV camera. You want the camera to
point at the person at the far end of the table and zoom in for a head shot when you tap the microphone's
Home button. You want the same thing to happen when you press the Home button on the camera's IR
Remote Commander.
Use the camera's administrative web interface for this procedure.
Procedure:
1. Set up the camera shot you want and store it as the camera's Home preset.
2. Create a macro to move the camera to the home position.
3. Assign the macro to the OneTouch trigger that corresponds to the microphone.
Notes on this scenario:
nIf you connect more than one microphone to the same device, in step 4 you will need to set up all the
corresponding OneTouch triggers to make the Home buttons of all microphones behave the same way.
nWhen the TableMIC microphone is connected to a camera, its Home button is off/on, not momentary.
In this situation, you can make it a dual-function button by assigning a macro to execute on enter (Home
button on) and one to execute on exit (Home button off).
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Updating Microphone Firmware
Vaddio conference room microphones are updated via the equipment to which they are connected. The
procedure varies, depending on the host product.
When you update the microphone firmware, you may also need to update the firmware of the other
equipment in the room. Download firmware updates, release notes, and other product information from
legrandav.com.
From ConferenceSHOT AV or AV Bridge MATRIX PRO
Only one microphone at a time can be updated.
Set everything up:
1. Go to the microphone's product page on the Vaddio website and download the update file identified as
the web firmware update. The filename ends in .p7m.
2. Open a browser and enter the host device's IP address to access its web interface.
oIf the microphone is connected to a ConferenceSHOT AV, point the remote at the camera and press
the Data Screen button. The camera's IP address is overlaid on the video outputs.
oIf the microphone is connected to an AV Bridge MATRIX PRO, use the knob on the front panel to
dial to the Network menu, and press the Select button. The front panel display shows the encoder's
IP address.
You may need to type http:// or https:// (with no space) before the IP address so the browser
does not treat the IP address as a search query.
3. Log in as admin. The default password is password.
The web interface may differ somewhat from the screen shots in this procedure.
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Specify the microphone to update:
1. Navigate to the host device's System page and select the Peripherals or Microphones tab.
2. Select the port connection for the microphone to be updated.
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Install the update:
1. Select Choose File. Then browse to the update file that you downloaded, and select it.
2. Select Begin Firmware Update.
3. READ the information in the Confirm dialog box and be sure you understand it.
4. When you are ready to start the update, select Continue. The Firmware Update Log pane displays log
messages during the update, and displays a success message when the microphone is updated and
ready to use.
Repeat the process if you need to update another microphone.
From EasyUSB Mixer/Amp
You can only update one microphone at a time.
Download the files you need:
1. Go to the microphone's product page on the Vaddio website and download the update file identified as
the serial firmware update. The filename ends in .ldr.
2. Download the current version of the Vaddio Loader from support.vaddio.com or the Vaddio resources
page at https://www.legrandav.com/en/tools_and_training/tools/vaddio_tools.
Connect to a computer:
Connect the EasyUSB Mixer/Amp to a PC as follows:
nCat-5 cable from the EasyUSB Mixer/Amp's RS-232 port to the EZ Camera RS-232 Control Adapter
nEZ Camera RS-232 Control Adapter to the PC's serial port, if it has one
OR
USB to 9-pin adapter cable from the EZ Camera RS-232 Control Adapter to the PC (shown)
(The cable colors in this diagram do not represent anything. Your cables may be whatever colors you
choose.)
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