Chat 150 Group Speaker Phone

CHAT 150 Group Speaker Phone

USER’S MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TELEPHONE
FAX
EMAIL
ON THE WEB

1.800.283.5936
1.801.974.3760
1.801.974.3669
tech.support@clearone.com
www.clearone.com

CHAT 150 USER’S MANUAL
CLEARONE PART NO. 800-156-201. MARCH 2008 (REV. 2.1)

© 2008 ClearOne Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this
document may be reproduced in any form orby any means without written
permission from ClearOne Communications. ClearOne reserves specific
privileges.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
U.S. PATENTS: D539,274; D556,189; D531,999.
OTHER PATENTS PENDING.

TABLE OF CONTENTS C ONTINUED

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Serviceand Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Replacement Parts & Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chat 150 Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

CHAPTER 2: GETTINGSTARTED

Installing the Chat 150 Software-Windows . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Configuring your Chat 150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
My Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Optimizing Sound Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting the Chat 150 to a Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting the Chat 150to a Video Conferencing Device . . 17
Connecting the Chat 150 to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

CHAPTER 3: USING THE CHAT APPLICATION

Device Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
My Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Update Firmware & Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Help . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Advanced Settings: Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Advanced Settings: Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Advanced Settings: Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

CHAPTER 4: USING THE CHAT 150

LEDIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Volume Up/Down and Mute Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Phone Breakout Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
VC Breakout Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

CHAPTER 5: MAINTENANCE

Caring for Your Chat 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Recovering from an Interrupted
Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

CHAPTER 6: APPENDIX

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Thank you for purchasing the ClearOne Chat 150 group speaker phone. The Chat 150 is a
speaker phone for individual or small group use. The Chat 150 connects to telephones, PCs,
and video conferencing systems for rich, full-duplex audio communications.
You can use theChat 150 with a variety of devices and applications, including:
•

Enterprise telephones, such as Avaya, Cisco, and others

•

Video conferencing systems, such as Tandberg, Sony, Polycom, and others

•

Internet telephony applications, such as Skype and Vonage

•

VoIP softphones, such as Avaya, Cisco, CounterPath, and others

•

Web conferencing, such as IBM/Lotus Workplace,...