Zones

You can set up one Priority Zone and up to five Exclusion Zones.

Audio Default SettingsDevice SettingsNetwork SettingsPriority Zone3D Overall OverviewExclusion Zones
TeamConnect Ceiling 2 allows you to define two different types of zones:
  • One Priority Zone - Zone to be preferred
  • Up to five Exclusion Zones - Zones to be excluded

For each zone, both the vertical and horizontal angles can be set individually.

Priority Zone

The Priority Zone allows you to set up a zone which will be handled prioritized in case of incoming audio signals from different positions at the same time. This feature can be useful e.g. during conference meetings with an important person involved. You can learn more about this topic in Setting up zones.

You can adjust a weighting for this zone. The weighting increases the focus on the incoming signals from the zone by the selected values. The following settings can be made:
  • Mid: Increases the weighting on the audio output from the zone by about 1.5 times the normal value.
  • High: Increases the weighting on the audio output from the zone by about 2 times the normal value.
  • Max: Increases the weighting on the audio output from the zone by about 3 times the normal value.
When defining the Priority Zone the area to be prioritized in the detection of the audio source is indicated green.
Vertical zone:
  • The vertical zone can be adjusted individually from 0° to 90°.
  • Minimum size for the vertical angle: 15°
Horizontal zone:
  • The horizontal zone can be adjusted individually from 0° to 360°.
  • Minimum size for the horizontal angle: 15°

Exclusion Zones

tc-ceiling-2 allows you to define up to 5 Exclusion Zones. By activating these zones all outgoing audio signals from these areas will be neglected. You can learn more about this topic in Setting up zones.

By default, zone 1 is activated with the following settings:
  • Vertical angle: 0-10°
  • Horizontal angle: 0-360°
When defining the Exclusion Zones the area to be excluded in the detection of the audio source is indicated petrol.
Vertical zone:
  • The vertical zone can be adjusted individually from 0° to 90°.
  • Minimum size for the vertical angle: 10°.
Horizontal zone:
  • The horizontal zone can be adjusted individually from 0° to 360°.
  • No minimum size for the horizontal angle.

3D Overall Overview

By activating the zones, a 3D Overall View is created on the right, which displays all activated zones in real time. The zones in the 3D model are indicated either green (prioritized) or petrol (excluded).

The arrow indicates the orientation of the installed tc-ceiling-2 device. You can use the button Change orientation to change the orientation of the ceiling microphone array.

In case both zone types overlap, the rules of the Exclusion Zone will apply. In this case, the Priority Zone is not displayed in the 3D Overall View.