Product:

AvayaScopiaXTSeries

Version: 8.3

DeploymentGuideforAvayaScopiaXTSeriesVersion8.3
MicrophonesandSpeakerstotheXTSeries

SettingUptheXTSeriesHardware

Connecting

ChoosingaMicrophoneforYourXTSeries

Thissectionprovidesanoverviewofthedifferenttypesofmicrophoneswhichareshippedwiththe
variousmodelsintheAvayaScopiaXTSeries.YoucanaddmoremicrophonestoyourXT
Seriesdependingontheroomsetup.
FigureChoosingthemicrophoneforyourXTSeries

Todeterminethebestmicrophonepositioning,seePlanningtheOptimalRoomSetup.When
decidingonthemicrophonebestsuitedforthemeetingroom,considerthefollowingfactors:
Alargerroomrequiresmoremicrophones.Positionthemicrophonestoensureallparticipants
arewithinrange.
Adigitalmicrophonebringshigherqualitysound,andareusuallyconnectedviaopticalcables
whichcanbedeployedoverlongerdistancesthananalog(copper)wires.
Formorecomplexaudiosetups,youcanconnecttheXTSeriestoanaudiomixer.
TheXTCodecUnitusesthesameaudioin portforthirdpartydigitalmicrophone,analog
microphones,lineinput,andcomputeraudio,soyoumustchoosebetweenthem.Youcanfree
thisportwhenyouusethedigitalthreewayXTDigitalMicrophoneArrayPod,whichusesits

ownmicrophone port,orbyusinganaudiomixer.
ThereareseveralconnectionsavailabletoinputaudiototheXTSeries:
Thededicatedmicrophone portisforthedigitalThreewayMicrophonePod.TheXT5000
Seriescansupporttwoofthesemicrophonesdaisychained.
TheUSBportisusedforUSBheadsets,orforaUSBcamerawithabuiltinmicrophone(lower
USBonly).
Theaudioinputport

isfor:

TheanalogOnewayMicrophonePodoranyotheranalogmicrophonewitha3.5mmjack.
AthirdpartydigitalmicrophonewithaminiTOSlinkconnector.
AudiomixerslikethosefromClearOne.Anaudiomixerconnectsmultiplemicrophones(or
otheraudioinputs)togenerateasingleaudiostream.
Acomputeraudiooutconnectionorlineaudioconnection.
TypesofmicrophonesdescribesthemostcommontypesofmicrophonesusedwithanAvaya
ScopiaXTSeries.
TableTypesofmicrophones
Typeof
OptimalRoomSize
Microphone
USB
Personalendpoint
Camerawith forcloseproximity
Builtin
tospeaker
Microphone,
orUSB
headset

Advantages

Disadvantages

Costeffective.

Shortrange,
suitablefora
Freestheaudio single
inputport
participant
forcomputer
only.
audioinput.

Microphone Typically
Specifications
Used
With
Digitalaudio
Supported
headsets:

Scopia
XT
Executive

Plantronics
VoyagerPro
UC
Wireless
Plantronics
SaviW440
JabraPro
9450Duo

Oneway
Microphone
Pod

Smallmeeting
Multiple
rooms(upto4x4m) participantscan
bepositioned
uptothree
metersaway
ononesideof
themic.

Capturesmore
background
noisethanthe
threeway
Microphone
Pod
Captures

Analogaudio
Oneside
(180range)
3meters
(about10
feet)

Avaya
Scopia
XT4000
Series

Costeffective

audioonly
fromoneside
When
connected,
youcannot
transmitPC
audio

Threeway
XTDigital
Microphone
ArrayPod

Largemeeting
Rangeextends Highercost.
rooms(upto6x6m) threemeterson
allsidesof
Forverylarge
each
rooms(upto
microphonefor
12x6m),usetwo
complete
threeway
coverage.
MicrophonePods.
Youcannotuse
Advanced
morethantwo
beamforming
MicrophonePods
technology
foronesystem.
isolatesthe
(XT5000only)
activespeaker
from
background
noise.

Digital
360
coverage

Avaya
Scopia
XT5000

3meters
range(about
10feet)

Superbaudio
quality.
When
connected
directlytothe
XTCodecUnit,
youcanalso
transmitPC
audio.
Thirdparty
Digital
Microphone

Thirdparty
Analog
Microphone

Largemeeting
rooms,positioned
anywhere.Cables
canrunforlonger
distances.

Positionfreely
duetooptical
cables.

Largemeeting
rooms,positioned
uptoafewmeters
fromtheXTCodec
Unit.

Positionfor
Requires
lecturerorother careful
roomsetup.
positioning
dependingon
Costeffective its
specifications.

Highquality
audio.

Highercost.

Dependson
the
Whendirectly specifications
connectedto
ofthethird
theXTSeries, party
youcannot
microphone
transmitPC
audio.
Dependson
the
specifications
ofthethird
party
microphone

Canbe
addedto
anyXT
Series
model.

Canbe
addedto
anyXT
Series
model.

Whendirectly
connectedto
theXTSeries,
youcannot
transmitPC
audio

Multiple
Verylargemeeting
Microphones rooms
withAudio
Mixer

Comprehensive Highercost
coverage
Separateecho
When
canceling
connected,you configuration
canalso
transmitPC
audio

Dependson Avaya
the
Scopia
specifications XT5000
ofthethird
party
microphones
andaudio
mixer

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