Overview
Beamforming Microphone Array 2
Ultra-sleek design to deliver the clearest audio pickup available with beamforming, acoustic echo cancellation and smart switching
Features
- Most advanced AEC and Noise Cancellation
- Acoustic Intelligence with adaptive ambient
- Single cable for power, audio, and control
- Two power options- P-Link and POE
- Can daisy-chain with Dialog 20 Wireless Microphone System
- Can daisy-chain with all ClearOne P-link devices such USB expander and GPIO expander
- White or Black color options
- Works with ClearOne CONVERGE Pro 2 DSP AEC mixers
Specifications
Audio
- 24 microphones
- 1 Channel In (does not use any input channels in CONVERGE Pro 2)
- Number of Beams:
- 5 in Ceiling mode
- 6 in Table mode
- 6 in Table mode - Polar Pattern: Custom
- Frequency Response: 150Hz – 16kHz, +/- 3dB
- Dynamic Range: 150Hz – 16kHz, >70dB
LED & Touch Sensor
- Sensor Type: 2 Capacitive Touch Button for Mute
- LED (2x: one on each end of a unit):
- Power On
- Power On & Unmuted: Blue - Muted: Red
- Power Off: No light
Configuration
- Beam enable/disable
- Mounting mode selection:
- Auto
- Ceiling
- Wall
- Table - Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) on/off
- Noise Cancellation (NC) on/off
- Filters:
- All Pass
- Low Pass
- High Pass
- Notch
- PEQ - Automatic Level Control (ALC) on/off
- Gain adjust
- Mute on/off
- Auto gate/Manual gate
USB
- For future use
P-Link Peripheral Bus
- P-Link In & Out: Proprietary Peripheral Bus
- Ports Type: RJ-45
- Cable: Solid core 24AWG, factory terminated Cat 5e or Cat 6
- Distance: Up to 200 feet
- Sub-standard: Mode B
- Daisy-Chain:
- Up to 3 Beamforming Microphone Array 2 units with each supported CONVERGE Pro 2 unit in the same chain
- Up to 3 Beamforming Microphone Array 2 units and up to 3 DIALOG 20 Wireless Receiver units with each supported CONVERGE Pro 2 unit in the same chain
- Up to 6 Beamforming Microphone Array 2 units in the same chain with 2 supported CONVERGE Pro 2 units connected through C-Link (future software/ firmware upgrade) - Long Distance P-Link:
- Increases P-Link distance from 200 Ft to 650 Ft 650 Ft (200M) maximum cable distance between any two units
- Cat6, 550 MHz, 23 AWG, solid conductor cable Do not use Copper Clad Aluminum (CCA) cable Available only for BFM2 peripheral units
- 48V PoE Midspan Mode B power injector for 1 BFM2 unit
- 56V PoE Midspan Mode B power injector for 3 BFM2 units
Power Selection Switch
- Sensor Type: Slide Switch
- Toggle toward P-Link to power device by P-Link
- Toggle toward PoE to power device by PoE Injector
Configuration & Administration Software
- CONVERGE® Pro 2 CONSOLE® Software
Commands
- Through supported CONVERGE Pro 2 unit connected through P-Link
Mounting
- Ceiling mount kit (12", 24", 36", and 48" suspension column)
- Wall mount kit
- Table mount
Power & Thermal
- Power Type: PoE
- Port Type: RJ-45
- Power Source: P-Link or PoE Injector
- PoE In: PoE IEEE 802.3at
- Power Source Indicator: Set the position of the power source to indicate the source of the power (P-Link or PoE)
- Mains Voltage: 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz AC Power Consumption: 12W Typical DC Power Consumption: 5.26W Typical
- Thermal: 40.95 BTU/Hr
- Operating Temperature: 14° F/-10° C to 104° F/40° C ambient temperature
Dimension & Weight (WxHxD)
- 30” x 1” x 5.75” (762mm x 25.4mm x 146mm)
- Unit Weight: 4.4 lbs (2.0kg)
- Shipping Weight: 5.7 lbs (2.59kg)