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Connecting Shure Microflex Advance (MXA) Microphones with Polycom SoundStructure, Group Series and Vortex Solutions

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12/8/2016

Partner Solution Guide – Shure ____________________________________________________________________________

Connecting Shure Microflex® Advance™ (MXA) with Polycom Solutions 2

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About this guide

The Partner Solutions Guide describes how a partner solution and Polycom combine to solve specific

customer needs.

This Polycom Partner Solutions Guide describes the integration of Shure Microflex® Advance™ (MXA)

Microphones with Polycom SoundStructure, Group Series and Vortex Solutions

Please read the Polycom and Shure documentation before you install or operate the system.



Contents About this guide ............................................................................................................................................ 4

Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

Shure Microflex® Advance™ Microphones Implementation with Polycom Solutions ................................... 6

What You’ll Need ...................................................................................................................................... 6

Audio Network Interface......................................................................................................................... 6

Audio Cables .......................................................................................................................................... 6

Input to Audio Processors ......................................................................................................................... 7

Polycom® SoundStructure® C-Series..................................................................................................... 7

Polycom® Vortex® .................................................................................................................................. 9

Audio Input for Video Processors ........................................................................................................... 11

Polycom® RealPresence® Group 310, 500 and 700 ............................................................................ 11

Using MXA910 Echo Reduction with the RealPresence Group Series ............................................... 11

For More Information ................................................................................................................................... 13

Product Information ................................................................................................................................. 13

Shure Sales and Support Contacts ......................................................................................................... 13

Polycom Support ..................................................................................................................................... 13

Test/Validation Annex ................................................................................................................................. 14



Overview

Customers often ask what wireless microphone solutions work with Polycom audio and video

conferencing solutions. Shure answers this need with the Shure Microflex® Advance™ (MXA)

Microphones. The Shure MXA Microphones can be easily connected to Polycom conferencing audio

processors and video solutions. This guide will step the reader through the steps required to connect the

Shure MXA Microphones to various Polycom hardware.

Shure Microflex® Advance™ Microphones Implementation with

Polycom Solutions

What You’ll Need

Audio Network Interface

The MXA Microphones are Dante™ Output devices. In order to interface the MXA microphones with the

Polycom devices, a Dante to Analog converter is required. Shure manufactures a number of compatible

devices including the MXWANI4, MXWANI8, ANI4OUT-BLOCK, and ANI4OUT-XLR.

Audio Cables

To connect the Shure MXWANI4, MXWANI8, or ANI4OUT-BLOCK products to Polycom devices, you will

need block connector audio cables.

Both the Shure and Polycom 3-pin block connector pinout are the same. The pin assignment is

described in the table below.

Pin 1 +

Pin 2 -

Pin 3 GND

Finally, here is a useful diagram for how the 3-pin block connector can be wired to several other popular

connectors. Use the XLR Female wiring to connect the ANI4OUT-XLR to any Polycom device.



Input to Audio Processors

Polycom® SoundStructure® C-Series

C16, C12, C8, SR-12

Connect the Shure MXA microphones and ANI Interfaces on the same network

o Both the MXA microphones and ANI Interfaces must on the same subnet

o MXA Microphones and ANI4OUT devices require a Class 0 PoE Supply

MXWANI is wall powered and provides one port of Class 0 PoE, capable of

directly powering the MXA microphone

o Download and Install the Shure Web Device Discovery Application found at

www.shure.com/software

o Download and Install Audinate’s Dante Controller software found at www.audinate.com

o Using Dante Controller, route the desired audio transmit channel from the MXA

microphone to the desired ANI audio receive channel.

o Run the Discovery Application on the same network as the MXA system

o Double click the ANI device that you would like to configure

o The analog audio output of the ANI is adjustable in Mic, Aux, or Line output levels. Set

the appropriate level for your Polycom SoundStructure.

Using block connector audio cables, wire the desired audio output of the ANI to the desired

inputs of the Polycom SoundStructure

http://www.shure.com/software

http://www.audinate.com/



Using Polycom SoundStructure Studio v1.9, create a new project for your design

On the Select Category pane, select Microphone

On the Select Input Type pane, select Wired (Line or Mic Level depending on your ANI setting as

described above. Default is Line)

For Quantity, select the number of microphones you would like to use in the system

Label the microphones Shure Microflex Advance or any other descriptor of your choice

Click the Add button beneath the Channels Defined pane

Click Next to move on to your audio Output stage definition and complete your design



Polycom® Vortex®














the appropriate level for your Polycom Vortex.


inputs of the Polycom Vortex

Using Polycom Conference Composer v3.0.1, create a new project for your design using the

InstantDesigner

On the Select Input Type pane, select Microphone

Select Wired (Line or Mic Level depending on your ANI setting as described above. Default is

Line)

For Quantity, select the number of microphones you would like to use in the system

Label the microphones Shure Microflex Advance or any other descriptor of your choice





Click the Add Input button

Click Next to move on to your audio Output stage definition and complete your design



Audio Input for Video Processors

Polycom® RealPresence® Group 310, 500 and 700














the appropriate level for your Polycom RealPresence Group system.


inputs of the Polycom RealPresence Group system.

Using MXA910 Echo Reduction with the RealPresence Group Series

The Shure MXA910 provides built in Echo Reduction which can be used with a video codec such

as the RealPresence Group. Shure Echo Reduction employs a simple way of reducing acoustic

echo by preventing far end talkers from activating local microphone channels. Very effective as

a front end to codecs with single channel AEC.





o Ensure that the MXA910 is on the same audio network as a Shure ANI4IN audio network

interface, using the steps described above.

o Using a Y cable, split the audio output signal from the RealPresence Group to connect to

both your loudspeaker system and to the Shure ANI4IN Audio Network Interface. This

will ensure the far end signal is routed both to the room audio system and can be sent

into the MXA910

o Using Dante Controller, Route the ANI4IN transmit audio channel to the MXA910 Echo

Reduction Reference In receive channel.

o Use the Shure Discovery Application to open up the MXA910 Control Software

o Navigate to the Automix page and, using the drop down menu, set Echo Reduction from

“Off” to the desired setting. Use “Low” setting for more subtle processing, Use

“Medium” or “High” in challenging room environments.



For More Information

Product Information For more information about Shure, visit www.shure.com

For more information about Shure Microflex® Advance™ (MXA), visit

http://www.shure.com/americas/microflex-advance

Shure Sales and Support Contacts

To locate sales and support contacts by region, please visit http://www.shure.com/americas/about-

shure/contact-us

Polycom Support For support or service of Polycom products, please contact your Polycom distributor or go to Polycom

Support at http://www.polycom.com/support

For more information about Polycom Technology Partner Program and the Technology and Developer

Partner solutions, visit http://www.polycom.com/partners/find-a-partner.html

http://www.shure.com/

http://www.shure.com/americas/microflex-advance

http://www.shure.com/americas/about-shure/contact-us

http://www.shure.com/americas/about-shure/contact-us

http://www.polycom.com/support

http://www.polycom.com/partners/find-a-partner.html



Test/Validation Annex

The Shure Microflex® Advance™ (MXA) has been tested and validated to directly work with:

Polycom® SoundStructure® C-Series

Polycom® Vortex®

Polycom® RealPresence® Group 310, 500 and 700

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